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What is Britannica School?
What is Britannica School?
Britannica School is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, maps, illustrations, audio, and video, complemented by related reliable Web sites.
You can access Britannica School through the Scoilnet website. When students need fast, reliable information for homework, reports, CBAs or just a lingering question, Britannica School is the place to go. From primary to secondary and beyond, Britannica School has databases for every learner at every level for an immersive learning experience.
The accompanying video will give a general overview of Britannica School.
Using Britannica School to support inclusion
Using Britannica School to support inclusion
Britannica School covers all levels of learning from foundation to advanced. Foundation is aimed at primary pupils, Intermediate is suitable for Junior Cycle students and Advanced is suitable for Senior Cycle students. However any level can be selected to support differentiation for individual students.
The read-aloud, in-built dictionary, font size and translation functions which are available using the red icons at the top right hand side of every article can support inclusion and make learning accessible to all students.
Using Britannica School in the classroom
Using Britannica School in the classroom
In this video, History teacher Bairbre Kennedy from Malahide Community School explains how she uses Britannica School and other trusted online sources hosted on Scoilnet to support inquiry learning and peer collaboration.
Supports for using Britannica School
Supports for using Britannica School
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