09.02.10

**Click HERE for our NEW Alexandria Library Catalog at HOME or at School**

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES 

(e-mail Jamie Chapman for passwords to use outside of WAN) 

Theseonline databases are pre-selected searchable collections. They areterrific resources provided by the County and the State. Some arefamiliar names, like WorldBook. Since they aren't free, Google can'taccess them.

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BrainPOP - Movies, quizzes,activity pages and school homework help for K-12 kids.

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  ChoiceLiteracy - For K-12 literacyleaders. Contains video & print.

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Culture Grams - Search World Edition |States Edition | Printable Detail Maps.

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Custom Typing - For all ages and abilities.  Typing games included.

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Discovery Education Streaming - offers thousands ofvideos, video clips and images.

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Duke Digital Collection - FREE lNCLUDES: History, Art & Culture.

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EBSCO - A periodical database that includes full-text articles. It also contains a general encyclopedia, an animal encyclopedia, a picture file and a dictionary.

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eLibraryAn electronic library resource (The reading levels of articles are noted.)

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Enchanted Learning- creates children'seducational web sites and games designed to stimulate creativity, learning, enjoyment, and imagination.

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Encyclopedia of Virginia - FREE Contains information about the State of Virginia.

ExploreLearning-Gizmo offers acatalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for teachersand students in grades 3-12. We call these simulations Gizmos.
Gizmos are fun, easy to use, and flexible enough to support many differentteaching styles and contexts
 

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FindIt VA - Includes full-text periodicals, general reference, health and wellness, comtemporary literary criticism, and more!

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Grolier Online - includes seven encyclopedia databases. 

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Historical Newspapers - can search What Happened On…, Famous Dead People, and This Day in History.

iSafe is a comprehensiveapproach to teaching e-Safety in today’s Web 2.0 world—safety, responsibilityand security online. Teachers have unlimited access to all of i-SAFE’s lessonplans—including E-Rate curriculum —and video options and periodic Web seminars.  Create your own account.

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.Linda's Links to Literature is adatabase of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.

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Reading A-Z:  A complete reading program with affordable books,lesson plans, worksheets and assessments

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Thinkfinity - FREE top-quality, exciting and engaging educational resources.

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Tumble Book Library - e-Books for students on all subjects and levels.

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WorldBook Online Reference Center - a Spanish-language Encyclopedia,  a Dictionary, an Atlas,  ExploreVirginia, Videos/animations/audios/360 Degrees.    


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ABOUT OUR PROGRAM


(all handouts may be accessed by clicking HERE)  

Library Mission and Goals handout

Library Media Curriculum and Lessons handouts

Reading Handouts 

Library Map handout

How to Cite a Source handout

Information Literacy Standards from ALA

Library Essentials K-5 interactive handout

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EasyBib

Albemarle County Library Media Handbook

Sets and Series (what to read next)