News & Updates
New Digital Literacy: Evaluating Electronic Sources and Safely Engaging Online Research Guide!
There is a new UDLib/SEARCH research guide entitled Digital Literacy: Evaluating Electronic Sources and Safely Engaging Online. This guide will focus on several facets of digital literacy such as evaluating online resources, fact checking, evaluating images and videos, understanding and effectively using search engines, and safely and appropriately interacting online. At the conclusion of the guide, students will find engaging activities to test their knowledge of digital literacy. Also included are lesson plans and discussion prompts that educators and parents will find useful as they help students navigate the sprawling landscape of online content.
New UDLib/SEARCH 2024 Presidential Election Guide!
There is a new UDLib/SEARCH 2024 Presidential Election Guide! Topics covered include the branches of government, with an emphasis on the executive branch, political parties, biographies of the 2024 presidential and vice presidential candidates, the electoral college, voting, and democracy.
Explore the Newly Released Holocaust and Genocide Studies (House Bill 318) Guide!
Delaware HB 318 requires that each school district and charter school serving students in 1 or more of the grades 6 through 12 shall provide instruction on the Holocaust and genocide at least 1 time in each grade.
UDLib/SEARCH Coordinators have reviewed HB 318, and, through the Holocaust and Genocide Studies (House Bill 318) Guide, have identified a portion of the content in the UDLib/SEARCH databases that can be used to fulfill the teaching requirements of HB 318.
In addition, UDLib/SEARCH Coordinators are available to provide training sessions, at no cost, to DE educators and administrators concerning ways that UDLib/SEARCH content can be integrated with the curriculum in support of HB 318.
Explore the Newly Released Black History (House Bill 198) Guide!
Delaware HB 198 requires that each school district and charter school serving students in 1 or more of the grades K through 12 provide instruction on Black History. UDLib/SEARCH Coordinators have reviewed HB 198, and, through the Black History (House Bill 198) Guide, have identified a portion of the content in the UDLib/SEARCH databases that can be used to fulfill the teaching requirements of HB 198. In addition, UDLib/SEARCH Coordinators are available to provide training sessions, at no cost, to DE educators and administrators concerning ways that UDLib/SEARCH content can be integrated with the curriculum in support of HB 198.
Explore Social Issues Through Free Britannica Webinars!
Learn how to best use the Britannica resources provided via UDLib/SEARCH to support your classroom or library! Free webinars will be offered in the approaching months, and a recording of each session will be provided to all who register. Take a look at the upcoming webinar topics:
- August – Developing Students’ SEL Skills at the Beginning of the School Year
- September – Teaching Latinx History through Media Literacy
- October – Deepen Students’ Understanding of Indigenous People’s History Through Inquiry
- November – Explore Veterans Day Through Media Literacy
- December – Developing SEL Skills Through Learning About the Importance of Human Rights
The registration page provides a description of each of these free webinars. Please share this Information with colleagues at your school! We hope to see you there!