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Scholastic GO
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by Kelly Ray 4 years, 7 months ago
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Using Scholastic GO!
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Level 2 Tool
No data is shared:
Access to this tool does not require any user to share information about themselves
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Grades:
Middle
High
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This information last checked: 09/06/2019
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Overview
Providing credible, accurate, reliable content on almost every core-curricula subject, Scholastic GO!® offers endless resources for research in a multitude of media. Explore nonfiction texts, world newspapers, videos and more with this easy-to-navigate digital resource designed to strengthen content knowledge, vocabulary, and core proficiency skills.
Target Audience: Grades 5-12
Content Connections: Social Studies, English Language Arts, Science, more.
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Content & Features
- Scholastic GO Features at a Glance
- Articles: More than 115,000 expertly written articles, sortable by Lexile level.
- Images: Database text enriched with illustrations and photographs, both historical and current. Images appear separately in search results as well as appear beside relevant text, and can be clicked to enlarge the image and read an explanatory caption.
- Maps: Interactive topographical, historical and current maps, World Atlas and U.S. Map.
- Videos: Videos appear in articles and as a separate search result. Short clips relating to the article content.
- World Newspapers: Students have access to 1100 world newspapers in 73 Languages.
- Web Sites: More than 80,000 curated and editorially vetted websites related to topics searched.
- More Info: Refers students to additional information including sidebar notes, articles, tables and charts.
- Dictionary: Instant access to American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language helps students to build vocabulary in context.
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Learning Supports & Tools
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Tutorials & Guides
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- Help: Click on the About link at the bottom of any page for an explanation of Scholastic GO database features and content.
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Educator Resources
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Click Librarians/Educators at the bottom of any page to access these teacher resources:
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Go University - online training sessions for educators.
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Lesson Plans - hundreds of Scholastic GO! lesson plans, sorted by level and subject.
- Search Curriculum Standards
- Downloadables and Printables - graphic organizers and other resources for students.
- Professional Resources: collection of links for Educators
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Scholastic GO and the Common Core
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Direct Linking: To obtain a direct link to an article, video, image, etc., copy the URL from the browser bar. Users will need to authenticate by going to BCPS One > Digital Content and clicking on the Scholastic GO icon before opening the direct link.
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Scholastic GO
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Tip: To turn text into a link, highlight the text, then click on a page or file from the list above.
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