Shaker High School Library

ABC-CLIO Databases

Authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring, significant, and timely issues

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Access World News

Searchable digital reference content about access world news, supporting news & current events instruction and research.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

American Government

Connects contemporary issues with the foundations of government and compares the political and economic systems of the United States with those of other countries.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

American History

A bibliographic resource that provides a robust source of information focusing on the history and life of the United States and Canada

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Ancient/Medieval Era

Ranging from the dawn of prehistory, through the great ancient empires, to the beginning of the Renaissance, this unique online resource explores history in every corner of the globe.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Essays examining the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world, and critical articles published by noted scholars.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Book Creator

Online instructional, research, or classroom workflow tool provided through Book Creator.

Levels: Professional Subjects: General

BrainPOP

Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

BrainPOP ELL

Videos, activities and games designed for designed for all English Language Learners.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

BrainPop Espanol

Videos, actividades y juegos que abarcan: ciencias, estudios sociales, Inglés, matemáticas, ingeniería y tecnología, salud, artes y música.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

BrainPop Francais

Online animation films, real teaching tools, grouped into the categories: Sciences, Human body, Techno & Engineering, Social Sciences / History-Geo-Civic Education, Art and Music, Math and French.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

BrainPOP Junior

Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: General

Britannica Academic

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Academic, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Britannica Escolar

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Escolar, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Britannica School

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica School, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Business Insights

Searchable digital reference content about business insights, supporting career & business instruction and research.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Classroom Video On Demand

Thousands of videos offering great content for any research, learning and information on more than 935 subject categories.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

CountryWatch Premium

Country Reviews, Country Wire, Data, Maps, the Global Guide and the Political Intelligence Briefing and Wire. Grades 6-12

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

CQ Researcher Online

Award winning in-depth coverage of topical issues written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: Social Studies

Daily Life in History

Discover details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Epoint Plus

Curriculum-focused reference materials about epoint plus, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

Flocabulary

Interactive instructional content and classroom activities provided through Flocabulary, supporting teaching and student learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale Academic OneFile Select with Subject Collections

Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections

Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Gale In Context: Elementary

Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

Gale in Context: High School

Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted website

Levels: High School Subjects: General, Social Studies, ELA, Science

Gale in Context: Middle School

Created for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines Gale reference content with age-appropriate videos, periodicals, primary sources, and more

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General, Social Studies, ELA, Science

Gale In Context: World History

Provides an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, people, and more.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale NovelNY Databases

Gale resource portal.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Gale OneFile: Computer Science

Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete

Resource for educators and education students. Provides access to periodicals covering pre-school to college and most educational specialties. Includes full-text for many titles cited in ERIC.

Levels: Professional Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Informe Académico

Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: News

This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over 1,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale PowerSearch

Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale: Opposing Viewpoints

Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Grove Art Online

Digital educational resource or research collection offered as Grove Art Online; scope and included content should be confirmed with the provider.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Historical NY Times

Searchable research content in Historical NY Times, including relevant publications, reference works, or historical sources depending on the collection.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Issues & Controversies

Hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection

An online library of journals, academic ebooks, and primary sources. Participating K-12 schools gain access to all of the archival journal content (~2,000 academic journals in more than 60 disciplines) and JSTOR's primary source collections (JSTOR Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa, African World Heritage Sites). Detailed descriptions of these collections are below.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

LessonPix

Searchable digital reference content about lessonpix, supporting education instruction and research.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Lightbox K-12

Online reading collection or ebook platform associated with Lightbox K-12, offering digital books for students and educators.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Literature Resource Center

Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Its materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Monarch

Digital educational resource or research collection offered as Monarch; scope and included content should be confirmed with the provider.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

New York Times

A subset of Gale OneFile: News, this database includes articles from newspapers from around New York State including: Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Post, Buffalo News, and Newsday.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Newsbank

Searchable news articles and periodical content from Newsbank, useful for current events and historical research.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Newsela ELA

Deliver the context and relevance your ELA curriculum has been missing, with real-world, standards-aligned, leveled texts in 20+ genres that let you create engaging ELA lessons while delivering the skills, background knowledge and vocabulary students need. Non-fiction articles with 5 reading levels, with comprehension quizzes. Site adjusts reading level for each student. Upgrades Newsela Essentials with more ELA content such as Novel Studies, fiction, vocab tools, and NYS standards-aligned content. (You do not need both ELA and Essentials)

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies, ELA

Newsomatic

Searchable news articles and periodical content from Newsomatic, useful for current events and historical research.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Noodle Tools

An online research tool to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Professional Subjects: General

Read & Write

Online instructional, research, or classroom workflow tool provided through Read & Write.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Professional Subjects: General

Rosen Learning Center

Curriculum-focused reference materials about rosen learning center, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Specialized

Science in Context

Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Sooth.fyi

Sooth is a curated search engine optimized for students and knowledge professionals. We’ve built a proprietary search index comprised solely of expert content from across the web covering a range of important global topics. Accelerate your knowledge search.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Soundzabound

Soundzabound royalty free music.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Teacher Ebooks

Professional Education Ebooks purchased by the Genesee Region Teacher Center.

Levels: Professional Subjects: Specialized

Teaching Books

Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Teen Health and Wellness

Nonjudgmental, straightforward info for middle and high school covering diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

The Modern Era

Covers a broad range of topics including the evolution of modern Europe; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

U.S. History in Context

Provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, people, and more.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

World at War

Complete with overviews of more than 30 wars, this resource includes timelines, causes and consequences, portraits of opponents, and links to supporting facts and figures.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies