Am looking forward to starting the new challange. Always learn something new.

Wrap Up

     Overall I learned something new about each site but the two
biggest discoveries concerned SIRS Issue Researcher and CAMIO.

     I dicovered I much preferred using SIRS over Proquest. It
was just easier to navigate and I was impressed with its features
espcially the Pro/Con Issues and Essentail Questions.

    I don't remember CAMIO from the first challenge so I was
really excited to explore all it had to offer and recommend it
to our Art teacher.

     Also discovered our IP address was not correct with the State
and consquently we had to put in the long username and then a
password. Managed to get that resovled with the prompt assistance
of Julie Erickson. This will make it so much easier to access these
sites from school. I have found both students and teachers want
everything quicker.

     Will definitly try to use these sites more when classes come in
for research. I feel much more comfortable using them and showing
teachers how to use them. Really liked the handouts available to
print out for students and teachers.

Ancestry Library, HeritageQuest and Sanborn Maps

1. Clicked on Immigration & Travel and put in Titanic. Came up
with 3 other ships on the White Star line. The Majestic, Olympic,
and Republic which all had pictures with brief histories of each
ship. I was impressed with this feature and the fact you could zoom
in for a closer look.

2.  Under search clicked on Newspapers & Publications. All I could
pull up were Obituary listings.

3. I searched under Books then Places. Put in Brown County,
South Dakota and came up with one book, A Brief History of
South Dakota.


Common Core: 2.8.5 Analyze and respond to multiple resources
reflecting the diverse heritage of SD, the US, and the world.
2.8.7 Use electronic/digital tools and resources to locate and
creatively share information.

Lesson for 7th or 8th grade
Create a Family Tree using AncestryLibrary and HeritageQuest
going back as many generations as possible. Using Sanborn Maps
find a map of one town for one selected family on the tree.

ArchiveGrid & CAMIO

1.  To read the papers of Theodore Schultz you would go to Iowa
State University. I then clicked on Read More and found out
he taught at Iowa State and specialized in agricultural economics.
He was well known for innovative theories in agriculture and was
awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics

2.  Charles Dicken's England: Refined time period on the left hand
side and put in Dress getting no results for England. Narrowed it
down by putting in British Fashion and found a picture of a women's dress and put in British Clothing and found a good picture
of a Man's outfit.
      I'm definitely going to recommend this site to our Art teacher.
She does quite a few research projects and I can see where this would be very useful.

Common Core:  Speaking and Listening Grade 11-12 : 5
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio,
visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance
understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence to add interest.

     After reading Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar students will design
a museum exhibit using at least 4 of the subject areas on CAMIO.
For example Photographs, Costume and Jewelery, Sculpture, etc.

  

 
  
 
 

WorldCat

Advanced Challenge

1.  First of all let me say I really enjoyed working with this site. It
was easy to navigate and I found that the more specific you were
the easier it was to find your information.
     Started out using a basic search for this first question and put in
Luther, Martin and of course ended up getting a huge amount of
books on Martin Luther King, Jr. Went to the Advanced search and
put in Luther, Martin with the limiters Juvenile and Non-Fiction
but still came up with more on Martin King Jr. Then specified more
by putting in Luther, Martin monk. Bingo!! got 26 results. Chose
the books Luther: biography of a reformer from Augustana and
Martin Luther from the Brookings Public Library. I liked the Material Type feature in the record which gave somewhat of a grade level for the book. Also liked the Libraries tab at the top of
page which got you right to the list of libraries that had the book.
I ended up using the Advanced Search for the rest of the questions
and as I said found it very easy to use.

2.  Started by putting in a specific Shakespeare work, Romeo and
Juliet but decided this would take to long so put in Shakespeare's
Classics Graphic Novels and came up with 41 results. It pretty
much covered all of his plays. Chose Romeo & Juliet: a graphic
novel, Publisher Towester: Classical Comics

3.  Using the Advanced Search and putting in the Limiters Musical
Scores, Any Audience, Any Context, and Any Format I put in My
Fair Lady and got 491 results. Thought this was somewhat high so
narrowed it down by using My Fair Lady score and got 131 results.
Thought this was a little strange since I had checked the box which
just limited it to Musical Scores already. My choice had the Accession No. 998214 and was available at the University of Minnesota.
     I do request materials from the Public Library for teachers and will definitly use this to see what is available outside of South Dakota.

