Online Resources: How Can I Use Them?
Britannica Image Quest - The most trusted and comprehensive curated database of copyright cleared images for educational content creation. Username: collegiateva Password: cougar1
Britannica School - Explore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images. Username: collegiateva Password: cougar1
Capstone Interactive - Capstone Interactive eBooks provide text highlighting, audio support, the ability to customize book lists, and educator support. It features over 5000 titles and unlimited user access. Username: linkearth Password: lovetoread
Culture Grams by ProQuest - CultureGrams® is a leading reference for concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. CultureGrams provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. username: collegiateva, password: cougar1
Discovery Education - Provides standards-based digital content for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. Click on Sign in with Google.
Fact Cite - A collection of databases for researchers in grades K-12. Content is designed to encourage reading and support curriculum. Use FactCite for assignments and browsing. LMC/ARBA Best in Reference awards named FactCite "Best Overall Reference K-12." Username: biography Password: cougar
Go! by Scholastic (formally known as Grolier’s Encyclopedia) - Provides credible, accurate, reliable content on almost every core-curricula subject, Scholastic GO!® offers endless resources for research in a multitude of media. Explore nonfiction texts, world newspapers, videos and more with this easy-to-navigate digital resource designed to strengthen content knowledge, vocabulary, and core proficiency skills.
Pebble Go - A curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy that supports students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas. Username: wattlibrary Password: cougar
Pebble Go Next - The next big idea begins with research! The PebbleGo Next family of databases helps students in Grades 3-5 learn about key concepts related to Social Studies, Biographies, Science, States, and American Indians. Robust articles, all supported by read-aloud audio and connected to curriculum, include critical thinking questions to help students connect to larger ideas. Username: wattlibrary Password: cougar
Pixabay - Find your perfect free image or video to download and use for anything. ✓ Free for commercial use ✓ No attribution required ✓ High quality images.
Storyline Online - The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more.
TeachingBooks.net - For teachers’ use: an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books.
Teachers: Enter your Collegiate email address. You will then be prompted to select your own password, but you will be on Collegiate’s account.
TrueFlix by Scholastic - An online, 100% nonfiction literacy resource that leverages Scholastic's award-winning True Book series with related video content. Students build knowledge of subject-area content through paired videos and ebooks while sharpening important literacy skills. Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford
World Book Encyclopedia - The online edition of the World Book Encyclopedia. World Book is a leading publisher of nonfiction, reference materials, and digital learning platforms. Username: collegiate1 Password: cougar
World Religions by Infobase Learning - Offers a comprehensive guide to the world’s religions and spiritual traditions. It covers the ceremonies of the first practitioners to the elaborate rituals of today. username: collegiateva, password: cougar1