1. 10 Ways Teachers can use Grolier Online
Unlocking the Power of Grolier Online

2. 1. Look up articles in the Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Americana
Grades 6 & up
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Grades 5 & up
The New Book of Knowledge
Grades 3 and up

3. 2. Find magazine articles
Full-text articles from 750 periodicals
Over 100,000 articles
Imbedded in articles (NBK, GME, and EA)
Grouped age appropriately
Chosen based on educational content

4. 3. Cut down on time looking for appropriate web sites
Grolier Internet Index Available on all databases
Imbedded in articles for easy access
Regularly checked for
Age appropriateness
Currency
Accuracy
Relevancy
319,400 links
Access to thousands of primary sources

5. 4. Make searches easy Global Search Engine
Searches all licensed databases simultaneously
Wildcard searches
Search by Individual database
Encyclopedia search available in all databases
News article search available in NBK and GME

6. 5. Find maps of countries all over the world
Grolier Online ATLAS
Historical Maps
Geopolitical Maps
Explorer Maps
Thematic Maps
Over 850 maps

7. 6. Find out the definition and pronunciation of words
Dictionaries
American Heritage Dictionary
Includes audio pronunciations
American Heritage Children’s Dictionary
Spanish to English Dictionary
English to Spanish Dictionary
Thesauri
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
The American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus

8. 7. Find Current Events Online
Encyclopedia Americana
Americana Journal
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
News – 5 articles every week
The New Book of Knowledge
NewScoops – New articles every week

9. 8. Find Lesson Plans online
Encyclopedia Americana Journal Feature
Discussion questions, critical thinking activities
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Brain Jam Teacher Resources
Discussion Questions, Essay Topics, Activities
Brain Jam Event Planner
Research Starters
The New Book of Knowledge
NewScoops with Reading Comprehension and Lesson Plans
Teacher’s Guide in

10. 9. Projects and Games Grolier Multimedia Brain Jam Research Starters
Games and Quizzes
Research Starters
The New Book of Knowledge
Projects and Experiments
Web feat
Find additional games in the specialty databases!

11. 10. And so much more… Images Flags Tables and charts Biographies
State and country reports
Teacher resources
Timelines
Research help
Literary selections
And so much more!