Online Resources
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Below you will find the subscription log for the AIS virtual library (From EBSCO Host Explora Primary ):
Humanities (History, Literature, Art, etc.)
Commonlit https://www.commonlit.org/
Digital public library of America https://dp.la/ (no subscription necessary)
JStor (subscribed) - https://www.jstor.org/action/showLogin?redirectUri=%2F
username: aisegypt;
password: egypt
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ (no subscription necessary)
Noredlink https://www.noredink.com/
Poets.org https://www.poets.org/
Project Gutenberg: eBooks http://gutenberg.org/ (no subscription necessary)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html
The Conversation http://theconversation.com/us
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge https://www.kennedy-center.org/account/login/
Tweentribune https://www.tweentribune.com/
Write the World https://writetheworld.com/
Zoomim http://zoomin.edc.org/
IB Resources
Bibme Citation Generator http://www.bibme.org/apa
IB Citation Guide https://www.ibo.org/contentassets/76d2b6d4731f44ff800d0d06d371a892/effective-citing-and-referencing-en.pdf (PDF reference)
MyBib https://www.mybib.com/
Noodle Tools: Citation Generator https://www.noodletools.com/
Owl Writing Lab: Citations https://owl.purdue.edu/index.html (no subscription necessary)
Primary School
Primary Books:
Epic! https://www.getepic.com/
Raz-Plus - https://www.raz-plus.com/ Individual Teacher Accounts
Storyline Online https://www.storylineonline.net/ - famous people read aloud
Storynory https://www.storynory.com/ - free audio stories
Storytimefromspace https://storytimefromspace.com/ - astronauts read books on the Space Station
Free Kids Books - https://freekidsbooks.org/ - read online or download
International Children's Digital Library - http://www.childrenslibrary.org/ - books from around the world
Just Books Read Aloud - https://www.justbooksreadaloud.com/
Loyal Books Children's Books - http://www.loyalbooks.com/genre/Children - audio and ebook downloads
Oxford Owl - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Primary Authors:
Andy Griffiths - http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/
Barbara McClintock - http://www.barbaramcclintockbooks.com/
Barbara Park - http://juniebjones.com/author
Dav Pilkey - https://pilkey.com/
David Walliams - https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Dr. Seuss - https://www.seussville.com/
Eric Carle - https://eric-carle.com/
Geronimo Stilton - https://geronimostilton.com/
Jacqueline Wilson - https://www.jw-mag.com/
James Dean - https://petethecat.com/pages/bio
Jan Brett - https://www.janbrett.com/
Jeff Kinney - https://wimpykid.com/
Jon Scieszka - https://jonscieszka.com/author
Kevin Henkes - https://kevinhenkes.com/
Mary Pope Osborne - https://www.mthclassroomadventures.org/
Mo Willems - http://www.mowillems.com/
Neil Gaiman - https://www.neilgaiman.com/
Roald Dahl - https://www.roalddahlfans.com/
Robert Munsch - https://robertmunsch.com/
Shel Silverstein - https://www.shelsilverstein.com/
Tomie dePaola - https://www.tomie.com/
Math Skill Practice:
Freckle! https://www.freckle.com/ (Subscribed) Individual Teacher Accounts
Zearn https://www.zearn.org/ Individual Teacher Accounts
Science:
Teach TCI https://www.teachtci.com/ Individual Teacher Accounts
Generation Genius https://www.generationgenius.com/
Primary Search Engine:
Fact Monster https://www.factmonster.com/
Multimedia:
Classroom Clipart https://classroomclipart.com/
Primary News:
DogoNews https://www.dogonews.com/
Games:
BrainPop & BranPop Jr. https://www.brainpop.com/
FunBrain https://www.funbrain.com/
Keyman Typing https://www.typinggames.zone/keyman
Multiplication Games https://www.mathplayground.com/index_multiplication_division.html
PBS Kids https://pbskids.org/
PowerTyping https://powertyping.com/
Spatulatta - Cooking for Kids http://spatulatta.com/
More resources:
Cambridge Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (no subscription necessary)
Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com/what-we-offer/community/ (no subscription)
DK Find out https://www.dkfindout.com/us/
Phet interactive solutions https://phet.colorado.edu/ (no subscription)
Photosforclass http://www.photosforclass.com/ (no subscription necessary)
Stem-Works http://stem-works.com/ (no subscription)
Social Sciences (Econ, PoliSci, Psych, etc.)
