World Book Online

For some time we have been trying to determine the best way to provide accurate and timely research materials for our students.  The traditional model is to maintain sets of encyclopedias and other reference books in the classroom.  In today's world, where information is only a Google search away, we felt there must be a better way to give students instant access to information but in a format appropriate for them and without the concern of fully open access to the internet.  

Due to a generous donation from the Sharma family, I am happy to announce that we now have an incredible new resource - World Book Online.  

World Book Online includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.  It includes:

• More than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles

• World Book Biography Center, with more than 10,000 biographies

• Thousands of links selected by World Book editors and expert contributors

• Rich multimedia

• Extensive dictionary and atlas

• Audios, videos, and animations

Our school-wide license also allows access to the World Book Online from home.  Every student in Audarya and Madhurya Bhavan will come home today with a specially printed bookmark, which gives login details.  With this new resource being available, students will be assigned research that they will need to do from home periodically.  I encourage you to help your child create a bookmark on your home computer and to login together with them sometime this weekend.  

Again, thank you to the Sharma family for helping to make this valuable learning resource available for our school.