1. PATTI BECKER-SABIK & CHERYL GAMBLE ERMS LIBRARY HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE RESOURCES

2. WHY USE DATABASES? DATABASES 100% K-12 curriculum relevant Deep content available only via subscription Searchable by reading level Standards-linked content 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

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 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topic & Issues in the Headlines Special Features Need a Research Topic Search Curriculum Tools Classroom Activities Historical Documents Newspaper Editorials Editorial Cartoons Teaching Aids Student Tools Pro/Con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! 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

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