Student Friendly Online Resources

AISD Library Online Resources 2013-2014

To access these resources from school, no login is needed  Open a web browser and type “ibistro” in the address bar  select “Knowledge Portal.” Anderson Library Site However, to access these resources at home, follow the instructions below: 1. Go to http://andersonlibrary.weebly.com/research-help.html/ 2. “ibistro” link will take you to all of the Austin ISD webpages 3. Click the tab labeled “Knowledge Portal” to access these resources. 4. Use the Login ID and Password when prompted

Level ; TEKS Resource Title Description Licensing Spanish or Lexile

Teachers; Video tutorials on PC and Mac software All (Excel, Adobe Photoshop, and Mac OS X) Campuses

Part of Spanish Resource Center, includes Secondary thousands of encyclopedia articles and images, plus a dictionary, atlas and timelines. This is an All  appropriate resource for native Spanish speakers, Campuses bilingual students and students learning Spanish.

Huge collection of educational digital video on demand—all topics. Recommended that teachers set up their own accounts for more features and All Levels; functionality. Contact campus ITRC, IT Facilitator, All or Library Tech for the code to setup individual Campuses teacher accounts.

Multi-platform searching over 30 different databases. This resource offers access to magazine and professional journal articles on all All Levels;   topics, ERIC full text, pamphlets, health database All and some online reference books (such as a Campuses medical dictionary, a drug index, & the CIA Fact Book) are also included.

Curriculum-oriented database that offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, experiments, essays, Secondary  definitions and biographies are arranged by topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create Only thematic paths through the content. Only database Science Online with secondary math activities.

Pro and cons of more than 800 hot topics in Secondary business, politics, government, education, and Only Facts On File popular culture with primary sources, statistical tables, timelines and editorial cartoons. Issues & Controversies

Science news, National Science Education Secondary Standards, Science Fair Guide, photographs, Only diagrams, editorial cartoons, pop-up glossary, Facts On File biographies. Today’s Science

Authoritative world news from 1940 to present through Reuters news service. In addition, Secondary includes primary sources, special research Only Facts On File features, timelines, editorial cartoons and links to World News Digest foreign news services. Level; TEKS Resource Title Description Licensing Spanish or Lexile

Encyclopedias provided by Encyclopedia Britannica All Levels; in Spanish (2 levels), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and French. All  Campuses A comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia that includes more than 100,000 articles, 9,000 images and maps, and nearly 1,000 videos, Secondary; animations, sounds and interactive media. It’s All  designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual Campuses Gran Enciclopedia Hispanica students and ESL/ELL program participants.

Current newspaper articles, newswires, transcripts, opposing viewpoints and regional perspectives. Includes Big6 resource center, All Levels;   interactive research tools, “Inspiration”–style All idea maps, and a KidsPage with educational Campuses activities.

Web-based resource designed to generate All Levels; enthusiasm for books and reading by providing All  thousands of author programs and K–12 book resources. Campuses

ANDERSON HS Databases listed below:

Encyclopedias of Ancient Civilizations, Anderson Middle Ages, Muslim World and the World High School and It’s people. 9-12

Anderson Sharpe is a rich and dynamic interdisciplinary database with an in-depth focus on US and global High School history and culture 9-12

NOT available through iBistro : “Gale” includes: Custom Newspapers, Student Resource Center Gold, General OneFile, Literature Resource Center (which is used extensively in Anderson Gale Group upper division English classes); Gale Virtual High School Reference Library (which includes a number of http://infotrac.galegroup.com/ 9-12 itweb/tlc139014791 great eBooks).

“Infobase eBooks” are complete books on a variety Infobase eBooks of topics in science, health, history, social science http://ebooks.infobasepublishing and literature. .com/default.aspx?InstlD=404