• BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library
  • BCHS LibraryBCHS Library

By A Web Design

Last Updated on 20 February 2012
Library
  • Print

Hours: 6:15 to 2:45    Librarians: Mrs. Oldja & Ms. Spiegel    View Library Catalog

Boca Ciega High School Online Resources

Go to https://www.pinellas.org; choose LM/Technology in Parent/Student link; choose Library Info. Resources or use individual URL’s below:

Name of Resource

Description

URL

Password if Needed

 Notes

Britannica Online

3 levels – Ele., Middle, and High School Search level-appropriate reference articles, journals and magazines, web sites, multimedia, and curriculum content.

 

http://www.school.eb.com/

Home use:
User name: bchs2
Password: Pinellas
BrainPop

Entertaining, interactive educational resource that covers mosr subject areas and includes quizzws, games, activities, timelines and teacher resources with Spanish option.

 

 http://brainpop.com/

User name: bocaciega_hs

Password: bppinellas

 May appear young, but students like it
Destiny/District Library and Multimedia Library

Used at District and School levels to locate and view library materials, both print and non-print. District multimedia Library is accessed from our BCHS Destiny Catalog page - online requests from teachers are sent in the Pony.

 

 http://destiny.pinellas.k12.fl.us/ Choose BCHS link then login button at top right of screen. Type PCS Username and Password then Catalog tab. Search by location, title, author, keyword, subject, or series. See librarians for higher order instruction
Gale Power Search

Online databases with access to popular, academic, and professional journals, news, reference books, and multimedia. Search by grade level, 11 languages, and Lexile. Creates both MLA and APA citations.

 

 http://access.gale.com/pinellas/access.html password if needed is Pinellas This resource is used in colleges and universities
Learn360

Streaming video database content for all subjects and levels. Both full length video and shorter segments can be downloaded to desktop for quick use to supplement instruction. Includes instructional resources.

 

 https://media.pcsb.org/

Teachers use PCS user name and password.

Students use Portal user name and password

 Integrate video clips with curricular instruction
TeachingBooks.net

Author and literature studies with print, audio, and video resources. Includes book readings, guides, author websites, and author programs

 

 http://TeachingBooks.net/home

PCS Outlook e-mail if needed or

User name: bchs

Password: pinellas

Search for authors and books that students are rading, ie House on Mango Street by S. Cisneros

 
Visual Thesaurus

Interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates branching word maps; good for vocabulary building, key word searching, and clarifying contextual meaning. Includes 5 languages and is audio enhanced for pronunciation of the word.

 

 http://pcsb.visualthesaurus.com/

User name: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Password: student

(Neither one needed from a school computer)

Assign student-led board work daily using vocabulary from text/unit of instruction. Sign up to receive the word of the day or SAT word of the day via e-mail

 
St. Petersburg Times Online

200 BCHS users can access the entire online newspaper at the same time.

 

 http://nieonline.com/sptimes/

click on eEdition log-in

User name: nie33636

Password: news

Login