eResources for ELAR
Marcy Sparks, Library Services Coordinator
Yvonne Dominguez, Secondary ELAR Instructional Officer
Mari Sosa, Elementary ELAR Instructional Officer
What resources do you
regularly use when
planning your lessons?
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◦ Search: What information does Google collect on me?
Things you do
Things you create
Things that make you “you”?!
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Online resource concerns
◦ Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
◦ Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet
◦ Unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors
◦ Measures restricting minors’ access to materials harmful to them
◦ Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)
◦ Imposes requirements on online services directed to children under 13 years of age.
◦ Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
◦ Gives parents protections regarding their child’s education records
[
] eResources for ELAR
◦ Clever App
◦ MackinVIA App
◦ TexQuest Databases
◦ eBooks bought by for your campus
◦ Audiobooks bought for you campus
◦ Website links that have been evaluated
MackinVIA Scavenger Hunt
◦ What categories does your Home page include?
◦ How many eBooks are available?
◦ What are two areas you can focus on in Advanced Search?
◦ Provide two titles for available databases.
◦ What audio book is available by Spencer Quinn?
◦ How can you tell if the resource is a link to a website?
◦ What is the MLA8 citation information for A Fine Dessert?
◦ How can you tell that you are logged in and able to use the backpack feature?
Share some feedback
about MackinVIA
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Why you should use TexQuest.
1. Access to quality online educational resources 24/7
2. Appropriate content for all learning levels
3. Develop college & career readiness skills
4. Articles and most material can translate into multiple languages
5. Aligned to TEKS
6. Equal access to resources for all Texas students
7. Resources are school safe and copyright compliant
8. Search by reading level and/or have articles read aloud
9. Full text eBooks and magazines to enjoy for fun
SIRS Discoverer: ProQuest
◦ Locate and browse Educators’ Resources
◦ Look through at least two activities under Reading & Language Arts
◦ Look for Features > Nonfiction Books
◦ Browse by your Grade Level
◦ How many resources did you find?
◦ Choose one to assess quality and accuracy.
◦ Look for Features > Pro/Con Leading Issues
◦ What are positives about the layout of this section?
◦ What are negatives about the layout of this section?
◦ Browse Subjects > Language Arts > Subject Tree > Read-Aloud Stories
What is something you find
useful from ProQuest?
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EBSCO host eBook collection
◦ Find the eBook Support Information section
◦ Locate a Fiction book you think students would want to read in your class.
◦ Use Limit features (found on the left side) or Advanced Search features to help narrow your
searches.
◦ What information are you able to find out about the book from the Detailed Record?
◦ Where is the Permalink option located?
◦ Email the link to yourself.
◦ Additional information needed…
◦ Try Teachingbooks.net
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◦ Password: Socorro
Teachingbooks.net
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◦ Password: Socorro
◦ Things to browse:
◦ Popular > Instructional Uses for Teachingbooks > ELA
◦ Author & Book Resources > Book Trailers
◦ Text Complexity Results
◦ Vocabulary List
In what instances would
you find EBSCO eBooks and
TeachingBooks most useful?
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Gale Databases: General OneFile
◦ High interest magazine articles!
◦ Locate Topic Finder and search for
“fake news” and browse how the
Visualization Wheel works.
◦ Check out features of Publication
Search
◦ Sign in with Microsoft
◦ Save articles, highlight and take notes on
something you find interesting outside
work
Tips when using these resources with
your classes
◦ Request specific eBooks and resources from your librarian to add to MackinVIA
◦ Always save the Permalink or copy the full citation into your lesson plan
◦ Download, print or email yourself a copy for your records
◦ Use OneNote to screen capture portions you want to use for whole group lessons
◦ Ask your librarian to help you get search results
◦ Easily modify lessons with built-in features (translations, audio readings, dictionary, font
size)
◦ Databases include a variety of resources like videos, images, and audio clips
Share your
thoughts…