• Powerpoint Presentation  (http://rhsweb.org/library/PPT/Beyond_Googling.htm)
• Collaborative Planning  (http://rhsweb.org/library/teacher_collaboration.htm)  Scroll down to find the "See the collaborative planning scenario below" link.
• Online Database Examples
• ADDITONAL COUNTRY WEBSITES LIKE Country Watch
• Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html)
• U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/countries)
• Background Notes (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn)
• Evaluating Resources
• Guide for Evaluating Informational Web Pages  (http://rhsweb.org/library/PDF/web_eval_guide.pdf)
• Additional resource -- Evaluation Sheet to be Filled In When Using Web Pages for a Report or Project (http://jets.utep.edu/parkland_ms/ddye/index/form.html)
• How to Evaluate Web Pages for Use in a Report or Presentation (http://jets.utep.edu/parkland_ms/ddye/index/warning.html#how%20to)
• Beyond Googling
• AllTheWeb (http://www.alltheweb.com)
• Search Engine Page (http://everyschool.org/u/global/tlai/searchengine.html)

 

The following is a list of basic, recommended resources that ALL school students in San Francisco should use for homework and research.

HOMEWORK HELP ON LINE FROM SFPL
• San Francisco Public Library (http://sfpl.org)

• Click on “Kids” or “Teens”
• Click on “On Line Homework Help” (2:30-9:00 p.m. everyday).  Chat with a live, trained tutor.
• Register if you want to view past sessions

OPPOSING VIEW POINTS FROM SFPL
This resource is the premier database covering social issues. It brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,400 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites. THE LIBRARY HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED THIS RESOURCE WITH AN UNLIMITED LICENSE.

• San Francisco Public Library (http://sfpl.org)

• Click on “Articles and Databases"
• Click on “Alphabetical List”
• Click on “O”
• Click on “Opposing Viewpoints”
• Enter Library card #

NEWSBANK

• From the A.P. Giannini Library web page (http://everyschool.org/u/global/tlai/apglibrary.html)
• Scroll own to the turquoise blue table, and click on “Newsbank”.
• TCR Connections has  guided lessons, reference resources for research using Big 6 graphic organizers, reading coach, project toolkit, world maps, etc.
• TCR Collection gives access to newspapers, magazines, radio and TV transcripts, statistics, historical documents, and science encyclopedia.  1992 to Current.  Click on “Source List” to see specific resources.

NETREKKER

• From San Francisco Unified School District home page (http://www.sfusd.edu), click on “Departments” on the orange list on the left side.
• From the drop down menu, choose “Chief Academic Office”
• Click on “Textbooks, Libraries, and Media Services”
• Click on “Educational Resources” (yellow box on the left side)
• To use this resource, a user name and password are only necessary to save searches.

KQED Asian Education Initiative

• Pacific Link  (http://www.kqed.org/w/pacificlink)
• Pacific Link is a project of KQED Education Network (EdNet) designed to help educators and community audiences teach and learn about Asia and Asian America.  The first partners are the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and the National Asian American Telecommunications Association.  Check out the immigrant poetry with Mandarin and Cantonese audio.