iCivics https://www.icivics.org/
Marshall Memo https://marshallmemo.com/ (subscribed)
Username: primaryschool@aisegypt.com
Password: panthers123
Middle School
Books:
Internet Archive Texts - https://archive.org/details/texts
Open Culture - https://www.openculture.com/
Project Gutenberg - https://www.gutenberg.org/
Read Print - https://ppld.org/recommended-websites/read-print
What is the next book in that series? - http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
Z-Library - https://z-lib.org/
Authors:
Anthony Horowitz - https://anthonyhorowitz.com/
Avi - https://www.avi-writer.com/
J.K. Rowling - https://www.jkrowling.com/
John Green - https://www.johngreenbooks.com/
Lauren Oliver - http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/
Ransom Riggs - https://www.ransomriggs.com/
Rick Riordan - https://rickriordan.com/
Suzanne Collins - https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/
Terry Pratchett - https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/
Reading Suggestions:
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/
Global Network of Discovery http://www.gnod.com/
Natural Sciences & Math (Bio, Chem, Physics, Math)
Molecular Workbench http://mw.concord.org/modeler/index.html (no subscription needed)
National Institutes of Health https://www.nih.gov/research-training/science-education (no subscription necessary)
NewScientist https://www.newscientist.com/ Science Direct - https://www.sciencedirect.com/
High School
Academic Research:
JStor - JStor (subscribed) - https://www.jstor.org/action/showLogin?redirectUri=%2F
username: aisegypt;
password: egypt
Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/
Science Direct - https://www.sciencedirect.com/
SAGE Journals - https://journals.sagepub.com/
Research:
C.R.A.P. Information evaluation rubric - https://ccconline.libguides.com/c.php?g=242130&p=2185475
Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/
TED talks - https://www.ted.com/talks
Writing Help:
MyBib Citation Maker - https://www.mybib.com/#/projects/D9z7eY/citations
Purdue Writing Lab - https://owl.purdue.edu/
Turnitin - https://turnitin.com/
Digital Libraries:
Bibliotheca Alexandrina - https://www.bibalex.org/en/default
Digital history - https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Digital Public Library of America - https://dp.la/
Europeana - https://www.europeana.eu/en
Global Egyptian Museum - http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/
Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/texts
Library of Congress - https://www.loc.gov/
British Library - https://www.bl.uk/
World Digital Library - https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library/about-this-collection/
LIFE photo Archive - http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Newspapers, Magazines:
National Geographic http://nationalgeographic.com/
Al Ahram - https://english.ahram.org.eg/
New Scientist - https://www.newscientist.com/
Scientific American - https://www.scientificamerican.com/
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/international
Presentation Tools:
Easelly - https://www.easel.ly/
Prezi Presentations - https://prezi.com/
Powtoon - https://www.powtoon.com/?locale=en
General Educational Tech Teaching Tools
Classhook https://www.classhook.com/resources/744 (Subscribed)
FlipGrid https://info.flipgrid.com/
Formative https://goformative.com/
Google Arts and Culture: Virtual reality https://artsandculture.google.com/
Google Expedition https://edu.google.com/expeditions/#about
Google Maps Trek https://www.google.com/maps/about/treks/#/grid
Gooru http://gooru.org/welcome/
GooseChase https://www.goosechase.com/
Kahoot https://kahoot.it/
ListenWise https://listenwise.com/
Padlet https://padlet.com/
Plickers https://get.plickers.com/
Quizizz https://quizizz.com/
Biteable (video maker) https://biteable.com/
Writing Exemplars
STEM Resources
Code.org https://code.org/
Exploratorium https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
Masters in Data Science http://www.mastersindatascience.org/blog/the-ultimate-stem-guide-for-kids-239-cool-sites-about-science-technology-engineering-and-math/ (Free site)
National Education Association STEM sites http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/stem-resources.html
PhET Simulations https://phet.colorado.edu/
Stem-Works http://stem-works.com/
The Tech Edvocate http://www.thetechedvocate.org/21-amazing-stem-resources-teachers/