Learning


Check out these great resources for learning!

NC Wise Owl - this fantastic resource is provided free by the State of North Carolina.  It has online encyclopedias, databases, great website links, and much more.  NC Wise Owl should be your first stop for learning when you need online resources!  Please contact Ms. Brannock to get the passwords for home access.

World Book Online - our school pays for this online encyclopedia.  It's easy, it's fun, and it's also available in Spanish.  Because it's a paid subscription, you will need a user name & password to access this at home.  Please contact Ms. Brannock for the World Book username & password.

PebbleGo - like animals?  Animal lovers will find lots to love at this easy-to-read, easy-to-use animal database.  Like our other subscription services, access is limited to our students only.  Please ask Ms. Brannock for the user name & password so that you can enjoy PebbleGo at home!

News & Observer - Thanks to the Raleigh News & Observer's News in Education program, our students & teachers have access to all the day's news online, everyday.  Ms. Brannock can give you the user name & password so that you can use the News in Education service at home.

Ms. Brannock's search tools for kids - check out this glog with links to lots of free search tools!

How to Do Research - a fun and very helpful resource on all the steps in the research process, created by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

Storyplace - a digital library for children from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.  Stories and activities are available in both English and Spanish!

The Big 6 - an awesome strategy for becoming a remarkable researcher, and problem-solver!

Cyberbee - click your mouse and test your knowledge about copyright.

Citation maker - a cool online tool for creating a bibliography and it's easy!  This helpful site was created by the Oregon School Library Information System.

21st Century Learning toolkit - Ms. Brannock's Netvibes page with pathfinders, web 2.0 tools, and much more!

Royalty-free Music - thanks to the kind folks at Royalty-Free Music, we have been accepted to the Royalty-free Music Grant Program.  This provides us with free access to their award-winning library of royalty-free music for use in student projects!