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ABC-CLIO American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience

The American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience provides in-depth historical accounts and cultural information about the indigenous peoples of North America.

Levels: High School Subjects: Social Studies

ABC-CLIO Databases

Authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring, significant, and timely issues

Subjects: Social Studies

American History

A bibliographic resource that provides a robust source of information focusing on the history and life of the United States and Canada

Levels: High School Subjects: Social Studies

Ancient/Medieval Era

Ranging from the dawn of prehistory, through the great ancient empires, to the beginning of the Renaissance, this unique online resource explores history in every corner of the globe.

Levels: High School Subjects: Social Studies

Banco de Continedos aula Planeta

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Biography Reference Center

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

BrainPOP

Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

BrainPop Espanol

Videos, actividades y juegos que abarcan: ciencias, estudios sociales, Inglés, matemáticas, ingeniería y tecnología, salud, artes y música.

Levels: Elementary School

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.

Levels: Elementary School

BrainPOP Junior

Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Social Studies

BrainPOP Science for grades 6,7,8

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

Britannica Academic

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General

Britannica Escolar

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General

Britannica School

General reference resource for multiple age groups.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General

Business Insights: Essentials

Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.

Levels: High School Subjects: Specialized

Country Reports

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

EBSCO Primary Search

Primary resources using an a traditional text interface.

Levels: Primary, Professional Subjects: General

ELL Edition

NOTE: Requires a license for Raz-Plus

Subjects: General

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.

Levels: High School Subjects: Specialized

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.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General

Gale General OneFile with Subject Collections

News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale in Context: Biography

Authoritative reference content covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers

Levels: Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale In Context: Elementary

Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.

Levels: Primary Subjects: General

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

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General, Social Studies, ELA, Science

Gale NovelNY Databases

Gale resource portal.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Computer Science

Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: Specialized

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.

Levels: Professional Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Informe Académico

Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

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.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale PowerSearch

Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: General

Gale: Opposing Viewpoints

Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.

Levels: High School Subjects: Social Studies

GoGo Library

Nonfiction for young readers.

Levels: Primary Subjects: General, ELA

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: Specialized

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.

Subjects: General

Middle Search Plus

Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags.

Subjects: General

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.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Social Studies, Science

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.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

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.

Subjects: General

Noodle Tools

An online research tool to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

PBS Learning Media

Levels: Primary, Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

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.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Science

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.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Science

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.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Science

Points of View

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

Raz-Plus

Subjects: General

Reading A-Z

Rosen Learning Center

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

Science Reference Center

Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

ScienceFlix

Engaging videos to build background knowledge and introduce the topic and key vocabulary.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

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.

Subjects: General

Teaching Books

Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.

Levels: Professional

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.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

The Modern Era

Covers a broad range of topics including the evolution of modern Europe; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation.

Levels: High School Subjects: Social Studies