General References
Britannica School is an encyclopedia where you can search for articles on a variety of topics.
Factcite includes articles of people, places and events that shape our society and world around us. Included in FactCite are the following databases: American History, Countries and Cultures, Defining Moments in US History, Shapers of Society, Sports Champions, and World Biography.
Gale In Context Middle School includes reference information in videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and more
Image Quest has a collection of images that you can download and use in your school projects.
Issues
SIRS Issue Researcher helps middle and high school students with research on current issues.
Geography and Culture
Culturegramshas information on 182 countries and cultures, including history, land and climate, religion, personal appearance, gestures, language, government, and family life.
Science
Scienceflix includes videos, articles, images, and eBooks on a variety of science topics.
American History
Annals of American History has primary source speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images and multimedia on American History.
Scholastic Art Magazine Inspire a passion for art with teen-friendly art non-fiction on every era, high-quality reproductions, studio projects, museum videos and more.
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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.
BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology.
Use Noodletools to create citations, notecards, outlines and papers for your research projects.
Reading/Books Online
Sora: OverDrive is our shared collection of digital books, both print and audio. The collection is shared across the district, with opportunities for each school to add to the collection for their own school.
Capstone - 3,841 Ebooks that Read Aloud!
Free until 6/30/2020!!!
TumbleBook Library has animated “talking” books. You can read a book on your own or have it read to you.
Teaching Books has author interviews, book summaries and other information about books and authors.
MCPL
Ask Us Now! let’s you ask an online librarian questions about research and get help in using websites and online resources.
MCPL A-Z Databases has magazine articles, encyclopedias and eBooks to support your research needs.
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Articles from periodicals
SIRS Discoverer is a database of articles and images from newspapers, magazines, government documents, and websites.
Kids Infobits includes articles, images and videos about popular subjects including Animals, Arts, Geography, Health, Literature, People, Social Studies, Technology, and more.
General OneFile includes articles from magazines, books, newspapers, and academic journals on over 500 topics.
World Languages
Escolar Online is the Britannica School encyclopedia in Spanish. Find articles on a variety of topics written in Spanish.
Enciclopedia Moderna is a Spanish language encyclopedia that has many articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.
Britannica Online Japan offers quick access to reliable, comprehensive information, with more than 150,000 articles and 30,000 images. Britannica Online Japan is an essential resource for conducting thorough research for both native Japanese speakers and high school students learning Japanese.
Encyclopaedia Universalis is a valuable resource for all French language students.There is access to more than 38,000 articles including exclusive articles weekly and monthly dossiers to understand the issues and problems of our times; 25,000 media items; a world atlas with over 1400 maps; an integrated dictionary with 120,000 entries; and a guide to selected Web sites.
Universalis Junior Online, created in collaboration with American and French education experts, provides a fresh look at a wide array of topics such as history, geography, science, and technology. In this engaging learning environment, French-language students will be challenged with progressively more complex vocabulary.
MANGO is a language learning program containing over 30 world languages to support learning of conversational and formal language.
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