Challenge Lesson 1-World Book School Edition

I am the K-12 school librarian at Centerville Public School so I chose to explore World Book School Edition as it would be the most useful to me in assisting my students and teachers.

World Book Kids:
In using World Book Kids for research, I found that the amount of information provided was really appropriate for younger students who may be just learning how to research topics. I was given simple and straight forward information that I would be able to easily use in completeing a simple research project. Along with the article, I was also given a video which is also a really cool feature.

I chose to research the Koala. They are a small animal native to Australia. Many mistake them for a bear, but they are actually marsupial mammals. Koalas live and trees sleeping most of the day and becoming active at night. Because of the destruction of eucalyptus forests, the number of koalas has dropped. Another factor in the falling koala population is a high infection of chlamydia, a disease which can result in blindness, infertillity in females, and pneumonia.

World Book Student:
 When researching Koalas using World Book Student, I was pleasantly suprised by all the information I was given. I was given 13 different articles to use for information not only specifc to koalas, but also other related topics including zoos, Austrialia, and mammals, as well pictures and videos. The amount of information given was very appropriate for the target age group. This version of world book was just a step up from World Book Kids in the type of information given, how it was presented, and the quatity given at one time.

World Book Avanced:
Wow so much information! I did not realize what a great tool this is in doing research. I searched the country Ireland and was given so much different information to choose from! I chose to look a link of the history of the country and it gave me so much information. I also noticed on the left and right hand sides of the page links to related topics. I think that the side bar link will be very beneficial to my older students when doing their research. I will give them other aspects of the topic to look at as well as other resourses making their research quicker and simpler.

World Book Discover:
I had no idea that we had ability to translate articles into another language using World Book Discover! What an awesome tool to have. This would be very beneficial to any ELL students or parents who are assisting their children with research projects. What a great way to accommodate our English Language Learners.