Thursday, October 11, 2012


Thursday, October 11, 2012
I watched the video on how to navigate Britannica online.
I registered with the Minerva libraries got in and started to search the Marvel website and it sent me back to the login page that I had already done.
Lesson 2a — Britannica School Edition Britannica School Edition offers four different sections.
Learning Zone – PreK-2
Elementary
Middle School High School
I was unable to login in! I will have to go back and try it again before Sunday.
Lesson 2c- Britannica Academic Edition
1. Using Britannica Academic Edition, search for information about a current event.
The current event I chose to read about was an article about Malala, Yousafzai the Pakistan girl that was shot by the Taliban. The article explained her condition, and why she was shot and where they were taking her.  She was shot due to her diary that she was writing and sharing with the BBC about her life under the Taliban. On the right had side of the article are extensions of the article that allow you to read more in depth about her life and struggles.
It was interesting that after I read the article about Malala there was an article about Malala on the evening news. The article on Marvel was more in-depth and frankly more interesting. It had more of personal touches and had many other viewpoints to explore. There was even a video of an interview she did for the BBC earlier in the year.
This is where I go lost. I tried to go back to find out where I started to do the next step the workspace thing and I go so lost. I could not get back to the article I started reading   about Malala from I could not find it at all!
3. Now, explore creating a workspace by clicking on the logo and returning to the homepage.  Tell us briefly how you might use the workspace at your institution.  I could not find this!!
Britannica Academic Edition I was thinking, before I got lost that this would be better that a classroom full of newspapers to find current events. The information that the Britannica is able to share is multi dimensional. The information shared in an article on the Academic Edition of the Britannica is in multi media orientated, in-depth and multisource. I think student would enjoy the variety of media that is represented.
This is the site I needed up in after following the original link to the BBC. It is an advertisement site for ipad apps and a downloaded version that you can purchase;
Discoveries:
1.    There is an surprising amount of information out there in a variety of reading levels and age levels
2.   There are videos integrated with the information given.
3.   You could spend several hours researching a topic and have a variety of source some primary and first hand information.
4.   Sometimes it is easy to get lost. I found the easiest way not to get lost is to toss” bread crumbs” along the way! BOOKMARKS! And go back to the beginning and start again.



2 comments:

  1. Tamara,
    I tried to find this article by entering her name in the search box. I tried the school editions until I reread your entry and then tried the academic edition. The search box tool did not work with her full name or last name, However, when I scrolled down and looked at current events - there it was. This leads me to wonder how the current event articles are cached. Seems like it would be a good idea to be able to search for past or current articles.
    Suzanne

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  2. Yes, I got into one of those lost on the internet Bermuda triangles with the beginning of my searches. I did figure out when I am searching at home I need to get on to the Maine Library site through my home library with my card number. When I am at work I can get on with out it. At first I did not realize what was happening.
    Now, I just try to plan my reading so that I can read it all in one spot as I have found it hard to go back and find where I was.
    Yes I would like some sort of list too! Or set up in categories.

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