MCPS Online Services Information
Home Use for Elementary Schools
2004-05
The following web sites are for home use by MCPS Elementary School students. They require a login/userID and a password. If you don't have the login/userID and password for a site then you should ask your teacher for the list. If you know the login/userID and password for a site, then you may follow the links below to reach that site.
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Name of Service
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URL |
Login/User ID |
Use for: |
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World Book Online |
mcpshome |
General background information |
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World Book Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia |
mcpshome |
General background information in Spanish; less comprehensive than World Book Online |
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia |
mcps |
General background information |
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New Book of Knowledge Online |
mcps |
Elementary background information |
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Newsbank SchoolMate KidsPage |
es |
Elementary periodicals; also includes maps and projects |
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SIRS Knowledge Source SIRS Discoverer |
MD0990H |
Current events, U.S. government resources, arts and humanities, and relevant Internet links |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition |
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mcps
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Four encyclopedias plus an Internet guide, atlas, and videos. Includes study guides and exercises |
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Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
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mcps |
Britannica’s Spanish language encyclopedia |
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Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive
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mcpsrem |
AP photos with reported/caption text (from early 1800’s to present), graphics, charts, tables, maps, timelines |
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AccuWeather
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mcpsrem |
Weather forecasts by Zip code or location name plus headlines; satellite imagery maps |