Remote Learning Resources: High School

OCL Database – Brainfuse HelpNow!

→ Free live one-on-one online tutoring from a Brainfuse tutor. Tutoring is available in math, science, writing and other subjects for elementary, middle school, high school and college students. All BrainFuse tutors have at least a four-year degree and are background checked. Includes live online help for Spanish Language help from Spanish speaking tutors, a writing lab that gives feedback on written assignments within 24 hours and much more. Requires an Ocean County Library card barcode number.

OCL Database – Learning Express

→ Free prep and practice tests, including Mathematics skills improvement and English Language Arts skill improvement tests. 

Cool Math   

→ Free online math lessons (pre-algebra, algebra, precalculus), cool math games, online graphing calculators, geometry art, fractals, and polyhedral along with a parent and teachers' areas too. 

The Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library  

→ The Internet Math Library is our best resource for teachers, students and parents looking for web sites across the Internet on math topics. Sites are gathered from our own explorations and submissions from users like yourself.

Math Warehouse

→ A fun, cutting-edge tool that provides really useful, fun tools beyond what typical homework help websites offer.

→ In addition to graphs, calculators, and worksheets, Math Warehouse also provides math gifs and horror stories for those who aren’t exactly interested in learning math but nevertheless want to take the time to learn more about it beyond knowing what the answer to #1 on the homework assignment is. At this time, Math Warehouse provides lessons and worksheets for the following subjects: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus.

OCL Database - Biography In Context   

→ Find reliable information on over 500,000 famous people both past and present with video, audio, images, obituaries, and articles. Search by name, occupation, nationality, year of birth, and more.  

OCL Database - Bloom’s Literature

→ Read all about literary movements, authors and their characters in this well-respected literary database featuring the noted Harold Bloom. Just added: 100 full length performance videos of classic plays including Much Ado about Nothing, The Glass Menagerie, Antigone, and Cyrano de Bergerac. 

OCL Database – Contemporary Authors

→ Information on modern writers needed? Start here with biographical information, lists of their works, and short summaries of their major writings. Novelists, non-fiction writers, poets, playwrights, journalists, and screenwriters are covered. 

OCL Database – NoveList Plus

→ Find a new favorite author or series with recommendations based on your preferences, using features such as Author Read-Alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Book Lists, Describe a Plot, Explore Fiction, and Find Similar Books. Includes nonfiction titles. 

UNC Writing Center

→ This resource created by the University of North Carolina contains handouts and videos for virtually every writing issue your students could come across. This site offers easily accessible lists for when a student struggles with a particular skill.

OCL Database - Culturegrams

→ Countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces with statistics, customs, maps, recipes, holidays, daily life, geography, videos, famous people, and everything that is needed for most country and state reports. 

OCL Database – Facts on File

→ Find firsthand knowledge of American History with primary documents. Search and browse by topic and by era from pre-Colonial America to the present with articles, maps, graphs, videos, biographies, and timelines.

OCL Database - World Geography & Culture Online

→ See the earth differently through World Geography & Culture Online. It combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information, which allows you to rank and compare states and countries in a variety of categories including population and income.

OCL Database - World Book Online

→ Full encyclopedia with advanced search tools, citation tools, resource guides.

OCL Database - Scholastic TrueFlix

→ Offering hundreds of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning, TrueFlix® is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home. 

NEH-Edsitement

→ A More Perfect Union Resources about American History, Civics, and Culture Learn more about the 250th.

National Archives

→ Online activities and lesson plans for civics and American History from around the National Archives and Presidential Libraries.  

Smithsonian’s History Explorer

→ Lessons and activities, resources listed by theme, educational videos, and ability to explore virtual museum artifacts, provided by the National Museum of American History. 

OCL Database – Science Online

→ Do you have a chemistry assignment that seems incomprehensible? Or a science fair project deadline looming? Science Online can help with a broad range of scientific disciplines, from forensics to astronomy, through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies and experiments.  

OCL Database – Science Reference Center

→ Need to know the lifespan of an amoeba or the definition of dark matter? This database covers a broad range of scientific topics from bacteria to the Big Bang. Contains full text articles from scientific journals, periodicals, encyclopedias, and reference books. 

OCL Database – Teen Health & Wellness

→ Real life answers for teens about diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, school and work skills, friendship, dating, grief and loss, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more. Find local and national 24-hour hotlines for teens in crisis. 

OCL Database – Today's Science

→ Science news written especially for students. New advances in biology, chemistry, the environment, astronomy, physics, mathematics, medicine, and technology clearly explained in articles written exclusively for Today’s Science. 

OCL Database – Scholastic ScienceFlix

→ Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix® is transforming the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering. 

ChemCollective

→ The ChemCollective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests.Teachers can use our content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams.

The Physics Classroom

→ Serves students, teachers and classrooms by providing classroom-ready resources that utilize an easy-to-understand language that makes learning interactive and multi-dimensional. Written by teachers for teachers and students, The Physics Classroom provides a wealth of resources that meets the varied needs of both students and teachers.

James Dyson Foundation

→ Engineers created engineering and science challenges using household objects for all ages.

Scratch

→ An introduction to coding for kids aimed at kids age 8-16, it gets them started creating stories, games and animations, has featured projects, and allows them to share their creations.

OCL Database – Creativebug   

→ View thousands of free online art and craft classes, available anytime, anywhere. Videos are produced by renowned artists and creative experts. Class categories include sewing, quilting, paper, knitting, crochet, food, jewelry, kids, and more. 

OCL Database – Mango Languages 

→ Online courses for English Speakers in 72 languages. English as a second language courses in twenty different languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish and more. Mobile App available in Apple App Store and Google Play. 

OCL Database – Pronunciator 

→ Foreign language lessons for free with your library card! Learn phrases, vocabulary and grammar with interactive drills, quizzes, speech recognition for better pronunciation, downloadable audio lessons, phrase books and hours of instruction to bring you closer to fluency in almost any language. Mobile Apps available in Apple App Store and Google Play. 

OCL Database – Rosetta Stone

→ Learn 30 languages with Rosetta Stone for free.  Sign up with your library barcode number and your email address as your Username.  

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

→ #MetKids is an interactive site developed for, with, and by kids. Students will learn fun facts about the Met and get ideas to create amazing projects. 

Chrome Music Lab

→ This website includes a number of interactive “Experiments” where you can learn about rhythm, melody, harmonics, arpeggios, chords and more. Directions are a little sparse, but by playing around a bit, kids should be able to figure it out and have lots of fun.