- Yonkers Public Schools
- Librarian Resources and Information
Intermediate Electronic Library Resources (Grades 4-6)
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BrainPOP ELL
A English language learning program which includes short animated movies, games, and quizzes
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BrainPOP Español
Library of videos, quizzes, and activities
Username: none
Password: none
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Britannica Escolar
Accurate age-appropriate content for Spanish native speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Britannica School
A source for all grades and all reading abilities. Available at three levels - elementary, middle, and high
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Country Watch: Culture Watch, Elections Central and Videos
*Click on Culture Watch to search cross-curricular data and advanced information on countries
*Click on Elections Central to search by country or USA Special Election Reports
*Click on Videos to view short documentaries reviewing the geography, history, politics, and economics of the country
Username: yonkers
Password: yonkers
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Follett Destiny Library Catalog, eBooks and Digital Resources
Yonkers Public Schools Library System Catalog. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, series, reading, interest, or lexile levels. Destiny also includes: Destiny Discover (eBooks), Webpath Express (Websites), Title Peek (Book Summary and Review), One Search (Databases), and Digital Resources (Safari Montage). Available in Spanish
*Students and staff can browse, access, and read eBooks 24/7; 365 days a year
Username for Students: student ID# Username for Teachers: initials, followed by clock ID#
Password for Students: student Password for Teachers: clock ID
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Gale in Context: Elementary
Features a graphic interface with full-text content and images from books, reference sources, and magazines. Includes translation support with text-to-speech for 40 languages. Topics include: Animals, Arts and Music, Geography, Health, Literature, People, Plants, Science, Social Studies, Sports, and Technology.
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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One More Story
An online library of the best classic and contemporary picture books narrated and set to music. Features I can read it mode for emerging readers, with a click-to-hear option for unknown words. Browse the library by bookshelves, keyword, reading or lexile level
*For mobile devices in School, download the Android or Kindle App.
Username: none
Password: none
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Research in Context
Includes reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Provides text-to-speech capabilities in 40 languages
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Teaching Books
Includes thousands of multimedia resources to support author studies for children's and young adult books and their authors. Includes: movies, interviews, book discussions with prepared questions, background information, and teaching materials
Username: none
Password: yonkers
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TrueFlix
Videos and non-fiction interactive eBooks which focus on science and social studies core curricula. Includes: read aloud feature, project ideas, websites, lesson plans, vocabulary and quizzes for every title
Username: none
Password: none
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Westchester Library System
Listen, read, and watch eBooks, audiobooks, and music
Username: a public library card from any municipality within Westchester County
Password: a public library card from any municipality within Westchester County
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Yonkers Public Library
Includes: Biography in Context, Biographical Dictionary, Chilton Library, Freegal, Freading, Learning Express, Membean, Mango Languages, OverDrive, TumbleBooks, Biblioteca TumbleBooks, and more
Username: Yonkers Public Library card is needed to access some of the databases
Password: Yonkers Public Library card is needed to access some of the databases