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Gale In Context: Elementary Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.

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Ancient Civs Aztec Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs China Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs Egypt Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs Greece Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs Inca Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs India Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs Maya Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs Mesopotamia Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
Ancient Civs Rome Examining major aspects of each ancient culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices.
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.
BookFlix Online literacy resource that pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with related non-fiction ebooks from Scholastic.
Britannica Academic
Britannica Elementary Look for people, places, and things. Watch and learn with videos and animations. Have fun with games and activities.
Britannica Escolar
Britannica Fundamentals Articles, games and interactive activities for K-2 students.
Britannica High School Get quick facts and in-depth information on a wide variety of subjects. Start research projects with multiple resources in one place. Find multimedia to use in projects and presentations.
Britannica Middle Find fast answers and homework help. Explore videos and articles on famous people and places. Discover maps, photos, and illustrations for school projects.
Britannica School General reference resource for multiple age groups.
Business Insights: Essentials Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
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Culture Grams Concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations
CyberSmarts A unique collection of five Interactive eBooks, gives students grades 3-6 hands-on experience in navigating the online world in a safe, controlled environment.
FactCite Access to all of your FactCite subscriptions.
FactCite 1-2-3 For primary grade researchers. FactCite 1-2-3! presents biographies, mythology, animals, the planets, element, solar system, U.S. states, and countries. Simple screen designs, audio read-along, accessible text, and engaging illustrations. "Step Up to a Reading Challenge" icon activated when subscription includes next reading level database.
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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.
Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Gale Ebooks Ebook portal for Gale resources.
Gale General OneFile with Subject Collections News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
Gale In Context: Elementary Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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
Gale NovelNY Databases Gale resource portal.
Gale OneFile: Computer Science Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.
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.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.
Gale OneFile: Informe Académico Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.
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.
Gale PowerSearch Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.
Gale: Opposing Viewpoints Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.
Mackin Via A collection of Mackin Ebooks available from the GVEP Media Library.
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.
News-O-Matic News-O-Matic is a digital news platform designed for K–8 students, offering daily, age-appropriate nonfiction articles that align with educational standards in subjects like ELA, science, social studies, and social-emotional learning. The platform emphasizes safety and accessibility by providing content reviewed by a child psychologist, multiple reading levels, audio narration, and translations in several languages. Interactive features such as videos, quizzes, and a "News Room" for student engagement enhance the learning experience. Educators benefit from tools like lesson plans and customizable units to seamlessly integrate current events into their teaching.
PebbleGo Curricular content for K-3 students with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support.
PebbleGo Animales Research information that supports animal classification, behaviors and habitats.
PebbleGo Biographies Research information on the lives of important inventors, explorers, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, women and more.
PebbleGo Health Information on body systems, safety, self-awareness, relationships, and more.
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.
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.
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.
PebbleGo Next Social Studies
PebbleGo Next Spanish PebbleGo has launched PebbleGo Next Spanish, extending its curriculum-aligned research platform to support Spanish-speaking students in grades 3–5. This new offering includes over 1,000 articles across subjects like Biographies, Health, Indigenous Peoples’ History, Science, Social Studies, and U.S. States, all presented with authentic Spanish read-aloud audio and engaging visuals. A one-click language toggle allows seamless switching between English and Spanish, facilitating bilingual learning environments. Educators are also provided with Spanish-language lesson plans and extended learning activities to enhance classroom instruction.
PebbleGo Science Research information that supports Earth Science, seasons, weather, and space.
PebbleGo Social Studies Research information about the world around you including families, maps and holidays.
PK 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.
PK 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.
PK 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.
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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.
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Spotlight on American Colonies Explore what life was like as the American colonies started and grew, including where colonists lived, whom they traded with, and how they survived. Learn about important figures and industries in colonial history, as well as the many struggles colonists faced.
Spotlight on American History Explore the extraordinary history of the United States and the people, places, and events that helped shape our young nation. Discover the causes and significance of key events in American history and the beginnings of our government.
Spotlight on Kids Can Code How can we use computational thinking in everyday life? Learn to create apps, games, and animations, too while learning concepts like algorithms, Boolean logic, and conditionals.
Spotlight on NY A well-researched overview of the Empire State, including its geography, history, and industries.
Spotlight on Social and Emotional Learning Grades 3-7 Interactive ebooks teach self-awareness to promote healthy responses to emotions
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.
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.

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