Lesson 1a
1. I searched World Book for Kids for a koala. I found three articles about the koala. In the one name koala, I found about four paragraphs about the koala, this picture and a video of a real one climbing a tree. Koalas live in trees and sleep most of the day. They are active at night. Koalas eat the leaves and shoots of eucalyptus trees. I liked that it gave a pronunciation of words students may not know right in the article. It had nice big writing for the younger students and it is also has the option that the students can have it read to them. The voice is a little choppy but it can be understood. This is great for the younger users.
2. In searching World Book Student there is 11 articles that talk about koala versus three in the kids. There are also maps, tables, other web sites and pictures that weren't in the other one. There are still four paragraphs in the koala article but they add more information in each one. World Book Student also gives you the Scientific classification for the animal. They both give you how to cite the article. I'm not sure the younger students would need this but I guess it doesn't hurt to have it there.
3. I searched the World Book Advanced for Australia. On the left hand side it gives you various choices. If you want an encyclopedia article, a primary source, an ebook, tables, timelines and many other options that pertain to Australia. This is very nice. It gives you a lot of different links that might help you with your country. When you go into an article, it gives you pictures, maps, music and different links on the left side that might be of interest from your country. I also like that you have the option to print just one paragraph if you only want that information. On the right of the article, they again add the options to go to other sources that were on the first page. This is a very nice source.
4. In using World Book Discover, I discovered that it has a translator built in. This will be wonderful for the students who struggle with English. They can read it in their native language. It looks like it takes the kids version and then translates it into other languages.
Hi, Central! Welcome to the Challenge and thanks for your first blog post! You have discovered a few things about World Book. I'll mention that all the World Book modules have translation, double-click dictionary, and read-aloud features. You have noticed how the article difficulty level is appropriate for its intended audience. I hope you'll take a few minutes to try out some of the special features. In WB Kids, try the World of Animals. In Student and Advanced, try Timelines. In Discover, try the Visual Dictionary & World Book Explains. Have fun, and thanks for joining us!
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