Common Core:

     I'm not sure how effective this would be for student use. Possibly could be a tool they would use further in college research.
Could introduce it briefly with that in mind. Would most likely use
it with teachers who are struggling with Common Core objectives.
It came up with 307 results with information on Common Core and
most of it looked very informative and worthwhile.

EBooks on EbscoHost

Advanced Challenge

     1. Looked up Bullying and got 6 results. Chose the book Bullying and Harassment by Kathleen Conn. I was really impressed
by the Tools on the right side espcially the Bookmark and Annotate
and of course the Cite feature. I discovered the Search Within tool but then also found that I could just click on each chapter on the left side which seemed to be much easier. I found this site to be fun
to maneuver around on and it would definitly use it to supplement printed material in my library. Could probably use it for both my
Junior High and High School.

     2. For this I put in Fairy Tales and got 82 results before I tried to
refine my search I scrolled down the page and found the books.
The author was Andrew Lang and they consisted of the Violet,
Blue, Yellow and Red Fairy Book.


Common Core Standard:

      Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12. Integration of
Knowledge and Ideas 9-10: 9  Analyze seminal U.S. documents
of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington's Farewell
Address, The Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt's Four Freedom's
speech, King's " Letter from Birmingham Jail"), including how
they address related themes and concepts.

     Students will find speeches on EbscoHost and write a paper
analyzing and addressing the requirements of the above Common
Core.
           

Week 5 - GVRL

      Advanced Challenge:

      1. Put in Spring Holidays and got 422 results. I then narrowed it down by doing an Advanced Search after the time period 2011   
clicking on Subject Area - Education and Target Audience - General. The best resource turned out to be Junior Worldmark
Encyclopedia of World Holidays. I found information on Carnival (Mardi Gras), Buddha Day, and Easter. Found games and food but
not sure the actual recipes could be found on this site.  Did find a
resource on May Day but it was very brief.

     2. Searched for articles on Common Core Standards and got
475 results. Narrowed it down by clicking on Teacher Education
on the left hand side and came up with 24.

     Overall this site has some worthwhile resources. I would definitily use it with older high school students. Once you get the hang of navigating it gets easier to find your information. I can see
if you a limited Reference section this would be beneficial since it
has so many encyclopedia and dictionary sources.


 Common Core Connection:

     Put in Creativity and from Speech and Theater Education read an article which said, " College admissions personnel have identified speaking, listening and critical thinking as skills and knowledge crucial to success. Competence in oral communication -
speaking, listening, and media literacy - is prereuisite to student's
personal and academic success in life."  This is exactly what the Common Core Standards stress as goals to prepare for students for further education and beyond in life.

     An article from The Encyclopedia of Education on Cooperative
and Collaborative Learning said, "One perspective would suggest
that the joint knowledge of the group member is greater than the
individual knowledge of any member. This again is a goal of the
Common Core. Ex. Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12
Comprehension and Collaboration: 1. Initate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12
topics, texts, and issues, building on other's ideas and expressing
their own clearly and persuasively.

      Speaking and Listening Standard 11-12: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in
presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
      In small groups 2-3 Senior students will research a topic using
two different articles from GVRL. One they will have read to them
with the Listen option and one they will read themselves. They will
then design a brochure advertising the benefit of one over the other.

 

ProQuest Advanced Challange & Common Core

     When I put in Les Miserables and tried to find just literary criticism's I came up with 1605 results. I used the Document Type and Subject limiters on the side but still ended up getting movie and play reviews. I even limited it to Scholarly Journals thinking that would help.
     I then worked on the Hurricane Sandy question. When I put in
Hurricane Sandy Libraries and searched I got 668 results. When I
was more specific and put in Hurricane Sandy Impact on Libraries
got 264 results but after scrolling through 4 pages not one of them
pertained to the actual question. I became very frustrated and found
Proquest to be a very cumbersome site to use espcially after using
SIRS. It would be interesting to see if the students would like the
Create Alert feature when doing research for a paper. It seemed
easy enough to set up.

