Databases 2012

PHES Database TrainingSeptember 2012

Goal of This Session

• To demonstrate and access• the various databases that are available at PHES• and available remotely at home.

• To find at least one database that will be USEFUL for a future lesson/activity in your classroom

Use PHES Website to Access Databases

• Under “Academics” then “Library”• Click on “E Books and Databases”

Local Video Database –Less Buffering than Online Videos

Scholastic BookFlixFiction and Nonfiction Paired eBooks

Watch video of Fiction BookVoiceover for NonFiction Book

ScholasticTrueFlixNon Fiction eBooks

Scholastic True FlixVideo and Read Along with eBook

World Book Encyclopedia

Includes Images, Maps, Facts

World Book Student

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Image FilesRead Along Feature

TumblebookseBooks for lower grades

TumbleBookCloud JuniorChapter eBooks

EBSCO Host DatabasesMagazines, Journals, and Newspaper Articles

Accelerated ReaderQuizzes on Books

Accelerated ReaderSTAR Test – For Reading Level

Your Assignment

• Choose One Database to Explore• Spend 10 minutes using the database and find

one article/book/video that will be useful for a future lesson• We will each share what we found and generate

suggestions for the future