Project-Databases


 * __Databases__ **

__ Search engines __ like Google and Yahoo search the entire world wide web, so you get millions of results to sift through for each topic. __ Online Resources/Databases __ search a specific set of reference materials which provide access to peer reviewed articles. Most students prefer to search using google or other search engines because that is what is comfortable, what they don’t realize is that just because google finds it, doesn’t mean it is true. Search engines do not always provide “reliable sources” of information, while databases search published works which are much more reliable. (You normally pay for access to databases).
 * Databases versus Search Engines **
 * Why use Databases? **

__ Gale Databases __ provided by Morenet Gale Databases search a collection of different online periodical collections. Click on the link below to view a handout of all the different databases our school has to offer. [|5250_database_handout[1.doc]]
 * Databases provided by our School **


 * __ Other Databases __**

Newsbank Provides access to electronic versions of many newspapers. Search shortcuts include, The Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Missouri Titles, and American News Magazines. The top left provides links to current event hot topics, as well as current event news headlines. Also includes a Special Reports Section. Included in this section is a What's New section updated monthly, as well as links to the hottest topics of the moment. Another feature of this database is Newsbank Maps which includes a collection of world, country, continent, region, and state maps.

Learning Express Library A compilation of learning centers to help you meet your goals. Includes resources for students and adults. Each learning center includes; practice tests, skill builders, and information about particular topics. You must create a user ID and password to access these resources. Once that is completed you can begin, and it automatically saves your progress at each center you begin. Learning Centers include: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College Prep, College Students, GED Prep, Job Search and Workplace Skills, Jobs and Careers, Skill Building for Adults, US Citizenship, and a Spanish speaking center. Each center includes different areas of improvement to choose from for your focus.

Annenberg Media "Uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American Schools." Their resources help teachers increase their expertise in their fields. The videos are also intended for viewing by students in the classroom and viewers at home. It is carried out by distribution of educational video programs with coordinated web and print materials. The rewources are seperated into 6 categories to search including; Arts, Foreign Language, Literature and Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and History.

Netsmartz Workshop "This is an interactive, educational safety resource, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children." It provides information on how to stay safer on the internet. It includes 6 different sections of information for different audiences including; parents/guardians, educators, law enforcement, teens, kids, and espanol. As an educator you can request information and presentations to share with your students about internet safety and it will be sent directly to your email. The program can be used in a group or individual setting. Along with presentations and discussion topics, Netsmartz provides activity cards to go with each activity.

MO Resources Includes two links to 2 different MO resources. The first is Finding MO: our history and heritage. This is a video resource for elementary and secondary students which includes 18, ten minute videos focusing on Missouri. "The videos feature documentary film footage, images of and spoken words from primary sources, reenactments of historical events and people, footage of historical sites and interviews with experts." The second resource is The Missouri Digital Heritage. This is a collaborative effort to increase the amount of good information available about Missouri's past. "Through the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative, the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri State Library, in partnership with the State Historical Society of Missouri, are assisting institutions across the state in digitizing their records and placing them online for easy access." The website also includes class curricula materials based on DESE standards, to help students understand MO history through primary sources. Teachers, parents, and students can all access the information available on the website.