World+Book+&+Visual+Thesaurus

=World Book & Visual Thesaurus & More= Gloria Christiansen, gchristi@esu8.org

Go to: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebraskaccess
 * CURRICULUM STANDARDS NebraskaAccess

Choose: Librarians Toolbox and click on link called The NebraskAccess site: http://nebraskaccess.ne.gov Select: EDUCATION and/or SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY From databases available, select: elibrary From top menu bar select NEW! Common Core Correlations Select your state from drop down box Select subject: Nebraska Science Standards Click: GO

Login using NebraskAccess Password which changes every six months:gradate3 Or login using your your Nebraska drivers license.


 * =**WORLD BOOK** - access from your school homepage=

**Username**:esu8wb

 * Password**:orders

World Book http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome+Educational+Service+Unit+8%21 Scroll to **__Training Guide__** at bottom of the page for overview of library collection content available to all schools in ESU8 World Book Web tutorial World Book Web webinar Let's go on Scavenger Hunt Print Books for students to take home
 * My Research** Username: (your email address)
 * My Research** Password: (choose your own unique password)


 * WORLD BOOK KID** - Go to World of Animals - Choose an animal to compare -Science & Math (choose Machine & Tools) - Science Projects - Games and Activities (choose science)


 * WORLD BOOK STUDENT** - Search by subject, Select Science & Math articles, click Content Standards (view standards), pull down Nebraska, pull down science, select grade level, find highlighted green link and click to find articles linked to the standard. Got to EDUCATORS TOOLS on side menu - See Graphic Organizers, Lesson Plans (select area of science then lesson plan for Federal Resources for Educational Studies/ Hot Chalk lesson Harvard Step Test/ The Teachers' Corner (free science worksheets http://www.Education.com/worksheets) and (200,000 free lesson plans http://LessonPlanet.com/Science)and Professional Development links.


 * WORLD BOOK ADVANCED** -- My Research - create an account (Username is your email address, and your password is unique to you.) If the student does not have an email account, you should provide the student with a 6 - 10 character long username, and assign the student a unique & private password. I recommend you keep this information nearby for easy reference, because if the student forgets it, neither World Book nor ESU8 can retrieve it. TIMELINES - Science - select timeline 1900's to present. Edit a timeline from 'My Research' projects. Select Arbor Lodge and Arbor Day Project from my research. EBOOK - type in Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 1864 show chapters


 * WORLD BOOK DISCOVER** -Click World Book Explains Videos,( select amphibians & play & download video) - LIFE SKILLS select Health Issues,then click Common Cold, - VISUAL DICTIONARY - select Eyeball icon Human Being, next select geology.


 * EARLY WORLD OF LEARNING** - EDUCATOR CENTER Go to 'Welcome to Reading Educator Center' to learn about **Lexile** **Level** measure reading level and engaging online learning in sequencing reading levels Story Corner, Print and Do & Sing along, Go to KNOW IT at bottom of screen to find science content. Find these topics: Animals, Plants, Weather, Community, My Body, On the Move to find video and more facts about the topic. Go to My Body and click and listen to My Body play questions mark about wiggly gut.


 * WORLD BOOK LIVING GREEN** --Under heading MORE CONTENT, click on Interactive Features, Activities & Lesson Plans, & Websites


 * BOOK INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERY** - Select ASTRONOMY Click on A PLANET DEFINED, next select __Comprehension Questions__ from left menu: What is the standard definition of a planet? Why did astronomers agree Pluto is not a planet? What is the Kuiper belt? __Links to related Student Content__ click on 'Planet'. Highlight and Copy the article stopping at the section Observing the Planets.


 * WORLD BOOK CLASSROOM EARLY WORLD OF LEARNING -** Skill**-**building activities and age-appropriate reference content for preschoolers and children in the early grades**. Lexile Level** given on most reading material.


 * DRAMATIC LEARNING -** Classroom plays and readers' theater for differentiated learning

VISUAL THESAURUS - access from ESU8 homepage http://www.esu8.org
OPEN NEW WINDOW ON BROWSER> **GO TO ESU8 HOMEPAGE**> Click on Visual Thesaurus icon
 * ===VISUAL THESAURUS [|nnnc.visualthesaurus].===


 * Create a **teacher** log in by following directions or enter your username and password
 * Username**:email address
 * Password**:orders

Scroll to **Vocabgrabber** link in middle of page with sun flower. PASTE article about the planet (from World Book or any document your have copied) into the box that says __enter text__. To create list of vocabulary from text taken from World Book article you must CREATE a login or LOGIN if you haven't already done so. Click box under Show Subjects: Science. Click on 'Create Word List', Fill in Worldlist Title, check include an example sentence with each word, and Share this word list with others, Save Word List after you select the words you want for vocabulary list.

SPELLING LIST - Under WORD LIST ACTIONS click on __Edit This Word List,__ title it, then under SAVE AS pull down arrow and select **SPELLING BEE.** Check the box 'share this with others'. Click SAVE THIS WORD LIST Select __Play Word__, Type word in the box, Click __Guess Word__, If correct, play next word, if not spelled correctly try five more times, then click I SURRENDER if you can't spell it. Select NEXT WORD.

__**Setting up Visual Thesaurus Student Accounts if no email address**__ 1. Go to http://nnnc.visulthesaurus.comYOUR ACCESS URL) 2. Sign in with your username and password 3. Click on **"My Account"** in the upper right hand corner of screen (under your we;come message) 4. Click on **"Additional Users"** 5. click on the **"Add User"** green +sign 6. Select "Basic User" for students 7. Choose between creating users one at a time or uploading multiple users via an Excel spreadsheet 8. Click OFF the checked box that says "Use email addresses as usernames (recommended)." 9. Follow the prompts for adding users (according to the method you chose in Step 7.

You can send excel spreadsheet with names of students to Georgia Scurletis gscurletis@thinkmap.com She will issue your students an account. Tell her you are from NNNC in Nebraska with Gloria Christiansen from ESU8 in Neligh. You can also request a registration code number from ESU8 Media Center to enter multiple students or teachers. (Found under My Account.)

SEARCH GOOGLE IMAGES to find an image of the vocabulary word you are searching - type word in search box (i.g. skeleton), click enter key. Next, hold down control key and click mouse when cursor is over word. Images will appear.

To find lesson plans in Visual Thesaurus, look under the heading EDUCATORS Scan QR Code to find out where the science teachers are going on their field trip? [|Summer Boredom_Norfolk.pdf]
 * =QR CODE (Quick Read)=