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Thanks to Heartland Area Education Agency, St.
Francis has access to all of Heartland's subscription based online
resources. Students are able to access these resources at school as
well as at home. These resources are all educationally based and are a
safer way to access online information. For login information, please
contact the technology coordinator.
Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy
resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with
related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and
learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces
early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and
exploration.
Accuweather gives students access to weather
conditions around the globe, including forecasts, maps, radar, satellite
imaging, past weather information, hurricane information, a news center,
blogs, ski reports and much more.
Atomic Learning’s online training resources
teach you “how do I do that” through a library of thousands of short,
easy-to-understand tutorial movies and “how do I apply that” training
that can be used as an integral part of a professional development
program and a valuable curriculum supplement. Atomic Learning makes it
easy to learn new technology and encourage technology integration in the
classroom.
iCLIPART.com contains over 7.8-million
royalty-free clipart images, photos, web graphics, animations, fonts and
sounds.
Provides engaging digital resources to
schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective,
increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families
to a world of learning
An educationally based collection of age
appropriate databases which allows students to research topics in a safe
environment. It also includes
History Reference Center,
Literary Reference Center,
Newspaper Source Plus,
NoveList K-8 Plus,
NoveList Plus,
Points of View Reference, Science
Reference Center,
High quality video streaming service
designed specifically for schools to enhance the learning experience of
students. It uses the latest technologies to deliver the highest
quality K-12 content via the Internet.
The Archive is a primary source database
from the Associated Press that takes users on a sensory journey of
photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160
years of history. User comprehension and recall skills will improve with
visually stimulating imagery meant for use in research papers, theses,
reports and PowerPoint presentations.
netTrekker connects you to the a wealth of
standards-aligned digital resources and
technology tools specifically designed for
engaging students in a learning experience that
supports their unique needs. All netTrekker
resources are hand-selected by expert educators
to keep every search safe, focused, and relevant
every time. Students will quickly find all the
resources they need including exciting content
collections from SMART™, Promethean®, Teachers'
Domain®, TeachEngineering, and many more. From
lesson plans and assessments to learning games
and videos, you'll find it all in netTrekker!
Editorially-Selected Resources Supporting Research Assignments
TeachingBooks.net is
a diverse and constantly growing online collection of author programs
and K-12 book-related materials.
The award-winning and critically acclaimed
database from Rosen Publishing Online, provides students with curricular
support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol,
nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
The World Book Web is a suite
of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary
sources collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio
and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.
It includes
Early Peoples Digital Library,
Inventions and Discoveries Digital Library,
Living Green Digital Library
Soundzabound provides schools with quality
royalty free music. A full range of music is available from Hip
Hop to Classical. An excellent source of music for videos, Power
Points and podcasts.
WatchKnow is a quick and easy way to search
for online videos. Students can use WatchKnow to search for online
videos by subject or by keyword(s). WatchKnow then searches
YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube and Google Videos. Videos are
approved for content, rated and sorted by category, and educational
level. This is a free site so students can sign up for their own
accounts.
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal
cultural institution and serves as the research arm of
Congress. It is also the largest library in the world,
with
millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and
manuscripts in its collections. The Library's
mission is to make its resources available and useful to
the Congress and the American people and to sustain and
preserve a universal collection of knowledge and
creativity for future generations.
The Library of Congress has over 12 million primary
source documents. There is also an Ask the
Librarian button at the top of the home page. I am
told that if you can't find what you are looking for the
librarians at the Library of Congress will bend over
backwards to help you in your search.
If you want to personalize your experience at the LOC
website, go to myloc.gov and register for your own free
account. With this free account you can collect
your favorite exhibit items, enjoy interactive
activities and tour their online museum. Teachers
can also access lesson plans organized around books and
items on display.
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