GuidedTourYour guide to getting startedwith Britannica SchoolPG 3 The Britannica Vision
History and mission of Britannica

PG 4 Britannica School Home Page
Features of the Britannica School home pagePG 5 Elementary Level
Resources for Elementary Level learners

PG 6 Middle Level
Resources for Middle Level learners

PG 7 High Level

Resources for High Level learners

PG 8 Search Results
Access to millions of articles and multimedia content

PG 9 Content Page Tools
Features and tools within Britannica content

PG 10 My Britannica
Organize and favorite your Britannica content

PG 11 Curriculum Support

Align your resources to curriculum standards and lexile measures

PG 12 Britannica School Insights

Add the Chrome Extension to your Google Chrome Search Engine

PG 13 Contact Us
Contact information

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Britannica School
Guided TourThe Britannica Vision

For over 250 years, Britannica has collaborated with experts, scholars, educators, designers
and specialists as well as our global team of editors to provide safe, reliable, and relevant
information. We work diligently to review all content and produce digital learning productsthat are critical to providing a useful and enjoyable learning experience.
Britannica Education resources are designed in collaboration with parents, educators, andcontent experts for the modern-day classroom and home learning environments.
We are passionate about igniting curiosity and spreading the joy of discovery to learners bybringing high-quality, reliable, and accessible learning resources to people all over the world.

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Britannica School

Britannica School is the go-to site for learning about any subject, for all ages andlearning abilities!
Our highly reputable editorial team expertly creates content at three levels to
support students at every stage of their education.
Choose a level to begin exploring the wide array of Britannica content.

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Elementary Level
Designed with younger learners in mind, the Elementary home page offers
exciting topics and eye-catching visuals to help keep students engaged. Regularly
updated content makes the home page the perfect place to find unique lesson
hooks and discussion points, and to ignite student curiosity!

Explore Tools

News and Important Events

Empower students to independently explore themany resources within Britannica! Use theWorld Atlas to go on a vitrual tour around theworld, explore the Animal Kingdom, or engage
your Pre-K through second-grade learners with
Britannica Fundamentals.

The "In the News" section provides students theopportunity to explore an interesting andthought-provoking topic. Students can also
follow links to related articles and media to help
them continue their research.

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Middle Level
The Middle Level home page caters to middle level learners. Resources can beused to inspire curiosity, engage in discussion, or encourage independentlearning. Additional features on the Middle Level home page include the Video ofthe Week, At-A-Glance articles, and much more!

Compare Countries

At-A-Glance Articles

The Compare Countries feature is a great tool
to develop global awareness and to support
students' understanding of countries around theworld using unbiased, factual information. This
tool is introduced with a question to encourage
students to investigate further.

The Collections feature highlights the at-aglance articles, which allow users to dive into
broader themes and concepts in one place.
Explore Presidents of the United States at aGlance, African American History at a Glance,
Solar System at a Glance, and more to find links
to articles, media, and other content to help
make connections within these important topics.

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Content at the High level is designed to be of relevance to students in High School.
The home page allows students to engage with features such as Flash Facts andOn This Day. Students can conduct research and develop critical thinking skills
that will prepare them for college and a career.

Biographies

New Ways to Explore Content

Students can search for biographies of people
from all walks of life. They can search by era orby occupation. This feature allows students todive deep into the lives of some of the world's
most inspiring people, from the influential to theinfamous.

Explore a wide range of high-quality multimedia
resources to support research and develop
understanding of a topic. The On This Day
section highlights an important event in order toexplore history. The Flash Facts section
provides links to interesting articles to spark
curiosity!

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Differentiation
Support or challenge students byselecting the appropriate
academic level. This is a simple
way to include differentiation
within the classroom.

JournalsAcross all three of the readinglevels, students have access to awide range of educational
journals provided by EBSCO.
This advanced form of
researching allows students to
prepare for college and careers.

Multimedia
Students have access to a large
number of high-quality videos andimages to enhance media literacy
skills. These can be used as
lesson hooks or discussion points
to engage your learners throughthe use of multimedia.

Web's Best Sites
Web's Best Sites allows students
to broaden their research toresources outside of Britannica
School. Each site is reviewed by
the Britannica Editorial Team toensure that they are relevant andappropriate for the learning ofstudents at each level.

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Content Page Tools
Favorite

CiteTranslate

Click on the star icon to add anarticle to your Favorites or a
specific Resource Pack thatyou've created. This is a great
way of planning for a unit of workand gathering content together inadvance.

Teach students about theimportance of citation from ayoung age. Britannica keeps thisprocess as simple as possible forall levels and abilities.

Select the globe icon to support
your English Language Learners
by translating content into morethan 80 languages. Students candevelop English skills by hoveringover the translation to view theoriginal text.

Literacy Support
There are many ways to support
developing readers and toencourage independent learning.
Use the Read Aloud tool to hear
the text read aloud while following
along with the highlighted text.
Support vocabulary acquisition byusing the quick-click dictionary!
Double click on a word for theMerriam Webster definition andpronunciation.

Challenge
Challenge your advanced learners by suggesting that they
engage with content at a higher reading level. Additionally,encourage them to click the Related tab when viewing content
in order to expand their research and make meaningfulconnections between content.

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Set yourself up with a personal My Britannica account. Here, both educators andstudents are able to view their favorited content and organize it into ResourcePacks. The notes section allows for simple communication between educatorsand students, making Resource Packs a great tool for digital homework!

How should teachers use Resource Packs?

How should students use Resource Packs?

Resource Packs provide the perfect area forteachers to collect and organize all relevant
resources for a specific unit of work. Use thenotes section for forward planning. Don't forgetthat you can upload your own documents into a
Resource Pack!

Students can keep track of the content they
have found as they research by organizing it intoa Resource Pack. They can use the notes
section to write summaries of key points andother notes they collect as they research.
Students can email the pack with teachers andpeers to share their progress.

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Curriculum Support
Save yourself time scrolling through endless curriculum documents. Gain further
support with lesson planning by accessing our curriculum mapping tool.
Accessible through the Educator tab, the curriculum mapping tool clearlyhighlights each strand within the curriculum that the Britannica content targets.

Searching for your curriculum
content

Cross-Curriculum Planning

Select your standard, subject, and grade level toview all the relevant Britannica content thatmaps directly to those strands. This will ensurethat your resources align with all necessary
curriculum targets.

Easily identify opportunities for cross-curriculum
learning and collaboration!

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Britannica School Insights

Support literacy skill development and ensure your students can bring a trusted
research companion along with them on their Web searches with the new, FREE
Chrome extension for Britannica School users.
Add Britannica School Insights as a Google Chrome Extension by navigating tobritannicaeducation.com/product/britannica-school-insights/

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