Vision+for+Middle+Schools

=Vision for Neshaminy Middle Schools - Research= This wiki was developed by the secondary library media specialists to support a collaborative approach to meeting PDE Standards for Research. Neshaminy's SLMS welcome the opportunity to work with classroom teachers to deliver research resources, tools and support.

The first phase is to provide specific support for each of the three research standards. Namely to provide:
 * "an inquiry-based process" - PDE 1.8.8.A.
 * "a variety of appropriate media sources" - PDE 1.8.8.B.
 * a digital tool to help students give "proper credit to sources" - PDE 1.8.8.C.

1. [|World Book Online] K-12

 * 4 levels: Kids, Student, Academic, Discoverer (Differentiated Learning)
 * Provides citations
 * Provides educational websites

2. E-Library K-12
author biographies, literary criticism, and more. > ancient to modern U.S. and world history. creating reading lists, subject and topic pages, standards-linked lessons and activities, community interest pages, and even pre- or post-assessments.
 * Subscription database including:
 * Magazines - 2000 full text
 * Newpapers
 * Reference books
 * Transcripts
 * Pictures
 * Maps
 * Websites - Educator-approved
 * Audio-video content
 * [|ProQuest® Learning: Literature] - a literary reference resource for original full-text works,
 * [|History Study Center ™] delivers thousands of primary and secondary sources covering
 * [|BookCart] functionality allows librarians and educators to build persistent links to pre-selected content,

3. Destiny Follett

 * Library Books
 * Searches the NSD Libraries' collections
 * WebPath Express
 * Websites
 * Leveled
 * Educator-approved

4. Google

 * Last resort resource for academic research
 * Google Scholar - Search scholarly papers

PDE 1.8.8.C. K-12 Research Tool for Citing Sources - [|NoodleTools]
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