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Access World News Searchable digital reference content about access world news, supporting news & current events instruction and research.
Banco de Continedos aula Planeta Digital educational resource or research collection offered as Banco de Continedos aula Planeta; scope and included content should be confirmed with the provider.
BrainPOP Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.
BrainPop Espanol Videos, actividades y juegos que abarcan: ciencias, estudios sociales, Inglés, matemáticas, ingeniería y tecnología, salud, artes y música.
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.
BrainPOP Junior Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.
Britannica Academic Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Academic, supporting research and classroom learning.
Britannica Escolar Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Escolar, supporting research and classroom learning.
Britannica School Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica School, supporting research and classroom learning.
Business Insights: Essentials Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
Early Learning Interactive videos and activities that break down complex ideas into digestible bites that can be easily processed.
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.
FactCite American History Articles on people, places, and events in American History.
FactCite Biography for Beginners Biographies of famous people from around the world.
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.
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+.
FactCite: Science and Technology Illustrated coverage of the Elements, Planets, Ecosystems, Animals, and Plants. For grades 4 to 9.
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 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.
Generation Genius Digital educational resource or research collection offered as Generation Genius; scope and included content should be confirmed with the provider.
GoGo Library Nonfiction for young readers.
Kids Discover 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.
Mystery Science Science Lessons that include videos and hands-on activities.
National Geographic Kids National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images.
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.
Noodle Tools An online research tool to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.
PBS Learning Media Streaming educational video collection from PBS Learning Media for student research and instruction.
PebbleGo Curricular content for K-3 students with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support.
PebbleGo Next Readable, curriculum-aligned articles and multimedia for upper-elementary research.
Raz-Plus Digital educational resource or research collection offered as Raz-Plus; scope and included content should be confirmed with the provider.
Reading A-Z Online reading collection or ebook platform associated with Reading A-Z, offering digital books for students and educators.
Rosen Learning Center Curriculum-focused reference materials about rosen learning center, designed to support student research and learning.
Scholastic Teachables Literacy and curriculum resources from Scholastic Teachables, supporting reading, inquiry, and classroom instruction.
Science A-Z Searchable digital reference content about science a-z, supporting science instruction and research.
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.
Soundzabound Soundzabound royalty free music.
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
Teaching Books Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
TechRow Stream TechRow is an immersive media network that focuses on early college, career and life readiness. We are reimagining education by making experiential learning accessible to all students.
Tumble Book Library Ebook collection that includes animated talking picture books, chapter books, videos, non-fiction titles, playlists, books in languages other than English such as French and Spanish, graphic novels and math stories. Supporting materials includes lesson plans, quizzes, educational games and puzzles related to both math and language skills.
Tumble Math Online reading collection or ebook platform associated with Tumble Math, offering digital books for students and educators.
World Book Age-appropriate encyclopedia and reference content from World Book, supporting student inquiry and classroom research.
World Book Discover Reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video on curriculum-related topics and subjects.
World Book Kids Online general resource developed especially for young students.
World Book Student Elementary and middle school general reference resource.
World Book Timelines Pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures.