GALILEO: A Sure Fit for CCGPS

1. GALILEO:A Sure Fit for CCGPS

2. Agenda • How GALILEO supports the Common Core GPS • On-level informational text • Primary sources • Multimedia • Citing • Curriculum Tools • Training and more from GALILEO • Activities/Projects

3. Informational TextELACCXRI: Reading Informational Standards • GALILEO offers resources with magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles as well as book chapters • Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition • Britannica Elementary • Compton’s by Britannica • Encyclopædia Britannica High School • SIRS Discovererand SIRS Issues Researcher • EBSCO resources • Kids Search • Middle Search Plus • MAS Ultra • Student Research Center • History Reference Center • Book Collection: Nonfiction • See more in your Databases A-Z list

4. Literary TextELACCXRL: Reading Literary Standards • NoveList and NoveList K-8 • Book and author recommendations • Curriculum-based book lists (by grade and topic) • Picture Book Extenders • Literary Reference Center • Literary Criticism • Plot Summaries • Full-text classics – poems, stories, some books

5. Primary SourcesLXRH: Literacy Standards for Reading in History and Social Studies • GALILEO offers resources with primary sources • Annals of American History • History Reference Center • American Memory (from Library of Congress) • Digital Library of Georgia • See more at • High School > Browse by Type > Primary Source Documents • Teen > By Type > Primary Source Documents

6. Linking to GALILEO DatabasesExpress Links!! • Express Links • Link directly to one GALILEO resource from your classroom or media center site • Students at home are only asked for the GALILEO password • Find all of your Express Links at Databases A-Z > Express Links

7. On-Level Text Many GALILEO resources include Lexile scores Lexile Handout

8. Multimedia • GALILEO offers resources with images, videos, and/or audio • Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition • Britannica Elementary • Compton’s by Britannica • Encyclopædia Britannica High School • SIRS Discovererand SIRS Issues Researcher • Images @ EBSCO • Digital Library of Georgia • See more in • High School > Browse by Type > Images , Maps, and Flags • Teen > By Type > Pictures, Maps, and Flags

9. Citing Sources Several GALILEO resources have pre-formatted citations for articles

10. Citing Sources Several GALILEO resources offer article-level linking

11. Curriculum Tools • EBSCO • SIRS • Britannica

12. EBSCO Curriculum Standards • Appears in Kids Search, Student Research Center, and History Reference Center • Look in Reference Shelf or Teacher Resources

13. SIRS Resources Correlated to Standards • SIRS Discoverer(elementary or middle) or SIRS Issues Researcher(high school) • Look in Educators’ Resources or click the Common Core Correlations link

14. Encyclopædia Britannica • Look in Teachers’ Resources in any grade level of Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition • Click the orange buttons for Curriculum Standards

15. Widgets and Buttons for Your Media Center Website • Vendor logos to create buttons • Go to GALILEO Help > search for buttons http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/how_can_i_create_buttons_to_link_to_databases_on_my_library_site/ • Search box widgets • Go to GALILEO Help > search for widgets in FAQs • Britannica http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/how_do_i_create_a_search_box_for_britannica_for_my_library_site/ • EBSCO http://help.galileo.usg.edu/faqs/how_do_i_use_the_ebscohost_search_box_widget/

16. GALILEO Training and Tips • GLMA blog – GALILEO staff post monthly • GALILEO email list – low traffic; announcements • GALILEO Training – watch for new K-12 sessions to be scheduled later in summer/early fall • GALILEO Training Archives • Presentations and Materials • Resources for Educators • Where I’m From in GALILEO – create local history poem • Create Your Own Story – create a digital story

17. Activities or Projects What has worked in your media center? What project/activity ideas have inspired you?

18. Questions?

19. Contact Us! http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact Email: helpdesk@usg.edu