Library Programs
Here are a few of the education related library programs and events that are coming up in the next month.
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Featured Book
Caffeine will not help you pass that test : facts, strategies, and practical advice to help you succeed in high school - Cynthia and Drew Johnson
Call Number: 371.30281 JOHNSON
ISBN/ISSN: 0743279662
High School Debut - Kawahara, Kazune.
Call Number: YA FIC KAWAHARA, K.
ISBN/ISSN: 9781421514819
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Databases
You will need a library card to access these terrific resources. Don't have one? You can apply online now for an e-card and start using these resources today!
- Kids Info Bits
Discover information about animals, people, plants and more. Designed for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Teachers will like the Toolbox which includes worksheets they can print out to use in class. - California Missions eBooks Twenty-one California Missions eBooks that can be read online or downloaded. The checkout period for these titles is 48 hours.
- Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. - Gale Virtual Reference Library Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
- Student Resource Center Gold The first stop for middle school and high school research projects!
- Science Resource Center Topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations. Articles from magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. Offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
- On-line Homework Help Now! HelpNow gives you instant access to expert tutors who can help you tackle a homework problem, learn an academic skill, or write a term-paper. Students in grades 3rd-12th can access HelpNow between the hours of 1:00 pm and 10:00 pm PST 7 days per week. The writing lab accepts submissions 24/7.
Web Sites
- kids click! Annotated searchable directory of websites created for kids by librarians. Searchable by subject, reading level and degree of picture content.
- California Department of Education Lots of information, including State Board of Education K-12 Academic Content Standards
- California Schools Directory
- Contra Costa County Office of Education
- Contra Costa County School Directory
- East Bay Independent Schools Association
- GreatSchools.net
- California STAR Results STAR is the standaradized testing and reporting used by California for student and school accountability purposes.
- Education Data Partnership Fiscal, demographic, and performance data on California’s K-12 schools.
- School Data Direct Public school education data. Includes student proficiency results, demographics, financial data, community development data, S&P ratios showing academic and financial performance, etc.
- VincentCurtis Educational Register Find an independent school or camp. Search programs by location, grade, age, and special needs.
- Wikipedia for Schools Offers thousands of articles that have been individually checked for accuracy and appropriateness. The site is updated each academic year by volunteers from the English Wikipedia and SOS Children, a British children's charity. Topics are selected from an array of academic categories and then "tidied up" for use by students. A bonus for teachers in the U.S. is that students can't click off to other sites that may not be safe or appropriate for school
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Homework Help
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