1. Using World Book Online Kids, search for information on a mammal of your choice. Find a picture and information about its habitat.
I chose the Hippopotamus and found that the article was very relative to the age group it is presented to. It had multiple pictures and also a video. I learned that the hippopotamus live in the middle and southern parts of Africa near and in water. I liked how you can double click a word for a definition and also the feature where it is spoken aloud to you.
2. Using World Book Online Info Finder, search for information on the same mammal you searched in World Book Kids and compare the amount of information.
The hippopotamus article in the Info Finder was structured the same with much more information available. I like the option of printing subsections, and the option to save your info to a user research account.
3. Using World Book Online Reference Center, search for a country. Notice the types of information available on the left and right side bars of the first results screen. Click on the link for your desired country, and again notice the types of information on the left and right side bars of the screen. What types of information will be most valuable to your patrons?
I searched for Ukraine (also found out you can find everything on the interactive map on the homepage). On the first results screen the left side bar lists the different kinds of articles you can find. The right side bar lists the primary sources and online books available about this country. I chose the encyclopedia article. On this screen is the full article about Ukraine with all the subsections listed to the left. Related information and related primary source information is found to the right, along with the content standards. I really think this World Book Online Reference Center could be very valuable to teens and adults alike. I never realized how World book does a lot of the hard work for you, making available multiple articles from multiple sources. I also like the computer and web tutorials, and the life skills and government resources available to the public. I will definitely refer patrons to this online wealth of knowledge.
