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The North Tech Library Media Center aims to incorporate multiple facets of contemporary education to create an inviting space for collaboration.

With modern décor and natural light, this welcoming environment is open for individual students, whole-class use, and is a premium space for presentations where there is support for audio/visual needs.

Additionally, with over 6000 items in the multimedia collection available for loan, there is something to meet everyone’s taste in literature.

Greg Sadler | Library Media Specialist | 314.989.7667
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Library Resources

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Media Literacy

Factitious - a game to test your sense of real versus fake news stories
News Literacy Project - "tools, tips and resources to learn how to tell fact from fiction"
NewseumED - activities, artifacts, and lessons to teach media literacy (requires sign up for some resources)
Red Feed Blue Feed - a Wall Street Journal split screen demonstration of ideological feeds in Facebook

Fact Checking

Databases

ProCon.org - an excellent source for pros and cons about controversial issues
EBSCOhost - a link to EBSCO and Explora databases for research
Digital Commons Network - scholarly article database compiled by university librarians
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) - provides full text of scholarly articles
Google Scholar - Google's search engine specifically for scholarly articles
Google News - Google's search that returns results from online news sources

Video Libraries

Frontline - VIDEO series that provides insight into some of our nation's and world's most complex problems
American Experience - VIDEO series that delves deep into American stories; people, places, periods, and events
NOVA - VIDEO series that explores science related topics; astronomy, physics, biology, anthropology, etc.
NY Times Documentaries - documentary shorts created by the NY Times covering a wide range of topics

Sora Reading App

Sora - Free Reading App for Students

Sora is a reading platform that students can use to access eBooks and audiobooks from OverDrive. Access content through the Sora App or online!

How to Access the Digital Library

Download the Sora app from Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store or visit soraapp.com/library/morenetmo on a computer.

Select "Morenet" and search for Special School District of St. Louis County. Sign in using SSD/Google credentials.

Browse & Borrow

Browse, select an eBook or audiobook, and click "Borrow." Your book should be able to start reading right away! When using WiFi, book should automatically start downloading. If using a Chromebook, you will need to leave the browser window open. Audiobooks will stream until you are using WiFi and then download.

Need Help?

Contact your school librarian for additional support!

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