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Online library catalog of books - use this link at school to search for books in the BBMS library. At home, use the link near the bottom of the page.
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 40,000+ encyclopedia & reference articles, 10,000+ biographies, 20,000 pictures & maps, 10,000 sounds, 100+ videos and animations, 7,000 links to approved Web sites, dictionary & atlas, student activities. Check out Surf the Ages, history as it might have been if the World Wide Web existed then!

Reference articles with text-to-speech, learning & life skills activities, translation tools, multimedia, & interactive video.

Encyclopedia - general information, good for background knowledge on people, places, things, events; Compton's is especially for middle school students; browse a topic or A-Z, timelines, dictionary, atlas & videos.
Encyclopedia - general information, good for background knowledge on people, places, things, events; Britannica includes index, Year in Review, primary source documents, videos.

100% full-text articles & images from 1,900+ domestic & international newspapers, magazines, & government documents, 9,000+ educational weblinks, 29,000+ graphics, photos, maps, & charts.

Periodical database - find articles in magazines & newspapers, TV/radio transcripts; eLibrary also has pictures, audio/video; special features: Topic Tree, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, atlas.

Periodical database - find articles in magazines & newspapers; Ebsco also offers Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video.

Gale Biography Resource Center - comprehensive database of biographical information on over 380,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 450,000 biographies from over 1,000 volumes of more than 135 respected Gale sources; more than 27,000 images, in-depth coverage of key events, and up-to-date reporting that can be found in magazines and newspapers. Also, web addresses in the Further Readings sections of thousands of biographies are hyperlinked for direct access to online sources used to inform or supplement the profiles.

Country maps, statistics, pictures, famous people, food recipes w/ an insider’s perspective on daily life & culture of people in more than 200 countries.

20,000+ primary and secondary sources give geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural info on countries, including holidays & current issues; use ClioView to compare statistics on different countries.

Interactive collection of 15,000+ primary/secondary sources covers people, events, and themes of our nation's history; search by text, category, period, or region; special features: topic explorations on specific time periods, 15 reference eBooks on people, War of 1812, Civil War, etc.

Texas Almanac

Maps 101 online resource

Careers
 Career Choices Explorer - for information on hundreds of careers; explore options that match your interests, view career videos, plan HS courses.

Directory - lists of quality Websites chosen especially for middle school students.
NetTrekker home registration

Reading & LA - See and hear directly from the creators of very best books for young adults with original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings; also has guides to thousands of titles, and a wealth of multimedia resources on young adult literature.

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February 2010Special Dates
Mon Feb 8 - Progress Report 3A sent home
Fri Feb 12 - Spring Dance
Fri Feb 26 - Black History Month Program
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