(Please see your copy of the PRE Online Resource Document or ask your media specialist for username/passwords)
Get Epic - Get Epic.com - this is free to you! Sign up with a username and password!
Hoopla Digital -This is through Richland County Library system. You will need an email address and a password.
Richland 2 Overdrive now Sora - District username/password
You may be familiar with this e-book service if you use the Richland County Public Library system. Overdrive, also called Sora, is now offered for free to all R2 students and staff. Log in with your district username and password to access all kinds of great books. When you log in, you will see all of the available titles on R2 Overdrive, but access to specific titles is based on the school level of the login. Students from an elementary school will see all titles, but will only be able to “borrow” age appropriate selections. Recently added: Spanish (and other language) navigation of Overdrive. (District provided)
Destiny Online Catalog System - Click on “Polo Road Elementary” - No username necessary for search - log in with your district username and password for more features
The Destiny Online Catalog System is accessible from any computer in the world! You can search books in the catalog, and you can also log in with your R2 username and password to see what materials you have checked out, make resource lists, and more!
SCDISCUS - Digital Information for South Carolina Users, South Carolina’s free online reference library, is accessible from any school without login information, or from home with the info above. DISCUS Kids includes 13 databases, ranging from Brain Pop Jr. to Encyclopedia Britannica Online. The Biography in Context database is useful for research on almost any notable individual. New this year: Tumblebooks is now available through SC DISCUS. Also added this year is DK Eyewitness. You are probably familiar with the DK line of nonfiction books popular for their high-quality pictures. (Provided free by the state) Look on your Google Media Classroom for the password and username.
We are subscribed to the Animals database and the Biographies database. The databases are kid-friendly, multimedia, and fun-to-navigate! They are search-able, browse-able, and allow you to print articles and pictures. The website also includes teacher resources, such as lesson plans ideas. (Provided by Polo Road Elementary)
typing.com - This is a site to improve your knowledge of typing and typing skills.
EasyBib - - Click "login" at upper-right corner, then click "sign in with Google" to sign in with your Richland 2 Google Account.
This site helps with citing sources and developing research projects. You can also install an extension in your Chrome browser that lets you cite websites with the click of a button! (District provided)
Discovery Education -- Automatically logged in if signed in with District username and password
A video streaming site provided by Richland 2. Videos are searchable by standards, topic, grade level, and more. The site also provides planning tools, teacher resources, classroom management tools, and more. (District provided)
ETV Streamline (Learn360) - A video streaming site provided free by SC ETV. Search and browse videos and access many other tools and resources. There are different videos on both Discovery Education and Learn360, so be sure to try both for your needs. (Provided free by the state)
Storyline Online -Free stories read aloud by your favorite friendly celebrities! Not the biggest collection, but it does have some great books! (Free online)
Storyplace -Free online stories, animations, games, activities, and more. The best part is that the site has two sections: one dedicated to English language, the other to Spanish language. (Free online)
GoNoodle - Free online collection of interactive videos. It requires a free sign-up to use the resources. This may be a good replacement for BookFlix. (Free online)