Barbara Taylor's List: Student-friendly search tools

www.kidsclick.org - Preview

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www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm - Preview

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Ask a question about a topic, but don't miss the Schoolhouse link and the power of the links that then appear on the left sidebar.

www.askforkids.com/ - Preview

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Choose a grade level first (elementary, middle, high school), and then check out types of reference materials – DON'T MISS the links on left under each grade level to different types of reference materials – check them all out and describe; some of these are subscription-only databases, but all K-12 NC public schools have access as does Elon’s campus; if you are off campus, some of them may only be accessible if you are using Elon vpn or a password provided by your school media specialist. Check out link to "About Us" for information about resources provided and sponsors (see FAQ and also the handout that describes resources).

www.ncwiseowl.org - Preview

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See links at top to enter appropriate area for kids, teens, teachers, etc.

www.awesomelibrary.org - Preview

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For middle or high school grade subjects, choose from Subject Collection, Ready Reference, and Reading Room links on left. For elementary grades, try the link a little further down in the list to Kidspace and from there check out reference and subject area links.

www.ipl.org - Preview

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www.freetech4teachers.com/...le-improve-your-search_26.html - Preview

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