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  Themes SIRS Discoverer & eLibrary Elementary
Our product development team is constantly reviewing customer feedback and making changes to our learning resources to meet your needs. Several updates or content additions were recently completed, and we wanted to bring them to your attention:

SIRS Discoverer: National Geographic Little Kids, Patria Press, Biography for Beginners (More)

eLibrary Elementary: Toucan Valley Book Titles, The Struggle Against Slavery, The New Encyclopedia of Science (More)

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  Classroom Activities: Grades 1-9
Today’s students are growing up in a world where new
inventions are introduced nearly every day. However, many
of today’s inventors base their work on breakthroughs made
in the past. Use SIRS Discoverer to help answer the question: Who is the most famous inventor of all time?



As students increase their technology expertise, teachers and librarians should encourage more research reports that harness the power visual media. Download a ready-made eLibrary Elementary PowerPoint template designed for use by teachers and students alike.


 
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  Current Events, Charts & Graphs + More
Our editorial team updates our SIRS products daily with new articles and resources. Here's a short list of the timeliest and most topical articles added to your product this month. Did you know that Discoverer offers charts and graphs plus map activities, geared for the younger researcher? Discoverer even offers political cartoons geared for the younger researcher.





 
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  Spread Knowledge: Marketing Kits
Help spread the word in your school about SIRS and eLibrary! Print all-new, full-color handouts, notices, and bookmarks; retrieve fresh static and animated icons; link to new videos explaining the importance of the media center and your digital subscriptions; and much more: eLibrary and Discoverer kits.


 
       
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  Free Photo Essays Available
Looking for colorful, fact-filled mini-posters to post in your media center or classroom? Our SIRS staff can send you a set of SIRS Photo Essays focused on Horses, Dogs, Cats, or Birds. Each essay pack includes 4-6 individual posters measuring 11 X 14 inches. Allow 4-8 weeks for delivery; quantities are limited. To request your essay(s), send an email to tim.mclain@il.proquest.com and provide your name, school name, address, and which essay(s) you'd like to receive.



 
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  ProQuest K-12 Website Updates
The newest additions to proquestk12.com, your single
source for hands-on K-12 solution information:
New SIRS & eLibrary Information Pages (Web)
Revised Sample Searches (PDF)
eLibrary Elementary Quick Start Guide (PDF)
eLibrary Elementary Worksheet (PDF)
 

ProQuest Stories 
"As a teacher-librarian, there were two things that I often found frustrating: students getting distracted while researching by all the extraneous "stuff" on the Internet, and teachers who gave research topics without checking to see if we actually had information. I was thrilled to discover the [eLibrary] BookCart feature..."

Read more about how this intrepid teacher-librarian
is using our BookCart tool in creative ways.

How do you use eLibrary and SIRS with students/staff?
Send us your ideas and stories today.

CultureGrams in Focus
CultureGrams can help broaden your students' understanding of the world.
Visit Iraq in our Kids Edition.

Top 3 Websites
Each month, our editorial team scours the Internet for top-quality sites for teachers and students. Get connected.

Free Online Training Opportunities
Our ProQuest product trainers are standing by to help you get the most out of your subscriptions. Attendees can obtain a Certificate of Attendance for any of our online courses. Our training sessions cover after-school hours within several time zones. Tap into this month's free training schedules (by class or date) then register for a course today.


Explorations Podcast

Introduce staff and students to SIRS Discoverer.




 


See ProQuest

Oct. 3-5, Springfield, Missouri
Missouri Library Association

Oct. 17-19, Nashville, Tennessee
T+L Conference

Oct. 25-27, Reno, Nevada
American Assocation of School Librarians (AASL)

Calling all Web 2.0 Addicts
Going to AASL? Register here to be on our
usability panel and meet with other like-minded
professionals as we explore new methods
for connecting SIRS with the next generation of
library patrons. Invitations to selected
individuals will be sent prior to the event.

       
   

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