Mrs. Roff, library media specialist​
Manatee High School
​Hours:  7:15 - 2:15
Easy access on your device
Click here to sign up for a public library card electronically.   
​If you are under 16, ask a parent/guardian to pick up the card with you.
Manatee Libraries Homepage
Flipster, eMagazines, Freegal music streaming & downloading, Hoopla, OverDrive, and EBdigital and the new Lynda.com, offering digital courses.  Click to view.
​Access Libby app in OverDrive (audiobooks).  How To Video Here.
https://libbyapp.com/welcome
Florida Teens Read 2019 - 2020
Join us in choosing Florida's favorite teen read.
  • Sign up to read a minimum of 3 out of 15 FTR books.
  • Receive a book pin after commenting.
  • Vote for the winner in May.
  • Receive a gift book and sweet treat.
  • Compete in the county-wide contest next year!​​
FTR Battle of the Books is a new, expanded FTR contest
between the high schools in Manatee County.
Final contest:  March 13, 2020
Reader's choice:  FAME philosophy
Florida Electronic Library - Databases

​Advanced / college level resources from FEL
Gale Homework & Research:  See Gale OneFile: High School Edition as well as the complete list of digital content available for your class assignments and personal interest  on a variety of subjects, including history, literature (LitFind), science, U.S. History, World History, and the Spanish information database Informe Acadêmico.  
Databases
Florida Electronic Library - Homepage
​Choose grade level and then high school to see all databases.
Sage eBooks on the Gale Virtual Reference Library and SAGE platforms.  Subject areas will include the environment, history, literature, medicine, science, and more.
Gale eBooks - Access eBooks on a variety of subjects.  Highlight and take notes digitally.
World Book Online'​s tens of thousands of index entries make it easy for you to find information which includes color photos, diagrams, charts, tables, videos, interactives, and easy-to-read text.  World Book's Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is included: World Book in Spanish.  
"ProCon.org​ ​is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, providing professionally-researched pro, con, and related information on more than 50 controversial issues from gun control and death penalty to illegal immigration and alternative energy."
NoodleTools:  Research papers are easy when you have the right tool!
Here it is!!  Create your thesis, sources, notecards, outline, draft, and final paper - MLA or APA format - all in one convenient place.
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MLA PURDUE OWL - Sample research paper
NoodleTools Express citation maker:  "Just need one or two quick citations? No need to log in -- simply generate them in NoodleTools Express and copy and paste what you need into your document." 
Links to helpful websites.  See Visuwords, a fun online graphic dictionary, Science 360 Video Library, CIA World Factbook, The Literature Network, and more.
Genially​:  Tired of always doing a PowerPoint for your assignments?  Try Genially, "the tool for creating interactive content that makes your audience fall in love. Communicate, educate, and attract by bringing your content to life."   Make an interactive presentation, infographic, video presentation, and more!  Sign up for a free account.  Share a link of your creation with others.
Seven Common Types of Infographics