Lesson 2 SIRS
Discoverer - When looking up Shaun White there is a nice variety of articles many containing pictures. If students start going below the first 10 hits though there is quite a number of articles that are about other topics including Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; Terror Attacks and the Amastad all mixed in with Olympic Articles, as long as students read the summaries they should easily be able to stay on track.
I did a visual search in the leading issues section. It is very easy to use and helps students narrow topics down honing in on what they might find the most interesting. There is a nice selection of articles that can be further narrowed down and the Topic overview would be good to help students stay focused. In the curriculum pathfinders the subjects covered are quite varied. I looked at the language arts area and it covered a wide range of ideas and topics.
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Hi, Library Class! Thanks for your comments. The summaries in SIRS are very helpful for staying on track and saving time, as are the readibility codes. I hope you will take some time to explore SIRS Discoverer's special features. Issues Researcher is a good, balanced resource for controversial topics. Your idea of using visual search to help kids narrow topics is a good one.
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