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Customer Service
319-399-6754
800-332-8488, ext. 6754
reservations@gwaea.org

 

Curriculum Integration

Tony Amsler

319-399-6555

voicemail, 6493
800-332-8488, ext. 6493
tamsler@gwaea.org

Districts served*:
Anamosa, St. Patrick Catholic,
Linn-Mar, Lisbon, Marion, Midland, Monticello, Mount Vernon, North Cedar, North-Linn, Olin, Sacred Heart, Scattergood Friends, Solon, Springville, Summit, Tipton, West Branch


Kathleen Goslinga

319-399-6555

voicemail, 6582
800-332-8488, ext. 6582
kgoslinga@gwaea.org

Districts served*:
Alburnett, Belle Plaine, BentonCenter Point-Urbana, Central Lutheran, English Valleys, Highland, HLV, Iowa Valley, Iowa Braille and Sightseeing School, Iowa Mennonite, Lutheran Interparish, Mid-Prairie, St. James Catholic, Vinton-Shellsburg, Washington


Matthew Mena-Landry

319-399-6407
800-332-8488

mmenalandry@gwaea.org
Districts served*:
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Metro Catholic, Central City, Clear Creek Amana, College Community, Iowa City, Iowa City Regina, Trinity Lutheran, Lone Tree, Williamsburg, Willowwind

 


Online Resources

Iowa AEA Online Resources

AccuWeather (PreK-12)
Detailed weather information including forecasts and a climatological data base.

 

AP Images (PreK-12)
Dowloadable photographs, graphics and audio clips.

 

Atomic Learning (PreK-12)
Electronic help desk and training system for computer programs and assistive technology.

 

BookFLIX (PreK-3)

An online literacy resource that pairs fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction books. Read-aloud feature provides accessibility to all readers. Vocabulary feature and interactive games extend student learning.

 

Britannica Digital Learning (PreK-12)
A suite of products designed to support student research and classroom instruction, Britannica Digital Learning offers an extensive collection of reference and learning materials that are curriculum aligned and age-appropriate.

 

CultureGrams (K-12)
An insider’s perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.

 

Gale-Cengage Learning (K-12)
An eResource package offering screened and reliable content from magazines, newspapers, and reference materials. Ten different resources are designed for age-appropriate access.

 

iCLIPART For Schools (PreK-12)
A collection of royalty-free photos, clipart, fonts, animations and sounds.

 

Learn360 (PreK-12)
Digital delivery of video, video clips, images, and audio. Includes support materials. Producers include National Geographic and PBS. May be accessed through the Media Center Catalog.

Sirs Issues Researcher (9-12)
Articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.

 

soundzabound (PreK-12)
Royalty free music that can be used in educational productions ensuring copyright safety. Includes a variety of music. May be accessed through the Media Center Catalog.

 

Teen Health & Wellness (7-12)
Resource includes topics related to health and wellness for middle and high school students.

 

Grant Wood AEA Provided Resources

EBSCOhost
Full-text periodical articles, newspapers, reference materials and images.

 

FollettShelf - A virtual bookshelf that provides an online environment to
search for eBooks which are exact copies of the physical book and have the
advantage of being available 24/7.


netTrekker
An educational search tool that connects students and educators to over 300,000 educator-approved digital resources.

 

TrueFlix©

TrueFlix© contains the True Books content.  All of the titles are supported with related content, primary sources featuring videos, audio, images and text.  Each TrueFlix© title includes the following elements: video; flipbooks version of the True Book; project idea; lesson plan; related web links; activity center and related content.

 

EBSCO Mobile Interface

Schools in the Grant Wood service area have access to EBSCOhost through their iPhone or iPod.

EBSCO Mobile Interface.pdf

 

 


ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TEACHER LIBRARIANS FROM
H.W. WILSON HAVE MOVED

 

Wilson products are now owned by EBSC0.

 

The Children’s, Middle & Junior High and Senior High Core Collections can now be found under EBSCOHost on this page.

 

 The resources are listed alphabetically in both the High School Magazine Collection and the Professional Development Collection.

 

 

Online Usage

AP images

Art Museum Image Gallery

Atomic Learning

Britannica

CultureGram

EBSCO

iClipart

Learn360

netTrekker

Sirs Issues Researcher

soundzabound

Teen Health and Wellness

Wilson Web Children's Core Collection

Wilson Web Middle & Junior High Collection

Wilson Web Senior High Collection

 

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