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Newsela is an online news-as-literacy platform (and Chrome app) that features current, high-interest articles on everything from current events to myths and legends and from literature to science.
Used for Grades 2-12
Location: Newsela app located in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Accessible at Home: Yes
Gale provides original and curated content, as well as the modern research tools that are crucial in connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries.
Location: Gale app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Accessible at Home: Yes
Here are the resources within Gale: Opposing Viewpoints in Context:
for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites
Used for Grades 6-12
Student Resources in Context:
for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites
Used for Grades 9-12
U.S. History in Context:
for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites
Used for Grades 9-12
World History in Context:
for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites
Used for Grades 6-12
Science in Context:
for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites
Used for Grades 6-12
Biography in Context:
for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. It merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia. Also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Used for Grades 6-12
Research in Context:
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, it combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
Used for Grades 6-8
Literature in Context:
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.
Used for Grades 9-12
Kid InfoBits:
Kids InfoBits is the perfect educational product for today's young learners. It's a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics. It features a modern, graphical interface, great new content from trusted sources, more intuitive navigation, improved resources, and much more.
Used for Grades K-5
iStation provides computer-based assessment and instruction in reading and writing. Students complete game-based lessons and activities led by animated characters while the program generates reports on their progress for teachers, parents and administrators.
Used for K-6
Location: iStation app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world.TumbleBookLibrary includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, national geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – a student favorite! As well as Math Stories!
Used for Grades K-6
Location: Tumbelbooks app in Clever.
Help: curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: N/A
Available at Home: Yes
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Learning A-Z provides literacy-focused solutions for instruction and practice.
Used for Grades K-6
Location: Learning A-Z app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Turnitin offers plagiarism prevention and revision tools for teachers and students across multiple document types for any content area.
Used for Grades 7-12
Location: Used in Canvas
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
NoRedInk is an online tool used for teaching grammar, usage, mechanics and style to students
Used for Grades 4-12
Location: noredink Website
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Destiny Library Management System
Follett Destiny Library management is our district-wide card catalog system for our libraries
Location: Destiny App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Axis 360 allows you to enjoy e-books and audiobooks from our library
Location: Axis 360 app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Fountas & Pinnell is used for literacy instruction
Location: Fountas & Pinnell Website
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
EBSCO is a provider of research databases, e-journals, etc for academic libraries.
Used for Grades 9-12
Location: EBSCO app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
SOPPA Agreement
Here are resources we have available in EBSCO: Explora:
The Explora experience for schools ensures that students and educators can quickly find the reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects. Each topic category breaks down into popular, colloquial or curriculum-based subtopics that are logical for all users.
Used for Grades 9-12
Science Reference Center:
Science Reference Center allows you to conduct keyword searches or browse by topics by branch of science. It provides full-text periodicals, books biographies, essays, science videos and high quality science images. Science reference center allows students to browse topics by category and have quick access to science experiments, a citation tool, and helpful research gui
Used for Grades 9-12
Point of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center covers hundreds of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing view). Each topic features Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students' ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Used for Grades 9-12
Read It:
Read it! helps English Language Learners succeed academically and in everyday life by providing resources for Science, Math, History, Literature, Civics, Culture, and Life skills.
Used for Grades 9-12
Referencia Latina:
Referencia Latina is a full-text Spanish Language database covering a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines, and health reports.
Used for Grades 9-12
ABC-CLIO Databases:
ABC-CLIO's research and curriculum databases offer dynamic, all-in-one solutions for 21st century educators, covering core social studies curriculum in 17 subject areas. The databases are designed to improve students' inquiry skills and deepen their understanding of history, contemporary issues and global cultures.
Used for Grades 9-12
CommonLit is a comprehensive literacy program with thousands of reading lessons, benchmark assessments and standard-based data for teachers.
Used for Grades 6-12
Location: CommonLit app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes