[aisle] digital resource suggestions needed

[Denise Reeder]

The FactCite Lincoln Library is a great resource.  It is well written, and
the best part as far as I'm concerned, is the customer service!  I have had
students write them questions, even questioning their sources, and they
have written back to them.  I have requested more information on a topic
and they have assisted me.  It is a stellar company.

Just a word about Lightbox products:  if the timeliness of the information
is of importance (global warming, disease, science, etc., where currency is
paramount) then look closely.  The copyright year attached to Lightboxes is
the year they put the components together, not the copyright of the
material contained in the Lightbox.  When I looked into one of the global
warming topics, they used content from an old book (which I had at the
time).  It didn't have a current copyright date.  Also (and this may have
changed because after several looks a couple of years apart, nothing had
improved) they don't put in bibliographic information for the facts, just
for images/videos.  They are very cool products and I wish they would
document all the contents, because if they addressed the currency and
bibliography issue, I would buy them.

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 1:07 PM Kathy McCoy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hello,
> I have been asked by my district to look into digital resources for this
> upcoming school year for grades K-5.  Looking for e-books and science &
> social studies related resources.  We have Destiny - do any of you have
> Lightbox?  Is it used by your teachers and liked?
>
> I suggested that they also look into Pebblego and Pebblego Next and
> Scholastic resources such as BookFlix, ScienceFlix, TrueFlix, etc.
>
> What suggestions do  you have for me that are user friendly and well liked
> by staff and students?  I appreciate your help!
>
> Please feel free to email me privately if you'd like:
> Kathy.McCoy at central301.net
>
> Mrs. Kathy McCoy
> Library Media Specialist
> CCUSD #301 - Prairie View Grade School
> (847) 464-6014 ext. 8210
> kathy.mccoy at central301.net
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iddle School
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