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Digital Collections

Research Databases

• Britannica School
• Explora For Middle School
• Explora For High School
• Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Skill Building

From Learning Express Library:

• English Language Arts Skills
  Provides tools to help build reading, writing, and language skills.
• Computer Skills Center
  Offers 90+ courses on topics such as computer basics, Internet basics, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and MS Office tools like Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Create a free account to access these tools.
• College Admissions Test Preparation 
  For ACT, SAT, PSAT, AP exams and more.
• High School Success Skills
  Learn study skills, classroom skills, study skills, and more.
• Math and Science Skills
  Practice and review algebra, functions, geometry, statistics, science, technology, and more.
• Social Studies Skills
  Boost your understanding of core topics including U.S. History, World History, Civics, Government, and AP® tests.

Other:

• Read It!
  For middle and high school students and adults. Helps to build reading skills and improve study habits. Includes tests.
• Job and Career Accelerator
  Includes a resume builder where you can save, edit, and print. Search for jobs and internships. School and scholarship finder. Career match tool. eBooks covering topics such as how to interview and network.
• News Literacy Project
  For middle and high school students and adults. This is a nonpartisan education nonprofit building a national movement to create a more news-literate America. News literacy is the ability to determine the credibility of news and other information and to recognize the standards of fact-based journalism to know what to trust, share and act on.
• Excel Easy
  Learn Microsoft Excel using step-by-step lessons and guided examples. The website covers both the basics of Excel, and many of it’s advanced features.

Reference Centers

• Biography Reference Center (over 450,000 biographies)
• History Reference Center 
• Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
• Literary Reference Center (literature analysis)
• Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
• Point of View Reference Center
• Science Reference Center

What to Read

• NoveList K-8 Plus
  Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.

Learn to Code

Podcasts for Tweens & Teens

YouTube for Tweens & Teens