Using Google Tools within MeL’s eResources
The eResources in MeL are easy to share in any learning management system that a school or university might be using. EBSCO and Gale products allow users to share articles, images, video
clips and more with a simple copy/paste of the permalink. The Google tools associated with MeL eResources, however, can streamline the copy/paste process by dropping and organizing content with a quick click of the Google icon.
Google Drive
Whenever Google Drive is available within an eResource, the user can click the icon, dropping the opened content directly into their Google Drive account. The content will then be organized,
alphabetically, into a folder automatically created by that vendor.
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Screencastify: Adding an article
from EBSCO to Google Drive
Google Classroom
Whenever Google Classroom is available within an eResource, the user can click the icon, prompting the Google Classroom interface to appear on the screen. The eResource item (article,
video, image, etc. . . .) that is opened drops directly into Google Classroom, and users can then build assignments directly connected to the shared content.
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Screencastify: Adding a Video Clip from Britannica to Google
Classroom
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Screencastify: Adding an eBook to Google Classroom
Chrome Extensions
In addition to the tools within the eResources, Britannica School offers a dynamic Chrome Extension that allows a user performing a Google search to retrieve results simultaneous to those
found in Britannica. A click on the Britannica results will take the user directly into the Britannica resource offered through MeL.
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Screencastify: Using Britannica Chrome Extension w/Google
Search Results
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Screencastify: Adding Britannica Chrome Extension to Browser
eResource vendors that offer Google Tools:
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Britannica
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EBSCO
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Gale
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World Book
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