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Fall 2009
South Carolina SIRS Database Updates
Welcome to the South Carolina state newsletter from SIRS and ProQuest.
Published by the South Carolina State Library (DISCUS) and ProQuest, this email publication provides hands-on student activities for SIRS linked to South Carolina state learning standards, news and reviews of the latest additions to your research database subscriptions, and much more.
(Sign up here, and read back issues.)
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Learning Activities: South Carolina Standards
Welcome back! Time for... flu season? So far, the much-discussed swine flu does not appear to be more dangerous than the typical seasonal flu. But medical authorities are concerned that it could infect many more people -- thereby increasing the potential number of deaths -- because so few people have immunity against it.
SIRS Discoverer offers a germ-free set of essential questions to help help researchers of all ages better understand the flu, flu epidemics, and the importance of vaccination.
Your all-new SIRS Issues Researcher subscription offers hands-on sets of essential questions for critical thinking to assist students in researching alcohol and drug abuse awareness: How can the government, colleges, and parents help create strategies that will reduce binge drinking?
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SIRS & proquestk12.com Updates
Topical Pro/Con Coverage of 300 Leading Issues
Should embryonic stem cell research be allowed? Should schools and lawmakers do more to protect kids from cyberbullies? Should the North American Free Trade Agreement be abolished?
The newly enhanced SIRS Issues Researcher features editorially created and compiled content including Essential Questions with answers, viewpoint articles, and special features such as Global Impact and Statistics for 300 Pro/Con Leading Issues. Plus, Timelines and Research Guides are a click away.
Direct, concise information selected from more than 1,800 global full-text and multimedia sources help students connect and synthesize information on the most current topics and issues being studied and debated in your school.
Obtain the latest posters, flyers, and handouts for SIRS Issues Researcher, and be sure to show your students and staff our Fall 2009 update video podcast and additional short SIRS videos to get everyone up to speed during back to school time.
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New Features & Content @ SIRS Knowledge Source
Student outcomes, as defined by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, require students to "access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources)" and "evaluate information critically and competently."
To address these outcomes, all SIRS Knowledge Source solutions now include fresh research and learning tools such as Thumbnail Preview of Images in Results, Note Organizer, Embedded Citations, and Language Translation capabilities.
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New Features & Content @ SIRS Discoverer
Christina Chappell, our ProQuest product developer, constantly reviews customer feedback and makes changes to K-6 online resources:
SIRS Discoverer < Details & Video
- New Non-Fiction Content: Colonial America and the Revolutionary War & Biography for Beginners—Biographies
- Mitchell Lane's Blue Banner Biographies: Live
- Celebrate 'One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind' & More...
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SIRS Current Events, Political Cartoons, Graphs + More
What makes our SIRS solutions so special? It's the human element. Every day, our SIRS Discoverer editors post hand-picked articles and resources. Tap into a short list of the most topical articles added
to SIRS in recent weeks. Did you know that SIRS Discoverer offers
charts and graphs plus
map activities,
geared for young researchers? SIRS Discoverer even offers
political cartoons.
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