Goodreads

Rosalyn's books

The Sunbird
How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life
Goldie Socks: And the Three Libearians
The Wedding Planner's Daughter
Monsters of Men
The Ask and the Answer
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Okay for Now
The Wednesday Wars
One-Dog Canoe
The Good Earth
But Excuse Me That Is My Book
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Whales on Stilts: M.T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales
Feed
Hatchet
The Angel Experiment


Rosalyn's favorite books »

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Professional Development


Professional Development Resources

Electronic Library for Minnesota


Electronic Library for Minnesota.
Need info on a topic related to a standard you are teaching? Check out ELM for K-12 Academic Standards.

21st Century Learning

A Framework for 21st Century Learning

Poetry Please


Homework Help


Homework Help Links


Graphic Novels Aren't Just Your Grandpa's Comic Books


Graphic Novels

Where to Find Good Books


Internet Safety


Surfing the Web:
Remember. . .
Anyone can publish or write anything on the internet and anyone can change who they really are. Explore these tips and links below for staying safe and smart online.
  • Never share personal information about yourself such as your name, address, phone number, or a photo of yourself. 

  • If something or someone online makes you feel uncomfortable or scared stop writing to them and tell a trusted adult.

  • Do not meet someone or have them visit you without your parents permission.

  • Remember that someone could pretend they are another kid but actually be an older adult.





Website Evaluation Checklist & Tools


Click on one of the links below to see if you can decide if it is for real:

How do you know? A way to know if your source of information is reliable is to check it for the following:





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ACCURACY
Currently no web standards exist to ensure accuracy.
  • Are there mistakes in spelling or word usage?
  • Is the info reliable and error-free?
  • Is there an editor or someone who verifies/checks the info?
AUTHORITY
Anyone can publish anything on the internet.
  • Who is the author? Is she an expert on the topic?
  • Does a reputable organization back this website?
  • Is there a link to more information about the author or sponsor?
  • What is the URL domain? The URL domain can provide information about the producer of the web site, and its purpose:
.gov = Government Agency
.net = Internet Service Provider
.com = Commercial Site
.edu = Higher education
.mil = Military Site
~ ("tilde") = Personal Site
.org = Organization; may be charitable, religious, or a lobbying group.
Other domains include: .museum, .info, .biz
BIAS
View any web page as you would an infomercial on T.V. and ask yourself why it was written and for whom.
  • What is the purpose of the web site? Selling you something, informative, educational, entertaining, persuasive, personal, a joke/hoax?
  • Is the information factual or opinion?
  • Is the content bias? Is the bias hidden or clear? How does the bias impact the usefulness of the info?
  • Is there advertising on the page?
CURRENCY
If information is outdated it may not be accurate.
  • When was the page last updated?
  • How current are the links? Do they work?
  • Is the info up-to-date or outdated?
RELEVANCE
You want to make sure a web site you find covers the information you are seeking.
  • How in-depth is the material? Does it cover enough for your topic?
  • Does the site contain original info or just links?
  • Is the material at this site useful and accurate, or is it doubtful and repetitious?

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Web Evaluation Checklist
Created by Rosalyn Obando on March 27, 2012.



More websites:  Decide their fate

Dihydrogen Monoxide 

GenoChoice

Save the Tree Octopus

RYT Hospital: Medical Breakthroughs

Hetracil – the anti-effeminate medication

The Centaur Excavation

How to Cite Your Sources


How to Cite Your Sources
"Works Cited," "Bibliography," "Cite your sources;" how ever your teacher is calling it, you want to be sure to write down the sources where you found your information for the project you are working on. There are many different ways of writing down your sources so ask your teacher how he or she would like your sources recorded. 
Here are the basic pieces of information you will most likely need to write down:*
If you found information from a . . . 
Book:
Author's Name. Title. Publisher. City. Copyright date.
Example: Gates, Doris. Lord of the Sky, Zeuz. Penguin Books. New York. 1982.
Internet:
Author's name (if listed). Page title. Site title. Date posted or copyright (if listed). Date found. Electronic address.
Wayman, Erin. The Secrete's of Ancient Rome's Buildings. Smithsonian.com. November 16, 2011. Found March 26, 2012. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Secrets-of-Ancient-Romes-Buildings.html
Encyclopedia:
Author's name (if listed). Entry title. Encyclopedia title. Edition (if given). Publication date.
Zeuz. World Book. 21st Edition. 2010.
More Resources on How to Cite Your Sources:
*Kemper, D., Sebranek, P., & Meyer, V. Write Source: a book for writing, thinking, and learning. Great Source Education Group. Wilmington, MA. 2009. (page 391).

Plagiarism & Intellectual Freedom


Plagiarism & Intellectual Freedom
What are the consequences of Plagiarism?
Definition: Plagiarism

pla·gia·rism    [pley-juh-riz-uhm]

Literary theft. Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. Copyright laws protect writers' words as their legal property. To avoid the charge of plagiarism, writers take care to credit those from whom they borrow and quote.
"plagiarism." The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 26 Mar. 2012. .
Examples
Solutions
1. Copying word for word from a source to your own paper without giving proper citation.
  Use quotation marks around the exact words caputred and cite the source.
2. Paraphrasing and claiming the idea or words as your own.
  Write down the source of the idea or words on your bibliography.
3. You have written a paper and are not sure if you have properly cited all of your sources.
  Talk to your teacher or library media specialist to be sure you have cited your sources properly.

Why Not Just Wikipedia?


Wikipedia can be great for causal information seeking, but when it comes to academic research, writers be advised:

Research & InfO


Click on a database or reliable resource below to begin your research:





Children's educational web sites and games. Use: "Already a member? Click here." to get to the advertising-free pages.
Magazine, newspaper, and reference book articles.(Grades K-5)


Contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. (Grades K-5)
Articles from World Book Encyclopedia (Grades 4-12)

Contains full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines.