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There are many excellent reference sources and tools on the Internet. These are some of the ones that could help those in schools.
Updated on Apr 29, 09
Created on Mar 25, 09
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Animated interactive dictionary of math terms
The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised.
The Art Browser is an online collection of art, broken down by both artist and movement. When you hit on an artist that they've got, you get a goldmine of work. It's very visual in nature, which is appropriate, given that it's a search engine for art. Recommendation by Mike F [Mar 25-09]
This online database contains more than 2 million historical pages from the Winnipeg Free Press and all its earlier titles, such as the Manitoba Free Press.
The genuine aggregator for the latest web buzz. "Quick glance" at Popurls gives you a revealing glimpse into current web use.
Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before.
Browse the Past and some Futures... a collection of Timelines on the Web
The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies. It is in the public domain.
In addition to an electronic database that is continuously updated and expanded by a team of reference, entertainment, and sports editors, the Infoplease site includes the contents of the following reference works: * The TIME Almanac, with Information Please®, edited by Borgna Brunner of Information Please and published by Time Inc. * The ESPN/Information Please Almanac®, edited by Gerry Brown and Michael Morrison and published by Hyperion.\n * The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, published by Columbia University Press. * Infoplease® Dictionary, based on the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary * The Infoplease® Atlas, which includes several hundred maps from Magellan Geographix and other sources.
Fact Monster is a kids' reference website brought to you by the editors at Information Please.
Study Guides for Literature, US History, Poems, & Essays - Homework Help & Teaching Resources - If you're looking for more information about Literature, American History and Poetry, visit Shmoop. Here's a note from the organization..."We wanted to let you know\nthat we have instructions for how to cite Shmoop content (in MLA, ALA, or Chicago styles). Shmoop is an academically credible resource, produced by Ph.D. and Masters students from Stanford and Berkeley.
LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER FACILITIES DESIGN--K-12--NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles on the design and planning of K-12 school libraries, including sample city and state guidelines, and resources on technology requirements.
Webcam Feeds for Classroom Viewing | Making Teachers Nerdy
Great choice for middle and senior students. The default is set to provide an overview of the news patterns evident in US news sources but you can select other sources by clicking on the country buttons at the top of the screen. The articles can be accessed by clicking directly on the headline. It is an interesting exercise to compare the news emphasis of one country to that of another. This might also be a good tool for identifying bias or different perspectives of the same event. In a way, Newsmap goes well with Popurls (http://popurls.com) that also mirrors what is getting attention in our digitized world.
Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, the nation, and the world.\n\nEvery Thursday morning LII sends out a free newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by a team of librarians. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more.
Look at the links on the left of the wiki!\nLM_NET is dedicated to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field.\n\nLM_NET SHARE--our files, images, lessons, handouts, rubrics, presentations, etc.--anything that doesn't fit on the listserv. Let us demonstrate how teacher-librarians can use new landscapes to create serious professional tools.
Try this! You'll see the great range of results for searchers and how easy it is for them to reach the information they want. The side bar info allows for broadening or narrowing the search easily.\n\nSource: http://www.resourceshelf.com/ . Nov 11, 2006
Thinkfinity@yourlibrary: Specially designed librarian page of Thinkfinity.org for engaging interactive games and tools, homework help, and more
20 items | 2 visits
There are many excellent reference sources and tools on the Internet. These are some of the ones that could help those in schools.
Updated on Apr 29, 09
Created on Mar 25, 09
Category: Computers & Internet
URL: