I recently discover that Jersey City students Grades 2 to High School and their teachers have access to a uniquely differentiated learning in-depth research tool. Its programs are available in Spanish and English. It is Grolier Online. Students from Grades 2 to 5 have Grolier Online Kids. It includes The New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia American, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and People and the New Book of Popular Science. For Middle and High School students there is Grolier Online Passport with programs including : Encyclopedia Americana, Groliers Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People and America the Beautiful.
It involves logging onto: http://go.grolier.com/jerseycity, entering in the User Name: jerseycity, entering in the Password: schools, selecting either Kids or passport (depending on your population) and clicking on a database you want to search. This program is easy to assess on your computer and is an invaluable tool, if I was fortunate to teach in Jersey City. It would also help me differentiate my learning. It would also be a very valuable source to extend lessons. On February 1, 2008, teachers in Jersey City were given a second orientation on it and were strongly encouraged to use this unique resource.
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How would you use this in your teaching?
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