I heard of iCONN before, but I did not know what it was
exactly and what to do with it. In
class I found out what a great service it is, as it provides access to licensed
database for everyone in Connecticut. You can get articles from magazines,
newspapers, educational journals, and many more. There is no need to drive to
the library or search in Google to find valuable information. No matter how
affluent or poor school districts in CT are, qualitative materials are
available to all for free through iCONN.
As I will be an elementary school teacher, I looked through
“Kids InfoBits” database. It offers
developmentally appropriate and visually appealing materials on different
school subjects including art, health, people, history, geography, science, and
more that are retrieved from popular magazines and newspapers. It would be so
expansive to buy Kids Discovery, Time for Kids, or any other magazine in
a bookstore. From “Kids InfoBits” a student can access to free and get
up-to-date materials. It also has an Elementary dictionary to look up at
unfamiliar words without going to a separate web page. In addition, there are tools
for educators to teach how to write a research paper. I will definitely
encourage students to use iCONN to
look for reliable and updated materials.
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