• Armstrong Library Resources

    Provide many online options to help students learn new things, maintain their skills, and find new books to read.

    Class link- Armstrong Library eBooks

    Within the Armstrong Library eBook folder, students can find 4 ways to read e-books.

    eBooks

    Arbordale, Capstone Interactive, True Flix & Tumble Books provide dozens of ebooks that, in many cases, can be read aloud by the computer and as they are read, words are highlighted.TumbleBooks provides quizzes and other activities for students to complete to check understanding and increase skills.

    Sora

    The final option is SORA. Each student, K-5, has an account with SORA. All students K-5 have been shown how to access these books.

    Library Resource folder

    The Armstrong Library Resources folder has 10 separate resources in it. Students are very familiar with many of these. Pebble Go is used at all grade levels. Brain POP and Brain POP Jr. are well liked by students at all grade levels. Within BrainPop are quizzes and activities on hundreds of topics that students can test their knowledge on. The other resources are less familiar but all of them provide opportunities for learning. 

    The Gates Chili Library Webpage is also familiar to students and has other resources not yet integrated into Classlink. One example is Tinkercad, which encourages students to design 3D models for possible printing on a 3D printer. All students K-5 have individual accounts within Tinkercad and have accessed them at school on more than one occasion. Tinkercad will also allow students to sign up for an account independent of school with parental permission.

    The EDU app which has recently been introduced to students. All students K-5 have an account. Their user ID and password in most instances are the same – it is their user ID for both. Once logged in, students can use the programs tab to create their own coding designs for use with the Sphero robot. While they cannot test their code until we are back together (or they get a Sphero Bolt or Mini) they can practice coding in a fun way.

    If your student has any trouble accessing these programs, please contact Librarian Leslie_Muhammad@gateschili.org as they are all intended to enhance your child’s educational experience.