Encyclopaedia Britannica, a worldwide leader in reference, education and learning is now available through Scoilnet (http://www.scoilnet.ie/) and the Schools Broadband Network. The encyclopaedia has been specifically licensed for educational use within Scoilnet.
The Britannica Online School Edition provides Scoilnet users with access to three different age-specific learning areas:
Each of these is written and edited to the correct age-appropriate reading and knowledge levels.
To learn more about Britannica Online School Edition, take a guided tour of the area that's most relevant to you or sign up for a free webinar.
Britannica Online School Edition contains an enormous amount of up-to-date content including:
- Over 120,000 articles
- Teachers' resources
- A world atlas
- Timelines
- Games
- Thousands of images, audios and videos
- An online dictionary and thesaurus
- Over 300,000 articles from respected magazines and journals
- News headlines
- A guide to the Web's best sites
Access Encyclopaedia Britannica through the home page of Scoilnet www.scoilnet.ie.
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