Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Re: on-line encyclopedia subscription

We have both Britannica and World Book Online. World Book is used more
frequently. Instruction is provided through our Middle School librarian
when classes come to the library for research. We have other online
databases that the Middle School kids use for research as well.

Michelle

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM, olga eidelman <olga_eid@hotmail.com> wrote=
:

> Good afternoon,
>
> I am trying to evaluate use of on-line encyclopedia subscriptions with
> 5-8th grade students.
> We've had Britannica- Student edition subscription and I have noticed tha=
t
> my students were not really enthusiastic about using it for their
> researches. Most of my middle school students complained that it's too
> limited and not easy to navigate.
>
> Do you have a subscription? Which encyclopedia do you use?
> Do you feel the need for providing such service?
> Do you teach using an on-line encyclopedia or just keep it as available t=
o
> students resource?
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses,
> Olga Eidelman
> K-8 Computer Teacher
> Portola Valley, CA
>
>
>
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Michelle S. Ohnstad, MLIS
michelle.ohnstad@gmail.com
Head Librarian
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla, CA
Web: http://www.ljcds.org


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