Shaker Middle School Library

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 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 and Medieval World

Curriculum-focused reference materials about ancient and medieval world, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

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

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

Culture Grams

Concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Beginner’s Spanish language general reference tool.

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

Epoint Plus

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

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

Exploring Technology

Curriculum-focused reference materials about exploring technology, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

FabMaker Studio

Easy-to-use, web-based program that invites students to experience STEM and STEAM learning in an engaging, personally meaningful way.

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

FactCite

Access to all of your FactCite subscriptions.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite American History

Articles on people, places, and events in American History.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

FactCite Biography for Beginners

Biographies of famous people from around the world.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite Countries and Cultures

Comprehensive coverage of the countries of the world, illustrated. Supports research for country reports and activities such as Model UN and debate. Sections include curated weblinks for further study.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

FactCite Defining Moments

Student-friendly reference articles and images about defining moments, designed for school research.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite Essential Information

Covers most areas of the curriculum, including world and American literature, world and American history, government and government documents, physical sciences, biology, social science, and countries of the world.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite Mythology

Covers 760 Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, and hundreds of mythological figures and tales from around the world. Includes stories from Norse, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Native American, Japanese, and other traditions. Supports study of ancient civilizations, Latin language, English literature, and global studies. Audio option for all entries. Written for grades 4+.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite Shapers of Society

Biographies of men and women, past and present, from around the world, who influenced the progress of civilization.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite: Science and Technology

Illustrated coverage of the Elements, Planets, Ecosystems, Animals, and Plants. For grades 4 to 9.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

FactCite: US & World Biographies

Student-friendly reference articles and images about us & world biographies, designed for school research.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

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: 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 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

Growing Up With Science

Curriculum-focused reference materials about growing up with science, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

Habitats of the World

Curriculum-focused reference materials about habitats of the world, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

Health Source

Provides consumer health articles and reference information on wellness, diseases, treatments and other health topics.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

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

Middle Search Plus

Provides full-text middle school magazines, reference e-books, primary source documents and videos covering school subjects and current events.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

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

Newspaper Source

Provides full-text articles from newspapers and other news sources for current events and student research.

Levels: 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

Novelist

A database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.

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

PowerKnowledge Life Science

Inspires elementary and middle school learners about key life science topics including animals; classification; endangered and extinct species; food chains and food webs; green living; habitats and ecosystems; the human body; life cycles; plants; and survival and adaptation.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

PowerKnowledge Earth and Space

Inspires elementary and middle school learners about key earth and space science topics including earth cycles, ecosystems and biomes, energy and matter, landforms, maps, natural disasters, rocks and minerals, environmental issues, the scientific method, space, water, and weather and climate.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

PowerKnowledge Physical Science

Informs and inspires learners about key physical science topics including atoms and molecules; elements and the periodic table; energy and matter; force and motion; and temperature and measurement.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

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

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