8th Grade Research Lesson-
Today I observed the media specialist teaching the 8th grade Science classes research skills. During the lesson, students were instructed on how to access the Destiny Quest card catalogue to search for books as well as web-sites linked to a specific topic - all within the card catalogue! Students were also directed on how to access and use the Gale database that is provided by the district (specifically the Science Resource Center portion of the database). Students were also shown how to access the MLA format for the books and web cites as provided by Destiny Quest - this was a great feature! A great feature for students regarding the Gale Database is the online access students can acquire from outside the school. Students use a school-wide password to access this database which can be found on the Media Center's website: Media Center Resource Page. Other duties included adding bar-coding to new books and preparing them for circulation as well as making labels for the media workroom.
