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After completing the needs assessment survey, I realized the faculty (about 80%) knew how to use databases but most of the faculty (about 80%) did not know how many databases where available or where to access them (about 70%). Also, most teachers (about 80%) said they would use the Internet over a database and I would like to encourage the teachers and students to use databases more. If teachers understand how to use databases and implement them into their lessons then they will be helping the students achieve the following standards: I will grab the teacher’s attention by sharing some of the results from the needs assessment with them. I will emphasize the number of databases available to them and how many teachers would send their students to the Internet versus a database.
 * Plan of Action **
 * Workshop on the different databases offered **
 * Time Frame: about 2 Hours **
 * __Pre-Assessment __**__: __
 * __Standard(s): __**
 * //5th Grade Research Standards //**
 * **__SPI 0501.4.1 __** Identify the most reliable information sources available for preparing a research report.
 * **__SPI 0501.4.3 __** Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., chart, web) organizing material collected from text or technological sources.
 * //6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Research Standards //**
 * Rank research resources according to reliability.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Determine the most appropriate research source for a given research topic.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Distinguish between primary (i.e., letters, interviews, diaries, newspapers) and secondary (i.e., reference books, periodicals, Internet, biographies) sources.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Discern irrelevant research material from written text.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Goals: __**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">For teachers to know how to access databases offered at their school.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">For teachers to know about the different types of databases offered to them and their students.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">For teachers to start incorporating databases into their class discussions, projects, and research papers assigned to their students.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Instructional Objective(s): __**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TLW know and understand how to access databases through the school’s website <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TLW identify databases as a powerful tool when performing various searches.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TLW analyze and evaluate ways in which they could use the various databases in their classroom.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">At the end of this lesson I expect 100% of the teachers to know how to access the databases and to know several ways they can use them in their classroom.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Materials, Media, and other Resources: __**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">One computer per individual
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">One computer for instructor of the workshop
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">One projector
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">One projector screen
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Worksheets on the various databases
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluations for the end of the workshop
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Set Induction: __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">For my closure I will ask them if they have any questions or if they need me clarify anything. Then I will give them about 15-20 minutes to explore the different databases and fill in the worksheet. I will also ask them to complete the evaluation sheet.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Instructional Sequence: __**
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">After the set induction, I will have the teachers access the library’s website <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> using a computer.
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I will show them how to click on databases and pose the question “how many different databases do you see available to teachers and students?”
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I will give them about 5 minutes to browse the databases on their own and fill in the names of the databases on their worksheet.
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">There are 13 different databases available on the library’s website. I will spend the next 30 to 45 minutes going over the different databases, some of the special features they offer, how they could be used in the classroom, and why databases are a better starting point then the Internet.
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The following is a list of the databases to cover and in parentheses are some of the special features I want them to look at.
 * 6) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Britannica Online School Edition (different levels of search, read articles to you, media collection, create timelines, and cite article)
 * 7) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CultureGrams (Kids Edition, World Edition, States Edition, photo gallery, interviews, teaching activities)
 * 8) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">World Conflicts Today and SIRS Knowledge Source (would mostly be used by upper grade levels, would not spend a lot of time on these databases)
 * 9) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">SNN: Student News Net (Today in History, Science, Photo library, and interactive)
 * 10) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Annals of American History (Great primary sources on American History)
 * 11) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Merriam-Webster Unabridged
 * 12) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Britannica Global Reference Center (Great for ELL students)
 * 13) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Kids Infobites (Reference, Magazines, Newspapers, Images, Teacher Toolbox, Maps, Flags, & Seals, and Charts & Graphs)
 * 14) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TEL (Lesson Plans, Middle School Resources, Video tutorials, Learning Express Library)
 * 15) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TEL4U (Homework Help, State History, eBooks, Games & Activities, Look it Up)
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Closure: __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">‍ **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Assessment: __** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I will send out an evaluation survey using www.monkeysurvey.com <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1) On a scale 1 – 5 how helpful was the workshop on databases? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2) I now know that you can find databases at the following location... <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3) I plan, this year, to use databases <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4) Now after having the workshop, how likely are you to use a database instead of the Internet when giving your students a report or project to complete...
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1 = Not Helpful
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 = A little helpful
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 = Ok
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 = Very Helpful
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 = Excellent, excited about using databases
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">On the shelf of the Library
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Use the Internet and search for databases
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Use Two Rivers Middles School website, esmerelde
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I still don’t know how to find databases
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">at least once a MONTH
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">at least once a 9 WEEKS
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">at least once a SEMESTER
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">at least once a YEAR
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">NEVER, I still don’t like databases
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1 = Not Likely
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 = Maybe
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 = Sometimes
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 = Most of the Time
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 = All of the Time

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I have not taught this lesson yet. I will try to teach this lesson this August during an In-service training day.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Reflection: __**
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Worksheet __**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Name: ____________________ **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Name of Database__: ____________________________________________________________ **
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Please list a few features you like about this database: __**
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Please list a couple of ideas on how you might use this database in your classroom: __**
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________