Bigchalk Library Expands witih Exciting New Content from The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, National Geographic and Others
Bigchalk, the leading K-12 online education network, continues to expand the breadth and depth of its library database content. This helps students and teachers with their research by giving them access to the highest quality and most current content for K-12 grades.
(PRWEB) June 19, 2002
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Nan Halperin
Bigchalk
800-860-9228, ext. 2038
Nan_halperin@bigchalk. com
Bigchalk Library Expands with Exciting New Content from The Wall Street Journal,
CBS News, National Geographic and Others
BERWYN, Pa., June 17, 2002 — Continuing to expand the breadth and depth of its library database content, bigchalk, the leading K-12 online education network, today announced the inclusion of a warehouse of exciting new content in bigchalk Library™. The new materials, which cover science, history, current events and social issues both nationally and globally, are drawn from some of the biggest names in publishing, including The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, National Geographic Magazine and the BBC.
To be ready for the 2002-03 school year, the award-winning and ever-growing bigchalk Library database will provide students and educators with access to more than 185 full-text newspapers, 900 magazines, 190 reference publications, 5,000 full-color maps, 16,000 current and archival audio and video clips, 70 radio and TV programs, and 575,000 full-color photos and pictures.
“Our library products feature the highest quality and most current content for K-12 and give students amazing access to information,” says Jack Lynch, chief executive officer “Whatever the topic — from sound waves to civil rights to Shakespeare to the Middle East — bigchalk Library delivers relevant background in engaging formats to help motivate students and encourage inquiry.”
New content to be added to bigchalk Library this fall includes the following:
§ Newspaper articles from The Wall Street Journal (from 1984 to present), The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition (from 1998 to present), and Barron’s (from 1992 to present).
§ More than 450 video clips from SVE & Churchill Media’s “Science is Elementary,” “Modern Library and Research Skills,” and “Economics in our Age” CD series. Topics include science subjects, such as weather and climate, and digestion and respiration; library, Internet and electronic research skills; and business discussions, such as supply and demand, and production.
§ Highlights of CBS News archival video from the 1930s to present, including profiles and feature stories that cover such topics as music, politics, pop culture and sports.
§ Full text of select National Geographic Magazine articles from 1999 to present.
§ Student and consumer-oriented health content from A. D.A. M.® to supplement health, health careers, personal wellness, and anatomy and physiology curriculum. Text and graphics are drawn from the award-winning A. D.A. M. The Inside Story™ and Life’s Greatest Mysteries.
§ Hundreds of new maps from maps. com that include U. S. and international locations along with thematic, historic and interactive maps.
§ Newswires from the BBC that cover economic and political news across Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and the former Soviet Union.
Users can search for information by typing a question, phrase or keyword using natural language or Boolean searches. In addition, a topic tab can be used to search for material by topic — correlated to the topics from bigchalk’s award-winning HomeworkCentral resource. Results can be sorted by relevance, date, reading level, publication or source and can be reviewed on screen, printed or emailed. In addition, bigchalk Library offers a range of content types including newspaper text, video clips, animations and maps to help engage students and enable them to learn about concepts and events through visual demonstrations and video footage as well as reading.
About bigchalk, The Education Network™
Bigchalk, the digital learning source for education, harnesses the power of online content to create engaging learning environments that promote student achievement. The company offers up-to-date online reference databases, standards-based digital curriculum and easy-to-use tools for preparing lessons. Librarians, students and teachers in more than 43,000 schools across the country receive the resources they need from bigchalk.
Bigchalk’s online reference databases, such as bigchalk Library, facilitate student inquiry and learning. The company’s easy-to-use tools for preparing lessons, such as bigchalk Integrated Classroom™, help teachers motivate and inspire their students. Its online curriculum resources, delivered through products such as ClassMate™, provide educators with standards-based content for classroom instruction. And its award-winning Web site — recipient of both the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) coveted Codie Award in the category of Best Educational Web Site for Kids and Gold Award 2001 by Curriculum Administrator magazine — offers a host of educational resources including study activities for students, informational resources for parents, and online lesson plans for teachers.
For more information on bigchalkÂ’s library and classroom resources, educators can call 800.860.9228 and speak with a bigchalk representative or visit the companyÂ’s Web site at www. bigchalk. com.
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