Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Coding Class Web design project

You will create a website on a topic of your choice using HTML code.
Here are some links for research:

******  Opposing Viewpoints - Pro/Con database ******
The Newstand - Database for Newspaper Article
Gale Databases - Link to all databases in the group

Britannica School:  A source for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities.  Available at three levels--elementary, middle, and high.

CultureGrams - (countries)Username -Kentsearch  Password:  welcome


Scholastic GO! (encyclopedia)

Friday, January 4, 2019

Ms. Economos Marijuana Research

Click these links for articles on Marijuana:



******  Opposing Viewpoints - Pro/Con database ******
The Newstand - Database for Newspaper Article
Gale Databases - Link to all databases in the group
Health Reference Center Academic Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources



See Ms. Tsivitis for additional help!



Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Ms. Ralston AP Spanish research

Today you are researching Cuba!
Here are some links to help you:

CultureGrams - Username -Kentsearch  Password:  welcome

Britannica Britannica Academic:  Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.
Britannica Escolar: Accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students and students learning Spanish.  Available at two levels—primary and secondary.
Britannica School:  A source for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities.  Available at three levels--elementary, middle, and high.
Kids InfoBits
contains over 550 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs.







Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Updated links 2018-2019

Library Catalog
To access the LESP library online catalog, click here:

LespLibrary Online


Databases:
Business and Finance Contents
Business Insights: Essentials Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
Education Contents
Educators Reference Complete
Resource for educators and education students.  Provides access to periodicals covering pre-school to college and most educational specialties.  Includes full-text for many titles cited in ERIC.
General Reference/ School-Oriented Contents
Britannica Britannica Academic:  Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.
Britannica Escolar: Accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students and students learning Spanish.  Available at two levels—primary and secondary.
Britannica School:  A source for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities.  Available at three levels--elementary, middle, and high.
Kids InfoBits contains over 550 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Contains a range of perspectives on many important issues, with over 21,000 pro/con viewpoints. Includes a variety of resource types: reference, news, primary sources, multimedia and more.
Research in Context
Contains magazines, newspapers, primary sources and videos for students in grades 6 to 8.
Health and Medicine Contents
Health Reference Center Academic Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources
Multi-Subject Contents
Academic OneFile with InfoTrac Collections Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Expanded Academic ASAP with InfoTrac Collections Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.
General OneFile with InfoTrac Collections News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
General Reference Center Gold with InfoTrac Collections General-interest sources include magazines, children’s magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books and more.
Informe Académico Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.  
Newspapers Contents
InfoTrac Newsstand This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over 1,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers.
New York State Newspapers A subset of InfoTrac Newsstand, this database includes articles from newspapers from around New York State including: Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Post, Buffalo News, and Newsday.
Technology Contents
Computer Database
Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

LInks for Ms. Ralstons AP Spanish Class

To access the LESP library online catalog, click here:

LespLibrary Online

 
Research Links:
******  Opposing Viewpoints - Pro/Con database ******
The Newstand - Database for Newspaper Article
Gale Databases - Link to all databases in the group
 
Scholastic GO! (formerly Grolier Online)Includes access to Amazing Animals of the World*, America the Beautiful*,Encyclopedia Americana,Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples*,The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science*, and La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre* as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

Amazing Animals* is for elementary school students and includes facts and photos for over 1,200 animals.

America the Beautiful* is for elementary and middle school students and includes articles on US cities, states and Presidents.
Encyclopedia Americana articles include links to further readings, a bibliography, selected full text articles, web page links, and links to related articles.
The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia includes encyclopedia articles, news, timelines, quizzes and games, and research starters. It also includes an atlas and dictionary. Articles can be grouped by lexile level and are aligned to standards.
Lands and Peoples* is for middle and high school students and includes articles on countries, cultures and current events. It also includes an atlas and almanacs.
The New Book of Knowledge is for middle grade students and includes literary selections, a timeline, projects and experiments, news, homework help and more.
The New Book of Popular Science* is for middle and high school students and includes articles in the areas of science, technology and medicine.
La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre* is a Spanish language encyclopedia written from a Latin American perspective.
Kids InfoBitsContains over 100 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs.
Opposing Viewpoints in ContextContains a range of perspectives on many important issues, with over 13,000 pro/con viewpoints. Includes a variety of resource types: reference, news, primary sources, multimedia and more.


Thursday, February 16, 2017