Education Assistance
Tutoring
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HelpNow’s features include:
- Homework Help Interact with live tutors in math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and state standardized tests.
- Skills-Building Choose state-aligned lesson and get real-time help.
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- 24-Hour Writing Lab Submit essays and other forms of writing for constructive feedback.
- And more
General Resources
S.T.E.A.M.
- Gale Ebooks (art)
- Hoopla – Streaming Service
- Kanopy – Streaming Service
- Master File Complete
- Science Reference Center
Reading & Language Arts
- Bookflix
- Comics Plus
- Hoopla – Streaming Service
- Infobase Learning
- Literary Reference Center
- Gale Ebooks
- MediaOnDemand – Ebooks
- Middle Search Plus
- Novelist K-8 Plus
- Novelist Plus
- OCLC World Cat
- Points Of View
- Popup Picks
- Primary Search
- Sam’s Technical Publishing
- World Book Online
Social Studies
- EBSCOhost Newswires
- EBSCO Main Menu
- World Book Student
- EBSCO Masterfile Premier
- Gale Ebooks
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
Databases for Annual School Assignments
- sciencebuddies.org The best place to go for science fair information!
- Chicago History Fair Information from the Chicago Historical Society
- Historical Newspapers Access to articles in the Chicago Tribune for Chicago History Fair projects.
Online Games for Extra Practice
- abcya.com A teacher favorite with great online games and reproducible worksheets and flashcards
- Funbrain.com Click on the parent page to search for games by grade level
- Softschools.com Another teacher favorite with online games, reproducible worksheets and flashcards
Databases for Student Research
A library database is a searchable electronic catalog or index. Library databases allow you to find:
- Articles in Journals/Magazines/Newspaper
- Reference Information (i.e. entries from Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.)
- Books & other documents