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Following are academic, educational and
teaching resources I've gleaned during Internet reference searches. Enjoy!
No compensation received for
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Topical
Index |
Assorted: Career Development | College & University Profiles
| Distance Education/Online
Courses,
Homework Center,
Service Learning
| Accounting/Business/Economics |
Art & Music |
Communications/Journalism/Media |
English/Grammar: Literacy, Literature/Reading,
Storytelling/Folklore,
Writing Guides |
History:
Military History/Wars,
U.S. Presidents/Government,
Abraham Lincoln |
Languages |
Legal Studies/Law/Civil Rights:
Copyrights/Intellectual Property |
Libraries, Museums/On-line Archives |
Mathematics | Philosophy/Ethics/Bioethics
& Healthcare
| Psychology |
Reference Section:
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias,
Speeches/Quotations | Sciences:
Anatomy, Animals/Mammals/Birds/Bugs, Astronomy/Space,
Biology, Botany/Horticulture,
Chemistry,
Environment/Earth | Teaching Resources/Professional Development |
Technology/Tutorials |

Home |
For your convenience, following are new
links:
updated:
08/31/2010
Assorted:
Index
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Campus Life web resources from
students.gov - To prepare you for campus life and the world of academia, check out these
students.gov resources for a stress-free year and a well-rounded college
experience:
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College Survival Tips (Collegeboard.com)—Advice and tips from the
College Board to make your transition to college more successful. From
how to improve study habits and manage your time, to advice on meal plans
and travel help—you'll find lots of useful information here.
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Study
Skills Self-Help Information (Virginia Tech) - Great tips for managing your time and studying more efficiently. Five
online study skills workshops and 24 articles provide a comprehensive
guide to getting the most from your study time.
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College - The Knowledge Network (The New York Times Circulation
Department). Includes Students, Faculty, Presidential Perspectives,
Student Perspectives, Study Abroad, American Democracy Project for Civic
Engagement, Leadership for Learning.
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Concept and
Practices of Leadership - The concept of leadership is relevant to any
aspect of ensuring effectiveness in organizations and in managing change.
Topics in the Library include Gaining Broad Perspective on Leadership, Is
Leading Different than Managing?, How Do Leaders Lead?, Traits and
Characteristics That Leaders Should Have.
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Critical Thinking Web - OpenCourseWare on critical thinking, logic, and
creativity. This educational web site provides over 100 free online
tutorials on critical thinking, logic, scientific reasoning, creativity,
and other aspects of thinking skills.
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Early Childhood Education: On Line
Resource and Links.
Google |
Ask.com
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Early Childhood Education - effective teaching practices in
center-based settings with 3- to 5-year-old children who are not yet in
kindergarten: teaching phonological awareness and using interactive and
dialogic reading. Find tools and templates you can use (Department of
Education).
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Ethics on
Campus - The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara
University: Resources for faculty and students.
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FamilyEducation.com, Learning Network Parent Channel - The first
parenting site on the Web geared toward parents who are involved,
committed and responsive to their families' needs. Parents can find
practical guidance, grade-specific information about their children's
school experience, strategies to get involved with their children's
learning, free email newsletters, idea exchanges in addition to fun and
entertaining family activities.
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The Horatio Alger
Association of Distinguished Americans - fulfills its mission of honoring the
achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded
in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their
dreams through higher education. Additionally the Society awards college
scholarships so if you're on the higher education trail, you certainly
want to become familiar with this group!
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The
Love Is Not Abuse Curriculum is a guide to teaching high school
students about the issue of dating violence. Using literature and poetry,
this program provides teachers with the tools to teach about this
sensitive subject and is intended to be taught in either Health or
English/Language Arts classes.
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Physical Education Resources: TeAch-nology: The Online Teacher
Resource.
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The Random Acts of
Kindness Foundation - inspires people to practice kindness and to 'pass
it on' to others. With all of the pressures of everyday living, too often
we forget the difference that simple acts of kindness can make In Your
Classroom and In Your Community.
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Stop
Bullying Now! Campaign: created especially for adults by the U.S.
Health Resources and Services Administration. Here you'll find resources
about bullying awareness, prevention and intervention. No matter how you
interact with children and youth, there are many ways you can Take a
Stand. Lend a Hand. Stop Bullying Now!
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Students.gov - official U.S. government web site designed for college
students and their families. Mission is to provide easy access to
information and resources from the U.S. government – all the info needed,
in one place, from all parts of the government.
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ThinkQuest Library of Entries - collection of educational web sites
designed by participants in the ThinkQuest Contests. Teachers and students
can explore a multitude of topics from Art & Entertainment to Philosophy,
Religion & Mythology, to Sports & Recreation, to name a few of the
categories.
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TimeMe: Free
web-based timer and stopwatch for your web browser. It can be used to time
meetings, class tests or any other events. Due to its huge display it can
be easily used in conference rooms with many people or classrooms with
students.
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Tips for Traveling Abroad - U.S. State Dept., Bureau of Consular
Affairs. Emergency U.S. Embassies and Consulates contact information, Do’s
& Don’ts, travel tips, precautions, customs and import restrictions…
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MD Travel Health
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Complete travel health information for physicians and travelers. Helps
travelers look up the country of their choice and offers suggestions on
which vaccinations to get, what symptoms to look out for, what precautions
to take and what food items to avoid.
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YouTube EDU - devoted to videos of interviews, courses, and lectures from professors at
top colleges and universities.
Career Development:
Index
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Careers: How-To Guide (Wall Street Journal). Includes Your Career in
a Tough Economy | How to Start a Job Search | How to Succeed in a Job
Interview | Managing Your Career | How to Overcome Career Obstacles | How
to Identify Job Opportunities | How to Search for a Job | How to Work
With Executive Recruiters.
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Career and
College Search Center - CityTownInfo.com. A guide to our major career
and education resources.
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How to Build A Free Resume Online: What is the difference is between
a CV and a resume? The main difference is the length. A resume is a one
or two page summary of your education, skills, and experiences. A CV
covers more details and is primarily used when applying for jobs in
academia, education, science, and research.
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The National Clearinghouse on Academic Worklife (NCAW) provides
resources to help faculty, graduate students, administrators and higher
education researchers understand more about all aspects of modern academic
work and related career issues, including tenure track and non tenure
track appointments, benefits, climate and satisfaction, work/life balance,
and policy development.
College & University Profiles:
Index
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American School Search: dedicated to helping you find the right
school or university that matches your needs and provides you with the
skills you need to start a new and rewarding career.
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BrainTrack: profiles almost every US higher-education institution
with original overviews, home page links, detailed degree data, similar
schools, and more. Includes guides for finding schools, such as by
religion, and articles on topics such as financial aid, accreditation,
transfers, and international studies in the US. All of our listed US
colleges and universities are recognized by the US Department of
Education as being accredited.
- CollegeAtlas -
A World of Higher Learning: Helping aspiring students and education
minded professionals make an informed decision about which college to
attend or which degree program to pursue by providing them with
relevant, reliable and up-to-date information about college and higher
education opportunities.
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Career and College Search Center - CityTownInfo.com. A guide to our
major career and education resources.
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Hobson’s CollegeView
- Lets you research over 3000 colleges to find the perfect fit. There’s even
a help course for pointers on preparing those dreaded admission essays.
You can search for scholarships, download the admissions applications and
in general find all pertinent information without having to individually
correspond with every institution in which you might be interested. This
site is not just for high schoolers; it also has career counseling for
those of us who do not know what we want to be when we grow up.
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Masters In
Public Health: Search MPH Degrees, Schools, and Programs
Distance Education, Online Courses:
Index
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360 Education
Solutions - Professional Development for Teachers. An advocate group
founded specifically for educators with quality online teaching degree
programs to help you achieve your teaching certification and educational
aspirations within public and private K-12 schools.
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Academic Earth:
free access to video courses and academic lectures from leading colleges
and universities. Subjects: AP Test Prep | Architecture | Astronomy |
Biology | Chemistry | Computer Science | Economics | Engineering |
Entrepreneurship | Environmental Studies | History | International
Relations | Law | Literature | Mathematics | Media Studies | Medicine |
Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | Pre-Med | Psychology |
Religious Studies.
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CosmoLearning (CL):
an educational website committed to improve the quality of homeschooling,
teaching and student excellence, helping educators and self-learners alike
anywhere in the world. Provides video lectures, courses, documentaries,
books, quizzes, lecture notes and much more.
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Courseopedia: US College Course Directory. Central source of
information on continuing education courses and other college classes
enabling users to search for courses by class, school or career.
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Fora.tv: A collection of free
video lectures & talks from some of the world's most influential thinkers.
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FreeVideoLectures
- Bringing Free Education to All: "to organize the world's educational
videos and make them universally accessible and down-loadable". Offers 90
+ free online video courses from leading universities. All courses are
categorized by Subjects and Universities. Subjects range from the usual
Anatomy, Economics, and History.
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The GED
Academy - GED practice tests with hundreds of actual GED practice test
questions in all five subject areas—math, science, reading, social
studies, and test writing including the essay.
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MIT
OpenCourseWare - a free publication of course materials used at MIT.
Get lecture notes, problem sets, labs and more. Watch lecture videos and
demonstrations. Study a wide variety of subjects.
Courses
by Department
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Online
Computer Tutorials and Courses - Learnthat.com
- Learnthat.com™ - free online courses and free tutorials in Business, Certification,
Computers, Finance, House, Internet and Lifestyle topics.
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Online PhD Degree
Programs - How to do a PhD online. Free Advice and information to help
you select online PhD Degree programs.
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OpenLearn - free access to
course materials from The Open University. Topics include: Arts & History,
Business & Management, Education, Health and Lifestyle, IT & Computing,
Mathematics & Statistics, Modern Languages, Science & Nature, Society,
Study Skills, Technology.
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Real Online
Degrees: Find resources about online degree programs and colleges to
help your reach educational goals. Earn a real graduate or undergraduate
degree online.
