Online Databases
These are edited sources that we subscribe to and pay for. 
They are fact checked!


How do I get passwords to use the databases from home?

Your teachers will post them in Google Classroom, if you can't find them 
email Mrs. Becker ~ [email protected]




General Encyclopedias

 Brittanica Middle School  Britannica School - Middle An online encyclopedia and more! A go-to site for learning more about any subject-for all grades and all reading abilities. When logging in from home allow the computer to use your location for automatic login.
 

Britannica Escolar
 Britannica - Escolar: The Spanish-Language Resource for Native Speakers, Bilingual Students, and Students Learning Spanish. Two distinct levels of unique content—Primaria (Elementary) and Secundaria (Middle School)—offer information of interest to every student.
World Book Student
 

World Book Student: Tailored for students in  middle schools, World Book Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.

   World Book Advanced: More in depth and suggested for when World Book Discover does not give you quite enough information. Contains up-to-the-minute access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia reference materials.
World Book Spanish: This dedicated Spanish-language database contains videos, compare-and-contrast features, selected articles, and a visual dictionary in Spanish. Integrated with World Book Kids for parallel English-language content.
 
World Book Discover: More like the World Book you remember from elementary school. Fun and engaging, use it when you need a little less information or a quicker article to read. 

   World Book Timelines: Search more than 650 pre-generated timelines and 14,000 event in a highly interactive and customizable database.  Investigate the chronological significance of world events and the lives of notable historical figures.
 

World Book Kids: The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Extra parts include science activities,a dictionary, maps and more!



General Resources

he unique interface features a large, Google-like search box as well as inviting buttons devoted to popular topics that align with your curriculum, including Science & Math, Environment, Technology, Art & Music, Government & History, and more.


 

 
 

Daily Life through History: Fulltext information on all areas of social life, culture and science across the centuries and continents. Discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.


 
Gale Opposing Viewpoints: Premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Gale World History: Reaches back to the ancient world—and forward to today's headlines—to deliver a chronicle of the people, cultures, events, and societies that have formed the history of the human race. A range of topics such as Aztecs, Industrial Revolution, Silk Road, the Buddha, Space Race, and more provide a wide perspective across the globe.





Magazines & Newspapers

  Gale Middle School: Combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.  Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and many more. 



Pictures and Sounds to use In School Projects 

   Britannica ImageQuest: Over 3 million copyright cleared images from over 62 different collections. Can be used by teachers for lessons, school websites, school newspapers, newsletters. Can be used by students for assignments and projects for school.
 
Pics4Learning
 is a safe, free image library for schools. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting.Photographers from around the world donate images to this collection. While the photographers retain the rights to these photos, they have graciously allowed their use through this collection.
 CC Search is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone. 
 

An online music library of royalty-free sounds and music that meet all the licensing requirements needed for education. Sounds & music for podcasts, presentations, vidoes, news shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, TV broadcasts, and web design, 8 Volumes of Music, 5 Volumes of Sound effects. Protect yourself & your school community from violating copyright law


Pros vs. Cons

Premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. 


Video Resources

 
 BrainPOP offers cross-curricular animated movies, learning games,  interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and a breadth of additional resources for students.. Its topics span Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Engineering & Tech, Health, and Arts & Music.
 
  Videos for all content areas. Searchable by Standard. Share to Google Classroom button

Teaching and Education Resources

  Start enjoying 177,996 resources about children's and young adult books. Use TeachingBooks to search titles, authors and illustrators, and find resources to engage readers. The resource collection includes short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more. 
    5,000+ K-12 Programs in all subject areas, aligned to state and Next Generation Science Standards. Teacher's Guides, Student Activities and Knowledge Check quizzes for each video.
Educator's Reference Complete Collection of periodicals and reference supporting the education field, including full-text titles from the ERIC database. 


 
 Major motion pictures/movies that area available for teachers to stream or link students to for classroom assignments and curriculum. 
   

Other Libraries
CIDER - Search for resources in 9 other area school districts' libraries. Borrow them through your librarian.
Library of Congress - Search the LOC's American Memory Collection
Mid-York Library System - Search for resources in all of Mid-York's public libraries. Order them sent to your local library if you have a library card. Or add your public library card to your SORA school ebook account to show the digital books they have for middle schoolers!
     
MOM (Madison-Oneida Media Catalog) - Snap Media Resources: Streaming, DVD, & VHS video resources and print resources to order from BOCES. Need M.O.M./Madison-Oneida Media login.
MOM FAQ page
OCLC FirstSearch -  World-wide library catalog and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). Need passwords at school.