C-Forum Oct 20: The Gale Goodies

UEN trainer Jami Gardner guides C-Forum members through using Gale resources found in Utah's Online Library.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Utah Education Network

C-Forum Oct 21: Utah's Online Library on an iPad

UEN trainer Shannon Ririe Lyon guides C-Forum members through utilizing tools in Utah's Online Library on an iPad.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Utah Education Network

C-Forum Oct 20: eMedia for eLearning

UEN trainer Katie Blunt guides C-Forum members through eMedia and discusses ways to utilize eMedia more in the future.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Utah Education Network

What Is Your Reading Mood?

A fun way to get students to start thinking about who they currently are as a reader and what their reading goals for the new school year should be. Thumbnail Image Credit: "Reading" by be creator is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Kristy

iMovie Character Trailer

This lesson plan is designed to teach Reading: Literature Standard 3Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.Students will complete this standard by creating using their ipads and the iMovie application by creating a character trailer. At the end of the week, the class will watch each other's videos.

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Media Object, Reading

Author: Cynthia

K-2 Shared Research: Bats and Making Class Video

This lesson is a shared research project for K-2 using Gale in Context on Utah's Online Library culminating in the creation of a class video using Adobe Spark.  Students will organize their research on a topic/detail graphic organizer.  Students will need to be able to read their own writing to provide narration attached to a copyright-friendly photo that is properly cited.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Reading

Author: Marsha Saetrum

Digital Storytelling-Character

Students will create digital stories (starring themselves!) using Adobe Spark 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Sydney

Read Write Think

ReadWriteThink provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. Every lesson plan on ReadWriteThinkTM has been aligned not only to the IRA/ NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts but to individual state standards and Common Core State Standards, when applicable.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson Plan

Author: NCTE

Digital Citizens Filmmaking Lesson Plan

This lesson is designed to further student understanding of what it looks like to be a good Digital Citizen in their community. Students will use the medium of filmmaking to share their understanding of digital citizenship and to either portray a fictional scenario involving a digital citizenship principle or a documentary-style clip sharing information about digital citizenship.Event Photographer and Videographer Icon courtesy of canva for education wichaiwi from WiStudio

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment

Author: Stephanie Mcmillan

What is Digital Citizenship?

A lesson from Kelsey Hokanson.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Kelsey

Animal Report

This resource is a google slide created to help students begin research for an animal report. This will help them use the explora piece to Utah's Online Library  

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Josalyn

Genius Hour Lesson Plan

 These lessons are intended as an introduction to Genius Hour for younger students in the elementary grades.  It focuses on students' interests and/or hobbies they wish to explore, developing research questions appropriate for their topic, and an introduction to teaching research using digital databases and other resources.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Laura Bunker

Poetry Suitcase

Students in K-5 enjoy this lesson during their "Library Time" every year during the month of April, which is National Poetry Month.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan, Reading

Author: Sharyn Manley

How to Recognize Fake News: Part 1

Fake news is more than a social media menaceÑitÕs threatening critical thinking skills needed to develop information literacy. Combined with the impulse to share exciting, shocking and alarming stories, fake news is shapingÑand distortingÑperceptions, especially in younger demographics. In this video, viewers learn what drives fake news, how to spot it and how to de-bunk it. TheyÕll see how to distinguish between bias and accuracy, and opinion from fact. Vignettes that mimic online feeds and searches show how to detect completely false stories, slanted information, pure propaganda and misused data. @2018

Material Type: Lesson

Social Media and the Stand Against Fake News

This is a 5 day unit about validating sources on the internet and social media.  It is taught so that students understand and respect the obligations of using social media wisely before sharing and the importance of giving credit to creators through citing sources.  It is a blended unit with a final project to be done in Apple's Keynote where students will show what they have learned in a slide show to other students in the class. They will be able to practice what they learn in class and become better at research, validating sources, and spotting fake news. Image citation - “Say Thanks to Pxhere - Free Images & Free Stock Photos - Pxhere.” Pxhere.com, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1361501.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Reading

Author: Heidi

How to Recognize Fake News: Part 2

Fake news is prevalent because it seems so real. But passing it along via social media is more than sharing. It lends credibility to untrustworthy sources. By explaining click baits, bias and information bubbles, this video helps viewers discern whatÕs real and whatÕs not. Startling examples of altered photos reveal the skills employed by fake newsmongers. Cross-referencing to determine objective news sources and sites is explained along with reverse image search and expert confirmation. This video will assist viewers in getting past the hype of fake news to discover the real story. @2018

Material Type: Lesson

Library Photo Scavenger Hunt

This lesson is designed to be used as a library orientation generally done in conjunction with Ninth Grade English teachers and their classes.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Catherine

How to Evaluate Online Sources Using the CRAAP Test

This lesson ties into both ELA and Journalism standards asking students to critically analyze online news sources. Students will read Stephen Glass's famously fabricated article "Hack Heaven" and use their understanding of the methods of the CRAAP test to analyze its overall credibility. This lesson can be used in-person and online, synchronously, as well as asynchronously, and ties into a research project where students conduct research to research, report, write, and edit their own news article on a topic of their choosing.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Alex Floch

Making in Small Town Libraries: Using the Blutrack in a Library

BluTrack is a two lane, flexible racetrack. BluTrack is both fun and educational. Bring the racetrack to your library with the Blutrack racing system! See how to implement BluTrack activities in your library. This guide includes: A list of what you’ll need, tips for choosing a theme, ideas to run a library activity, and a DIY (“How To”) guide for the youth.

Material Type: Lesson Plan