Whitehall High Databases

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Gale PowerSearch Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.

MultiMedia Resources

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Access World News
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Britannica Academic
Britannica School General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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.
Gale In Context: Elementary Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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.
Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines
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
JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection An online library of journals, academic ebooks, and primary sources. Participating K-12 schools gain access to all of the archival journal content (~2,000 academic journals in more than 60 disciplines) and JSTOR's primary source collections (JSTOR Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa, African World Heritage Sites). Detailed descriptions of these collections are below.
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.
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.

Social Studies

Science, Health, and Agriculture

Business, Technology, Careers, Life Skills

Databases in Other Languages

eBooks

Research and Teacher Tools

ELA

Special Collections and Timely Topics