Courtesy of the California State Library, the following resources are provided to our District free of charge:
Britannica School (https://school.eb.com/ ) is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High School.
Escolar (https://escolar.eb.com/ ) is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.
Both of these sites can be accessed off campus using the following login:
Username: avuhsd
Password: students
TeachingBooks.net (https://www.teachingbooks.net/ ) - is an online database that can be used by teachers, students, librarians, and families to explore children's books and young adult literature and their authors. The database provides access to educational materials and programs that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom, library, and home.
ProQuest Services:
Please use the following username and password to access outside the District. No login is required when on campus.
Username – YJDDJK5M2A
Password – Hz!U8@W5
PBS Video Collection - The PBS Video Collection 4th Edition contains more than 1,200 streaming videos and provides an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS.
Access: https://video.alexanderstreet.com/channel/pbs
CultureGrams – Concise cultural information on countries around the world.
Access: http://online.culturegrams.com
eLibrary – General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Two unique interfaces available.
Access: https://search.proquest.com/elibrary?accountid=194043 or https://explore.proquest.com
ProQuest Central Student – Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.
Access: https://search.proquest.com/centralk12?accountid=194043
SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.
Access: http://discoverer.sirs.com
SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.
Access: http://sks.sirs.com
ProQuest Research Companion – Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking.
Access: http://pqrc.proquest.com/
School & Educators Complete – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology).
This service requires the user to Create an account while inside the District before they can access it from home.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/avhsd-ebooks