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Online Resources
The following subscription resources are
available for Grand Ave. Middle School Students to use at school and at
home. See your librarian for password information.
NOTE: NOVEL Databases are
from the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library. After clicking on
the link, scroll down the Gale database page to find the link for the
database you want to access.
American History Online, from Facts On File On-Line.
- Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and
cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of
American History. Timelines, primary source documents, maps, and images
are included.
BrainPOP Animated
curriculum-based movies covering Science, Math, English, Social
Studies, Health, Art & Music, and Technology. Quizzes, activity
pages and a teacher’s section with lesson plans, standards correlation,
and ideas for using BrainPOP in the classroom are provided.
Britannica Image Quest Provides
easy access to over a million high-quality photos from trustworthy
sources for students on a wide range of topics. Images are organized by
subject matter in a fully searchable site. Each image, which is cleared
of copyright restrictions for educational use, includes a caption,
citation and copyright information. Ideal for whiteboards, school Web
sites, and newsletters. Use for homework assignments and projects.
Discovery Education This
streaming video resource for teachers, integrates seamlessly into any
curriculum with 9,000 full-length videos segmented into 71,000
content-specific clips tied directly to state and national standards.
EBSCOhost IncludesPrimarySearch, reference materials geared for elementary students,Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, andEBSCO Animals.
Ferguson's Career Guidance,
in-depth job descriptions including job-specific resource listings,
industry descriptions, career resources, and career preparation
information for more than 2,000 of today's most exciting jobs in more
than 90 industries.
Grolier Online Encyclopedias IncludesEncyclopedia Americana Online,Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia OnlineandThe New Book of Knowledge Online.To use this resource at home, use this link: Grolier, and ask your Librarian for the Username and Password.
Issues & Controversies on file Explores
more than 800 hot, controversial topics in business, politics,
government, education, and popular culture Factual analysis and clear
explanations of opposing points of view are included.
Noodle Tools is
a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students with their online
research. It includes tools to help you develop a Web search strategy,
select the best search engine, and NoodleBib a Web application that allows you to create and edit your MLA bibliographies online.
NoveList Readers'
advisory searchable database with information on over 100,000 fiction
titles and over 90,000 full text reviews. Find fiction and nonfiction
titles based on an author, title, or description. Genre lists and book
discussion guides are included.
Pop Culture Universe.a
digital database on American and world pop culture past and present
Includes movies, TV shows, awards, stars, fads, buzzwords, fashions, and
news items that defined each decade and shape our future..
Proquest eLibrary CE (Curriculum Edition)-Includes
History Study Center & Learning Literature. Find the answers you
need from more than 2,000 full-text and multimedia sources. Access
History Study Center that covers 14 centuries of history, from ancient
to modern, old world to new world. and ProQuest Learning: Literature
which includes 3,000+ author biographies; 40 searchable full-text
literature journals; full-text literary works; and other criticism and
reference sources
SIRS Decades more
than 5,000 primary and secondary source articles highlighting key
events, movements, people, and places in 20th-century America. Includes
documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video,
websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles
Soundzabound Music Library offers
a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for grades K
-12 that ensures your copyright safety. Perfect for podcasts,
PowerPoint, videos, news shows, digital storytelling, presentations, web
design and more!
TeachingBooks.net Online
collection of author programs and k-12 related materials. Included are
author backgrounds and interviews, original movies describing the book
creation process, audio excerpts of professional book readings, and book
guides.
Teen Health & Wellness Comprehensive
curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases,
drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, bullying, diversity,
family life, financial literacy, and more.
Today’s Science Bridges
the gap between textbook science and the latest science discoveries in
the news today. Includes: Physical Science, Earth and Space Science,
Science and Society, Health and Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences,
and Physical Sciences
Wilson Biography Reference Bank Select full-text
biography resource of people from ancient times to the present.
Includes more than 256,000 individuals and over 36,000 images
NOVEL - New York Online Virtual Electronic Library Databases
- Business & Company Resources Center
- Culinary Arts Collection
- Grolier Online: Includes: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge
- Gale's Academic OneFile & Gale's General OneFile
- Gale's Health Reference Center Academic
- Gale's Info Trac Custom Newspapers
- Popular Magazines
- National Newspaper Index
- New York State Newspapers (Includes NY Times for current year)
- Twayne Author Series
* Other databases of interest also available.
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Reader Resources
Get Caught Reading !
Lexile
Framework for Reading &
Lexile Map Matching Readers
with Texts
New Books at Grand
Click on the Resource Lists and the New Arrivals to see the
new books added to our collection!
Good Reads
Find Your Favorite Book Here
Guy Reads
Girl Reads
Juvenile Series & Sequels
Teen Series & Sequels
Banned Books
Utopia/Dystopia
Sports
Need More Suggestions?
Try Some of these Sites:
100 Books to Read in Middle
School
Favorite Teenage Angst Books
Reading Rants
Teenreads.com
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Teen Ink
Flamingnet Book Reviewst Reading !
What Should I Read
Next?
Good Reading from the (ALA)
American Library Association
ALA Teens Top Ten
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Books to Movies
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Fantasy
Sports
Horror
Mystery/Suspense
Adventure/Survival
Love & Romance
Humorous
Short Story
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
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