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World Book Online	World Book offers 25,000+ encyclopedia articles, 1,800 tables, 100+ animations and videos, 10,000+ pictures, 10,000+ audio clips and much more. Provided by  GP AEA.
NoodleBib	NoodleBib creates bibliographies with a 'fill-in-the-blank' form.
Sirs Discoverer	SIRS Discoverer includes thousands of full text articles and graphics from newspapers and magazines.
Sirs Researcher	SIRS Researcher is a general reference database containing thousands of full text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Provided by GP AEA.
Ebsco Host	EbscoHost provides access to 19 different databases. Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular, magazines for middle and jr. high school research and dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Provided by GP AEA.
CultureGrams	CultureGrams includes "World Edition": 177 concise cultural country reports; "Kid's Edition" 65 Culturegrams designed for upper elementary students; and "States Edition" which includes info on all 50 states.
Discovering Collection	The Discovering Collection includes thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements in the areas of history, literature, biography, science and social studies.
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Gale Virtual Reference Library contains full-text entries found in ten searchable online reference titles focusing on biography, history, medicine and science.
Teen Health & Wellness	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.
AP Images	AP Images indexes thousands of photos, graphics, text and audio from the Associated Press "from the 1840s to a minute ago." Provided by GP AEA.
Schools.Clipart.Com	Clipart.com School Edition includes 2.6 million images, fonts and sounds for homework, newsletters, school-related websites, handouts, posters, clubs, science projects, and more... Provided by GP AEA.
AccuWeather	AccuWeather gives you up-to-the-minute information on weather around the world. It also features historical information on weather and special articles related to weather. Provided by GP AEA.
Atomic Learning	Atomic Learning breaks down your favorite software into fast-loading tutorial movie "atoms," played right over the Internet. We SHOW you how to use a program, with narration. Provided by GP AEA.
Discovery Education Streaming	Discovery Education Streaming is a video download and streaming system that instantly delivers over 2,000 educational core-curriculum digital videos and 20,000 clips. Provided by GP AEA.
Soundzabound	Soundzabound provides production music for grades K-12 that ensures your copyright compliance when using for Podcasts, PowerPoint, Web Design, Videos, Digital Storytelling and Movies. Sound files are provided in MP3 format.
Iowa Choices	Iowa Choices is a career planning tool that features occupations and college & university databases

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