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MBHS Media Center Online Database passwords

Link to MBHS Online Services Passwords
Use your mcpsmd.net account to view this Google document. Updated: 8/22/2025

📰 Access World News

Trial: Available until Jan 1, 2026

📰 World News Digest

Presents more than seven decades of authoritative news summaries and background articles.
Hundreds of news sources, governments, and organizations—including ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, NPR, and the parliaments of Canada and Australia.

Databases (passwords are in your planbook)

BrainPop (BrainPop)
Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.

MCPS Approval Status: Approved
PAID subscription (full access).
Britannica Image Quest (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Contains more than two million rights-cleared images from some of the best collections in the world.
Britannica School (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Includes the traditional encyclopedia for quick facts and in-depth information with three different levels.
Daily Life Through History (ABC-CLIO)
Details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives.
SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest)
Curriculum related newspaper and magazine articles. Also provides links to external websites. Use your planbook to find the home use username and password.

Trial eBook: FactCite Mythology

Websites

BBC BiteSize: Who were the ancient Greek gods and heroes?
Fun overview of the gods and heroes.
Greek Mythology
Look for links to the gods, goddesses, heroes, mortals, and monsters.
Mythnet
Information on Olympian Gods.
MythWeb
Click on a figure of a god or goddess in this image to learn more.
Theoi Greek Mythology
The Theoi Project helps learners find information about Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. Includes listings of the heroes and monsters.

Research Tools

NoodleTools (Noodletools)
Use Noodletools to create your works cited list. Share your list electronically with your teacher. Although this link will get you to Noodletools, it is also available to you on Clever.

MCPS Approval Status: Approved
PAID subscription (full access).

Avoiding Plagiarism (MIT Comparative Media Studies)

Helpful readings

Drama for Students, vol. 1: Antigone
You will need a password to access the document. Ask your media specialist.
ProQuest Learning Literature
You will need a password to access the article. This article from Literary Cavalcade is a helpful overview of the play.