Summer Reading Resources:
Digital book Collections
Destiny Collection of Resources
eBooks in Destiny - How to search, preview, check-out and return
myON for Elementary Schools - a collection of fiction an nonfiction ebooks. Go to the ECSD homepage and log into the CORE and they are listed in Student Resources
Northwest Florida Public Library - NWFPL has an extensive e-book collection and every ECSD student has an account.
- Click on “My Account” to login
- PIN: last 4 digits of home phone number listed in Focus. If there is not a phone number listed in Focus, use 9999
- Username: 1236590+6 digit student id
- Click on Home
- Click on Borrow - Choose eBooks
- World Book Online: articles, e-books, videos, activities, etc.
- Tumblebooks: Story Books, Read Alongs, E-Books, Graphic Novel, Non-Fiction, Videos by National Geographic, Language Learning: Spanish and French
- Storyline Online - videos featuring actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
Gale Resources - full-text articles, videos and eBooks; Go to the ECSD homepage and log into the CORE and they are listed in Student Resources
Florida Electronic Library - full-text articles, videos, and e-books.
Professional Resources
School Libraries
The Escambia County School District Innovation Center program seeks to promote a culture of literacy and learning to foster independent readers, self-directed learners, and responsible digital citizens.
Mission:
The mission of the school Innovation Centers and school Innovation Specialists is to amplify the classroom experience. It is a place where students, teachers, administration, and staff can explore, learn, create and collaborate. Innovation Specialists also foster a love of reading and learning in addition to modeling current technologies to assist students in becoming proficient, successful, and ethical users of information.
Goals:
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To support the reading habits and curiosities of students, teachers, and families by providing access to updated print and digital resources that represent diverse perspectives.
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To provide students, teachers, and families opportunities to innovate and create through imagining, tinkering, playing, and experimenting in flexible and inviting learning spaces.
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To collaborate with classroom teachers to design learning experiences that enhance curriculum and support student achievement.
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To empower students voices through teaching and modeling digital citizenship using the Internet, social media, online tools, and global virtual connections.
School Libraries Make a Difference
- American Association of School Libraries' (AASL) report School Libraries Count! A National Survey of School Library Media Programs 2012.
Forms & Policy
Community Input (posted 8/12/22)
Escambia County Public Schools has formed a District Review Committee to evaluate the continued use of The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky as an optional novel study to be taught in a twelfth grade English Language Arts classroom.
The public is invited to submit comments about whether or not The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky should continue to be available as an optional novel study to be taught in a twelfth grade English Language Arts classroom.
Please click here to submit comments for the District Review Committee to consider.
