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Databases andDigital Products:

From dull to dazzling!

Libby McGee-TMISD Librarian Jennifier Krnavek- FBISD LibrarianTCEA Conference2/10/2011

What are the K-12 Databases?Unbiased collection of authoritative and reliable sources

State funded by the 80th Texas legislature

Free to all Texas public schools and public charter schools

http://web.esc20.net/k12databases/accessk12.html

Why use K-12 databases?

“…the internet is an open sewer of untreated, unfiltered information…”

Thomas Friedman, Meet the Press, 9/6/09

K-12 Databases Educationally sound, quality resources

checked for “PABAT”

◦Purpose◦Authority◦Bias◦Accuracy◦Timeliness

Why digital products?

Address technology TEKS

Address TEKS in core subjects

Easy to useFreeFun and engagingCan use higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Old version New version

A word about plagiarism…Think Bloom’s taxonomy

Think structureAvoid “research and present” assignments

Add a twist

Bighugelabs.comMagazine coversTrading cardsMovie PostersCaptionerMotivator posters

Magazine Covers

Trading Cards

Movie Posters

Captioner

Motivator poster

Getting started:Choose topicChoose productDesign your project

Create it

Works citedHamalaine, Maryellen. “Useful Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism.” Library Media Connection. March 2007: 40-41.

http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm

Contact info:Libby McGee lmcgee@tmisd.esc2.net Tuloso-Midway Intermediate School

Jennifier Krnavek jkrnavek@flourbluffschools.net

Flour Bluff Junior High School