Library & Digital Tools
For questions, contact District Librarian Sasha Kinney at skinney@fcusd.org, 294-2900 ext. 103663
Reading
Sora, the student reading app
Read everywhere! Free TK-12 ebooks and audiobooks can be found through Sora. Check out new and popular picture, chapter books, and non-fiction titles to read aloud to your class. Encourage students to listen to audiobooks and read popular titles through Sora.
Access Sora:
on Clever
at https://soraapp.com/ > Search Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
download the app on an Android or Apple device > Search Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
Log in through Clever
Add the Sacramento Public Library and Folsom Public Library (search and add NorthNet consortium for FPL) for access to additional books.
OnSora, K-5 students will only see books appropriate for a K-5 audience, by interest and reading level.
Watch the instructional video on how to access Sora and connect with our public libraries.
Download flyers to pass out to students or hang in your classroom.
Teachers
Want to assign an ebook or audiobook to a student? Email Sasha for more information.
Is there a book in Sora you'd like to see? Email the district librarian Sasha Kinney at skinney@fcusd.org.
Sacramento Public Library Online Student Success Card
Access tools and programs for your students for free here.
To log in, click on My Account.
Enter login information:
Library Card Number or Username: Student ID with the prefix FC as their barcode
PIN: year of birth as their pin and to authenticate to any of our online resources
Example:
Username: FC1234567
PIN: 2017
For more information on Student Success Cards click here [PDF].
Book a public librarian to visit your class here.
Educators can apply for a Teacher Card to borrow Sacramento Public Library books. You must teach in the Rancho Cordova area to receive this card.
BookFlix
With BookFlix (K-3), strengthen early reading skills with animated, read-along paired non-fiction/fiction ebooks.
BookFlix is accessible through the Sacramento Public Library. Go to saclibrary.org > Education & Students > Reading > Log in with Sacramento Public Library Student Success Card (SCC) card. (Find information on the SSC above.)
iVox
iVox (K-3) is a picture book app that comes alive: part ebook, part audiobook, part virtual pop-up. This is a fun activity to share with students on the Promethean Board.
BookFlix is accessible through the Sacramento Public Library. Go to saclibrary.org > Education & Students > Reading > Log in with Sacramento Public Library Student Success Card (SCC) card. (Find information on the SSC above.)
TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks* is a K-12 engaging collection of resources that bring books to life.
Two-Minute Takeaways includes short videos featuring how to use TeachingBooks resources that spark ideas, springboard thinking, and support literacy instruction.
For Educators provides content such as Literacy Standards & Connections, Teaching Ideas, Diverse Booklists, Professional Exploration, and Book Promotion.
Monthly Lesson Ideas has easy to access lesson ideas for use in classrooms and highlights lessons and extensions from TeachingBooks Literary Calendar.
Log in through Clever
Research
Need a certificated teacher-librarian to support and enhance a 2-5 grade research project? Your district librarian can help! I am happy to visit your class or staff meeting.
Research Instruction
Basic search skills (choosing a topic to research, safe and smart ways to search the web, rating a website, text features, etc.)
Using digital resources, such as National Geographic for Kids
Curriculum-aligned information and media literacy lessons
Book recommendations
A visit to your class for book talks
Nat Geo Kids
National Geographic Kids* (K-3) is an award-winning magazine that highlights geography and people of the world.
Log in through Clever through the Gale app
Britannica
Britannica Schools* is a collection of digital resources in English and Spanish (Britannica Escolar), and offers Britannica Elementary for encyclopedic information on social studies and science topics.
Log in through Clever
ProQuest
Gain access to ProQuest Homework Central,* which includes:
CultureGrams (K-5), cultural information provided by native populations and long-term residents
SIRS Discoverer (3-5 grades), organized by topics of interest
Log in through Clever through the ProQuest Homework Central app
*These resources are offered for free from the California State Library through the California K-12 Online Content Project.