Pioneer+Library

**Section 1: Cultrue Grams**
==== The Culture Grams resource is a fun resource to use if you are interested in finding out information on a specific country, state, county. The resource is loaded with information ranging from population to recipes, from activities to national/state songs. The quality of the information, from what I can tell, is very good. It also seems to be very current giving the observer an up-to-date account of what is going on. The site is easy to navigate from one part to the next and it is easy to jump back and forth. It's also very user friendly. As an educator, this site, it would help me to get accurate information on a scpecific country or state if I were to do a lesson on one. It would also give me a resource for the students to visit if I wanted them to do a report on the country of Germany or the state of Arizona. I think it is an easy site for students to navigate through. ====

Section 2: SIRS Issues Researcher
==== The SIRS Issues Researcher site is interesting if you're needing to find some information on a particular topic. It allows you to type in a subject you would like to research and then locates different articles, magazines, newsletters on that topic. The quality of the content appears to be good, but there are also some of the example topics the site gives you that makes me nervous to have students viewing. The articles appear to be fairly current and on current topics. The site is very easy to navigate. By entering in a topic, the site will find articles pertaining to that topic. It is easy to jump back and forth or from one topic to the next. Again, as an educator, this site gives me a huge variety of topics to research if I have any questions, for example, if I have questions on bullying in the classroom or eating disorders I can go to this site and access similar topics that can help with my questions. It is also good for students as far answering any questions they may have on particular topics. ====

Section 3: Learning Express
==== ﻿  The Learning Express site is a site where you can go to view information on preparing for different events. It contains information on preparing students for college, getting a GED, test preparation etc. The quality seems to be good and current. I didn't see anything that would cause me to be uncomfortable about referring students to the site. It was fairly easy to navigate, it was basic follow the instructions learning. If I had a student that needed some extra help on a specific subject, (math, scisence) I could refer them to the site where they could do activities that would help them with the work. At the same time, I could refer all students to the resource for fun activities to do at home on the weekend, during hollidays or summer break. ====