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.
Tamara,
ReplyDeleteI 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
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.
ReplyDeleteNow, 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.