Resource Ontario: Summer Tips!
Some of us will use Resource Ontario this summer for lesson planning but there are many other ways to use these resources this summer! Here are my top 5:
Travel: Perform a publication search in Gale's Power Search for Fodor's and you can easily find travel guides for places from Acapulco to Zurich. I have used these for my last two trips and was able to find lots of free places to see and inexpensive places to eat!
Shopping: If you have to or are looking to make purchases for your home check out Consumer Reports. Perform a publication search in Gale's Power Search for Consumer Report's and you can easily find recommendations for air conditioners to washing machines. When our washing machine was beyond repair, it was useful to take this information shopping.
Healthy Living: Need recipes or videos on yoga moves? Perform a basic search in Gale's Power Search for recipes and you will find ideas from Gourmet to Egg-cellent. With over 40, 000 recipes even I can find something to make for dinner. Health and Wellness Resource Center from GALE provides videos on Getting Fit When You're Crunched for Time and much more.
Local News: There is always so much do and see in Ontario. Search for summer activities in eureka.cc and you can find out about local fairs, tourist attractions as well as camps and art festivals.
Lesson Planning with CANDIAN RESOURCES: Finally two resources that are focused on Canadian content and subjects. Your default search in Student Resource Centre - Canadian Edition from GALE is limited to Canadian sources, the subject lists on the right of the search screen are Canadian and more Canadian content is being added regularly. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre from EBSCO is a great place for students to research both sides of Canadian Issues.
For those of you in classrooms 10 months, have a good summer and stay connected as your prepare your lessons and work on AQs, and for those of us in offices through the summer, stay cool and connected with Resource Ontario!


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