Students & Homework
- Kids Search
What is it? Research tool for middle school and elementary age students from EBSCOhost. See this 3-min. video for a basic introduction.
Why use it? Search the encyclopedia. Look up words in the dictionary. Explore and search by topic. - Mango Languages
What is it? A variety of resources to help you learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world.
Why use it? Mango Languages is completely self-paced and provides a quick introduction to a language and culture through the acquisition of simple conversational skills. - Searchasaurus
What is it? Research tool for elementary age students from EBSCOhost.
Why use it? Search the encyclopedia. Learn about animals. Look up words in the dictionary. - Student Research Center
What is it? Student research tool for grades 6 through 12 from EBSCOhost. See this 5-min. Flash video by the Reference and Information Services Division (RISD) of the Ohio Library Council or this EBSCO YouTube video for a basic introduction. Another RISD video provides more detail on working with search results.
Why use it? Search the encyclopedia. Find magazine and newspaper articles. Learn about other countries – through reports, maps, and photos. - World Book Kids
What is it? Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected for appeal and curricular standards, with teacher guides, provide instuctions and stimulating ways to use content in the classroom setting or for homework.
Why use it? World Book Kids is designed especially for younger users, English-language learners, and reluctant readers. The site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read content, bright colors, and a graphical design.
Scholastic Reading Counts
What is Reading Counts?
http://src.scholastic.com
This searchable database provides information about books that are supported by Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes. This easy-to-use database helps teachers, students, and parents locate the right title to read next. Search by title, author, grade level, Lexile® measure and other criteria and find information about titles that included annotated descriptions and key book metrics. Book Expert online is an open resource can be enjoyed by everyone!
Homework Now
What is HomeworkNow?
www.homeworknow.org
Your Ohio zip code opens a door to personalized, one on one instruction and help. HomeworkNow is a live online information service which connects you to a live professional librarian 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to answer reference questions and assist you in finding information. This is an interactive site which can provide:
- General Reference assistance is available during all hours.
- Online professional tutors are available from 2 p.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Some questions may be referred to the online tutors during this time.
- Specialists in the subjects of business, foreign languages, genealogy, government information, health, history, law, literature, music and art, science, technology and the social sciences are available from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday – Saturday.
- At the conclusion of each HomeworkNow session, you will receive a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.
KnowItNow
What is KnowItNow?
www.knowitnow.org
KnowItNow is a live online information service which connects you to a live professional librarian 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to answer reference questions and assist you in finding information. Using your Ohio zip code, this interactive site will connect you and a librarian for a “chat” session.
- Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Will answer your reference questions and assist you in finding information. The librarian “pushes” high quality, authoritative online resources to your screen.
- Sends a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.
- Is provided free of charge for the citizens of Ohio by the State Library of Ohio and your local public library.
