Elementary Resources
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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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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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FactCite 1-2-3
For primary grade researchers. FactCite 1-2-3! presents biographies, mythology, animals, the planets, element, solar system, U.S. states, and countries. Simple screen designs, audio read-along, accessible text, and engaging illustrations. "Step Up to a Reading Challenge" icon activated when subscription includes next reading level database.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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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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PebbleGo
Curricular content for K-3 students with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support.
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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 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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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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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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World Book
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Reading A-Z
Middle and High School Resources
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Books & Authors
Product added by purchase report form.
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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Britannica Academic
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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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Gale: Opposing Viewpoints
Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.
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Gale Academic OneFile Select with Subject Collections
Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.
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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 General OneFile with Subject Collections
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
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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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Health and Wellness Resource Center
Full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more.
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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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Medline Plus
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New York Heritage
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Science News
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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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US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook
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eBooks and Periodicals
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Access World News
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Gale Ebooks
Ebook portal for Gale resources.
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GoGo Library
Nonfiction for young readers.
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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: Popular Magazines
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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.
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Rosen Learning Center
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Sora
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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.
ELL/LOTE 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.
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Beginner’s Spanish language general reference tool.
Teacher Resources & Research Tools
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ClickView
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Questions? Email amakenzie@wswheboces.org
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Streamable Learning by ClickView
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Questions? Email amakenzie@wswheboces.org
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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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Noodle Tools
An online research tool to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.
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PBS Learning Media
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Soundzabound
Soundzabound royalty free music.
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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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Swank K-12 Streaming
Swank K-12 Streaming is convenient, controlled, and connected streaming platform that makes it easy for teachers to incorporate high-quality films into lesson plans. The library includes thousands of films for educational support, including the top feature films, documentaries and foreign titles.
Powered by Swank Motion Pictures, the content is curated specifically for educators based on the movies they need for lessons, and provides access both inside the classroom or for assignments outside of the classroom.
Eliminate the need for DVD players in classrooms
Enable streaming access for districts blocking personal streaming sites
Extend the classroom with connectivity to any LMS
Streamline access with single sign-on integration
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Teaching Books
Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
Advanced Special Collections
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Gale PowerSearch
Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.
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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: 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