Common Core

     1.12.5 Critique resources for accuracy, currency, reliability,
usefulness, validity, scope, purpose, and intended audience.
(Evaluate)

      11th Grade students would each be given a current topic
and using both SIRS and Proquest would research and evaluate
the two sites using the criteria above. Results would be given in
a one to two page paper.

 
 

SIRS Issue Re

     I researched the topic Animal Cruelty which brought up 421 newspaper articles, 217 maganzine articles, 10 viewpoints ( which
I'm not sure would be that useful), 2 Reference articles, 103 Graphic, Media sources ( might be useful for Powerpoints), and
13 Web Sites. After scrolling through the newspaper and magazine
articles I was impressed enough to recommend this as another alternative to Proquest. It is something I would definitely recommend to students.

     The Pro/Con Issues and Essential Questions feature would be an excellent source for Debate students as would the Debate Guide under the My Analysis tab. Also the Creating Powerpoint Presentations would be a fun resource for students and teachers alike. There was a Citation Guidelines which as always is invaluable.  The Timeline feature was very easy to use and the
Statistics could be very useful for both research papers and
speeches.

      I was not as impressed with the Curriculum Pathfinder feature.
Maybe it was just me but I did not find it that userfriendly. I chose
Mythology to research. There was definitely a lot of information but again I did not find it easy to navigate.

Common Core Connection

     Speaking and Listening 9-10: Presentation of Knowledge and
Ideas. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly,concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

     In doing research for Informational speeches students will be required to use the Note Organizer format on SIRS Issue Reseacher to organize their research.

     Basic:

     I chose a test in Language Arts on the High School level to prepare for the ACT's. Overall I thought it was an excellent way to
introduce these to students. The presentation of right and wrong answers was very clear and concise. The only thing I found a bit
cumbersome was having to go back to the paragraph and then back
to the multiple choices.
     I searched Nursing and came up with numerous resources which I expected but also found some Restaurant Manager. Although not
as many they also seemed helpful.


    Advanced:
     1. I would walk them through clicking on the Elementary School tab and concentrating on the 4th grade Reading Practise
tests rather then the courses or Ebooks. I think doing actual testing
would be more beneficial.

     2. After searching Office Manager I was impressed with 
the amount of resources that were available. 69 tests, 18 courses and 13 Ebooks. In this instance I would put more emphasis on the
courses and tests but would also make sure she was aware of the
Ebooks and the fact that they could be downloaded.

     3. I would give an overview of all three but in this case would
dwell more on the Ebooks for factual information for a report.

    Common Core:

     CC 9-10 Writing Standards ( Research to Build and Present
Knowledge) Draw evidence from informational text to support
analysis, reflection and research.

Sophmore Career Paper: Have to use an Ebook from Learning Express Library as one research source for paper. Librarian will
spend one period presenting cite.

World Book Advance

I have not used World Book Online that much but after exploring
it for the first assignment I have to say I am more excited about
recommending and using it with students and teachers.

I concentrated on the World Book Advanced since our Juniors
will be working on their Research papers this semester. The
Ebook section was quite interesting. I espcially like the Web
Sites feature and the How to cite the document. We are always
stressing educationally approved websites with the students and
of course citing sources is an ongoing teaching skill. Being able
to listen to articles read through Ebooks is appealing to students
in this technically engaged world and adds some fun to research.

Also the Content Standards link for teachers to be able to
access and being able to go further with Lesson Plan sites is
convenient.

I'm looking forward to introducing this site to students and teachers
alike.


Common Core Advanced

Grade 12  Language Arts    Reading Standards

12.R.4  Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural,
and time period texts.


After reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill
a Mockingbird students will first break into groups and create a
timeline spanning events between the two works with an emphasis
on race relations and their impact on society in the time interval
between books. They will then present their conclusions using
specific events and examples from the books.