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eBooks
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MackinVIA Ebooks & Audiobooks This link opens in a new windowFind ebooks and audiobooks on a wide variety of topics. Includes popular fiction. To login, pull-down the menu to your school and enter your school network username and password.
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Tumble Book Library This link opens in a new windowAnimated, talking picture books. Kindergarten - Gr. 5. Highlighted text. Some titles in Spanish and French. All Tumblebooks are also available in MackinVia.
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Worldbook Online- E-Book Suite This link opens in a new windowWorld Book Kids is the premier online resource developed especially for young students. The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
Libraries
Rdale Library catalogs - All schools This link opens in a new window
Access library catalogs for all schools. Locate print and electronic books across the district including our professional library. Find open educational resources by grade level and subject.
Hennepin County Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
WorldCat (National Libraries) This link opens in a new window
Find items in local, regional and national libraries. Items may be available for inter library loan. Ask you library media specialist.
K-5 Research
BrainPop (Clever login, all BrainPop platforms) This link opens in a new window
BrainPOP creates animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement.
Login with G Suite. Teachers: Ask your library media specialist for your code. Students: ask your teacher for the code.
BrainPop Jr. (Clever login) This link opens in a new window
BrainPop Jr. creates animated, curricular content aimed at K - 3 students.
Britannica Escolar This link opens in a new window
Spanish encyclopedia for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. Features two levels: Primaria for elementary and Secundaria for middle school.
Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Offers general information at three educational levels: elementary, middle and high.
Gale in Context - Elementary This link opens in a new window
Features age-appropriate, trustworthy, curriculum-aligned content covering a wide range of topics.
PebbleGo / PebbleGo Next This link opens in a new window
Early grades: PebbleGo Animals, Animales (español), Science, Ciencia (español), Biographies, Biografías (español), Social Studies, Estudios Sociales (español), Dinosaurs, & Health, Salud (español).
3rd - 6th grade : PebbleGo Next States, Science, American Indian History, Social Studies, Biographies
WorldBook Kids This link opens in a new window
World Book Kids is the premier online resource developed especially for young students. The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
Teacher Resources
McGraw Hill (Clever Login) This link opens in a new window
Math - Minnesota Reveal Math and Redbird
NoodleTools This link opens in a new window
Create citations, record and organize notes and manage bibliographies.
Reading Plus This link opens in a new window
Reading Plus is a silent reading intervention that helps students gain proficiency by improving comprehension, reading rate, and vocabulary.
TeachingBooks This link opens in a new window
TeachingBooks provides a wide variety of resources about books and authors including topical lists and information about authors. Features audio and videos of readings and interviews.
Typing Club (Clever Login) This link opens in a new window
Typing practice for elementary students.
Coding
Code.org
Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education. We expand access to computer science in schools, with a focus on increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups.
Code Monkey
CodeMonkey is an AWARD-WINNING online platform that teaches kids real coding languages like CoffeeScript and Python. Children and teenagers learn block-based and text-based coding through an engaging game-like environment.
CodeSpark Academy
codeSpark’s mission is to help all kids learn to code by igniting their curiosity in computer science and turning programming into play. Our award-winning app is designed to teach kids 5 and up the foundations of computer science through puzzles, coding challenges, and creative tools.
Codesters
Codesters combines a fun online coding platform for students, a powerful learning management system for teachers, and built-out coding lessons so you can start teaching kids to code in your school today.