1. I tried out the visual search and I tried several different topics. I struck out on Siamese Twins and didn't get much back on Mount Everest. I then tried South Dakota, I really liked how it drilled down to what you were looking for and you could see the results. I did open a couple of different books I thought that the reading pane was not the most effienct. I had to scroll down each page and then turn the page, seemed like a lot. The information was good and I think that kids could get some very useful information for reports and projects.
2. For the colored Fairy tale books, I stayed in visual search and typed fairy tales, then clicked on fairy tales again and 4 books came up they were all written by Andrew Lang and they were the Violet Fairy tales, Blue Fairy tales, Yellow Fairy tales, and Red Fairy tales. I had tried to do just a basic search using the same term fairy tales, and I could not find anything helpful. Now if I had grandma with me we could have drilled down a little further by getting a date range that they were published,but she wasn't here.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Gale Virtual Reference
1.Spring Festivals:
A. United States: Mardi Gras
Food and Recipe:Mardi Gras King Cake
Ingredients
1 package dry yeast
¼ cup warm water
6 teaspoons milk, boiled then cooled
4 to 5 cups flour
1 cup (½ pound or 2 sticks) butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 teaspoons butter, melted
Small ceramic figurine (available at religious stores) or bean (optional)
Light corn syrup, for glazing
Colored sugar crystals (green, yellow, purple), for topping
Directions
1.Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2.Add milk and about ½ cup of flour.
3.In a large bowl, blend butter, sugar, salt, and eggs.
4.Add yeast mixture and mix thoroughly.
5.Gradually add 2½ cups of flour to make a stiff dough.
6.Turn onto a clean, floured countertop and knead for about 8 minutes.
7.Clean mixing bowl and coat it with butter. Place dough in greased bowl and brush with 2 teaspoons melted butter.
8.Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise until double in size, about 2 hours.
9.Punch dough in the center with a clean fist.
10.Dust a clean counter with flour. Turn dough out onto counter and knead for 2 minutes. Roll into a 4-foot long rope.
11.Form the rope into an oval and transfer it to a 14- × 17-inch greased cookie sheet. Pinch ends of dough together. (Add a few drops of water to seal the seam, if necessary.)
12.Press the figurine (or bean) into the dough from underneath, so that it is hidden.
13.Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
14.Preheat oven to 325°F.
15.Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned.
16.Brush top of cake with corn syrup and sprinkle with colored sugar.
Games or pastimes
Parades are the most common event in Mardi Gras and the building of the floats is considered a local pastime.
I found this by first typing in Mardi Gras and then narrowing it down by catagory.
B. China: Ching Ming Festival
celebrated April 5 or 6
Food and Recipe: Hta-Ma-Ne
Ingredients
4 cups cooked glutinous rice, kept warm (available at Asian food stores)
1/3 cup peanut butter
11/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoons fresh garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Directions
1.Heat oil in a medium saucepan and stir together cooked rice, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, and coconut.
2.Cover and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes to heat through, stirring occasionally.
Games or pastimes
During this holiday families make elaborate paper offerings to their ancestors that are burned at ceremonies. They also do Kite flying.
Recently added 2012 titles
After going to advanced search and typing in dates between 2012 and 2012 I chose these two:
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell Bottoms: Pop Culture of the 20th and 21st Century America. This was a fun look at cultural history. I read about the creation of SPAM to popular tv shows and fashions. I really enjoyed looking around and reading the articles.
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods & recipies of the world. This just took a look at different culture food traditions and included recipes. I could really get lost in this just trying different recipes!
A. United States: Mardi Gras
Food and Recipe:Mardi Gras King Cake
Ingredients
1 package dry yeast
¼ cup warm water
6 teaspoons milk, boiled then cooled
4 to 5 cups flour
1 cup (½ pound or 2 sticks) butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 teaspoons butter, melted
Small ceramic figurine (available at religious stores) or bean (optional)
Light corn syrup, for glazing
Colored sugar crystals (green, yellow, purple), for topping
Directions
1.Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2.Add milk and about ½ cup of flour.
3.In a large bowl, blend butter, sugar, salt, and eggs.
4.Add yeast mixture and mix thoroughly.
5.Gradually add 2½ cups of flour to make a stiff dough.
6.Turn onto a clean, floured countertop and knead for about 8 minutes.
7.Clean mixing bowl and coat it with butter. Place dough in greased bowl and brush with 2 teaspoons melted butter.
8.Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise until double in size, about 2 hours.
9.Punch dough in the center with a clean fist.
10.Dust a clean counter with flour. Turn dough out onto counter and knead for 2 minutes. Roll into a 4-foot long rope.
