GO VIRTUAL WITH GALE LIBRARY RESOURCES
ONLINE TEACHING TIPS
ASSIGN A READING
Click GET LINK on a document you’d like to share, and then copy and paste the persistent URL onto a
class website or into an email to students. Students will click directly to the item in the Gale resource.
SPARK A DISCUSSION
Use SEND TO… to export a source to your Google Drive™ or OneDrive™ account. Access the item in
your account, and click the Share feature in Google or Microsoft. Enter your students’ email addresses
and use settings to ensure students can comment or edit the shared document. Ask students to read,
comment, and reply to one another within the Google or Word Online document.
CREATE A WRITING PROMPT
Click and drag your mouse to select an excerpt within a document. Use the pop-up HIGHLIGHTS AND
NOTES menu to draw students’ attention and ask a question. Download, Print, or use Send To… to add
the item to your Google Drive™ or OneDrive™ account. Share the item and ask students to respond.
ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION
Search for a topic of interest. On the search results page, click GET LINK, and then copy and paste
the persistent URL onto a class website or into an email to students. Students will click directly to the
search in the Gale resource. Ask students to choose articles to read and synthesize. Or, ask students to
research their own topics of interest. Visit SUPPORT.GALE.COM/TRAINING for tutorials and tip sheets
to support their use of your Gale resources.
support.gale.com/training
Contact your librarian
USEFUL DOCUMENT TOOLS
Click SEND TO… to export an item to
your Google Drive™ or OneDrive™
account. Items do not expire from your
account.
Use GET LINK to generate a persistent
URL to any item or search.
Click and drag your mouse to select
document text and add HIGHLIGHTS
AND NOTES. Use Send To…,
Download, or Print to retain a copy of
the item before closing the resource.
Support varied needs and preferences
with options on every item to
TRANSLATE, change FONT SIZE, and
LISTEN to the document.
