DISTRICTWIDE FREE Resources Center for ALL Subjects

.Each department has its own tab at the bottom. The first tab covers access to ebooks and audiobooks on any subject. Please email me for suggestions to add to your department tab that might help others in the district. I can also provide your students a curated list of our library's nonfiction research ebooks for your content area.
 Teachingbooks.net is available as a Chrome extension! Students and teachers can add it to the browser for easy access to this resources every time they search an author or a book.
Stanford History Education Group Civic Online Reasoning curriculum offers 6 fully developed lateral reading lessons to replace library "CRAP" lessons. Make sure students graduate with the 21st century skill ESSENTIAL to be an information literate citizen: LATERAL READING. 
CHECKOLOGY PREMIUM IS FREE FOR THE 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR! With pre-made INFORMATION LITERACY units, students progress at their own pace through interactive, multimedia modules developing essential skills for  evaluating and interpreting information. Teachers digitally track student progress in these ready-made, easy-to-grade lessons, quizzes, and exercises.
John Green's Crash Course partners with Poynter and Stanford History Education Group on navigating digital information 13-minute video lessons. Follow this playlist to become a pro at knowing who and what to believe!
PBS LEARNING MEDIA has free, curated, California standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more.

Integrate the arts into your curriculum with Kennedy Center Education! Use lesson plans, interactive media, performances, and more to connect dance, music, visual arts, and theater to content. Curated Remote Learning Resources as well

Authoritative activities, lessons, articles, videos, infographics, interactive maps, and more on all topics for all grade levels. Allows sharing with Google Classroom!

Click here for "Hidden History" sites! 

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The Smithsonian's weekly magazine features weekly lesson plans and videos, plus a Spanish version!
Sciencedaily.com: CITED articles from reputable sources (universities and research journals). Real-world science straight from today's headlines. Organized by discipline.
Students listen to radio broadcasts of recent in-depth interviews and stories. Features like "Do Now" allow students to join the discussion on Twitter. Comprehension questions and Socratic Discussion assessments with free signup!
Newsela.com allows students to adjust reading levels on current articles from multiple disciplines! With our subscription, teachers enter  classes and track reading quizzes.

Calisphere.org
"...free access to unique and historically important artifacts for research, teaching, and curious exploration...contributed by all ten campuses of the University of California and other important libraries, archives, and museums throughout the state."

Canvas resources from April Smith and Leeanne Do