11.Form the rope into an oval and transfer it to a 14- × 17-inch greased cookie sheet. Pinch ends of dough together. (Add a few drops of water to seal the seam, if necessary.)
12.Press the figurine (or bean) into the dough from underneath, so that it is hidden.
13.Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
14.Preheat oven to 325°F.
15.Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned.
16.Brush top of cake with corn syrup and sprinkle with colored sugar.
Games or pastimes
Parades are the most common event in Mardi Gras and the building of the floats is considered a local pastime.
I found this by first typing in Mardi Gras and then narrowing it down by catagory.
B. China: Ching Ming Festival
celebrated April 5 or 6
Food and Recipe: Hta-Ma-Ne
Ingredients
4 cups cooked glutinous rice, kept warm (available at Asian food stores)
1/3 cup peanut butter
11/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoons fresh garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Directions
1.Heat oil in a medium saucepan and stir together cooked rice, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, and coconut.
2.Cover and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes to heat through, stirring occasionally.
Games or pastimes
During this holiday families make elaborate paper offerings to their ancestors that are burned at ceremonies. They also do Kite flying.
Recently added 2012 titles
After going to advanced search and typing in dates between 2012 and 2012 I chose these two:
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell Bottoms: Pop Culture of the 20th and 21st Century America. This was a fun look at cultural history. I read about the creation of SPAM to popular tv shows and fashions. I really enjoyed looking around and reading the articles.
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods & recipies of the world. This just took a look at different culture food traditions and included recipes. I could really get lost in this just trying different recipes!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
ProQuest
1. While searching for Les Miserables I went under subject and just chose literary criticism and it gave me a bunch of reviews of the book. I found that a neat way to sort through all the possible hits you would have gotten otherwise. It is nice to be able to drill down to exactly what you want to save you time of sorting through all that yourself.
2. I really had trouble finding relevant material for this. I don't know if I was doing it wrong or what. But I tried several searches, such as, Hurricane Sandy AND Libraries, Hurricane Sandy then tried to drill down with subjects and such, and I would get results back, but not the impact on libraries per say. Maybe my searches were inaccurate and I need to keep trying, but I spent at least 30 minutes trying to find something that would work.
2. I really had trouble finding relevant material for this. I don't know if I was doing it wrong or what. But I tried several searches, such as, Hurricane Sandy AND Libraries, Hurricane Sandy then tried to drill down with subjects and such, and I would get results back, but not the impact on libraries per say. Maybe my searches were inaccurate and I need to keep trying, but I spent at least 30 minutes trying to find something that would work.
SIRS
SIRS Discoverer
1. When I was looking for solar system information for a third grader who reads below grade level, I went to the advanced search typed in solar system, then you can enter the childs lexile reading level. That way you are assured that you can give the child information that she can read and comprehend.
2. The two ways I searched for volcanoes were hitting the science button on the first page, then on the right side of the next page I clicked on Geography, then volcanoes. Finally I clicked on the graphics tab and came up with 152 images. The second way was a keyword search for volcanoes. I clicked on graphics again and came up with 137 images.
SIRS Researcher
1. The debate between using Google and SIRS website was interesting. I found a PDF that said that only 10% of a Google search would be k-12 relevant or editor/teacher-reviewed. By going through SIRS it would save you a lot of time because you are assured that the web sites are reviewed for content and are accurate. So you are getting higher quality results immediately instead of having to sift through a lot of google sites.
2. Finding information for a civic discussion, I used 2 different searches, water restrictions and water conservation. I think both of these can be helpful with the discussions, although I didn't quite find what I was looking for, but again a lot of good information, including court cases.
1. When I was looking for solar system information for a third grader who reads below grade level, I went to the advanced search typed in solar system, then you can enter the childs lexile reading level. That way you are assured that you can give the child information that she can read and comprehend.
2. The two ways I searched for volcanoes were hitting the science button on the first page, then on the right side of the next page I clicked on Geography, then volcanoes. Finally I clicked on the graphics tab and came up with 152 images. The second way was a keyword search for volcanoes. I clicked on graphics again and came up with 137 images.
SIRS Researcher
1. The debate between using Google and SIRS website was interesting. I found a PDF that said that only 10% of a Google search would be k-12 relevant or editor/teacher-reviewed. By going through SIRS it would save you a lot of time because you are assured that the web sites are reviewed for content and are accurate. So you are getting higher quality results immediately instead of having to sift through a lot of google sites.
2. Finding information for a civic discussion, I used 2 different searches, water restrictions and water conservation. I think both of these can be helpful with the discussions, although I didn't quite find what I was looking for, but again a lot of good information, including court cases.
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