The Alabama Virtual Library database I selected for the video demonstration is the Gale In Context: Elementary resource. The Gale In Context: Elementary resource introduces elementary students to database searching. The Gale In Context: Elementary database focuses on providing elementary students with age-appropriate videos, charts, news articles, graphs, and much more. The Gale In Context: Elementary database is a great tool to use for classroom projects, presentations, classroom lessons, and workstations. I would recommend these resources for students’ kindergarten through 5th grade. Each year my students create a presentation to share with the class. The presentation topics range from animals, habitats, book authors, and holiday celebrations. In the future, I will use the Gale resources to help students prepare and research for classroom projects. I will also use this resource in a literacy center.
I love that this is geared toward elementary school age. Watching this video I saw some great pointers for accessing and using the site that I can use to teach my students how to use it as well. I will definitely be adding it to my plans for next year. Pebble Go is a great resource for younger elementary as well, if you haven't checked it out!
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