Teacher Resources

• • Teacher Access Login

  • Bookshelf Access (teachers & students)

  • How to browse and assign audiobooks- video

  • How to view books using your Teacher Login-video

  • Learning Ally Simple Getting Started Resources
    

  • Resources for Families

    • Family Packet

    • At Home Comprehension Questions: Elementary

    • At Home Comprehension Questions: Secondary

    • LearningAlly Welcome Video for Families (can be downloaded after registration)

      • Welcome Families to Learning Ally | English

      • Bienvenidas Familias a Learning Ally | Spanish

      • LearningAlly Teacher Resources

Here are some basic Google Sites templates that Hopatcong teachers are free to use, edit, change, add to, or update - please email erizzo@acs-nj.org from your Hopatcong school email address if you would like an editable version of one of the templates below.

• Elementary Ed Template 1

• Elementary Ed Template 2

• Elementary Ed Template 3

• Secondary Ed Template 1

• Secondary Ed Template 2

• Secondary Ed Template 3

Suggest a resource HERE

Google Suite Platform

• Comprehensive Google Suite Tutorials [Teacher Version] & [Student/Parent Version]

• Google Tutorials [Videos] Playlist - Over 400 short and purposeful videos created by Ed Tech expert Richard Byrne

• Tips & Tools for Teaching Remotely

Google Docs

• 8 Google Docs Tips for Teachers & Students

• Google Docs Training & Help

• Google Docs Editor Help

• Provide Feedback with Comments and Suggested Edits in Docs

• Use the "Suggest Edits" feature to give feedback in Docs

Google Sheets

• Complete Guide to Google Sheets (Guide & Tutorial)

• Google Sheets for Beginners [Video]

• Google Sheets "Cheat Sheet"

• Google Sheets Training & Help

• List of Functions, Terms (searchable/filters)

• List of Formula Formats

• Formulas & Functions in Google Sheets

• Sort & Filter Data in a Google Sheet

• Analyze the Data in a Google Sheet with Charts and Graphs

• Finding unique values in a range of data

• Determining Whether a Response Is Correct Is Easy with the "IF" Function

Google Classroom

• How to use Google Classroom in 2020 [Video Tutorial]

• How to use Google Classroom - Guide & Tutorial (published 7/2020)

• Collecting Work in Classroom with the Chrome, Android, and iOS Apps

• Provide Feedback with Comments and Suggested Edits in Docs

• Give feedback on assignments

• Intro to Course Kit (Video)

• Interactive Bitmoji Classroom Tutorial | Google Classroom and SeeSaw [Video Tutorial]
  (also see Other "How To's" below)

Google Forms

• How to use Google Forms - Tutorial, Tips, & Tricks!

• How to use Google Forms

• Google Forms Training & Help

• How to create quizzes in Google Forms

• Choose where to save Form responses

Google Sites

• How to create your first Google Site

• Teacher's Guide to Creating Classroom Websites (Google Sites)

• Google Sites Training & Help

Google Meet

• How to use Google Meet - Detailed Video Tutorial

• How to use Google Meet - Guide & Tutorial

• Google Meet Training & Help (includes quick start guide & cheat sheet)

• Google Meet Tips & Guidelines for Teachers & Educators

• Integrate Google Meet into your Google Classroom

• How to Schedule, Host, and Customize Google Hangouts Meet Events

Google Slides

• Google Slides Training & Help

Google Drive

• Google Drive Training & Help

Other Google Products

• Science Journal - Getting Started and Science Journal For Teachers

• Google Earth Resources for Educators: guides, tutorials, lesson plans, tips, and ideas for using Google Earth in your classroom (not just for Social Studies!)

Suggest a resource HERE

Suggest a resource HERE

• Bitmoji Classroom Tutorial [Video Tutorial]

• Interactive Bitmoji Classroom Tutorial | Google Classroom and SeeSaw [Video Tutorial]

More Coming Soon!

