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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose">Back to School with Britannica in MeL!<o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b>D. R. Biggs, MA AMLS</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><br>
Library Consultant & Michigan eLibrary Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Lansing, MI 48915<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Phone: 517-373-4466<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b>Subject: Those three little words…</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BACK-TO-SCHOOL!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s that time of year again! Classrooms are set up, backpacks have been purchased, and educators are planning their first few weeks of school. At Britannica, we want to make research easy and effective. Here are a few things to help you
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Know your Britannica username and password for remote access. This provides educators, students, and parents access to Britannica information anytime<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> anywhere. Please e-mail
<a href="mailto:salessupport@eb.com">salessupport@eb.com</a> to request your remote access information.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Educators: know your School Code. This gives you access to additional Britannica resources<span style="color:#1F497D">. </span>Save, organize, and share content, create lesson plans, and browse through teacher-created lessons. E-mail
<a href="mailto:salessupport@eb.com">salessupport@eb.com</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span> for your School Code. <b>Michigan’s School Code is: mel5</b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Find free graphic organizers, logos, search boxes, and so much more at <a href="https://britannicalearn.com/resources/#filter=.product-65">
https://britannicalearn.com/resources</a>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Michigan page for BritannicaSchool in MeL: <a href="https://britannicalearn.com/state-access/welcome-michigan-educators/">
https://britannicalearn.com/state-access/welcome-michigan-educators/</a> Find training and promotion materials, webinar opportunities and more.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
In charge of PD this year? E-mail <a href="mailto:training@eb.com">training@eb.com</a>. We have a variety of delivery options, including online webinars and full day, half-day, and shorter targeted in-person sessions. Topics cover 21<sup>st</sup> Century Learning,
Information Literacy, STEM, Graphic Organizers, and other key topics.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Follow BritannicaLearn on social media and use #BLearn to share your digital learning experiences with us today!<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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