A lot of people ask us, “So what is Dulcinea Media?” Translation: “How do you actually make my life easier?” We’ve come up with some responses.
1. Steal Our Homework
Each Thursday, the Digital Teachers’ Lounge, our blog for teachers, educators and librarians, publishes a quiz about the week’s Happy Birthday and On This Day features. The answer key is released the following Monday. This makes a great homework or extra credit assignment.
2. Save Time Hunting Down Sites
When assigning a research project, you may spend your weekends searching for credible resources your students can use. Our Web guides do that for you. For example, our Web Guide to U.S. History features only useful sites that cover the time of the early settlers to the 1970s, including primary sources.
3. Use Our Web Links
Don’t teach history? No problem. Find some of the best sites for your grade and subject in our Web Guides or on our Web Links page. It includes links by school level for Math, Science, Literature, Geography and four different languages. It also includes links for other topics such as Applying to College and Differentiated Instruction.
4. Try Our Search Engine
Did I mention we have our own search engine? It’s called SweetSearch [http://www.sweetsearch.com/] and it surfaces only the best sites—those used in our guides, features and news—plus others we’ve hand-picked. Use it – and tell your students to use it – to find great resources on any subject, quickly and efficiently.
5. Give Your ESL Students a Hand
Because native Spanish-speaking students may have trouble finding resources on the Web, we created EncontrandoDulcinea. Now Spanish speaking students and their parents can locate the best sites in English and Spanish, for most academic subjects. Students that are learning English or Spanish can also read a number of our news and features on both sites.
6. Share Our Expert Tips for Writing Biographies
We’ve gathered advice from experts, authors, journalists and others to help students research and write a profile. We’ve also pointed them to some of the best sources. (Note: Every one of our Happy Birthday profiles includes a “Sources in this Story” bar highlighting sites we’ve used in our own research.)
7. Discuss Our News Stories
Each day we publish news stories for students. All of the content is based on, and links to, the best resources on the Web about the topic. Whether the focus is on the environment, technology, health or education, you’ll always find something worth chatting about.
8. Sign Up For Our Newsletter
We know teachers get tons of e-mails but this is one you’ll love. You’ll get our weekly quizzes (see No. 1) sent straight to your e-mail box. And you’ll also get a teaser for our weekly interview, where you can learn great tips about working with kids in schools and libraries.
Help us help you. E-mail us at [email protected] or direct message us on Twitter @findingEdu and let us know what we can do better. We’d love to hear from you.
1. Steal Our Homework
Each Thursday, the Digital Teachers’ Lounge, our blog for teachers, educators and librarians, publishes a quiz about the week’s Happy Birthday and On This Day features. The answer key is released the following Monday. This makes a great homework or extra credit assignment.
2. Save Time Hunting Down Sites
When assigning a research project, you may spend your weekends searching for credible resources your students can use. Our Web guides do that for you. For example, our Web Guide to U.S. History features only useful sites that cover the time of the early settlers to the 1970s, including primary sources.
3. Use Our Web Links
Don’t teach history? No problem. Find some of the best sites for your grade and subject in our Web Guides or on our Web Links page. It includes links by school level for Math, Science, Literature, Geography and four different languages. It also includes links for other topics such as Applying to College and Differentiated Instruction.
4. Try Our Search Engine
Did I mention we have our own search engine? It’s called SweetSearch [http://www.sweetsearch.com/] and it surfaces only the best sites—those used in our guides, features and news—plus others we’ve hand-picked. Use it – and tell your students to use it – to find great resources on any subject, quickly and efficiently.
5. Give Your ESL Students a Hand
Because native Spanish-speaking students may have trouble finding resources on the Web, we created EncontrandoDulcinea. Now Spanish speaking students and their parents can locate the best sites in English and Spanish, for most academic subjects. Students that are learning English or Spanish can also read a number of our news and features on both sites.
6. Share Our Expert Tips for Writing Biographies
We’ve gathered advice from experts, authors, journalists and others to help students research and write a profile. We’ve also pointed them to some of the best sources. (Note: Every one of our Happy Birthday profiles includes a “Sources in this Story” bar highlighting sites we’ve used in our own research.)
7. Discuss Our News Stories
Each day we publish news stories for students. All of the content is based on, and links to, the best resources on the Web about the topic. Whether the focus is on the environment, technology, health or education, you’ll always find something worth chatting about.
8. Sign Up For Our Newsletter
We know teachers get tons of e-mails but this is one you’ll love. You’ll get our weekly quizzes (see No. 1) sent straight to your e-mail box. And you’ll also get a teaser for our weekly interview, where you can learn great tips about working with kids in schools and libraries.
Help us help you. E-mail us at [email protected] or direct message us on Twitter @findingEdu and let us know what we can do better. We’d love to hear from you.
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