'Netters -
Happy Holidays to all & enjoy your time with family & friends!
Thank you all for sending on your database subscription favorites. Here are the
selections:
In Madison, WI, the students used a db called Culture Grams. I wish it was here.
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We have EbscoHost (delivered by the Missouri Ed dept), Proquest, Grolier online,
Discovery collection, culturegrams, NetTrekker, AtomicLearning, Novelist, and
UnitedStreaming. I especially like (and students use) Grolier and Discovering and
probably nettrekker.
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For research we use:
World Book Online
Groliers Online
Culturegrams
Nettrekker.com
We get databases free from the state of Pennsylvania (Power Library). The ones we
use the most are:
Sirs Discoverer
AP Multimedia Archive
Facts for Learning
Middle Search Plus
MAS Ultra School Edition
Contemporary Authors
History Reference Center
Novelist K-8
For our teachers we subscribe to BrainPop.com for streaming videos.
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I adore Britannica Online, and ProQuest has the Historical New York Times
database. They've scanned every article from ~1850 to 2003 (five year lag,
of course), so great primary documents. They even have most of the
advertisements.
EBSCO's Student Research Center and Kids Search, however, I'll not renew.
There's no editorial oversight to ensure that the articles are appropriate
for middle schoolers, and no filtering available. I'm not a prude or a
censor, I just don't want my 7th grade class derailed by snickering.
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Encyclopedia Britannica and CultureGrams are my top choices.
Thanks to all - Susan
Susan Ackerman Leibowitz
Library Media Specialist
Fox Lane Middle School
Route 172/Fox Lane Campus
Bedford, NY 10506
Tel: 914.241.6140 Fax: 914.241.6083
sackermanleibowitz0622@bcsdny.org
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