Sexton Parents, Students and Staff

Many of these databases have links from the Media Center’s page.The following databases are available for Sexton students, parents and staff, at school or from other internet capable computers. The Library’s web page is located at http://www.lansingschools.net/schools/high-schools/jw-sexton/media-center .
The REMC databases are available at:   http://www.remc13.org/resources.  At school, you will be automatically logged onto the databases. From home, your username is remc13, password learn13. You can then access the following databases:  

CultureGrams (Up-to-date country reports on 187 cultures of the world)	InfoTrac (Research databases for students)	Tumble book library eBooks K-8.	
Britannica eBooks. Small collection of non-fiction eBooks.	SIRS Discoverer (Magazine articles, graphics and research tools for grades K-
12)	SIRS Knowledge Source (Full text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economics,
political, global issues, PRO/CON)	
Encyclopedia Britannica (elementary, middle school or high school) online encyclopedia.	ProQuest Learning: Literature. Information on authors, books, etc.	History Study Center: Collection of primary & secondary sources on global history from ancient times
to the present.  Includes a scrollable timeline.	

	Additional resources and databases that students at Sexton will find useful:

•	Sexton’s Library Destiny catalog: at School: https://destiny.lpsd.local. From home:http://goFollett.com. Selectt Michigan, then Sexton. Log in using network  &
StudentVue username to see your checkouts, place holds, review books, create & share book lists, etc.
•	There’s a free App for Destiny Discover.   Select Michigan, then Sexton.  Use your StudentVue username & password to log in.
•	An extension for your computer’s Chrome browser:  Go to settings, extensions, search for Destiny Discover.  Add to Chrome. Go to Google, do a Google search.  The Destiny Discover extension will launch. First time you use it, go to goFollett within the app, select Michigan, then Sexton High School.  You can log in using your StudentVue credentials. If prompted for a Gale eBook logon, username will be lom_sextonhs . Password will be bigreds .  
•	Sexton’s online reference books at Gale eBooks http://galesites.com/menu/SextonHS.  Loc ID lom_sextonhs. PW bigreds. Search databases from here as well.
•	StudentVue activation must be done each year on a computer at school.  Your username is your student number.  You will set your own password. The same username and password is used to log onto computers at school, log into your StudentVue account to see grades, etc., and to log into the Library catalog at school or away. Now log into your StudentVue account by going to http://pvue.lansingschools.net/pvue. There is an app for StudentVue and for ParentVue.  Once you are able to log into your account, you can use the app. 
•	For careers, http://mydreamexplorer.org Initial password is jsh1865. Make your own name & password. Do interest and skills tests. It has a variety of tests, 
which will match careers that you interests and/or skills. Use the Explore section of the website to get more information about them.
•	Kurzweil http://www.kurzweil3000l.com . Get UserName & PW from library. Online textbooks which can be read to you, program writing supports, etc. 
Download program from links on Sexton Media Center’s page. Select the version that matches your operating system. Use Web Licensing Software version, 
next screen, Install Web Licensing Software. It is a large program that takes time to download and install. Kurzweil app free for iPads; android devices can use website if using a flash-enabled browser.
•	APEX web address for students:  APEXVS.com.  Username & PW from teacher.  Parents: can get weekly emails from the company with student’s progress.  Provide teacher your email address & ask them to enable email notifications for you.

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Citations for papers: http://www.easybib.com.  Here you can establish a free username and password.  Investigate the additional features if you would like to pay a small amount for enhanced features. Another is http://www.bibme.org .   With this website, you can create a free username & password.  You can get citation information for your references and save one or more bibliographies. Once finished, download your citations in your needed format (MLA), and copy them into your paper. Another is Knightcite at https://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/ . or http://citationmachine.net.   Select the type of citation & follow directions.  You may paste into your paper.

The Library of Michigan (http://mel.org) devotes a large budget for Michigan citizens to have access to valuable databases. If you access these databases from outside of school, you may be prompted for a Michigan driver’s license number or a public library borrowing card number. Be sure to look at the LearningExpress Library for SAT, ACT and other test preparation, prepare for ASVAB and other tests and improve your skills in reading, math, grammar, etc.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Library of Michigan titles).  Searchable reference books online, including Beacham’s guide to the Endangered Species of North America, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Genetic disorders, Medicine, Multicultural America, Countries and their Cultures, and so on.

Other MEL databases (http://mel.org ) include

Magazines & reference books (Academic OneFile, General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold, InfoTrac Student Edition)
	Reference:  World book Kids, Gale Virtual Reference Library, General Reference Center Gold, Gale Legal Forms, etc.)
	Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Features information and opinions on many of today's hottest social issues.)	
Health Information (including Health Reference Center Academic & Health and Wellness Resource Center,  Medline Plus)
	SIRS Discoverer. Full text database of articles, books, video, audio on all topics.	LearningExpress Library (test prep for PSAT, ACT, Military, etc.) Skills improvement. Free UN
& PW	
Online books:  eBook K-8, eBook Collection, BookFlix, NoveList K-8, Gale Virtual Reference Library, 	Other reliable databases for research & general information (ERIC,. Etc)	Foreign Languages:  Informe!  Spanish language resources. Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, Early
learners, bilingual visual dictionary, etc.	
OAIster (Catalog of digitized multimedia)  and FDSys (Federal Digital System, federal government publications)	Reader Guidance & advice: NoveList guide to fiction, What Do I read Next? Michigan Authors & Illustrators,
NoveList K-8 Plus	Chilton Library (Includes vehicle recalls, service bulletins & repair info)  Newspapers including Michigan papers & New York Times, InfoTrac Newspapers