Online Resources

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Here are some places I will look. (You can check these out on your own too! Click on the links)

<a href="https://www.bpl.org/online-resources/">Boston Public Library</a>

Access to copyrighted material&nbsp;(books,&nbsp;magazines, newspapers, radio broadcasts, images, video, etc.)&nbsp;not available on the "Free Web"&nbsp;

<a href="http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=156061&amp;pid=WE00">Infobase for Middle School and High School</a>*

username: 433574-user password: digital

Includes STREAMING VIDEOS and curated collections of videos, articles, activities related to curriculum topics

*free trial until July 1,2020

<a href="https://sub.openlightbox.com/Lbxaccess/Login?tokenId=3cddefd6-d9a8-42b6-9e33-ebc1a5468171">Lightbox</a>*

Interactive ebooks. (includes videos, quizzes, activities, links)

*free trial for remainder of this school year

Are you looking for online resources that fit your curriculum and match your students' abilities? Your Librarian is here to help you!

<a href="https://galepages.com/mlin_n_blanchard">MA Library Databases</a>

<a href="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=MSIC&amp;locid=mlin_n_blanchard">Gale: Middle School</a>

<a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/">HOOPLA</a>

Music, movies, television shows, audiobooks, ebooks and more. You can check out up to 10 per month

Note 1: You must register using a library card from a participating public library such as J.V. Fletcher. (Ellen can help you get a card if you need one) Note 2: Hoopla provides unlimited simultaneous access! (ie. all 200 of your students could check out the SAME BOOK or VIDEO at the same time)

Over 100,000 resources. Search by topic and grade level.&nbsp;

<a href="https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/">PBS Learning Media</a>

<a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/coach/welcome">Khan Academy</a>

Expert created content. Instructional videos, exercises, activities, quizzes, etc.

Tell me your specific topic and I can do the legwork for you. I will send you back a list of resources. I will look beyond "Google"

<a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Flibraries.state.ma.us%2Flogin%3Fdb%3Deb_ms%26locid%3Dmlin_n_blanchard&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFrqEzfx9sLSLr5ueUV8Tg4a_kx5RQQZbw">Britannica Middle School</a>

Articles at a range of reading levels. Also has recommended websites and primary source materials

<a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0015x633rW8iAi1NOSHPc2OigrhPgEraFmy9QDYmwA3XxfoOqO9vtPcxrelBhSiAUqlaxc6BnPpFODD66onCfvL4ZzQ7PO_X91EFbAQiHuRTjT9UmHNlhw68z4rYl4OwgFU93xcMl7iyfHNJh3BXNKNsnohzh_cmreVJz6b8bb35vaIDN_UHfbXwqX8dsEfjCD6gc0dVU5KUjE%3D%26c%3DfZRDr21hmx4yler9sZL3cVBrNCKFljdyCuE7c51PL-iTljxxd2tuCw%3D%3D%26ch%3DTYiTDyp7Tg26k7677M9d7LB8aakM6k5Yfq8eYA9U6d5XIZekVhBRpg%3D%3D&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNE90K2RJ3cp4-YPAckP-WCsZXoCqw">ABDO Digital Book Shelf</a>*

Simultaneous access ebooks. Mostly nonfiction.

<a href="https://newsela.com/">Newsela</a>

Nonfiction (history, humanities, science) and Current Events. Each article is available at a range of reading levels.

Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. The list "Always Available" shows the ones with unlimited access

<a href="https://www.brainpop.com/">BrainPOP</a>

Lots of content beyond the Tim and Moby Videos! (related reading, primary source activities, games, quizzes, etc)

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