Reading/LIT
*Certain resources may be specific to particular departments/grades/schools.
Axis 360
(eRead Illinois)Schools: All
Grades: K-8
Resources:
To access Axis 360, please click on this link: http://d65library.axis360.baker-taylor.com/
Students
Students can login by clicking on the login button on the upper right-hand corner.
Username: Student ID
Password: Lunchpin
Teachers
Teachers can login using their SISK12 username and password.
Benchmark Education
Schools: Dawes, Dewey, Rhodes, Washington*
Grades: K-2*
Resources:
Epic!
Schools: All
Grades: All
Resources:
Follett Destiny
(library catalogue)
Schools: All* (Rice, Park and JEH do not have district libraries, contact Library Department Chair for checking out books)
Grades: 3-4
Resources:
iStation
Schools/Grades:
TWI students from: Rhodes, Dawes, Dewey, Oakton, Washington, Willard
EL/ESL students from: Dawes, Lincoln, Walker, King Arts
Resources:
IXL Lit
Learning A-Z (RAZ-Plus)
Schools: All*
Grades: K-3 rostered teachers*
Resources:
Newsela
NoodleTools
Schools: All*
Grades: 6-8*
Resources:
NoodleTools gives students a systematic but flexible framework for navigating the tangled web of research. Students develop expert critical-thinking skills, gain confidence, and replace patch-writing and plagiarism with synthesis.
Go to the Google apps launcher (array icon in the upper right-hand corner of Google Drive) and scroll down to more tools. NoodleTools will be toward the bottom of your window.
Students can access NoodleTools by logging into their District 65 Google Account.
Read 180
Schools: Chute, Haven, King Arts, Nichols, Rhodes* (LA Intervention Classes)
Grades: 6-8
Resources:
StudySync (ELA/Literacy)
Schools: King Arts, Rhodes, Haven, Chute, Nichols
Grades: 6-8
Resources:
TeachingBooks
Schools: All*
Grades: All
Resources:
How to Login (go to TeachingBooks.net, click on sign in/sign up on the upper-left hand corner. Choose educator and use your District Email to create an account.
Typetastic
(formerly Typing Quest)