Net Library

I found a very interesting book called Army Wives on the Frontier. It describes the life of pioneer army wives both on the east coast and out on the frontier. Since I am an army wife( my husband retired from the national guard after 22 years) I really found this book to be interesting. I didn't have time to read the whole thing but I set up a bookmark so I can go back to reading it. I haven't read a book on the computer before so I find that my eyes get tired and I can't read as long as I can a regular book.

I looked up Constitution Day and found many interesting books. The Bill of Rights: A Bicentennial Assessment was very detailed but interesting. I also found one The Constitution of the United States- which was just what it is called.

I also found a fiction story that they might read for Constitution Day- America As Story- Historical Fiction for Middle and Secondary Schools. It covers from colonial through modern day and has suggestions for reports.

Finally, I did a search on Nebraska- there were several interesting choices.
Some of these were: African Americans on the Western Frontier, From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee: The West that Was, Uncommon Common Women: Ordinary Lives of the West- I will go back and spend some more time reading these resources. Looks interesting!

Gale Virtual Resource Library

I decided to research the civil war. I typed it in and found a variety of resources on several different civil wars. I looked at biographies of a few of them. I found the one that I read on Abraham Lincoln to be really interesting and something that would be appealing to students also.

I also learned that there was an undeclared civil war in Colombia from 1948-1958 between the two political parties. I had already read quite a bit about the very bloody Spanish Civil War but found several interesting articles there as well.

Proquest

I decided to look at language learning articles. From here, I ended up getting many different subjects that were related. I read articles on both ell and world language learners. Some of the articles discussed the problems and things that interfere with language aquisition. I also found an article with some new strategies to help students as well. A very powerful resource and I like that it will save your searches for you. I am enjoying reading the other blogs and have found out several useful tips!

SIRS Researcher

I looked at cell phones since our school does not allow students to have them in school that seems to be a hot topic with our students.

I enjoy looking at the hot topic of the day. The world almanac and maps gives you a huge list of statistics for the area that you are researching. I can see where this would be very handy for social science classes in doing comparisons during different time periods.

library card

I submitted a request for library card a few weeks ago but haven't seen it yet. Anyway to check on it? Thanks!

SIRS

I looked up the armadillos and found lots of different information. I was thinking about the frogs of Puerto Rico that we talked about last chapter in Spanish class. I found several different articles that I can use to add to my lesson for next year and some neat pictures that I would like my students to see along with a local folk tale that goes with the story.

Next, I went to look at Puerto Rico and liked the teacher resources and fast facts that were available for the commonwealth. Also things that would be very useful when we are discussing Puerto Rico.

Since tomorrow is our local science fair, I thought it might be interesting to see what was available. I was surprised at how easy it was to get to new and different topics. A good idea for next years students!