- Overview
- Inside the Classroom with Britannica School
(Grades 5, 7, and 12)
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Britannica School
Three Levels of Learning—Elementary, Middle, and High—for the Classroom, Library, or Home
Improve student performance, strengthen teacher effectiveness, and maximize the use of your technology with Britannica School. Access content on a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop computer, or any Internet-connected device with a Web browser.
Support for Differentiated Learning
Three user-friendly interfaces—Elementary, Middle, and High—make it easy to select the portal appropriate to each student’s reading, grade, and age level.
Nonfiction Content Aligned to the Common Core and State Standards
Informational text selections are written, edited, reviewed, and updated regularly by the world’s leading content experts. Thousands of new articles, images, and multimedia elements are added every quarter.
Interactivity with an Instructional Purpose
Students and teachers can easily search, tag, save, and share content. The Lesson Plan Builder helps create interactive activities for small and large groups.
Awards And Accolades
> Teacher Testimonials. Watch this video to hear what other educators think of Britannica School.
Named a “Stellar Database: SLJ Readers’ Favorites and Other Essential Electronic Resources.” School Library Journal, April 2014
“The differentiated instruction and PreK-12th grade Common Core content-rich, lively material make Britannica School a highly recommended database that is relevant in the digital age.”
School Library Journal, February 2013
“The combination of a stylish, user-friendly interface with high-quality, interactive content makes this a must-consider choice…”
Booklist Starred Review, November 2012
Common Core Standards
- Read and comprehend informational texts with increasing complexity.
- Provide challenging informational texts in a range of subjects.
- Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse forms of media.
- Build academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
- Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express information and enhance understanding.
- Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects.
- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.
- Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare.