Colonie Central High School Database Tutorial: Search This! Josalyn Gervasio, Stephanie Haft, Kali Nagler

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Colonie Central High School Database
TutorialSearch This!Josalyn Gervasio,
Stephanie Haft, Kali Nagler Maria Bryant
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Research and Results

• Highlighted information seeking behavior research
  of Dania Bilal
• Tested databases
• Newsbank
• Novel
• LexisNexis

• 39 out of 40 students or 98 use Google for their
  main source of information
• After using the online tutorial 10 out of 40 or
  25 reported they would use databases in the
  future
• Prior to using the online tutorial, 32 out of 40
  students or 80 reported they did not understand
  what a database was
• After using the online tutorial, 20 out of 40 or
  50 now understand the definition of a database
• 30 out of 40 students or 75 reported the online
  tutorial was helpful in providing information
  about the various databases

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Project Design

• Design Layout
• Background Color
• From gray to white
• Text Color
• Chose red
• Banner Style
• Background Image
• Effects

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Collaboration Process

• Lot of hard work
• Almost 2.5 months of planning preparation
• Truly a group effort
• Interesting Experience
• Clashing schedules
• Not an easy task
• A training for the future
• Being able to work collaboratively