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Tufts University
OpenCourseWare - Includes a wide range of materials, including lecture
notes, syllabi, extensive bibliographies, and various media presentations.
Visitors can click on the "Courses" heading, which will return a complete
list of all the currently available course materials. Ranging from an
introductory course on agricultural science and policy to a "physics for
humanists" course, there are a number of real finds here.
Homework
Center:
Index
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Ask for Kids uses
natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform
web searches, such as "When did Hawaii become a state?" or "What's it like
to live in space?"or even "Convert 122 inches into feet" in the same way
they would ask a parent, friend or teacher.
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Homework Center
(Fact Monster from Information Please).
Homework Help on English, math, history, geography, science, and social
studies.
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HomeworkNYC.org
developed by The New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and
the Queens Public Library in coordination with the New York City
Department of Education as part of the "Learning in Libraries" initiative,
supported by The Wallace Foundation. The site will assist students
throughout New York City with their homework, research and studies."
Learning in Libraries" focuses on changing the way libraries serve youth
outside of the classroom.
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HomeworkSpot.com - K-12
homework-related resources for English, math, science, history, art,
music, technology, foreign language, college prep, health, life skills,
extracurricular activities and much more. Also features a powerful
reference center that provides free, immediate access to many of the
world's best libraries, museums, and current event sources.
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Infoplease Homework Center:
"Largest free reference site. Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Almanacs, and
Homework Help on English, math, history, geography, science, and social
studies."
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Learning
Treasures - Homeschooling Resources - free worksheets for Language
Arts, History, Geography, Science, Math, and preschool/homeschooling
curriculum.
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MSN Encarta Encyclopedia Homework Starter Center - Step-by-step guides
for Essay, Research Paper, Book Reports, Oral Presentations, Creative
Writing Projects, Science Projects
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National
Geographic for Kids - Homework Help: Research information on Animals,
History/Culture, Geography/Maps, Photos/Art, Science/Nature.
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Scholastic.com - 'Where Children Love to Learn and Learn to Grow.' This site has a wealth
of information organized into sections, including one for Families that
has 'everything you need to know to encourage a love of learning,' one for
Kids where the younger set can find lots of online fun and experience
their favorite characters coming to life, and a section for Teachers chock
full of classroom tools and other resources. Continually updated with
weekly articles and new activities.
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SparkNotes.com - study guides to help students learn and practice basic
skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals.
Each guide contains thorough summaries and insightful critical analysis of
a nearly endless range of subjects including English literature,
Shakespeare, History and Math and Science.
Service Learning:
Index
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The National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) - supporting the service-learning
efforts of schools, higher education institutions, communities, and tribal
nations. Offers timely information and relevant resources, thousands of
free online resources, the nation's largest library of service-learning
materials, national service-learning listservs, and reference and
technical assistance services.
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LearnandServe.gov -
Service-learning offers a unique opportunity for America’s young
people–from kindergartners to university students–to get involved in a
tangible way by integrating community service projects with classroom
learning. Students not only learn about democracy and citizenship, they
become actively contributing citizens and community members through the
service they perform.
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Volunteer Service - great web
resources from
students.gov - In the wake of one of the most devastating hurricane
seasons in history, students and others around the country have a renewed
commitment and interest in volunteering their time and energy to help
others recover from disaster.
Accounting,
Business and Economics:
Index
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AccountingCoach.com - Online
Free Accounting Course to Help You Become Financially Literate: Discover
accounting with the world's largest free online accounting course. Learn
accounting principles, debits/credits, financial ratios, payroll
accounting, and more.
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Introduction to Accounting - Include "Lessons", "Problems",
"Solutions", and "Downloads". In the "Lessons" section, visitors can make
their way through eight separate lessons which cover the elements of
financial reporting all the way up through natural resources and
depletion. The "Problems" section contains a basic set of accounting
problems keyed to the eight lessons mentioned above, and the "Solutions"
cover all of the problems and their execution in detail.
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AmericanFactFinder (US Census Bureau): Your source for population,
housing, economic, and geographic data.
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Brooklyn Public Library’s Business Library - "one of the nation’s
premier public libraries dedicated exclusively to business, finance and
entrepreneurship.…gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to strengthen their
business knowledge, learn about business trends and gain insights about
starting or growing a business as they are introduced to using the
resources at BPL’s Business Library."
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BusinessDictionary - over 20,000 definitions and over 115,000 links
between related terms providing a clear and concise description of any and
all business terms.
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Business.gov - The
cross-agency web site managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Includes Small Business Guides, Gov’t Forms, State & Local Info and
Resources. Also, a new search feature to help business owners and
prospective business owners find government financial assistance for their
enterprises.
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BusinessJournalism.org - Created by the Donald W. Reynolds National
Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University. Include
instructional materials, including tutorials on how to cover financial
markets and understanding financial markets.
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BusinessPlanet - created by The World Bank Group as a visual learning
tool to complement the Doing Business database, which provides objective
measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 175
economies. Take a trip around the world to discover how easy (or
difficult) it is to do business in various developing countries.
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Business Plans and Profiles Index (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh): A
subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business
types. This index lists types of small businesses and a corresponding
sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources
provided after each entry.
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Business
Reference Services (LOC) - All major business subjects are covered,
including industry information, commerce, statistics, banking, insurance,
economics, finance, investment, marketing, and more.
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Business
Writer’s Free Library - Writing letters or memos in the world of
business is an acquired skill, and those beginning to learn about this
process will appreciate this site, which was designed by the Authenticity
Counseling Company. The helpful resources offered here are divided into
several sections, including "General Resources and Advice", "Basic Writing
Skills", and "Basic Composition Skills". One other section is worth noting
as well, and this is the section titled "Some Types of Correspondence".
This is perhaps the section most relevant to business writing practices,
as it includes sample memos, meeting minutes, and procedures for composing
effective business emails.
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CasePlace.org
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free, online service for business school faculty, students and businesses.
We can help you find some of the best cases, references, and commentary
published by and for business educators and business executives. For
business materials that incorporate social impact management, corporate
social responsibility, and business ethics, you've come to the right
place.
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The
Catholic Labor Network - Church's teachings on labor issues, & economic
justice. Excellent selection of Catholic Social Teachings.
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Catholic Teaching on
Economic Life - (USCCB). Statements on economic life from U.S. bishops,
Pope Benedict XVI & the Holy See.
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Dave
Marshall’s Bean Counter - features free tutorials on basic business
accounting and bookkeeping.
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The Economic Research
Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture-USDA) is a primary source of
economic information and research programs to inform public and private
decision-making on economic and policy issues involving food, farming,
natural resources, and rural development.
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ExecutivePlanet.com - guide to international business culture, customs,
and etiquette, which covers many aspects of doing business worldwide.
Dress is covered as is entertaining appropriately and even acceptable
public behavior.
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Guide to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Compliance:
Agencies and companies hoping to benefit from the half-trillion dollars in
economic stimulus spending need to understand the scope and seriousness of
ARRA reporting requirements aimed at preventing fraud, waste and abuse.
Investing time, effort and resources today to establish and improve
compliance processes and controls can help organizations mitigate
potentially catastrophic problems later. Explore the resources to learn
more.
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Learn Marketing
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offers a variety of resources designed to provide education in the field
of marketing - including PowerPoints, clipart, lectures, quizzes,
glossaries and more. It includes information on marketing mix, research
and segmentation. Marketing information is directed both at domestic and
international fields.
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The Levy Economics Institute
of Bard College - to "serve the wider policymaking
community in the United States and the rest of the world by enabling
scholars and leaders in business, labor, and government to work together
on problems of common interest."
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GameTheory.net
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provides resource materials to educators and students of game theory,
including the application of game theory to economics, business, political
science, computer science, and other disciplines.
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MyMoney.gov (U.S.
Financial Literacy and Education Commission): dedicated to teaching all
Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning
to buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the
resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better.
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Practical
Money Skills for Life - Designed to help educators, parents and
students practice better money management and financial literacy for life.
Americans think that financial basics are as important as the three R's
traditionally taught in school. To help today's youths and consumers of
all ages become financially savvy, Visa has partnered with leading
consumer advocates, educators and financial institutions to launch a
national program to improve the nation's financial skills.
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Resources for Economists on the
Internet - a categorized list of resources
relevant to economists.
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Small Business Administration - Free Online Courses. Programs and
services to help you start, grow and succeed. Most of the courses take
approximately 30 minutes to complete, and they include such offerings as
"Starting Your Small Business," "Developing a Successful Business Plan,"
and "Building Your Brand."
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StartupNation - If you are looking for expert advice on all aspects of starting and
growing a business, and want to learn in an entertaining way, you've come
to the right place - StartupNation®. If so, you are joining a robust
community of entrepreneurs and small business owners who are also "living
the dream" everyday.
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The
Ultimate Business Ethics Resource (Lead411.cm): Includes Ethics of
Finance | Human Resource Management | Sales & Marketing | Production |
Property & Intellectual Property Rights |Technology | International
Business.
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U.S. Chamber
of Commerce - Small Business Center
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United
States Money - A Guide to Information Sources. Resources on the history
of money in the United States from colonial times to the present. Although
the focus is on the United States, we have included a few selected
resources that also briefly cover the early history of money elsewhere in
the world.
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U.S. Treasury - Office of Financial Education - Educational
resources developed by organizations within the U.S. Treasury and designed
for teachers, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and others. The materials here include
"Money Smart", which is a curriculum designed to help adults understand
basic financial services and "Building Wealth", which presents an overview
of such important strategies as creating a household budget and managing
debt.
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Visual
Economics - Financial Infographics: Unraveling Complexities in
Financial Data.
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YouAreHere
(Federal Trade Commission): a "virtual mall" that will help students in
5th-8th grade learn to protect their privacy, spot frauds and scams, and
avoid identity theft. The FTC Web site introduces key consumer and
business concepts and helps youngsters understand their role in the
marketplace.
