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Upper elementary students often study endangered species…either as a separate topic or as part of a more systemic study of world environment/ecosystems.  In the Gale Resources is a database called Kids InfoBits.  I want students to be able to search for and locate information on the topic of “Endangered Species” in a variety of formats and a variety of lexile/reading levels.  I would direct students to enter “Endangered Species” in the Search box.  The resources are divided by format:  Books, Pictures, Magazines, News.   Students can search these formats by the following criteria:  Relevance, Title, Date, Content Level.  Next to the titles are colored symbols (green, yellow, red) that indicate the level of reading difficulty.  In the Pictures area are several graphs comparing Endangered Species in the U.S. and the World.    In the News sections are news articles submitted by UPI NewsTrack and newspapers.    When students access various articles and images, I want them to learn how to: Print; Email; Save; Share via Social Media Sites; Bookmark; Download;  Cite; Highlight/Take Notes.  They will also read and review the vocabulary words often located at the end of an article as well as the additional resources on the same topic.