After visiting SIRS Issues Researcher, all I could think was "I wish I could have had this to use when I was in school!" The available information and tools are amazing. What a great asset for students working on research papers....
Under leading issues, I searched human trafficking. The Topic Overview gives a good introduction to the subject while the Timeline gives background information on the happenings around the world past and present. The search provided 170 sources including articles from magazines and newspapers, editorials, reference materials, websites, and other media.
I could spend hours using this database. It could be used in every single classroom and by every single patron. The Curriculum Pathfinders is awesome! I searched under Language Arts, my first love, Reading and found the PBS website, Reading and Language. The Bookfinder at this website would be very useful for patrons searching for the right books for their children. And this is just one of the several interesting things I found here!
The toolbox would be useful for students writing research papers, while the iThink tutor would be a good starting spot for teachers when teaching how to write a research paper.
As a new librarian, I can't wait to use the educators' resources and the promotional toolkits.
Thanks for your comments, MCRC! Your enthusiasm is contagious! We, too, like SIRS Issues Researcher for the safe, appropriate, accurate, good material it provides. Many teachers have been happy to see the Notes Organizer and My Analysis in the Research Tools as ways to help their students organize the findings of their research and develop their own thoughts about it. It's an excellent tool for middle & high school.
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