I first searched Red Cloud's War. I had to go down to the 5th option before I actually got to anything about Red Cloud. I got books on World War II and aviation and weather. I noticed how you could go to the table of contents and view the "Most Relevant Pages". The table of contents for the two books I chose revealed nothing but the title of the book. Also, some of the "Most Relevant Pages" looked to be index pages.
As far as the Constitution Day projects I would recommend the following:
1. Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture
2. Our Elusive Constitution: Silences, Paradoxes, Priorities
3. The Constitution, the Law, and Freedom of Expression 1787-1987
When I went to the Advanced Search I chose Nebraska. Everything there seems to be from the University of Nebraska Press. Many things on Native Americans. Top three were:
1. Turtle Lung Woman's Daughter
2. Science and Native American Communities: Legacies of Pain, Visions of Promise
3. A Final Promise: The Campaign to Assimilate the Indians 1880-1920.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures 2012 is the title I chose. It gives a list of every country in the world. I chose the Czech Republic. It started by giving the basic facts of the country such as population, religion, language, etc. There were 20 different topics about Czech culture with a paragraph or two briefly describing each one. Some examples of the topics were major holidays, relationships (in this title in included how to greet people), clothing, food (to which it also adds a recipe for a popular dish), and employment. I was also interested to read about the (at least) preceived problems of the Czech Republic, one of those being the fact that women are paid roughly half of what men are in most professions. The bibliography included books and websites from where this information was gleaned.
I would absolutely use this in my geography classes. I like to have students compare and contrast their cultures with cultures from around the world. This would be the perfect site to go to for such an assignment. You can also translate the text to a variety of different languages as well as listen to the text.
For the second part of this assignment I searched the Battle of Gettysburg. I was provided with a site that gave the basic layout of the battle, pictures of generals, and maps. One was also able to explore biographies on various generals who were at the battle. There was a link to the Gettysburg Address that would be useful as well. We generally do a unit on this battle and the information hear would definitely help the students with the projects that go with the assignments.
I would absolutely use this in my geography classes. I like to have students compare and contrast their cultures with cultures from around the world. This would be the perfect site to go to for such an assignment. You can also translate the text to a variety of different languages as well as listen to the text.
For the second part of this assignment I searched the Battle of Gettysburg. I was provided with a site that gave the basic layout of the battle, pictures of generals, and maps. One was also able to explore biographies on various generals who were at the battle. There was a link to the Gettysburg Address that would be useful as well. We generally do a unit on this battle and the information hear would definitely help the students with the projects that go with the assignments.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
I searched Winter Olympics at the Proquest site and found a wealth of information available. The related searches tab on the left makes it very easy to find the most specific subjects. You could pick specific athletes, sports, profiles, advertisements used, personal profiles, etc. Also, the publication dates would be helpful if you are looking for a certain time period.
I was not really impressed with the Publications tab. I tried typing in different subjects and was told nothing was found. I did find some information on the Civil War, but to me this was not very user friendly. I guess I'm not sure what full text means, but I assumed that if I went to a magazine I would get the "full text" article but it would just give me table of contents on the couple I clicked on. Maybe I need to give it more time but I think if I were doing some research I would use some of the other sites already studied in this class.
I was not really impressed with the Publications tab. I tried typing in different subjects and was told nothing was found. I did find some information on the Civil War, but to me this was not very user friendly. I guess I'm not sure what full text means, but I assumed that if I went to a magazine I would get the "full text" article but it would just give me table of contents on the couple I clicked on. Maybe I need to give it more time but I think if I were doing some research I would use some of the other sites already studied in this class.
Friday, February 7, 2014
I searched armadillos on SIRS Discoverer. I clicked on graphics and got 10 different pictures, one being a chart of different animal defenses. When I clicked on Lexile it arranged the articles from lowest to highest. It also categorizes articles into reading levels that are general, easy, moderate, and challenging which would be beneficial to most classrooms I would think. I know my classes have a broad range of student ability and this makes picking reading material fairly easy.
The country I chose was Pakistan. It listed basic facts such as the capital, climate, population, etc. When I clicked on the maps section I did notice that almost all of them were political in nature with counties, provinces, highways, etc listed. It would have been nice to see more physical and thematic maps in this section. One feature that I did find valuable was the "All Articles" tab to get some information on the country/region. We do current events from time to time and this would be a valuable tool to use for that.
The activities page included an immigration map as well as a tutorial on how to create a timeline which is something we use often in geography. There were also various activities for all the different content areas.
On the SIRS Issues Researcher I chose the topic of smoking bans. The Topic Overview gives a brief history of smoking in the U.S. including when the Surgeon General's first warning came out. Lists the pros/cons and essential questions. It provides a list of key terms to know and the definitions. It also includes additional resources and events related to smoking bans.
The Research Tools section gives various studies and research done, magazines and newspaper articles, charts, graphs, and maps. Also, under "My Analysis", it gives you a list of questions to consider when choosing a topic as well as a Debate Guide and writing help.
The Articles section was, as one would suppose, full of various articles from newspapers and magazines.
Under Curriculum Pathfinders I searched under social studies and it showed different courses, timelines, maps, and primary sources to use along with research ideas. A click on "research ideas" gives a list of different sites one can choose from. Under the graphics and multimedia tab there are excellent pieces of information that would come in handy when researching for a paper, speech, or debate.
The country I chose was Pakistan. It listed basic facts such as the capital, climate, population, etc. When I clicked on the maps section I did notice that almost all of them were political in nature with counties, provinces, highways, etc listed. It would have been nice to see more physical and thematic maps in this section. One feature that I did find valuable was the "All Articles" tab to get some information on the country/region. We do current events from time to time and this would be a valuable tool to use for that.
The activities page included an immigration map as well as a tutorial on how to create a timeline which is something we use often in geography. There were also various activities for all the different content areas.
On the SIRS Issues Researcher I chose the topic of smoking bans. The Topic Overview gives a brief history of smoking in the U.S. including when the Surgeon General's first warning came out. Lists the pros/cons and essential questions. It provides a list of key terms to know and the definitions. It also includes additional resources and events related to smoking bans.
The Research Tools section gives various studies and research done, magazines and newspaper articles, charts, graphs, and maps. Also, under "My Analysis", it gives you a list of questions to consider when choosing a topic as well as a Debate Guide and writing help.
The Articles section was, as one would suppose, full of various articles from newspapers and magazines.
Under Curriculum Pathfinders I searched under social studies and it showed different courses, timelines, maps, and primary sources to use along with research ideas. A click on "research ideas" gives a list of different sites one can choose from. Under the graphics and multimedia tab there are excellent pieces of information that would come in handy when researching for a paper, speech, or debate.
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