Databases at Your Fingertips
Tools for Research in the Classroom and Beyond
Walk your fingertips to:
Margo Williams, Librarian, Sandston Elementary mnwilliams@henrico.k12.va.us
Nancy Hally, Librarian, Longdale Elementary nwhally@henrico.k12.va.us
Some Features
- articles, media, world atlas, countries, animals, USA, learning games, and PreK
- search by topic and subtopic
- audio component
- different reading levels
- cite the article
- videos, charts, diagrams, captions
Geography
- quick profile and summary of a country
- compare area, population, and other important facts
- view state statistics
Other Features
- Learning Zone (PreK-2nd grade)
- Learning Games for extra practice
- Educators Section (lesson plans, tutorials)
Millions of rights-cleared images from one site
- save pictures to your own library
- featured projects and lesson plans
- search by collections example
- advance search or search by topic
- Today's Feature
- Fun Facts
- videos
- up-to-date information
- over 500 pictures to download as PDF
- 200 National Geographic books
- full issues of National Geographic Magazine
- basic and advanced search options
- language options
- basic or advanced search
- picture and audio cues
- books and articles marked by level
- translations and read aloud available
- share, download, bookmark, and save to "my folder"
- Animals, Earth/Space, Biographies, Social Studies
- picture, audio cues, read aloud
- citations, timelines, short video clips
- storybooks, chapter books, graphic novels, nonfiction, math books
- videos, language learning
- can create playlists
- online index
- book title suggestions, book reviews, articles
- lesson "extenders" for some titles
Collaborate! Your librarian can help!
- database intro lessons
- web evaluation lessons
- research skills and notetaking
- reference lessons
- primary and secondary sources