Explora
Explora (powered by EBSCO) provides articles from academic journals as well as content from encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, and other primary sources. Content covers a variety of curriculum-related topics and is recommended for students in grades 5-9. Great for topics related to language and literacy, science, technology, communities, history, geography, and more!
Explora recognizes UGDSB staff and students automatically, so no need to enter a username or password. To access Explora, navigate to the student UGCloud landing page - the site should automatically sign you in.
Key features
Explore by topic
Content in Explora is organized into topics that allow students to move from broad to focused subjects. Clicking on a topic and subsequent narrower topics will bring you to an overview and suggested resources for deeper learning.
French translation
Much of the content in Explora can be translated to French and other languages. On a document page, click on the globe icon in the upper right-hand corner. Select a language from the drop-down menu under "Translation" to apply.
Research guide
Explora provides resources for educators teaching research skills to utilize in the classroom. From the left-hand menu, click "Research guide" to see their full list of supports available for research instruction.
Video tutorials
Additional resources
Questions?
Contact our team at terryjames.library@ugdsb.on.ca or 519-822-4420 x554