Professional Development Day: Three Village Central School District, April 28, 2010-The Digital Media Library & Resources for 21st Century Instruction

The Digital Medial Library and Resources for 21st Century Instruction

Jeffrey Harris

David Miller

I. Introduction (PowerPoint)

II. Web 2.0 Guru

III. Digital Media Library

IV. Virtual Reference Collection

V. Gale Cengage Learning Databases

VI.Edutecher.net

VII. Prezi

David Warlick, Personal Learning Networks

School Library Month, April 1-30, 2010-----National Library Week, April 11-17, 2010

School Library Month 2010
"Communities Thrive @ your library"

Libraries are the heart of their communities.
National Library Week 2010 (April 11-17) will be celebrated with the theme:"Communities thrive @ your library."

American Library Association

Ms. Clarice Riggio-----Social Studies-----Great Moral Issues-----Gay Rights Debate

Library Resources
Virtual Reference Collection

SIRS

Argument:

Objective: At the conclusion of this debate students will be able to :
Understand both sides of the gay rights debate. Recognize the impact the issue of gay rights has on religion and society.
Topic Overview: The gay rights movement in the U.S. began with the Stonewall riots of 1969. The onset of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s brought challenges to the movement when opponents used it to block further legal protections for gays and lesbians. Recent events have slowly opened the door to giving gays and lesbians more rights. The Supreme Court's ruling in Lawrence v. Texas invalidated a Texas law that made sodomy a crime and upheld the privacy rights of people in homosexual relationships. Gay bashing is considered a hate crime in some jurisdictions. Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex marriages. Nevertheless, this movement continues to be met with fierce resistance. Under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), gay marriages are not recognized on the federal level, and states have passed their own versions of statutory DOMAs. The legal landscape has been evolving in a more tolerant way for same-sex adoptions than it has for same-sex marriage; however, it, too, remains a controversial issue, with states varying in their recognition of same-sex parenting rights.
Task: In teams, you will debate the essential question: Should Gays and Lesbians be granted the same rights as heterosexuals? Within each team there are subdivisions of the issue (military, proms, same-sex marriage and adoption). Please explain the position in your opening statements and include facts. You do not have to agree with the position but you do have to research and argue it!!! You will meet with your team in the Computer Lab (108) for 2 days to formalize you thoughts and positions. A class period long debate will follow.

Please go to http://www.wardmelvillelibrary.blogspot.com/
Click on the Virtual Reference Collection (on the right)
Click on SIRS Researcher (on the left)

See the library staff for the username and password

Find Gay Liberation Movement or Gay Rights or Gay Adoption on the menu.

Essential Question:

Should Gays and Lesbians be granted the same rights as heterosexuals in the military, at proms, same-sex marriage and adoption.
Yes: All people regardless of sexual orientation deserve the same rights and protections.
No: A gay lifestyle undermines traditional values and institutions in the country.

Name:
Debate Format:
Yes Opening Statements 2 minutes
No Opening Statements 2 minutes
Yes Military Argument 3 minutes
No Military Argument 3 minutes
Yes Prom Argument 3 minutes
No Prom Argument 3 minutes
Yes Same-Sex Marriage Argument 3 minutes
No Same-Sex Marriage Argument 3 minutes
Yes Adoption Argument 3 minutes
No Adoption Argument 3 minutes
Rebuttal Period 5 minutes
Yes Closing Statement 2 minutes
No Closing Statement 2 minutes

Ms. Emma Domino-----Early Childhood Education-----The Food Pyramid

Library Resources
Virtual Reference Collection
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Gale Cengage Learning Databases
Student Resource Center
Online Catalog
Academic Integrity
NoodleTools Citation System
Citation Machine

Go to:

mypyramid.gov.

1. Click on my pyramid plan.
2. Print out your results.
3. Print out meal tracking sheet
4. Click on FOR KIDS.
5. Play the PYRAMID BLAST OFF GAME-Try your luck!
6. LOOK at the rest of the activitiesa. Poster for kids.b. Tips for families.c. A closer look at mypyramid.d. My pyramid for kids coloring page.e. My pyramid for kids worksheet.
7. Go to Classroom materials-which one would you use if you were a teacher? Print out and explain why on the back of the sheet then hand in by the END OF THE PERIOD.