Technology+For+Science+Teachers

Applications and Skills
Basic Excel and how to create charts. Google forms for gathering information. Social Bookmarking - delicious or Diigo Equation Editor in MS Word Google Earth

Websites
[|Digital Library for Earth System Education] (Earth Science) [|Material Safety Data Sheets] (online database of electronic materials safety sheets) [|ChemBio Finder] (online chemistry and biology reference database. [|Bugscope] [|Exploratorium]

Discovery Streaming

Web 2.0 Tools
Moodle - discussion boards and more Wikispaces Google Docs ePals

Power Library Databases
More than 500,000 current and historical photographs and graphics can be searched by date, place and subject. More than 800 photographs are added to the archive daily.
 * AP Images**

Links to biographical articles on over 470,000 individuals. Full text articles, abstracts and photographs are available from periodicals, feature articles, interviews, essays, performance reviews, speeches and obituaries.Middle Search Plus Suggested for middle and junior high research, full text information is available from more than 150 magazines – some from as far back as 1990. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile.)
 * Biography Reference Bank**

The Elementary School Module teaches younger students how to ask questions, use core reference resources, understand indexes, choose research topics, search online, and read charts and graphs. The Middle School Module provides content written for students in grades 5-8 and is designed for students able to use a more sophisticated format.
 * Facts for Learning**

Includes full text articles and images from over 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines and government documents. Articles are assigned a reading level –Easy, Moderate or Challenging- based on age-appropriateness, educational content, interest and reading level. This database is an excellent student resource.
 * SIRS Discoverer**

A research database containing full text and abstracts for 1000 popular nonfiction books. Full text articles on literature, social studies, history and science are available and career, health, sports, adventure and technology information is also included.
 * Book Collection: Nonfiction**

Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries are provided.
 * Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia**

Provides information on many subjects including general reference, language and quotations, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, business and professions. Bilingual dictionaries provided in English/French, English/German, English/Spanish, and English/Italian.
 * Oxford Reference Online**

Collection of over 18,000 professionally selected and cataloged, high-quality websites designed to enhance curriculum support in schools and patron research in public and academic libraries. The DartClix records containing multiple fields are loaded into the Access PA Database where they may be searched, and then link users to the websites.
 * Dartclix**

The Student Research Center (SRC) is EBSCO's interface designed for students in grades 6 through 12. SRC provides students in secondary schools with the most appropriate research tools to easily obtain the information that they need from their EBSCO databases. Students can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate.
 * Student Research Center (6-12)**

Offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
 * GreenFILE**

Electronic books (eBooks) are available through this link. netLibrary eBooks are full text searchable and available for use on personal computers in online formats.
 * netLibrary**

HS Only: (Opposing Viewpoints, Student Resource Center: Gold, Literature Resource Center, Science Resource Center, Virtual Library, Lit Crit Online) Password needed for Gale Databases - get it from your librarian.
 * Gale Databases**

//**Teachers Resources**// Designed for professional educators, 550 full text journals are included in the collection.
 * Professional Development Collection**

This index contains over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals and books. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics and more.
 * Teacher Reference Center (TRC)**