Tools+and+Strategies+Pathfinder

** Tools and Strategies Pathfinder ** The scope of this pathfinder includes instructional strategies, instructional design, and learning and assessment tools, general information on assessment. 
 * Authors **
 * Carolyn Brodie || Brodie and Byerly write extensive webliographies on a wide variety of topics for SLMAM. ||
 * Greg Byerly ||^ ||
 * Kathy Frederick || Frederick writes about technology and tools for several magazines, e.g., SLMAM, SLJ, Teacher Talk. Her recent article, “What’s a Picture Worth” (SLMAM, April 2008) focuses on using pictures in //Flickr//. ||
 * Linda Joseph || Articles often focus on innovative uses of technology as part of instruction. //Multimedia and Internet @ Schools// ||
 * Barbara Ripp Safford || Safford writes the “Reach for Reference” monthly column in SLMAM. Her articles often focus on unique reference works, both print and digital, that would be excellent as instructional resources. ||
 * Joanne Troutner || Troutner’s columns, Web Wonders, always include descriptions of exciting web sites appropriate for students.

** Web Resources **

**ASSESSMENT **
// [|Forms of Alternative Assessment] //. Miami Museum of Science, 2001. l Includes journals, portfolios, authentic assessment and performance-based assessment.

**GENERAL **
// [|Blue Web’n]. // Knowledge Explorer Network. AT&T, 2006. Click on the Contents link and select tools under different content areas. // [|EDUTOPIA] //. The George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2007. //Information and innovation for K-12 schools.// Check out the Teaching Modules.

**INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES **
// [|Curricular Design and Instructional Accommodations for Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities] //. Ideas that Work. U. S. Office of Special Education Programs. The University of Kansas, 2001. Online tutorial on designing instruction for secondary special education students. The course is well designed and would be an excellent resource for secondary teacher librarians. // [|Federal Resources for Educational Excellence] // : Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies. U. S. Department of Education. N.d., Organized by content areas.

//[|Grand Canyon Explorer.]// Developed and maintained by Bob Ribokas. "Site contains some excellent virtual tours, superb photography, and a wealth of information on the formation and history of the area. Students can use the materials to plan a complete real or virtual tour of the area." [Joanne Troutner, Teacher Librarian, April 2007]. // [|The History Channel.] // A&E Television Networks, 2006. On the History Channel home page, select Classroom for lesson plans. // [|How Stuff Works] //. How Stuff Works, Inc., 2007. Based on the book by David McCauley, this is a creative web site that engages students in authentic projects.

//[|Journey North:]// Monarch Butterfly Migration. Journey North. 1997-2008. This web site offers learners an opportunity to be scientists and help track the journeys of the monarch butterflies. // [|Kids Space] //. Kids Space Foundation, 2006. Strategies for creative writing.

Loertscher, David. //[|Ban Those Bird Units Model Testing]: An Action Research Project//. Loertscher is proposing a research project in this article. Included also is a description of “models” that many would regard as instructional strategies. These are creative and provide strategies for engaging learners in critical thinking. // [|Learning Network: Connections for Students, Teachers and Parents] //. New York Times, 2007. This web site includes a variety of creative lesson plans using current events but it is included on this pathfinder because it demonstrates many creative strategies for engaging learning with national and global issues. // [|The Learning Page] //. American Memory. Library of Congress. The American Memory Project includes primary documents and The Learning Page provides lesson plans and resources to help teachers design learning around these primary documents. // [|NASA Education] //. NASA, 2007. This NASA web site describes programs that teachers can use to engage students in learning about space exploration.

//[|NGA for Kids]//. National Gallery of Art. Fun and creative web site. // [|PBS Teachers] //. Public Broadcasting System, 2007. Includes lesson plans based on PBS educational programming. Lessons utilize a variety of instructional strategies. // [|Project-based Learning] //. 4Teachers. The University of Kansas, 2007. Checklists for project-based learning.

// [|The Question Mark] //. Jamie McKenzie.

