These online subscription resources are availabe for use by teachers, staff
and students in the Fredonia Central School District. These resources may be
used in school or at home. A username and password are needed for access.
This information has been sent to all FCSD teachers and staff and is posted
under the documents tab in Zimbra. Students may request this information from
a teacher or the librarian.
EBSCO Portal:
*Primary Search
This periodical database features full text articles for 70
elementary school magazines.
*Kids Search
This kid-friendly interface provides students with a variety of
resources including magazines, newspapers, books and an
encyclopedia.
Click here to use EBSCO's resources
Facts on File Portal:
*American History Online
This database spans more than 500 years of political, military,
social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people
and events of the American experience.
*Modern World History Online
This database covers the people, places, and events in the broad
expanse of history from mid-15th century to the present.
*Science Online
This database presents a broad range of scientific disciplines
through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and
experiments.
*Bloom's Literary Reference Online
This database examines great writers, important works, memorable
characters, and influential movements and events in world
literature.
*Issues & Contoversies
This database explores more than 800 hot topics in business,
politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Click here to use the Facts on File resources
Gale Portal:
*Custom Newspapers
This database features full text articles for 150 national and
international newspapers.
*New York Sate Newspapers
This resource provides indexing to six NYS newspapers, including
the Buffalo News, New York Times, etc.
*Gale Virtual Reference Library
This database features content, in eBook format, from the
Eyewitness series of books.
*Business and Company ASAP
This database features information about companies.
*Business & Company Resource Center
This database features information about companies.
*Twayne Authors Series
This literary database features 600 full text articles about
various world renowned authors with descriptions and critical
analyses of their works.
*National Newspaper Index
This resource provides indexing to America's top five newspapers.
*Health and Wellness Resource Center
This database features articles from magazines, journals and
newspapers.
Click here to use Gale's resources
Grolier Online Portal:
*Encyclopedia Americana
This general knowledge encyclopedia is best suited for students
in grades 8-12.
*Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
This general knowledge encyclopedia is best suited for students
in grades 5-8.
*New Book of Knowledge
This general knowledge encyclopedia is best suited for students
in grades 3-5.
*Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
This is the Spanish language version of the NBK above.
*New Book of Popular Science
This resource is a multi-topic science encyclopedia.
*Lands and Peoples
This resource provides information about the geography, history
and culture of the countries of the world.
*Amazing Animals
This resource is an encyclopedia of animals.
*America the Beautiful
This resource provides information about the geography and
history of the 50 states.
Click here to use Grolier's resources
BrainPOP
This web site produces animated videos featuring curriculum based
content for students in grades 3-12.
Click here to use this resource
BrainPop Jr.
This web site produces animated videos featuring curriculum based
content for students in grades K-3.
Click here to use this resource
CareerCruising
This web site is a comprehensive, interactive career guidance
resource. It includes in-depth profiles of different careers,
detailed information on colleges and universities, and multimedia
interviews with real people in every featured career.
Click here to use this resource
CastleLearning (formerly SchoolIsland)
This resource is a content review and skill assessment tool in
the areas of Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts for
grades 3-12. Teachers can create and post assignments by
selecting from a database of content area questions, or by
submitting their own questions. Students can review content
independently by selecting their own topic questions. Castle
Learning provides access to many past NYS regents and other state
exams.
Click here to use this resource
DiscoveryEducation (formerly UnitedStreaming)
This media-on-demand service provides video streaming, audio
recordings and images. Teacher support is enhanced through print
materials, including lesson plans, assignments and quizzes.
Click here to use this resource
eChoices
This web site provides resources for college and career planning.
Click here to use this resource
EnchantedLearning
These educational web pages and activities feature content
designed to engage elementary level students. A variety
of fact pages, craft ideas, maps and diagrams compliment many
subject areas.
Click here to use this resource
Learn360
This media-on-demand service provides educational videos, video
clips, audio files, photographs, illustrations, clipart, print
resources and podcasts. Some editable content is available.
Teachers may store their own content, blogs, links, etc. on their
own "My Learn360" page.
Click here to use this resource
PowerMediaPlus
This media-on-demand service provides video streaming, audio
recordings and images. Teacher support is enhanced through print
materials, including teacher's guides, worksheets and quizzes.
The E2CC BOCES Instructional Media Center streams all of their
digital resources through this service.
Click here to use this resource
ProQuest Platinum
This periodical database features full text articles for over 600
magazines.
Click here to use this resource
TeacherWeb
Use the tools at this web site to provide students and parents
with easy access to information, assignments and more by creating
and posting your own classroom web page.
Click here to use this resource
TeachingBooks
This web site is a portal to thousands of online resources for
use when exploring books and authors for children and young
adults. Featuring short movies, audio book readings and book
discussion guides, these resources will add a multimedia
dimension to reading in the classroom, library, and home.
Click here to use this resource
ThinkBright
This web site is a portal into the resources of WNED and includes
television programming information, video streaming resources and
subject related web content. For video streaming selections,
choose Teachers - Curriculum Resources - Multimedia Educator
Resources - Teacher Domain and create an accout. For information
about off air taping of a WNED program, contact the E2CC BOCES
Instructional Media Center.
Click here to use this resource
TurnItIn
This web tool allows teachers and students to check research
papers and assignments for plagiarism issues.
Click here to use this resource
WebMax III
This is the online booking system for the Erie2CC BOCES
Instructional Media Center. Use this resource to search for
multiple copy books, kits, DVD's and other curriculum connected
resources. BOCES provides a daily delivery service.
Click here to use this resource
World Book Online
The FCSD subscribes to two of the featured databases on this
homepage. World Book Kids (K-5) features content from the Student
Discovery Encyclopedia and World Book Student (5-12) features
content from the classic encyclopedia set.
Click here to use this resource