BritannicaJack Deyton: jdeyton @ eb . com

Jennifer Keating: jkeating@eb.com

● go to school.eb.com● from home go to www . ncwiseowl . org

○ password wiseowl

Britannica Mobile

● m.search.eb.com

username: wiseowl password:wiseowl

Science resources to access in classroomfits with common core

informational text (articles)multi-media resources

search field can be used as an encyclopedia or a dictionary/thesaurus

There is a tab across the top of the home page that says LEARNING MATERIALS

○ here kids can play games on a number of topics○ each game lists the standards the game teaches

students/teachers can access site from home computer or smart phones

TEACHER RESOURCES tab at top of home page

● scroll down to orange box and you can look for lessons that fit essential standards● scroll down to “search boxes” and you can add a search box to school’s web site page● Under training Materials there is a 7 minute powerpoint that can be used to share

information with the staff.

EXPLORE TOPICS section:

● click science● choose strand● choose subcategory for specific/targeted info● resources can be read to students with the speaker button● “more information” box includes

○ images and media○ journals and magazines○ the web’s best sites

multi-media collection

○ photos○ videos○ prints○ elementary articles: written at a 4th grade level

● MORE multi media link gives you MORE options● photos are already sited● right click images to insert into documents● right click to save videos as well as windows media file or mpeg files

○ above videos is a link to RIGHT CLICK “download video and “SAVE TARGET AS”

● “curriculum standards” link lets you choose your state or the common core resources● audio tool highlights words in article as it is read aloud● spanish converter to hover over words for translation● articles are written around a 4th grade level - text complexity- reading above or below

grade level● some videos include Flash, which is not supported by iPads● Thumbnail pictures next to articles can be hovered over to zoom in on pieces of the

picture

Elementary School Homepage

○ HEADLINES section will not be staying on the site○ may be replaced with “word of the day”○ video collection

■ short video clips/longer clips■ extended play videos might be 6 min to 45 min■ can stop and restart videos but canNOT start play in the middle■ Spotlight section at bottom of Elementary Home page

● select “see more spotlights” to find people who changed the world such as women, hispanics, and African-Americans - sorted by artists, visionaries, and scholars

FEATURES section has great animals resources under “ANIMALS KINGDOM”

● habitats● explore by groups● explore by name A-Z

WORLD Atlas provides maps of world, continents, etc.

○ Advanced atlas features satellite imagery to view landforms such as underwater mountain ranges

PRIMARY SOURCES and e-books are located in the HIGH SCHOOL link at the very bottom of that page

CREATE A WORKSPACE

● Workspace tab at top of home window● create a workspace, open a workspace, share a work space● like a file cabinet of articles and videos, pictures etc that you want to save in one spot

○ listed as content, date, content type, notes

● can save “about” 10 or fewer projects per workspace● can create multiple workspaces● to share with students they need your user name

Media Specialists can put search boxes on their web siteif there is a proxy issue they are happy to clear it up for you

● scroll down to “search boxes” on Teacher Resource page and you can add a search box to school’s web site page

PATHWAYS SCIENCE (not related to wiseowl/britannica)

● Developed for Middle and High School but can be useful for elementary● to put misconceptions to rest

Pathways http :// pathways . eb . com

at HOME login:U: wakectyP: schools

at SCHOOL LoginU: wcteacherP: wcteacher

LOGIN AS A TEACHER TO ACCESS BACKGROUND INFO TO HELP YOU TEACH!click teacher button after logged in

TEACHER materials at bottom of page accessible only if logged inTeacher materials includes printable worksheets

● 10 modules● 10 lessons per module● each part of lesson is listed down the right side of the screen● starts with a photo or video to get kids talking about the topic● next piece “what do you think”

○ whole group activity○ modify for elementary - SOME writing in notebooks/whole group conversations

● next “what do you think and why?● what does it mean● form a hypothesis (enter short answer responses● dig for evidence

○ written at 7th grade level

■ great for teacher modeling - interacting with text (common core)

○ includes boxes to click for related articles○ also includes videos and pictures○ record your data text box to type in key discussion topics but cannot save it

■ students record info in notebook

● record your data● key points quiz● check your hypothesis● draw your conclusions● what do you know NOW?● wrap it up