Online Resources
Electronic Databases
EBSCO
Gale Group - Electronic Library of Minnesota
ProQuest
Britannica Online School Edition: Learning Zone (preK - 2) Interactive learning modules for pre-kindergarten through grade 2 includes drawing, reading, games, and geographical exploration.
Britannica Online School Edition: Elementary School Encyclopedia content for elementary grades plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, animal kingdom, and geography explorer.
Minnesota Reflections Collection of images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges that depict the history of Minnesota.
Minnesota Digital Library An initiative to assist archives, historical societies, and libraries digitize and provide coordinated access to valuable information resources reflecting the culture of our state.
Reference Tools Compiled by District 742 Elementary Media Specialists
Secondary SourcesSecondary sources are typically written after the time period or event in question and by a person who was not there. There are several types of secondary sources:
Electronic Library of Minnesota Portals The ELM Portal includes all of the ELM databases and is designed with the end user and researcher in mind.
Research Tools
Research Project Calculator
Bibliography
Kentucky Virtual Library for Kids Research Portal Kentucky Virtual Library has created a visual tool to help students do research. This is an excellent model of how to present a step by step approach in a visual way that includes a set of tasks that students can follow in conducting research.
Resources
Support Materials for Teachers The resources listed here are student activities (including graphical organizers), tip sheets, lesson plans and links related to the steps of the research process.
Rubistar RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
Graphic Organizers
Online Graphic Organizers
Buubl.us Interactive graphic organizer, need to register
Cacoo Create diagrams with online real-time collaboration
Cmap Tool Download this free program to create graphic organizers; click on Downloaded on the homepage graphic organizer
Diagramly Drag and drop diagramming tool
Grapholite Free online diagramming tool
Mindmeitser Simple and free online mind mapping tool
Popplet Simple and free online mind mapping tool; no account needed to create, only needed to save
Text2 Mind Map Convert simple outlined lists to a mind map that can be downloaded as a jpeg image
Mind42 Create Mind Maps and invite others to collaborate, edit in real-time, and then publish to the internet
EDraw Mind Map Create mind maps, brain-storming diagrams, project timeline, life planner, SWOT analysis and sketch maps
EBSCO
Gale Group - Electronic Library of Minnesota
ProQuest
Britannica Online School Edition: Learning Zone (preK - 2) Interactive learning modules for pre-kindergarten through grade 2 includes drawing, reading, games, and geographical exploration.
Britannica Online School Edition: Elementary School Encyclopedia content for elementary grades plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, animal kingdom, and geography explorer.
Minnesota Reflections Collection of images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges that depict the history of Minnesota.
Minnesota Digital Library An initiative to assist archives, historical societies, and libraries digitize and provide coordinated access to valuable information resources reflecting the culture of our state.
Reference Tools Compiled by District 742 Elementary Media Specialists
Secondary SourcesSecondary sources are typically written after the time period or event in question and by a person who was not there. There are several types of secondary sources:
- Magazine articles: Try searching for your topic in Student Resources in Context or Student Research Center.
- Newspaper articles: Try searching for your topic in ProQuest Newsstand.
- Scholarly articles: Try searching for your topic in Academic Search Premier.
Electronic Library of Minnesota Portals The ELM Portal includes all of the ELM databases and is designed with the end user and researcher in mind.
Research Tools
Research Project Calculator
Bibliography
- EasyBib EasyBib is an online tool that helps you create citations in MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian styles.
- EasyBib App Create accurate MLA, APA, and Chicago style citations in seconds by scanning a book bar code or by typing the name of a book. Build and manage your works cited. Once done, email your citations and then export your citations to EasyBib.com's popular bibliography management service.
- OWL These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.
- Son of Citation Machine Citation machine helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the information that they use.
Kentucky Virtual Library for Kids Research Portal Kentucky Virtual Library has created a visual tool to help students do research. This is an excellent model of how to present a step by step approach in a visual way that includes a set of tasks that students can follow in conducting research.
Resources
Support Materials for Teachers The resources listed here are student activities (including graphical organizers), tip sheets, lesson plans and links related to the steps of the research process.
Rubistar RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
Graphic Organizers
Online Graphic Organizers
Buubl.us Interactive graphic organizer, need to register
Cacoo Create diagrams with online real-time collaboration
Cmap Tool Download this free program to create graphic organizers; click on Downloaded on the homepage graphic organizer
Diagramly Drag and drop diagramming tool
Grapholite Free online diagramming tool
Mindmeitser Simple and free online mind mapping tool
Popplet Simple and free online mind mapping tool; no account needed to create, only needed to save
Text2 Mind Map Convert simple outlined lists to a mind map that can be downloaded as a jpeg image
Mind42 Create Mind Maps and invite others to collaborate, edit in real-time, and then publish to the internet
EDraw Mind Map Create mind maps, brain-storming diagrams, project timeline, life planner, SWOT analysis and sketch maps