World
Book Millennium 2000 Deluxe Edition by IBM/EDMARK
From the publisher:
Every article
The World Book Millennium 2000 Multimedia Encyclopedia includes
every article from the World Book Encyclopedia print edition, plus over
3,000 articles unique to the electronic database and more than 12,000
online articles. Over 20,000 articles!
Grade level appropriate articles or curriculum- oriented content
draws
upon
information gathered from more than 60,000 students per year
- conducted at approximately 250 sites nationwide. Our classroom
research tells us what students read at each grade level, and then we
have the articles written appropriately for that grade without
compromising article content.
Articles are written in a clear and concise editorial style for
accurate reference. Younger students or those looking for a simple
answer quickly get the information they want - advanced students will
find the in-depth
information
they need.
Over 3,000 experts in their field of expertise contribute to
articles; many contributors have doctorates or other advanced degrees
and include a number of Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and
recipients of other distinguished awards.
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Engaging multimedia
122 Videos, 42 Animations, and 14 Interactive Simulations make
difficult topics fun and easy to understand.
360-degree panoramas (also called Bubble Views or virtual reality
tours) allow you to virtually visit over 100 wonders of the world, such
as the Eiffel Tower, with 3-D Bubble Technology.
Discover 322 Timelines, 1,731 Tables, and approximately 1,060 Maps!
There are approximately 5,439 image thumbnails; when counting
individual images within each thumbnail there are a total of
approximately 8,606 individual images.
Over 700 Audio Clips enable you to listen to sound clips of animal
calls, world music, and political speeches. Also available, IBM ViaVoice
enablement of IBM ViaVoice speech technology. You Talk, it Types. It
Reads, You Listen!
Rand McNally New Millennium World Atlas Deluxe; three Information
Please Almanacs; Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus,
Encyclopedia of Literature, Medical Desk Dictionary, Biographical
Dictionary and Distance Calculator give you the extra resources you
need!
Surf the Millennium
What if the Web had existed for the last 1,000 years? What would Web
sites from the past look like? Here you can see Web pages from the end
of each century, written from the perspective of that time.
As you surf through the millennium the "View from 2000" will give
you viewpoints through articles and books from the past 1,000 years. In
addition, World Book provides a list of related web sites to enhance
your knowledge.
Free year of updates
Article Updates on late-breaking developments can be downloaded and
integrated into individual articles to keep World Book up to date.
The Month in Brief provides a dynamic calendar of current events.
Downloaded once a month, it provides a lasting record of day-to-day
news.
World Book's Web Sites link users quickly and easily to thousands of
high-quality sites on the World Wide Web. World Book editors pick just
the best sites.
Back in Time contains articles from the famous World Book Year Book
archives as far back as 1922 providing a you-are-there look at
historical details and developments.
World Book's Special Reports enhance the basic World Book articles
with in-depth features on related, timely topics.
Online newsletter (included with World Book Online trial
subscription) provides even more reference material on current events.
This newsletter is updated monthly and is formatted to fit nearly every
user's computer.
Homework Toolkit
Five Homework Wizards engage students in doing research, writing
reports, and using World Book and their computers creatively:
The Report Wizard guides students through the major steps for
producing a written report.
The Chart Wizard helps students prepare clear and meaningful
graphics for reports.
The Timeline Wizard enables users to quickly and easily create and
print a timeline or add a timeline to a report or presentation.
The Quiz Wizard helps students create their own quiz questions and
use them to prepare for a test.
The Web Page Wizard helps World Book users create their own Web
pages.
In addition, the highlighter and sticky note functions provide great
tools to assist you in your research.
