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August 4, 2011
Here is the [|PathfinderAztecs.doc] Jill

**July 27, 2011**
We're into the final question set round. Who knew gargoyles could be so fascinating? Here are the questions and they are in your email:

1.) How do other cultures like Bali islanders and Hindus make use of figures carved in wood or stone? In what ways are such figures or gargoyles like icons? 2.) How do icons influence the quality of life and our culture? Are they healthy? Unhealthy? 3.) Why do some celebrities become icons? Are some celebrities like gargoyles?

Select one. No more than an hour. Any source. Have fun :-)

Esther brought it to my attention that the Big 6 website appears to be out of commission. If you were planning on using that resource for the final project, you'll have to find alternatives. But that shouldn't be a problem.... teachers and librarians are the most resourceful people I know! In addition, you've created your own resources for the information literacy models.


 * I just looked up www.big6.com and clicked on the links that Esther and I put in for our research and was able to get into their site. Maybe they were working on it and it wasn't available for the day. -Kristen

//Thanks for that update, Kristen. Linda//

**July 26, 2011 Update**
Here is the if you are interested in using it on the final project. If you have another version, you prefer, please go ahead and use it.

**July 13, 2011 Update**
Once you've checked your email, you'll be on to the fact that we'll be thinking a great deal about gargoyles over the next several weeks. Remember that we're focused on the process, so don't despair if you don't locate the "correct" answer.

1.) An introduction of yourself on the Home page discussion board. 2.) Posted the results of an interview with a "digital native," read postings, and responded to postings of interest (Assignment 1) 3.) Built out the Information Literacy Model you were assigned marking your contributions with your initials (Assignment 2). 4.) Emailed to me your completed Source Citations Assignment (Assignment 3). If you did NOT hear back from me indicating receipt of your document, please forward the email again. (This shows the original date it was submitted.) 5.) By this evening, you should have completed your work on the first Question Set and posted your responses to the discussion board for your question on the Assignment 4 Discussion Page. There are more questions listed there than you have been assigned. You only need to do your assigned questions... although, you'll be interested in reading the responses to the other questions.
 * To date you should have completed:**

Agenda: Review of the Major Literacy Models Guest Speaker: Kathleen Fleming, 4th and 5th grade teacher at Glen Grove School in Glenview. We will talk about collaboration and how we have implemented a variety of research projects together. Break Book talks -- plan to keep yours around 5 minutes. If you get to 8 minutes, I'll have to cut you off :-( Discussion of Questioning (please read the documents after the orange piece of paper handed out at the first face-to-face session)
 * July 20, 2011 Face to Face Session, 5-8pm, PC Lab 331 Wheeling Campus**


 * DUE on July 20:** In addition to your book talk, you'll need to have completed the Pathfinder/Webquest Assignment. You may give it to me as a hard copy or submit via email. Also due are your Question Set 2 responses. Please contact me with any questions.

Picture Source:http://monster.wikia.com/wiki/Gargoyle

**Welcome to RLS 514!**
RLS 514 is offered as a hybrid class, meaning that we will conduct our work as a learning community both online and face-to-face. The face-to-face sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings from 5:00pm-8:00pm in **PC Lab 331** at the Wheeling campus on June 29, July 20 and August 3. Our online learning will begin June 27 and be facilitated by use of this wikispace.

There is no text for the course. Readings will be available online or will be given to you when we meet in the face-to-face sessions. While I’ll post a basic syllabus online as we start our work together, it will be reviewed in detail when we meet on June 29th. Remember that we are compressing a term’s work of work into six weeks. Our pace will be on the quick side, but this allows us to enjoy several weeks of summer before returning to our classrooms and libraries at the end of August.

As a starting point, introduce yourself to your fellow classmates on the discussion board (use the tab above marked "discussion") and take a look at Assignment One which is an interview with a "Digital Native." Also, you might want to take a look at Assignment 6 and be thinking about a professional resource you'd like to booktalk. Please record your choice on the discussion board for that assignment. Don't worry if you can't think of anything, I'll be bringing a number of books with me on the 29th and you are welcome to use any of those.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to email me at lmdiekman@sbcglobal.net (checked frequently throughout the day) or linda.diekman@nl.edu (checked once a day.)

Looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday!

Linda

P.S. Feel free to bring a snack/sandwich/dinner to our face-to-face sessions. P.P.S. There's an interesting exchange in the opinion pages of the New York Times on the value of school librarians. I'd be remiss if I didn't bring it to your attention, although I could stick my head in the sand and say it doesn't apply to the study of research and better is dealt with in the advocacy class...

@http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/26/are-school-librarians-expendable

The comments are, quite frankly, as interesting and valuable as the articles.

Linda

Picture Source: files.ashtelstudios.com accessed 6/23/2011