we subscribe to. Thanks to our librarian Suzanne Fox, families can
login and authenticate through our school website.
ABC-CLIO Social Studies
Facts on File: African American History
Facts on File: American Indian History
Grolier: America the Beautiful & La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
Marshall Cavendish: Exploring Ancient Civs, Animals and Plants, & Aquatic
World
ProQuest Culturegrams Online
World Book Online Reference Center
Deb
Debra Cusack
Director of Instructional Technology
The Gordon School
dcusack@gordonschool.org
401.434.3833
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>I'd be interested to hear what other database products you have subscribed
>to. I'm especially interested in those that can be accessed from home as
>well as school.
>
>Thanks!
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Dana Pero
>Director of Technology
>Science & Arts Academy
>http://tinyurl.com/Shop-Amazon-for-SAA
>
>
>On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Deb Cusack
><dcusack@gordonschool.org>wrote:
>
>> WorldBook online has been a valuable resource for grades 3-8 in our
>> elementary school. We, like Michelle, also have subscribed to some
>> database products that families can access from home as well as at
>school.
>> This helps parents support safer, more reliable and more focused
>internet
>> research.
>> Deb
>>
>> Debra Cusack
>> Director of Instructional Technology
>> The Gordon School
>> dcusack@gordonschool.org
>> 401.434.3833
>>
>> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>writes:
>> >We have both Britannica and World Book Online. World Book is used more
>> >frequently. Instruction is provided through our Middle School
>librarian
>> >when classes come to the library for research. We have other online
>> >databases that the Middle School kids use for research as well.
>> >
>> >Michelle
>> >
>> >On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM, olga eidelman <olga_eid@hotmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Good afternoon,
>> >>
>> >> I am trying to evaluate use of on-line encyclopedia subscriptions
>with
>> >> 5-8th grade students.
>> >> We've had Britannica- Student edition subscription and I have noticed
>> >that
>> >> my students were not really enthusiastic about using it for their
>> >> researches. Most of my middle school students complained that it's
>too
>> >> limited and not easy to navigate.
>> >>
>> >> Do you have a subscription? Which encyclopedia do you use?
>> >> Do you feel the need for providing such service?
>> >> Do you teach using an on-line encyclopedia or just keep it as
>available
>> >to
>> >> students resource?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance for your responses,
>> >> Olga Eidelman
>> >> K-8 Computer Teacher
>> >> Portola Valley, CA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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