Utah's Online Library

Utah's Online Library is a collection of electronic resources. It provides statewide access to newspaper articles, magazines, professional journals, encyclopedias, video, photographs, maps, charts, and graphics. Students and citizens of all ages use Utah's Online Library. Educators and parents are regular users. Utah's Online Library delivers thousands of full-text resources to Utahns every day. You can access Utah's Online Library from Utah public libraries, schools, and universities. Some of Utah's Online Library resources are also available at home through the Internet. It is a fast and easy way to find credible and up-to-date information for school, work, and personal use. If you need documented, published information, chances are you'll find it through Utah's Online Library. It saves energy, time, and money. Utah's Online Library is a non-profit public service of Utah public libraries, public schools, and college and university libraries. Utah's Online Library partners include Utah Education Network (UEN), Utah State Board of Education (USBE), Utah State Office of Higher Education (USHE), Utah Academic Library Consortium, and the Utah State Library Division.

CK-12

"The CK-12 site has a wealth of great content that teachers can work into the classroom. You're likely to find a lesson that directly corresponds to what you're teaching, and the diagrams and videos are very accessible. As students dig into the content, have them track how well they're doing by looking at their quiz results over time.

Teachers can search content by CCSS, NGSS, and various state standards. If you're looking for a very specific topic, enter it in the search box to go straight there. If you don't find what you need, you can add your own content, creating Flexbooks for your students that contain the material you'd like to share. You can bookmark material that you'd like to save for later, or students can send content to a classmate via email or social media."

NewsELA

"Newsela is an online news-as-literacy platform (and Chrome app) that features current, high-interest articles on everything from current events to myths and legends and from literature to science. Content is updated daily, with stories from a wide range of sources (from the Associated Press to Scientific American to the Washington Post) in both English and Spanish. On top of this, all articles are Common Core-aligned and available in five Lexile levels, ranging (roughly) from third to 12th grade. Each leveled text features a quiz tailored to that particular article plus a writing prompt that asks students to write and respond to what they've read -- some articles also include vocabulary words.

Newsela's resources are free to students; all the site's articles and quizzes, as well as the annotation tool, are available for open online use. For teachers, the paid Pro subscription offers the site's most useful options. These include a dashboard to manage students' assignments and view both individual and class results, tracking progress toward meeting the related Common Core State Standards. Additionally, the Pro subscription gives teachers access to the site's annotation tool as well as some other customization features."

NewsELA Quick Start Guide for Teachers

BrainGenie

Braingenie is a comprehensive Math and Science practice site providing practice and video lessons for a number of skills, using which you can learn, practice or quiz yourself. It facilitates adaptive learning, and the element of gaming. (use of awards/badges) makes it more fun and competitive.

Khan Academy

For classroom teachers, Khan Academy is probably best used to teach, practice, and review Common Core-focused math skills. The site's other videos can also serve as great supplemental resources in a variety of subjects including art history, US and world history, science and engineering, computing, and more.