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In this video we will cover the main
features of the Access World News

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database, such as search options,
Suggested Topics,

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Hot Topics, Daily Headlines and
Lesson Plans, and

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how to use newspaper articles
to support your course design.

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But first,
what exactly is Access World News?

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Created by the Newsbank company,
it's a searchable repository of global,

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regional, and local newspapers.

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It includes more than 12,000 sources and
covers over 200 countries and territories.

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Some of the newspapers have coverage
as far back as the mid 20th century.

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When you first log into
the database you'll see the search

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area where you can simply type in
keywords, search by date, or by map.

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Below the search area,
you'll see Suggested Topics where you

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can find articles categorized by subject.

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This is a great tool to find ideas for
a research topic.

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To the right you'll see Hot Topics which
focuses on content from global sources and

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includes statistics, maps, and images.

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Hot Topics is updated daily.

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Below Hot Topics you'll
see Daily Headlines and

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Lesson Plans,
with suggestions of how to design course

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assignments using
Access World News sources.

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Click View All Lesson Plans
to see a sample lesson plan.

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Use Access World News to
support your course design,

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student assignments,
and your own research.

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Thank you for watching.