GALE in Context: Elementary
* Please note that the database was formerly Gale Kids InfoBits.
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Overview
Overview
Gale in Context: Elementary is a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics. The modern design and simple navigation makes it easy for users to explore content and gain comfort with database searching.
The database is visual and intuitive, helping students develop comprehension and research skills to prepare them for middle school and a lifetime of learning. Features full-text proprietary content from Blackbirch Press®, U•X•L, KidHaven Press™ making it reliable and geared to fit the needs of today’s young learners.
Target Audience: Grades K-5
Content Connections: All
Access: Username and password information for BCPS staff and students can be found on the BCPS Digital Content Access Page.
⭐Click here to see a list of translation, accommodation, and modification features available for Multilingual Learners and students with special education needs.⭐
Learning How
Learning How
Tutorials and Guides
Making Learning a Blast (Video)
Bookmarking (Video)
Citations (includes Transcript)
Downloading & Sending to Google Drive or One Drive (includes Transcript)
Educator Resources
3. Knowledge Constructor- Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
Features & Learning Supports
Features & Learning Supports
Detailed subject indexing on subject, title, document type, and more. Filter search results by basic, intermediate or advanced learning levels.
Breadcrumb trails help students keep track of search results and assists in easy navigation.
Engaging graphics and content: Kids InfoBits offers an eye-catching graphic interface and subject-based topic tree that are user-friendly for early learners. Kids InfoBits contains full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related content from books, magazines, news periodicals, multi-media and reference content. It features more than 16,000 images, over 1,000 kid-friendly charts and graphs, and more that 600 high-quality educational videos.
Translations of article content into dozens of languages. Translated articles can be read aloud with the text to speech technology.
Readspeaker provides text-to-speech technology on articles.
Closed Captioning is provided on all videos.
Microsoft Office integration: Highlight and take notes or import citations to your Microsoft OneDrive account.
Embedded dictionary provides instant access to definitetions by double clicking on a word.
Lexiles are provided on each search result, and content page. Lexiles can be searched and limited from Advanced Search.
Use this Reading Level Correlations chart to match Lexile to grade level.
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