Hillside 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

BookFlix

Online literacy resource that pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with related non-fiction ebooks from Scholastic.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: ELA

BrainingCamp

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

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School 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 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

Culture Grams

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

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Discovery DEX

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

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

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 Nature

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

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

FactCite

Access to all of your FactCite subscriptions.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite Biography for Beginners

Biographies of famous people from around the world.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle 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

Kids Discover Online offers a growing library of over 2,000 engaging Science, Social Studies, and Nonfiction articles, written at 3 Lexile Reading Levels. Reading levels are geared towards grades 3-8. Kids Discover Online includes lesson-planning tools for educators, standards and curriculum alignment, online assessments, and more.

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

Mystery Science

Science Lessons that include videos and hands-on activities.

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

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

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

PebbleGo

Curricular content for K-3 students with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: General

PebbleGo Animals

Research information that supports animal classification, behaviors and habitats.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Biographies

Research information on the lives of important inventors, explorers, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, women and more.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Health

Information on body systems, safety, self-awareness, relationships, and more.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Next

Readable, curriculum-aligned articles and multimedia for upper-elementary research.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

PebbleGo Next Biographies

Advocates and history makers, artists and authors, athletes, business leaders, composers and entertainers, explorers and pioneers, scientists and inventors, and world leaders. Each article includes a timeline and read-along audio, and most have an accompanying video.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Next Indigenous Peoples History

American Indian History includes articles on 40 different Native American tribes in 11 different regions that explores the geography, housing, food, language, family life, cultural characteristics, history and government, beliefs, traditions, people and important tribe members – past and present.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Next Science

More than 150 articles correlated to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) explore essential topics across Earth, life and physical sciences including: atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, the solar system, genetics, human anatomy, ecosystems, adaptation, energy, forces and motion, matter, and waves. Hard to find information regarding jobs in science and explorations of the process and practice of science and engineering are also included. Each article is supported by a related activity, a research project template, and questions to encourage critical thinking. Also includes read-aloud audio for every article and a selection of video experiments.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Next Social Studies

Readable, curriculum-aligned articles and multimedia for upper-elementary research about social studies.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Next States

Research information on US States

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Science

Research information that supports Earth Science, seasons, weather, and space.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Social Studies

Research information about the world around you including families, maps and holidays.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

ResearchRocket

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

Levels: Middle School, High School 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