[CASL-L] World book

[Jenny Lussier]

Not at all - that’s why I kept my set. They are old, but the kids are
fascinated.

Happy Monday!
Jenny

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 9:46 PM Elaine Shapiro <elaine.shapiro7 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You may think I'm nuts, but I do have print World Book, albeit not
> terribly up to date.  I bought both it and Britannica about 10 years ago,
> and another World Book maybe 3 years ago, probably during a sale.  I think
> students (we go up to grade 4) need to know how to use an alphabetized
> print resource. Electricity goes out, computers fail, wifi signals can be
> poor, etc.  I do some lessons in keyword searching with the print
> encyclopedias; kids have to answer random questions, and first they have to
> identify the keyword so they know what volume to choose.  Maybe this will
> help them not type the entire question into the search box in online
> resources. . .
>
> Also, the younger (K-1) students are fascinated by the encyclopedia set,
> the picture it makes when they are all in order, and recently I saw some
> kids reading from them.
>
> Elaine Shapiro
> Broad Brook School
>
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 4:53 PM Audra Good <audra at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Do any of you still buy actual encyclopedias? I have never had the budget
>> and have focused on online resources but I’m wondering if anyone still
>> updates hard copies every few years or no longer bothers. I keep getting
>> emails regarding discounts on World Book.
>>
>> Just curious!
>>
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