Exciting new PebbleGo news! #resvt

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PebbleGo has been a favorite of both students and teachers for a while.  But now it's even better! 

PebbleGo has enhanced their Animals & Science databases by adding two eBooks about each topic to the "Read More" tab.  These are capstone publisher's non-fiction books that are often well written and engaging for young learners. And since they are eBooks, they have text to speech capabilities to help all learners extend their learning.   This is going to be great when students are doing their non-fiction writing units or just want to learn more about a curiosity.   The library now subscribes to all of the databases:  Animals, Science, Biography, Social Studies, & Dinosaurs. 

But wait, there's more!  The library also now subscribes to PebbleGO Next!  This is a database geared towards 3rd-5th graders on topics American Indians, States, Science, Social Studies, and Biographies!  If using these resources from school, one just needs to click "Sign in" and it automatically gets you to the program without entering a password!  If you use it at home or off campus, you will need the password.  Just ask me (Mrs. Wood) for it as well as passwords to other research resources available through the library. 

Both resources can be accessed at the library website under the light blue tab called "Research Resources." 


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