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In the Michigan eLibrary's (MeL) Promotions & Training web pages, (<a href="http://mel.org/promotions" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk542392" previewremoved="true">http://mel.org/promotions</a>) you will find links to all of the content providers and support
and training for the resources found in MeL. This week's MeL Minute highlights support and information for BritannicaSchool from Britannica Digital Learning. BritannicaSchool is an excellent resource for young children through adults. Not only does it contain
content from the Encyclopedia Britannica, but much, much more--videos, photos, maps, podcasts, interactives, leveled reading and lesson plans. </p>
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You can find support and training for this resource in MeL at <a href="http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=238" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk934590" previewremoved="true">http://mel.org/index.php?P=MeLGateways&ParentId=238</a> On this page you
will find videos, recorded webinars and a link to Britannica's Michigan MeL support website: <a href="https://britannicalearn.com/state-access/welcome-michigan-educators/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk178497" previewremoved="true">https://britannicalearn.com/state-access/welcome-michigan-educators/</a>.
On this page, you will find additional on-going webinar training opportunities as well as links to on-demand recorded webinars for BritannicaSchool and the Learning Zone. There are also guided tours, and other downloadable promotional and training materials.
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BritannicaSchool is a great resource to recommend and use with homeschool families as well as schools that public libraries may be working with in their service areas. School librarians are using BritannicaSchool and this is also a fine resource for education
liaison librarians in academe to recommend to their faculty and pre-service teachers. Don't forget the teacher Michigan code: <b>mel5</b> to register for a free educator account which enables one to create resource packs, use custom designed lesson plans
and much more. There are <b>no</b> additional log-ins needed to access BritannicaSchool or any of the MeL subscription resources; we use geo-authentication for seamless access, so make learning fun!</p>
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