• Practical Ed Tech by Richard Byrne - a regularly updated blog & website reviewing a wide range of Ed Tech tools

• Free Tech 4 Teachers - a regularly updated blog & website reviewing FREE Ed Tech tools

• Educator's Technology & Mobile Learning - a resource of educational web tools and mobile learning for teachers and educators

What is an academic web search and how is it different from a regular Google search?
As described by the Ed Tech experts from Educational Technology,

• Google Scholar - provides user-friendly access to scholarly research.

• Library of Congress - Provides digital access to the largest library in the world with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts.

• RESEARCH GUIDES from the Library of Congress - Research guides to general subjects and the Library's general collections prepared by Library of Congress reference librarians.

• iSeek Education - academic search engine for students and educators.

• Infotopia - An academic search engine with content compiled by librarians, teachers, and other educators.

• Virtual Learning Research - "Indexes thousands of the best academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals worldwide, in order to provide to students and teachers current, valid information for school and university academic projects."

• RefSeek - A search engine that aims to make academic information easily accessible and "offers students comprehensive subject coverage without the information overload of a general search engine—increasing the visibility of academic information and compelling ideas that are often lost in a muddle of sponsored links and commercial results."

• JURN- Search millions of free academic articles and writing across multiple disciplines.

• Microsoft Academic - A comprehensive research tool that pulls information from journals, academic papers, journals, and other academic/professional sources.

• Science Direct - Offers search access to peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content.

• WorldWideScience - A global science gateway maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information.

• Science.gov - Searches databases and scientific websites providing access to federal science information and research.

Login using the links below and your Media Center username & password

Provided as a resource through the NJ State Library

Find the account login information HERE

• Expanded Database Offerings through June 30, 2020

  • eBook K-8 Collection

  • eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection

• Explora Elementary Schools - Designed with age appropriate interfaces to engage the targeted grade levels, both resources allow students to research or browse a wide range of subject areas. Explora also includes:

  • Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research

  • Lexile levels to help teachers find grade-appropriate content

  • Text-to-Speech for HTML articles to assist auditory learners, struggling readers or those developing English-language proficiency

  • Curriculum Standards Module to help you correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core or state curriculum standards

  • Google Drive and Google Classroom integration so you can quickly save and share content with students

  • Professional development resources

• Explora Educator's Edition

• NoveList K-8 - NoveList K-8 is your solution for integrating fiction across the curriculum. With a fun and intuitive interface, and extensive proprietary content, NoveList K-8 will be the resource you and your young readers turn to when looking for the next book to read.

• Primary Search - Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries, public library children’s rooms, and elementary classrooms. Contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Publications include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, as well as the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

Also try

• Teacher Reference Center - Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.

Also check out the free resources from the Sussex County Library. Some resources do not require a login, some provide login information directly on the SCLS website (linked below), and some require a SCLS library card (as a Hopatcong School District Employee, you are eligible for a free SCLS Library Card). Find them HERE.

• Free Resources including Tumblebooks, eBooks, streaming audiobooks, streaming video for kids, and more.

• World Book for Kids & World Book Elementary: articles, information, images, games, videos, and more

• The Mailbox School & District Edition – Makes learning fun with a clearinghouse of lessons and activities for kids in preschool through 6th grade.

Login using the links below and your Media Center username & password

Provided as a resource through the NJ State Library

Find the account login information HERE

Expanded Database Offerings through June 30, 2020

• Academic Search Ultimate

• Business Source Ultimate

• eBook Academic Collection

• eBook Public Library Collection

• eBook High School Collection

• eBook K-8 Collection

• eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection

Regular Database Collection

• Academic Search Premier - Academic Search Premier contains full text for more than 4,500 publications.

• Business Source Elite - This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from Datamonitor are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

• EBSCOhost: Provides access to approximately 2000 magazines and journal articles, 180 full-text newspapers, Funk & Wagnall’s Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, social studies resources, science resources, business news, health and drug information, image collections, primary source documents, e-books, Literary Reference, Points of View, NoveList, biographies and more.
  Also available as EBSCOhost Espanol.

• ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center - ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.

• European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 - This new bibliographic database is a valuable index for libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, has created this resource from “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750,” the authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide. The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750 (Note: Access through clicking on EBSCOhost Web and then scroll down).
  NOTE: many items in this index are NOT currently digitally available as full text.

• Explora Secondary Schools AND Explora Elementary Schools - Designed with age appropriate interfaces to engage the targeted grade levels, both resources allow students to research or browse a wide range of subject areas. Explora also includes:

  • Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research

  • Lexile levels to help teachers find grade-appropriate content

  • Text-to-Speech for HTML articles to assist auditory learners, struggling readers or those developing English-language proficiency

  • Curriculum Standards Module to help you correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core or state curriculum standards

  • Google Drive and Google Classroom integration so you can quickly save and share content with students

  • Professional development resources

• Explora Educator's Edition

• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas (Note: Access through clicking on EBSCOhost Web and then scroll down).

• GreenFILE - GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.

• Image Collection - The Image Collection database consists of more than 1 million total images in these categories, broken down as follows

• Photographs

• Images from Canadian Press, Getty Images, and UPI

• Maps from Antenna Audio

• Photographs from public domain sources

The images consist of a wide array of photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places, and the natural kingdom.

• Legal Information Reference Center - Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) - LISTA indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

• Literary Reference Center - Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

• MasterFILE Elite - Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,050 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 52 full text reference books and an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps and flags.

• MiddleSearch Plus - Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets.

• Military & Government Collection - Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.

• NoveList - NoveList is a comprehensive readers’ advisory solution for fiction lovers. With an intuitive interface and extensive proprietary content, NoveList answers the question: What should I read next?

• NoveList K-8 - NoveList K-8 is your solution for integrating fiction across the curriculum. With a fun and intuitive interface, and extensive proprietary content, NoveList K-8 will be the resource you and your young readers turn to when looking for the next book to read.

• Points of View Reference Center - Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

• Primary Search - Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries, public library children’s rooms, and elementary classrooms. Contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Publications include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, as well as the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

• OpenDissertations - OpenDissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. Created with the generous support of the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston, it incorporates EBSCO’s previously released American Doctoral Dissertations, and features additional dissertation metadata contributed by select colleges and universities from around the world. Providing researchers with citations to graduate research across a span of time, from the early 20th century to the present, this database will continue to grow through regular updates and new partnerships with graduate degree-granting institutions (Note: Access through clicking on EBSCOhost Web and then scroll down).

• Reference USA - Provides detailed, current directory information on more than 12 million U.S. Businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, 1 million Canadian businesses and 11 million Canadian residents.

• Referencia Latina - Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.

• Regional Business News - This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

• Small Business Reference Center - The Small Business Reference Center is a comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books. It supports small business owners in all relevant areas from planning, financing and managing a business to exit strategies. Users also have the ability to search within specific ‘Business Topics’ and ‘Business Types’ relevant to their needs.

• Teacher Reference Center - Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.

Login using the links below and your Media Center username & password

Provided as a resource through the NJ State Library

Find the account login information HERE

• ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center - ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.

• Explora Educator's Edition

  • Designed with age appropriate interfaces to engage the targeted grade levels, both resources allow students to research or browse a wide range of subject areas. Explora also includes:

    • Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research

    • Lexile levels to help teachers find grade-appropriate content

    • Text-to-Speech for HTML articles to assist auditory learners, struggling readers or those developing English-language proficiency

    • Curriculum Standards Module to help you correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core or state curriculum standards

    • Google Drive and Google Classroom integration so you can quickly save and share content with students

    • Professional development resources

• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

• Teacher Reference Center - Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.

• Reference Solutions

Visit SCLS's Free Online Resources Page to find the login information to the resources listed below. Many are accessible via username/password and others are open access (no library card needed).

