Proquest

1. Best results when I clicked on Document and then clicked on Review and under Subject clicked on Non-Fiction. Ended up with 88 articles.

2. Put in Hurricane Sandy Impact on Libraries and got 384 articles.
Narrowed it down to just Trade Journals and got 88.  Most recent Library Journal, Jan. 1, 2013. Talked about the clean up of the New York University library.

COMMON CORE:

Writing Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
11-12 # 7

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Perfect for the Juniors who do research papers. I usually do an overview of several research sites.  Would give them each a recent topic and have them find 5 sources on Proquest and Cite them using the Cite feature. Excellent tool for becoming familiar with listing sources.

SIRS DISCOVERER & SIRS RESEARCHER

SIRS DISCOVERER:

1. Took hint and went to Advanced Search where I checked only the Easy reading level. Also Lexile ratings are given which is very useful in this case. Came up with 4 newspaper articles, 29 magazines and 7 reference articles.

2.  Put in volcanoes. When list came up clicked on Graphics.
Gave both images and maps.

SIRS RESEARCHER:

1. Definitly better then Google. Articles are educationally approved and correlate with Common Core.

2.  Drought Relief, Water Restrictions, Water Conservation and Water Consumption are just a variety of the subjects you can put in for information.

Common Core:

Writing Standard: Production and Distribution of Writing. #7
 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, forcused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

Using the Pro and Con feature 9th graders will work in teams to prepare arguments for or against chosen topic. Will then present
arguments using a written outline form.

Learning Express

 1.    Went to School Center and chose 4th Grade Reading Practice  
Came up with Read a folktale, a passage on bird watching and a short story. Then answer questions to build comprehension skills and get instant scoring and full answer explanations. Also there are Tutorials and Ebooks.

2.     Clicked on Job Search and Workplace Skills. Would give her choices on Business Writing Skills, Grammar, and Spelling Vocabulary Practice. She could also take some Practice tests.

3.     Would steer him to Nursing and Allied Health. The Career Guidance section would be the most helpful.

Common Core:

Reading Standard: Craft and Structure #4
      Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

      Have 6th grade students choose 1 practice test and analyze using guidelines in reading Standard listed above.

Lesson 2

Chilton Library:

1. Put in year, make, and model. Click repair then Steering and then
    Steering Wheel. Click on Removal and Installation. I would probably recommend the video on Steering Wheel Removal.

2. Think the # is A131L3.

Common Core:

Have 9th grade students read How to Buy a Used Vehicle and list
5 tips they would find helpful in selecting a car.

Mango:

I would recommend the English feature to help her supplement her
English studies.

Common Core :

Couldn't really find anything with foreign languages.

World Book

WORLD BOOK KIDS
     Filter option was nice. Put in whales and got 43 articles but on a variety including whales, dolphin, and sharks. Quite a mixture of articles. Could go to 6 pictures of 6 different whales. This was neat espcially for younger grades 1-3. 14 videos were available for viewing. A good listening exercise would be to have students watch and list 5 things they learned about whales.

WORLD BOOK STUDENT
     Went to Biography Center and then clicked n view more catagories. The list of World Book Picks is an excellent way for students to choose a person for research. For example, if on World Leaders they can go to a complete list and then modify their search. The How to Do Research on the side was interesting. As a librarian I could see using this for a lesson on research and writing a paper espcially for 6-8 students.

WORLD BOOK ADVANCED
     Looked up Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and was intrigued with the Hear text read aloud feature. I am periodically asked to get talking books for special needs students. This might be an option. Also like the link to the Content Standards.

WORLD BOOK DISCOVER
     Visual Dictionary was just fin to navigate and would be interesting with Junior High grades. Timeline feature of course would be beneficial espcially creating their own. Video's again were excellent. Would be fun to use the Ask a Question feature. Citation Builder is important for older students. Liked that they appeared in 3 formats.

Common Core
11-12 WS 1

Using World Book Advanced students will research Act of Bravery by an American Politician after 1956.

1. Will use Pathfinder to select their subject.
2. Will research major event which subject is linked to eg. Lyndon B. Johnson and The Great Society or John F. Kennedy and Civil Rights Act.
3. Will use the Citation Builder to list sources.
4. Will explore magazine and newspaper articles listed on subject.
5. Will write an essay supporting why their subject was heroic.