PebbleGo. Heritage Chris,an Schools Learning Commons

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1 PebbleGo Heritage Chris,an Schools Learning Commons

2 SLJ names PebbleGo a Stellar Database -April 2014 Award Winner

3 PebbleGo Includes Designed for PreK- 3: Predictable layouts Expertly leveled text Easy to use Read- aloud naviga,on Ar,cles with audio and highligh,ng Any,me, anywhere access Ar,cles, educa,onal games, and mul,media Cita,on support First report template Visual searching PebbleGo Animals Favorite kid topics! Engaging videos and audio clips PebbleGo Earth and Space Curriculum topics like seasons, weather, earth and space science PebbleGo Biographies Learn about people in history Innova,ve,meline feature PebbleGo Social Studies Ci,zenship, money, geography, symbols, and customs

4 Naviga7on Basics Switch between databases Search within a database Audio support of naviga,on

5 PebbleGo Animals

6 PebbleGo Animals Content Map Amphibians Animal Behavior Animal Classifica,on Animal Habitats Birds Dinosaurs Fish Insects and Spiders Invertebrates Mammals Pets Rep,les

7 Ar7cle naviga7on Animals- Ar7cle Read- aloud audio Print Related ar7cles Report templates Cita7on support Map Audio Video Searching Abili7es

8 Sample Games Animals

9 PebbleGo Earth and Space

10 PebbleGo Earth & Space Content Map Weather About Weather Wet Weather Cold Weather Clouds Extreme Weather Weather Science Hot Weather Seasons What are Seasons? Summer Fall Winter Spring Earth Science Earth Features All About Water Landforms Ecosystems Earth in Ac,on Earth Scien,sts Space Our Solar System Planets Stars Exploring Space

11 Earth and Space Ar7cle

12 Sample Game- Earth & Space

13 PebbleGo Biographies

14 PebbleGo Biographies Content Map Authors and Ar,sts Athletes Explorers Inventors History Makers Musicians and Entertainers Presidents and First Ladies Scien,sts Tip: The bovom 4 visual search buvons serve as filters. Limit search results to: - Women - African Americans - American Indians - Hispanic Americans

15 Biographies Ar7cles

16 Timeline Jimmy Carter s Timeline

17 Sample Game- Biographies

18 PebbleGo Social Studies

19 Social Studies Content Map My World Long Ago and Today US Symbols Holidays Maps People and the Environment All About Money Jobs in the Community Being a Good Ci,zen US Government Families Culture and Awareness Customs Around the World Understanding Disabili,es

20 Social Studies Ar7cles

21 Sample Game- Social Studies

22 Learning Ac7vi7es Within each ar,cle Teach cita,ons Report template / Share what you know

23 Learning Ac7vi7es Within each ar,cle Teach cita,ons Report template / Share what you know Print ar,cles Print photos / Label photos

24 Administrator Repor7ng Login with your admin creden,als Repor,ng for your account: Logins Ar,cle Usage User informa,on Subscrip,on informa,on System- wide sta,s,cs

25 Login Usage

26 Login Totals

27 Ar7cle Popularity

28 Ar7cle Usage

29 User Access/Subscrip7ons Referral URL saved here! Changing your password affects the URL

30 Top Content Tip: Ask your students what their favorite ar,cle is, then guess what all PebbleGo users chose. It s a fun ac,vity that doesn t take much prepara,on,me.

31 PebbleGo is Now Mobile Compa,ble with most mobile web- browsers including ipad, Android, and Kindle Fire HD devices!

32 Earth & Space Science Adding new topics to expand Earth & Space: - Earth and Space Science Earth Science Space Science Seasons Weather - Physical Sciences Forces and Mo,on Light MaVer Simple Machines Sound - Life Sciences Plants Animals Humans - Engineering, Technology, and Applica,ons of Science

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34 Check out Our Videos! DIGITAL_PEBBLEGO

35 Same great features as PebbleGo but curriculum- connected for grades 3-6 Rich Ar,cles with more robust informa,on Text suitable for readers in grades 3-6 Ar,cles First module is State & American Indian Studies Pricing 1 year subscrip,on: $395 per year