Log your Reading and Find Good Books
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Beanstack
The world’s easiest way to keep track of all the books you read. Connect to your library’s reading programs, so you’ll get credit for every minute and every page.
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Avon HS Book Trailers
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These trailers were created by ACHS juniors and seniors and are organized by genre. Use them to find your next great read!
General
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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.
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EBSCOhost
MAS Complete and Newspaper Source on Explora Secondary
Literature
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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.
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Project Gutenberg
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Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks. No fees or registration needed.
Cross searches of Multiple Databases
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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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.
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Teen CyberSmarts
Interactive eBooks for grades 7-12 will simulate a real-life Internet experience within the safety of an instructional, guided, and fun platform.
Ebooks
Business
Other Resources
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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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Teaching Books
Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
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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.
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GVEP BOCES SLS Media Library
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