Kids InfoBits Presents: Famous Explorers


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Who was the first woman to fly over the North Pole? What continents are named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci? Who is famous for his unsuccessful search for the Fountain of Youth? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Famous Explorers. Famous Explorers contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering over 40 explorers, including Hernando Cortes, James Cook, and Erik the Red. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library. Each eBook contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a broad range of popular topics—including Ancient Egypt, Astronomy, Dinosaurs, Weather, and more—and provides interesting and important facts geared to fit the needs of elementary-aged students.




Kids InfoBits Presents: Artists


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Who was known as the king of pop art? What famous artist did not begin painting until she was 76 years old? Which cartoonist is famous for creating The Simpsons, the longest-running animated program in American television history? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Artists. Artists contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering artists from around the globe, from Michelangelo and Claude Monet to Georgia O’Keefe and Ansel Adams. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary school students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library. Each eBook contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a broad range of popular topics—including Ancient Egypt, Astronomy, Dinosaurs, Weather, and more—and provides interesting and important facts geared to fit the needs of elementary-aged students.




Kids InfoBits Presents: Geography


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What is the largest continent on Earth? How are waterfalls formed? What is the Ring of Fire? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Geography. Geography contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a range of topics, from continents and regions to mountains and seas. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary school students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library.




Kids InfoBits Presents: Canada


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What is the official sport of Canada? Where is the Bay of Fundy located? Who are the First Nations people? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Canada. Canada contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a range of topics, from French Canadians and the Red River Rebellion to Niagara Falls and Lucy Maud Montgomery. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary school students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library.




Kids InfoBits Presents: Art


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What makes the Mona Lisa, arguably the most famous painting in the world, so special? Which art form has been practiced in nearly every period in history and among all civilizations? Which style of architecture and design features geometric designs and bold colors? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Art. Art contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a range of art forms, movements, periods, and regions. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary school students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library. Each eBook contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a broad range of popular topics—including Ancient Egypt, Astronomy, Dinosaurs, Weather, and more—and provides interesting and important facts geared to fit the needs of elementary-aged students.




Kids InfoBits Presents: Holidays of the World


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What day do we celebrate the signing of the United States Constitution? What holiday celebrates love and friendship? Why do people eat candy skulls and coffins on the Day of the Dead? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Holidays of the World. Holidays of the World contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering over 45 holidays and includes information on each holiday’s history, traditions, symbols, and celebrations. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary school students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library. Each eBook contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a broad range of popular topics—including Ancient Egypt, Astronomy, Dinosaurs, Weather, and more—and provides interesting and important facts geared to fit the needs of elementary-aged students.




Kids InfoBits Presents: Myths, Fairy Tales, Legends, and Fables


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What mythical creature can kill a person just by staring at him? Who went on a sacred quest to find the Holy Grail? What legendary island is said to have sunk into the sea? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Kids InfoBits Presents: Myths, Fairy Tales, Legends, and Fables. Myths, Fairy Tales, Legends, and Fables contains authoritative, age-appropriate content covering a range of topics, from Greek myth and the Grimm Brothers to leprechauns and dragons. The content, arranged in A-Z format, provides interesting and important facts and is geared to fit the needs of elementary school students. Kids InfoBits Presents contains content derived from Kids InfoBits, a content-rich and easy-to-use digital resource available at your local school or public library.




Information Industry Directory


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Comprehensive directory of databases as well as services "involved in the production and distribution of information in electronic form." There is a detailed subject index and function/service classification as well as name, keyword, and geographical location indexes.




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Teaching Online


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Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is a practical, concise guide for educators teaching online. This updated edition has been fully revamped and reflects important changes that have occurred since the second edition’s publication. A leader in the online field, this best- selling resource maintains its reader friendly tone and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section. New to this edition: new chapter on how faculty and instructional designers can work collaboratively expanded chapter on Open Educational Resources, copyright, and intellectual property more international relevance, with global examples and interviews with faculty in a wide variety of regions new interactive Companion Website that invites readers to post questions to the author, offers real-life case studies submitted by users, and includes an updated, online version of the resource section. Focusing on the "how" and "whys" of implementation rather than theory, this text is a must-have resource for anyone teaching online or for students enrolled in Distance Learning and Educational Technology Masters Programs.