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Avon HS Book Trailers
These trailers were created by ACHS juniors and seniors and are organized by genre. Use them to find your next great read!
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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Britannica Academic
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Britannica Escolar
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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
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Gale: Opposing Viewpoints
Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.
Literature
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks. No fees or registration needed.
Wellness
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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.
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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.
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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.
Ebooks
Business
Other Resources
Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
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Soundzabound
Soundzabound royalty free music.
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Soundzabound
Soundzabound royalty free music.
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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.
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Swank K-12 Streaming
Swank K-12 Streaming is convenient, controlled, and connected streaming platform that makes it easy for teachers to incorporate high-quality films into lesson plans. The library includes thousands of films for educational support, including the top feature films, documentaries and foreign titles.
Powered by Swank Motion Pictures, the content is curated specifically for educators based on the movies they need for lessons, and provides access both inside the classroom or for assignments outside of the classroom.
Eliminate the need for DVD players in classrooms
Enable streaming access for districts blocking personal streaming sites
Extend the classroom with connectivity to any LMS
Streamline access with single sign-on integration
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ReadyFor.Today (STEAM Online Catalog for Teachers)
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ReadyFor.Today (STEAM Online Catalog for Teachers)
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Avon belongs to the ReadyFor.Today COSER which means that we have access to all of the resources included in this document, as well as support from the experts through the GVEP School Library System. Contact your librarian for more information.