In March, celebrate Women's History Month, where Britannica highlights 300 women whose actions and ideas influenced history. Follow the illustrated timeline to identify developments in the lives of women since antiquity.
Read quotes, essays, and speeches. Enjoy biographies about Women's Rights luminaries such as Joan of Arc, Jane Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Sandra Day O'Connor. Watch video clips, use the learning activities to take an in-depth view of women's achievements, or read articles on topics such as feminism and the history of Mother's Day.
Check it out today!
http://www.school.eb.com/women
Monday, February 16, 2009
Celebrate Black History Month with Britannica Online
In February, celebrate Black History Month! Britannica's Guide to Black History presents a vast array of articles, hundreds of images, and a wide assortment of multimedia clips.
This guide traces two millennia of black history, and the browse features enable you to pinpoint the central people, places, topics, and events covered in Black History. This Spotlight has biographies on people such as Alvin Ailey, Matthew Henson, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Hank Aaron. In addition, there is a subject browse that allows the user to look up people, places, issues, and events based on topic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Black History represents an effort to trace the African American experience and achievements in the United States and elsewhere.
See it today!
http://www.school.eb.com/blackhistory
This guide traces two millennia of black history, and the browse features enable you to pinpoint the central people, places, topics, and events covered in Black History. This Spotlight has biographies on people such as Alvin Ailey, Matthew Henson, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Hank Aaron. In addition, there is a subject browse that allows the user to look up people, places, issues, and events based on topic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Black History represents an effort to trace the African American experience and achievements in the United States and elsewhere.
See it today!
http://www.school.eb.com/blackhistory
Monday, February 2, 2009
New insideBritannica
Britannica Online has a new edition of insideBritannica which include information on:
Global Economic Crises
Housing Boom and Subprime Lending
Crises and Collaspe
Government to the Rescue
For additional information, see the full version of January's issue of insideBritannica.
Global Economic Crises
Housing Boom and Subprime Lending
Crises and Collaspe
Government to the Rescue
For additional information, see the full version of January's issue of insideBritannica.
UDLib/SEARCH Databases from Home
Home access to UDLib/SEARCH databases is now available to all Delaware K-12 public school students, teachers, parents and administrators via a username and password. This username and password may be distributed in school newsletters or printed flyer or verbally to students and their parents.
However, due to licensing agreements, please do not post the username and password on a web site. Be aware that the UDLib/SEARCH web site refers students and their parents to their school librarian to obtain this username and password.
Access within Delaware K-12 public school buildings and Department of Education facilities does not require a username and password.
However, due to licensing agreements, please do not post the username and password on a web site. Be aware that the UDLib/SEARCH web site refers students and their parents to their school librarian to obtain this username and password.
Access within Delaware K-12 public school buildings and Department of Education facilities does not require a username and password.
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