The Library and ICT Using Junior Librarian in the School Library to support the curriculum.
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Active database searching
Children gain experience of using ICT in a realistic situation
Scanner driven for issuing Independent learning opportunity Links to relevant material in
whatever form
ICT curriculum
Specifically JL can support: Unit 3C ‘Introduction to databases’ Unit 4D ‘Collecting & presenting
information’ Unit 5B ‘Analysing data and asking
questions: using complex searches’
Enquiry
Choice of a simple search or an advanced search
Simple = Keywords / Titles / Authors
Boolean searching = and /or and not searches
Sorting options
Typical PC convention of sorting by clicking on column headings
Secondary sorts available
Views Create in ‘Librarian Only’ but can be
seen in Enquiry Can change the default view as
required Can reflect current research needed
for classrooms Constantly update themselves as
new material added or old withdrawn
Websites
Searches in Enquiry are for all resources including websites
Easy to add Send to safe sites identified as
relevant and useful to learning Print out Web Site Directory
Reports
While these are available in ‘Librarian Only’ a security level can be established to allow pupils to access if required
Some of these will be shown in graph from, others as lists
Statistics
The School Inspection Report gives basic information on how the library is being used. This can include use by gender, how the different parts of the stock is being used and how many resources have never been loaned.
Review Pupils can go online and write
reviews for the resources they have borrowed.
The questions can be set up and changed for both information and story resources
These reviews are not available to be seen until approved !!
Interactivity
Pupils are interacting in a positive way with ICT
Also helps to reinforce listening skills – but only if speakers are attached (or not turned off) Can download a Microsoft agent (Peedy)
Floorplan
Year 6 project using Paint post SATs? – then upload into system
Does highlight the place in the library where the resource should be (uses map reading skills??)
Helps pupils find resources more easily
Cross-curricular Other languages Production of lists – exporting into
Excel and then Word – to match topic needs
Interactive - listening (sound files) Map skills – floorplan Review – Literacy Export statistics for ICT or Maths