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Description of Workshop:
Description of Workshop:
Explore the many Gale and Encyclopedia Britannica databases along with their accessibility options for a more equitable research experience. Discover how to use Destiny, Titlewave, and SORA to find diverse books, ebooks, & audiobooks in various languages and reading levels as well as use accessibility functions for students who have problems reading print. Bonus: Learn how students can cite sources using the databases, Destiny, and Google Doc citation tool.
Best for: Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers and support staff.
Research Databases
Research Databases
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provide access to many databases including Britannica, Capstone/PebbleGo, Gale, ProQuest, and Transparent Languages free to any school that empoys a licensed librarian. Schools that do not have a licensed librarian on staff will need to purchase these databases individually.
Accessibility Features: leveled articles, easy citation generation, listen to articles (audio function), adjustable font size, dictionary function, translation of articles, images with citaitons, videos with transcriptions and citaitons, etc.
Citation Styles: articles, images, & videos have auto-generated citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, & Harvard
Additional Encyclopedia Britannica resources from the Massachusetts Library System.
General Resources: Handouts, videos, webinars, logos, etc. from Britannica Education.
Britannica Fundamentals can be accessed through Gale Database portal & is a tool for K-2 to explore.
High School: articles, images, & videos have auto-generated citation in MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard
Gale Databases
Gale Databases
Using Citation Tool in Google Docs
Using Citation Tool in Google Docs
Book Databases
Book Databases
Walpole Public Schools uses Follett Destiny Discover as the OPAC (online public access book catalog).
Some schools in the district also participate in a program called Commonwealth eBook Collection to make more eBooks and audiobooks available to students and teachers. This program is available through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and cost is based on number of students enrolled in the school. Patrons can access these eBooks and audiobooks through SORA.
Destiny Discover Book Database
Destiny Discover Book Database
SORA
SORA
Click on the link below to check out the SORA e-books and audiobooks:
https://soraapp.com/library/masslibma
Click on the link above.
A new webpage will open. Under sign into your school choose "Bird Middle" from the drop-down bar.
Click on the Green "Sign into Bird Middle" button.
Click on your school Google account.
Find yourself a good book!
Accessibiltiy Features: Increase font size, change lighting, OpenDyslexic font, built-in dictionary, search within book, highlight tool, save vocabulary words with definitions & quotes highlighted with notes to Google Drive, etc.
Tips:Find an ELA book in a different language such as Night by Elie Wiesel in Portuguese. Frist translate the title into Portuguese. Night = Noite. Search "Noite."
Books for World Lanugage class: Use filter select language and find books in that language.
Ask your librarian about simultaneous class reads paid for by MBLC.
Watch video to learn what you can do with Sora
Titlewave
Titlewave
It is free to register for an account. This web link provides more information https://www.titlewave.com/main/classroom-why-tw
If you wish to register, please click on this link to create an account: https://www.titlewave.com/register
Titlewave started tagging books with DEI and SEL codes which may be helpful if you are trying to choose titles you want for literature circles. Another benefit are teacher guides and reading group guides which are attached as PDFs to the title pages. Titlewave also provides: lexile level,
page count, reading level and interest level, learning focus, library classification, genre & topics tags, awards & starred reviews, and summaries of the book.
An OER (open education resources) platform with both public and private collections of books, websites, articles, videos, etc. on various topics.
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