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Media
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Summer 2006 Class Reading Lists
Online Databases
Web Pathfinders
8th Grade Language Arts Civil War Unit
Caldecott
Medal Winners
Newbery
Medal Winners
Summer AR Testing
Wednesdays, May 31- August 2
9:00 AM- 12:00 PM
No testing on 7-5, 7-12, 7-19, or 8-9
Additional testing date 7-20
School Year Hours
Monday & Friday: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:15 am – 2:15 pm
Tuesday & Thursday 7:45 am – 4:00 pm
STM Online Databases
STM
subscribes to a number of research databases that are available
for our students in school and at home through remote access.
Why
use electronic databases vs. the Internet?
- Electronic
databases are only accessed by those paying a subscription fee.
- Information
contained in databases has authority similar to that of an encyclopedia.
Information is reviewed and checked for accuracy.
- Anyone can
put up a web page and there is no guarantee the information is
accurate.
- While an
Internet search on a search engine such as Google may generate
100,000 hits, a search on a database will generate much fewer
hits.
- Databases
contain access to newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, journals,
books, radio and TV transcripts that are not available to the
general public via an Internet search.
- Many databases
contain prescreened web links to suitable sites for students.
The following
is a list of our subscription databases and their web sites. Passwords
for these databases are available in the Media Center or by e-mailing
Laura Ayala at layala@stmga.org
or by clicking here.
NOTE: For online access to the database passwords, you will
need to provide the STM Website user name and password available
in the More News or by sending in the Password
Request Form
GALE JUNIOR REFERENCE COLLECTION
In School
Access:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/deca80831
Password: deca_log
Remote
Access (At Home):
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/deca80831
Password:
Click here for password
(You
will need to know the STM Website User Name and Password found in
the More News or by clicking here
for the Password Request Form.)
The Junior Reference
Collection would be a good source for information on people, both
historical and contemporary, and also places.
The Gale Junior
Reference Collection contains on-line versions of Gale’s various
UXL Encyclopedias. It includes Biographies, Junior Discovering Authors,
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces, Nations and States,
Encyclopedia of World Culture, Multicultural, Science and Merriam
Webster’s Collegiate, Biographical and Geographical Dictionary.
EBSCO
Research Databases
In School
and Remote Access:
http://search.epnet.com
Password: Click
here for password
(You
will need to know the STM Website User Name and Password found in
the More News or by clicking here
for the Password Request Form.)
When utilizing
EBSCO you can search all the databases or one depending on your
search topic. EBSCO would be a great resource for current event
articles, learn the basics about a particular animal or read about
diseases and their treatment.
The EBSCO research
databases contains the following databases:
- Middle
Search Plus: 150 popular magazines for middle & high
school. Many are full text. Full text magazines date as far back
as 1990.
- Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: over 25,000 articles.
Contains same information as a print encyclopedia. Encyclopedias
are great place to start your research.
- EBSCO
Animals: Information on animals including nature and
habitat of animals.
- Primary
Search: 50 magazines for elementary school children.
- Newspaper
Source: Selected full text for over 200 regional U.S.
newspapers, international newspapers and newswires. Updated daily.
- Professional
Development Collection: resource for teachers that contain
515 full text journals (including 340 peer reviewed titles) Focus
on education.
- ERIC
: Educational Resource Information Center- resource for teachers
- Health
Source: Consumer Edition: information on health topics
including medical science, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine
and general health.
ELIBRARY
or Big Chalk
In School
& Remote Access
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com
Password:
Click here for password
(You
will need to know the STM Website User Name and Password found in
the More News or by clicking here
for the Password Request Form.)
eLibrary would
be a good place to locate current event articles and locating a
transcript of a particular TV or radio show.
elibrary is
a database that pulls from a variety of resources including books,
magazines, newspapers and radio and TV transcripts. You can select
specific resources or utlilize all the resources for your search.
GROLIER
ONLINE
In School
Access
http://www.go.Grolier.com
Remote
Access
http://auth.grolier.com/login/login-bin/send_signup_form
You
will have to register during your first use. After you register
at home, click on http://go.grolier.com
to access the site. You should not have to enter your username
or password again after registration unless you move to a different
workstation.
Grolier Online
is contains the following databases:
- Encyclopedia
Americana Online: On-line version of the acclaimed print
encyclopedia, it contains over 45,000 articles. You can also obtain
information about current new events from the Americana Journal.
The Grolier Internet index has thousands of prescreened web sites.
- Multimedia
Encyclopedia Online:This ecylopedia ia based on Academic
American Encyclopedia. It includes a monthly magazine called “Brain
Jam”. There is an interactive atlas and timeline.
- New
Book of Knowledge Online: This contains a complete encyclopedia.
NMK News highlights weekly current event stories. Always includes
an “Encyclopedia Spotlight” such as the Middle Ages,
the symphony, etc.
- New
Book of Popular Science: Ccovers fields such as science
technology and medicine. There are many visuals to go along with
the 400 articles including illustrations and maps. This database
offers SciClopedia – an encyclopedia with a search engine,
Skywatch – a stargazer primer & Sciezone – games,
puzzles & brain teasers.
- Lands
and Peoples: This online encylopedia is built around
the print version. Contains 300 articles on continets, countries,
regions, states and provinces. In each article you’ll find
a table of contents, Facts & figures, Net Links, Selected
Readings, Maps and Flags.
WORLD
BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
In School
Access:
http://www.worldbookonline.com
Username: thomas2
Password: catholic
Remote
Access:
http://www.worldbookonline.com
Password: Click
here for password
(You will need to know the STM Website User Name and Password found
in the More News or by clicking here
for the Password Request Form.)
This is an online
version of the print encyclopedia.
Nettreker
http://www.nettrekker.com
In School and Remote Access:
Password: Click here for password
(You will need to know the STM Website User Name and Password found in the More News or by clicking here for the Password Request Form.)
Summer '06 Reading Lists
Rising First Grade Reading List
Rising Second Grade Reading List
Rising Third Grade Reading List
Rising Fourth Grade Reading List
Rising Fifth Grade Reading List
Rising Sixth Grade Reading List
Rising Seventh Grade Reading List
Rising Eighth Grade Reading List
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