Digital Resources from the School Library System

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Intro to Sora

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Sora for Early Elementary

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Choose from over 400 unlimited, simultaneous use titles. Complete the Title Assignment Request form to request that a title be assigned to your students in Sora.

Need a digital class set that is not currently available? Complete the Class Ebook Purchase Request Form.

Are we missing a great title? Let us know what single copy items we should purchase using the Sora eBook Request Form.

Access newspapers, scholarly articles, encyclopedias and dictionaries, additional ebooks, and materials specifically designed for grades PK-2 through your library database page. Use the remote login information provided by your school librarian.

Students and teachers have access to thousands of streaming videos from Learn360, PBS Learning Media, and CCC Streaming through SNAP. Teachers, log in with your unique username; students, use the generic login provided by your school librarian.

Check out all the resources available from your school library website. The full list of School Library webpages in the St. Lawrence-Lewis Boces region is available here (see page 2).

Additional ebooks are available through both Worldbook and Gale. Read more about what is available and watch a screencast to learn how to access them.

There are a lot of resources to sort through online, so we've done it for you! See our recommended list here.

A brief list of the best live cams from zoos and aquariums around the world, as well as a vetted list of virtual field trips with a 360 degree view.

A helpful guide to using virtual field trips in instruction, created by Model Schools' coach Ron Jacobs.

View copyright considerations and recommended guidance here.

Authors and publishers are extending online read-aloud permissions during school closures. See the list of verified permissions here and be sure to review any restrictions carefully.

Fair Use Evaluator

Fair Use Checklist

Teaching Copyright to Students

During school closures, you can sign up for a public library card online without having to visit the library in person.

Learn how to link your public library card in Sora to get access to thousands of additional ebook and audiobook titles.

Access ArtistWorks Online Music Lessons, TumbleBooks, Ancestry.com, Consumer Reports, and more at the North Country Library System Virtual Branch. There is also a section specifically for kids that includes juvenile non-fiction ebooks by subject, a roundup of kid-friendly podcasts, and makerspace ideas and materials for home use.