Session 4 -  Education Portals & Search Strategies

	Let's begin by signing on to My UEN ......

Activity 1 - ERIC/EBSCO

• Presentation:
  • Setting the Context:  Research Paper
  • PowerPoint Presentation on ERIC/EBSCO on CourseCompass.Com under Lectures
  • Overview of Search Strategies using ERIC/EBSCO

  Directions for Accessing ERIC/EBSCO from "My UEN."

   

• Activity:
  • Using ERIC/EBSCO, identify the topic for your research paper (refer to the guide you printed  http://library.ucf.edu/Instruct/Education/eric_user_guide.htm)
  • Conduct a search of ERIC/EBSCO and identify useful search terms from the thesaurus
  • Practice emailing a few potentially useful articles to yourself
    • Send me an email with: a) your topic for your research paper, and b) at least 3 thesaurus search terms, and c) titles of a few articles.  Remember to include TL 6950 in the subject line of your subject line along with a descriptive title, e.g., TL 6950 - Research Paper Topic.

Activity 2 - Pioneer Library (postponed until next week)

• Presentation:
  • PowerPoint presentation on Pioneer on CourseCompass.Com

   

• Activity:
  • Working with a colleague, spend 15 minutes exploring several of the following sites that you read about on the Pioneer Libary handout http://pioneer-library.org/resources/handout.pdf.  Then, from among the following, choose 1 site to review that is appropriate for your students.

   

  • Academic Search Elite
  • Ebsco Animals
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • MAS Ultra- School Edition
  • Middle Search Plus
  • Newspaper Source
  • Primary Search
  • Searchasaurus - An interface for elementary schools
  • TOPICsearch
  • SIRS Discoverer
  • SIRS Knowledge Source
  • Wilson Biographies Plus
  • World Book Online
  • Deseret News Archives
  • Salt Lake Tribune Archives

   

  • Your review should include:  a) general features of the site, b) how you would have your students use the database.

  NOTE:  UEN provides several resources for teachers on using Pioneer including tutorials, handouts, and a letter to be sent home for students (http://pioneer-library.org/resources/ )

Activity 3 - Marco Polo (postponed until next week)

(click on icon to access Marco Polo)

• Activity:Marco Polo is considered to be a premier educational website. 
  • Working with a colleague, access Marco Polo and spend 15 minute exploring several of its sites.  Then, choose 1 of the following sites to review that is appropriate for your students:

• ArtsEdge
• Econedlink
• Edsitement
• Illuminations
• ReadWriteThink
• ScienceNetLinks
• Xpeditions

• Your review should include:  a) general features of the site, b) types of content included that is relevant for your students, and c) strategies for using this resource in teaching.

Review of Assignments for Next Session