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Transcript of Britannica Instructional Presentation
By
Nancy E. Radler
Middle School Library
This presentation is designed to teach middle school teachers how to educate their students on using the Encyclopedia Britannica Online to research papers and email their research for completion at home. There is also an overview of other learning tools. When the tutorial is complete they will know the following:
How to research a topic
How to create a WorkSpace on Britannica Online
How to save research on Britannica Online
How to email research from Britannica Online
A brief overview of other available resources on Britannica online.
Britannica
Main Page
• Begin by opening
the main page.
• Notice the “search”
bar at the top. This is
where we begin our
exploration .
• For the purposes of
this presentation we
will be doing
research on
Abraham Lincoln.
• Type “Abraham
Lincoln in the
“search” bar and
click “go”.
The first record that comes up is for President Abraham Lincoln. On the left side you will
see a number of different resources that the student can explore for further information on
Abraham Lincoln. We will go through these in a few minutes. For now, click on the first link
or on the “See more” tab on the bottom of the article.
The Table Of Contents gives you a quick overview of the article
Make sure to look at the Related Articles, eBooks & More for information
the student might not find in the article.
Web Links Are Always Fun To Follow
If They Love Widgets They’ll Love This Page!
Other Resources
Browse through some of
the other great resources
such as:
•Videos, Images & Audio
•Article History
•Contributors
•Dictionary & Thesaurus
Create a WorkSpace by clicking on “WorkSpace” in the upper right hand corner.
Enter name, email address and password. Check the box and “Join”.
Student will be returned to the page on Abraham Lincoln where they will then be
asked to describe the project to be added. No need to add a description, just click
done when you are finished.
In the upper right hand corner click on
“View Your Workspace”
As students work, articles are saved here so
they can access them for further use.
From Here Students Can:
• Right click to open the
article.
• Right click to share the
article by copying the URL.
• Right click to delete the
article.
• At the bottom are icons to
upload images, audio, video,
links or documents to the
WorkSpace.
• So “Right Click” on Abraham
Lincoln to go back to that
page.
Just like Wikipedia students can also “Get Involved” by
clicking on the shaking hands and submitting an image,
video or website for review by Britannica editors.
Sharing an article is as easy as clicking on the chain.
Finally, students can email the article to so they can
work on in later.
Return To The Home Page For More Research Tools.
Magazines
• Includes magazines from
the arts, sciences and
popular culture.
• Articles are presented in .pdf
format.
• Some of the titles include
Africa Today, Dairy
International, Dance Spirit,
Mother Jones, Motor Trend,
Stanford Law Review,
Skateboarder, Surfer and
Worldwide Energy.
• Articles are from 2007-2011.
• Content includes titles such
as “History of Nigeria” from
African Studies.
Students can find images and videos for papers and
presentations from the “Media Collections” section.
Quotes are always great in a paper which is
why “Quotations” is such a great resource.
Students stumped for a subject will want to check
out the “Subjects” section.
Research Tools
Compare Countries - Compare statistics, maps, flags, and
multimedia about any two countries in the world.
This Day In History
Browse by day to find people who were born on that day in
history and events that occurred on that day.
Timelines
World Atlas
World Data Analysis
Comprehensive
statistical analysis of
every nation of the
world. Students can
perform statistical
comparisons between
countries or changes
over time in specific
countries. Data can be
placed in charts or
graphs and exported to
Excel. This is updated
yearly.
Additional Research Aids
Merriam-Webster Dictionary NY Times & BBC News
• Britannica Blog
• Britannica Advocacy For Animals
Britannica Blog
Posts on are
made on
current events
worldwide by
various editors
and is updated
three times a
week.
Britannica
Advocacy For Animals
Contains posts
concerning animal
rights and welfare
and is an
amalgam of
articles written by
in-house staff,
other bloggers
and guest writers
who are
specialists in the
field.
THE ENDBritannica Online offers a wealth of research aids for
students and teachers alike.
Don’t be afraid to have fun with the research tools.
Let the students have free rein to search the site.
Check out the section on the home page School
and Library Sites Librarians, Teachers,
Administrators: Learn more about award-winning
titles and content that is curriculum aligned and
recommended by teachers and industry
professionals. You never know what you might learn!