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Learning Research Skills at TAS Middle School Library

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Instructional Videos and Resources created by the instructors at our Middle School Library

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  Our Middle School Library-  Orientation:                http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/libovid.htm
  Book Searching at TAS Middle School Library: 
Step by step handout by STARS Joanne and Connie for using catalog and placing book on hold:  http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/FindLibraryBook.pdf

Demonstration video for using catalog to find genre shelves where book is housed:  http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/booksvid.htm
  Big6 Overview - the steps and the integration of skills at each MS grade level http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/ppt/Big6inMSOverviewApril2009.mht - (unblock content to view the slide show)
  Big6 Overview - article about our Big6 initiative at TAS and tips for parents http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/TASBigSIX.pdf
  Reference Books and Online Databases as first steps to Researching:  http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/refvid.htm
Citing Sources of Images that you gather from the Internet:    http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/wcimage.htm
           Creating a "Works Cited List" Part I:  What a Works Cited List looks like: powerpoint presentation:  introduction 
  Creating a "Works Cited List" Part II:    Using Noodlebib to create your Works Cited List:  video: http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/noodvid.htm
  Basic Searching for articles in Ebsco's "Student Research Center" Database (and making a folder to save them):  http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/ebscvid.htm
  Citations, Using and posting copyrighted Materials web site:  http://sites.google.com/a/tas.tw/mscitation/how
  Creative Commons sources and use web site:  http://sites.google.com/a/tas.tw/mscitation/Home/search
  Research with the Opposing Viewpoints database video: http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/opp/opp.html
  Research with Ancient and Medieval History video:  http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/an/an.html
  Take notes ELECTRONICALLY with Noodlebib video:  http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/mslib/videos/notesnoodlebib/notesnoodlebib.html  
Additional Tutorials from other sources:
  TAS lower school librarian Mrs. Middleton teaches basics about using our Destiny catalog to log in, check about the books you have signed out, and renew books. video: http://tiger.tas.edu.tw/lib/lslib/videos/ren/ren.html
  Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials for teaching media literacy - helps teachers assert their rights when following 5 principles http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education/
  Using Novelist Database to find fiction book recommendations and book reviews: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/NoveListTourFiles/NoveListTour.htm
  Basic Searching in our Upper School's EbscoHost database of articles from many magazines:  http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search_k12/basic_search_k12.htm
  Advanced Searching in EbscoHost: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/adv_search_guided_tut/adv_search_guided_tut.htm
  Using Boolean Logic for faster searches: http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html
Big6 Research Process: http://www.big6.com/category/overview-of-big6-skills/  (scroll down for the overview)
  Information on Lexiles to gauge reading level: http://support.ebsco.com/help/?int=novelist&lang=en&help_id=1672 (from Ebsco) and http://www.lexile.com/EntrancePageHtml.aspx?1 (from Lexile.com)
  Using Google Docs "Google Docs in Plain English"
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