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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

BookFlix

Online literacy resource that pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with related non-fiction ebooks from Scholastic.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: ELA

BrainPOP

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

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

BrainPOP ELL

Videos, activities and games designed for designed for all English Language Learners.

Levels: Elementary School

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

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

Early Learning

Interactive videos and activities that break down complex ideas into digestible bites that can be easily processed.

Levels: Primary Subjects: General

FactCite

Access to all of your FactCite subscriptions.

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

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

Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, places, and other aspects of Greek and Roman mythology.

FactCite: US & World Biographies

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General, Social Studies

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: Elementary

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

Levels: Primary Subjects: General

Gale in Context: High School

Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted website

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

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: Agriculture

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media

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: Criminal Justice

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory

Subjects: General

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: Entrepreneurship

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies

Subjects: General

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: Home Improvement

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Information Science

Subjects: General

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: Insurance and Liability

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence

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 OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health

Product added by purchase report form.

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Psychology

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Science

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: U.S. History

Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism

Levels: High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: World History

Levels: 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

Issues & Controversies

Hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

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.

Subjects: General

Lightbox

Subjects: General

Mystery Science

Science Lessons that include videos and hands-on activities.

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: 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

PebbleGo

Curricular content for K-3 students with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support.

Levels: Primary Subjects: General

PebbleGo Animals

Research information that supports animal classification, behaviors and habitats.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Biographies

Research information on the lives of important inventors, explorers, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, women and more.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Health

Information on body systems, safety, self-awareness, relationships, and more.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: Specialized

PebbleGo Next

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: General

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.

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

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.

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

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.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Next Social Studies

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Next States

Research information on US States

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

PebbleGo Science

Research information that supports Earth Science, seasons, weather, and space.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Science

PebbleGo Social Studies

Research information about the world around you including families, maps and holidays.

Levels: Primary Subjects: Social Studies

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

Pop Culture Universe

An irresistible yet authoritative online resource that covers popular culture in America, both past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

Rosen Learning Center

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Social Studies

Scholastic Go

Information from all subject areas including Grolier Encyclopedias, Amazing Animals and America the Beautiful.

Levels: Primary, Elementary School Subjects: General, Social Studies, Science

Scholastic Teachables

Product added by purchase report form.

Levels: Professional Subjects: Specialized

SIRS Issues Researcher

Offers relevant, credible resources that tell the whole story on major issues and world conflicts of the day.

Levels: Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

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

Soundzabound

Soundzabound royalty free music.

Levels: Elementary School Subjects: Specialized

Sports Champions

Biographies of more than 700 great sports champions in 50 sports, past and present.

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

Subjects: General

Teaching Books

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

Levels: Professional

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

TrueFlix

Scholastic ebooks and more.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

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.

Levels: Primary