New Resources
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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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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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PBS Learning Media
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BrainPOP
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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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BrainPOP Junior
Videos, activities and games covering: science, social studies, english, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.
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BrainPop Espanol
Videos, actividades y juegos que abarcan: ciencias, estudios sociales, Inglés, matemáticas, ingeniería y tecnología, salud, artes y música.
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BrainPOP ELL
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MultiMedia Resources
Ebooks and Magazines
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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.
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Rosen Learning Center
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GoGo Library
Nonfiction for young readers.
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Gale Ebooks
Ebook portal for Gale resources.
Encyclopedias and General Resources
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Books & Authors
Product added by purchase report form.
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Britannica Fundamentals
Articles, games and interactive activities for K-2 students.
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Britannica Elementary
Look for people, places, and things. Watch and learn with videos and animations. Have fun with games and activities.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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Britannica Middle
Find fast answers and homework help. Explore videos and articles on famous people and places. Discover maps, photos, and illustrations for school projects.
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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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Britannica Academic
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Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections
Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
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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.
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Gale OneFile: Science
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Gale OneFile: U.S. History
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Gale OneFile: World History
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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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Health and Wellness Resource Center
Full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more.
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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.
Rosen Resources
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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 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.
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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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Rosen Learning Center
Teacher Resources
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Teaching Books
Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
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NoodleTools
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NoodleTools is a citation and notetaking tool available to all students in the WSWHE region. Students are Google authenticated to use it in most districts. Email libraryservices@wswheboces.org if you have any questions.
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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.
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NewsBank
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ELL Resources
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BrainPop Espanol
Videos, actividades y juegos que abarcan: ciencias, estudios sociales, Inglés, matemáticas, ingeniería y tecnología, salud, artes y música.
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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.
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Britannica Escolar
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Gale OneFile: Informe Académico
Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.
Gale Special Collections
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Business Insights: Essentials
Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
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Gale OneFile: Agriculture
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Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media
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Gale OneFile: Computer Science
Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.
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Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice
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Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts
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Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies
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Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory
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Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship
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Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
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Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
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Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.
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Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
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Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism
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Gale OneFile: Information Science
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Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability
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Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence
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Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health
Product added by purchase report form.
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Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
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Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies
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Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines
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Gale OneFile: Psychology
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Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
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Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
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Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism
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Gale: Opposing Viewpoints
Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.