SCHOOL SUBSCRIPTIONS

Study Island http://studyisland.com/ Standards based learning programs for grades 2-5 for ISAT	TCR Connections http://kids.tcrconnections.net/ Online curriculum resource for grades K-6   Also available in Spanish.
World Book Encyclopedia Online http://worldbookonline.com Also available in Spanish Besides the encyclopedia articles, this website provides links to articles behind the current headlines, monthly features and "Today in History".	Net Trekker  http://school.nettrekker.com/ A protected search engine for students Search by keyword, theme or famous person.s. Includes links to reference sources like the Encarta Encyclopedia, tools for teachers and the Illinois State Standards.
BrainPop Brainpop.com Provides over 400 short videos aligned to national standards for grades k-8. Each video has an interactive quiz, experiment, comic strip, timeline and printable activities.	Quiz Hub http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm Levels: k-1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Play matching gams in every curriculum area, practice with facts, or link to sites like PBS Kids, a chess game, Simon Says, crossword puzzles and various logic puzzles.
Destiny http://www.follettns.iscorp.com The new library program provides access to the Oak Terrace IMC catalog and the ability to create and print lists; search by keyword as well as author, title, subject, and series  and to do visual searches.

FOR TEACHERS/PARENTS

Novelist http://search.epnet.com/ Outstanding resource for teachers. This fiction database provides access by genre, subject heading, plot, literary award, author, title, series.  Get reviews, annotations, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, standards-based thematic units and picture book extenders.	Reading A-Z http://www.readinga-z.com/ Includes resources and downloadable books for guided reading, phonics, vacabulary, fluence, poetry, the alphabet, assessment, graphic organizers, readers' theater and reading and word attack strategies. (9 licenses per school)
Quia http://www.quia.com/newuser.html Use this website to create quizzes, surveys, flaswhcards, word searches, concentration games, scavenger hunts, battleship games, hangman games, jumbled word activities, rags-to-riches activities, and much more! All activities are completed on the computer. (9 licenses per school)	Atomic Learning atomiclearning.com MACINTOSH TUTORIALS - Excellent and easy-to-use tutorials for all of the programs we use.
	United Streaming http://unitedstreaming.com Download videos and video clips. Click on Learning Tools to find images and clipart libraries. Create playlists for yourself, your school or for the distriact. Access other playlists created in the district.

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