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10 Ways Teachers can use Grolier Online

10 Ways Teachers can use Grolier Online. Unlocking the Power of Grolier Online. 1. Look up articles in the Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Americana Grades 6 & up Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Grades 5 & up The New Book of Knowledge Grades 3 and up. 2. Find magazine articles.

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10 Ways Teachers can use Grolier Online

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  1. 10 Ways Teachers can use Grolier Online Unlocking the Power of Grolier Online

  2. 1. Look up articles in the Encyclopedia • Encyclopedia Americana • Grades 6 & up • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia • Grades 5 & up • The New Book of Knowledge • Grades 3 and up

  3. 2. Find magazine articles • Full-text articles from 750 periodicals • Over 100,000 articles • Imbedded in articles (NBK, GME, and EA) • Grouped age appropriately • Chosen based on educational content

  4. 3. Cut down on time looking for appropriate web sites • Grolier Internet Index Available on all databases • Imbedded in articles for easy access • Regularly checked for • Age appropriateness • Currency • Accuracy • Relevancy • 319,400 links • Access to thousands of primary sources

  5. 4. Make searches easy • Global Search Engine • Searches all licensed databases simultaneously • Wildcard searches • Search by Individual database • Encyclopedia search available in all databases • News article search available in NBK and GME

  6. 5. Find maps of countries all over the world • Grolier Online ATLAS • Historical Maps • Geopolitical Maps • Explorer Maps • Thematic Maps • Over 850 maps

  7. 6. Find out the definition and pronunciation of words • Dictionaries • American Heritage Dictionary • Includes audio pronunciations • American Heritage Children’s Dictionary • Spanish to English Dictionary • English to Spanish Dictionary • Thesauri • Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus • The American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus

  8. 7. Find Current Events Online • Encyclopedia Americana • Americana Journal • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia • News – 5 articles every week • The New Book of Knowledge • NewScoops – New articles every week

  9. Encyclopedia Americana Journal Feature Discussion questions, critical thinking activities Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Brain Jam Teacher Resources Discussion Questions, Essay Topics, Activities Brain Jam Event Planner Research Starters The New Book of Knowledge NewScoops with Reading Comprehension and Lesson Plans Teacher’s Guide in The New Book of Knowledge 8. Find Lesson Plans online

  10. 9. Projects and Games • Grolier Multimedia • Brain Jam • Games and Quizzes • Research Starters • The New Book of Knowledge • Projects and Experiments • Web feat • Find additional games in the specialty databases!

  11. 10. And so much more… • Images • Flags • Tables and charts • Biographies • State and country reports • Teacher resources • Timelines • Research help • Literary selections • And so much more!

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