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History & Social Sciences online resources

History & Social Sciences online resources. Patti Becker-Sabik & Cheryl Gamble ERMS Library. Why use databases?. DATABASES. WEBSITES. Content often inappropriate or irrelevant Links often lead to abstract and request for payment Google allows for some reading level filtering

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History & Social Sciences online resources

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  1. History & Social Sciences online resources Patti Becker-Sabik & Cheryl Gamble ERMS Library

  2. Why use databases? DATABASES WEBSITES Content often inappropriate or irrelevant Links often lead to abstract and request for payment Google allows for some reading level filtering Content not correlated to state standards • 100% K-12 curriculum relevant • Deep content available only via subscription • Searchable by reading level • Standards-linked content

  3. differentiation • All students capable of accessing Elem/Mid/High resources • Some databases will read text to patron • Some Elementary databases will highlight words as it speaks text (ELL) • Citations are EASY for students

  4. access • From school or home • High School Brochure • Middle School Brochure • Via LCPS Website Home/Academics/Library Services/Online Resources • By Grade • By Subject • Via Alexandria

  5. Social Science Online resources

  6. Brain pop • Movies • Quizzes • Games • BrainPop Educators • State Standards • Lesson Plans • Resources • Training

  7. Issues & controversies • Social and Political issues • Home page • Current topic & Issues in the Headlines • Special Features • Need a Research Topic • Search • Curriculum Tools • Classroom Activities • Historical Documents • Newspaper Editorials • Editorial Cartoons • Teaching Aids • Student Tools • Pro/Con

  8. Biography in context • More than 600,000 biographical entries • Updated daily • Multimedia content • Sort by occupation • Resources for Teacher includes tutorials, lesson plans, student tools

  9. Cq researcher • Social and Political issues - Good for teachers to get ideas for debate topics • Home page – Featured & upcoming reports / hot topics / search & browse • 25 pages per topic • Background • Current Situation • Outlook • Pro/Con • Chronology • Short Features • Maps/Graphs • Next Steps • Related Topics • Good for beginning and advanced researchers • How to cite sources page • Lots of information organized in one place with springboards for additional exploration

  10. Culturegrams • World, States, Kids & Provinces Editions • 200+ United Nations recognized countries • 5 full recipes per country, interviews, slideshows, videos, famous people • Reads & highlights text • Flag database, hear national anthem, pronunciation of official name • Tools: Currency converter, distance calculator, world time • Graphs and data tables: Canned or build your own

  11. history Online resources

  12. ABC-Clio databases • ABC-CLIO American History • ABC-CLIO World History (Ancient and Medieval Eras) • ABC-CLIO World History (The Modern Era) • ABC-CLIO United States Geography • POP Culture Universe

  13. ABC-CLIO databases • New content added weekly • Same interface in all databases • Explore by: • Eras • Decades • States • Analyze Tab • Leading scholars debate key topics • Integrate basic research strategies, critical thinking, and communications skills

  14. ABC-CLIO STAFF Edition • ASK US FOR LOGIN INFO! • Tutorial Videos • Topics and Eras • Analyze • …and more! • Correlate VA SOL curriculum standard with ABC-CLIO material • Lesson plans • Classroom activities • Reading/writing activities

  15. Scholastic Go!Formerly Grolier Online “Vast, vetted, and varied” Adapted interface for all patrons. • Elementary • Middle • High • Adult • Educator Each interface includes features and search results at appropriate reading level. • Each interface includes: • World Newspapers • Interactive Maps • Pro-Con Debate • goTube Videos

  16. Scholastic Go! Content includes 8 encyclopedia databases General Knowledge The New Book of Knowledge – Elementary Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Middle Encyclopedia Americana – High Social Studies America the Beautiful – Elementary/Middle Lands and People – Middle/High Spanish Science

  17. Scholastic Go!Librarian/Educator interface • Lesson Plans • Standards • Go Tube

  18. Scholastic Go!America the beautiful • U.S. Map – facts • U.S. Topics – information about cities, explorers, Native Americans, Presidents • Timelines – selected topics, ability to compare 2 states • Profiles – brief bios of more than 900 important Americans • Games – student review or whiteboard challenges

  19. Scholastic Go!Lands and peoples • Articles on countries, cultures, and current events • Culture Cross – compare 2 countries (land, people, economy, history, facts) • Passport to Fun – games

  20. History & Reference Center • Full-text books and articles to support history research • Biographies, photos, maps, & videos • Can search by Lexile reading level • Full list of publications in database by pdf, excel, or http

  21. U.s. history in context • Resources (same as Biography in Context) • Overview of US history including the most studied events and issues • Browse topics or search (US/World/both) • Search results sorted by resource type (reference, images, primary sources, news, etc.)

  22. World history in context • Cross search with U.S. History • Chronicles over 5,000 years • Includes reference works and primary documents

  23. Have a great summer! Thank you

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