1. THE ALABAMA VIRTUAL LIBRARY Earon B. Serra

2. AVL BASICS You must obtain an AVL card from a public or school library that contains a password The card must be renewed every 3 years in a school library The program is funded by the Governor and the Alabama Legislature

3. HOW TO USE AVL’S ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE SCHOOL EDITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Today’s Topic:

4. SOURCES OF INFORMATION Encyclopedia Britannica (high school and up) Compton’s by Britannica (middle school and up) Britannica Elementary (elementary school and up) Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 180 journals, magazines, and periodicals Image from http://www.eb.com/

5. Search Categories Arts Geography Language Arts Mathematics Religion Science Social Studies Sports Image from www.releasedtimebible.org/

6. World Atlas View information on continents, countries, states and provinces, and oceans and seas by clicking on a world map or selecting a category. Image from http:/ew.school.eb.com/comptons

7. Water Depth Map from Atlas Image from new.school.eb.com

8. Merriam Webster Dictionary Double click on any word to get the definition Includes audio pronunciation Image from bestsoftwareprice.com/bestsoftwareprice.com/ images/Merriam%20We

9. Interactive Timelines Covers many topics such as ecology, music, technology, exploration, architecture, and literature Image from www.crystalinks.com/www.crystalinks.com/ sacredstonetablets.html

10. Video Collection Video clips are available for Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social StudiesLanguage Arts Image from http://www.erosentertainment.com/eros_http://www.erosentertainment.com/eros_ us/aboutus/images/aboutus_img.jpg

11. Annals of American History Contains speeches, historical accounts, poems, memoirs, images, and multimedia multimedia

12. Teaching Materials Provide teaching activities based on core subjects and grade levels activities Image from http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/WWW/cc/teacher.gif

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY chemistry. Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition Retrieved July 11, 2005 http://new.school.eb.com/comptons/article?tocId=9273618http://new.school.eb.com/comptons/article?tocId=9273618 Civil War Teaching Activity Annals of American. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005 from Histroryhttp://new.school.eb.com/comptons/ browsg?topic=g612_social_encycl_ushiste/learning Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005 from http://new.school.eb.com/comptons from http:// new.school.eb.com/comptons/browse/video?topic=language_amliterature Richard M. Nixon " Resignation from the Presidency," Annals of American History. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005 from http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=387503 http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=387503 World Atlas. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Student Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005, from http://new.school.eb.com/comptons/atlas http://new.school.eb.com/comptons/atlas