What are databases? What is a pathfinder? Why should we use them? How do we use databases? Discover answers with this presentation.

1. iTech Library
Mrs. Nedved

2. Success Criteria
• I can justify why databases are
used in research
• I can use the Social Media
pathfinder during research
Learning Targets
• I will give an example of how
databases are used in research
• I will use and cite at least 1 source
from the pathfinder

3. Databases
• What are databases?
• What is a pathfinder?
• Why should we use
them?
• How do we use
databases?

4. Library Homepage
Double-click to enter text

5. Scavenger Hunt
1. The library is open from _________ to__________.
2. Patrons can check out up to __ books for __ weeks.
3. The World Edition within the CultureGrams database
features more than _______ countries .
4.___________________________ is the best resource
for investigating general reference inquires.
5. One example of “featured content “ in the World
Book Student database is________________________.
6. Which database?

6. Scavenger Hunt
1. The library is open from _____9:00__ to_____4:30___.
2. Patrons can check out up to _7_ books for _2_
weeks.
3. The World Edition within the CultureGrams
database features more than ____200___ countries .
4.________SIRS Discover_______ is the best resource
for investigating general reference inquires.
5. One example of “featured content “ in the World
Book Student database is Pluto (“dwarf planet”)__.
6. Which database?
ABC-CLIO

7. © M. Eisenberg 2011
The Big6 Research Process:
Not Linear

8. Your Turn!
• Go to Canvas and find the
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
pathfinder
• Find your category
(Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and
find one resource to use
• Cite that source on a doc

9. Exit Ticket
(Success Criteria)
•Go to http://tinyurl.com/njqr2eq
•Answer the 2 questions located
at the top of the page
•Save the pathfinder & your
citation doc to your Language
Arts file

10. Resources
Eisenberg, Mike. "Big6 Research Model."
Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
Nedved, K. and Bayless, Kristin.
"iTech Media." Vancouver Public
Schools, 1 Aug. 2013. Web. 22 Oct.
2013.