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The World Book Web

The World Book Web. School and Library Edition. Overview. Most appropriate content Easiest to learn and use Fewest technical problems Best reference product to serve the research needs of students Best reputation for serving school markets. World Book Web.

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The World Book Web

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  1. The World Book Web School and Library Edition

  2. Overview • Most appropriate content • Easiest to learn and use • Fewest technical problems • Best reference product to serve the research needs of students • Best reputation for serving school markets

  3. World Book Web • World Book Kids / EnciclopediaEstudantilHallazgos Grades K-5 • World Book Student Grades 4-9 • World Book Advanced Grades 8-12 • World Book Discover Grades 6-12

  4. World Book Kids • Designed to give younger students a rewarding online experience

  5. World Book Kids • Thousands of easy-to-read articles • Engaging images and illustrations • Interactive games and activities • Correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards • Teacher resources

  6. World Book Kids • Classroom tested • Simple navigation • Articles written especially for younger students

  7. World Book Kids Wealth of fun activities to keep students engaged in learning • Games & Activities • Compare Places • World of Animals

  8. World Book Kids Other features: • Dictionary • Important People • Maps and More • Science Projects

  9. World Book Student This comprehensive site includes all the articles from the 22-volume print set, plus thousands more

  10. World Book Student • More than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles • World Book Biography Center, with more than 10,000 biographies • Rich multimedia – audios, videos, and animations • Historical features • Extensive dictionary and atlas • Correlations to state and provincial curriculum and achievement standards • Educator tools • Student activities

  11. World Book Student • Integrated search allows easy access for researching content and multimedia for students • High-interest, content to captivate

  12. World Book Student Highlights: • Back in Time • Biography Center • Behind the Headlines • Dictionary/Atlas • Resource Guides • Surf the Ages • What’s New section

  13. World Book Student Research Tools • Citation Builder • How to Do Research • My Research • Timelines

  14. World Book Advanced A powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.

  15. World Book Advanced • Tailored for the needs and skills of students in grades 8 and up • Customizable interface, a streamlined design, and personalized homepage content features • Optimized search results • Research tools including dictionary, atlas, and local and country research guides • Individual accounts within the site offer users the ability to create and save their own content features

  16. World Book Advanced One single search generates: • A vast collection of primary source documents and full-text e-books • More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles • More than 10,000 sounds and pronunciations • Thousands of images • Correlated to state or provincial content standards • Thousands of editor-selected Web sites • Thousands of periodical articles • Atlas and Dictionary databases

  17. World Book Advanced • Primary Source • Teaching with Documents • E-Books

  18. World Book Advanced Timelines • Create your own • Choose a World Book prepared timeline • Edit, Print, Save to “My Research”

  19. World Book Discover • An engaging reference resource for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties.

  20. World Book Discover • Uncluttered interface, easy-to-understand content, and useful activities • Automated translations into 30 languages • Text-to-speech feature • Timeline and citation builders • Individual research accounts • Life skills section to help students negotiate financial, health, and housing issues • World Book Explains videos • Correlations to state and provincial curriculum and achievement standards

  21. World Book Discover • Comprehension Questions • Read-aloud feature • Translate text • Tool Box

  22. World Book Discover World Book Explains • Categorized list of videos • Questions answered by experts on all topics

  23. World Book Discover • Life Skills • How to Do Research • Dictionary • Visual Dictionary • Timelines

  24. Enciclopedia Estudantil Hallazgos Newly redesigned Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is the optimal beginner’s Spanish language reference tool.

  25. Enciclopedia Estudantil Hallazgos • Dozens of hands-on activities • World of Animals feature • Spanish visual dictionary • Bilingual features allow users to switch between Spanish and English content • Newspapers from the Spanish-speaking world

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