Online Resources

Picture
Pointers Run Online Catalog  Click HERE to access the Media Center's collection of materials.  You DO NOT need a login or password to access our catalog. 
Picture
BrainPop & BrainPop Jr:  "Animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement."Click HERE to connect to BrainPop or BrainPopJr
Picture
Culture Grams: Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 182 world cultures. Students at Pointers Run generally use the Kids Edition.  Click HERE to go to CultureGrams.
Picture
    Maps101. Maps.com (Firm) Provides maps, animations, news articles, activities, and videos to help support social studies curriculum.  Click here to go to Maps101.
Picture
NoodleTools: Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list using NoodleBib. Click HERE to go to NoodleTools. 
Picture
PebbleGo by Capstone is a database designed for our pre-K to Grade 3 students for reading and research.  Pointers Run subscribes to four separate databases, Animals, Science, Biographies, and Social Studies.  Each database offers articles for emerging readers and leveled text accompanied by multimedia options.  Click HERE to go to PebbleGo.com
Picture
SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities.  Other features include: The World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia, and a Spotlight of the Month. Click HERE to go to SIRS Discoverer.
Picture
TeachingBooks.net is a timesaving portal to thousands of online resources of book-related resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors. Click HERE to go to TeachingBooks.net

Picture
TumbleBooks.com " is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love." Click HERE to go to TumbleBook Library.