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// [|SEGway: Science Education Gateway]. // Center for Science Education and Space Sciences Laboratory. UC Berkeley, 2004. //A gateway to the wonders of astronomy and space science for students, educators and the public//.

[|The Smithsonian.] Smithsonian Institution.

[|Teachable Moment.] Morning Side Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. An excellent collection of lesson plans recommended by Joanne Troutner (Teacher Librarian, April 2007).

//[|U.S. National Library of Medicine]//. National Institutes of Health. 2008. For an exciting collection of strategies for using this web site, see "It's Not Grey's Anatomy or Gray's Anatomy; It's Much More!" by Patty Birch and Marty Magee (SLMAM, December 2007).

//[|Virtual Jamestown].// "Virtual Jamestown is a product of collaboration between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia."

//[|Visit a Children's Museum]//. Association of Children's Museums. 2008. A locater for finding children's museum web sites around the world. // [|The WebQuest Page: Training Materials] //. Bernie Dodge. San Francisco State University. Explore and read information about WebQuests in the Training Materials section. For a preview of their new web site, click on //QuestGardens//.

//[|Wired Science]//. PBS and Community Television of Southern California.

//[|Xpeditions.]// National Geographic. 1998-2008.

EDUCATIONAL GAMES
//[|Nobelprize]//. The official web site of the Nobel Foundation. 2008. Includes a selection of games. NOTE: I have not tried these games. // [|Designs for Thinking] //. David Hyerle, n.d. David Hyerle’s first book was Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge (ASCD, 1996). My copy is rather dog-eared because I use it frequently. Since that time he has written other books and now is involved with this web site and professional development. Some of his writing and examples of the organizers are included on this web site. // [|Filamentality.] // AT&T Knowledge Ventures. Web-based application to create Hot Lists, Scrapbooks, Hunts, Samplers, and WebQuests.
 * WEB TOOLS **

//[|Google Earth]//. Google. 2007. // [|Graphic Organizers] //. North Central Educational Laboratory, 1988.

//[|Graphic Organizers]//. Pearson Education, Inc., 2006. // [|Graphic Organizers: Activity Bank] //. S.C.O.R.E. // [|Inspiration] //. Version 8.0. Also Kidspiration (for primary grades). Both applications are available for a 30-day free trial download.

//[|KidsClick!]//1995-2005. My favorite search engine for kids.

//[|Knowledge Network Explorer.]// AT&T Education. 2008. Includes Filamentality, Blue Web'n, with tools for developing Hunts.

//[|Map Maker.]// National Atlas.gov. A tool for making a map. For more information on map web sites see: Charting the Course: Making Our Way with Map Websites by Greg Byerly (SLMAM, December 2007). McKenzie, Jamie. “[|Why Graphical Organizers]?” //FNO,// (October 1997) // 7 // (2). // [|Navigator: A Selective Guide to the Internet] //. (2006). New York Times Co. // [|NoodleTools] //. Developed by Debbie Abilock and Damon Abilock. NoodleTools, Inc., 2007. Click on “Learn More about the Tools” to discover the tools on this creative web site. Also, chick out “Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need.” // [|A Pathfinder for Constructing Pathfinders] //. (2005). Greece Central School District. // [|Pathfinders: Guide to Information Resources] //. (n.d.). John Newbery Elementary School. // [|Pathfinders.] // Springfield Township HS Virtual Library. Joyce Valenza.

[|Planet Quest: Interstellar Trip Planner.] NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Plan an interstellar trip.

//[|PowerPoint in the Classroom]//. Produced by ACT360 Media Ltd. in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. 1998-2007. A tutorial to help students design their PowerPoint presentations.

//[|Purdue Online Writing Lab]//. [OWL]. Purdue University. 2008.

