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What Is Beyond Books?

We do not teach how to use new technology. We use new technology for teaching and learning.

Award-winning teachers and discipline experts write our content expressly for the Internet. Beyond Books content is not repurposed from other sources, such as textbooks or CD-ROMs.

After the content is written, the Beyond Books Internet research team carefully reviews all available material on the Web to select websites that are relevant to the topics covered. By selecting a website, we give it our stamp of approval and provide a detailed description of what students and teachers will learn from the site before they take the time to review it for themselves.

We also include many interactive activities, quizzes, vivid graphics, animations, streaming video, and audio clips to supplement the provided content.

Beyond Books is not a distance learning resource. It is meant to be used in the classroom with a teacher. But students and teachers alike can access Beyond Books from a media center, from a library, from home - anywhere there's an Internet connection. Both students and teachers have 24-7 access to Beyond Books. This makes it ideal for homework assignments, research projects, or self-directed exploration.

Voted Best General Curriculum Web Site by Curriculum Administrator Magazine, Beyond Books was created to provide teachers with an easy method of harnessing the Internet and to enable students to take control of their own learning.

For teachers, Beyond Books provides a convenient means of using technology in the classroom. By providing great content, links, interactivity, and multimedia for use in class or for assignments, Beyond Books saves teachers hours of work searching the Internet and preparing for class.

Beyond Books programs are supplemented with study questions, worksheets, graphic organizers, lesson plans, activities, and self-assessments. We give educators the tools they are familiar using, thus allowing them to comfortably and meaningfully incorporate the Internet into their current teaching methods.

Beyond Books is delivered over the Internet, a medium students like learning on and are comfortable with. Engaging original content, graphics, maps, charts, interactivity, and thousands of links together in one place make education a meaningful, individual experience for students.

Come see why Media & Methods Magazine wrote the following about Beyond Books:

Here is a total online curriculum that includes content, links, interactive activities, lesson plans, guest speakers and more. Strengths: Engaging lessons and activities are aligned with standards. Overall evaluation: Teachers and students will find a wealth of helpful information on this site.