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On this page you'll find links to the many online services that are paid for by the School District. You may access these resources at home or at school. See your teacher of School Media Specialist for login information.

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Reference and Research

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Gale Databases

Use the buttons on the right to open one of the online databases from Gale Online Resources. These references provide articles, images, full-text articles and other information that you won't find with standard web searches.

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World Book Students

 World Book Students gives you access to great information in an easier-to-read format. You'll also find lots of images, sound files, and more to enhance your research projects and presentations.
WorldBook Advanced WorldBook Advanced is intended for students preparing for college and for college-aged students. You'll find more advanced topics and in-depth coverage by using this resource.

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 netTrekker has all sorts of great websites that teachers have already previewed to make sure they are helpful and accurate. Use netTrekker for High School Students to save yourself time when you are looking for great resources online without having to search and search and search.

eLibrary

 eLibrary Curriculum has a gigantic collection of materials for your use in presentations, reports, and more. You can find more than 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, reference books, and transcripts-plus thousands of pictures, maps, and educator-approved websites.
Sirs Discoverer Sirs Discoverer brings you even more information from resources that you just can't find in Google. Thousands of articles, primary source documents, websites, and multimedia (including 13,000+ research-quality images) are available for your use.
SIRS Researcher SIRS Researcher delivers the pros and cons on today’s complex social issues. Critical current issues and enduring social issues are covered through full-text articles, multimedia, primary sources, government documents and reference material from over 1,800 national and international sources.
Internet Public Library Internet Public Library Teenspace is a great place to get help on writing research papers and for finding information about a variety of topics. (Free. No login required.)
[Palm Beach Post] Visit the Newspaper and Periodical Listing page for a complete list of local and national news outlets where you can find current events and breaking news.
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Research Essentials
Copyright and Fair Use for Education Quick Reference: Biographies
15 Essential Web Applications for Students Quick Reference: Thesaurus
How to Cite Internet Resources Quick Reference: Dictionary
How to Cite Electronic Resources Quick Reference: Famous Quotes
Look it Up (American Library Association) Quick Reference: This Day in History

Individual Learning
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Explore Learning Gizmos

Explore Learning Gizmos can be used in the classroom or from home to explore and visualize the connections between math and science. See your teacher for login information to the site!
V Math Vmath provides instruction on math concepts that work hand-on-hand with your classroom lessons.
Core Assessment Center The CORE Assessment Center provides you with the results of the classroom diagnostic tests that you've taken. You only need your student ID number to access reports and find out more about how you're meeting your own learning goals.
Edline You'll find many of the textbooks for your courses at your teachers' Edline home pages as well as information about assignments, your progress reports, and news about your class. You can choose your school from this complete listing of Edline sites in Palm Beach County then login with your own account information.
Ask a Librarian is a free online reference service that allows you to chat live with a librarian for immediate assistance. (You'll can use this service when you are home but NOT from your classroom.)

Create and Share!
The websites listed here provide new ways for you to collaborate with your teachers and fellow students. These sites are hosted outside the school district and may require the creation of an individual or you may find that your teacher has created a classroom account. These are some of the best of the best for using the web for creating and sharing your work and your thoughts.
Glogster logo Glogster.Edu provides a creative, dynamic, and innovative digital environment where you can make virtual posters by combining text, images, sounds and even video.
Wordle Example Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text and you can choose from any number of designs to illustrate your writing.
Prezi Prezi provides free accounts that you can use with your students to create truly fresh and innovative methods for creating presentations. Tired of PowerPoint? Give Prezi a try!
Voicethread A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).