Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Educator Edition 2004 Software

Encarta Reference Library Educator Edition 2004 combines the resources of its award-winning encyclopedia with a variety of research and learning tools to deliver a complete reference resource for school use. Comprehensive homework tools integrate homework project & research starters with the Dictionary & Thesaurus, Literature Guides and Chart Maker to create a complete research center to help students achieve greater success in the classroom. New to 2004 is a collection of videos from Discovery Channel and new Visual Browser providing users with a rich and dynamic way to make learning fun.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Opportunity to purchase Encarta Reference Library at retail at a significant savings for teachers and school administrators.

Teachers can now access Learning Resource Modules in Encarta Reference Library when connected to Microsoft Class Server for a rich online learning resource for classroom use.

With Dictionary & Thesaurus, Literature Guides, Homework Starters and more. The innovative Encarta learning tools help students learn more, and achieve more. Have your children spend less time searching and more time learning - you'll discover how easy it is when you put these indispensable tools to work.

A collection of 20 high-quality videos from the Discovery Channel. Watch animals in their natural habitat, see where electricity comes from, or learn how stars live and die in space. Don't just read about it… Experience it!

The Visual Browser is an innovative new way to investigate Encarta's comprehensive multimedia content, related articles and content associations.

Download new, up-to-date information directly into articles to keep content current as the world changes.

The world is at your fingertips. An interactive globe with 1.8 million map locations and 20 map styles enables you to look at and learn about locations around the world.

Explore and analyze historical periods and events with the interactive timelines. Zero in on specific events, or scroll through fascinating periods of history.

Explore a variety of different topics such as the Periodic Table of Elements and how tropical storms are formed.