The following is a copy of the notes (edited and revised somewhat) that I created while listening to the group presentations during the November MILP meeting on SPPS Online Resources. While it is not a complete list, it will provide you with an overview of some of the resources. See Post 11 for an overview of resources not mentioned here.
Leslie
ABC-CLIO
• Social- studies & literature
• Google-like searching
• Returns in categories
• Ranked results
• Images
• Includes encyclopedias, essays, reference
• Topic exploration section with activities and quizzes
• Citation button in multiple formats within articles
• Staff section sppsforstaff sppsfor staff0708
o Aligned with textbooks
o Test creator
EBSCO-
• Similar to Gale but higher level
• Various databases, can translate articles
• Help section & tutorials
• Can narrow down topics, creates concept maps
• Visual searches
• Many are abstract only, so you must obtain article elsewhere.
Use MEDD at MINETEX to get full text
Ethnic Newswatch-
• 280 publications
• Resources in 18 languages
• Can limit search by date
• Ethnic group pull-down menu
Gale Databases-
Multiple access points for varying levels-
Student Edition
• Multilingual
• Newpapers, periodical and reference
• Related topics
• RSS feed
• Article email
Discovering Collection
• Topical search
• Sort by date, relevance, etc
Grolier
• 7 encyclopedias
• What happened today in history? (Birthdate activity)
• 10 minute tutorial (read or video)
• “For educators” section aligned with state standards
• Uses Boolean for search
Proquest
• Newspapers, periodicals
• Excellent science info
SIRS Researcher
• Issue based
• Topic trees
• Pro/Con approach
• My analysis section with 5 step approach
• Excellent search features
United Streaming
• See training in Atomic Learning for this library of digital video clips, images, quizzes and teacher support materials
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