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Interested
in reading reviews for some of the books described on this
page?
 Read
this review of Turning Kids on to Research: The Power of
Motivation written by Ann M. Gray. It appeared in
Knowledge Quest on the Web, a publication of the American
Libray Assocation (ALA).
Kathy
Schrock highly recommended the two books on evaluating WWW
sites published by Linworth Publishing in Library Talk.
Read the whole review.
Another review
for the above books appeared in Multimedia Schools
This
review for Turning Kids on to Research appeared
in Voya magazine.
Read this in-depth review
of three books in Teacher Librarian.
Another in-depth review
that appeared in Education Libraries
This review
appeared in The Book Report
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 One
of my favorite book projects is
a series of storybooks and educators' guides for the primary grades
on information literacy and early research skills that I am writing
for Libraries Unlimited, a member of the Greenwood Publishing Group.
Today, it is important to equip children with the skills to critically
evaluate and use electronic resources. In the Strangest
Dinosaur That Never Was, Sandy, with the help of
Mac, Information Detective, discovers that you can't believe everything
you find on the Internet. Available
from the publisher,
Amazon.com, and Barnes
and Noble. READ
THIS REVIEW BY PAM BERGER! |
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Two
NEW books for 2005 are described below.
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Motivational
Design: The Secret to Producing Effective Children's Media
is BRAND NEW in 2005! The
book brings together two tried and true models, one for children's
television development and the other for motivational design
to provide a systematic, efficient, and powerful approach for
developing children's media that will stimulate a young audience's
motivation to learn. The book is appropriate for children's
media producers, educators developing media materials, and students
enrolled in communications courses with an interest in developing
children's media. It is available through the publisher, Scarecrow
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To
be released by Libraries Unlimited in the Spring,
The Curious Kids and the Squiggly Question
takes children in the primary grades through the first stage
of a research project. Tanisha, Timmy, and Chen start with
a BIG question and then narrow it down to the information
questions they need to solve in order to save Squiggly, an
endearing caterpillar they found in the schoolyard. The book
includes an Educator's Guide with lots of activties that tie
into the curriculum and content standards. Also featured is
Mac, Information Detective.
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Whatever
model an educator uses to teach students research and information
skills, there is no doubt that a student's motivation can affect
his or her success in learning and using that model. This book,
co-authored with Dr. Ruth V. Small, provides a systematic approach
for applying motivational principles that will excite students
about research and lifelong learning. The book also documents
many motivational challenges faced by practitioners on a daily
basis. Available
from the publisher, Amazon.com,
and Barnes and Noble. |
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books on the topic of information presentations focus on presentation
delivery. Yet, to succeed in today's professional world, students
must understand the characteristics of information and information
need, understanding how to research, select, organize, and deliver
information. This book published by Scarecrow Press integrates
the critical information perspective for a range of information
reporting and presentation modalities relevant to the professional
area and can be used across a variety of academic disciplines
from management to information studies and writing. Available
from the publisher,
Amazon.com, and Barnes
and Noble. |
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This
book, co-authored with Ruth V. Small, was designed for elementary
and middle teachers and library media specialists and teacher/LMS
teams who are enthusiastic about finding new ways to excite
students about learning critical evaluation skills. Part I focuses
on the relationships among information literacy, motivation,
and the evaluation of Web resources. Part II includes a Web
evaluation instrument for use by students in elementary school
with complete administration directions and scoring forms. A
middle school instrument is included in the appendix. Available
from the publisher,
Amazon.com, and Barnes
and Noble. |
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purpose of this book, like the book above, is to describe an
innovative Web evaluation tool but this tool is specifically
designed for use by high school students to provide hands-on
experience in critically evaluating the strengths and weaknesses
of World Wide Web sites. The book is, however, more than an
evaluation instrument. It places Web evaluation into the larger
context of information literacy and provides concrete examples
from many educators on how to use Web evaluation with students.
Available from the publisher,
Amazon.com, and Barnes
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Click HERE
to watch a video introducing The
Strangest Dinosaur That Never Was and see the
reaction of kids as a classroom teacher reads the book at
storytime! You can also download a children's version of the
video from the Educator's Page
. It features the puppet version of Mac, Information Detective,
and can be used to create positive anticipation for reading
the storybook.
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"Although evaluation of Web sites is
not a new topic, the authors have managed to create a fresh
approach to the teaching of these skills. These books should
find a home in every school library media center. Highly
Recommended."
---Kathy Schrock
from review
in Library Talk discussing WWW: Motivation Mining
books [see center page]
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"This book will inspire
library media specialists to reinvent their methods of library
instruction, motivate their students, and involve teachers."
--Theresa Metter
from review
in The Book Report discussing Turning Kids on to
Research [see center page]
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