These resources are for K–12 students and educators engaging in remote or blended learning. Explore articles, streaming video and interactive learning tools. 

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    BookFlix

    Encourages reading by pairing streaming video storybooks with related fiction and non-fiction titles for children.

    Library card required
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    Brainfuse HelpNow

    Brainfuse HelpNow offers personalized academic assistance in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science), a 24/7 Writing Lab, academic content and practice tests for skills-building (including SAT preparation), and much more. Live tutoring from Brainfuse experts is available from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST.

    Library card required
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    Britannica School

    Britannica School is a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.

    Free & accessible anywhere in NY state
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    Gale In Context: Elementary

    Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits), introduces elementary school students to database searching with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content

    Free & accessible anywhere in NY state
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    Gale In Context: High School

    Gale in Context High School (Formerly Student Resources) contains information on a variety of topics in an easy to read format. Includes primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, magazine articles, audio and video clips, and thousands of photographs and illustrations. Includes topics in science, health, history, literature, current events, sports, world cultures, and business/economics. Easy to search and topics are comprehensive in content.

    Library card required
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    Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

    Gale in Context Opposing Viewpoints covers today’s social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.

    Free & accessible anywhere in NY state
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    Middle Search Plus

    Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents and videos. Subjects include history, current events, science and sports.

    Library card required
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    ScienceFlix

    Covers major science areas like Earth Science, Space, Life Science, Human Body, Physics, and Engineering, with general overviews and articles for deeper understanding. Includes videos, project ideas, experiments, quizzes, and information about careers in science. Complements the Next Generation Science Standards.  Can adjust Lexile reading levels of articles. To learn more about this resource, check out this video tutorial.

    Library card required
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    SIRS Discoverer

    Areas covered include: current events, history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology. Includes newspaper and magazine articles, material from DK Eyewitness books, and science experiment ideas. Search for something specific or explore a variety of topics and current events.  

    Library card required
Brooklyn Connections Primary Source Packets

Brooklyn Connections has developed several social studies curriculum packets full of primary source documents from the Brooklyn Collection. The sources and corresponding guiding questions can help students gain brand new perspectives about Brooklyn's historical people, places and events.

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The Teacher Lab

The Teacher Lab is a free information literacy and research skills course for K-12 educators (teachers and school librarians). The course is designed to help educators feel more confident finding a variety of texts and media for their classrooms.

Course attendees are eligible to earn 12 hours toward the NYS Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) 100 hours requirement.

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