OCL Database – Brainfuse HelpNow!
→ Free live one-on-one online tutoring from a Brainfuse tutor. Tutoring is available in math, science, writing and other subjects for elementary, middle school, high school and college students. All BrainFuse tutors have at least a four year degree and are background checked. Includes live online help for Spanish Language help from Spanish speaking tutors, a writing lab that gives feedback on written assignments within 24 hours and much more. Requires an Ocean County Library card barcode number.
OCL Database - Biography In Context
→ Find reliable information on over 500,000 famous people both past and present with video, audio, images, obituaries, and articles. Search by name, occupation, nationality, or year of birth.
OCL Database - Bloom’s Literature
→ Read all about literary movements, authors and their characters in this well-respected literary database featuring the noted Harold Bloom. Just added: 100 full length performance videos of classic plays including Much Ado about Nothing, The Glass Menagerie, Antigone, and Cyrano de Bergerac.
OCL Database - Contemporary Authors
→ Information on modern writers needed? Start here with biographical information, lists of their works, and short summaries of their major writings. Novelists, non-fiction writers, poets, playwrights, journalists, and screenwriters are covered.
OCL Database - NoveList K-8 Plus
→ What to read next? Enter the title of a book you like. Click on the listing to see suggested read-a-likes! Browse by your mood or by the kinds of books you like.
Reading Is Fundamental
→ Literacy tools and resources, including lesson plans, games, printables, interactive activity calendars, and videos. RIF’s Literacy Central provides access to thousands of free resources that connect to the books that educators, parents, and caregivers regularly use for instruction.
We Need Diverse Books
→ Advocates for more diverse books to be published, featuring book title suggestions, a booktalking kit, and more resources.
Scholastic Book Wizard
→ Online tool that allows you to find the guided reading level of various books. Also available as an app.
OCL Database – Learning Express
→ Free prep and practice tests, including Mathematics skills improvement and English Language Arts skill improvement tests.
Cool Math
→ Free online math lessons (pre-algebra, algebra, precalculus), cool math games, online graphing calculators, geometry art, fractals, polyhedra, along with a parents and teachers areas too.
Math Snacks
→ Short videos and games to introduce different math concepts to school-age kids.
Math Is Fun
→ Printable worksheets, lessons, and activities for a variety of math subjects and grade levels.
Mathigon
→ Interactive math textbook with engaging digital illustrations of concepts.
OCL Database – Scholastic Science Flix
→ An online resource that focuses on engaging subject-area science content for students spanning grades 4-9.
OCL Database – Science Online
→ Do you have a chemistry assignment that seems incomprehensible? Or a science fair project deadline looming? Science Online can help with a broad range of scientific disciplines, from forensics to astronomy, through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies and experiments.
OCL Database – Science Reference Center
→ Need to know the lifespan of an amoeba or the definition of dark matter? This database covers a broad range of scientific topics from bacteria to the Big Bang. Contains full text articles from scientific journals, periodicals, encyclopedias, and reference books.
OCL Database – Teen Health & Wellness
→ Real life answers for teens about diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, school and work skills, friendship, dating, grief and loss, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more. Find local and national 24-hour hotlines for teens in crisis.
OCL Database – Today's Science
→ Science news written especially for students. New advances in biology, chemistry, the environment, astronomy, physics, mathematics, medicine, and technology clearly explained in articles written exclusively for Today’s Science.
Code.org
→ Resources for learning computer science while at home.
NASA Stem
→ Videos simulations and more from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with additional lesson plans for educators.
Smithsonian
→ Activities, games, learning labs, and more on a variety of educational subjects related to science, nature, and the arts.
OCL Database - Culturegrams
→ Countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces with statistics, customs, maps, recipes, holidays, daily life, geography, videos, famous people, and everything that is needed for most country and state reports.
OCL Database - Scholastic TrueFlix
→ Offering hundreds of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning, TrueFlix® is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home.
OCL Database - World Almanac for Kids
→ Find Taylor Swift’s birthday, or the nickname of South Dakota, or watch a video of the top ten cleverest animals (including the skateboarding bulldog) here. Also find information from history to science, reading, and famous people.
OCL Database - World Book Online Student
→ Encyclopedia for middle and intermediate school students. Homework research, science projects, articles, biographies, maps, and more.
OCL Database – World Geography and Culture Online
→ See the earth differently through World Geography & Culture Online. It combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information, which allows you to rank and compare states and countries in a variety of categories including population and income.
Annenberg Classroom
→ Free resources, including videos, games, and complete lesson plans, for teaching about the United States Constitution.
iCivics
→ Learn about civics through games that place you in the White House, on the Supreme Court bench, or fighting fake news.
National Archives
→ Online activities and lesson plans for civics and American History from around the National Archives and Presidential Libraries.
Smithsonian’s History Explorer
→ Lessons and activities, resources listed by theme, educational videos, and ability to explore virtual museum artifacts, provided by the National Museum of American History.
OCL Database – Creativebug
→ View thousands of free online art and craft classes, available anytime, anywhere. Videos are produced by renowned artists and creative experts. Class categories include sewing, quilting, paper, knitting, crochet, food, jewelry, kids, and more.
OCL Database – Mango Languages
→ Online courses for English Speakers in 72 languages. English as a second language courses in twenty different languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish and more. Mobile App available in Apple App Store and Google Play.
OCL Database – Pronunciator
→ Foreign language lessons for free with your library card! Learn phrases, vocabulary and grammar with interactive drills, quizzes, speech recognition for better pronunciation, downloadable audio lessons, phrase books and hours of instruction to bring you closer to fluency in almost any language. Mobile Apps available in Apple App Store and Google Play.
OCL Database – Rosetta Stone
→ Learn 30 languages with Rosetta Stone for free. Sign up with your library barcode number and your email address as your Username.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
→ #MetKids is an interactive site developed for, with, and by kids. Students will learn fun facts about the Met and get ideas to create amazing projects.
Lincoln Center
→ Lincoln Center will be providing live streaming performances and concerts at the Center's Campus as well as other locations.
OCL Database – Access Video
→ Streaming video on demand covering a wide-range of subjects. From arts & humanities to science, mathematics, and technology, documentaries from producers such as the History Channel , HBO, Nova and Ken Burns.
OCL Database – Explora Teens
→ Search and browse here for magazine, newspaper and encyclopedia articles, biographies, photographs, videos and more. Lexile Reading levels, audio options and more.
OCL Database – Gale Virtual Reference Library
→ Imagine a comprehensive reference library right at your fingertips; it’s all here- encyclopedias, almanacs and reference books on a wide variety of topics including movie reviews, college scholarships, the Vietnam War, Catholicism, endangered species and small business information.
OCL Database – Learning Express
→ Free prep and practice tests, including Mathematics skills improvement and English Language Arts skill improvement tests.
OCL Database - MiddleSearch Plus
→ Attention middle and junior high school students. Need some help with that homework? Here’s a great place to find some answers. This database has magazine articles, biographies and primary source documents for all your assignments and reports. There’s also a collection of photos, maps and flags. Provided by the New Jersey State Library.
Common Sense Media
→ Articles and resources for parents and educators on books, games, television, and movies, along with other useful tools on relevant topics.
PBS Learning Media
→ Hub for all PBS educational resources including lesson plans, videos, and interactives for all core subjects.