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Parents and Teachers: For your convenience, we have provided a brief
description of each store in the mall. We’ve also provided fact sheets,
lesson plans and classroom activities that complement the site. The site
can be used to support lessons in critical thinking, language arts,
writing, media literacy, business, civics, and social studies.
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ZoomInfo - The
premier business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35
million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo delivers a single site
for quick and easy access to in-depth information on industries,
companies, people, products, services and jobs.
Art and
Music:
Index
- Arts & Humanities
Resources: TeAch-nology: The Online Teacher Resource.
- Color
Theory Tutorial: Color theory has been worked on by a number of
individuals over the years, and those with an interest in the field
include artists, scientists, and of course, interior designers. Visitors
can learn about the basics of color, complementary colors, and concepts
such as contrast, dominance, proportion, and intensity.
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Color Chart Pickers
- Palleteman
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Basic Color Code
- Music Education
Resources: TeAch-nology: The Online Teacher Resource.
- Chordbook - interactive guitar chords resource. Includes guitar
chords | guitar scales | guitar tuner.
- Chordie.com - Guitar chords and
guitar tablature made easy. Chordie is a search engine for finding guitar
chords and guitar tabs.
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5 Cool Websites With Guitar Tuning Tones
- The Performing
Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) - Library of Congress: The PAE provides
information about the Library's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet
music, audio recordings, films, photographs, and other materials.
Communications,
Journalism and
Media:
Index
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American Cinema
(Annenberg Media group): Teaching creative thinking through American film.
Produced by the New York Center for Visual History along with KCET/Los
Angeles and the BBC, this thirteen-part series contains 10 one-hour and 3
half-hour video programs. Visitors will need to register to watch the
programs, but after doing so they can watch all of them in their entirety,
and they may also view special extras, like the classroom exercise
"Writing a Scene."
- Reel Classics - dedicated exclusively to Classic Movies and the stars. You'll find
pictures and information on movies and musicals as well as biographies and
pictures of the actors and actresses. Not to be left out, the Movie Makers
section features the directors, producers, costume designers,
choreographers and other support artists and, of course, the studios.
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The Art of the
Commencement Speech, an Archive - Index of Outstanding Speeches from
1936 onward.
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BBC - Free Online
Broadcast & New Media Courses - These particular guides and
modules were originally designed for in-house use with BBC staff, and few
editorial changes have been made in the interim. Visitors can browse
through such sections as "Television", "Radio", "Broadcast Technology",
and "Journalism". While some of the materials can bit a bit technical,
there are many that provide basic operating procedures on creating
effective radio interviews and editing existing video segments.
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BusinessJournalism.org - Created by the Donald W. Reynolds National
Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University. Include
instructional materials, including tutorials on how to cover financial
markets and understanding financial markets.
- The Center for Social
Media (American University's School of Communication): We investigate,
showcase and set standards for socially engaged media-making. We organize
conferences, publish research, create codes of best practices, and
incubate media strategies.
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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video - This document
is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers,
copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video
interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to
use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some
circumstances.
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Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions - Center for Social Media
(American University's School of Communication)
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Columbia Journalism Review Daily (CJR
Daily) - a real-time daily critique of journalism and a continuing
discussion and analysis of where it is and where it's going. CJR Daily
operates under the auspices of the Columbia Journalism Review.
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Editor & Publisher - America's
Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry
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The Film
Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television
periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals
selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range
from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings
provide detailed analysis of the articles.
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Five Steps to
Multimedia Reporting (UC-Berkeley & Knight Media Center): offers a
number of tutorials that will help such persons learn about choosing a
story, doing fieldwork, editing their piece, and even offer a few tips on
shooting video. The site is divided into sections that provide tips on
picking the right video camera for the assignment and those that give some
useful information on the various audio recording devices that might come
in handy.
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Folkstreams - To say that finding
certain obscure documentaries can be difficult is quite an understatement.
Fortunately, finding documentary films about American folk or roots
culture just got much easier, courtesy of the good people at
Folkstreams.net. On this website, visitors can view dozens of very
compelling documentaries.
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Media College - educational
resource for all forms of electronic media. Topics include video &
television production, audio work, photography, graphics, web design and
more. There are a number of free downloads, including a "Talent Release
Form" and "US Copyright Application Form PA," under Downloads > Forms in
the link at the top of the page.
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Media
Education - A Kit for Teachers, Students, Parents and Professionals. It
proposes a prototype of media education curriculum for the basic
qualification of secondary school teachers, but it also extends to adults
outside the school system, be they parent, media professional or
decision-maker. In addition to a teachers’ manual and accompanying
students’ handbook, the kit also contains a manual for parents as well as
a handbook on ethical relations with professionals and one on internet
literacy.
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Newspapers24.com - 12,000 online
newspapers from around the world.
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News Writing
(Annenberg Media): A video instructional series on writing and reporting
for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 15 half-hour
video programs and coordinated books.
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Nido Qubein
- Free Articles on "How to be an Effective Communicator," and more.
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Pew Center for Civic Journalism
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Poynter Online - Everything you need
to know to be a better journalist.
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Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency: Guidance for journalists
who are ready to learn how to transform themselves into multimedia
journalists. This series should demystify many of the new options for
storytelling that have been made possible by digital tools.
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Reuters:
Handbook of Journalism. This handbook is not intended as a collection
of "rules". Beyond the obvious, such as the cardinal sin of plagiarism,
the dishonesty of fabrication or the immorality of bribe-taking,
journalism is a profession that has to be governed by ethical guiding
principles rather than by rigid rules.
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"Teaching the
Ethics of Communications in a Catholic University" by Msgr. Paul Tighe,
secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications at Minuto de
Dios University, Columbia, October 8, 2009.
English and
Grammar:
Index
-
Best
Free Grammar Resources (MakeUseOf.com): Great free grammar guides that
can help you brush up on your grammar rules.
-
Business Writer’s Free Library - The helpful resources offered here are divided into
several sections, including "General Resources and Advice", "Basic Writing
Skills", and "Basic Composition Skills". One other section is worth noting
as well, and this is the section titled "Some Types of Correspondence".
Includes sample memos, meeting minutes, and procedures for composing
effective business emails.
-
Commonly
Confused Words - Frequently Misspelled Words - Internet Accuracy
Project.
-
English-Daily - Free resources for learning English online - free exercises, idioms,
common abbreviations, slang, proverbs and much more.
- EnglishDefined.com: an
overall dictionary of English terms used in everyday conversation, to help
improve your vocabulary skills.
-
English Verb Conjugation:
Conjugation is the regular arrangement of the forms of the verb in the
various voices…conjugates 15,000 verbs in the affirmative, interrogative,
and negative forms, with all tenses and persons. There are popular
conjugated verbs on the front page, too (along with some verbs generally
regarded as rude - watch your filters.)
-
Guide to
Grammar and Style (Jack Lynch): Last revised 9 January 2008.
Plagiarism |
What-Why-How to Cite.
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Plagiarism (The Writing Center, UNC-Chapel Hill): This handout
explains what plagiarism is and outlines steps students can follow to
avoid plagiarizing.
-
Grammar Pretest - (The
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation). #1 Source for Grammar and
Punctuation Answers. Learn all about who and whom, affect and effect,
subjects and verbs, adjectives and adverbs, commas, semicolons, quotation
marks, and much more.
-
English Rules - Grammar Rules | Punctuation Rules | Capitalization Rules |
Commonly Confused Words | Rules for Writing Numbers.
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"How to Give a Great Speech" by Earl Nightingale
-
Inside Out - eLessons (MacMillian). English language lessons
- Learning
English - BBC. Offers help in the form of "Words in the News",
"Quizzes", videos via YouTube, and English "makeovers" in "General and
Business English". "Words in the News", "The Teacher", and "Keep Your
English Up to Date" help learners with their "Grammar, Vocabulary and
Pronunciation".
- Resources for Teaching
English - With over 6,500 resources, including lesson plans,
worksheets, audio, video and flashcards, onestopenglish is the world’s
number one resource site for English language teachers.
- Spellingcity.com: free
spelling tool that makes teaching spelling exciting. With online spelling
games, spelling reviews, and spelling quizzes, your students will learn
those weekly spelling words with unprecedented enthusiasm.
-
UsingEnglish.com - a large collection of English as a Second Language
(ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics.
Browse our grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal
verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables,
and find useful links and information on English.
-
English Language
Reference - includes definitions of English grammar terms,
irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms. Also includes links to online
dictionaries.
- VerbaLearn - an invaluable
tool to practice your vocabulary, especially students studying for the
ACT, SAT, or GRE.
- VocabTest - the place for SAT
Vocabulary Tests: Series of English tests for all levels divided by
grade, from Middle School to AP Senior. Select a level and take a test. It
will tell you whether you are right or wrong and in the end, provide you
with an explanation of the words and your average score compared to other
students.
- Major Tests: a large collection
of prep tests for the SAT, GRE, GMAT covering math, verbal critical
reading, and writing. As well, there is a word list with over 1500
essential words to build your vocabulary.
- Web English Teacher -
Educators can take advantage of online technology to share ideas and to
benefit from the work of others. Beginning teachers can find guidance;
experienced teachers can find inspiration. Think of it as the faculty
library and faculty workroom on a global scale.
- Word-Buff.com - covers the
fanatical sub-cultures that have exploded in recent years around
Crosswords, Scrabble, and Spelling Bees. Hundreds of free tips, lists, and
other cool resources put together by people…who play word games to win.
Literacy:
Index
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Free-Reading.net - an "open source" instructional program that helps
teachers teach early reading. Because it's open source, it represents the
collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers. It's
designed to contain a scope and sequence of activities that can support
and supplement a typical "core" or "basal" program.
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Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention
Practices (Institute of Education Science-U.S.
Department of Education). This guide presents strategies that classroom
teachers and specialists can use to increase the reading ability of
adolescent students. The recommendations aim to help students gain more
from their reading tasks, improve their motivation for and engagement in
the learning process, and assist struggling readers who may need intensive
and individualized attention.
