3. Independence Middle School MEDIA CENTER www.imsmediacenter.wikispaces.com www.imsmediacenter.wikispaces.com 24/7

4. RESOURCES from Research Databases RESOURCES from Free Internet Search Engines VS www.imsmediacenter.wikispaces.com

5. DATABASESGoogleGoogle 100 % of information is K-12 curriculum RELEVANT + RELIABLE = ASSUREDLY SAFE About 14% of information is made available H arper, Meghan. (2011). Chapter 7: Using online reference resources IN Reference Sources and Services for Youth. Neal- Schuman Publishers. Beyond Google: The Invisible Web Resources

6. DATABASESGoogleGoogle *PUBLISHER-QUALITY INFORMATION CHECKED FOR ACCURACY and RELIABILITY by PUBLISHER’S EDITORS *Variety of media types *Editor selected websites *Sites not updated regularly *Difficult to obtain sources: ANYONE CAN PUBLISH any OPINION or IDEA regardless of their AUTHORITY, EDUCATION or EXPERIENCE in that SUBJECT AREA *Inappropriate for school use Trash or Treasure?

7. DATABASES GoogleGoogle 1000’s of: *Newspapers *Magazines *Media types = Students can search INDIVIDUALLY or COLLECTIVELY *Full access to deep content archives NOT AVAILABLE *This information is ONLY AVAILABLE by SUBSCRIPTION

8. DATABASESGoogleGoogle *DICTIONARY *BUILT-IN READER features: = HELP STUDENTS build VOCABULARY READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS * OFFERS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR SUBJECTS NO RELATED SUPPORT FEATURE AVAILABLE

9. DATABASESGoogleGoogle Articles are assigned LEXILES: *Users can LOCATE MATERIALS suited to INDIVIDUAL or GROUP READING NEEDS NO METHOD FOR SEARCHING BY READING LEVEL

10. DATABASESGoogleGoogle STUDENTS CAN: *VIEW *SAVE *PRINT *E-MAIL For chosen articles in: *MLA *AMA *APA Directly from DATABASE NO RELATED SUPPORT FEATURE AVAILABLE

11. DATABASES GoogleGoogle HELP students and teachers QUICKLY ASSESS INFORMATION, PRACTICING ESSENTIAL SKILLS for READING COMPREHENSION RESULT DESCRIPTIONS are DRIVEN by KEYWORD SEARCHES and MAY NOT TRULY REFLECT CONTENT RELEVANCE

12. SPECIFIC WEBSITES WILL BE PROVIDED NO RANDOM GOOGLING!

13. Wikipedia: a starting point only! Wikipedia Government information (.gov).gov See advertisements Instant access to Current NEWSCurrent NEWS Personal web pages-Social Networking Personal Fun! (Games, FYI) Fun The internet does offer some good information if you are willing to sort through the information to determine what is reliable. Disclaimer:

14. When to use DATABASES AT SCHOOL unless otherwise directed Newspaper, Journal, & Magazine articles Encyclopedia overviews / specifics of topics Biographical information Statistical information Opinions on current issues DOING RESEARCH and LOOKING for RELIABLE SOURCES RELATED TO ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

16. Game: always trying to be #1 result for search Obsolete: URL’s are often “Not Found” Overstimulation: too many results to get quick reliable results Gamut: wide range of information and degree of difficulty presented Laborious: time required to search through all results Evaluation: younger users do not have skills or background needed to decide whether information is accurate or not

17. Direct can get what you need exactly (take them to magazines, primary sources, maps, images etc.) Can get what you want exactly! Age-Appropriate: no Bess needed to block sites Tiered: Lexile reading levels Accessible: 24/7 will need passwords at home generally or library card if using sites from public library page Bibliography: citations are provided MLA, APA, AMA Accurate: reviewed, relevant, publishers, editors Stimulating: information is presented graphics, kid friendly –usuable Empowerment: users have confidence that they can be successful Selective: database sources are abundant in subject areas, student can pick and choose ones that will be easy to use personally

18. When SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION…………. Use Reliable Educational Age-appropriate Learning Tools