Getting Excited and Learning Something New

Today I just want to share.

Over at Laughing Zebra – Books for Children this summer I'm hosting a virtual summer zoo camp. Many of you may have popped in to check it out. Thanks.

What I'm excited about is that I'm learning so much about the animals I'm highlighting. I'm also learning more amd more about how to do research on the internet. Honestly, I don't know how I lived without this wonderful tool for most of my life. The wealth of information out there is amazing. That's not to say there's not a lot of garbage out there too. You have to sift through it all to find the pearls you are looking for.

I use Google, Wikipedia, National Geographic Kids, and Discovery channel/Animal Planet to name a few of the big sites for basic information and videos. I also check out and all kinds of kid friendly activity sites to locate arts and crafts ideas and coloring pages.

So, how do you research something? Do you pop into a search engine in the comfort of your home? Or do you run down to the library? Or both?

Oh, and if you haven't stopped in to the zoo camp yet, check it out now and let me know what you think.

posted by Joy Delgado
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Tip #19 Research, the fun kind

Are you ever curious about the people, animals and places you read about?

Can you remember reading a book when you were a child and wondering what it was like to be there?

Did you ever look up a place you read about to learn more?

This is something you can do with your child or student. With the internet it’s much easier than when we were kids. Literally there is a world of knowledge at your fingertips.

Maybe you just finished a book about dinosaurs or the pyramids. Looking it up in places like Wikipedia and other online encyclopedias can lead you down paths of learning some very interesting facts. Or you can always just google it.

Try it. You might just learn something you can use at the next party you go to and impress your friends.