Division II (4-6) Social Studies Resources
Britannica School: Elementary
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In addition to more than 141 000 encyclopedia articles on a wide array of topics, this multidisciplinary database provides access to educational videos, images, magazine articles and learning games. Three age-appropriate interfaces (Elementary, Middle and High) with two adjustable reading levels for each article enables differentiated access for varied learners. Further, read-aloud features (with highlighting text) and text translation (50 languages) empower students of all abilities to easily navigate this resource independently.
ORC users have access to two additional features in the Britannica School suite:Canada In Focus and Image Quest. Canada In Focus is a section devoted to articles about significant Canadian people, places, and history. Image Quest provides embedded copyright friendly images related to every article. |
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Online Training Materials
Click HERE for a detailed description of this resource and how it works.
Click HERE for a PowerPoint presentation about Britannica Universalis Junior.
Click HERE for a PowerPoint presentation about Britannica Universalis Junior.
Online Promotional Materials
Download the Britannica Image Quest bookmarks HERE!
Download the Britannica Image Quest infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica School bookmarks HERE!
Download the Britannica School infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Junior infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Senior infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Image Quest infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica School bookmarks HERE!
Download the Britannica School infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Junior infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Senior infographic HERE!
Britannica School: Middle
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In addition to more than 141 000 encyclopedia articles on a wide array of topics, this multidisciplinary database provides access to educational videos, images, magazine articles and learning games. Three age-appropriate interfaces (Elementary, Middle and High) with three adjustable reading levels for each article enables differentiated access for varied learners. Further, read-aloud features (with highlighting text) and text translation (50 languages) empower students of all abilities to easily navigate this resource independently.
ORC users have access to two additional features in the Britannica School suite:Canada In Focus and Image Quest. Canada In Focus is a section devoted to articles about significant Canadian people, places, and history. Image Quest provides embedded copyright friendly images related to every article. |
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Online Training Materials
Click HERE for a detailed description of this resource and how it works.
Click HERE for a PowerPoint presentation about Britannica Universalis Junior.
Click HERE for a PowerPoint presentation about Britannica Universalis Junior.
Online Promotional Materials
Download the Britannica Image Quest bookmarks HERE!
Download the Britannica Image Quest infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica School bookmarks HERE!
Download the Britannica School infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Junior infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Senior infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Image Quest infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica School bookmarks HERE!
Download the Britannica School infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Junior infographic HERE!
Download the Britannica Universalis Senior infographic HERE!
Canada In ContextNot only does this database provide Canadian content, it also has many embedded features that support diverse learning needs. Access the customizable read aloud feature, download an article to MP3, or translate the text into 13 different languages. The featured videos, news and stories right on the homepage will be sure to draw your students in and guide them in their research.
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Online Training Materials
For a 1 1/2 minute guided tutorial on navigating the Canada In Context homepage click HERE.
For a 1 1/2 minute guided tutorial on searching the Canada In Context database click HERE.
For a 3 minute tutorial on the basics of Canada In Context, click HERE.
Learn about the topic pages and documents in Canada In Context in this 2 1/2 minute guided tutorial. Click HERE.
Many students have a difficult time narrowing their research topic and searching for sources. This 6 1/2 minute tutorial provides some tips for how to narrow and search when using a Gale resource.
Click HERE for tools to help your students get started with their research and wrap it up when using a Gale resource.
Click HERE for a brochure about the entire suite of In Context resources
For a 1 1/2 minute guided tutorial on searching the Canada In Context database click HERE.
For a 3 minute tutorial on the basics of Canada In Context, click HERE.
Learn about the topic pages and documents in Canada In Context in this 2 1/2 minute guided tutorial. Click HERE.
Many students have a difficult time narrowing their research topic and searching for sources. This 6 1/2 minute tutorial provides some tips for how to narrow and search when using a Gale resource.
Click HERE for tools to help your students get started with their research and wrap it up when using a Gale resource.
Click HERE for a brochure about the entire suite of In Context resources
Culturegrams
This database provides detailed information on every country in the world! Culturegrams features recipes, maps, images, slideshows and interviews with children, teens and adults from countries all over the world. Be sure to create a customized graph or table using the graphs and tables feature.
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Online Training Materials
Click HERE for a detailed description of this resource and how it works.
Click HERE to download the Culturegrams Icon.
Click HERE if you are interested in viewing a 2-minute overview of this resources.
If you are looking for something more in-depth, click HERE for the full training video. This video in its entity is about 30 minutes long. However you can skip around to find sections that are relevant for you. Be sure to check out the "Searching + Content" section which is 12:11 minutes.
To look at the archived podcasts from ProQuest click HERE.
Click on the file below for teaching activities related to Culturegrams.
Click HERE to download the Culturegrams Icon.
Click HERE if you are interested in viewing a 2-minute overview of this resources.
If you are looking for something more in-depth, click HERE for the full training video. This video in its entity is about 30 minutes long. However you can skip around to find sections that are relevant for you. Be sure to check out the "Searching + Content" section which is 12:11 minutes.
To look at the archived podcasts from ProQuest click HERE.
Click on the file below for teaching activities related to Culturegrams.
| culturegrams_teaching_activites.pdf |
Histor!ca The Canadian EncyclopediaThis newly redesigned website provides a wealth of Canadian content in an aesthetic interface. Change between English and French by selecting your language of choice on the top right-hand side of the webpage.
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Online Training Materials
Click "Histor!ca" to access great teacher support materials.
National Geographic Kids Virtual LibraryNational Geographic and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have partnered to bring vast resources to digital life with National Geographic Virtual Library. Now you have access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.
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Online Training Materials
Click HERE for a detailed description of this resource and how it works.
Click HERE to download the National Geographic Kids Virtual LIbrary Icon.
Click HERE to learn more about this resource.
Click HERE to learn more about viewing magazines.
Click HERE for general help topics on this resource.
Click HERE for a video tutorial on how to use this resource.
Click HERE for a recorded webinar about this resource.
Click HERE to download the National Geographic Kids Virtual LIbrary Icon.
Click HERE to learn more about this resource.
Click HERE to learn more about viewing magazines.
Click HERE for general help topics on this resource.
Click HERE for a video tutorial on how to use this resource.
Click HERE for a recorded webinar about this resource.
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Scholastic GO!
Scholastic Go!, formally Amazing Animals of the World, now acts as a federated search engine of seven different Scholastic encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, Lands & Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science. The over 115, 000 Scholastic Go! articles, which are written by subject experts, are differentiated by reading levels. The database also contains access to a robust atlas, world newspapers, videos, pictures, and more |
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Online Training Materials
Download a one page training overview for this resource.
Check out this great training video for Scholastic Go!
Download a one page training overview for this resource.
Check out this great training video for Scholastic Go!
TrueFLIXIf you love BookFLIX you are going to love TrueFLIX! This newly created sister resource to BookFLIX is designed for students in grade 3-6. Each nonfiction ebook includes an introductory video to help build background knowledge, human read along feature, interactive table of contents and essential inquiry questions/project ideas.
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Online Training Materials
Click HERE for a detailed description of this resource and how it works.
Download this file for a complete listing of all of the TrueFLIX titles for the 2015/2016 school year.
Download this file for a complete listing of all of the TrueFLIX titles for the 2015/2016 school year.
| trueflix_pairs_october_2015.xlsx |
Download this file for instructions on how to access TrueFLIX using a mobile device.
| how_to_access_trueflix_on_a_mobile_device.pdf |
