Here's my photo of an aardvark. There wasn't much about habitat in the Kids WB, other than it being a nocturnal African animal that builds holes to hide from enemies. I'm enjoying playing around on the site; it's been a while. I have two ideas/goals for this class. I thought I'd share them since most of my comments about World Book are similar to other bloggers. 1) I'm going to save some links in a Word document for each lesson for things that I find that I may want to use later to use or share with someone. (I could use something more elaborate or save things on my website, but this seems like an easy way to organize my progress). Anyone have better ideas? 2) I'm going to e-mail one co-worker a week with something that I think they would like or use.
The student WB had similar information, not a lot more, but it looked like a higher reading level.
The Advanced WB was quite in depth. I looked up France and checked out the internet links. I liked the photos--it seems like it would catch students' attention; then they could click on the pictures and read more about the topic.
Welcome to the Challenge, JeanWK! Glad to have you with us!! Thanks for your report. In Kids, did you try the special "World of Animals" and "Compare Places" features? Did you notice that Advanced contains Primary Source docs and ebooks? It also has national anthems and folksongs. I love your idea of emailing a co-worker! Word of mouth is the best recommendation. Re: your 1): I'm not sure I'm understanding your intended process, so let me say this: Since these are subscription resources, they can only be accessed through the "door," which is the State Library. You probably have a link on your school website. If I'm misunderstanding or if you have questions, please email me at jane.healy@state.sd.us .Thanks!
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