LibGuides: LS 4th grade Bees: LS Library

Books!

eBooks

Search Follett Destiny (below) to find PDS ebooks! If the book is available as a pds ebook, rising 2nd graders and up can log into their library account and read it.
Remember, your user id is the 1st 3 letters of your first name, the 1st 3 letters of your last name, and the year you will graduate and NO spaces, please. Password is pds or your student number. If you are new to PDS, username is LSNEW and password is pds. You can download the Brytewave app to access ebooks on your iOs or Android device.

TumbleBook Library
The PDS collection of TumbleBooks is available on a computer and many are available on your iPad, too!

Axis360 Magic Wall
Ask Mrs. Koehler to help you set up an account so you can read these ebooks anywhere.
Storyline Online
books read by actors.

Explore!

Brainpop
Click on Moby to get to BrainPopJr. and the French and Spanish versions (user id and pw are both pdspds).
Minecraft Mania
a guide to Minecraft books, including some PDS online library books!

LIBRARY CATALOG - Log in below www.pds.follettdestiny.com

Click here to log into your library account with your user i.d. and password
User i.d. is the 1st three letters of the student's first and last names and the two-digit number s/he will graduate from PDS, e.g., jenmis27

Schoology Login

Schoology Login
For Schoology user name is the first 3 letters of your first name, the first three letters of your last name and your graduation year, e.g., debkoe19. Your password is your student number.

Search the PDS Library Catalog. Type what you're looking for & click on Keyword OR click on Advanced Search.

Plan, Do, Review: Our Research Process

SUPER3 SONG by the Dandylions (2009) (Sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O)

When I need to do research, I have three steps to help me. Plan, Do, and Review ,

Plan, Do, and Review, Plan, Do, and Review, It's called the Super3™.

Library eSubscriptions

Britannica School This link opens in a new window Explore the updated online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and Web sites.
CultureGrams This link opens in a new window CultureGrams™ is a leading reference for concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. With world events increasingly affecting our lives, it's more important than ever to educate students about the world around them, and for college students and business people to stay up-to-date. CultureGrams provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. The reports are written and reviewed by in-country experts and are updated as new information becomes available.
Ebscohost Databases This link opens in a new window
USERNAME: pdslibs (no caps).
PASSWORD: gooddata!20 ( no caps)
Try Novelist K-8 for book ideas and Explora for research.
FactCite This link opens in a new window
To use this database at home:
User=lslib, PW=panthers
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new window Explore the many online reference and specialized ebooks on a variety of topics. GVRL allows access to hundreds of topic sources for research.
PebbleGo This link opens in a new window Click on the topic of dinosaurs, science, animals, biographies, or social studies (history, community, government, and culture), then search for information.
Scholastic Go! This link opens in a new window Grolier offers encyclopedia and nonfiction information from elementary to adult levels. All articles are lexiled and are correlated to national and state standards, with over 340,000 editor vetted web links, and over 1,100 world newspapers in 73 languages representing 195 countries.
Sirs Discoverer This link opens in a new window ProQuest SIRS Discoverer is a multidisciplinary database for elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas such as current events, history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology. All newspaper, magazine and reference content is 100% full text, editorially-selected and indexed from over 2,200 reliable, high-quality domestic and international sources. The collection includes 9,000 integrated educational weblinks, and reference materials such as the Compton’s by Britannica encyclopedia and DK Eyewitness books.
World Book Encylopedias This link opens in a new window World Book Online is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

To use these sources from home: User=pdslibs PW=gooddata

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