Noodle Tools

DHMS subscribes to Noodle Tools, a hub for organizing student research projects. Students create their own account while at school, and have full access to citations, notetaking, and critical thinking tools. 

Galileo

GALILEO is an online library portal to authoritative, subscription-only information that isn’t available through free search engines or Web directories. It provides access to encyclopedias, eBooks, and thousands of magazine and newspaper articles. These links require a password. See your librarian for the current GALILEO password.

Direct link to GALILEO Teen for grades 6-8
     Search all of GALILEO from this portal.

Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition
     Britannica's Middle School encyclopedia includes multiple reading levels.

EBSCO eBooks from GALILEO
     Contains nearly 11,000 titles chosen to support a quality learning experience for elementary and middle school students. Also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators. Great for researching countries of the world.

Escolar Online (from Encyclopedia Britannica)
     Spanish-language encyclopedia with articles, videos, atlas, and learning activities 

Explora for Middle School
     Includes eBooks and magazine articles on a variety of topics.

SIRS Discoverer 
     Contains encyclopedia entries as well as newspaper and magazine articles on all topics; Lexile levels available; Pro-Con Leading Issues module;designed for elementary and middle school students.