1. Finding the Good Stuff
Where do Source Savvy Students look for useful information on the internet?
Lansing Middle School

2. Sources of Information
Subscription databases
Subject directories
Search engines

3. Subscription Database Examples:
NetTrekker – Fast, easy access to over 180,000 high quality, pre-screened and educationally relevant K-12 websites.*
ProQuest – Another collection of pre-screened websites. *

4. Data bases, cont’d
Encyclopedia Britannica – Online encyclopedia especially useful to secondary students*
User Name: edmonds
Password: 98036
Culture Grams – Includes World, Kids, States, and Provinces editions. Useful basic geographic information.*
User Name: maplewoodk8
Password: welcome

5. Public Library Databases are available of even greater variety
databases

6. Subject Directories
KidsClick!
Librarians’ Internet Index

7. Search Engines google.com
Pay attention to domains .org .edu .com
There is a reason they aren’t called “finding” engines…

8. Keywords
In all cases, a minute of planning will save you an hour of work
What words are most relevant?
Of course this assumes you have a QUESTION rather than a topic