Media Center

Welcome to                          

Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Academy iLeap Center’s Virtual Library

Mrs. Frey- Library Media Specialist

Mr. Castro- Computer Technician

Connect to Elizabeth Public Library-  www.elizpl.org  Books, eBooks, audio books, access to databases, practice SAT tests, online newspapers, Rosetta Stone Program, movies, etc.  Visit the library to participate in FUN & FREE activities! Don’t have a library card see Mrs. Frey in the iLeap Center for details.

Vision- The community of Thomas A. Edison Career and Technology Academy will have full access of knowledge and understanding of how to use a variety of online resources for their educational and personal benefit.

Mission- To support the academic and technical programs by providing relevant information and guidance to have personal and career success in a technology-driven society. 

III. Reference Resources

1. Popular Teen Author Websites
2. Typing Websites
3. Academic Websites for Teachers

VII. Career Center Information

VIII. HOT TOPICS in News & Media

1. Poetry

1. eBooks for Edison Students
2. Link to Follett Shelf for Edison Students- audio books
3. Classic Books online provided by the Library of Congress -read.gov/books Some featured books are Aesop’s Fables, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Dracula, Jungle Book, etc.
4. Project Gutenberg- gutenberg.org Features Top 100 Books and Authors most recently downloaded
5. Classic Reader- classicreader.com Features out of copyright books, meaning their copyright protection has expired. The books are the full unabridged versions.
6. http://www.AmericanRhetoric.com Features Top 100 speeches in American History including video, audio and transcripts for most speeches.
7. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare- http://Shakespeare.mit.edu/

1. Helpful Research & Writing Websites
2. The Perdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) https://owl.english.purdue.edu Listed under suggested resources: Grades 7-12: Instructors and Students
3. Citation Machine- http://Citationmachine.net
4. Easy Bib- Free Bibliography Generator easybib.com
5. CiteFast citefast.com
6. Writers Inc.- Provides writing topic/ideas thewritesource.com
7. com www.grammarbook.com a source for grammar and punctuation
8. The Big 6 Research Model- big6.com

• Reference & Databases Resources
  1. Dictionary.com & www.Thesaurus.com
  2. http://www.Merriam-webster.com-- Dictionary
  3. Cambridge Dictionary- http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us
  4. The Old Farmer’s Almanac- almamac.com
  5. Google Maps
  6. EBSCO Elite Database- URL: http://search.ebscohost.com

Username:    elizabeth

Password:  reflibrary

1. Biography Resource Center, Contemporary Authors, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center & Science Resource Center http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/elizahs_ca

Username:  None required

Password:  reflibrary

1. ABC-CLIO American Government – Coming School Year 2017-2018
2. ABC-CLIO World Geography- Coming School Year 2017-2018

1. Popular Teen Author Books & Websites
2. Anna Marie McLemore http://author.annamariemclemore.com/
3. Kiera Cass kieracass.com/
4. Benjamin Alire Saenz http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Benjamin-Alire-Saenz/44544494
5. Esmeralda Santiago http://www.esmeraldasantiago.com/
6. Margarita Engle http://www.margaritaengle.com/
7. Alex Sanchez http://www.alexsanchez.com/
8. Christina Diaz Gonzalez http://www.christinagonzalez.com/
9. Jenny Torres Sanchez http://jennytorressanchez.com/
10. John Green http://www.johngreenbooks.com/
11. Ransom Riggs http://www.ransomriggs.com/about.php
12. James Dashner http://www.jamesdashner.com/
13. Veronica Roth http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/
14. Rick Yancey http://www.rickyancey.com/

1. Typing Websites
2. Typing.com
3. Typingtest.com
4. nitrotype.com

1. Academic Websites for Teachers
   1. National Council of Teachers of English – readwritethink.org Improving the teaching of language arts teachers at all levels
   2. National Council for History Education nche.net Teaching students to “think historically “ about the past to create wonders about the past and make judgements and think critically about the present.
   3. American Historical Association historians.org Provide professional opportunities and information about teaching history K-12.
   4. National Geographic Society nationalgeographic.org/Education Provides professional development for educators
   5. Association for Science Teacher Education theaste.org Promotes and supports the development of science teachers.
   6. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics nctm.org
   7. American Mathematical Society ams.org
   8. Association for Women in Mathematics https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/home

Non-Profit organization created to encourage women and girls to pursue careers in the mathematical sciences. 

“Career Guidance is important to students about to enter the work force in order to comprehend the choices and opportunities that may lie ahead of them.  The need of a career center is even more important with the accelerated technological change, global competition, downsizing and other economic change.  A Career Guidance Center will support educational excellence by increasing motivation and improving academic achievement. “~ Rich Feller

• Career Center Information

1. Personality Test
   1. The Princeton Review- Career Quiz https://www.princetonreview.com/quiz/career-quiz
   2. Washington Career Bridge

http://www.careerbridge.wa.gov/

3. Your Free Career Test

www.yourfreecareertest.com/

1. Careers
2. Occupational Outlook Handbook by U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics—stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
3. Colorado Career Web – www.Colorado-career-web.org
4. Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies- www.nwcnet.org
5. Job Bank USA- www.jobbankusa.com
6. America’s Job Bank- ajb.dni.us
7. Community Colleges/ Trade Schools
8. Bergen Community College http://bergen.edu/
9. Rowan College at Burlington County www.rcbc.edu/rowan
10. Essex County College www.essex.edu/
11. Raritan Valley Community College http://www.raritanval.edu/
12. Middlesex County College – Culinary Program https://www.middlesexcc.edu/
13. Union County College http://www.ucc.edu/
14. Lincoln Tech- Union Campus http://www.lincolntech.edu/campus/union-nj
15. Apex Technical Institute http://apexschool.com/
16. Aveda Institute http://aveda.edu/new-york/
17. Empire Beauty School Union/Bloomfield- https://www.empire.edu/
18. The Art Institute of New York City https://www.artinstitutes.edu/new-york
19. Greenville Tech & BMW Scholars Program http://gvltec.edu/BMW-scholars/
20. The Culinary Institute of American– Hyde Park, NY https://www.ciachef.edu/

VIII.  Hot Topics in News & Media

1. Identifying Fake News (attached PDF)
2. Online Safety & Security (attached PDF)
3. Critical Viewing Comprehension Skills (attached PDF)

1. Poetry – (IN PROGRESS)
2. Poetry Terms
3. 17 Most Well-Known Poets in 2017
4. Guiding Questions
5. Poetry Websites
6. Current Poetry
7. Edison Student Poems