I chose Explora for Elementary Schools from the Alabama Virtual Library as my resource. It focuses on helping students find articles. I teach fourth grade, and I discovered that Explora for Elementary is a fantastic resource for conducting research, promoting independent learning, and helping my fourth graders develop critical thinking and information literacy skills. Writing an article review is often a new skill for fourth-graders and this is an excellent resource to help my students begin the process.
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ReplyDeleteHeather, I also chose Explora for mine, however I chose the Middle School version. I liked being able to see a comparison of the two. I also feel like if students are exposed to resources like this at the elementary school level, they will have a good understanding of how to conduct proper research when they move up through the grade levels. Starting them out with a database/resource that is so user friendly, and appealing to young students is a great way to introduce them to proper efficient research techniques.
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