Research on the Internet

 

Kid safe search engines:

     

      http://www.ajkids.com/    Ask Jeeves for Kids

      http://www.yahooligans.com/

      http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/  backed by librarians

      http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm    Multiple kids search tools

      http://www.tekmom.com/search/   Tek Mom’s multiple search engines

      

Multiple search sites for Kids

           

http://searchenginewatch.com/links/kids.html

 

Search engines:

     

http://www.allsearchengines.com/

 

Available from USD #457

http://www.gckschools.com/

  Library Search  - USD 457’s libraries   

Proquest  The online services can also be accessed from any Internet capable computer outside the district through the web browser.  You will be prompted for your district username and password (in the username box you will need to enter:

            usd-457/<username>   --- most schools

            estlc/<username> --- AB and FW

            hstlc/<username> --- GCHS  

Example:         usd-457/karlins

 

Ebsco   Trial offer for magazine article research

                May choose elementary, middle school, High School

      WorldBook Online

     

      GCHS Reference page

            http://www.gckschools.com/schools/gchs/search.htm

 

Sirs Discoverer:  SIRS research staff selects articles, government documents, and Web sites that reflect both the enduring and current issues of the topics represented in our products. May email articles to yourself or at home.

 

Search Tips

Search Methods

Description and Usage

 

 Subject Headings

Use Subject Headings Search when you have a specific research topic in mind and you want to use a subject index to quickly locate articles related to that topic.

 

Keyword

Use Keyword Search to locate articles based upon your own combination of key words and phrases using Boolean operators or Natural Language. (i.e. Is there life on other planets?)

Advanced
Keyword

Use Advanced Keyword Search to search multiple fields, including full text, title and author. In addition, the almanac and encyclopedia can be searched with the main article database.

 

Subject Tree

Use Subject Tree Browse to browse a category for a possible research topic or to narrow down a general topic. Locate articles by exploring categories, topics and subtopics in a multi-level subject tree.

 

Search
Syntax

Meaning

Examples

AND

The AND operator locates articles that contain all of the key words or phrases.

children AND computers

OR

The OR operator locates articles that contain at least one of the key words or phrases.

tornado OR cyclone

NOT

The NOT operator eliminates articles that contain certain key words or phrases.

basketball NOT college

*

Truncation includes alternate word endings such as plurals and tense variations in your query.

farm*
for: farmer, farming, farmland etc.

" "

Enclose a phrase in quotation marks to find multiple words appearing next to one another in a specified order.

"affirmative action"

(  )

Boolean searches are conducted in the following order of precedence (NOT, AND, OR) unless parentheses are used. Use NOT and OR together to limit your search .
Use AND and OR together to expand your search.

(dolphin NOT fish) OR porpoise

health AND (kids OR children)

Putting it all Together

This is an example of how to locate references to the various earthquake(s) in California or Washington, excluding those in San Francisco.

(California OR Washington) AND earthquake* NOT "San Francisco"

 

Sorting

Description and Usage

Relevance

Articles containing the highest number of key words or phrases are returned first.

Date

Articles dated most recently are returned first.

Default Reading Levels

Articles in Discoverer are assigned a reading level according to the Flesch Reading Ease scale:

¨      Easy (grades 1-4)

¨      Moderate (grades 5-7)

¨      Challenging (8th grade and beyond)

    

     Other Sites for Research:

 

Deneise McGowan’s Website:         http://www.gckschools.com/schools/jb/deneise/DEFAULT.HTM

      Ginny Hoover’s Site:   

                http://www.geocities.com/ginnyks/  

        Kim Steele's Website:  Kim's Korner 4 Teacher Talk

             http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/

      Technical Writing Samples for USD 457

      http://www.gckschools.com/schools/gchs/gendocs/techman.htm

 

Reference Desk :  Collection of reference sites                      

      http://www.refdesk.com/ 

Caleberinc Resources   http://www.learning.caliberinc.com

Internet Public Library  http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/

http://www.ipl.org/div/news/  Newspapers from all over world

50 States Newspapers   http://www.50states.com/news/

50 States Outline Maps  http://50states.com/maps/

Encyberpedia Offers large topic index, fact-finding tools, cross-referencing, and related links. http://www.encyberpedia.com/eindex.htm

www.infoplease.com  Research current events, statistics, facts, and historical records using an encyclopedia, dictionary, and several almanacs.

www.encyclopedia.com - articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition.

 Library of Congress   Includes American historical collections, the text and images from major exhibitions, the THOMAS database of current and historical information on the U. S. Congress, a learning page for K-12 students and teachers  

        http://www.loc.gov/

National Geographic  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

The Teacher's Corner  

      http://www.theteacherscorner.net/index.htm

700+ Sites for Teachers 

     http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html

 

Students to Present Reports:

      Digital Camera

      Scanner

    Power Point

  CPS System

  Color Printer

   Over Head

 

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