World Book Online for Kids offers very grade appropriate information (K-5). The information is put in simple terms for elementary students to understand and make use of. The page also offers to read the text aloud if the students are not capable of reading the text themselves, this would be especially helpful for students in the primary grade levels. The page also includes pictures and links to a video about the specific mammal. The site offers citations for those in higher grade levels who are required to cite their sources. I also found the extra links at the bottom to be especially helpful because they are selected by the World Book Online for Kids which ensures students are not going to sites with inappropriate information.
World Book Online Info Finder is geared toward students in grades 5-9. The information is much more detailed than that found on the World Book Online for Kids. I particularly like how the information is divided into headings to help students sort through what they need and do not need for various projects. The Online Info Finder offers many more pictures but does contain a link to the same video I found on the Kids version. The Info Finder also offers the citation for the source. I was disappointed to see it did not have links to other information that would be helpful to students like I found in the Kids version. I was happy to see it would read the text out loud to the students just as the Kids version did.
When a country is first searched in World Book Online Reference Center, it contains links on the left hand side which would be useful if students are required to include certain types of material in their research, such as maps or primary sources. I would compare the information found to the information found in the World Book Discover. Very in-depth and detailed. Students could use this in situations where the headings would be useful to determine what is and what is not relevant to their research. I really like the option for the text to be read to the students. I also like the video connections and the link to translate the text for students, this would be especially helpful for students who are ELL. I also thought this particular search engine would be useful in my own personal life (I was curious when I saw the age level said through adult).
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Thank you for the insightful post! You've made great observations.
World Book. World Book Online Info Finder does provide suggested websites and other resources (magazine articles, additional World Book articles and book titles) in the upper right hand corner of the page. I've had really great results using the suggested websites with students. -Julie
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