// [|Quest Garden] //. N.d. Although a producer or web master is not identified on the //QuestGarden//, Bernie Dodge has to be a significant contributor and designer for the web site. This web site enables development of WebQuests with web storage space. //[|Read, Write, Think]//. IRA/NCTE. 2002-2008. // [|Region 15 Graphic Organizers.] // // [|TeAchnology: The Online Teacher Resource]. Technology, Inc., 2007. // Tool library that includes rubric templates, organizers, webquests, etc.

[|Thinkfinity]. Verizon, 2008.

// [|Teaching Tools.] // Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators. Discovery School, 2006. Includes tools for puzzles, study starters, brain boosters, etc.

[|Tools for Reading, Writing, Thinking]. Greece Central Schools.

//[|Treasure Hunts.]// Adventures of Cyberbee. Developed by Linda Joseph. 1996-2002.

**Web 2.0 Tools **
//Free Open Source and Web-Based Applications//. Developed by Joyce Valenza. //[|Google Docs]//. Google. 2008.

// [|More Google Products] //. Google, 2007. Check out these Google products. Google Docs includes a word processor and spreadsheet that enables collaborative development of documents. Documents are stored on the Google server. Also, Picassa, which is a similar concept for photos. Blogger is software to develop blogs. Google Page Creator develops web sites. This software is a good illustration of the possibilities of Web 2.0 software.

[|21st Century Information Fluency Project]. 2009. WebTools4u2use. Developed by Donna Bombach and Judy Lee, University of Central Florida. Tangient LLC. 2008. A wiki to find tools, tutorials about tools, and a place to share with others.

**General **
//[|Blue Web’n]//. AT&T Education. Knowledge Network Explorer. 1995-2007.

//[|Bubl]//. Centre for Digital Library Research. Glasglow, Scotland.

//[|OnLION. Librarians Information Network for Essential Curriculum]//. Office of Library Information Services. Baltimore County Public Schools. 2007. Excellent web site for SLMS.

//[|Resources for School Librarians]//. Maintained by Linda Bertland. Includes current resources on Web 2.0.

//[|School Libraries.Org]//. Maintained by Peter Milbury. Note: Somewhat dated but still useful.

**Elementary Virtual Libraries **
//[|Autumn Lane Elementary School]//. Katie Boggs, LMS. Greece Central Schools.

//[|Grandview Elementary School Blog]//. S. A. Chauncey, LMS.

//[|Springfield Township Elementary School Libraries]//. Peg Thomas, LMS. Judy High, LMS. Pennsylvania.

**Middle School Virtual Libraries **
//[|Greece Athena Media Center]//. Will Haines and Emily Rounding, LMS.

//[|Virtual Middle School Library]//. Maintained by Linda Bertland, Retired LMS. 2008.

**<span style="color: rgb(185, 161, 55); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">High School Virtual Libraries **
//[|Hershey High School Library]//. Allison Mackley, LMS.

//[|Hunterdon Central Library].// Harlene Rosenburg, Supervising LMS, Phyllis Miller, LMS, and Heather Hershey, LMS.

//[|Lakeview High School Library]//. Margaret Lincoln, LMS.

//[|Naples High School Library]//. Adam Janowski, LMS and KT Brill, LMS

[|New Trier High School Library].

[|Newton North High School Library].

[|St. Andrews Episcopal School Library]. Barbara A. Jansen. 2008.

[|Springfield Township High School Virtual Library]. Joyce Valenza, LMS.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(185, 163, 55);">**<span style="color: rgb(194, 161, 56); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">State Virtual Libraries **
Many state virtual libraries include lists of resources from the free web that are useful no matter where you live. Also, a growing number of these virtual libraries now include historical primary source documents which are invaluable for historical research. Many of these virtual libraries are partially funded by grants from IMLS. Virtual libraries are becoming an endangered species. If you enjoy using your state virtual library, please communicate your appreciation to state legislators and other relevant funding agencies.

[|Colorado Virtual Library]. State of Colorado. 2006.

[|Florida Electronic Library]. State of Florida and Florida State Library. Includes a digital historical library.

