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Online reference sources available to all elementary school students in HCPSS both at school and at home. Note: Contact the library media specialist for log in information
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Proquest |
http://online.culturegrams.com
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CultureGrams offers
concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the
world. |
· Kids
Edition available · Accessible
reports (printing) · Photos,
slideshows, audio, interviews, graphs and tables |
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Maps.com |
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Maps 101 includes
over 6,000 maps, activities, games and much more! This correlates well for
use with science, language arts, and social studies. For your
school login, please visit the Elementary Social Studies Intranet site. |
· Videos · Interactive
maps · Spanish
version · Glossary |
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NoodleTools |
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php |
Generate,
edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list. NoodleBib
takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a
polished source list for import into Word. |
· Videos · Explicit
prompts · Construct
virtual communities of learners |
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Proquest |
Customer
Number: MD1570H |
SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily
retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full
printing and saving capabilities.
Other features include: The
World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia, and a Spotlight of the
Month. |
· Topic
browse · Dictionary · Thesaurus · Images
and videos · Lexile
score (in search results list, advanced search) |
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TeachingBooks |
http://www.teachingbooks.net/signin.cgi
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TeachingBooks.net
is a timesaving portal to thousands of online resources of book-related
resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their
authors. |
· Topic
browse · Listening
feature · Videos
and audio files |
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World Book |
http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=06506 |
World Book Online Reference
Center is an excellent source of reliable,
easy to understand information for students.
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· Kids
Edition, Student Edition, Advanced Edition · Spanish
Edition · eBook
access · Images,
videos, audio files, maps · Lexile
score (in article) |
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HoCoLibSys |
Howard
County Library |
Use
your Howard County Library card
and pin number (request a pin number from the library) to access many online
reference sources. To locate the online resources, click on “Databases.” Students can connect with free
tutors for homework assistance. |
· Topic
browse · Videos · Relevance · Language
options · Font
size control · eBook
access |
