EXPLORA- specially designed with students and educators in mind. Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. A far better alternative to websites and search engines, Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age -appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. Available on school computers and from mobile devices, Explora offers all of the following.

§ High quality articles licensed from reputable publishers recognized by library professionals, and selected for use in a school environment

§ Simple search that quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles and Associated Press videos

§ Easy to browse categories organized by popular topic

§ Topic Overviews that provide students with a starting point for research

§ Text to speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English.

§ Numeric reading level indicators to help students and teachers find grade appropriate articles

§ No ads or pop-up windows

§ COPPA compliancy meaning EBSCO does not ask for or require personal information to use its databases

§ Password protected personal folders that allow students to save search results in a secure and organized holding area

§ Citation help, including the ability to export citation information to online bibliography generators such as EasyBib and NoodleTools.