Tuesday, January 31, 2012

SIRS Issues Researcher

I selected cellular telephones, with a total of 392 articles available there was a wide variety of information available. The overview presented a fair and balanced view of the topic. I like the way that opinionated articles were listed in a pro/con fashion. Most of the information returned was from well know newspapers and magazines. I like the way the critical thinking and analysis sections offers ideas for students to use.

I like the structure of the Curriculum Pathfinder, it follows a logical progression of information down through the various topics. This would be a good visual for people who have problems seeing the relationships among topics. It would also be a program to use when discussing broadening or narrowing a topic. When a topic is selected a good variety and amount of results are returned. Again the resources appear to come from well known sources.

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  1. It sounds as if you like what you found in SIRS Issues Researcher, Jeff. I hope you will show it to students and teachers at your school. Thanks for your comments

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