To access these eBooks, click on the cover of an eBook, and enter the eBook/database username and password. If you do not know the username and password, please ask Mrs. Walton.
Magazines:
The following magazines are available in the NRMS Library:
Brainspace
National Geographic Kids
Ranger Rick
Databases:
These databases require a password. If you do not know the password, please ask Mrs. Walton.
-This database's articles can be translated into more than 30 languages. It includes World Book Kids, Student, Advanced, Discover, Timelines, and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (in Spanish).
Citation and Note Taking Tool:
NoodleTools-Enter your school email address and click "Sign in with Google."
Open Ed Resources:
Concord Consortium -Digital learning activities for science
PhET Interactive Simulations -Interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado
PBS Learning Media -Resources from the Public Broadcasting System can be searched by subject and grade level. You can also browse by numerous national standards to find resources related to a standard.
National Science Digital Library -Online educational resources for teaching and learning, with current emphasis on the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
NASA Education -Educational resources that support the STEM curriculum
NGSS@NSTA Classroom Resources -Resources from the National Science Teachers Association
Khan Academy -Short (10-20 minute) videos that teach a variety of subjects, especially in math and science.
Hippocampus -Multimedia content
OpenEd.com -Open Education resources that sync with Google Classroom
OER Commons -Use the grade levels menu to find OER for your grade level.
Amazon Inspire -Search for digital educational resources (mostly OER)
Curriki -Large collection of resources on most K-12 subjects (Tip: Click More Options to be able to search by grade level.)
CK12 -Free teacher developed resources for K-12, including online textbooks, short concept readings, simulations, quizzes, real world applications, and more (especially strong in STEM content).
Siyavula Textbooks -Free online science textbooks (The interactive practice part of this site is subscription based).
Utah's Open Textbook Project -Includes free online science textbooks for grades 6, 7, and 8
Licensing for OER Resources -Creative Commons licensing information
Websites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
New York Times Learning Network
Newsela -Read news articles. Choose different reading levels to simplify text.
Screencast-o-matic -screencast tool
Speechnotes -Speech to Text