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 upond 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 infomation 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 mutimedia
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!
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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.
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