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Finding Informational Texts for the Classroom Deirdre Costello & Christi Showman Farrar EBSCO Information Services October 9, 2015
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Finding Informational Texts for the Classroom

Deirdre Costello &Christi Showman Farrar

EBSCO Information Services

October 9, 2015

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Learning Objectives

Understand informational text and text complexity

Learn to find curriculum-supporting resources

Gather tips and tricks for searching

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What is Informational Text?

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Nonfiction vs. Informational Text

Nonfiction Expository

Narrative

Literary Nonfic.

Biography

Memoir Informa-tional

Concept

Reference

Also Included:

Images

Web resources

Primary source documents

Graphs, charts, maps

Instructions

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The Informational Text Shift

Elementary Middle School High School

25% Info Text 50% Info Text 75% Info Text

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What is Text Complexity?

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Defining Text Complexity

Quantitative

Reader & Task

Text Complexity

Qualitative

Sentence length

Syllable count

Page length

Number of difficult words

Previous knowledge

Familiarity with subject

Overall reading strength

Goal of assignment

Levels of meaning

Language conventions

Structure

Visual support

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The goal is to be complex

without being impossible.

Learner can do unaided

Zone of Proximal Development (Learner can do with assistance)

Learner cannot do

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Measures

Grade

Lexile

Fog Index

ATOS

Measuring ComplexityTOOLS FOR QUANTITATIVE MEASURES

Databases (EBSCO, Gale, ProQuest)

Reading Level in Google

Juicy Studio:

http://juicystudio.com/services/readab

ility.php

Lexile Analyzer:

https://www.lexile.com/analyzer/

Edit Central:

http://www.editcentral.com/gwt1/Edit

Central.html

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Finding Resources

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The Information Path

Based on state/local

curricula, grade level,

course, and interests

IDEA

Make connections between

found resources and

learning objectives

CONNECT

Use technology resources to

find articles, books, images,

or videos

SEARCH

The end product!

TEACH

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Today’s Source Types

ArticlesImages & Primary Sources

Books

Databases NewspapersMagazines

Databases

Open Web

Archives

Databases Book lists Other Professionals

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Database Search Tips for Students1. Be specific (but not too specific)

2. Use Advanced Search to your advantage

3. Always check the “Full Text” box

4. Filters and sort options are your friends

5. Put subject terms to work

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Be Specific

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Use Advanced Search

Why limit yourself to a life with no limiters?

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Always Check “Full Text”

There’s nothing worse than finding the perfect article, and then realizing it’s not available as full-text.

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Filters and Sorting

Too many results? Filter and sort!

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Subject Terms

If you find a useful resource, use the related subject terms to find similar items.

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Images & Primary Sources

“…including directions, forms

and information displayed in

graphs, charts, or maps.”

History Reference

Center

Library of Congress

AP Images

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Finding Images, Charts, & Graphs

Databases Use “source types” to limit to images, photographs, or primary sources

Examples: AP Images, History Reference Center, Fold3, Britannica, NYT, etc.

Library of Congress www.loc.gov/teachers

Printable Primary Source Analysis Tool for students and teachers

Smithsonian http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html

Search state standards and find Smithsonian resources that support

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Skills & Drills

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Source: “Teaching Students Better Online Research Skills.”

EdWeek. May 20, 2013.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/05/22/32el-

studentresearch.h32.html

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Sample Database Searches

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Books in the Classroom

Book Lists and Awards

Young Adult Library Services Assoc.

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bookawards/booklists

/members

Booklist Online

http://booklistonline.com/commoncore

Publishers

Scholastic research on classroom

libraries:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/c

lassroombooks/research.htm

EarlyWord – What’s coming!

http://www.earlyword.com/category/chil

drens-and-ya/

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NoveList & Core Collections Many ways to find the perfect book!

NoveList for Schools: Tutorialshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P

LmB3tN1AGPiiLbxd-6x4VJTyIPrLYgJb5

Core Collectionshttp://bit.ly/1uV9Q89

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Google Tips & Tricks

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Infographic from:

http://www.gradschoolhub.org

http://www.google.com/edu/programs/google-teacher-academy//

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Power Google Try “Search Tools”

Refine by “Any time” for

news

Use quotation marks to

find exact phrases, or

“verbatim”

Search within sites using

“site:”

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Power Google

Exclude words using -

Refine by content type or

date

Check out Advanced

Search

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Google Images

“Search Tools” for Images

Limit by color

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More Google Resources

Google Tips:https://get.google.com/tips/

http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//educators/downloads/Tips_Tric

ks_85x11.pdf

Google Scholar tips:http://scholar.google.com/intl/en-US/scholar/help.html

“Get More Out of Google” Infographic:http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html

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An African or

a European

swallow?

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Fun Stuff & Resources

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Lesson Plans & More

ReadWriteThinkhttp://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/

© Getty, via Literary Reference Center Plus

Tip: Use online lesson plans for

ideas, then find resources in

subscription databases

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Lesson Plans & More

Learn421 – Learning for the Digital Agehttp://learn421.net/

Tip: Borrow “search strategies” and

apply to whichever digital resources

you regularly use

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InfographicsInfographics in education:http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-

assessment.html

Create your own:http://piktochart.com/

http://www.easel.ly/

Finding infographics:http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/infographics/

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Online Resources

“Best of the Best” – Top 100 Web Resources for Educators

Developed by Junior Library Guild staff for teachers and librarians

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listteacherde1.html

Includes a link to the JLG Common Core Pinterest page:

http://www.pinterest.com/juniorlibraryg/common-core-resources/

Tip: Don’t recreate the wheel. Find

lists and recommendations created

by other educators.

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Contact Us

[email protected]

Deirdre Costello

[email protected]

Christi Showman Farrar


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