• Digital Library Links
     
     
    Browse the Thorpe Library Collection! 
     
     
    Search Thorpe's library books, eBooks and digital resources in one easy place.
     
     
      
    Sora   Sora

    Sora provides the quickest and easiest way to get started with digital titles from our school. Students can log in using their sausdlearns.net account and immediately access hundreds of eBooks and audiobooks on almost any device. Get started today at https://soraapp.com/library/santaanausd or download the free Sora app for Android or iOS. The app is already installed on all student Chromebooks. For easy access on other devices, our school’s setup code is: SantaAnaUSD. 

    Found the book you want, but it's already checked out? Place a hold.

    Can't find a title you're searching for? Request a book to be added to the SAUSD Sora collection: Student Book Request Form

     

    Epic    Epic!

    Some teachers have already created Epic School classrooms for their students and enrolled students in their class. If your student does not already have a class code from a teacher, use btl5186. 

    Hours of availability are 7 a.m.–3 p.m., Monday–Friday.

     

     
    Located at 26 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701, the Santa Ana Public Library serves the needs of Santa Ana residents first and foremost. 
     

    The Santa Ana Public Library (SAPL) and Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) are partnering to improve access to educational and recreational materials and services by providing every student with a FINE FREE library card. Students use their school ID# as a Student Success Library Card (PIN = last 4 digits of school ID#)

    With a Student ID, students can:

     
    Students can also borrow ebooks from the Santa Ana Public Library through Sora without having a library card.
     
     
    Celebrated actors including Viola Davis, Kristen Bell, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Wanda Sykes, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Betty White and more reading children’s books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.
     
    An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.
      
    ST Math is a visual instructional program that builds a deep conceptual understanding of math through rigorous learning and creative problem solving to deeply engage, motivate, and challenge Pre-K-8 students toward higher achievement.

    Student progress will transfer seamlessly back and forth between tablets and the web-based software.
     
    Normally allowing students to access Accelerated Reader from home violates our User Agreement with Renaissance Learning, the company that produces AR. But, because of Virtual Learning, an exception has been made and students can now access AR from home. 
     
    User Name: student ID#
    Password: s + student ID# (example: s325489)
     
    AR Home Connect    Accelerated Reader Home Connect
    Students & parents can view their daily progress in reading at any time simply by accessing Home Connect from any computer with Internet Access. You may specify up to six email addresses of parents, guardians or relatives to receive updates of student progress via email. 
     
    *TO LOG INTO HOME CONNECT YOU MUST USE YOUR STUDENT'S AR USERNAME & PASSWORD*
     
    Click here to see if a book has an Accelerated Reader test, book level & points.
     
     
    Offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. Students must get password from their teacher to access.
     
    Want to know which book comes next in a favorite juvenile book series? Here you can search by series title or author and book title or author.

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    Britannica Online makes available a multitude of resources for students doing research--all with one easy search!
     
    Britannica databases can be accessed without passwords on any district network. To access off network, see the Database Login Guide (must use sausdlearns Google account to access this document).
     
    Click the icon below to access each database:
     
    Britannica School 
    Thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases.
     
    Britannica Escolar
    Spanish-Language resource for nativespeakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
     
    Britannica Image Quest
    Millions of rights-cleared images from one trusted site.
     
    Britannica Original Sources
    Hundreds of thousands of primary source documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, religion, and more.

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     Gale  Gale

     

    Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topoic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.  
     

    Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science. 

     
      Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. 

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    ProQuest Logo   ProQuest

    All ProQuest databases can be accessed without passwords on any district network.

    To access off network, see the Database Login Guide (must use sausdlearns Google account to access this document). 

    More information on all the ProQuest databases can be found in ProQuest’s LibGuide: https://proquest.libguides.com/californiak12forstudents 

    Click the icon below to access the database:

    (Grades 3-12)

    Culture Grams

    Concise cultural information on countries around the world.

    (Grades 3-9)

    SIRIS Discoverer

    Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.

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    TeachingBooks.net

    There is no logged in access for students, only for teachers. 

    Students can access the student resources by just going to the teachingbooks.net page.

    Teachers, click on Educator Login and follow the instructions to register.

     

    Click the icon below to access the database:

     

     Teaching Books Dot Net

    Books come to life with this engaging collection of resources

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Last Modified on January 7, 2022