Uniondale School Library Media Centers

Online Databases

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Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High School

These databases are available for use in your school libraries and classrooms.  
See a school library media specialist for passwords and remote access.

  Elementary Schools

Database  

Description


ABC Teach (members only space available to teachers) http://www.abcteach.com 

ABC Teach has a collection of handy tools and resources for teachers.

http://www.atomiclearning.com
Atomic Learning provides software training through an extensive collection of online tutorials.

http://bkflix.grolier.com
Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning.


http://www.brainpopjr.com/  Brain Pop Jr.
http://www.brainpop.com  Brain Pop
http://es.brainpop.com Brain Pop Espanol

BrainPOP produces educational animated movies for grades K-12 to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is accessible and entertaining to both children and adults.
 
http://online.culturegrams.com
CultureGrams allows the user to experience the cultures of nations and states in reports that include maps, statistics, and in-depth information in 25 categories.

PRIMARY SEARCH VIA  SEARCHASAURUS
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx
Thanks to a grant from New York State Library, school libraries can access EBSCOHost, a full-text periodicals database which includes MasterFILE Select, PRIMARY SEARCH, tailored to elementary schools, EBSCO Animals, and Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia.  

eLibrary
http://www.proquestk12.com
*Enter username and password, and then click on “Go to ProQuest eLibrary products.”
eLibrary enables students to search across more than 38 reference books, 100+ hours of audio and video content, 400,000 images, 4,000 maps, more than 40 magazines and thousands of articles from a dozen newspapers, TV and radio outlets. 

 
Enchanted Learning
http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.

FACTS.com (logo)
http://www.factsforlearning.com
The World Almanac Reference Database includes an encyclopedia and covers topics commonly studied and explored by students.
Gale NYS Databases, including Infotrac Junior
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_li
Thanks to a grant from New York State Library, school libraries can access this full-text database that includes, Infotrac Health, Infotrac Junior, Informe and full-text and indexed newspaper databases with information on a variety of topics.  


http://go.grolier.com  

Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, and New Book of Knowledge are gathered together in one interface to offer quality, comprehensive information, multimedia files, and links to related websites.


http://www.powermediaplus.com
ALL media types: more than 3,200 videos, 21,000+ core concept clips, 6,000 curriculum-oriented audio files, 5,000 print resources, and an unsurpassed collection of 25,000 photographs, illustrations, and clip art images, as well as a databank of 15,000 quiz questions and 1,000 pre-made quizzes!

ProQuest Professional Education Collection
http://www.proquestk12.com
ProQuest Professional delivers more than 300 magazine and journal titles and full-text coverage for the continuing professional and educational development of teachers and administrators.

http://www.soundzabound.com
Royalty-free music for your presentations.


United Streaming
http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Educational videos available online.

 


http://www.worldbookonline.com
World Book Encyclopedia is offered online, complete with full-text articles, multimedia resources, Internet links, current events information, a feature-of-the-month, student, parent, and teacher resources, "Today in History," an atlas and a dictionary. 
Skills Practice


http://www.riverdeep.net
*Click on “Access My Subscriptions”
*If, after entering your username and password on your computer, you see the message, “Pop-Up Blocked,” then you have to right-click and select “Always Allow Pop-Ups from this site.”

Practice reading skills using engaging interactive online software.


http://www.castlelearning.com
Grades 3-12

School Island provides content review and skill assessment activities for Math and Language Arts.

http://www.studyisland.com
Grades 2-8
Study Island is a leading provider of web-based state assessment preparation programs and standards-based learning activities for students in grades 3 - 8.

Middle Schools

Database

URL


http://www.atomiclearning.com
Atomic Learning provides software training through an extensive collection of online tutorials.


http://www.brainpopjr.com/  Brain Pop Jr.
http://www.brainpop.com  Brain Pop
http://es.brainpop.com Brain Pop Espanol

BrainPOP produces educational animated movies for grades K-12 to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is accessible and entertaining to both children and adults.

http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?
group=empire
Thanks to a grant from New York State Library, school libraries can access EBSCOHost, a full-text periodicals database which includes MasterFILE Select, PRIMARY SEARCH, tailored to elementary schools, EBSCO Animals, and Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia.  

 
Enchanted Learning
http://members.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.

FACTS.com (logo)
http://www.factsforlearning.com
The World Almanac Reference Database includes an encyclopedia and covers topics commonly studied and explored by students.
Start searching Custom Newspapers (SP00)Gale NYS Databases
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_li
Thanks to a grant from New York State Library, school libraries can access this full-text database that includes, Infotrac Health, Infotrac Junior, Informe and full-text and indexed newspaper databases with information on a variety of topics.  

Gale Student Resource Center
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/

Gale Student Resource Center contains thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text periodicals coverage, photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips. 


http://go.grolier.com  

Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, and New Book of Knowledge are gathered together in one interface to offer quality, comprehensive information, multimedia files, and links to related websites.  Also in this collection you will find New Book of Popular Science and Enciclopedia Cumbre. 


ProQuest Professional Education Collection
http://www.proquestk12.com
ProQuest Professional delivers more than 300 magazine and journal titles and full-text coverage for the continuing professional and educational development of teachers and administrators.

http://www.soundzabound.com
Royalty-free music for your presentations.

http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com
Rosen Publisher provides comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life


United Streaming
http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Educational videos available online.

 


http://www.worldbookonline.com
World Book Encyclopedia is offered online, complete with full-text articles, multimedia resources, Internet links, current events information, a feature-of-the-month, student, parent, and teacher resources, "Today in History," an atlas and a dictionary. 
Skills Practice


http://www.riverdeep.net
*Click on “Access My Subscriptions”
*If, after entering your username and password on your computer, you see the message, “Pop-Up Blocked,” then you have to right-click and select “Always Allow Pop-Ups from this site.”

Practice math skills using engaging interactive online software.


http://www.castlelearning.com
Grades 3-12

School Island provides content review and skill assessment activities for Math and Language Arts.

Grades 2-8
Study Island is a leading provider of web-based state assessment preparation programs and standards-based learning activities for students in grades 3 - 8.

 

Uniondale High School
Please click here for a complete listing of the high school online databases.