EDUC 331: Educational Technology (Gierhart): Home

PolicyMap is an online U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with multidisciplinary applications for college students and faculty. It serves to aid research related to social sciences, urban studies, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among others. Users can leverage thousands of U.S. data indicators in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block group in many cases up to a national level, as well as create custom regions for their research and studies.

An index to articles in the social sciences that covers anthropology, business, communication, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, ethnic studies, family studies, geography, health policy, international relations, law, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, rehabilitation, social work, sociology, urban studies and women's studies.

Current and archival to 1980s with key national and regional sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune as well as over 80 Gannett titles including the Stevens Point Journal, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Access World News provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues, including Wisconsin newspapers such as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin State Journal.

Historical newspapers from the 1700s - 2000s, including thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. There are 150 Wisconsin-specific titles. Provided by Badgerlink.

Includes full text of articles from the SPJ from 2003-present

A weekly publication with in-depth reports on current and controversial issues.

Find information and opinions on today's hottest social issues. Entries include topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites on a wide variety of current topics.

Resources presenting multiple sides of an issue to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), is the world's largest digital library of education literature, including journal articles, reports, and other education-related materials.

A research database for teachers and school administrators providing indexing and abstracts for more than 250 peer-reviewed journals.

Provides access to the full text of core education journals, covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties. Provided by Badgerlink

Provides articles for a variety of educators at all levels, including topics such as technology, bilingual education, health education, testing, administration, funding, and policy. (Gale OneFile)

Multi-disciplinary article database providing information across all areas of academic study.