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Burbank Library Collection

The Burbank library has over 10,000 books available for student & staff check out. The library collection has been genrefied for easier browsing.
There are 17 fiction sections available and the nonfiction section is set up much like a bookstore.

The Burbank catalog can be found in Class Link as the Insignia Library Catalog.

Once in the catalog, you can search by keyword, title, author and variety of other options.

Once you have search results you will need to limit results to Burbank High School by clicking "Burbank" and then hitting the refresh button.

The results will show you in what genre the book can be found (if title is Fiction)

Sora eBooks

Online eBooks from SAISD and the San Antonio Public Library catalog can be found in SORA which is in the library books folder in Class Link.

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Sora defaults to the SAISD catalog, but you can also add the San Antonio Public Library catalog as well.

To add their catalog, click on the drop down menu in the upper right corner and then click the + Add Library Button. Search for San Antonio and select the San Antonio Public library to add.

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Bibliotech

Bibliotech is the Bexar County Digital library that is available to students and staff via Class Link within the "Library Books" folder. Not only are books available, but they also have magazines, newspapers, movies, music, and online courses.

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Search in any of the options provided once you are logged in.

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Gale eBooks

Gale eBooks are academic books mostly covering core classroom subjects. It can be accessed through Class Link and the Library Books folder.

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Once logged in you can search for books from a variety of categories.

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Need helping figuring out what to read next?

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Office 365 & Student Email

To access your school email, login to Office 365 within Class Link.

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Once logged in, click on the Outlook icon on the left side.

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You can use other Office Apps such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint from this login as well.

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Digital Creation Tools

The following tools can be found in Class Link.

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Canva is a robust creation program for graphics, flyers, posters, videos, websites, and white board spaces. The education version offers many upgraded features including premium templates and images. Canva also allows users to simultaneously edit designs. It integrates with several other apps that allows for more content creation.

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Adobe Express is the replacement for Adobe Spark. It is free to use and the premium features are available with education accounts. It allows for the creation of graphics including flyers, collages, posters, worksheets, web pages, and videos. It has photo and video editing tools along with the ability to do PDF conversions.

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WeVideo is an online video editing tool the option for screen recording and special effects. The free plan allows for publishing up to 5 minutes of video a month that includes a watermark.

Google Apps

Google Docs

Use Google docs to create, edit, and collaborate documents online.

Google Sheets

Use Google sheets to create spreadsheets of data.

Google Slides

Use Google slides to create presentations online in real time.

Google Forms

Use Google forms to create online forms and quizzes.

Google Keep

Use Google Keep to keep track of ideas, lists, voice memos, and more.

Google Jamboard

Use Google Jamboard to collaborate with others in real time.

Google Earth

Use Google Earth to virtually explore the world in a detailed globe.

Google Arts & Culture

Use Google Arts & Culture to discover art, culture and historical collections.

Google Translate

Use Google Translate to translate text, documents, and websites into another language.

Google Drive

Use Google Drive to store files online.

Online Databases

These resources are available via ClassLink.

Gale TexQuest

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Database of resources that provides information from academic journals, magazines, newspapers, as well as biographies, images, videos, and audio.

Britannica

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An encyclopedia that provides articles, images, videos, biographies, atlases, and primary sources.

Learn 360

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A media library of videos, interactives, articles, songs, games, and images.

Sirs Discoverer

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A general reference database for upper elementary and middle school that covers reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health, and technology.

Newsela

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Provides differentiated articles that are adapted to 5 different Lexile levels. Articles are pulled from over 100 reputable sources including the New York Times and the History Channel.

Teaching Books

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An online database of thousands of multimedia resources used to explore children's and young adult books and their authors.

Learning Resources

These resources are available via ClassLink.

Learning Express

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Interactive tutorials, flash cards, practice tests (including ACT, SAT, and ASVAB), articles and eBooks on various career fields.

Khan Academy

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Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard.

Brain Pop

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Over 1,000 short animated movies & quizzes for students in grades K–12 covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, arts and music.

No Red Ink

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