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Blog 3 - Reference Resources Beyond Google.

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Introduction At the start of this course I wasn’t really sure what to expect. At first, I was thinking well Reference material is Reference material, not much else to it. Boy was that a misconception. I knew right from defining some of the introduction terms that I would be learning a lot about Reference resources. My first stop was to my school's current Teacher Librarian (TL). Personally I had not really thought about using reference resources, as I usually jumped right on google to find the answer to my questions. I found that our current Library Learning Commons (LLC) had a reference section that was tucked away in the teacher area and all the resources were more than 20 years old. Our school isn’t even 20 years old. My takeaway from this theme is that Google is not the only place to get information and that there is still a need for students to be exposed to physical reference materials. I am not currently a TL but this course and many of my others have done a fabulous job on ...
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Assignment #1 - Evaluation and Replacement of a Referaterial

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  Part One The Library Learning Commons (LLC) I will be using for this assignment has a population of about 500 students. It is located in an elementary school that ranges from kindergarten to grade 5. In the LLC the physical reference section is housed in a small back room. As a current grade 3 and 4 teacher I choose to look at a reference collection called Wildlife of the World published by the Marshall Cavendish Corporation.  Vol. 2 front cover, Wildlife of the World Content Scope: Wildlife of the World is a 13 volume collection that introduces 300 different animals from around the world. Every animal featured gets at least a full double page describing the animals habitat, behaviour and adaptations. The content aligns quite well with the curricular content of elementary school children. However, the curricular competencies state that teachers should focus on the local environment and adding First Peoples perspectives and that content is not included ( BC curriculum ) Acc...
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Reading Assignment (part b)

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After reviewing my previous post I decided to hon in on digital literacy with a focus in inquiry. As a classroom teacher I have done research projects and some guided inquiry but I have not felt confident in what I am asking my students to do and using technology can be frustrating with a group of students. These are the resources I found after falling in the search rabbit hole.  Digital literacy I started off safe in the suggested reading resources for the class. I found on the BC government website there is information on what digital literacies students should be taught in our school system. This document is useful because it has listed broad topics that teachers could implement into their teaching practices. The topics are also tied into the curriculum and the core competencies. It would have been nice to have some specific examples because more of the topic suggest the use a "digital tools" but they don't give any examples on what kind of digital tools. However, on t...
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