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Teacher Tools Available for Britannica eBooks

June 3, 2019January 3, 2018

That’s right. Nearly 400 Britannica eBooks on GVRL can now be accompanied with notes that are extremely helpful to teachers. What’s inside each teacher note document? Teachers will find a summary of the text, related standards, vocabulary used, and discussion prompts for use prior to independent reading sessions, as well as questions for students to … Read more

Reasons Teachers are using Britannica eBooks

September 27, 2017October 16, 2017

The digital age is here to stay, and more teachers are taking advantage of eBooks in their curriculum. Here are some of the advantages of Britannica eBooks on GVRL and how teachers are infusing them into lessons to provide a more dynamic learning experience. Universal access. With Gale eBooks on GVRL, students have access to … Read more

Huddle Up Your Sports Enthusiasts

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

Posted May 23, 2016

Join the 2016 Summer Reading Program
Are you ready for the swarm of kids eager to learn about today’s most admired sports and athletes? 2016 Summer Reading Program is upon us, and learning shouldn’t stop when classes are out for the summer. Keep your library’s school-aged users engaged and on track with fun and authoritative eBooks from Gale.

From DK and Britannica Digital Learning to ABDO Publishing and more, young learners will have better access to your sports resources with the ability to save content to Google Drive for later use.

National Parks “Every Kid in a Park” Initiative Underway

April 16, 2018October 14, 2015

Posted on October 14, 2015

By Jan Snyder

“Because no matter who you are, no matter where you live, our parks, our monuments, our lands, our waters – these places are your birthright as Americans.”
– President Barack Obama

This year begins a new exciting adventure for 4^th grade students across the nation, along with their families. Through the Every Kid in a Park initiative, each student/family is eligible for a free parks pass that will allow them to enter, without cost, any national park, monument, reserve, lands or waters until August 31, 2016. (It does not cover additional fees such as camping, boats, or tours.) No matter where you live in the U.S. you are less than two hours from any of the 2,000 included sites!

Learn how the program works, get a pass, plan a trip, find teacher activities to support the initiative, and get tips for parents or guardians. Many school districts are creating wonderful teacher resources to support the initiative as well. Our neighboring school district, Portland Public Schools, has published a supporting website with teaching materials to support the Every Kid in a Park program.

Oregon City school libraries’ staff plans to be involved with this project all year. We will be printing individual passes for all 4^th grade students in our district (each has a unique code.). As our elementary students visit the library weekly, one library class a month will be used at the 4^th grade level to focus on a different national park. We have a variety of resources at our fingertips to help with this process:

Grow Your Nonfiction Collection with Britannica Digital Learning Titles

October 6, 2015September 2, 2015

Posted on September 2, 2015

Easy to search and highly visual nonfiction titles from Britannica Digital Learning can be a resource for your libraries and classrooms to help meet the education research needs for students of all ages. Available on Gale’s award-winning GVRL platform, students can take advantage of popular tools like automatic citation generation highlighting, annotation and more.