Online Resources
The following links are to subscription online resources. Unlike most Internet content, these resources are not freely available to the general public. Your right to access these resources has been paid for by either Washington County Public Schools, the Washington County Free Library or the State of Maryland. Because they are not free, you may need to supply a password or library card number to access these resources. See your school library media specialist.
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Online Resources provided by Washington County Public Schools
Most of these resources do not require a username or password when accessed from school. See your library media specialist for login instructions for home use.
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- Interactive, browser-based digital books that feature easy navigation tools and enhanced content such as read-to-me audio that supports readers of all types and ages
- Books can be accessed directly through this URL or through MARC records in the school’s library catalog.
- Books can be read online or can be downloaded into the Capstone Interactive app for offline use (up to 20 books).
- Username/password required – see your library media specialist.
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• Portal to all CultureGrams editions: World, States, Kids, and Provinces.
• Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports provide cultural, historical and geographical information supporting a wide range of readers.
• Includes video clips and slideshows, a worldwide photo gallery, interviews with adults and children, and a unique recipe collection with five local recipes for each country.
• Create-your-own data tables and charts to help put dozens of facts into comparative perspective.
• No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
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(E, M, H)
- Flipster is a next-generation digital magazine solution that makes it easy to read magazines on your computer or mobile device.
- Flipster provides access to the current issue of subscriptions plus all back issues.
- Magazines can be read online through the link provided or can be downloaded into the Flipster app for offline use.
- Username/password required – see your library media specialist.
(M, H)
• Provides pro/con viewpoint essays, full-text journal articles, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, statistical charts and tables, images, podcasts, web links and more.
• Text-to-speech technology available on every page.
• Documents may be translated into Arabic, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, Polis, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.
• Content correlated to national and state curriculum standards.
• No password needed at school. Password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
(E)
• Portal to PebbleGo Animals, PebbleGo Earth & Space and PebbleGo SocialStudies.
• Specially designed to meet the needs of preK - 3 researchers: video and/or audio clips for most articles, expertly leveled text and engaging spoken-word audio, bolded words have glossary definitions and pronunciations. Ideal for first reports.
• Content correlated to curriculum standards, includes lesson plans and reproducibles for each database.
• No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
(E)
- Subscription includes links to downloadable questions to encourage critical thinking and was designed with grades 3-5 researchers in mind.
- Read-aloud capability is available for all 150+ articles.
- Content is correlated to Next Generation Science Standards.
- Username/password required – see your library media specialist.
(E, M)
- Multidisciplinary database specifically designed for upper elementary and middle school learners covering curriculum areas such as history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies and technology.
- All content is 100% full text and selected from over 2,200 reliable, high quality global sources.
- Access to the content features logical subject tree hierachy, age-appropriate search/filter capabilities (including by Lexile range), streamlined results to help young learners connect with and comprehend content.
- No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
(M, H)
- Offers balanced content selections from more than 2,000 international source and includes magazine articles, graphics, charts, maps, primary sources, government documents, websites, multimedia and timelines.
- Analysis and opinions cover the pros/cons and everything in btween of 360+ social, scientific, health, historic, economic and political issues.
- Content includes engaging essential questions and viewpoint articles to help build a solid foundation for understanding complex global issues.
- Research guides organize a student’s research inquiry process.
- Lexile reading levels and Lexile scores are included to support individualized instruction.
- No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
(E, M, H)
• Contains original movies revealing the book creation process, audio excerpts of professional readings, and book guides and resources which span thousands of children’s, YA, and non-fiction titles.
• No password needed at school. Password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
(E, M, H)
Portal to five World Book resources:
• World Book Advanced – for high school. Includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases along with lesson plans focusing on one or more primary source images.
• World Book Discover - differentiated content and tools specifically developed for middle and high school students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties.
• World Book Student – for elementary and middle schools. Includes all the articles from the print encyclopedia plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools. Optimized for iPad.
• World Book Kids - simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and engaging games and activities for young students.
• World Book Timelines - Hundreds of customizable, interactive timelines of important events throughout history. (Optimized for iPad)
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos – encyclopedia in Spanish.
• Also includes access to World Book Dictionary, and World Book Atlas.
• Content is correlated to state standards.
• No password needed at school. Username/password required for home use - see your library media specialist.
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Online Resources provided by WCFL & Sailor
The following Gale/Cengage resources are available from WCFL/Sailor. Please visit your school's library catalog portal and contact your library media specialist for additional information.
Online Resources provided by the Washington County Free Library
Click here to go to the WCFL Databases web page to access the 70+ online databases provided by the Washington County Free Library. Most require a WCFL library card number to access. See your library media specialist if you do not have a WCFL library card.