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T.H.E. Journal
August 2001
Sabrina Tillman |
Focus on Reference Reference encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauri remain some of the most valuable tools that aid in the completion of student research projects. This article presents the electronic versions of many reference industry favorites...   |
T.H.E. Journal
August 1999
Jim Schneider |
Focus on Reference In that spirit, this month's Software Focus-On will take a look at reference software.... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2001
Matthew Miller |
Focus on Social Studies Social studies is a broad topic, encompassing several subjects, including history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography and anthropology. It can also be one of the most visual learning experiences for students with the help of today's tools and software... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2001
Elizabeth Amberg |
Focus on Science Education Interactive learning and informative content are vital assets in any science classroom. Several software programs exist to help students visualize and analyze scientific information... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2001
Andrew Taylor |
ABC-CLIO Interactive's The Civil Rights Movement in the United States Civil rights is an issue many educators neglect in favor of less controversial topics. But with the new interactive encyclopedia, The Civil Rights Movement in the United States from ABC-CLIO, teachers and students have 500 articles and a host of multimedia materials to explore... |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001
Matthew E. Coenen |
2000 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia The Grolier 2000 Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME) contains over 37,000 articles, and more if you take advantage of the online feature... |
Macworld
October 2000 |
High-Quality Education on the Web 50 of the Best Sites |
T.H.E. Journal
February 17, 2010
Patricia Deubel |
Web 2.0 in Instruction: Adding Spice to Math Education Mathematics lags behind other subjects in class-centered web 2.0 communities for children, and an even larger lag in informal, recreational communities. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001
Becky A. Snyder |
Seeking Value on the Internet With so many free Web sites available, is there still value in purchasing a subscription to a curriculum or reference Web site? |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011 |
Evolution of the Textbook Publishers are beginning to go digital with science textbooks, pushing boundaries to give students a personalized, interactive experience. |
Macworld
October 2000
Franklin N. Tessler |
BacktoSchool.com Use the Internet To Expand Your Knowledge, No Matter What Your Age |
PC World
November 2000
Glenn McDonald |
New Internet Tools Beef Up Encarta 2001 Microsoft's Encarta Reference Suite, the popular electronic encyclopedia, has some new capabilities that make it definitely worth a look. In particular, its Researcher tool allows you to capture Web information easily... |
D-Lib
Mar/Apr 2011
Diekema et al. |
Teaching Use of Digital Primary Sources for K-12 Settings This paper describes learning outcomes of a three-day workshop on integrating primary sources into K-12 teaching. |
Information Today
August 2000 |
ABC-CLIO Launches New ResourceLink CD-ROM ABC-CLIO Interactive has announced the release of ResourceLink: 18th-Century World History, a new multimedia research tool on CD-ROM. |
PC Magazine
February 17, 2004
Janet Rubenking |
Your Library Online With a library card and an internet connection, you can access a wealth of data from your public library. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 1, 2010 |
A Custom Fit K-12 educators need to get a better understanding of open content, for their own benefit as well as their students'. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2000 |
On the Web Newton... Gateway to Educational Materials... Homeschool.com... futureteachers... GeoHistory... |
Searcher
May 2006
Barbie E. Keiser |
Beyond ERIC: The Early Years (Part 3) As education moves us from the realm of the child to the adult, the emphasis of the resources shifts from education to learning, with greater responsibility placed on the student for finding, using, sharing, and expanding knowledge in a particular discipline. |
Information Today
September 25, 2008 |
EBSCO Introduces New Research Starters Research Starters are topic overviews, relevant to key areas of academic study, including links to key articles in associated EBSCOhost databases. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2007 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships FETC and CUE Launch New Ed Tech Conference... Filemaker Announces Free Training Materials... Tandberg Completes Acquisition of Codian... Toychallenge Aims to Interest Girls in Science... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 27, 2010 |
A Tool for Its Time A new functionality has so transformed learning management systems that their manufacturers prefer the term digital learning platform, to better reflect their products' capacity to do a great deal more than manage a classroom. |
ONLINE
Nov/Dec 2007
Lindsay Hansen |
Music to Researchers' Ears Ten top sites for researching music. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000
Kathryn Childs |
ABC-CLIO's American Social Issues ABC-CLIO, longtime publisher of books and large bibliographic database products, offers six interactive multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM that are wonderful reference resources for upper middle and high school student research... |
Information Today
October 4, 2010 |
Gale Announces Biography in Context Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced Biography in Context, a new online resource developed to meet the needs of today's internet-savvy researchers. |
ONLINE
Mar/Apr 2009
Nelson et al. |
FEATURE: Implementing Federated Search at the University of Wyoming The allure of federated searching is potent in academic libraries. Students and faculty want to streamline their searching across web-based search engines, library collections, and the bibliographic databases to which the library subscribes. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 1, 2010 |
