Britannica+Encyclopedia

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The school version of Encyclopedia Britannica Online offers three levels of encyclopedia for students:
 * Encyclopedia Britannica for high school students
 * Compton's by Britannica for middle years students
 * Britannica Elementary


 * In this tutorial you will learn how to:**
 * 1) complete an effective search
 * 2) use the features to narrow and focus a topic
 * 3) determine if the additional resources are useful, appropriate and applicable to your students
 * 4) add individual articles and encyclopedias to a web, wiki or blog page.

When you have completed this tutorial you will have:
 * Achievement Indicators:**
 * 1) completed a successful search
 * 2) added links from Britannica articles to your wiki page


 * Before You Begin:**
 * 1) keep this page open so that you can follow the directions below
 * 2) open your wiki page in another window or tab

Open the Encyclopedia Britannica from the Ministry of Education [|Database page] //(The link will open in this window unless you right click on the link and select open in new window or open in new tab//)
 * Learning Activities:**

//Open the encyclopedia at the level which most suits your students//
 * 1) Do a search on 'airplane and respond to the following:
 * 2) Is the reading level of the articles appropriate?
 * 3) How can the 'table of contents' and 'related articles be used at the beginning of the research process?
 * 4) Explore the additional resources:
 * 5) Journals and Magazines - how recent? Reading level and content appropriate?
 * 6) Web sites - links work? Appropriate reading and content levels?
 * 7) What is the //workspace//? How does one create a personal workspace? How are articles added to the workspace? How could you or your students use it?
 * 8) What kinds of multimedia materials are available?
 * 9) What other features of the encyclopedia are available and useful to you?

Each encyclopedia can be an individual link on a page. If you want your students to easily access Britannica Encyclopedia you can link to it directly. See the Leoville Library's Encyclopedia Page. Individual articles have stable URL's so you can also link directly to an article. RSS and Widgets
 * Make the Encyclopedia more accessible to your students:**
 * 1) Add a link to a specific encyclopedia or article to your wiki page.

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