Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Safford, Barbara Ripp
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ720739
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867181777301274625
author Safford, Barbara Ripp
author_facet Safford, Barbara Ripp
Safford, Barbara Ripp
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Reach for Reference. Britannica Online School Edition: Will You Allow Students to Use It? Safford, Barbara Ripp Student Interests Elementary Secondary Education Databases Information Literacy Encyclopedias Visual Literacy This article describes Brittanica's Web-based K-12 resource, "Britannica Online Student Edition." This reference contains three encyclopedia databases: "Britannica" for teachers and older students, the "Student Britannica," and the "Elementary Brittanica." These are supplemented with videos and other media, a spotlight feature, a world atlas, and timelines that also serve as chronological browsers. In addition to the timeline browse, there is a regular search box, an index search, a hierarchical subject browse, and an alphabetical browse. A new series of interfaces allows a school to choose its own default screen for its users. The "Britannica Online School Edition" database is a tool to use to teach every information skill, to encourage reading practice, to teach visual literacy, to do group projects, and to meet content standards in every subject. It is also a great tool for teachers planning units of all sorts. In addition, the Britannica part of the database provides teachers with in-depth information to enhance everyday teaching. A Spanish language encyclopedia is also available.
format Recurso educativo Open Access
id eric_EJ720739
institution ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
language en
publishDate 2005
record_format eric
spellingShingle Reach for Reference. Britannica Online School Edition: Will You Allow Students to Use It?
Safford, Barbara Ripp
Student Interests
Elementary Secondary Education
Databases
Information Literacy
Encyclopedias
Visual Literacy
Reach for Reference. Britannica Online School Edition: Will You Allow Students to Use It? Safford, Barbara Ripp Student Interests Elementary Secondary Education Databases Information Literacy Encyclopedias Visual Literacy This article describes Brittanica's Web-based K-12 resource, "Britannica Online Student Edition." This reference contains three encyclopedia databases: "Britannica" for teachers and older students, the "Student Britannica," and the "Elementary Brittanica." These are supplemented with videos and other media, a spotlight feature, a world atlas, and timelines that also serve as chronological browsers. In addition to the timeline browse, there is a regular search box, an index search, a hierarchical subject browse, and an alphabetical browse. A new series of interfaces allows a school to choose its own default screen for its users. The "Britannica Online School Edition" database is a tool to use to teach every information skill, to encourage reading practice, to teach visual literacy, to do group projects, and to meet content standards in every subject. It is also a great tool for teachers planning units of all sorts. In addition, the Britannica part of the database provides teachers with in-depth information to enhance everyday teaching. A Spanish language encyclopedia is also available.
title Reach for Reference. Britannica Online School Edition: Will You Allow Students to Use It?
topic Student Interests
Elementary Secondary Education
Databases
Information Literacy
Encyclopedias
Visual Literacy
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ720739