[Dcmosls] Questia School trial

[Rebecca Dixson]

Online Library & Research Tool 


You have probably heard of Questia.com, the world's largest online library.  Now there is a new offering from Questia that is designed specifically for high school students and faculty called Questia School. (www.questiaschool.com) 

Questia School is a different kind of database! 

Students have individual user names and passwords to access Questia School.  When students log in they automatically enter their own personal library complete with a personalized workspace where they can create project folders, place items on a bookshelf, highlight in six colors, take notes on any page of any book, and create automatic citations and bibliographies.   

Students and teachers have separate interfaces.  Teachers have  access to 350 national and state standard-aligned lesson plans and the ability to make assignments directly to students through Questia School.  The student interface includes an inbox where they retrieve assignments from their teachers. 

Click here for a 10 minute demonstration of Questia School:
http://www.questiaschool.com/demo/questiaschoolUserDemo.html
(from the student's interface) 

Here is what Questia School includes: 

Nearly 25,000 full-text, copyrighted books digitized from cover to cover, and ranked by Lexile level. 
Over 2 million journal, newspaper, magazine and encyclopedia articles. 
American Heritage Dictionary, Colombia Encyclopedia, and Roget's Thesaurus. 
Individual user name and password access to provide each user with a personal workspace. 
Each user has 24x7 access to the complete online library collection from any computer with an Internet connection. 
Research tools for note-taking, highlighting in six colors, automatic citations and bibliographies, and advanced searching. 
A separate library collection just for educators with 4,000 books from top publishers for professional development.

For a free preview account to Questia School or an online demonstration please contact: 

Katherine Pike 
kpike at questia.com 
888-950-2580 x 2643 
713-358-2643 (direct) 
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