2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next A discussion about how far we've come in education technology, and where we can expect to go. |
Information Today
August 2000 |
Gale Group Launches History Resource Center Gale Group has announced the release of the History Resource Cente. The subscription service, designed primarily for libraries, schools, and universities, is the first product to integrate history's most important documents within a single interface |
Information Today
September 29, 2011 |
Gale Introduces Gale Business Insights: Global The resource is designed for undergraduate and graduate business school students, as well as academic faculty, librarians, and professional researchers. |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012 |
Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students. |
Information Today
October 25, 2010 |
Cengage Learning Releases CourseReader Cengage Learning has introduced CourseReader, a customized, digital collection of content assets for the classroom, further strengthening its CengageCourse suite of digital learning products and services. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000 |
ON THE WEB FreeZone Online, an online community of kids ages 8 to 14, parents and teachers, has developed an instructional section for educators that provides insight into what kids do online, such as chat rooms and bulletin boards. |
Information Today
March 14, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Cengage Learning Introduces New `MindTap' Personal Learning Experience MindTap is a new personalized program of digital products and services that engages students with interactivity while also offering students and instructors choice in content, platform, devices, and learning tools. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Facebook Training Wheels A secured social networking site allows schools to incorporate the technology into academics while preparing students for the perils of online communities. |
Information Today
March 2003 |
Product News and Reviews ITI Publishes New Book, Renames Journal... The Accidental Systems Librarian... ISTA... ProQuest Enhances Information Products... Historical Newspapers... etc. |
Chemistry World
December 14, 2012
Gan Shermer |
Organic chemistry Textbook of Organic Chemistry by C. Pillai is aimed at undergraduate chemistry students who already have a basic knowledge of organic chemistry. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2011 |
Louisa Stark: The Internet Age To engage children and teenagers in science, it helps to entertain. Louisa Stark, director of the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah, uses tools that students have already mastered, such as the internet. |
Macworld
October 31, 2005
Teague & Teague |
Encyclopedia Software Two of the most popular physical encyclopedias, World Book and Encyclopedia Britannica, have recently updated their virtual equivalents. Plus, the free Wikipedia Dashboard widget now makes it even easier to look up information. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Use of technology by teachers... Energy efficient schools... Awards... Industry news... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 1, 2010
Jennifer Demski |
A Quicker Clicker When loaded with virtual clicker software, any device takes on the function of a student response system. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2000 |
FYI - The New Book of Popular Science Grolier Educational has launched The New Book of Popular Science Online, allowing students in grades 5 and up to explore scientific information and interactive activities.... |
Information Today
July 23, 2001
Paula J. Hane |
Britannica.com to Launch Premium Service for Encyclopaedia Britannica Access It's now a familiar story. Yet another Web content provider feels the pinch from the severe downturn in the Internet economy and reduced advertising revenue and announces it will start charging for content that had been available for free... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2005
Douglas Kellner |
The Changing Classroom: Challenges for Teachers The integration of technology in classrooms has obligated teachers to develop new teaching strategies to enhance learning across the curriculum. |
Information Today
September 2003 |
Product News and Reviews MicroPatent Streamlines Searching, Extends IP Alerts... Reuters Unveils Research On-Demand... ProQuest Offers JHUP Journals... etc. |
ONLINE
Mar/Apr 2004 |
Hardcopy: Recommended Reading on the Library Field Wireless Networking Made Easy: Everything You Need to Know
to Build Your Own PANs, LANs, and WANs... PC Annoyances: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Personal Computer... etc. |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2010
Markey et al. |
The Benefits of Integrating an Information Literacy Skills Game into Academic Coursework: A Preliminary Evaluation BiblioBouts seeks to satisfy student requests for a gaming experience directly integrated into their current coursework. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Rama Ramaswami |
Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Out-Googling The Top Search Engine Online encyclopedias yield more specialized results. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Tabula Digita will test educators' math skills... US middle school students can do their part to help save the planet by entering the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge... IBM introduced a new Web 2.0 peer-to-peer learning tool... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2004 |
Britannica Revamps Its Online Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica has revamped its Britannica Online School Edition to offer a more user-focused look to better accommodate younger visitors. |
Searcher
December 2000 |
The Future of the Past: History Sources on the Internet Historians and historical-fiction writers bring history to life through the skillful selection of details from daily life. For researchers of history, the number of Internet resources is increasing rapidly... |