-
International
Reading Association - Web Resources for the Literacy Community
-
Lifelong Literacy Campaign (Library of Congress) - presents a sampling
of suggested books that will spark imagination and transport readers to
new and exciting places.
- The Literacy Project (GOOGLE)
-
dedicated to literacy, pulling together its books, video, mapping and
blogging services to help teachers and educational organizations share
reading resources.
- The Literacy Site - founded to help promote literacy among children from low-income families
nationwide. Partnering with First Book and Room to Read, the site makes
books available to children around the world, giving many children their
very first book. With the generous support of our sponsors, each click
provides 1% of a book.
Literature and Reading:
Index
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"Acres of
Diamonds" by Russell Conwell. Not only one of the greatest models of
effective speech ever delivered, but it also contains the philosophy of a
lifetime.
-
Aesop's Fables: free PDF download
-
The Baldwin
Library Digital Collection (University of Florida): includes over 2500
fully digitized children's books, published in the United States and Great
Britain between 1850 and 1900 (selected from more than more than 100,000
in the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, dating from
the mid-1600s through 2007).
-
Ben Stein -
American Spectator: All Articles and Blog Posts
-
BookHive - Your Guide to
Children's Literature and Books. Developed by the library of Charlotte
and Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, for the purpose of categorizing
and suggesting children's books. If you're looking for a particular
subject, the 'Find A Book' section has the reviews grouped into various
categories such as Adventure, Classics all the way through Scary
literature.
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Books and Authors in
Your Classroom (Scholastic.com)
-
Bookshare - Accessible books and
periodicals for readers with print disabilities: Free for all U.S.
students with qualifying disabilities. Student memberships are currently
funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP).
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The Cambridge History of
English and American Literature - An Encyclopedia in 18 volumes.
Considered the most important work of literary history and criticism ever
published, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000
pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to
history, theology and political writing. The set encompasses a wide
selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists,
religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even
non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.
-
Charles Dickens Page - dedicated to bringing the genius of Dickens to a new generation of
readers. Dickens was 19th century London personified, he survived its mean
streets as a child and, largely self-educated, possessed the genius to
become the greatest writer of his age.
-
The Center for the Book (Library of
Congress): to promote reading, literacy and libraries. The website offers
a great many "Resources" on the menu on the left side of any page.
"Educators and Parents" section visitors can find wonderful lesson plans,
exhibitions, and online activities.
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Classic Reader - Read Free Classic Books Online. Where you can read,
search, and annotate great works of literature by authors such as Dickens,
Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and many others. The collection 'currently contains
3463 works of literature (including 1998 short stories) by 342 authors.'
Access to the content is available by author, by title, by category, e.g.
fiction, children's literature, short stories, poetry, etc.
-
The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare (MIT)
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DailyLit: Great stories and
knowledge in under 5 minutes a day. Read books online: get short
installments by daily email (or RSS feed). DailyLit is now 100% free.
-
The Ernest Hemingway collection at the John F. Kennedy Library is the
most comprehensive body of Hemingway material currently available in one
place. Research in these materials is essential to anyone who attempts a
definitive study of Hemingway and his writing.
-
GradeSaver is a guide to the
literary world like no other. Staffed by Harvard-educated editors and
researchers, the site offers services ranging from essay-writing tips to
professional editing of your grammatically-challenged work. The real
treasure, however, is the ClassicNotes, a section in which Harvard
students have compiled a wealth of terse and insightful cliff notes for
practically any piece of revered literature you may ever encounter.
- Jiffynotes.com: FREE study
guides that focus on literary analysis. Includes study guides that are
concise and accurate to better understand classic and contemporary
Literature.
-
G.K. Chesterton
- Internet resources.
-
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - a
figure of national prominence by the 1850s, and a much-beloved professor
at Harvard. The site is divided into seven primary sections which include
an extended biographical essay about his life and work, information about
his family and his homes in Portland and Cambridge. Includes a generous
selection of his poems; visitors can view a sortable list of his works,
which can be arranged by poem title, first line, and publication date.
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"In Search of Silence" by Chris Roe. A sample selection of Poems and
Prints.
-
International Children’s Digital
Library Foundation - to excite and inspire the world's children to
become members of the global community––children who understand the value
of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas—by
making the best in children's literature available online.
-
The Internet Classics
Archive - Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since
1994.
-
The Irish Playography - describes itself as "a comprehensive database of all Irish plays produced
professionally since 1904."
-
The James Joyce
Scholars' Collection - The selected works compiled in the James Joyce
Scholars' Collection (JJSC) all share two characteristics: 1) all the
books are currently out-of-print and 2) they are valuable, perhaps
indispensable, to those who seek a more complete understanding and
appreciation of the richness of James Joyce's literary works.
-
Just So Stories by Rudyard
Kipling
-
Language Arts
Resources: TeAch-nology: The Online Teacher Resource.
-
Literature Study Guides & Teacher
Resources (Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books
covering Literature,
Poetry,
Shakespeare, and
Biographies.
-
LitCharts: Literature Review
Examples to Help You Study Fast. Includes Background Info, Plot Summary,
Character Study, Theme, Summary & Analysis, Theme Tracker.
-
LitLinks - provides guidance to the best literature research resources
on the Web. LitLinks can also show you a list of Bedford/St. Martin's
titles that include a given author, and what selections from that author
each book contains.
-
LitQuotes - Quotes from Literature - This literary reference site features quotations from the great works of
literature. You can search for quotes in a number of different ways.
-
Lost Titles, Forgotten
Rhymes (Library of Congress) - How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or
Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author. Locating a novel, short story,
or poem without knowing its title or author can be very difficult. This
guide is intended to help readers identify a literary work when they know
only its plot or subject, or other textual information such as a
character's name, a line of poetry, or a unique word or phrase.
-
Mark Twain Project
Online - applies innovative technology to more than four decades' worth
of archival research by expert editors at the Mark Twain Project. It
offers unfettered, intuitive access to reliable texts, accurate and
exhaustive notes, and the most recently discovered letters and documents.
-
Medieval Imaginations - created and maintained by the University of
Cambridge's Faculty of English. The purpose of the site is to provide
access to the "images corresponding to the main episodes dramatized in the
English Mystery Plays, because these present the medieval view of human
history from the Creation to the Last Judgment."
- The Mercury Theater on the
Air - features the ‘finest radio drama on the air,’
Orson Welles’s notorious "War of the Worlds." Here you’ll find not only
"War of the Worlds," but many surviving shows from the series, a
collection of some of the most chilling radio theater of the 1930s.
- Online Literary
Criticism Guide: This helpful guide to the best of literary criticism
resources for authoritative and critical works was made possible via ipl2,
the merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians'
Internet Index (LII), collected some of the best starting places for
finding online critical writing. This resource is particularly good for
finding information on English-language authors, but also includes many
authors whose works have been translated into English.
-
The Oxford Book of American Essays.
Many a literary theorist and critic have wondered: "What is American
literature?" Late in the 19th century, one Brander Matthews was called
upon to do just that-create an edited volume for the Oxford Press that
would represent a variety of essays from different Americans of the time.
All told, this volume published in 1914 contained 32 essays, including
"John Bull" by Washington Irving, "Buds and Bird-Voices" by Nathaniel
Hawthorne, and "Dante by the Bowery" by Theodore Roosevelt. Other
selections include inquisitive essays by Edgar Allen Poe, Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and Walt Whitman.
-
Poetry Resources
(Library of Congress) - A comprehensive guide to locating poetry resources
available on the Library of Congress's Web site.
-
Love Poems - dedicated to the poetry lovers. Features Romantic
Love Poems, Friendship Poems, Love Quotes, Love Stories and Letters. Enjoy
the best love poems, inspirational poetry and more.
-
Reading Rockets - a program, initiated by public television and funded
by the U.S. Department of Education, that addresses how young children
learn to read, why they struggle to read, and how adults can help. The
Reading Rockets website takes a multimedia approach to getting information
out to parents and educators. To read the site in Spanish, click on "En
espanol" halfway down the page, on the left side.
- The Robert Louis
Stevenson Website: celebrates Robert Louis Stevenson's life and
works…not just a children's author, but also a poet, a playwright, a
Gothicist, an essayist, a historian, an anthropologist, a Victorian, a
Modernist and a Postmodernist, amongst other things. By detailing his
diverse writing career, RLS aims to bring Stevenson out of the margins of
literary study.
- The Robin
Hood Project - designed to make available in electronic format a
database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the
Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales.
-
Sherlockian.net - answers all
your questions about the master sleuth, his family, his colleagues, his
arch enemy, 221B Baker Street, just about everything associated with Mr.
Sherlock Holmes.
-
Starfall.com: a free public service
to motivate children to read with phonics. A systematic phonics approach,
in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice perfect for preschool,
kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool,
and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).
-
The Van Gogh Letters Database: The compendium includes all 820 known
letters by Van Gogh, tracing his youth and late start as a painter to his
spectacular blossoming in the late 1880s. "The number of letters isn't
really unusual but the literary quality of the letters, that's special."
-
Walt Whitman
Notebooks 1850s -1860s
-
Wee Ones Online
Magazine - brings families the best in today's children's literature.
Wee Ones wishes to encourage children to read and make it an enjoyable and
fun experience. Wee Ones is designed for young children between the ages
of 5 and 10.
Storytelling and Folklore:
Index
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American Folklore - contains re-tellings of American folktales, Native
American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories
from each and every one of the 50 United States.
- Appalachian
Literature Resources for Readers and Teachers of Children and Young
Adults.
-
Brewer's Dictionary of
Phrase and Fable (InfoPlease.com): Brewer’s 1894 "new and enlarged"
edition. This was the last version Brewer himself worked on–he died three
years after its publication at age 87.
-
Chinese Tea Stories
-
Encyclopedia Mythica - online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore,
heroes and heroines and legends. It currently contains over 7,000 entries
on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all
over the world.
