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~[@ill OPLA 10:30 am-11:45 am MTCC 2030 "' 0 :J I (.) SUCCESS STORY: THE SURFIN' SENIORS INTERNET CAMP Janice Lavery, Branch Manager, Forest Hill Branch, Toronto Public Library ; Shaun Bernath, Electronic Services, New Tecumseth Public Library; Jeff Langland, CAP, Electronics Coordinator Assistant, New Tecumseth Public Library. z "' -' 0 <{ 0 w a: (.) NewTecumseth Public Library ran a highly successful internet camp for seniors. Find out how to plan, market and run such a venture for your community. Convenor: sharon Wtlson, King Township Public Library. Teacher librarians, public librarians and classroom teachers have, in general, accepted the notion that research is inherently good for our students. However, new technology, changing student attitudes and an analysis of the research process has shown us that in order to make research meaningful and exciting for students, we must create opportunities for reflective inquiry and help students develop the skills necessary to ask, as well as answer, critical research questions. How can we develop" communities of thinkers" in our school libraries and classrooms? Convenor: Phillip Jeffrey, Nicholas Mancini Centre, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. ~ @~ ~ OUTA 10:30 am-11:45 am MTCC 206CO WEB SEARCH ALERT Gwen Harris, Information Consultant and Internet Specialist, Gwen Harris Information Services. Web search tools are constantly changing. Find out about the latest developments in internet searching and search engines. Review changes in the main types of search tools and identify those tools that excel. New tools for the watch-list are included. Convenor: Martie Grof-Iannelli, Fanshawe College. ~ @~ &) OSLA 10:30 am-11:45 am CP Niagara ~ (TIX[@ OPLA 0 MTCC 1040 ~ @~ ~ OSLA MTCC 2058 10:30 am-11:45 am FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING Carol Koechlin, Instructional leader, Library and Learning Resources, Toronto District School Board; Sandi Zwaan, retired Teacher Librarian, authors of Infonnation Power Pack. 0 -' 10:30 am-11:45 am -' w 0 5: (.) -' <{ I z 0 ..., TARGmNG TEENS IN TECHIE nMES: KEEPING THE LIBRARY KEWL FOR ON-LINE TEENS Sulekha Sathi, Assistant Head, Parkdale Branch, Toronto Public Library; Talya Rotem-Assaf,Youth Community Strategist, Big Orbit -New Media for Youth. COLLABORATION AND THE CURRICULUM PLANNER Kendra Godin-Svoboda, Program Facilitator, Library and Computers, Durham District School Board; Johan Wilkinson, Leader Teacher, Library Programs, Pine Ridge Secondary School. How do teens use technology? What are their interests, search patterns? What programs will attract this audience. Convenor: Katherine Palmer, Toronto Public Library. ~ @~@ OSLA 10:30 am-11:45 am MTCC206B Teacher librarians from Durham District School Board share their experience in writing units collaboratively and provide tips on how they learned to use the Curriculum Planner software. Candid discussion of what works and what doesn't and how teacher librarians can use pieces of this software in their library program planning sessions. Convenor: Cheryl Dinnin, Thames Valley District School Board. The quality of a school library program does impact on student achievement. The thoughtful and purposeful integration of information literacy skills is key to student success. ~ @~ ~ OLITA 10:30 am-11:45 am MTCC 206A CATALOGUING ELECTRONIC PUBLICAnONS: ISSUES AND ACCESS Joe Cox, Co-Manager, Faculty of Information Studies Inforum, University of Toronto; Shelley Hawrychuk, Manager, Technical Services, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Erindale College. RESEARCH AS QUEST: CHITICALLY THINKING ALONG THE JOURNEY John Caldwell, Co-ordinator Elementary Programs, Greater Victoria School District (B.C.) LOCATION CODES CP MTCC Crowne Plaza Metro Toronto Convention Centre Dealing with electronic resources 70