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GALE In Context Middle School

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 Using GALE In Context
Middle School

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Digital Content SNAPSHOT & SUPPORT RESOURCES


Table of Contents:
  1. Overview
  2. Content & Features
  3. Learning Supports & Tools
  4. Tutorials & Guides
  5. Educator Resources

 


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Overview

 

Created specifically for middle school students, GALE In Context Middle School combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and many more.

Target Audience:  Grades 6-8  Content Connections:  English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

 

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Content & Features

 

In Context Middle School provides engaging reference, periodical, and multimedia content supporting national and state curriculum standards for grades 6 to 8 in language arts, social studies, and science. Middle school students will benefit from an interface that delivers a combination of the highly visual design and navigation preferred by younger users as well as the authoritative content and user-focused tool set needed to support middle school assignments and coursework.

 

Learning Supports & Tools

 

  • Interface available in more than 34 languages
  • ReadSpeaker technology with 19 text-to-speech languages
  • Dictionary 
  • Downloadable PDFs allow for offline reading anytime, anywhere
  • Source citations at the bottom of each article. Export citations to NoodleTools.
  • Highlight & take notes; Sign In with Microsoft Office to export highlights/notes to OneDrive. 
  • Lexile/Reading Level:  Use Advanced Search to filter by target audience or Lexile range; or after searching, Limit Search Results (on right sidebar) to a reading level or Lexile range.  

 

Tutorials & Guides

 

GALE In Context Middle School Enhancements (recorded Webinar)
n July 2019, GALE In Context Middle School received interface enhancements designed to increase access to library resources and have a greater impact on user success. This Webinar reviews the changes to Gale In Context Middle School and how these improvements will help researchers.

 

 

GALE Tools video tutorials (tools included in all GALE databases): 

 

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Educator Resources

 

 

 

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