-
Florida
Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942: During the 1930s and
1940s, teams of writers and scholars scoured the United States on behalf
of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) collecting materials about the
places they saw and the people they met. This particular digital
ethnographic field collection brings together materials which document the
Arabic, Bahamian, Cuban, Green, Seminole and Slavic cultures across
Florida.
-
National Storytelling Network (NSN) - Bringing together and nurturing individuals and organizations that use the
power of storytelling in all its forms.
-
The Healing Story Alliance
- a special interest group of the NSN. Our
goal for this special interest group is to share our experience and our
skills, to increase our knowledge of stories and our knowledge of the best
ways to use stories to inform, inspire, nurture and heal.
-
Interfaith Story - a
discussion group of NSN. A gathering of storytellers and listeners who
share a common desire to bring the teaching and healing power of wisdom
tales from around the world and sacred stories from every spiritual or
faith tradition, present and past, to individuals, groups and communities.
-
The Moonlit Road - Ghost stories haunt the moonlit back roads of the American South.
Their roots in Southern culture and folklore are deep. Each month, The
Moonlit Road brings you these ghost stories and other strange Southern
folktales, told by the region's best storytellers.
- Folklore - Munseys:
free downloadable rare and hard to find titles in 10
formats.
- Teaching Values:
Character Education for Children through Principles and Values. Through
storytelling we provide effective means for children to understand and
learn character-building principles and values.
- Tim Sheppard's
Storytelling Resources for Storytellers: Comprehensive collections,
for storytellers, of articles, links, and information on the oral
tradition and the art of storytelling.
-
Sacred Text Archive: the
largest freely available archive of online books about religion,
mythology, folklore. Check out subject areas along left column.
-
Story Arts Inc. - founded by
storyteller/author Heather Forest. Current concert and workshop
programming focuses on the ancient art of storytelling and the diverse
ways that storytelling can enrich multi-cultural understanding,
interpersonal communication, and literacy.
-
Storytelling Power - Through a plethora of free articles, we provide a
useful guide for anyone who wants to use the power of storytelling at
home, at work and in the community.
-
The Storytelling
Resource Centre - the One-stop Site for All Storytellers
-
"Stories for the Seasons" - dedicated to offering seasonal nature stories together with an extensive
bibliography for any storyteller, teacher, or general reader who is
seeking stories and legends about animals, plants, and the land itself.
-
SurLaLune Fairy Tales -
47 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across
cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations. Also
discover over 1,600 folktales & fairy tales from around the world in more
than 40 full-text eBooks. Investigate how fairy tales have served as a
means of establishing moral values, teaching the younger generations about
their culture and, of course, entertaining folks of all ages.
-
Zen Stories
to Tell Your Neighbors
Writing
Guides:
Index
-
AskOxford -
Oxford Dictionaries: Critical ingredients to good writing are spelling,
grammar, and correct use of words. Covers CVs and Job Applications,
Commonly Misspelled Words, Grammar and Spelling Tips, Letter Writing.
-
APA Style Tutorial
-
Associated Press Style – Quick Reference
-
A Brief Citation Guide for
Internet Sources in History and the Humanities - Includes General
Citation Guidelines, Bibliographic Citations, Footnote and Endnote
Citations, Additional Materials on Electronic Citations
-
Business
Writer’s Free Library - Writing letters or memos in the world of
business is an acquired skill, and those beginning to learn about this
process will appreciate this site, which was designed by the Authenticity
Counseling Company. The helpful resources offered here are divided into
several sections, including "General Resources and Advice", "Basic Writing
Skills", and "Basic Composition Skills". One other section is worth noting
as well, and this is the section titled "Some Types of Correspondence".
This is perhaps the section most relevant to business writing practices,
as it includes sample memos, meeting minutes, and procedures for composing
effective business emails.
-
Chicago Manual of Style
- Visitors may register for free and gain access to the search tool for
this latest edition. While this feature is certainly helpful, there are a
number of equally useful aspects of the site. The first is the area that
gives a number of examples of Chicago-style documentation, such as the
humanities style and the well-known author-date system. Equally helpful is
the "Q&A" section where the editors answer timely questions.
-
The
Chicago Manual of Style -- Citation Quick Guide - Presents two basic
documentation systems, the humanities style (notes and bibliography) and
the author-date system. Choosing between the two often depends on subject
matter and nature of sources cited, as each system is favored by different
groups of scholars.
-
Citing
Electronic Sources - Library of Congress. This site includes different
styles–texts, films, legal documents,
maps, newspapers, photographs/drawings/cartoons, sound recordings, special
presentations
-
A Guide for Writing Research
Papers based on MLA-style provides instruction on basic research
techniques, paper formatting, and numerous examples.
-
Guide to Desktop Publishing (About.com): Tasks, Techniques, and
Tutorials of Page Layout and Desktop Publishing
-
How to
Develop and Write a Grant Proposal (Congressional Research Service) - To assist grant seekers in districts and states, and it includes writing
proposals for both government and private foundations grants. The second
section of the report covers the actual writing of the proposal, from
outlining of project goals, stating the purpose and objectives of the
proposal, explaining the program methods to solve the stated problem, and
how the results of the project will be evaluated, to long-term project
planning, and, finally, developing the proposal budget.
-
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell University Library)
- How to Write a
Research Paper: This wikiHow page summarizes the single steps of how
to write a research paper in a broad overview.
- How
to Write a Research Paper - Infoplease Homework Center.
Divides the process of writing a research paper into nine single steps.
Each chapter contains further steps with straightforward instructions
and clear examples.
- A+ Research & Writing:
Guide for high school and college students providing
details, outside links, and a lot of background information for each step
of writing a thesis.
-
How to Write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format. Bates College has published an incredibly thorough guide to writing
scientific papers. The first chapter deals with scientific writing,
followed by a chapter on how to go about writing the actual paper. Most
useful, however, are the "How Do I Write the…" and "How Do I…" sections,
that explain the different elements and conventions of a scientific paper.
- Landmark’s
Citation Machine - designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper
use of citing information property. Students are welcome to use this as
well. You merely…Click the type of resource you wish to cite - Complete
the Web form that appears with information from your resource - Click
"Make Citations" to generate standard MLA & APA citations.
-
MLA Citation Style
Guide - University of Georgia Libraries - Resource Central. Based on
the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed., 2003.
-
PaperRater: Diligent students
should make sure that their work is well-written, original, coherent, and
grammatically correct. PaperRater is a free web service with robust
grammar and spell checking, plagiarism detection, and writing suggestions
to improve your writing.
-
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Research and Citation Resources.
Includes how to use the
American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style,
Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style, and
Chicago Manual citation and format style.
- A Research Guide
for Students - tools for students to conduct research
and to present their findings. Provides a Quick Click to Search Engines,
Research,
Writing, and Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CGOS, CBE,
Harvard), and Worlds of Knowledge housing some of the best education Web
sites in a Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification
System.
- Strunk & White's
Elements of Style - The classic reference handbook on how to write in
clear English. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is
combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the
principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention
on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly
violated.
-
Teaching Writing - Ask.com and
GOOGLE Groups
-
Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do) - Following is a list to refer people to before they submit anything in
writing to anybody (agent, publisher, your mom, your boss). From email
messages and front-page news in the New York Times to published books and
magazine articles, the 10-ouchies listed here crop up everywhere. They're
so pernicious that even respected Internet columnists are not immune.
-
Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and
Dissertations, 7th ed., 2007. Bibliographic Format for References
(University of Georgia Libraries)
-
The Ultimate Plagiarism Resource: Detecting Plagiarism & Preventing
It. This comprehensive resource will tell you everything you need to know
about plagiarism, from the basic facts to free detection tools to
preventing it in both the physical and online classroom.
- Writing
Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - designed to help students
communicate their technical work. To that end, these guidelines contain
advice, models, and exercises for common writing and speaking assignments
in engineering and science.
-
Writing
Skills (Infoplease) - dedicated to helping develop communication
skills. Includes tips on writing Essays, Research Papers, Biographies,
Book Reports, Five Paragraph Essays, Bibliographies, Speech Writing,
Spelling & Grammar, Sentence Structure and other topics.
-
Amherst College - Online Resources for Writers. A fine set of online
resources for use by their Amherst students and members of the
web-browsing public. This particular set includes a long list of resources
divided into thematic headings such as "Preparing to Write," "Thesis and
Argument," "Clarity and Grace," and "Using Sources."
-
Dartmouth Writing Program - Online Writing Materials.
-
Harvard College Writing Center: Brief Guides to Writing Papers in the
Disciplines. Includes Strategies for Essay Writing and Disciplinary
Writing Guides.
-
KU Writing Center - Undergraduate &
Graduate Writing Guides - Academic
Essays | Avoiding Plagiarism | Critical Thinking, Reading, and Study
Strategies | The Writing Process | Writing Your Research | Citing and
Documenting Your Sources | Grammar and Usage | For ESL Learners | Personal
and Professional Writing | Theses and Dissertations | Writing in Your
Courses.
-
OWL – Purdue University Online Writing Lab - English Grammar,
Punctuation, and Spelling. Plus, a section of handouts and resources for
English as a Second Language learners.
-
Princeton University Writing Center - Academic Integrity and Plagiarism, Advice
on Academic Writing, Grammar's Nuts and Bolts.
-
University
College Writing Workshop - University of
Toronto's Writing Center provides dozens of helpful writing tips. The
handouts cover topics like organizing an essay, the effective and correct
use of quotations, and the use of articles. Each section includes specific
advice and guidance. Composition instructors may also wish to
recommend this site to their students if they are looking for additional
high-quality writing resources.
-
The
Virtual Reference Desk - George Mason University
-
The Writing Center at Franciscan University - Includes Dictionaries |
Thesauri | Encyclopedias | APA | MLA | Chicago | Turabian | Research |
Writing Process Avoiding Plagiarism | Grammar & Style | Rhetoric | Misc.
Writing Resources.
-
The Writing Center
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) - This useful web resource from The
Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers guidance on
improving your writing style, avoiding common grammar and punctuation
mistakes, and using proper citations.
