Targeted Web Sites and Digital Content

21st Century Skills

Digital Content Reference Articles:

World Book Student:

• Colonial Life in America:   Colonists at Home
• Colonial Life in America:   Education

SIRS Discoverer:

• Colonial America:   New England
• Colonial America:   Pennsylvania, Delaware and Eastern New Jersey
• Colonial America:   Settling Appalachia:   Virginia, Pennsylvania, North and South  Carolina and Georgia  
• Colonial America:   Virginia and Maryland

Web sites:

Multiple Subtopics:

• Our America:   Colonial Period 1607-1776
• Colonial Kids
• Life in the 13 American Colonies
• Life in 1770s Connecticut

Specific Subtopics:

• Colonial Games
• Parks in the 13 Colonies
• Education in the 13 Colonies
• Colonial Education

• Research and Investigation Guide:
• Elementary
• 21st Century Literacies Resources

Digital Content:

Do a keyword search for websites, articles, and media from authoritative, reliable sources using BCPS-licensed databases and e-books.

• No logins needed to use databases at school. See your Library Media Specialist for user names and passwords required for home access.

Subject Headings Keyword

School Library:

Destiny Catalog

Do a keyword search in your school's DESTINY catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.

• Searching your Catalog
• Quick Help for Basic Search | Power Search

Use indexes or tables of contents to locate information related to your topic and questions. Check the indexes of print encyclopedias for articles about your topic.

Do a keyword search in the BCPL Catalog to locate additional resources.

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