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| Activities and Ideas for Grolier Online Subscribers |
February 2008 |
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CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH GROLIER ONLINE
This month, Grolier Online has several age-appropriate,
engaging resources to help your students and patrons conduct
meaningful research throughout Black History Month.
Visit go.grolier.com to preview
these articles, activities and special features:
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| • | Examine the role African Americans play in U.S. History
and culture through the Black History Month Brain Jam in
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
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| • | Explore the news article Marian Anderson: A Voice for
Freedom in The New Book of Knowledge to learn how a singer’s talent helped transcend a nation’s racial divide.
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| • | Incorporate ideas from the African-American History Makers or African-American Influences on American Culture lesson
plan into classroom activities or discussions. Find these
lesson plans at Grolier Online For Educators.
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Plus, be sure to utilize Grolier Online’s extensive collection of leveled articles, discussion questions, links to prescreened web sites, and much more to extend lessons and research on topics of interest to students.
LOTS TO LEARN ABOUT IN FEBRUARY!
Can your nose lead you to your Valentine? Explore The New Book of Knowledge’s article Smells Like Love to learn how the sense of smell plays a role in helping animals—and even humans—zero in on love.
It’s a leap year! Explore Grolier Online’s extensive collection of articles to learn about the history of the calendar and why we have leap years every four years.
Commemorate Presidents’ Day by reading Grolier Online’s profiles of our nation’s past leaders or learning how a President gets elected. Bookmark these resources for lessons or discussions on the upcoming Presidential Election!
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Enroll in GO University, a new Internet-based monthly training session available free to all subscribers. New and existing customers will discover exciting program features and learn how to incorporate GO into schools and public libraries.
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Future training sessions:
Thursday, March 20th
3:30 to 4:30 pm ET
Click here to register
Thursday, April 17th
3:30 to 4:30pm ET
Click here to register
Thursday, May 15th
3:30 to 4:30 pm ET
Click here to register
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Please note this training will be delivered over the Internet — you must have access to a computer with Internet access and a telephone to participate. |
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