P A T T I B E C K E R - S A B I K & C H E R Y L G A M B L E E R M S L I B R A R Y

HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE RESOURCES

WHY USE DATABASES?

DATABASES

• 100% K-12 curriculum relevant• Deep content

available only via subscription• Searchable by reading

level• Standards-linked

content

WEBSITES

• Content often inappropriate or irrelevant• Links often lead to

abstract and request for payment• Google allows for some

reading level filtering• Content not correlated to

state standards

DIFFERENTIATION

• All students capable of accessing Elem/Mid/High resources

• Some databases will read text to patron

• Some Elementary databases will highlight words as it speaks text (ELL)

• Citations are EASY for students

ACCESS

• From school or home • High School Brochure• Middle School Brochure

• Via LCPS Website Home/Academics/Library Services/Online Resources

• By Grade• By Subject

• Via Alexandria

SOCIAL SCIENCEONLINE RESOURCES

BRAIN POP

• Movies• Quizzes• Games

• BrainPop Educators• State Standards• Lesson Plans• Resources• Training

ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES

• Social and Political issues

• Home page• Current topic & Issues in the

Headlines• Special Features• Need a Research Topic• Search

• Curriculum Tools• Classroom Activities• Historical Documents• Newspaper Editorials• Editorial Cartoons

• Teaching Aids• Student Tools• Pro/Con

BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT

• More than 600,000 biographical entries

• Updated daily

• Multimedia content

• Sort by occupation

• Resources for Teacher includes tutorials, lesson plans, student tools

CQ RESEARCHER

• Social and Political issues - Good for teachers to get ideas for debate topics

• Home page – Featured & upcoming reports / hot topics / search & browse

• 25 pages per topic• Background• Current Situation• Outlook• Pro/Con• Chronology• Short Features• Maps/Graphs• Next Steps • Related Topics

• Good for beginning and advanced researchers• How to cite sources page• Lots of information organized in one place

with springboards for additional exploration

CULTUREGRAMS

• World, States, Kids & Provinces Editions

• 200+ United Nations recognized countries

• 5 full recipes per country, interviews, slideshows, videos, famous people

• Reads & highlights text

• Flag database, hear national anthem, pronunciation of official name

• Tools: Currency converter, distance calculator, world time

• Graphs and data tables: Canned or build your own

HISTORYONLINE RESOURCES

ABC-CLIO DATABASES

• ABC-CLIO American History

• ABC-CLIO World History (Ancient and Medieval Eras)

• ABC-CLIO World History (The Modern Era)

• ABC-CLIO United States Geography

• POP Culture Universe

ABC-CLIO DATABASES

• New content added weekly

• Same interface in all databases

• Explore by:• Eras• Decades• States

• Analyze Tab• Leading scholars debate key

topics • Integrate basic research

strategies, critical thinking, and communications skills

ABC-CLIO STAFF EDITION

• ASK US FOR LOGIN INFO!

• Tutorial Videos• Topics and Eras• Analyze• …and more!

• Correlate VA SOL curriculum standard with ABC-CLIO material• Lesson plans• Classroom activities• Reading/writing activities

SCHOLASTIC GO!FORMERLY GROLIER ONLINE

“Vast, vetted, and varied”

Adapted interface for all patrons.• Elementary• Middle• High• Adult• Educator

Each interface includes features and search results at appropriate reading level.

Each interface includes:• World Newspapers• Interactive Maps• Pro-Con Debate• goTube Videos

SCHOLASTIC GO!

Content includes 8 encyclopedia databases

General Knowledge• The New Book of Knowledge – Elementary• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Middle• Encyclopedia Americana – High

Social Studies• America the Beautiful – Elementary/Middle• Lands and People – Middle/High

SpanishScience

SCHOLASTIC GO!LIBRARIAN/EDUCATOR INTERFACE

• Lesson Plans

• Standards

• Go Tube

SCHOLASTIC GO!AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

• U.S. Map – facts

• U.S. Topics – information about cities, explorers, Native Americans, Presidents

• Timelines – selected topics, ability to compare 2 states

• Profiles – brief bios of more than 900 important Americans

• Games – student review or whiteboard challenges

SCHOLASTIC GO!LANDS AND PEOPLES

• Articles on countries, cultures, and current events

• Culture Cross – compare 2 countries (land, people, economy, history, facts)

• Passport to Fun – games

HISTORY & REFERENCE CENTER

• Full-text books and articles to support history research• Biographies, photos, maps, & videos• Can search by Lexile reading level• Full list of publications in database by pdf, excel, or http

U.S. HISTORY IN CONTEXT

• Resources (same as Biography in Context)

• Overview of US history including the most studied events and issues

• Browse topics or search (US/World/both)

• Search results sorted by resource type (reference, images, primary sources, news, etc.)

WORLD HISTORY IN CONTEXT

• Cross search with U.S. History

• Chronicles over 5,000 years

• Includes reference works and primary documents

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!THANK YOU