StudentNet

Resources
	Student Link 2 StudentLink is a simple menu system that gets Ontario elementary students to thousands of appropriate, curriculum - based web sites as quickly as possible.
	Career Cruising Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. If you want to find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training, you've come to the right place!
	infoplease Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet at www.infoplease.com. Many things have changed since 1938, but not our dedication to providing reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains.
	ClassMouse Designed for use by groups and individuals, the ClassMouse system facilitates, complements and enhances curriculum delivery. These integrated on-line tools directly connect students, teachers and support staff to tens of thousands of exceptional educational resources specifically related to the expectations of the Ontario Elementary Curriculum. Users benefit from real-time content updates on a daily basis. The system's inherent flexibility allows for a spectrum of uses including lesson delivery, skill reinforcement, assessment and exposure to rich media.
	Discovering Collection Discovering Collection covers the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more with a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips.
Encyclopaedia
	Grolier Encyclopaedia Grolier Online is an educational portal providing access to information from many electronic sources. This online suite consists of seven databases, with the foundation being three of the best-known encyclopaedias: The New Book of Knowledge®, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia™, Encyclopedia Americana®
	Probert Encyclopedia The Probert Encyclopedia is a truly independent reference encyclopaedia covering all aspects of human knowledge. Because we only use independent researchers, not sponsored by industry, corporations, governments or advertisers, our data is reliable and unbiased - unlike many other encyclopaedias.
	Smithsonian The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared understanding of the mosaic that is our national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science. These commitments have been central to the Smithsonian since its founding more than 155 years ago.
	Historica Encyclopaedia Historica will carry out its mission by encouraging the best possible Canadian history education and by providing or supporting programs and resources that inspire Canadians to explore their history.
Museums
	Virtual Museum of Canada The Virtual Museum of Canada celebrates the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries. Here you will find innovative multimedia content that educates, inspires and fascinates!
Library Services
	NoveList K-8 NoveList K-8 allows you to search for information on books and authors and is made especially for kids in kindergarten to grade 8.
	NoveList Plus K-8 NoveList Plus K-8 searches not only fiction but non-fiction as well.
	Searchasauras A fun way to search for magazines, encyclopedia of animals, pictures, a general encyclopedia, a dictionary and other fun facts.
	Kids Search Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
	Elementary Periodical Search EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.
	TumbleBooks The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.
	Kids InfoBits Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.

InfoTrac Junior
Designed for junior and intermediate level students, InfoTrac® Junior Edition features the titles most critical to their libraries and curriculum. With Junior Edition's diverse perspectives and strong full-text coverage, students will find the answers they need to all their general reference questions -- without lining up at your desk or waiting for titles out on loan

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