Teacher Resources

Several databases are available as enrichment to your curriculum. These are exclusively for educators in addition to the databases that students may access.

Discovery Education Streaming

Full length videos and video clips, images, articles, and historical events for use each day of the year. Discovery Education Streaming will no longer be available for use to KISD teachers at the end of the 2017-18 school year. See librarians for the passcode.


Teaching Books

Numerous video interviews with authors, professional book readings, book guides, and links to author websites.


Annenberg Learner

This site offers online professional development. All core subject areas are included.

Helpful Websites

PBS Video (full length videos)

iCue (video clips from NBC News)

How Stuff Works (sponsored by the Discovery Channel)

Read.gov (created by the Library of Congress)

Schmoop (study guides for all subject areas)

Awesome Library (contains information on a variety of topics for students and teachers)

Teaching History (contains aides and materials for teaching history)

Plagiarism Resources (web-based plagiarism checkers)

Article Checker

Free Online Plagiarism Checker

Paper Rater

Plagiarism Checker

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