• eBooks & Audiobooks

• Digital Magazines

• Access Video On Demand: Master Collection

• Access Video On Demand: Just for Kids

• Infobase Resources

  • Bloom’s Literature – A comprehensive resource for the study of literature.

• • American History – For student research of our nation’s entire history, from prehistory through present day.

• • Modern World History – A comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present.

• • World Geography and Culture Online – The definitive resource for the study of countries, cultures, and geography concepts and skills.

• • World News Digest – Offers concise summaries of current events and clearly written essays on the top issues of the day.

• • Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center – A career exploration and planning tool.

• • Health Reference Center – Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of health topics for all ages.

• • Science Online – Start a research project or learn core scientific concepts.

• • The Mailbox School & District Edition – Makes learning fun with a clearinghouse of lessons and activities for kids in Pre-K through 6th grade.

• • The World Almanac for Kids – The ideal one-stop reference resource for intermediate-level students.

• • The World Almanac for Kids Elementary – Trustworthy, kid-friendly reference specifically for elementary grades.

Visit SCLS's Free Online Resources Page to find the full list and login details.

Visit SCLS's Research Database Page to find the resources listed below. You will need a SCLS card to access these resources.

• AHFS Consumer Medication Information -
  AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information. AHFS includes more than a thousand drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers.

• Consumer Reports -
  Research before you buy. Get access to Consumer Reports directly from the source! Search product reviews and news about popular products such as appliances, home and baby items, cars, health resources, and more. NOTE: Access to this website includes affiliate links. The library does not support or endorse any products or shopping services referenced through Consumer Reports.

• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia -
  This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

• Health Source - Consumer Edition -
  This resource provides access to nearly 80 consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary., and topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children’s health, women’s health, etc.

• Heritage Quest -
  Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.

• History Reference Center -
  History Reference Center is designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database includes reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, periodicals including America’s Civil War, American Heritage, American Historical Review, American History, Archaeology, British Heritage, Foreign Affairs, German History, History, History Review, History Today , History: Review of New Books, Journal of American History, Military History, Naval History, Wild West, World War II and more. Further, the database contains historical documents; biographies of historical figures; historical photos and maps; and historical video.

• Learning Express & Career Accelerator -
  Learning Express Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help you succeed on the academic or licensing tests. You’ll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

• NJ DMV Practice Tests & Senior Citizens' Refresher Courses -
  Practice for the NJ permit test, driver’s license test including motorcycle and CDL tests, and the senior citizens’ refresher test.

• Referencia Latina -
  Referencia Latina, una base de datos integral en español, ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluyendo 49.000 entradas de enciclopedia, 50.000 imágenes, 2.500 informes sobre la salud; un texto Español-Inglés diccionario y completo por más de 100 libros de referencia y decenas de revistas de interés general en un amplia gama de áreas temáticas.

• Rocket Languages -
  Learn a new language at your own pace.

• Rosetta Stone -
  Choose from 25+ languages to learn with Rosetta Stone.

• Salud en Español -
  Salud en Español provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes específicos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan información general importante en relación a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos.

• Science Reference Center -
  Science Reference Center is designed to meet every student’s science research needs with hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, essays, animations, images and videos. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.

If you are a Sussex County Resident

1. Apply for a card on the SCLS Website Get a Library Card page. Note that you will need to provide proof of residency.

If you are NOT a Sussex County Resident

1. Apply for a card on the SCLS Website Get a Library Card page. Note that in addition to providing proof of your out of county home address, you will also need to show proof of employment in the Hopatcong School District such as a copy of your school ID (check their Policies page for full details and other options for "Non-resident individuals who work in Sussex County").

SCLS Library cards are currently being issued remotely. SCLS librarians are also working remotely and can assist you in getting a card or with questions - contact SCLS HERE.

Note: the closest SCLS branch to Hopatcong is the Louise Child Branch in Stanhope.