Online+Databases

There are a number of online databases that are availble in the WCPS system. [|Youseemore/wcps] RetrieveIt [|RetrieveIt]

These databases include: Another helpful resource is RetrieveIt where Instructional Technology and other content areas provide resources and materials for educators to enhance their knowledge of policies, procedures and curriculum. Resources: [|WCPS Online Resources 2008.doc]
 * 1) **Atomic Learning** - web-based software training for more than 100 applications with short, easy to view and understand tutorials providing anytime, anywhere professional development
 * 2) **BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.-** provides more 600 animated movies covering a variety of content areas with interactive quizzes for accessment and enrichment like experiments and creative activities supplementing the movies with a Spanish component
 * 3) **CultureGrams** - provides cultural, historical and geographical information on countries around the world
 * 4) **Nettrekker** - contains over 180,000 of the best online resources, aligned with state standards, organized by readability and grade level - safe, age-appropriate and academically relevant
 * 5) **Newspaper Archive** - largest historical newspaper database online
 * 6) **Opposing Viewpoints**(middle and high school) - provides more than 8,700 pro/con viewpoint articles and more than 140 full text journals, plus topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies of social activists/reformers, court case overviews, statistical charts/tables, images, podcasts, web links and more
 * 7) **Science Resource Center** - provides topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and the latest in scientific developments from over 200 magazines and academic journals with links to web resources
 * 8) **SIRS Discoverer**(elementary and middle schools) - General reference database for children in grades 1-9 with full text articles and images used to differentiate instruction
 * 9) **SIRS Knowledge Source**(middle and high schools) - a collection of six databases for students in grades 6-12 with full text articles, graphics, photographs, government documents, ebooks and previewed web sites
 * 10) **Student Resource Center** - provides magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, multimedia content and the Gale "Discovering", "Exploring", and "Junior Reference Series".
 * 11) **Teaching Books.net** - contains original movies revealing the book creation, audio excerpts of professional readings and book guides
 * 12) **World Book Web Complete Suite** - World Book Advanced, World Book Student, World Book Kids, Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, World Book Dictionary and World Book Atlas