This collection includes open educational resources that support the use of the Gale Reference collection in the classroom.
This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Virtual Reference Library to help students learn about suffrage.
This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Kids InfoBits and World Book Encyclopedia to help students learn about Thanksgiving.
UEN has created mini lessons for students. These lesson will teach students how to use the resources in Utah's Online Library. These are all self-paced lessons that are less than 60 minutes in length. These are great for teachers who want to import them into their Canvas course. They can also be used as a substitute teacher lesson plan.
These lessons are available in Canvas Commons under the UEN-K12 consortium. You will find this consortium under Canvas Commons using the Filter UEN-K12. Once you have selected the UEN-K12 consortium search for "uen library lesson". These resources include: CultureGrams High School, CultureGrams Middle School, CultureGrams Elementary, World Book Online, Gale Research in Context, Gale, Reference Collection Secondary, LearningExpress Library, Soundzabound, eMedia, EBSCO.
These lessons are only available for Utah teachers with a district/charter school Canvas account.
License
Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Dani Sloan and Katie Blunt give us the newest updates with Utah's Online Library and eMedia. Gale in Context now offers ebooks for young learners! Also, did you know eMedia includes a hub for Utah's Online Library?
This social studies student activity utilizes Utah's online library resources, specifically those listed below, to help students learn more about the Underground Railroad. World Book EncyclopediaeMediaGale Discovering CollectionGale Virtual Reference LibraryGale InfoTrac Junior EditionGale InfoTrac Student EditionGale Opposing Viewpoints in ContextGale Student Resource Center - JuniorGale Student Resources in Context
This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale in Context Elementary - to help students learn about the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
This is the second lesson in a series of two introducing the Gale Reference Library. Students will browse the Opposing Viewpoints in Context on Gale Reference Library. After choosing a debatable topic, students will read the overview to summarize the argument and identify opposing claims. Next, students will choose two resources (one representing each side of the debate) and evaluate the claim and argument for each resource.
This resource is a Science student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, World Book Encyclopedia, Gale's Kids InfoBits, and InfoTrac Junior Edition - to help students learn about Utah animals.
Dani Sloan and Chris Haught, Technology Mentor from Southwest Educational Development Center, dive into Gale InfoBits. Chris teaches us ways to engage students by adding the tool to Canvas lesson plans. Gale InfoBits has many embedded tools to customize the resources for your students.
This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Kids InfoBits Grades K-6 - to help students learn about the Plymouth Colony.
This Science student activity utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale in Context Science - to help students learn about planets and the specifications that designate a heavenly body as a planet.
This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's InfoTrac Newstand to help students learn about what's going on in the world.
This Social Studies student activity utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale in Context - to help students learn about World Religions.
This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Gale Discovering Collection, Gale Global Issues in Context, Gale InfoTrac Student Edition, and Gale Student Resources in Context to help students learn about World War II Japanese-American Internment.