Chief Points
Test Prep and More
June 29, 2018
Lackawanna County Library System & Free Library of Philadelphia
Best Wishes for a happy and healthy summer.
FREE TEST PREP
For High School Seniors (or even rising Juniors), they even have test prep for college placement exams.
March2Success is another program offered by the Free Library of Philadelphia. March2Success provides and online study program to help students prepare for standardized tests, improve school work and review materials.
Drivers license practice materials are also offered to patrons of the Free Library of Philadelphia as well as the Lackawanna County Library System
FREE CAREER EXPLORATION
First, through the same EBSCO Learning Express platform that offers free SAT, ACT, PSAT/NMSQT and AP exam preparation, there are Career Exploration resources and even more exam prep programs such as the Military ASVAB exam preparation materials.
The options provided by EBSCO aren't limited to school aged students. Adults can also benefit from learning resources and refresher materials.
Career Cruising is robust career and college research platform. In fact, some other local high schools utilize a subscription base to Career Cruising in a similar way to the way we use Naviance at Lakeland. While we obviously find Naviance to be a wonderful resource, we know that the more we can provide our students, the more prepared with can help them be.
FREE SCHOOL CENTER
FREE online homework help is offered daily from 2pm-11pm via Brainfuse Help Now. Additional services such as a writing lab, language lab, skills programs, backchannel meetings, more standardized test practice and offline tutor questioning is available to users who register for an account. I played with these options and there was NO COST. This is offered through the Free Library of Philadelphia
Free online homework help is offered from Tutor.com from 4pm-10pm daily. This is offered by the Lackawanna County Library System.
Duolingo is offered for free to all patrons of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Don't let the summer slump get you. Keep up on your foreign language learning and your fall term is bound to be easier!
Mango Languages is another free program for those interested in learning foreign languages. It is offered by both the Lackawanna County Library System and The Free Library of Philadelphia.
The Fun Stuff!
Audiobooks and ebooks from Overdrive - The Lackawanna County Library System also offers this wonderful resource but quite frankly the Free Library of Philadelphia just offers more. Bigger city = more resources. Add this to your list of go to places for FREE audiobooks and ebooks for your Kindle, Tablet, computer, Chromebook or smartphone.
Classical Music Library and Jazz Music Library are excellent Free resources for those who enjoy the classical and jazz genres of music.
Music Online - listen to a variety of genres.
HOOPLA - While Overdrive offers an excellent selection of audio and ebooks, HOOPLA is an additional resource for library patrons. All Free Library of Philadelphia patrons are entitled to 4 checkouts a month. This includes movies, television shows, albums, audiobooks and ebooks. I've personally used this service and find it to be excellent.
Kanopy is yet another movie service from the library. Each patron can stream up to 4 movies per month at no cost. Choose from over 30,000 titles.
RBdigital audiobooks and ebooks - downloadable best selling and classic audiobooks. Easy app for your phone! Both library systems offer this benefit.
RBdigital Magazine (Zinio) - Read and download your favorite magazines online. Easy app for your phone!
Tumblebooks - TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
New York Times - Free subscription for all library patrons
Philadelphia Daily News & Philadelphia Inquirer - Free subscription for all library patrons.
Freading - another free option for downloadable ebooks
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Lakeland School Counseling Office
Mrs. Valonis - classes of 2019, 2021, 2023
Email: ddequevedo@lakelandsd.org
Website: http://lakelandsd.schoolwires.net/Page/73
Location: 1355 Lakeland Drive, Jermyn, PA, United States
Phone: 570-254-9485
Twitter: @chiefsguidance