World Book Online
World Book Online
"World Book Online delivers a progressive sequence of core databases supported by supplemental tools, such as language translation, graphic organizers, and unique Webquests. Moving from Early World of Learning to World Book Advanced, World Book Online aligns end-users with their appropriate learning levels. Each stand-alone site provides additional features to support the needs of users’ specific capabilities."
Open the World Book app (look for the icon to the right). Then, select your World Book resource (see menu below)
What World Book resources does RPS have? Click to learn about that feature.
Early Learning (EC+): tool for pre- and emergent readers to explore independently or learn with an adult
Kids (K+): resource for elementary-aged learners; interactive, image-based navigation; easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud at a suitable pace.
Discover (5+): Ideal for reluctant readers, ELL, ESL, and adult literacy students with content tailored for ease of comprehension and vocabulary building.
Student (5+): includes translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and integrations with Google Classroom. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings.
Advanced (9+): World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes full encyclopedic and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, Back in Time articles, special reports and more. Includes citations for pages.
Timelines (5+): Timelines offers hundreds of pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (Spanish K+): Spanish-language reference tool for those learning Spanish and ELL students. Browse features provide visual prompts, and bilingual features allow students to toggle between Spanish and English text. The site includes concise articles, videos, maps and activities more.
Kids eLearn (Arabic K+): General reference Web site uniquely developed for young Arabic speaking students. The site features simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, special localized content and resources, and a wealth of engaging games and activities.