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1 Google Drive + TexQuest = Link to this presentation: A match made in research heaven

2 What Is TexQuest?

3 Who Pays for TexQuest? Appropriations from the Texas State Legislature Districts pay an annual per student participation fee based on ADA for the previous year. In FY 2017, it will be $.25.

4 Which Districts Are Participating?

5 What s in Gale? Magazine Articles Newspaper Articles Excerpts from Reference Books E-books Full text Magazines News Clips Videos Audio Files Images

6 What is in Britannica Schools? Britannica School - 3 Levels 2 Levels Spanish Encyclopedia

7 What s in Adam Matthew Digital? Digitized Reproductions of Historical: Photographs Journals & Diaries Books Maps Broadsides Drawings

8 Which ebooks are included in EBSCO?

9 What is in SIRS Discoverer? ProQuest SIRS Discoverer: K-8 General Content, Web Links, ebooks

10 What is Teaching Books.net? Meet-the-Author Movies & Book Readings Author Name Pronunciation Recordings Instructional Materials: Lesson Plans, Vocabulary Lists Booklists, Customizable Reading Lists Sharing Tools: QR Codes, Bookmarks And much more..

11 Where Can I Find These Databases? Check out your campus library website Online Resources tab. Your librarian has campus usernames and passwords if you are not logging in with your Google account.

12 Save content to Google Drive TexQuest digital resources Post content to Google Classroom Google! Export citations to EasyBib

13 Most Gale databases now offer seamless integration Once you sign in to your Google account......you can now link most Gale databases with your Drive with just one click......and, post Gale articles directly to your Classroom!

14 Once you sign in, that s when the magic happens Once you sign in to Gale with your Google account......your name is now displayed at the top of the page......and, you can download articles directly to your Drive!

15 A nifty trick that works with most Gale databases! Highlights and Notes: Select text you want to highlight. Choose your color and add notes. After you save the article to your Drive, any highlights you made or notes you took are saved at the end of the article!

16 Gale EasyBib Drive = Works Cited perfection First: Select Citation Tools Second: Click EasyBib under Export

17 TexQuest EasyBib Works Cited perfection Drive = Next: Open EasyBib in a new tab and navigate to your saved Bibliography Then: Click Export and select Save to Google Docs

18 Download any article right to your Drive! First: Click Download Second: Select Save to Google Drive and click Download

19 How easy was that?! Success! Click Ok and open your Drive in a new tab

20 Look for a folder named after the database A folder has been created automatically! This folder will hold all saved articles from that particular database.

21 Once you open the article inside the folder... The article is saved as a Doc with it s title. You can also move the article to another folder. Just click the gray folder and choose the one you want.

22 Use Docs Comment feature for notes Because the article is saved as a Doc, you can use the Comment feature to highlight and add notes. Just select the text you want to highlight, right-click, and select Comment.

23 NEW! ProQuest SIRS Discoverer now connects to Google Drive, too! Save articles to Drive or post to Classroom...

24 Once you sign in, that s when the magic happens Once you link your Google account......your name is now displayed at the top of the page......and, you can download articles directly to your Drive or Classroom!

25 SIRS Discoverer EasyBib Works Cited perfection Drive = Select Export to EasyBib

26 TexQuest EasyBib Works Cited perfection Drive = Success! Click Go to Google Docs and view your expertly formatted Works Cited page!

27 Download any article right to your Drive! Second: Click OK to continue searching for articles or visit your Drive to view the article you just saved First: Click Save to Google Drive

28 Look for a folder named after the database A folder has been created automatically! This folder will hold all saved articles from that particular database.

29 Don t want your article as a PDF? You can convert most PDFs to a Google Doc! Check it out! Shout out to Ann Vyoral at Region 20 for the instructions!

30 Teachers can post to Google Classroom in just a few clicks

31 Thanks to Richelle O Neill from Garland ISD Michelle Ingram from Gladewater ISD And Diane Gill from The Meadows Elementary For the use of their information and slides, critiques, and editing.