Resources
Library Media
Destiny Online Library Catalog
Teachers and students can search the library offerings for their school. Username: Your computer login. Password: Your computer password.
World Book Online
An online encyclopedia with sites that can be used at any grade level; as well as, resources in Spanish, Arabic, and French.
Student
Online encyclopedia for kids grades 6-8. Students can topic search, or type in keywords in the search bar. Has a Maps/Atlas and Citation builder feature. Articles can be translated into many different languages and can be read aloud in several languages.
Timelines
Has ready-made timelines across multiple subject areas. Also allows students to create their own timelines. Can add photos to timelines.
Discover
Encyclopedia for grades 6-12. Students can topic search, or type in keywords in the search bar. Includes a Life Skills section which could be a good addition to the Seminar Curriculum. Also has a World Book Explains video section which would support multiple content areas.
Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest
Search for copyright free images for presentations and assignments. This service also provides ready made citations to make it easy for students to adhere to copyright rules.
Gale
Gale in Context: Global Issues
This database includes a variety of sources and media formats to present a rich analysis of issues; social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, and cultural.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
A great resource to find information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Sources include continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to websites.
Gale in Context: Middle School
This database is designed for middle school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.