Wrap Up

I found several items interesting this year.  I have students interested in languages yet they are not taught in middle school.  Mango gives them the opportunity to explore several languages and decide which one they might prefer in high school.  I also liked the Chilton library for auto repair.  I often have 8^th grade boys who are fixing up an old car to get ready for driving in high school.  This would be a great resource for them.  Using Proquest was good practice for me and will need to incorporate this database with my 7^th & 8^th grade Edmodo lessons.  With ebooks becoming even more popular in my library, I look forward to sharing those findings as well. I always enjoy sharpening my advanced searching skills and which is the reason I take the challenge.

The electronic challenge is fuel for my library lessons.  I like to collaborate/visit with different teachers so I may link the students current subject matter to the library.  By showing them the connections between their current lessons and databases, it is my hope to help them Google less and use databases more frequently.  I am always on the lookout for new resources I think the teachers might find supportive.