Chester County Library Elk Ridge School There is a wealth of resources for education and recreation available through the Chester County Library System. Resources for children and adults include online databases, books and audiobooks, magazines, reference help, music, business information, PC use, wireless Internet access, DVDs / Blu-ray, and programs for all ages. Find out more about the library’s offerings at their website: http://www/ccls.org/ Online Resources: A How-to Guide BookFlix is an online literacy resource designed for children in grades pre-K through 3 that pairs video storybooks with related nonfiction books. This resource helps early readers develop and practice essential listening and reading skills and introduces them to a world of knowledge and exploration. Bookflix is made available by POWER Library, a consortium of Pennsylvania libraries. In order to access this resource at home, you must log onto the Chester County Library system or access it from the Elk Ridge Destiny homepage. You will be required to enter your Chester County Library card number to access the resource. The Oxford Area School District subscribes to several resources that are accessible to you at home. This brochure offers a brief explanation of the resources available to our Elk Ridge students along with the necessary log-in information. The subscription databases as well as other no-cost resources can be accessed from the homepage of our school’s on-line library catalog: go to the district website at http://www.oxford.k12.pa.us under ‘Our Schools,’ select ‘Elk Ridge.’ on the right side of the screen, click on ‘Elk Ridge Library.’ select a resource link from the homepage. September 2013 eBooks http://www.worldbookonline.com?subacct=O1338 Our library has a collection of ebooks that are accessible on any computer with Internet access. Follow these steps to view our ebook collection: Students must enter a username (ID) and password when accessing World Book at home: ID: oxford1 password: oxford https://theisland.studyisland.com/ Your student was given a user name and password. The format for the username is the first 3 letters of the first name + the first 3 letters of the last name + the last 2 digits of the graduation year, e.g., Mary Smith who graduates in 2024, would be “marsmi24”. The password is the first letter of the first name + the first letter of the last name + the last 4 digits of the student’s OASD ID number, e.g., “ms7543”. Elk Ridge students can get additional practice for their Everyday Math Program using Everyday Math’s eSuite. The activities coordinate and reinforce the material that the students learn in the classroom. Each student has a unique username and password that is provided by the classroom teacher. Library Catalog Elk Ridge students use Study Island to advance their reading and math skills. Students can practice at home with their school log in. Go to this site: go to the OASD website at http://www.oxford.k12.pa.us select ‘Our Schools.’ drop down to ‘Elk Ridge.’ choose Elk Ridge Library on the right-hand side of the page Select the link to ‘e-books.’ enter the username and password: username: guest password: library Do you want to know if our library has a particular book? Find out by following these steps: PebbleGo World Book Online Study Island Everday Math eSuite OASD subscribes to World Book Online. Our students have access to World Book Kids, World Book Student, World Book Advanced, World Book Discover, and World Book Hallazgos (Spanish language). This online encyclopedia provides multimedia content as well as text, and includes a “text to speech” feature. Our school’s online access link is: go to the OASD website: http://www.oxford.k12.pa.us under ‘Resources’, choose ‘Destiny Library Software’ select ‘Elk Ridge School’ The library homepage will be displayed. Choose the ’catalog’ tab to search by keyword, title, author, subject or series. OR go to the OASD website at http://www.oxford.k12.pa.us under ‘Our Schools’, select ‘Elk Ridge’ select ‘Elk Ridge Library’ on the right side of the page. The library homepage will be displayed. Choose the ‘catalog’ tab at the top of the screen to search by keyword, title, author, subject or series. Elk Ridge School subscribes to the online database, PebbleGo. This tool features expertly-leveled text and navigation specifically designed for beginning researchers. Enriched with spoken-word audio, text highlighting and audio and video clips, PebbleGo builds a foundation of research skills for every learner. Our students currently have access to the Animals, Earth & Space, Biographies and Social Studies modules. http://www.pebblego.com/ username: oxford password: hornets