-
Writing Guidelines for Engineering
and Science Students (Penn State University): Guidelines are designed
to help students communicate their technical work. To that end, these
guidelines contain advice, models, and exercises for common writing and
speaking assignments in engineering and science.
-
Writing Resource Center (Empire State College): provides access to
electronic writing resources developed for adult learners and faculty use.
Currently, the site features documents from The Genesee Valley Center
Writing Program, The Writer's Complex and the Library web site selected by
a faculty writing panel.
History:
Index
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The American
Catholic History Classroom - Created as a curriculum supplement on
specific topics from American Catholic history that provide teachers with
background information, related primary source documents, information and
questions for students, and suggestions for further reading. Includes:
Catholics and Industrialization, Catholics and a Living Wage, Catholics
and Education, Catholics and Labor, and Catholics and Race.
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CatholicHistory - resource for students, teachers, researchers, and
anyone interested in the history of Catholicism in the United States. Its
purpose is to promote deeper and wider understanding of the place of
Catholics and the Catholic Church in the history of the United States of
America.
- American
Journeys (Wisconsin Historical Society & National History Day):
contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American
exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries
of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later, plus a digital library and
learning center.
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The
Archives of Irish America - a repository of primary research materials at
New York University that aims to transform our understanding of the Irish
migration experience and the distillation of American Irish ethnicity over
the past century.
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Best of History
- an award-winning portal created for history
teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. BOHWS contains
annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of
quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history
activities, history games, history quizzes, and more throughout its pages.
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A Brief
Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities - Includes General Citation Guidelines, Bibliographic Citations, Footnote and
Endnote Citations, Additional Materials on Electronic Citations
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Churchill &
the Great Republic - LOC 'examines the life and career of Winston Spencer
Churchill and emphasizes his lifelong links with the United States - the
nation he called "the great Republic." Follow this great statesman through
the 'Finest Hour,' the 'Sword of Freedom,' 'Unity and Strategy' as World War
II ended and finally into Sir Winston's second premiership and the Cold War…
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Digital History - High-quality historical resources for teachers and students. In addition to
primary-source material, including multimedia, the site, which is presented
in the form of a digital textbook, features resources such as an interactive
time line of U.S. History from 1590-present, subject guides, handouts, and
lesson plans.
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Edison National Historic Site - learn more about Thomas Edison and his
patents. There is a section for Grade 4 and Up where a grade appropriate
timeline, a brief biography, 'FAQ's and Fables' and information on Edison's
'Big Three' inventions can be found. Check out the 'For Teachers' section for
additional teaching resources and support.
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Europe
and Islam - Bernard Lewis - 2007 Irving Kristol Lecture (American
Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research). The 2007 Kristol Award
was presented to Bernard Lewis, the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near
Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University, and long the free
world’s preeminent student and interpreter of Islam, the Ottoman Empire,
and the modern Middle East.
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Exploring the
Middle Ages - information on heraldry, myths and legends, religion, medicine,
and other aspects of life in Britain during the Middle Ages.
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Internet Medieval Sourcebook - Church Councils, Writings of the Church
Fathers, Byzantium, Islam, Historiography, Medieval Thought, Medieval
Spiritual Writing, Governmental/Administrative/Documents, Renaissance
Texts, Reformation Texts, Catholic Reformation Texts, Early Church Fathers
Series_Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post Nicene
- Online Reference Book for
Medieval Studies.
- Online
Reference Book for Medieval Studies Encyclopedia - A Topical Index.
Early Medieval, High Medieval, Late Medieval, Slavic/Russian, Religion,
Languages and Linguistics, Culture
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Geography Quiz: Did you know "the Middle East"' stretches as far west as
the Western Sahara in Africa? What is the smallest Middle Eastern country?
Test your knowledge on a new drag-and-drop challenge by clicking the link or
the map graphic. (All ages).
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History of the Holidays - History.com: Includes history, traditions,
origins, recipes and videos for
Black History,
Chinese New Year,
Christmas,
Cinco de Mayo,
Columbus Day,
Earth Day, Easter,
Fathers Day,
Fourth of July,
Halloween,
Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa,
Labor Day,
Memorial Day,
Passover,
Ramadan,
Rosh Hashanah,
St. Patrick’s Day,
Thanksgiving,
Valentine’s Day,
Veterans Day, and
more.
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Historical
Thinking Matters: focused on key topics in U.S. history, designed to teach
students how to critically read primary sources and how to critique and
construct historical narratives.
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History Matters - The
U.S. Survey Course on the Web. Visitors will find three primary sections.
In "Many Pasts", visitors can explore over 1000 primary documents, including
photographic images and audio interviews. "Making Sense of Evidence" provides
material on how historians approach resources as they attempt to craft
intelligent and erudite narratives. The final section, "www.history", contains
brief reviews of over 800 websites that address various aspects of American
history. The site also contains a number of other gems, including "Secrets of
Great History Teachers", which features interviews with those who impart the
knowledge of the ages with wisdom and insight.
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The
HistoryNet.com - contains daily features, photo galleries and over
1,200 articles originally published in our various magazines. Brought to
you by the Weider History Group, a group of ten history magazines
published in Leesburg, VA.
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Historic Government
Publications From World War II - a project of Southern Methodist
University’s (SMU) Central University Libraries. The organization of the
site encourages browsing; you can browse all documents via an alphabetical
title list, or jump right to a special collection of (fascinating) Pocket
Guides to foreign nations prepared during the war for U.S. servicemen.
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Internet for Historians - Virtual Training Suite - an interactive step-by-step
guide created to help historians make the best use of Internet resources in
their academic work.
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Medieval
Institute Library - Hesburgh Libraries (University of Notre Dame)
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The Napoleonic Guide -
offers insights into his life, career, love life, and family as well as a
well-organized introduction to French history between the years of 1796 to
1815. Here's your one-stop reference for all of your Napoleonic questions.
As you get delve deeper into this period of history and learn more about
the men who shaped it, try your hand at strategy as you attempt to defeat
Wellington at Waterloo.
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National History
Education Clearinghouse (U.S. Dept. of Education):
designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to
improve U.S. history education in the classroom. Areas to explore are "History
Content," "Teaching Materials," "Issues & Research" and the "Weekly Quiz."
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National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center: February is Black History Month. The Freedom
Center opened in Cincinnati, Ohio in August of 2004. Their mission is to
'reveal stories about freedom's heroes, past and present, challenging and
inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today.'
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New York Heritage:
a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and
others who are interested in the Empire State's history. The site contains
information from over 160 collections from library, museums, archives, and
other resources across the state of New York.
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"The
North American Indian" by Edward S. Curtis (LOC): one of the most
significant and controversial representations of traditional American
Indian culture ever produced. Issued in a limited edition from 1907-1930,
the publication continues to exert a major influence on the image of
Indians in popular culture.
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Indians of North America–Selected Resources (LOC) - This guide is a compilation
of many of the resources on the Indians of North America available at the
Library of Congress as well as selected resources outside the Library.
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Native American
Sites - dedicated to facilitating communication among Native peoples
and between Indians and non-Indians and also to providing links to other
sites that contain solid information about American Indians. The links are
well-organized with entries including individual nations, language,
culture including pow-wows and festivals, education, as well as other
topics.
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The Ohio Historical Society - "...to promote a knowledge of archaeology
and history, especially in Ohio." The society exists to interpret,
preserve, collect, and make available evidence of the past, and to provide
leadership on furthering knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the
prehistory and history of Ohio and of the broader cultural and natural
environments of which Ohio is a part.
- Ohio
History Central - online encyclopedia that includes information about
Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Each section contains
written information, maps, timelines, and images.
- Russia
Engages the World, 1453-1825: traces Russia's movement from relative
isolation to global empire through its contacts with Europe, Asia, and the
Americas. Divided into five sections, 'each of which considers Russian and
world history during a given period.' The sections are composed of essays
and visual accompaniments that cover the history, maps, personalities,
themes, events and special features.
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The Empire That
Was Russia - Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was photographer to
the Russian Tzar Nicholas II. The photographs on this site 'offer a vivid
portrait of a lost world--the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and
the coming revolution.'
Secrets of Egypt (National Geographic) - . An excellent presentation of
the pyramids of Egypt. Take a virtual expedition to King Tut's tomb, view
photos and a video aired on the National Geographic Channel and
participate in the 'Interactive Features.' Teachers and parents will
appreciate the Lesson Plans with age specific designations, plans that
will help students understand more about these ancient mysteries.
TeachingAmericanHistory.org - Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs,
Ashland University. Learn more about American history by going back to the
original source documents, from the founding through the 20th century and
beyond. Includes Document Library, Special Exhibits on the American
Founding, Lesson Plans (NEH), and Online Audio Lectures and Discussions.
United
States Commission on Civil Rights - Historical Publications - The
United States Government Printing Office (GPO) teams up with the United
States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) and the Thurgood Marshall Law
Library, University of Maryland School of Law, to provide the American
public a website of authentic Civil Rights historical publications.
U.S. History Learning Study Guides &
Teacher Resources (Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books.
Military History and Wars:
Index
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Digital Collections of the Library of Congress -
A
Guide to the American Revolution |
A Guide
to the American Civil War | A Guide
to the War of 1812 |
A Guide to the
Mexican War |
A Guide to the Spanish-American War |
A Guide to World
War I | A
Guide to World War II
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Coming of the
American Revolution (1764-1776) - Before the American Revolution, the British
colonies along the eastern seaboard of North America were a rather
disparate group of competing entities. Strong dissatisfaction with various
policies of the British government stirred them to action during the 1760s
and 1770s. This fine website from the Massachusetts Historical Society
takes visitors inside that struggle through official documents, personal
correspondence, and newspaper pieces from those tumultuous decades.
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USHistory.org (The Independence Hall Association): our mission is to
educate the public about the Revolutionary and Colonial eras of American
history, as well as Philadelphia generally.
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The Rochambeau Map Collection
contains cartographic items used by Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur,
comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), when he was commander in chief of the
French expeditionary army (1780-82) during the American Revolution. The
maps were from Rochambeau's personal collection, cover much of eastern
North America, and date from 1717 to 1795.
