Useful Links
The following Internet resources are made available FREE to students and adults because these subscriptions have been purchased by the Heartland Area Education Agency. Follow these simple steps to access these resources
Go to Launchpad
Choose Sign in with Google using your school email and password
Students in grades 2-8 with a school email account may also sign in to use these tools in this manner
More info to com for students in grades PK-1. They may need to use apps on their iPads since they don't have school Google accounts.
School Library
This is our online catalog. A simple search can be conducted using the search box. You may search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series. To conduct an advanced search, click on "Expert" or "Combo" near the search bar. You can also access the online catalog through the school website using the “A-C Online Library” link on the AC/GC Junior High page or the “Our Online Library” link on the A-C Elementary page.
AEA Digital Library
With over 400 titles, Iowa's Area Education Agencies are pleased to provide Iowa PreK-12 educators and students access to this growing collection of educational digital media resources. This collection includes streaming video, still images, and digital documents for PreK-3 children's literature, 4-8th grade science, 7-12th grade health and guidance, and the AIME copyright newsletter.
Encyclopedia Britannica
This site contains materials for all ages of readers with specific sections for elementary, middle, and high school. Highlights include biography, atlas, dictionary, and timelines.
Mackin VIA ebooks
This is a link to online elementary, junior-high, and high school ebooks and audiobooks. The titles are grouped into various fiction and non-fiction categories. The ebooks and audiobooks are available 24/7. There is no checkout or wait list. All students can read the same book at the same time. The ebooks and audiobooks work on any computer, laptop, or mobile device with Internet access. There is also a Mackin VIA app. Search the App store for Mackin VIA.
Pebble Go
This site is for beginning researchers. Databases include animals, earth and space science, biographies, and social studies.
Pebble Go Next
This site contains research information that is accessible for students in grades 3-8. Categories include States, Science, Social Studies, and Biographies.
This site contains millions of copyright-free images suitable for classroom use.
Power Knowledge Physical Science
Physical science articles, games, and activities for students in grades 3-6.
Life science articles, games, and activities for students in grades 3-6.
Power Knowledge Earth and Space Science
Earth and space science articles, games, and activities for students in grades 3-6.
Information about the periodic table for students in grades 7-12.
Information about chemistry for students in grades 7-12.
Information about biology for students in grades 7-12.
Culture Grams
This site provides factual information about various nations around the world, including languages, foods, holidays, government, history, and famous people. This link is to the Kids Edition and can also lead you to links for the World Edition and States Edition.
Book Flix
This site is for children in grades Prek-3 to develop their reading skills. It pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks and provides numerous activities.
Teen Health & Wellness
Topics include bullying, suicide, alcohol, drugs, mental health, green living, nutrition, and financial literacy.
EBSCO
This site stores the archives of hundreds of magazines (including children’s titles), newspapers, government pamphlets, encyclopedia articles, and TV and radio transcripts. Once you are in the site, you may search various databases, including the following:
Explora (Grades K-5)
Kids Search (Grades 6-8)
History Reference Center
Science Reference Center
Literary Reference Center
Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center
NoveList Plus
Vocational & Career Collection
Professional Development Collection+ERIC
Advanced Placement Source
Newspaper Source Plus
Education Resource Complete
Learn 360
This site provides full videos, video clips and speeches by subject and grade level.
American History in Video
This site has nearly 5,000 historical videos.
TeachingBooks.net
Educators can find teacher guides, thematic booklists and author/illustrator interviews for fiction and nonfiction books.
Soundzabound
This site provides royalty-free music that can be used for educational projects, such as podcasts, PowerPoint, news shows, TV broadcasts, digital storytelling, and web design.
True Flix
This site provides digital books and videos on a variety of Science and Social Studies topics.
Freedom Flix
This site provides videos and text related to a variety of historical topics, including civil rights, westward expansion, immigration, economics, war, and today’s world
Science Flix
This site provides videos and text related to earth science, life science, physical science, space science, health, the human body, technology, engineering, and mathematical concepts.
Mystery Science
This site provides science experiments, videos, and lessons that align with NGSS and Common Core Science Standards.
Discovery Education Science
This site provides access to STEM resources and digital science texts.
Gale Research Portal
This is a portal to many databases for adults and students of various age levels.
Gale Educator’s Reference Complete
Gale General One File
Gale Kids Info Bits (K-5)
Gale Research in Context
Gale Academic One File
ERIC Institution of Educational Sciences
This site provides access to peer-reviewed and full-text educational journals.