Researching those Decade assignments just got a whole lot easier with the addition of PCU to our database subscriptions! Pop Culture Universe is a fascinating digital library of information on American and world popular culture--both past and present. Teachers are increasingly using popular culture to engage students in reading, writing and research and this database provides a safe way for students to investigate topics of great appeal without the bias, advertising, suggestive content or questionable authorship of commercial and fan sites. Content includes more than 300 full-text volumes of material. The ABOUT PCU page has a series of 4 short videos on getting started, searching PCU, browsing PCU and search results in PCU. Another value-added element of Greenwood databases is the Skills Center page, where you’ll find tools for both inside and outside the classroom and library. The three areas of the Skills Center are Student Resources, Teacher Corner and Reading Room. Their purpose is, first, to improve students’ research and writing skills and, second, to enhance the value of Greenwood’s databases. Explore the fun inherent in studying pop culture--it'll put a grin on your face. As one of the endorsements on the website said: "Pop Culture Universe. If it’s…Peachy, The Bee’s Knees, Swell, Nifty, Slick, Mean, Smooth, The Most, Cool, Neat-O, Groovy, Far Out, Dyn-o-mite, Rad, Bitchin’, Mint, Stupid Fresh, Dope, Fly, En Fuego, Phat, Off The Hook, Hot, or Awesome…you’ve come to the right place."
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Database Changes -- Part 2
Researching those Decade assignments just got a whole lot easier with the addition of PCU to our database subscriptions! Pop Culture Universe is a fascinating digital library of information on American and world popular culture--both past and present. Teachers are increasingly using popular culture to engage students in reading, writing and research and this database provides a safe way for students to investigate topics of great appeal without the bias, advertising, suggestive content or questionable authorship of commercial and fan sites. Content includes more than 300 full-text volumes of material. The ABOUT PCU page has a series of 4 short videos on getting started, searching PCU, browsing PCU and search results in PCU. Another value-added element of Greenwood databases is the Skills Center page, where you’ll find tools for both inside and outside the classroom and library. The three areas of the Skills Center are Student Resources, Teacher Corner and Reading Room. Their purpose is, first, to improve students’ research and writing skills and, second, to enhance the value of Greenwood’s databases. Explore the fun inherent in studying pop culture--it'll put a grin on your face. As one of the endorsements on the website said: "Pop Culture Universe. If it’s…Peachy, The Bee’s Knees, Swell, Nifty, Slick, Mean, Smooth, The Most, Cool, Neat-O, Groovy, Far Out, Dyn-o-mite, Rad, Bitchin’, Mint, Stupid Fresh, Dope, Fly, En Fuego, Phat, Off The Hook, Hot, or Awesome…you’ve come to the right place."
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