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From Liz Breed of the MeL Team -  Supporting Michigan Libraries - November 1, 2018 Where Did the Teen Portal Go? With 23 eResources just for Teens, there is a wealth of content available for research, homework help and more! Accessing these eResources is made simpler by using the Subject search on the eResources page. Visit MeL.org and click on eResources in the navigation menu at the top of the page. Once you are there, click on the "All Subjects" drop down menu and scroll down until you see "Teens (23)". Scroll down to see the full list. Using the "All Subjects" search tool is the best way to find groups of related eResources and is similar to the portals that used to be part of MeL. This is part of our efforts to respond to the way that people were actually using the Teen portal according to Google Analytics statistics. Over half of visitors to the Teen portal homepage left almost immediately for the eResources page. Of t...

From Christine Schneider, MeL K-12 Education Specialist "Just in time for the 2016-17 school year, MeL Teachers ( http://teachers.mel.org/ ), a completely revamped and resource-driven teacher portal, was launched in mid-August.  It is focused on providing assistance to teachers, media specialists, administrators, and anyone involved in K-12 with help navigating MeL and integrating the resources into Michigan classrooms. MeL Teachers offers eight targeted centers that improve site navigation, making no-cost databases and other content more readily accessible.  Here is a quick overview of each center: Elementary Resources is especially for PreK-5 th grade and focuses on MeL Kids, http://mel.org/kids . There are handouts, slide decks and videos that can be used in the classroom to introduce students to MeL resources and supplemental classroom materials. Secondary Resources is designed for grades 6 through the first two years of college and focuses on ...