Download the Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 Guided Notes from the exercise files at the bottom of this page to help you with this lesson. Use it while viewing the video tutorial or browsing the PowerPoint presentation.
Visit EBSCO Tutorials YouTube page and search Explora to watch a video tutorial titled New Explora for Middle and High School Users. The video introduces basic features and navigation. Also, find the tutorial and other training and support resources for Explora for Grades 6-8 Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12 by following these steps.
Visit the New Explora for Middle and High School Users - Tutorial page, to find the accompanying New Explora Tutorial (PowerPoint). It offers the same information in slide form. You may also find the New Explora - Basic Search article helpful, as well.
Below are images of results from Explora for Grades 6-8 and Explora for Grades 9-12. While the results screens are similar, note how the content from different databases affects the results.
Online full text articles offer a Text-to-Speech feature for students who need additional support accessing the content. See the screenshot below.
PDF means Portable Document Format. Not all articles in Explora will be available in PDF. When one is available, users will see the electronic image of the text and graphics that would appear on the printed document.
Students can enable Text-to-Speech functions on PDF articles in Explora for Grades 9-12 and Explora for Grades 6-8.
For online full text and PDFs, students can use the menu options to adjust the playback speed and volume. The audio version of the article can be downloaded for offline use. Visit Using the Text-to-Speech feature in the New EBSCO Interfaces to learn more about how to use the Text-to-Speech tools.
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