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The War
That Made America - The dramatic PBS documentary tells the story of the French
and Indian War (1754-1763), which began in the wilderness of the
Pennsylvania frontier and spread throughout the colonies, into Canada, and
ultimately around the world.
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American Civil War - a collection of online resources about the Civil War
and includes graphics, letters and information about specific battles,
music, fictional accounts of wartime and a host of other civil war related
subjects.
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Gilmer Civil
Wars Maps Collection - During a long career in the United States and
Confederate States of American Armies, Jeremy Francis Gilmer served as an
engineer. Responsible for constructing fortifications and conducting land
surveys, he created dozens of maps and other such documents. All told,
this digitized collection at the University of North Carolina Library
currently contains 161 maps, plans, and land surveys, spanning the region
from Alabama to Virginia. There are some real gems in this collection,
including a map of the battlegrounds of Shiloh in 1862 and a map detailing
the military defenses along a portion of the coast of Texas.
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Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs: The U.S. National Archives has
digitized over 6,000 images from the series "Mathew Brady Photographs of
Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes."
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National Park
Service - the American Civil War - The American
Civil War remains a complex and interesting subject. This omnibus website
provided by the National Park Service provides a number of thematic sections
that include "Civil War Education", "Civil War Parks", and "African
Americans in the Civil War". For those who may be less familiar with the
basic events and chronology of the Civil War, there is a section titled
"About the Civil War" which provides a detailed timeline of events, an area
of stories about the Civil War.
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First World War - The seven-part series from the Guardian and Observer on the
history of the first world war. This intriguing site created by the
Guardian newspaper in Britain features slideshows, articles, and a set of
external links to additional websites of note.
- First
World War - check out this huge resource
regarding World War I. From audio and video to military documents.
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Footnote.com - where original historical documents are combined with
social networking in order to create a truly unique experience involving
the stories of our past. The collections feature documents relating to the
Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, U.S. Presidents, historical
newspapers and naturalization documents.
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Untold Stories of D-Day (National Geographic): "A grand hoax, top
secret maps, and live-ammunition rehearsals set the stage for June 6,
1944, when 200,000 soldiers stormed Normandy's beaches to help free
Europe."
- Interactive Vietnam
Veterans Memorial - a project of historical document archive site
Footnote.com in conjunction with the National Archives and Records
Administration. The virtual version of the famous memorial inscribed
with the names of more than 58,000 American military casualties—is
searchable. Every name etched onto the real-world wall is viewable
online and linked to the veteran's service record. Online visitors can
add photos and describe their memories of the servicemen and women who
died in the war.
- The Price of
Freedom: Americans at War. A presentation by the Smithsonian
Institution outlining how Americans have gone to war to win their
independence, expand their national boundaries, define their freedoms, and
defend their interests around the globe.
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World War II (1939 to 1945) - BBC: On This Day. Britain and France
joined the war on 3 September 1939. A compilation of key stories as they
broke throughout the war.
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World War II
Military Situation Maps, 1944-1945 - The Library of Congress:
Contains 416 printed maps and covers June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. The
maps show daily details on military campaigns in western Europe. They can
be browsed by date or place (Ardennes, Europe, France (Normandy), or
Germany).
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The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II :
A Collection of Primary Sources released by. The National Security Archive.
Edited by William Burr, this book contains 77 declassified US government
documents on the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific theater of
operations.
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Virtual Vietnam Wall:
Names of Vietnam War Casualties by City and State. First click on a state.
When it opens, scroll down to the city and the names will appear. Then click
on their names. It should show you a picture of the person, or at least their
bio and medals.
U.S. Presidents
and Government:
Index
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The American
Founders Online - An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications.
Online access, in varying degrees, to the personal papers and/or
publications of the major founders of the American Republic—that is, those
men who served in roles of national political leadership between 1765 and
1815.
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Conversations on the Constitution is a new program of the ABA
Division for Public Education to encourage civil discussion and debate
about the meaning of some of the Constitution's concepts and clauses that
have been the subject of ongoing constitutional debates. Topics include:
the Preamble, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, War Powers, Separation of
Powers, The Advice and Consent of the Senate, an Establishment of
Religion, Unreasonable Searches and Seizures.
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Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention,
1774-1789: from the LOC's Library's Rare Books and Special Collections
Division. Contains 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the
drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of
the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports,
treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and
the Declaration of Independence.
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Founding Fathers Info Guide - Contains The Federalist Papers Online,
One of the most important works on political theory | Other founding
documents: The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, The
Bill of Rights, and other Amendments to the Constitution | The American
Flag | History of the USA | Founding Fathers Image Gallery | Founding
Fathers Quotes. No student of American History should pass up such a good
introduction to the early history of the republic!
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The National Archives - Charters of Freedom - Features primary
documents that shaped U.S. history. See images of the Declaration of
Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Learn about the Articles
of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana
Purchase, slavery, Civil War, 13th Amendment, immigration, and woman
suffrage.
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American
President - Resources on the U.S. Presidents (University of Virginia).
In-depth information reviewed by prominent scholars on each president and
their administration that cover various aspects of their life and
leadership strategy. Recently, they have also added a multimedia gallery
that allows visitors to browse around various images.
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The Architect of the Capitol is
responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation,
development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which
includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of
Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden,
the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities.
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for
Kids - provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and
teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of
the primary source materials of Government Printing Office (GPO) Access,
and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.
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"Character Above All"—An
Exploration of Presidential Leadership - Companion website to PBS's
"Character Above All" broadcast. Contains transcripts, Essays by
historians and political theorists on selected presidents, and selected
"Quotes" by former Presidents of the United States and others. Aired on
May 29, 1996, this site explains its uniqueness in the following manner:
"What started as a voice crying in the wilderness is now reaching a
growing audience who believe that the issue is character above all. And
it's an obligation conferred on us as citizens to focus on it." This site
can be the starting point for your research into presidential character!
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Civics Learning Study Guides & Teacher Resources
(Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books.
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Congressional Research Tutorials (UC Berkeley Library) - tutorials on
how to find Congressional materials in the Library and on the Internet.
Click on any tutorial in the left-hand sidebar.
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Constitution Day Resources (September 17, 2009): The Library of
Congress resources for Constitution Day activities. Explore the Creating
the United States online exhibit and learn more about the impact of the
Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence on U.S.
history.
- Constitution Finder
- offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.
Nations of the world are linked to their constitutional text posted
somewhere on the Internet. Features a well placed pull-down index to over
200 countries ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Constitutions are
offered in original languages and English (and sometimes Spanish)
translations.
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C-SPAN Classroom - "to
enhance the teaching of Civics & U.S. Government through C-SPAN's
primary source programming." Visitors can start their journey by viewing
the "Clip of the Week", and then looking through the other thematic
sections on the site, which include "Principles of Government",
"Legislative Branch", and "Political Participation".
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Encyclopedia Britannica's
profile of the American Presidency. Read about the presidents and
explore the electoral process, election results, images, video, and
important documents related to the evolution of the nation's highest
office.
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GovTrack.us: tool by Civic Impulse,
LLC to help the public research and track the activities in the U.S.
Congress, promoting and innovating government transparency and civic
education through novel uses of technology. You'll find here the status of
U.S. federal legislation, voting records for the Senate and House of
Representatives, information on Members of Congress, district maps, as
well as congressional committees and the Congressional Record.
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Historical Look at the Inaugural Ceremonies 1789-2005. Joint
Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, U.S. Senate Historian.
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Independence
Day - Fourth of July: honors the birthday of the United States of
America and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4,
1776. Includes: U.S. Flag History and Facts, Declaration of Independence &
Historical Documents.
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Kids.gov - the official kids' portal for
the U.S. government. Organized into three audiences: Grades K-5, Grades
6-8, and Educators. Each audience tab is divided into educational subjects
like Arts, Math, and History. Within each subject, the websites are
grouped as either government sites (Federal, state, military) or other
resources (commercial, non-profit, educational).
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Legistalker - Track Activity of US
Congressmen & Senators. View what they have voted on (motions, amendments,
resolutions etc.), browse news mentions in online media sources
(newspapers, blogs, magazines, YouTube videos) and follow their Twitter
updates.
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OpenCongress - brings
together official government data with news coverage, blog posts, comments
with a mission to make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic
engagement.
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Our Sunday Visitor - "Heritage" series: articles focusing on American
presidents and Catholicism. To date the series has profiled George
Washington, America’s first president; Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson;
Reconstruction presidents Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant; and two
20th century giants, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among
others. There will be more throughout the election season.
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POTUS - Presidents of the United States:
includes background information, election results, cabinet members,
notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and
other presidential sites are also included.
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The Presidential Timeline - Highlights Pivotal Events in 20th Century American Presidencies. Provides
a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets
from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National
Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio
recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives.
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Presidents of the United States - Resource Guides (LOC): selection of
primary source materials associated with the presidents of the United
States, including manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents,
prints, photographs, sheet music, sound recordings, and films.
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State and Local
Government Internet Directory provides convenient one-stop access to
the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county
governments.
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State of the Union
Addresses of the American Presidents (AskSam.com). Search and analyze
the the full-text of all State of the Union Addresses from 1790.
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The Star Spangled Banner by Francis
Scott Key. All four stanzas, along with historical background.
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ThisNation.com is a repository of
basic information, resources and historical documents related to American
Government and Politics. Our primary goal is to promote more effective
participation in the American political system by providing factual,
non-partisan information about government and politics in the United
States of America.
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THOMAS - Library of Congress: to make
Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.
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Thomas Jefferson - A Resource Guide (LOC). The digital collections of
the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with
Thomas Jefferson. Consisting of approximately 27,000 documents, this is
the largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world.
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U.S. Dept. of the Treasury's
Learning Vault - learn about the history of the Treasury Department,
its role in the Federal government, and its mission to serve you.
