In SORA, you will find access to all of Northshore's Digital Library including eBooks and audiobooks. Students can also add additional libraries to their SORA account - I recommend adding King County Library System (KCLS) for many additional resources and options!

Students can check out up to 3 titles at a time and keep them for up to 21 days.

To log in, students will need to click on the SORA tile under Library and Research in Clever. 

Students of NSD have free access to all of King County Library System's online information and tools! This access includes a number of premium databases, eBooks, audiobooks, educational videos, and homework help from Live Tutors.

To access your student account, follow these simple instructions:

• Click on the King County Libraries icon under Library and Research in Clever (or click on the button below)

• Choose Elementary School Students

• Choose your online resource option

• IF you are wanting to check out an eBook or audiobook, choose the 2nd option

  • Once in the digital library, sign in (click the orange button in the top right corner) *see log in directions below

• IF you are choosing to explore databases, click on the 1st option

  • When you click on the database you wish to use, you will be prompted to log in *see log in directions below

LOG IN FOR ALL KCLS RESOURCES:

Library Card Number:  417studentID#

PIN:  last 4 digits of studentID#

KCLS Student Accounts

KCLS Tutorials:

Accessing KCLS eBooks & Audiobooks

Virtual Read Alouds:

• storylineonline.net
• https://www.ryanandcraig.com/read-alouds
• https://storytimefromspace.com/

About the Author:

Grades K-2

• Kevin Henkes www.kevinhenkes.com
• Mo Willems http://pigeonpresents.com/
• Dr. Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
• Dav Pilkey  https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/planet-pilkey/
• Eric Carle  https://www.eric-carle.com/
• Jan Brett  https://www.janbrett.com/
• Robert Munsch  http://robertmunsch.com/
• James Dean/Eric Litwin  http://www.petethecatbooks.com/
• Mary Pope Osborne  https://www.magictreehouse.com/

Grades 3-5

• Mary Pope Osborne  https://www.magictreehouse.com/
• Dav Pilkey  https://pilkey.com/ OR   https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/planet-pilkey/  
• Jeff Kinney  https://wimpykid.com/
• R.L. Stine  http://rlstine.com/ 
• Raina Telgemeier  https://goraina.com/ 
• Roald Dahl  https://www.roalddahl.com/about/
• Kazu Kibuishi  https://www.boltcityproductions.com/
• Lauren Tarshis  https://www.laurentarshis.com/

Students have unlimited access to district provided databases which can be accessed through Clever, including:

• PebbleGo

• Worldbook Online

• Gale Resources

• KCLS databases (Britannica Library, Gale in Context: Biographies, and more)

Below is a list of additional websites and/or videos for kid-based research:

• General Info - National Geographic Kids
• General Info - Time for Kids
• Women's History - Herstory for Kids
• Sports - SI Kids: Sports News for Kids, Kids Games and More
• General Info - World Book Online  https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home 
• BrainPOP - https://www.brainpop.com/
• K-2 Research -PebbleGo https://pebblego.com/ 
• KCLS Student Accounts - K-5 Databases *For instructions on where to go and how to log in, please click on the Remote Book Checkout Options tab above and then on the KCLS Student Accounts tab.

For passwords for subscription-based databases, please look to your teacher's online learning sites.

Digital Citizenship refers to the responsible use of all types of technology. For a quick overview, click on the link below to watch a video by Common Sense Media.

Video:  What is Digital Citizenship?

For further exploration, click on the links below to learn more and do related activities.

• Commonsensemedia.org
• Play Interland
• Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education

Get tech savvy, learn all about coding, play games and have fun!

Code.org

Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share

Blockly Games

Tynker: Coding for Kids