General Information
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BrainPOP
Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.
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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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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
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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.
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PebbleGo
Curricular content for K-3 students with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support.
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PebbleGo Next
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Scholastic Go
Information from all subject areas including Grolier Encyclopedias, Amazing Animals and America the Beautiful.
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World Book Kids
Online general resource developed especially for young students.
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World Book Student
Elementary and middle school general reference resource.
ELA and the Arts
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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.
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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.
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PebbleGo Biographies
Research information on the lives of important inventors, explorers, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, women and more.
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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.
Science and Social Studies
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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.
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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.
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PebbleGo Animals
Research information that supports animal classification, behaviors and habitats.
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PebbleGo Health
Information on body systems, safety, self-awareness, relationships, and more.
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PebbleGo Science
Research information that supports Earth Science, seasons, weather, and space.
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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.
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PebbleGo Social Studies
Research information about the world around you including families, maps and holidays.
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PebbleGo Next Social Studies
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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.
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PebbleGo Next States
Research information on US States
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Exploring Nature
Product added by purchase report form.
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GoGo Library
Nonfiction for young readers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Resources for Teachers
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Access World News
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ClickView
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Questions? Email amakenzie@wswheboces.org
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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.
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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.
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Noodle Tools
An online research tool to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.
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PBS Learning Media
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Rosen Learning Center
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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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Streamable Learning by ClickView
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Virtual field trips!
Questions? Email amakenzie@wswheboces.org
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SWANK Movie Streaming K-12
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Questions? Email amakenzie@wswheboces.org
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Ready-to-Use Classroom Resources
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Teaching Books
Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
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Gale NovelNY Databases
Gale resource portal.