eBooks
TumbleBooks (Elementary)
 
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy or reading in a format they'll love. Tumblebooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. This collection includes books in Spanish, reading comprehension quizzes, puzzles and games, and teacher resources. The entire website can also be viewed in Spanish.
 
Encyclopedias
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
 
Rich multimedia encyclopedia which provides quick access to encyclopedia articles, web links, and full-text periodical articles all with a single search.
 
WorldBook Online Reference Center
  ncludes all of the articles from the venerable World Book Encyclopedia, a Spanish Language Encyclopedia, correlations to Florida teaching standards, and an extensive interactive dictionary and atlas. Also included is World Book Kids, designed for primary scholars with thousands of easy-to-read articles, a wealth of hands-on activities to engage different types of learners, and teacher resources. Additionally, the World Book Research Libraries offers a broad collection of historically important documents as well as e-book versions of classic literature.
 
General Reference
Florida Choices (Secondary)
  The career exploration and information system from bridges.com for the State of Florida.

 

 
Periodical Indexes
eLibrary Science
 
eLibrary Science offers laser-focused science content and tools along with unique video and dozens of manipulatives found in no other online science reference product.
ERIC (Professional)
 
A nationwide information network, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, designed to provide ready access to education literature. The ERIC database is the world's largest index to journal articles and documents in education, containing over 1,000,000 citations.
Facts on File (Secondary)
 
Extensive resources such as Science On-File, American Women's History, Genetics On-File, World History On-File, African American History On-File, Geography On-File plus many other curriculum related databases.
Gale (Middle) (Senior)
  Fully integrated databases which include the Literature Resource Center, Student Resource Center Gold, Opposing Viewpoints and the Testing and Education Reference Center.
NewsBank (Secondary)
 
Miami Herald 1983 - Current: Complete full-text content of local and regional news.
Noticias En Espanol:  Articles in Spanish that cover the United States, Latin America, and the world. Includes a diversity of source types: newspapers, wire services, and periodicals. Articles and interface are in Spanish.
Kids InfoBits (Elementary)
  Designed especially for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with an engaging, age appropriate interface, premier reference content and the best magazines for elementary students, Kids InfoBits makes learning fun!
SIRS Discoverer
  SIRS Discoverer, an award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun. Discoverer helps students develop their research, writing, language, and computer skills.
SIRS Knowledge Source (Secondary)
 
SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®. Updated daily and fully lexiled, SIRS Knowledge Source provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations
 
  Database support materials

 

 
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