After exploring my mind mapping branches from my Wonderwheel searching on "Inquiry" and "Research Country" I located a whole new range of websites I have never before used with students during library time or within my classroom teaching. These websites are perfect to extend the students' researching and information gathering techniques and I will be able to put together as a webquest for them.
Many of the students struggle with refining their internet searching, so this will give them an opportunity to go straight to some valuable and reliable sites.
The sites I found to be fantastic for the ILA are -
http://www.kidsnationalgeographic.com
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org
http://www.kidinfo.com
http://www.countryreports.com
http://www.kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook
I'm so excited with these findings, as they are great websites to show the teachers at school and add as links on our library home page for our younger students. Many of them have activities, stories, photos, pictures, interviews, videos and games - all linked with the SOSE/Geography content for my ILA.
Those sites look great, Sarah. I love Wonder Wheel also. I can only suggest typing these terms in to Google Scholar as you may find some useful articles to use as references in your literature review. Good Luck!
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