Lesson 4 - ProQuest
For my basic search, I looked up "Julie Andrews My Fair Lady". It came up with 1142 results. I skimmed 20 of them. I learned you have to be careful with your use of smaller words like "my" as the results will highlight these words in the text they provide by themselves. I selected an article in Variety. It was very good. I then sucessfully emailed it to myself. I also noticed on the right side one could narrow your results through 12 categories. This would be very beneficial if I actually needed to research Julie Andrews and did not want to look over 1142 results.
I posted comments on another blogger's Lesson 4 after I scrolled down through all their lessons. They were up-to-date. Looks like I am one of the few who are behind.
On the Publications tab I tried to locate a journal I used to subscribe to entitled Instructor. When I clicked on the most current issue - Winter 2012 - it listed highlights from 1999. So, I then picked "Top Five for February 1999". I found 2 useful sites from Scholastic.com. One was for Brian Selznick's Virtual Field Trip. The other was a book wizard to help you select reading materials by topic and grade level.
ProQuest has a lot of information to share. I would need extra time or actual projects in order to more fully appreciate everything that is available at this site.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Lesson 3 - SIRS Discoverer
I selected penguins to research and found lots of information. There were photos and maps to choose from along with the reading levels. I could see using this to followup with younger students after watching a movie like Madagascar. They could find out real facts about animals they saw in the movie.
Using the "Country Facts" was easy too. I selected Seychelles after first hearing about the cruise ship that was stuck by Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Lots of facts, maps, and a timeline were available. This could help students connect more with current events,
I used the "Database Features" under skills - language arts to look up Dr. Seuss information. There were games and books available. Another handy tool to use to celebrate special days.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Should the U.S. government continue to fund manned space flight missions was my topic of interest. After going through the overview, I especially liked being able to see terms to know, additional resources, and the ability to change into a different language. Under research tools, the note organizer for reasons for each viewpoint would be very handy.
Curriculum Pathfinders had lots of interesting choices. Math games were challenging and gave explanations to amaze your friends with how fast you can reach the answers. Under the health section, there was a portion/distortion calories/burn off quiz. This was fun to guess how much work you would have to do to burn off the food you eat.
With both of these I could see lots of potential uses within a classroom, homeschooling, or for homework help at home.
I selected penguins to research and found lots of information. There were photos and maps to choose from along with the reading levels. I could see using this to followup with younger students after watching a movie like Madagascar. They could find out real facts about animals they saw in the movie.
Using the "Country Facts" was easy too. I selected Seychelles after first hearing about the cruise ship that was stuck by Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Lots of facts, maps, and a timeline were available. This could help students connect more with current events,
I used the "Database Features" under skills - language arts to look up Dr. Seuss information. There were games and books available. Another handy tool to use to celebrate special days.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Should the U.S. government continue to fund manned space flight missions was my topic of interest. After going through the overview, I especially liked being able to see terms to know, additional resources, and the ability to change into a different language. Under research tools, the note organizer for reasons for each viewpoint would be very handy.
Curriculum Pathfinders had lots of interesting choices. Math games were challenging and gave explanations to amaze your friends with how fast you can reach the answers. Under the health section, there was a portion/distortion calories/burn off quiz. This was fun to guess how much work you would have to do to burn off the food you eat.
With both of these I could see lots of potential uses within a classroom, homeschooling, or for homework help at home.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Lesson 2
Lesson 2 - Learning Express Library
The tests in the Learning Express Library would be very beneficial for all ages. A patron could pick a topic they were unfamiliar with and see what kind of score they could get. That's what I did. Statistics is a subject I would need lots of practice in. I did better in the spelling/vocabulary course of the Job Search and Workplace Skills learning center. I enjoyed this one and felt it was a good review. I looked at the ebook for LSAT logic games. I'm again impressed with the selection of what is available from the Learning Express Library.
The tests in the Learning Express Library would be very beneficial for all ages. A patron could pick a topic they were unfamiliar with and see what kind of score they could get. That's what I did. Statistics is a subject I would need lots of practice in. I did better in the spelling/vocabulary course of the Job Search and Workplace Skills learning center. I enjoyed this one and felt it was a good review. I looked at the ebook for LSAT logic games. I'm again impressed with the selection of what is available from the Learning Express Library.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Lesson 1B - World Book Public Library Edition
This was my first time on this site - I was impressed with the information that was available. It was easy to use. As you went up grade levels the information became more detailed as you would want it to be.
The online reference center was also well laid out. I especially liked that it listed the primary sources along with more related information. I think having a primary source list would be very valuable to our patrons. When our patrons are looking for information for research papers, they appreciate having a variety of sources to choose from. I also feel this site would be used by patrons who just wanted to check a topic for their own knowledge.
Overall, this is a good site to be aware of and to be able to pass on to others.
This was my first time on this site - I was impressed with the information that was available. It was easy to use. As you went up grade levels the information became more detailed as you would want it to be.
The online reference center was also well laid out. I especially liked that it listed the primary sources along with more related information. I think having a primary source list would be very valuable to our patrons. When our patrons are looking for information for research papers, they appreciate having a variety of sources to choose from. I also feel this site would be used by patrons who just wanted to check a topic for their own knowledge.
Overall, this is a good site to be aware of and to be able to pass on to others.
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