L@S Breakout 1: Britannica Online
February 24, 2009 by belindajjohnston
Access through EPIC on TKI school login. A research tool for teaching skills to students. Around 60,000 safe website links. Access online24/7 home or school. If you search a keyword from the main page it will give you hits from the different levels on Britannica depending on student age and ability. Also choices for media (movies and games). Important to show teachers and students how to cite material used from the site.
- images/media – a movable magnifying glass
- journals/magazines
- additional references, local library
- Web’s best sites
- own work space – stored on Britannica server
- world atlas integrated with google maps
- timeline
- country comparisons
- subject browse and sub categories
- big events – can put in birth date and see what happened in the world that day
- games – english, maths, science
- teahcer resources
- News/ABC/BBC Kids
- AnimalActivity of the day/week
- interactive lessonswith concepts and objectives
- learning zone for Pre K to 2
- Discover our world
- curriculum mapping by year level and subject
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