Britannica Offers Reliable, Vetted Content – Students and their families now have a safe, reliable and comprehensive source of information and media for learning, research  and discovery through Britannica Kids, an online resource.

Among the benefits of this new website are:
• Age-appropriate reading levels,
• Homework resource,
• Accessible across all mobile devices and desktop computers.

Britannica Kids offers content compiled and vetted by expert editors, said Chris Mayland, vice president of consumer products for Britannica, in a news release. For more information, visit kids.britannica.com.

Travel in Time with Words – It may be commonly used today, but did you know that the word “waterboarding” was first recorded in 2004?

Merriam-Webster, America’s leading dictionary publisher, launched Time Traveler at merriam-webster.com that allows users to explore all of the words first recorded in a particular year. Users can pick a year and view the words that were recorded at that time.
—Therese Umerlik | Editor