Uniondale School Library Media Centers
Online Databases
Do you have questions about when to use which database? Click here for a database chooser!
These databases are available
for use in your school libraries and classrooms.
See a school library media specialist for passwords and remote access.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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. |
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Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. |
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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 Juniorhttp://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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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http://www.soundzabound.com |
Royalty-free music for your presentations. |
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Educational videos available online.
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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. |
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Practice reading skills using engaging interactive online software. |
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School Island provides content review and skill assessment activities for Math and Language Arts. |
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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. |
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![]() http://www.atomiclearning.com |
Atomic Learning provides software training through an extensive collection of online tutorials. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. |
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http://www.factsforlearning.com |
The World Almanac Reference Database includes an encyclopedia and covers topics commonly studied and explored by students. |
Gale
NYS Databaseshttp://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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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http://www.soundzabound.com |
Royalty-free music for your presentations. |
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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 |
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Educational videos available online.
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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 | |
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Practice math skills using engaging interactive online software. |
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School Island provides content review and skill assessment activities for Math and Language Arts. |
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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.