Research+Resources

=[|Ebsco Databases] Park Hill School District students and teachers can access this information with the login //phsd// and password //morenet//= //*There are many options to use for research on these databases! Also included are kid-friendly search engines://

=**Other Free Database offered:**=
 * =[|More.net Research Search]=

=**Alternatives to Google for More Specific Student Research:**= More like a huge encyclopedia than a search engine, Wolfram Alpha is a "Computational knowledge engine" that gives statistics, information, and demographics. eThemes is easy to search and has a good selection of targeted sites. Although students may not appreciate the State standards links to search, teachers will. Some of the sites brought up by eThemes are created by students, so it will be important for the teacher to explain that all information should be double checked. This site also informs the searcher when other sites have advertisements or discussion boards. //This site contained many of the same sites linked from the eThemes site. And like eThemes, there is a good selection of targeted sites whether you use your own word or phrase to search or whether you use their categorized searchable sections. The site was organized well and not too distracting, which is good for student research.// //This site was a bit more challenging to search than eThemes or IPL2, as there were no searchable categories. This site also linked many teacher resource/lesson plan Web sites, in addition to kid-friendly Web sites. This site displays results from each Web page; with sentences underneath and boxes to the left of each sentence.// = = =*Is Google the best?= Google is a great search engine and a good place to start your research! However, you can make your search more specific with a couple of simple steps: 1. Google--There are some things to remember while searching using Google. 2. Other good sites/databases to look for research. ==
 * ===**Wolfram Alpha** []===
 * ===**eThemes** []===
 * **IPL2 (Internet Public Library and Librarians’ Internet Index)** []
 * ===Sweet Search 4 Me (for elementary students) [|http://4me.sweetsearch.com/]===
 * If you are using a big search term, say....Martin Luther King, use "quotation marks" around the whole word. This is called "search sets" and it will help your research.
 * You can also use Boolean Operators, the words AND, OR, NOT, to help your search. For example, if your looking for site about Martin Luther King and his assasination, you would search "Martin Luther King" AND assasination.
 * Infoplease is a database that includes links to encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, dictionaries.
 * Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. Users are able to edit the encyclopedia.
 * The Kansas City Star is an online newspaper. Good site to use if you are looking for information about Kansas City.
 * National Geographic Kids is a great online site if you are doing animal research.
 * Web MD is a good site to use if you are researching anything to do with the medical field.