Teacher Resources
Our district offers many resources to support our teachers in their teaching:
Databases
Discovery Ed
Flipster
Glogster
OverDrive
Pixton
WeVideo
Databases
- An incredible array of databases, ebooks, online newspapers and magazines to support research and information needs for every discipline at every grade level.
- One password gets you into every database: ryeneck
- I'd love to come into your class at any point to teach students about the databases, plus advanced search techniques to ensure they are efficient, effective and ethical users of information.
- Email me to book a time!
Discovery Ed
- Digital content for all disciplines....science, SS, Art, Math, ESL, and so much more!
- Check out their most recent content showcase
- Lots of lesson plans, quizzes and ideas
- Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
Flipster
- Our collection of online magazines including People, Time, Wired, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Bon Appetit, Real Simple, The Week, Muse, Mental Floss, Science News, Forbes, Foreign Policy, Digital Photography Pro, Popular Sci, PC World, Motor Trend, Discover, Astronomy and more!
- 30 titles with access to current issues PLUS 1-2 years of back issues.
- All content is searchable within magazine titles
- Access
- from our collection of databases - go to MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS
- password: ryeneck
- Download the Flipster app
- Username: ryeneck
- Password: ryeneck
- from our collection of databases - go to MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS
Glogster
- Multimedia poster creation tool
- Check out Glogster in 90 seconds
- Contact me to create a teacher account
- Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
OverDrive
- Our online ebook and audiobook platform
- Check out up to 4 ebooks/audiobooks at a time for 3-weeks each to enjoy on your smartphone, tablet, chromebook, laptop or desktop computer.
- Download the free OverDrive app to read/listen on your smartphone or tablet
- Login using your Rye Neck ID as your "card number"
Pixton
- Comic strip creator
- Students can work individually or in teams
- Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
- Lots of great lesson plans and ideas on the site
- Contact me to add you as a teacher
WeVideo
- Online video editor that makes it easy to capture, create, view and share your movies.
- Up to 4K resolution for stunning playback anywhere.
- Contact me for a Teacher Account
- Single Sign On (SSO) with Google
- Check out this overview