Resources for Home Use
There are a lot of great resources online. Here are a few you may want to check out!
Hoopla
Free access to eBooks and audio books when you sign up using your AC Library card.
ABDO Digital
Use the username bgimilani and password bulldog to access some fiction and non-fiction eBooks.
Brainfuse HelpNow
K-12 online tutoring assistance in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog from 10 AM to 10 PM. Spanish has 24 hour assistance for Language Arts and Mathematics.
Those with a library card from Alameda County Library (Newark Library) can access additional resources.
Britannica School Online
Students can make their own username/password after setting this up if they want to create bookmarks and such. (Video tutorial)
School Access ID: newark Passcode: nusd
Britannica Escolar
Trusted for accurate content in Spanish. With two levels, Escolar offers unique content that is of interest to every student.
School Access ID: newark Passcode: nusd
Footsteps2Brilliance
Free access for interactive digital eBooks, songs, and games in English and Spanish for grades TK to Third as part of Superintendent Tony Thurmond’s Statewide Literacy and Biliteracy Campaign. Click on one of the 30 books to read it and access supplemental activities, a learning game with multiple levels, or an activity with multiple options. Access will be available until December 31, 2023.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Broadens student understanding of environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
Gale Interactive: Science
Allows students to manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand biology, chemistry, earth, and space science concepts.
National Geographic Kids
Allows students to adventure in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.
Storyline Online
"The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more. "
Out of This World: World Book Online
This unique series is a collaboration between World Book and NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Scientists tell how they grew from students to inventors and now tackle some of NASA’s biggest challenges. Useful for STEM/STEAM instruction and independent reading.