Summary
Check out what's new in Britannica School when planning for back to school.
BadgerLink resource Britannica School contains encyclopedia articles with images, maps, games, and other learning materials for each grade level of students and their educators. BadgerLink's subscription to Britannica School includes access to all four available grade levels: Early Elementary, Elementary, Middle, and High. This resource is primarily for school libraries, but public libraries can find the same great content with four age levels (Young Children, Children, Young Adults and Reference Center) in Britannica Library.
Britannica Webinars
Britannica is ready to hit play on the back to school season! Whether you’re looking to save time, strengthen literacy, confidently navigate AI, or support every learner, it’s time to build your own professional learning webinar lineup: choose the set times and sessions that matter the most to you.
In addition to the nationally-provided webinars, be sure to check out two BadgerLink-specific webinars this fall:
What's New in Britannica School & Britannica Library: Teaching with Trusted Digital Resources
Tuesday, September 22 at 12:00-12:30 CST
Discover the latest updates to Britannica School and Britannica Library while exploring practical ways to strengthen teaching and learning across grade levels. Participants will receive an overview of new features, trusted content, multimedia resources, and instructional tools designed to support research, literacy, and inquiry. The session will also introduce Teach Britannica, showcasing ready-to-use lesson ideas, instructional strategies, and graphic organizers that help educators seamlessly integrate Britannica resources into everyday instruction.
Sign up to attend or get the recording to your inbox!
Enhancing Bilingual Learning with Britannica Escolar & Teach Britannica
Tuesday, October 13 at 12:00-12:30 CST
Explore the newest features and instructional resources available in Britannica Escolar and learn how they support multilingual learners and bilingual classrooms. This session provides an overview of updated content, navigation tools, and multimedia resources that help students build background knowledge, strengthen language development, and conduct age-appropriate research. Participants will also discover how Teach Britannica complements Escolar with classroom-ready instructional strategies, lesson ideas, and graphic organizers that promote inquiry, vocabulary development, and student engagement.
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Early Elementary Interactives
With 1,000+ articles and counting, Britannica School: Early Elementary collection now includes interactives. Instead of just reading or listening to articles, early learners can now click and interact with content, bringing learning to life.
As Britannica expands their database monthly with brand-new articles in both English and native Spanish, they are also introducing interactives this year. Instead of just reading or listening to article information, now early learners can click and interact with content, bringing learning to life.
You can find the Interactives button on the home page of the Britannica School: Early Elementary resource.
From the page, see the full listing of currently available Interactives.
Interactive topics coming soon:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Animal Groups: Mammals
- Fast or Slow Earth Changes
- Frog Life Cycle
- Lion
- Lunar New Year Traditions
NoodleTools
Students are now able to export Britannica School citations to their NoodleTools account. You will find the Export to NoodleTools option when selecting the Cite tool icon in articles found in all grade levels.
Interactive Calendars
Download these interactive calendars to access daily Britannica Education fun all month long.
Promotion and Media Kit
This handy one-pager (PDF) provides links to promotional materials to download and share from Britannica Education. Check it out for logos, brochures, flyers, product overviews, informational materials, ready-to-use newsletter and social media copy, and webinar calendar on Britannica School, Britannica Library, and Britannica Escolar.
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