Saturday, November 24, 2018
Alabama Virtual Library demonstration
Explora Middle School database
The AVL database I chose was the Explora Middle Schools database. The Explora database is an interface of the EBSCO host site. Explora provides information to students in various forms such as articles, magazines, books, videos, etc. There are several different versions that students could use. These include Explora for Primary schools, Secondary Schools, Canadian Schools, and Public Libraries. Explora Middle Schools targets 6th-8th grades. There are many features that Explora Middle School provides. The ones that I believe will interest teachers or students are the audio tool, the reading level tool (Lexile Indicator), text to speech, text can be translated, can integrate Google classroom, and it also provides lesson plans and handouts for teachers. This in one tool I would use in my classroom. At our schools, students will receive information about an upcoming project. The science teachers always chooses research tools for students to use. We demonstrate tools and have instructional time that allows students to research their topic. I will use the scavenger hunt and the video I recorded to help students become familiar with using this database. By going through the categories and completing a basic search, I found several topics that related to the upcoming DNA research project. This database will be one of the tools we require students to use.
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Hi Wendy,
ReplyDeleteit took me the longest time to consider posting a response that is one that will be helpful to you and the readers of your video and post. The fact is that I learned a lot from viewing your video and saw that you got a lot into a three minute post. You guided me through the process very easily and I understood all of your directions and will use your guidance with my students. I only wish that I had been so thorough as you have! I find myself looking for something that could be helpful to you in the future. So, to that end, please consider using fewer points of discussion as it may allow the viewer to focus on only a few attributes and links in the presentation. I truly loved your voice and style of presentation!
Wendy,
ReplyDeleteYou did a comprehensive and helpful presentation on the Explora Middle School Database. As a middle school band director, I am new to AVL, but I can see the benefits of the Explora site and how I could use it with my music students. I searched several music education topics and was pleased with the amount of information that was available. The database is easy to use and would be great for a middle school student. I agree with you that the text to speech tool and reading level tool would be a helpful student and teacher resource.