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Chapter 20 - Accessing Information from Educational

Software and Websites

In today's world, more and more things are done using computers, software and
internet. Even if you don't consider yourself a computer person, you now need
computer skills in order to conduct research, shop online, keep in touch with
family, and more.

The ability to access information using educational software and websites are
some of the most important information literacy skills you can possess. By
improving your search skills, you can find what you're looking for more quickly
without having to sift through tons of irrelevant results. Hence this tutorial will
give you some information on software and websites, and literacy strategies to

help you improve your searches and evaluate your results to find the most
reliable information.

Educational Software

Educational software is software designed to give tuition and information for
educational purposes. In other words, they are software designed to enhance
teaching and learning processes. In fact, they assist students in learning and can
also be used to take online examinations.

Examples of educational software/websites:
Encarta
Wikipedia
Grolier
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encarta

Encarta was a multimedia encyclopaedia program providing the user with a

variety of features for research and activities for learning.

Originally available on CD-ROMs or DVDs. It was later available on the World
Wide Web. The information on the Encarta CD/DVD and the website were not
for free. One will have to buy the CD/DVD in order to have access to the
information. Even one will have to subscribe to access some information on the