Tuesday, January 17, 2012
World Book Advanced
The World Book Advanced does a nice job of providing a varitey of information types. A typical search will show results for encyclopedia articles, presidential papers, maps, tables, pictures, special reports, and websites. What people will use will depend on their current needs, are they planning a trip, writing a paper, presenting information themselves? For my students I imagine that gathering information for research and reports would be the top use. For that need I would assume that the connections to the encyclopedia articles would be very valuable. Also elementary students are going to be interested in seeing the pictures and videos.
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We think you're right, Jeff. Also note that World Book contains audio for national anthems, folksongs, and some bird & animal sounds. Please note that many of the ebooks in Advanced are now downloadable to e-readers for more versatility.
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