Artifact 9

This Literature Database is a database published on the internet in which students read books, respond to them, summarize, and rate them. It is a way to organize literature for certain subject areas, reading levels, and by who wrote the entry into the database. I have entries in this particular Children’s Literate Database. By clicking on search database from the link above, one is able to type in my first and last name and find my entries.

Context
I made my entries into this Literature Database during the Fall of 2001. The database here is updated daily, when people add their thoughts on particular books. There are over one thousand entries in this database from students at Appalachian State University, and twenty of them are my work.

Impact
This type of organization system holds great wealth. Not only can I access the database when I graduate from Appalachian State University, other teachers can access it as well. Teachers and parents can discover different opinions about books to decide if the work is appropriate for their child. Also, teachers can use the database to choose books to read with their classes on all levels. It can be searched in so many different ways, that a teacher is bound to find many books that suit their needs.

Alignment
With respect to the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers, a Literature Database such as this can be an efficient way for a teacher to increase productivity in their classroom and in planning through the use of technology resources (Goal VC). Finding the database should not be a problem and in the years to come, I will know how to access it for extensive use with my planning of lessons.