[CASL-L] Pre-K-5 Database Recommendations

Jamie Sepa jsepa at simsburyschools.net
Thu Feb 2 07:46:52 PST 2023


In Simsbury we also use Lincloln Library's *FactCite*. Very strong
biography coverage and *FactCite123* is great for primary grades. The
annual subscription rate is also very reasonable.

Thanks,

Jamie




Jamie Sepa



*Library Scientist andMedia CoordinatorSimsbury Public Schools860.658.2251
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On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 10:30 AM ROGERS, KIM <KIM.ROGERS at new-haven.k12.ct.us>
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> At the CASL Conference this year I looked at HiveClass.
> I asked our district lead for Health/PE to review it so me might possibly
> use it.
> Never got an answer form him despite many tries (UGH)
> I thought this was an awesome resource.
> Here is their link, https://www.hiveclass.co/ , to check out.  Would love
> to know your thoughts.
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> Yes Sarah - I was just looking at the sports database yesterday. I
> struggle to get current sports bio books and I think this would be
> awesome.
>
> Jenny
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> On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 9:09 AM Sarah Lynch <sarah_lynch at whps.org> wrote:
>
> Here to say Pebble Go and Pebble Go Next are excellent resources. I would
> also like, but we don't have the Rosen elementary science databases. You
> can see them here. https://rosendigital.com/
>
> The other one I wish I had is Lerner's sports database.
> https://lernersports.com/
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> Sarah Lynch, National Board Certified Librarian
> Wolcott Elementary- West Hartford Public Schools
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> On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 7:55 AM Jenny Lussier <jlussier at rsd13.org> wrote:
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> Hi Rachel -
>
> At my PreK-2 school, we cannot live without PebbleGo. It is worth every
> penny.
> For 3-5, PebbleGo Next is terrific.
> We do also have BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.
>
> We also use Epic.
>
> We have used Britannica and Worldbook online, but we just didn't get
> enough use out of them so we decided to stick with PebbleGo to keep it
> simple.
>
> Jenny
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> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 10:05 PM Rachel Khan <rbuck19 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi everyone, I am at a pre-k-5th grade school looking to add research
> databases for the first time. I have very little experience using a few,
> but am looking for any feedback or recommendations on what other schools
> use for elementary. Thanks!
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