brief overview of the OISE Library's resources tailored to the needs of ITE students

1. LIBRARY / RESEARCH
SKILLS
ITE Inner City Option
September 13, 2012

2. Who are you and
what do you
already know?

3. HTTP://WWW.POLLEVERYWHERE.COM/

4. OBJECTIVES
By the end of today’s session, you’ll be able to:
 find resources for your practicum (math
manipulatives, textbooks, science kits, children’s
books, and more)
 search Summon and ERIC to find research articles

5. oise.library.utoronto.ca
ACTIVITY #1

6. FINDING RESOURCES FOR YOUR PRACTICUM
Math manipulatives
Textbooks
Games
And more!

7. oise.library.utoronto.ca
ACTIVITY #2

8. FINDING ARTICLES
Summon Search
vs.
Database Searching

9. RESEARCH TOPIC
I’ve heard that boys at the elementary
level are often less interested in
reading than girls. I’m interested in
learning about how technology can be
used to encourage boys to read.
STEP 1. IDENTIFY (AND UNDERLINE) KEY IDEAS
/ KEYWORDS.

10. STEP 2. BRAINSTORM SYNONYMS
Keywords Synonyms

11. OTHER (FREE) BRAINSTORMING TOOLS
LINOIT HTTP://LINOIT.COM

12. OTHER (FREE) BRAINSTORMING TOOLS
HTTP://POPPLET.COM/

13. STEP 3. SEARCH SPECIFIC DATABASES
Search an education database:
 ERIC
 CBCA Education

14. STEP 4. SEARCH SUMMON
Didn’t find what you’re looking for? Try
searching Summon.
Refine your results (for example, limit to
journal articles, in English, published
after 2005)
Save your references.

15. HTTP://WWW.TDSB.ON.CA/LIBRARIES/CAT.ASP?SC
HOOLNO=10

16. FINDING FREE ONLINE E-RESOURCES
http://eresources.knowledgeontario.ca/
(links to K-6 and 7-12 databases are on
the OISE Library homepage)

17. Pat Serafini
pat.serafini@utoronto.ca
416-978-1903
Monique Flaccavento
monique.flaccavento@utoronto.ca
416-978-1867
QUESTIONS? CONTACT US!
WE’RE HERE TO HELP!