Internet searching for kids

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NicoleJ
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Internet searching for kids

Post by NicoleJ » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:11 am

Hello - I am using Preparing next year with DD9. I see that the manual uses Wikipedia for a lot of the info searching. Does anyone else recommend any other online references? Wikipedia, IMO, is a little too over her head (and sometimes mine!). Thanks!

cirons
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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by cirons » Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:38 am

Hi Nicole,
I found Wikipedia to be a bit over our heads too in some topics and I now have found my local library network has membership to britannica online that I can use by logging in with my library id. Might be worth contacting your local library and see if they have anything like that.

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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by Mumkins » Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:45 am

I haven`t tried it out yet. But I bought World Book encyclopedia DVD-ROM`s. I`m hoping it`ll be enough.
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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by LynnH » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:53 am

Corrie thank you for mentioning the library. I looked and our library allows access to all of the World Book online Reference Center if you have a library card. This is going to help so much this year as my ds researches all the places in RTR. I can access World Book Student where the articles are much easier to follow. He had gotten better sorting through Wikipedia, but it was often a source of frustration for him.
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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by Busymomma1 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:07 pm

Thanks for the info on online reference sources through the library. Ours has WorldBook access as well! Very helpful!
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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by shellbell » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:33 am

Thank you soo very much for posting this!! It is so helpful!
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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by NicoleJ » Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:39 pm

Yes, thankyou everyone!! I will ask my library, and if they don't, then I might have to invest in something similar for ourselves as I think Wikipedia is just going to be too 'over-her-head'

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Re: Internet searching for kids

Post by Mumkins » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:29 am

I checked out my library on-line and they have world book and world book kids. Guess I didn't need to buy it :oops: . Ah well, good to have on hand I guess.
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