SpringBoard – Interactive learning software.  To log in, use your alpha code (without the preceding number) and the letters bb.  For example, if your alpha code is abcd, your login would be abcdbb.  Your password is the same as your log in, except it should be in all caps: ABCDBB.  Your school code is 100393.

http://gardenofpraise.com/

http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/

Authors

Joseph Delaney - Author of “The Last Apprentice” series

Sarah Dessen

Sharon Draper - Author of Copper Sun, Forged by Fire, and others.

Stephanie Meyer - Author of the “Twilight” series.

Christopher Paolini - Author of Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr.

Book Awards

Andrew Carnegie Medal

Caldecott Medal

Coretta Scott King Award

Newbury Award

Pura Belpre Award

Florida Teens Read List

Mythology

Encyclopedia Mythica – Gods, goddesses, and myths from around the world.  Includes Greek and Roman mythology.

Ancient History (ABC-CLIO) – Articles and images about the ancient world.  Excellent way to search for information about Greek mythology, gods, and heroes.  Need a password?  See the media staff.

Roman Mythology

To Kill A Mockingbird

Historical: The author, the trial, and the civil rights movement

Geographical: About Monroeville, Alabama (Harper Lee’s hometown)

The events of the 1930s

Life during the Great Depression

Culture of the 1930s