THE ALABAMA VIRTUAL LIBRARY Earon B. Serra
AVL BASICS You must obtain an AVL card from a public or school library that contains a password The card must be renewed every 3 years in a school library The program is funded by the Governor and the Alabama Legislature
HOW TO USE AVL’S ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE SCHOOL EDITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Today’s Topic:
SOURCES OF INFORMATION Encyclopedia Britannica (high school and up) Compton’s by Britannica (middle school and up) Britannica Elementary (elementary school and up) Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 180 journals, magazines, and periodicals Image from
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World Atlas View information on continents, countries, states and provinces, and oceans and seas by clicking on a world map or selecting a category. Image from
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Merriam Webster Dictionary Double click on any word to get the definition Includes audio pronunciation Image from bestsoftwareprice.com/bestsoftwareprice.com/ images/Merriam%20We
Interactive Timelines Covers many topics such as ecology, music, technology, exploration, architecture, and literature Image from sacredstonetablets.html
Video Collection Video clips are available for Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social StudiesLanguage Arts Image from us/aboutus/images/aboutus_img.jpg
Annals of American History Contains speeches, historical accounts, poems, memoirs, images, and multimedia multimedia
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BIBLIOGRAPHY chemistry. Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition Retrieved July 11, Civil War Teaching Activity Annals of American. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005 from Histroryhttp://new.school.eb.com/comptons/ browsg?topic=g612_social_encycl_ushiste/learning Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005 from from new.school.eb.com/comptons/browse/video?topic=language_amliterature Richard M. Nixon " Resignation from the Presidency," Annals of American History. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005 from World Atlas. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Student Edition. Retrieved July 11, 2005, from