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Online Databases

Accessible online 24 hours/7 days-a-week using the username and password available to students at the Parkview Middle School Library Media Center

Iowa AEA Online -- The following databases are provided to central Iowa schools through an agreement with Heartland Area Education Agency, Johnston, Iowa.

AP Multimedia Archive - The AP Multimedia Archive is a collection of photos, text files, graphics and audio clips. The content goes back prior to the Civil War and is updated daily. All the media files may be used in the classroom for assignments, research, and multimedia presentations.
Atomic Learning - software help and training tutorials...
iClipart for Schools - licensed database provided here with permission to use clip art, photos, images, fonts, and sounds in school-related projects.
EBSCO - index to magazines, biographies, primary source documents, newspapers, and education journals.
Discovery Education Streaming - digital video content for streaming; and digital photos...
Learn 360 - Includes streaming media. Content from PBS, National Geographic, Standard Deviants, Sunburst Media and dozens of other educational video producers.
World Book Online - Online version of the full set of World Book print encyclopedia, enhanced with videos, sounds, and more...
NetTrekker - Connect to over 300,000 of the best online resources, aligned with state standards and organized by readability and grade level. Each resource is carefully selected by educators to ensure it is safe, age-appropriate and 100% academically relevant.
SIRS - Educator-selected resources help you explore social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues.
SoundzAbound- royalty free music library which meets the licensing and technology requirements needed for education.
Teen Health & Wellness: Real life, Real Answers - provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

The following online databases are paid subscriptions by the Parkview Middle School Library Media Center. User name and password access is available for students and staff upon request.

ABC-Clio is a collection of social studies resources that help to develop historical understanding, information literacy, and critical thinking skills.
CobblestoneOnline.net is a unique database of thousands of articles from the award-winning magazines of Cobblestone Publishing. Now you can access an entire collection of articles from Cobblestone, Faces, Calliope, Classical Calliope, Odyssey, AppleSeeds, Dig, Footsteps, and California Chronicles magazines.
CultureGrams Online links all CultureGrams editions, including World, Kids, and States. Exclusive online features include: photo gallery, maps, biographies, videos and slideshows, and a unique recipe collection that offers five authentic recipes for every country in the database.