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12-13 MILI iPad Month 1 Day 2

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MONTH 1 DAY 2: RESEARCH READY

Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments, ART Evaluation of Assignments, Research Project Calculator, ELM Databases, Homework Rescue, & MnKnows

APPS TO DOWNLOAD FOR TODAY
Rover browser Free educational browser that allows Flash-based sites to work.	PaperPort Notes Allows you to take notes with your finger or by typing, even on PDFs.
Download your public library app. If your library isn't Hennepin or St. Paul, search the App Store for your library.
Hennepin County Library	St. Paul Public Library

ASSIGNMENTS & RESEARCH PROJECTS
Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments	Help to try to make assignments have a low probability of plagiarism.
ART Evaluation of Assignments	Help with research in assignments. Are assignments Authentic? Do they fascilitate the Research process? Are they supported by the Teacher?
Research Project Calculator	Tool to help break down research assignments in 5 easy-to-understand steps.
Dribbling Lessons Wiki	Information literacy lessons correlated with the Research Project Calculator.

HOMEWORK RESCUE
Homework Rescue	Available through your public library, a tutoring service available to students in grades 3-12 from 1-11pm every day. English and Spanish.

ELM DATABASES
ELM Databases	Databases provided by the state of MN. Use tabs in the middle of the page to navigate by Grade Level or Topic.
Database Exploration Checklist	Use this checklist to help you figure out which database may work best for you and/or your students.
*For more information about ELM and databases in general, check out these Think Like a Librarian* blog posts by Ann:**
Part 1: ELM	Why can't I find everything I need/want on ELM?
Access to scholarly literature	Accessibility vs. convenience

MNKNOWS

MnKnows

Where you can find access to:

MnLink - A place to request books, CDs, DVDs, articles and more delivered to your local public library.

ELM - Databases available to everyone in the state of MN.

Minnesota Reflections - A place to find photos, documents, and maps on MN history.

AskMN - 24/7 chat access to librarians.

RPC - The Research Project Calculator, a way to create timelines for the 5 steps of the research process.

DOWNLOAD THIS APP:

GoToMeeting

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Fill out the ART Evaluation of Assignments and bring it with you in Month 2. We will talk more about it and your final project in Month 2.

2. Explore the ELM databases and find a few databases that could work for you and a few that could work for your students.

3. Write a blog post about what you learned today.

NEED HELP WRITING A BLOG?

If you can't think of what to write about in your blog post, keep these things in mind:

Keep the blog post on the theme of the month. Think about the ideas, tools, or concepts introduced when writing your post.
What this month was interesting to you? How could you see using an idea, concept, or tool in your professional or personal life or in the classroom, or how have you already used it? Give examples.
What was new to you? Identify an idea, concept, or tool that was new to you and explore your thoughts about this new item and how it could add to or change something you already do.
Keep it positive. We know you may not love every idea, concept, or tool we tell you about, but tell us positively why you think it may not work for you. Give examples.

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