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1. Using World Book Kids, search for information on a mammal of
your choice. Find a picture and information about its habitat.
Mammal search was Polar bear.
The polar bear lives in the Arctic. They can be found along the coastlines of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Russia we well as on islands in the Arctic Ocean.
2. Using World Book Student, search for information on the same
mammal you searched in World Book Kids and compare the amount of information.
"Polar bear." World Book Kids. World Book, 2014. Web. 13 Jan. 2014 .
Derocher, Andrew E. "Polar bear." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
The information in World
Book Student is more in depth and there are a few more features compared to
World Book Kids. The sheer length of the
World Book Student’s article was longer compared to Kids, and contained
headings for ease in locating information.
For example, the polar bear’s body type was contained within the article
in Kids, but in order to specifically locate that information reading or
scanning information previously included in the article was necessary. In Student the body type of a polar bear was
easily found under the heading Body, and the description was specific by
contained more details.
3. Using World Book Advanced, search for a country. Notice the
types of information available on the left and right side bars of the first
results screen. Click on the link for your desired country, and again notice
the types of information on the left and right side bars of the screen. What
types of information will be most valuable to your patrons?
Country search was Ireland.
Morrill, John S."Ireland, History of." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014.Web.13 Jan. 2014.
After search: Timelines and Teaching with Documents on the
left could be helpful resources for librarians and teachers as they prepare for
classroom instruction. The timeline
feature could also be of assistance during classroom projects. Primary Source Documents on the right could
serve as sources of informational text for classroom instruction as well.
After link: The Lexile measure provided can assist in
matching students with text that is at their reading level to predict comprehension. This feature may help bridge gaps that exist
between student reading ability and textbooks used in the classroom. There are also links available for easily
navigation within the article so students can easily sort through to access the
information they need.
4. Using World Book Discover, use the
browse function on the right side of the screen to find an article about
American government. Notice the features on the article page. How will World
Book Discover help your patrons who are not good readers of English?
"National Park System." World Book Discover. World Book, 2014. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.
The article has two
features that could be of help to struggling or emerging readers. Theread-aloud feature could assist by
providing audio while the reader follows along.
The double-click feature for defining words could also be helpful in
recognizing and understanding word meaning, too.
You're off to a great start, Marta! In addition to the read-aloud and double-click dictionary to help struggling or emerging readers, we think that the highly visual aspects of World Book are also very helpful. Thanks for your comments.
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