TexQuest
to Support Classoom Instruction
What is TexQuest?
With shared funding from the state legislature, the Texas State Library and Archives (TSLAC) offers online instructional resources for K-12 students in Texas public and charter schools- TexQuest!
The resources included in TexQuest are:
- Sixteen databases from Gale/Cengage
- Two historic archives from Adam Matthew Digital
- Three online encyclopedias from Encyclopedia Britannica
TexQuest resources include full- text magazines and E-books, articles from reference books, newspapers, and journals, videos, images, audio files, historical materials, and web links.
Searching on TexQuest
The resources in TexQuest are not available on the open web and are selected specifically for students. Many of them align with the state curriculum standards. Students can search by content or reading level and use features to have resources read aloud, translated, linked, and/or downloaded.
Training on TexQuest
- Britannica TexQuest Elementary Webinar (1 hour)
- Gale- Kids InfoBits Webinar (42:00)
- Kids InfoBits Online Tutorials (Basic 3:20, Documents 4:18, Searching 3:19)
- Gale- National Geographic Kids Online Tutorials (Basics 6:15, Searching 3:31)
Middle School Resources
- Britannica TexQuest Secondary Webinar (60:00)
- Gale- National Geographic Kids Online Tutorials (Basics 6:15, Searching 3:31)
- Gale Research in Context Webinar (45:00)
- Research in Context Online Tutorials (Basics 2:48, Searching 2:18, Topic Pages and Documents 4:33)
- Adam Matthew Digital TexQuest Webinar- The Basics (34:00)
Secondary Resources
- Britannica Secondary TexQuest Webinar (1 hour)
- Gale- Student Resources in Context Webinar (50:00)
- Student Resources in Context Online Tutorials (Basics 2:57, Search Results 2:14, Topic Pages 5:35
- Gale- Opposing Viewpoints in Context Webinar (46:00)
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context Online Tutorials (Basics 2:27, Search Results 2:05, Topic Pages and Documents 5:06)
- Adam Matthew Digital TexQuest Webinar- The Basics (34:00)
TexQuest in Your Content Area
Take a look at the following Resource Guides to see how TexQuest can be used in your content area.
TexQuest General Resource Guide
Secondary Social Studies Resource Guide
Getting Started on TexQuest
In order to get started on TexQuest make sure you have the login information for your campus.
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