In the March 28th blog titled Benson Village School's Research Database I shared the reasons for an online encyclopedia or research database. If students rather find and check their own information online there are a number of ways to do that.
One way is to use Snopes located at http://www.snopes.com/ which is specifically set up for checking validity of information.
This site can also be used to check email scams.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
Benson Village School's Research Database
This year students have Scholastic's Go database for research needs. The web address is
http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N.
This database can be accessed at home with the at-home login and password which both students and teachers have.
Once you are logged in you will see different tabs which present information at various reading levels. The tabs are Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Adults.
There is a citation for each article at the bottom of the page. If students choose to find their information through a search engine such as Google, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Firefox, there is Easy Bib, Citation Machine, and NoodleTools to create citations. Each citation application is free.
There are quite clear reasons for a paid database with the most important one being reliable information, Other important reasons include the citations already created, lesson plans included as well as videos, maps and other graphics.
For those students choosing other avenues for research information, the quality of the information will need to be evaluated. Kathy Schrock, a former school district Director of Technology, instructional technology specialist, a middle school, academic, museum, and a public library librarian offers question forms that lead the way to choosing reliable information. They can be found at her website: http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html.
http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N.
This database can be accessed at home with the at-home login and password which both students and teachers have.
Once you are logged in you will see different tabs which present information at various reading levels. The tabs are Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Adults.
There is a citation for each article at the bottom of the page. If students choose to find their information through a search engine such as Google, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Firefox, there is Easy Bib, Citation Machine, and NoodleTools to create citations. Each citation application is free.
There are quite clear reasons for a paid database with the most important one being reliable information, Other important reasons include the citations already created, lesson plans included as well as videos, maps and other graphics.
For those students choosing other avenues for research information, the quality of the information will need to be evaluated. Kathy Schrock, a former school district Director of Technology, instructional technology specialist, a middle school, academic, museum, and a public library librarian offers question forms that lead the way to choosing reliable information. They can be found at her website: http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html.
Monday, February 22, 2016
January & February Notes of Interest
Have you ever noticed how many notable days there are in February? The February celebrations are numerous compared to the number in the month of January.
Here are days of note used for Library displays for January and February 2016:
January 1st - New Year's Day
January 18 - Martin Luther King Day
February 1 - National Freedom Day
February 2 - Groundhog Day
February 8 - Chinese New Year
February 9 - Mardi Gras
February 10 - Vermont Writes
February 11 - National Inventors Day
February 12 - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 Valentine's Day
February 15 - President's Day
February 22 - George Washington's Birthday
February 29 - Leap Day which occurs once every four years
A wonderful book that gives students a look at holidays and celebrations around the world is
"Celebrations!" written by Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley The book is organized around the seasons with the celebrations and holidays within that season described from a child's perspective.
Children's Press an imprint of Scholastic Inc. publishes a wonderful series about holidays through their "Rookie Read About Holidays" series for preschool through third grade students. The celebrations are explained with historical background as well as "Fast Fact" text boxes.
Vermont Writes Day was celebrated on February 10. Here at Benson Village School everyone stopped what they were doing to spend 6 minutes writing. Students had the option of submitting their writing to the Young Writer's Project.
Wonderful books about the holidays abound and can be easily found at area libraries if you are looking to explain the significance of these celebrations with an exception of Leap Day. A quick search of the various bookstores such as Amazon and Albris saw a small selection.
Please stop by if you would like to see Benson Village School's library display of celebration books.
Here are days of note used for Library displays for January and February 2016:
January 1st - New Year's Day
January 18 - Martin Luther King Day
February 1 - National Freedom Day
February 2 - Groundhog Day
February 8 - Chinese New Year
February 9 - Mardi Gras
February 10 - Vermont Writes
February 11 - National Inventors Day
February 12 - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 Valentine's Day
February 15 - President's Day
February 22 - George Washington's Birthday
February 29 - Leap Day which occurs once every four years
A wonderful book that gives students a look at holidays and celebrations around the world is
"Celebrations!" written by Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley The book is organized around the seasons with the celebrations and holidays within that season described from a child's perspective.
Children's Press an imprint of Scholastic Inc. publishes a wonderful series about holidays through their "Rookie Read About Holidays" series for preschool through third grade students. The celebrations are explained with historical background as well as "Fast Fact" text boxes.
Vermont Writes Day was celebrated on February 10. Here at Benson Village School everyone stopped what they were doing to spend 6 minutes writing. Students had the option of submitting their writing to the Young Writer's Project.
Wonderful books about the holidays abound and can be easily found at area libraries if you are looking to explain the significance of these celebrations with an exception of Leap Day. A quick search of the various bookstores such as Amazon and Albris saw a small selection.
Please stop by if you would like to see Benson Village School's library display of celebration books.
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