Meet GALILEO What is GALILEO Georgi A LIbrary
Meet GALILEO
What is GALILEO? Georgi. A LIbrary LEarning Online Georgia’s Virtual Library http: //www. galileo. usg. edu
Who’s in GALILEO? Public and Private Schools Public Libraries Public and Private Colleges and Universities
What’s in GALILEO? Your portal to authoritative age-appropriate databases on multiple topics
What’s in a database? Databases can contain magazine articles, scholarly journal articles, newspaper articles, reviews, and…
What’s in a database? Databases can also contain primary source documents, encyclopedia entries, book chapters, images, videos, and much more
Georgia Resources in GALILEO
Get GALILEO Any Time, Anywhere • Seamless access on-campus via IP authentication • Log in off campus with GALILEO password
GALILEO Password Each public school system, private school, public library system, and academic institution gets a unique password Passwords change 4 times a year Add your name to the distribution list
Up Next A tour of the GALILEO website http: //www. galileo. usg. edu
Tour – Britannica Elementary – SIRS Discoverer – Kids Search – Digital Library of Georgia – New Georgia Encyclopedia – Nove. List K-8
How GALILEO Supports the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards
GALILEO offers • On-level informational text • Primary sources • Multimedia • Citing • Curriculum Tools • Training and more from GALILEO
Informational Text ELACCXRI: Reading Informational Standards – Britannica Elementary – SIRS Discoverer – Kids Search
Literary Text ELACCXRL: Reading Literary Standards • Nove. List K-8 – Book and author recommendations – Curriculum-based book lists (by grade and topic) – Picture Book Extenders
On-Level Text Many GALILEO resources include Lexile scores See Lexile Handout
Primary Sources LXRH: Literacy Standards for Reading in History and Social Studies – – – Annals of American History (from Britannica) American Memory (from Library of Congress) Digital Library of Georgia History Reference Center (grades 5 -12) Kids Search See more at • Teen > By Type > Primary Source Documents
Multimedia • GALILEO offers resources with images, videos, and/or audio – Britannica Elementary – SIRS Discoverer – Digital Library of Georgia – See more in • Teen > By Type > Pictures, Maps, and Flags
Citing Sources Several GALILEO resources have preformatted citations for articles
Citing Sources Several GALILEO resources offer articlelevel linking
Encyclopædia Britannica • Look in Teachers’ Resources in any grade level of Encyclopædia Britannica School Edition • Click the orange buttons for Curriculum Standards
SIRS Resources Correlated to Standards • SIRS Discoverer • Look in Educators’ Resources or click the Common Core Correlations link
EBSCO Curriculum Standards • Appears in Kids Search and History Reference Center • Look in Teacher Resources or Curriculum Standards
Linking to GALILEO Databases Express Links!! – Link directly to one GALILEO resource from your website – Students at home are only asked for the GALILEO password – Find all of your Express Links at GALILEO High School > Databases A-Z > Express Links
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_libr ary_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_librar y_site/ – EBSCO http: //help. galileo. usg. edu/faqs/how_do_i_use_the_ebscohost_search_box_widget/
GALILEO Lesson Plans – Where I’m From in GALILEO – create a local history poem – Create Your Own Story – create a digital story
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 through the school year • GALILEO Training Archives • Presentations and Materials • Resources for Educators
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