SIRS Knowledge Source

Upon first opening this link, I noticed that it is geared more at older learners. There is more text and not as many "kiddy" icons.

1. I chose Adoption as my leading issue.  I'm a headline reader first time through a site. I noticed the Pro & Con Issues section first. I found these very straight forward and would be excellent for those on a debate team! On the left hand side, I was still able to sort my results in a drop down box. I also clicked on matching subjects which helped narrow down my search. It brought up adoption of pets, agencies, and different countries. An AMAZING amount of articles to read and delve deeper into a topic!

2. Curriculum Pathfinders - I chose Fine Arts Opera. I found 3sites listed here. I absolutely love Opera and have never heard of us opera.com. I opened the link and it was a HUGE listing of composers and more links to discover even further! There were recording of some of the operas, which would boost a lesson beyond any other!

On a side note...under quick and Advanced search, there is a link called student tools. This link brought me to a step by step tutorial on how to do a research project. Very useful for those students that don't ask questions or for those that need to figure it out a little on their own.