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Got Homework? Get DISCUS South Carolinas
Virtual Library
Presented at SC Ed Tech Conference (Myrtle Beach,
SC, September 2005) Prepared by DISCUS Office,
South Carolina State Library
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DISCUS South Carolinas Virtual Library
Includes -

• Articles from over 5000 magazines, professional
  journals newspapers
• - over 28 million articles!
• Articles from encyclopedias,
  biographical sources other
  reference works

And . . .
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DISCUS includes -

• Maps, pictures, images photographs
• Primary sources,
  historic documents
  government reports
• Links to screened, age-appropriate,
  educational Web sites of high
  quality

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DISCUS also includes -

• Lesson plans
• Teacher guides
• Student worksheets
• Student activities projects
• Classroom projects activities
• Discussion questions
• Essay research topics

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DISCUS also includes -

• News news quizzes
• An e-textbook on government
• Correlated to SC standards!
• Ideas for integrating technology into the
  curriculum
• Professional reading for teachers
  administrators

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Whats New in DISCUS

• New database! - Literature Resource Center
• SIRS Knowledge Source Researcher launches a new
  interface
• Grolier Online launches a new look June 2005

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A new look for the DISCUS homepage
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DISCUS K-12 Site scdiscus.org/school.html
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DISCUS Kids Page scdiscus.org/discuskids.html
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More ways to choose databases Subject Grade
level Search Tips
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Grolier Online Encyclopedias
Grolier Online Encyclopedias Passport
Grolier Kids
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Click on For Educators for Lesson Plans,
Teaching the News, Professional Resources and more
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Click on For Educators for -
GO News- classroom ideas- bimonthly
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME)
Brain Jam
Research Starters
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GME Brain Jam - monthly
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GME Brain Jam Teachers Resources
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GME News
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GME Research Starters
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New Book of Knowledge (NBK)
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NBK News - weekly
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NBK Teachers Guide
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NBK Scholastic News
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SIRS Discoverer
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SIRS Discoverer Workbooks
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SIRS Discoverer Activities
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SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS)
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SKS Interactive Citizenship
Includes online Educators Guide
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SKS Interactive Citizenship
Correlated with SC Curriculum Standards
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SKS More Database Features
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SKS Renaissance - Literary Corner
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Educators Resources
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SKS Librarians CornerFind Content Linked to SC
Standards
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SKS Educators Resources, links toSIRS-ProQuest
Resource Center
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SKS Toolbox
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SC Newspapers from NewsBank -
Special features for classroom teachers
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SC Newspapers (NewsBank) -
News headlines with activities
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Kids InfoBits (Gale)
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Kids InfoBits- Teacher Toolbox
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Junior Edition (Gale)
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Gale-InfoTrac -- Periodical articles Many include
teaching ideas activities!
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Gale-InfoTrac Periodical articles
Professional reading for teachers administrators
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Visit - For Librarians Training scdiscus.org
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To learn more about using DISCUS resources in
your curriculum . . .
Talk to your school library media specialist!
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Thank Your Legislator!
DISCUS - South Carolinas Virtual Library is
funded by the South Carolina General Assembly,
through the K-12 School Technology Initiative.
Additional funding through the federal
Library Services Technology Act.