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Atomic Learning – Provides
web-based software
training for more than 110 applications students and educators use
every day. Atomic Learning provides thousands of short,
easy-to-understand tutorial movies that can be used as an
anytime/anywhere software training resource. Access from school: Click on
logo above. From Home: Please
contact your school's library media specialist for user name and
password. Recommended for
5-12 grade students as well as adults.
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netTrekker – A search
engine that's safe, fast, and easy to use for students, parents, and teachers.
Includes resources
to meet the needs of general-education students,
ELL students, and students with special needs. The database also
includes safe images for use in school projects. School and Remote
Access: Please contact your school's library media specialist for user name and
password. Recommended for all students. |
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Discovery Education streaming – Delivers
over
7,700 full-length videos segmented into
77,000 content-specific clips for streaming and
downloading. Local content, such as Kent's VisFest, Culminating Projects, and History Day
videos are available. Users can search to locate
grade and subject-specific content to view on
their computers. School and Remote
Access: Please contact your school's library media specialist for user name and
password. Recommended for all students. |
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KSD's Virtual Library
– Kent School District's portal page which
allows students and parents to access a variety of online research
resources quickly and easily. No user name or password
needed. Recommended for all students.
KSD Reference
Resources – Educator-selected Web sites which align to the Kent
School District curriculum and are divided by primary and secondary
grade levels. No user name or password needed. Recommended for all students. |
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eLibrary –
Students find the
answers they need from more than 2,500 full-text
magazines, newspapers, books, and
transcripts--plus thousands of maps, pictures,
educator-approved websites from Homework
Central®, and top-quality multimedia
(audio/video) files.
Results, including graphics, are
copyright-free or copyright-released so they can be used (with
citations) in projects. Access from school: Click on
logo above. From Home: Please
contact your school's library media specialist for user name and
password. Recommended for
7-12 grade students.
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eLibrary Elementary
– Students of all ages use this easy-to-use
search interface to find the answers they need
from more than 140 magazines, newspapers, books,
transcripts, maps, images, educator-approved
websites from Homework Central®, plus
audio/video titles. Results, including
graphics, are copyright-free or copyright-released so they may be used
(with citations) in projects. Access from school: Click on
logo above. From Home: Please
contact your school's library media
specialist for user name and
password. Recommended for K-8 grade students. |
ProQuest – Provides access
to thousands of current periodicals and
newspapers, and contains both
full-text and full-page images. Keeps
deep back files of archival material and
is expanding daily. Access
from school: Click on logo
above. From Home: Please
contact your school's library media specialist for user name and
password. Recommended for 7th-12th grade students.
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CultureGrams –
Contains
four products: World
Edition, Kids' Edition, Provinces Edition and States Edition. All products are updated annually
and now include video and slide shows. World Edition – A reference for
concise, reliable, up-to-date information in 25 cultural categories on
204 countries including a glossary
and data tables.
Each report is written by a native or long-term resident of the country
in coordination with a CultureGrams editor and includes
printable files, recipes, short biographies of famous people, photo
gallery, printable maps and
flags, sound files, and currency and time converters. Kids' Edition,
States Edition, and Provinces Edition – Contain engaging cultural,
geographical, and historical information as well as printable U.S.,
state, and country detail and outline maps. The Kids' Edition presently
has 82 countries represented, with more being added each year. Countries
are chosen for 1) being among those most used by teachers
and students, and 2) representing all regions of the world.
Access from school: Click on logo
above. From Home: Please
contact your school's library media specialist
for user name and
password. Recommended for 3rd-12th grade students. |
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NoodleTools –
A fully-integrated note-taking and documentation
program, including a note-taking component as well as a
comprehensive and accurate bibliography
composer.
Access from school: Click on logo
(left). From Home: Please
contact your school's library media specialist
for user name and
password. Recommended for 3rd-12th grade students. |