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I use isearch the most, primarily bc we are looking up a question for a discussion. This allows for an organic development of the conversation with the students.

Yes, I use isearch. It is great tool. I'm going to do that with the students.

I will try IWonder to help students K-5 ask and answer their own questions and conduct research on topics of their choosing.  

Book Nook seems like a good resource for students who are looking for their next read. I find that reluctant readers don’t really know what they like, but they also don’t know what the possibilities are. Searching for “football” or “basketball” quickly brings up 3 book trailers for each subject that might lead them to where they want to be.

I am going to look into using iWonder in order to help build independent research skills. My 4th and 5th grade students will benefit from this resource. I'll be sharing it with my colleagues. 

Iwonder to develop independent thinking and problem solving skills

I have always really liked the modules that teach students how to do research in Research 4 Success. This should be a prerequisite for all middle school and high school students. It is even useful for teachers to do because it gives them a pathway to teach and review research skills to their students.

I would like to incorporate BookNook into my regular repertoire of resources.  Since we have gone to Yondr bags in our district we have had students flooding back to the library looking for reading materials.  This gives them an opportunity to narrow down what they may be looking for.

I use Isearch a lost. Also share with students and teacher. It's helpful research on topic of their choosing.

I am going to use IWonder. I like the idea that the age appropriate websites are chosen by Teachers and Librarians to help our learners  build the inquiry process. It also supports homework. Everyone wins. 

I have and will continue to use World Book Kids. I have already used this resource with a class of fourth graders to help them research an animal they chose in class. If there wasnt a book about the animal in the library or they needed another type of resource, I showed them how to navigate World Book Kids.

I have dipped my toes into World Book Kids when helping a class research animals. I think it will be a great research tool for all classes. 

I use Isearch a lot to help students find research infromation and also World Book Kids.

IWonder: I think this tool has many valuable applications for secondary (6-12) teachers. Specifically, career applications, practice another language, and research tools for projects. 

Isearch/fetch are good tools for students to learn to use. They connect directly to available items in your schools library, which can help students prepare and find the books they are looking for before they visit the library. 

I am going to try using World Book Kids. I am sometimes reluctant to do certain projects because I envision alot of issues allowing students to do their own research. This is a safe place for them to go and complete their research. I will encourage other teachers in my building to give it a try also. 

EBSCO Learning Express. This tool can be used in the classroom to provide students with access to practice exercises, skill-building courses, and test preparation materials for a variety of subjects and standardized tests.I can use it in after school tutoring for students who want to practice for various tests, especially for test-taking strategies.

I would like to incorporate BookNook as a resource to provide for students.  This allows them to choose books based on interest and reflection from fellow peers.  

IWonder would be one I would try because it would help students with lower reading levels to conduct research on topics of their choosing and answer questions in class.

I think I would like to try iWonder to help my students with lower reading levels or ELL students conduct research at a level they can understand while building independent research skills.

As a high school ELA teacher, we focus a great deal of the 2nd half of their sophomore year on research and supports in essays to prepare them for the state test required responses.  The Research 4 Success will help students better support their claims and provide informed responses in these practice essays.

The web tool I explored was IWonder - specifically the Career tiles.  I think the Career Aptitude Test would be especially benefical for those students who are unsure of where their skills/abilities/likes/dislikes would fit best in the career world.  It would also provide jobs that students may not have even know exsisted that would fit their personalities. 

ISearch will give me and my students much easier access to online resources and will ensure they are trusted resources, rather than a standard Google search.

I will continue to use WorldBook Kids and WorldBook Student. They are great tools for teaching the early research process. 

I've been instructing my library students to use the FETCH tool, because they can search for books or topics, and FETCH locates books in their own physical school library, plus on SORA as e-books. It's great for the students to be able to search both of those resources with one tool, rather than having to do two separate searches!

iSearch is the one web tool that seems to have the greatest impact for my students. It is so user friendly for the EL population as they are learning to strengthen their reading and research. 

Being pretty new in my position, I need to use iSearch more. It's such a great resource for finding things in the library.

I would like to dive deeper into IWonder. Most of my students leave a lot to be desired when it comes to research skills. I believe IWonder will also support the varied reading levels with my students. Age appropriate sites are a must.

We use fetch alot for the students to find books they are interested in faster. On Sora, the search function is not the best when you are lookign for a topic if that topis is not the title of the book. Fetch allows the students to not only find books on sora, but also in person.

I am currently demonstrating and reinforcing the use of FETCH with students. I would like them to see the connection between searching and finding books of interest, but they are struggling with defining topics (so that is an area for work). I think IWonder looks interesting and I will try to figure out a way to intergrate that into future lessons and/or class conversations. 

iWonder which web tool to choose? ;-)

iWonder is a unique way to approach providing access to these selected tools that I could see really reaching out--in a different manner--to students and staff. It allows students to explore the existing resources and tools in a fresh manner that feels different! I could see this being more accessible and exciting to students eager to access information in a fresh and meaningful and different manner.

I think that ISearch is a good Web Tool to get the students trained in using.  I agree with what Whitney said about a month ago.  Too often students go to in order to search is Google.  Although Google is a valuable resource, it can often take a person anywhere on the internet in terms of research.  The students might not necessarily be getting credible resources.  Instructing students to go to ISearch first might be a good way to break some bad habits.  

After reviewing the web tools INFOhio offers, which one will you try? Who will benefit from it?

Research 4 Success.  Because reserch is an important part of the  high school experience