World Book Web
Dear Parents:
Our library subscribes to the World Book Web. The World Book Web has been ranked the number one reference site for schools and libraries by the Complete K-12 Report in 2007 and 2008. A complete tutorial and list of webinars can be found under the Customer Training Guide at the bottom of any online page. The World Book Web includes:
• World Book Kids—this classroom-tested site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, and thousands of illustrations. It also includes activities for children and parents.
• World Book Student—includes all articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles and more than 20,000 pictures, maps, videos, and sounds, a Spanish-language encyclopedia as well as PBS news (updated daily), a Biography Center, My Backpack, plus a How to do Research Center.
• World Book Advanced—tailored for the needs of older students, it includes encyclopedic content, e-books, multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents, e-books and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work.
* World Book Discover –offers engaging reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties. The collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, Life Skills Center, interactive videos on subjects of interest to students. Articles can be translated into 14 languages.
Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source at your home computers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We hope your children will use the World Book Web often to help with their homework, special projects, and at-home learning. To access the World Book Web, follow these simple steps:
1. Go to the World Book web site: http://www.worldbookonline.com
2. In the Login ID box, type in: jcmslibrary
3. In the Password box, type in: raiders
Please remember that login and password information is for students and their families only, and extending this information to people who do not live within the school district could result in loss of at-home access for our students.
Our library subscribes to the World Book Web. The World Book Web has been ranked the number one reference site for schools and libraries by the Complete K-12 Report in 2007 and 2008. A complete tutorial and list of webinars can be found under the Customer Training Guide at the bottom of any online page. The World Book Web includes:
• World Book Kids—this classroom-tested site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, and thousands of illustrations. It also includes activities for children and parents.
• World Book Student—includes all articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles and more than 20,000 pictures, maps, videos, and sounds, a Spanish-language encyclopedia as well as PBS news (updated daily), a Biography Center, My Backpack, plus a How to do Research Center.
• World Book Advanced—tailored for the needs of older students, it includes encyclopedic content, e-books, multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents, e-books and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work.
* World Book Discover –offers engaging reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties. The collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, Life Skills Center, interactive videos on subjects of interest to students. Articles can be translated into 14 languages.
Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source at your home computers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We hope your children will use the World Book Web often to help with their homework, special projects, and at-home learning. To access the World Book Web, follow these simple steps:
1. Go to the World Book web site: http://www.worldbookonline.com
2. In the Login ID box, type in: jcmslibrary
3. In the Password box, type in: raiders
Please remember that login and password information is for students and their families only, and extending this information to people who do not live within the school district could result in loss of at-home access for our students.