Virtual Text Sets
How can we support teachers and students if we don't always have the print resources? Don't forget to explore the material we have in Worldbook, EBSCO and the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Links to the articles and books can be shared on a website or emailed to your teaching colleague. (No password needed for school access, ID and PW needed to view from home.)
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Here are some examples for a unit:
Virtual Text Set -Socials Grade 7- Mesopotamia
Virtual Text Set -Socials Grade 7- Mesopotamia
WorldBook Encyclopedia
(different reading levels depending on which version you access.)
Middle School Entry for "Mesopotamia"
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar357440&st=mesopotamia
Other references in the Middle School version
[LINK]
Advanced Version references
http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/relatedinfo?id=ar357440&st=mesopotamia&mt=cs#encyclopedia
Gale Virtual Reference Library:
Ancient Civilizations Encyclopedia (Images and text)
[LINK here]
Global Issues in Context
World Religions Reference Library.
[LINK here]
Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia (in EBSCO - text only)
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=funk&AN=ME092800&site=ehost-live
Content from magazines in EBSCO
War in the First Cities - Scholastic Dig Magazine
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=15783488&site=ehost-live
Built for a God - Scholastic Dig Magazine
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=12923107&site=ehost-live
What the horses wore - Scholastic Dig Magazine
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=12923111&site=ehost-live
The Lion Bowl - Scholastic Dig Magazine
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=12923124&site=ehost-live
The World in-between - Archeology Magazine
[LINK to article]
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