Searching+for+News

Current events. Which of us can look back at our school experience and not recall trying to scrounge up an article for tomorrow's class? Of course, the Web has changed forever a student's search for relevant news. But while many students will start their news search in a standard search engine, there are far better approaches. I generally send students to two or three places when they need a current event. CNN Interactive @http://cnn.com works extremely well as a searchable database of news. One of the Web's best little secrets is hidden within the mega-pages of Yahoo. Yahoo Full Coverage @http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/ offers comprehensive treatment of major stories in every area of the news, from world events to sports and entertainment news. The resources are divided into such convenient categories, separating out news stories, journals, images, audio, editorials and cartoons. It offers a great starting point for student browsing. Students ought to be led to the many wonderful gateways for current issues. As for current events sites for elementary students, try:

[|News For Kids at HeadlineSpot]

[|Yahooligans! News]

[|Time for Kids]

[|Weekly Reader Galaxy]

[|Scholastic NewsZone]

 [|New York Times Student Connections]

(A site that may be used with Middle School students)