ClassLink and Digital Resources
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ClassLink
Organize commonly used resources in one spot for easy access...and help your students do the same.
- Add apps and websites
- Organize them in folders
- Store passwords in the Password Locker
To access, download the app or click the link from your school’s homepage.
Activity
Click the Activity button to use the ClassLink research app page to add relevant resources to your ClassLink menu.
Subscription Databases
https://youtu.be/Q2GMtIuaNzU
Gale Databases
- Export articles, including user notes and highlights, directly to OneDrive
- Compile a list of notes and highlights across articles and download and print in a table
- Accommodate ESL and Special Ed students
- Easily cite articles
To access Gale, tap the icon in ClassLink or click here.
Activity
Click on the Activity button to search for a topic related to your content area. Highlight and take notes on at least two articles, download your Highlights and Notes table to OneDrive, and find the document there.
Ebsco Learning Express
Access test prep materials for a variety of standardized assessments from STAAR to AP exams.
Britannica School
- Easily search biographical and geographic information
- Adaptable reading levels, read-aloud feature and translation tool
- Search by TEKS
- Create Resource Packs of material to easily store articles and/or share with students
To access Britannica, tap its icon in ClassLink or click here.
Activity
Click on the Activity button to create a resource pack for an upcoming topic. Include an article, an image, and a video. You can then embed the link in your Canvas module for that topic to make the resources available with one click.
These are just a few of the wondeful resources available to you!
District users have access to several other subscription databases. Here is a complete list of secondary resources:
- Gale
- Britannica
- Ebsco
- SIRS Discoverer
- World Book Online
- Facts on File (high school only)
- Discovery Education
- Teaching Books.Net
Click on each resource to explore it's great features.
Remember... Your campus librarian would love to help you with these resources!
How can you use this???
Make a short video explaining how you can use at least one tool described in today's session with your classes. Use the QR code or click here to post the video to Padlet.
Anne Farley
DPHS-N Librarian
Email: afarley@dpisd.org
Website: https://www.dpisd.org/Page/7444
Phone: 832.668.7315
Jeri Rossi
DPHS-S Librarian
Email: jrossi@dpisd.org
Website: https://www.dpisd.org/domain/1167
Phone: 832.668.7224