Lesson 1c -- World Book Foreign Language Edition

 I believe the World Book Foreign Language Edition could be used in various different ways in our library. It could be used to introduce young children to different language. There is a link to see the same article in english so you could compare and contrast the written and verbal language and teach vocabulary words. For older student that may be learning the language, it would provide opportunity to develop reading and grammar skills among other things. There is a browse in English options which I found helpful.

Lesson B: World Book Public Library Edition

WB Kids Online offers games, activities, project ideas and more at a click of the mouse. It is graphics and icon driven, making it easy for younger children to use. Information on animals is readily available and comparable using the World of Animals. Information is presented very simply in an outline format. However, when I clicked on an animal, the picture was half off of my screen. Not sure why.

Info Finder provide much more specific, detailed information written at a higher reading level than Kids. There were links to search in other areas as well as connections of other sources.

When searching for Spain in the WB Online Resource Center, the results gave me options to look at Primary Sources, E-Books and Encyclopedia. It also gave me options to search in various other locations such as maps, pictures, videos and sounds. The information provided by WB Online Resource Center is very thorough and detailed. It is organized well with a quick outline reference on the left and other related information on the right. This edition would be useful for someone searching for detailed information.

World Book Discover

 World Book Discover is easy to navigate with its colorful icons and link options. This edition would be very useful for someone who does not read English well. There is a read a-loud option as well as a translate option. The article may be translated into over 30 languages. I like the define it option for words that you don't know.  The articles are not as simple as WB Kids but not as detailed as WB Advanced. There are links to other editions for more information. I also noticed links at the bottom of the page to sources outside of World Book.

World Book Advanced

The World Book Advanced is very user-friendly. The home screen provides research tools and various link options as well as a search option. Search results provide links to many different sources of information including primary source documents. When searching for Thailand, I could look at maps, pictures, listen to sounds, view U.S. Presidential paper and other thing. This search provided me with detailed information about the country's cities, government, people, land, economy and history. I believe the format of this information is very easy to use and well organized. If I were doing research on this country, all the information provided would be useful.

World Book Student

World Book Student is less focused on pictures and graphics than "Kids" but is still easy to explore. World Book Student provides considerably more information that is much more specific and detailed. It gives you options to search in other areas besides encyclopedia articles, such as maps, pictures, sounds and websites. The outline in the left side bar helps to show you the information that is provided in the article. Throughout the article are links to maps, pictures and such. I love the "how to cite" at the end of each article in all the World Book additions.

World Book Kids

World Book Kids is very easy to use. When searching, I could type in my search item, choose an icon or click through pictures. I searched for tigers and found basic information that could be read a-loud or translated into various languages. World Book Kids has lots of colorful graphics and icons that make it easy to use for beginning researchers.

The South Dakota Library Challenge

I am taking a challenge to learn about the South Dakota library resources. It should be fun and educational.