[|INFOhio]. Supported by the Ohio State Library and the Ohio Department of Education. The Ohio Media Resources and Other Resources sections contain links to free web resources appropriate for K-12 students, including a digital library of primary source documents. [|Jersey Clicks]. New Jersey Virtual Library.

[|KYVL]. Kentucky Virtual Library. Check out the Kentuckiana Digital Library for an excellent collection of historical photographs, documents, etc. Abraham Lincoln was born in this state so he has a significant presence in historical documents. Also, click on K12 Schools >Elementary >Research Rocket and try out the animated research process for students based on the Big6.

[|MEL]. The Michigan eLibrary. State of Michigan. 2008. MEL includes sections of links to the free web, a digital library, and links to Michigan historical and government information.

[|SUNLINK]. Florida Department of Education. Includes a universal catalog of resources in Florida schools plus a significant collection of web links to resources for K-12 students. =<span style="color: rgb(58, 100, 63);">**<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(65, 125, 64); font-family: Arial;">Books ** = AASL & AECT. //Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning//. Chicago: ALA. Note: Appendix E: Student Performance Assessment.

Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. //Assessing Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. Chapters 1-5.

Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina//. Inquiry Learning through Librarian-Teacher Partnerships//. Worthington, OH: Linworth, 2004.

Hyerle, David. //Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 1996.

Loertscher, David V., Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan. //Ban those Bird Units//. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2004. This book and the pdf document below under web sites launched Loertscher’s latest research project. The book probably has more relevance to Project 3 (Units) but it includes a significant discussion of “Models,” which many would regard as instructional strategies.

Stripling Barbara K. and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. Eds. //Curriculum connections through the Library//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.

Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan. //Build Your Own Information Literate School//. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2003. Introduction and selections of lessons as needed.

Williams, Robin T. and David V. Loertscher. //In Command: Kids and Teens Build and Manage Their Own Information Spaces//. Hi Willow, 2007.

=**<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(60, 134, 70); font-family: Arial;">Articles **=

Abram, Stephen. The Pipeline: E-Support for Content Creation and Literacy Skills.” //Multimedia and Internet at Schools// (March/April 2006) 12.2.

Bender, Colleen. [|Instructional Strategies]. University of Wisconsin -- Eau Clair. 2005. NOTE: An excellent chart showing instructional strategies, classroom uses, pros and cons.

Callison, Daniel. Effective Instruction Based on Evidence-Based Strategies. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (April 2007) 23.8: 45-47.

Church, Audrey. [|Your Library Goes Virtual]: Promoting Reading and Supporting Research. //LMConnection//. (November/December 2006)

Costa, Arthur L. The Thought-Filled Curriculum. //Educational Leadership//. (February 2008) 65.5.

Corbit, Margaret. [|Game Worlds for Learning]. //KQ on the Web.// (September/October 2005).

Crew, Hilary S. Enhancing the Curriculum Using Primary Sources: Women Engaged in War. //Teacher Librarian// (February 2008) 35.3: 28-32.

Doe, Charles G. A Look at Web-based Assessment. //Multimedia and Internet at Schools// (May/June 2005) 12.3.

Donlan, Leni. The Tipping Point: The Library of Congress Web Sites. //Knowledge Quest// (January/February 2005) 33.3.

Grover, Sharon and Lizette Hannegan. Hear and Now: Connecting Outstanding Audiobooks to Library and Classroom Instruction. //Teacher Librarian// (February 2008) 35.3: 17-21.

Harada, Violet H. [|Assessing Learning: The Missing Piece in Instruction]. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (March 2006) 22.6.

Harada, Violet H. [|Building Evidence Folders for Learning through Library Media Centers]. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (November 2006) 23.3: 25-30.

Harada, Violet H. Working Smarter: Being Strategic about Assessment and Accountability //Teacher Librarian// (October 2005) 33.1: 8-15.

Harris, Christopher. [|Blogs, Podcasts and the Letter J]. //Library Media Connection// (October 2006)

Joseph, Linda C. Digital Storytelling. //Multimedia and Internet at Schools// (July/August 2006) 13.4: 13-16.

Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan. Assignments Worth the Effort: Questions Are Key. //Teacher Librarian// (February 2007) 34.3: 14-19. Lamb, Annette. “Open-source Software in School Libraries.” //Teacher Librarian// (June 2006) 33.5.

Lamb, Annette. “Podcasting in the School Library, Part I. //Teacher Librarian// (February 2007) 34.3. Annette Lamb writes frequently about using new technologies as tools for learning. A search on her name will provide links to other articles.

Lent, ReLeah. “In the Company of Critical Thinkers.” //Educational Leadership// (October 2006) 64.2.

Mansilla, Veronica Boix and Howard Gardner. Disciplining the Mind. //Educational Leadership// (February 2008) 65.5.

March, Tom. “The Learning Power of WebQuests.” //Educational Leadership// (December 2003) 61.4.

March, Tom. The New WWW: Whatever, Whenever, Wherever. //Educational Leadership// (December 2005/January 2006) 63.4. //In a culture permeated with multimedia-fueled instant gratification, students need portals that lead to relevant learning//. //Educational Leadership// (ASCD)

Mayger, Linda. [|Making the Most of Field Trips]. //Educational Leadership// (Summer 2007) 64.

McCarthy, Alan and Sandra Sterne. Fighting the Civil War with Primary Resources. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (December 2006) 23.4.

McTiche, Jay and Ken O’Connor. Several Practices for Effective Learning. //Educational Leadership// (November 2005) 63.3. //The best teachers recognize assessment as a tool and use it to adjust their practice and guide their students to improve.// (Educational Leadership, ASCD) The //Educational Leadership//, November, 2005, issue theme is “Assessment to promote Learning.” A search on that journal title and date in Academic Search Premier will provide the titles, authors, and an abstract of each article.

Mishra, Punya and Mark Girod. Designing Learning through Learning to Design. //High School Journal// (October/November 2006) 90.1.

Ohler, Jason. The World of Digital Storytelling. //Educational Leadership// (December 2005/January 2006) 63.4.

Pappas, Marjorie L. Designing Learning for Evidence-Based Practice. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (January 2008) 24.5: 20-23.

Mitchell, Pru. [|Resourcing the Curriculum: Global Literacy]. //KQ on the Web//. (November/December 2006).

Pappas, Marjorie L. “Tools for the Assessment of Learning.” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (May 2007) 23.9.

Pappas, Marjorie. “[|Organizing Research].” //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (December 1997) 14.4.

Stripling, Barbara. Assessing Information Fluency: Gathering Evidence of Student Learning. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (April 2007) 23.5: 25-29.

Valenza, Joyce Kasman. The Virtual Library. //Educational Leadership// (December 2005/January 2006) 63.4: 54-59.

Vanneman, Susan. [|A Focus on Strategies]. //School Library Media Activities Monthly// (September 2005) 22.1.

Urhmacher, P. Bruce and Barri Tinkler. [|A Monumental Curriculum]. //Educational Leadership// (Summer 2007) 64. Describes a unit on monuments.

Yoshina, Joan M. and Violet H. Harada. [|Involving Students in Learning through Rubrics]. //Library Media Connection// (February 2007) 25.5:10-14. =<span style="color: rgb(56, 128, 77);">**<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(53, 121, 71); font-family: Arial;">Recent Journal Themes ** = // Knowledge Quest //. ([|May/June 2007]) Theme: Assessing Information and Communication Technology. // Knowledge Quest //. ([|January/February 2008]). Theme: Visual Literacy. Includes: PBS Teachers: [|Focus on Visual Literacy]. (PDF)

Abilock, Debbie. (Ed) [|Visual Information Literacy]: Reading a Documentary Photograph.

Shoemaker, Joel, et al. [|Making Information Visual]. // Knowledge Quest // ([|Sept/Oct 2006]). Theme: Snagging Teen Readings: Authors to Zines.