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U.S. Presidents Day - officially known as Washington's Birthday, is a
federal holiday in the United States and is celebrated on the third Monday
of February. In 2009, Presidents Day falls on February 16.
- The Presidents
of the USA - Since George Washington's election in 1789, 44 men have
served as President of the United States. They have led in times of peace
and war, hardship and plenty, and served in tenures as short as one month
and as long as 12 years. Learn more about America's Presidents.
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U.S. Department of State - Office of
the Historian: to provide better access to the official historical
documentary records of U.S. foreign policy. The Office is responsible for
writing and researching historical studies on various aspects of U.S.
diplomacy for use by policymakers, and for the public at large.
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Virtual
Tour—The White House - This virtual exhibit takes the visitor on tours
of various rooms and areas of the White House. The White House curator gives a video presentation of the art and
furnishings on the State Floor.
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Votetocracy: where every
citizen can see every bill currently in congress, vote on those bills and
send those votes to their representatives.
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We the
People - Library of Congress (LOC) presents a compendium of
American history online resources for teachers and students.
Abraham
Lincoln:
Index
- The Abraham
Lincoln Association: Includes The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln,
1953, The Abraham Lincoln Association Serials, which includes The Abraham
Lincoln Quarterly, 1940-1952, Bulletin of the Abraham Lincoln Association,
1923-1939, Lincoln Centennial Association Addresses, 1909-1918, and the
Lincoln Monographs.
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Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project - Lincoln/Net:
Northern Illinois University presents historical materials from Abraham
Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including his writings and speeches,
campaign songs as well as other materials illuminating antebellum
Illinois. This site has just about everything needed to introduce this
beloved sixteenth president of the United States to twenty-first century
scholars.
- Abraham Lincoln Internet Resources:
Ask.com and
Google
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Abraham Lincoln
Research Site: Abraham Lincoln's life and accomplishments.
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The
Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana - This truly astonishing
collection from the Library of Congress's American Memory project presents
over 1300 items with more than 4000 total images from the years 1824 to
1931. Includes: sheet music, broadsides, prints, cartoons, maps, drawings,
and campaign tickets related to Lincoln's life and times. This truly
astonishing collection from the Library of Congress's American Memory
project presents over 1300 items with more than 4000 total images from the
years 1824 to 1931.
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"The Collected Works of
Abraham Lincoln" online: represents the first major scholarly
effort to collect and publish the complete writings of Abraham Lincoln,
and the 1953 edition has remained an invaluable resource to Lincoln
scholars. Through the efforts of the Abraham Lincoln Association, the
edition is now available in electronic form.
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C-Span - Lincoln
200 Years: February 12, 2009 will mark the 200th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's birth, and the C-SPAN network will be ready with this website
and a host of special programming to commemorate this important date. The
materials on the site are divided into five sections including "Schedule,"
"Timeline," "Video," "In His Own Words," and "Gallery." The "Timeline"
offers a brief overview of important events in Lincoln's life.
- The Lincoln Institute
concentrates on providing support and assistance in the study of the life
of American's 16th President and the impact he had on the preservation of
the Union, the emancipation of black slaves, and the development of
democratic principles which have found worldwide application. This site is
a must on the life and politics of this man who is 'remembered for his
character, his speeches and letters, a man of humble origins whose
determination and perseverance led him to the nation's highest office.'
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With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
(LOC). In commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of
the nation’s revered sixteenth president, this exhibition reveals Lincoln
the man, whose thoughts, words, and actions were deeply affected by
personal experiences and pivotal historic events.
Languages:
Index
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American Sign Language
University: designed for students, teachers, parents, and
visitors with an online sign language dictionary (complete with
demonstration photographs), fingerspelling lessons, and numbers lessons.
The section for teachers is a real gem, as it includes a number of sample
syllabi, general guidelines for instructors, as well as an online library
that includes subjects such as regional dialects in ASL, Chinese Sign
Language and the National Theater of the Deaf. Finally, the site contains
a special section for parents. Here, they can learn more about
communicating effectively with their child who is deaf.
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BBC Languages:
Discover the Steps courses in Spanish, French, German and Italian.
Shorter Courses in Portuguese, Greek and Chinese.
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Google Translate: free online
language translation service instantly translates text and web pages.
This translator supports: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Belarusian,
Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English,
Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Haitian
Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese,
Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian,
Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian,
Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish.
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Language Guide: A collaborative project to develop interactive,
sound-integrated language learning resources. Provides interactive
language lessons, quizzes, and texts that allow the language learner to
hear the word or text pronounced by fluent, often native, speakers.
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National Capital Language Resource
Center (U.S. Department of Education, et al): excellent
resource for language teachers at all levels…First-time visitors may wish
to start by looking at some of their specialized sites, such as "The
Essentials of Language Teaching", which is a "how-to" guide for
university-level languages teachers. After that, they may want to look at
"The Culture Club" area, which serves as a place where teachers and
students can share multicultural and multilanguage resources.
Legal Studies, Law &
Justice:
Index
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Introduction to Basic Legal
Citation - The online version of the standard reference work on legal
citation appeared in May by the Legal Information Institute (LII) at
Cornell University's Law School.
- Legal Writing Institute - a non-profit organization dedicated to improving
legal writing by providing a forum for discussion and scholarship about
legal writing, analysis, and research.
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CanonLaw.info: Created by Dr.
Edward Peters, an American lay canon lawyer, as a resource center on
Catholic Canon Law. "The more Catholics at all levels in the Church
understand their canonical rights and duties, the more effectively they
can partake in the mission of the Church, a mission born from and leading
to communion with God and his faithful people."
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Citizen Media Law
Project's Legal Guide - Knowing your legal rights and responsibilities
is important for anyone who publishes online. The CMLP's legal guide
addresses the legal issues you may encounter as you gather information and
publish your work. The guide is intended for use by citizen media creators
with or without formal legal training, as well as others with an interest
in these issues.
-
Cornell University Law School -
Legal Information Institute
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Duke Law & Technology
Review: online legal publication that focuses on the evolving
intersection of law and technology. This area of study draws on a number
of legal specialties: cybercrime, intellectual property, patents &
copyright, business law, media & communications, health & biotechnology &
criminal law.
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EDGAR Corporate Filings — U.S.
and Otherwise (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission): Public
corporations (domestic and foreign) and certain "insiders" are required by
law to file certain documents on a regular basis. This information, of
course, is scrutinized by investors, financial analysts, journalists, etc.
A good basic tutorial is available on the SEC website. It was updated
earlier this year.
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Family Law Center (FindLaw's) - This section contains 5 topics, each containing helpful articles and
resources - Adoption: Types, Laws, Child Custody: Types, Who Gets
Custody?, Child Support: Receiving, Paying, Divorce: Property, Alimony,
Laws, Marriage & Living Together: Prenuptials, Laws.
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Federal Habeas
Corpus - A Brief Legal Overview (Congressional Research Service).
full text PDF
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Federal Judicial Center - Clearinghouse of information about the federal court system, its history,
and its judges. Visitors can go straight to one of the primary
sections—“Federal Judicial History”, “Publications & Videos”, and
“Educational Programs & Materials”. In the “Publications & Videos” area,
visitors can use the search engine to look for specific items of interest,
or they can also browse the archive’s contents by subject or by date of
publication. Type “copyright” in the search box for the Copyright Law,
Second Edition, Robert A. Gorman, 2006. For most visitors, the “Federal
Judicial History” will be of greatest interest, as it contains biographies
of federal judges since 1789, the histories of individual courts, and
summaries of landmark decisions.
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FERPA -
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: This federal law
protects the privacy of your education records. The law applies to all
schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S.
Department of Education. After age 18, you have certain rights under FERPA
(until you are 18, your parents have these same rights, on your behalf).
You have the right to review your records at the school, and request that
the school correct any errors in those records. You also have the right to
a hearing, if your school disagrees with you. With a few exceptions, the
school cannot release your education records to other parties without your
written consent. The exceptions include law enforcement, emergencies,
transfer schools, officials at your school with a legitimate educational
interest, and a few others.
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FreeAdvice: free legal advice in
100+ law topics and insurance advice. Includes: Accident Law, Business
Law, Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, and
more.
-
The History of
the Supreme Court (funded by New York Life Insurance Company): created
to complement a PBS television series on the history of the Supreme Court.
The site's materials were written by educators from across the country,
and they present the institution's history thematically, thereby making it
easier to use in the classroom.
- The International Center for
Not-for-Profit Law - ICNL is primarily concerned with helping
establish a legal framework for strengthening civil society across the
globe. The "Tools and Publications" area will be quite helpful to
practitioners in this area as it includes assessment tools (such as a
bibliography on the nonprofit sector and civil society) and a number of
guidelines for laws affecting civic organizations.
- Justia: Law & legal information
for lawyers, students, business and the public. Covers Legal Practice
Areas | Legal Research & Law Practice | Cases in the News - Documents.
- Labor Law Talk: Employment
Law, Personal Injury Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Copyrights Law,
Criminal Law, Family Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law,
Traffic Law.
- Law.com - Dictionary:
Comprehensive list of (probably) every legal term known to man. Each term
is accompanied with its definition, respectively.
- Law-Glossary.com: a legal
dictionary that explains the meaning of all words frequently used in
civil, criminal and commercial law.
- LawInfo's Free Legal
Resource Center: Information you need to better understand the law and
get answers to legal questions. From free legal forms and informational
videos, to thousands of frequently asked questions, articles and guides,
here’s the answers you've been searching for.
- Law Library of
Congress - provides research and legal information to the U.S. Congress
as well as to U.S. Federal Courts and Executive Agencies, and offers
reference services to the public. The real substance of the site is found
in the "Digital Resources & Links" area -- look through the Global Legal
Information Network, and even browse on over to the website of the
American Bar Association.
- Legal Help Center
- Attorneys.com: Focuses on the specific area of law with which you might
need assistance—Administrative Law, Admiralty & Maritime Law,
Adoptions…Consumer Law & Consumer Protection, Contracts, Copyrights…Labor
& Employment, Land Use, Planning & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant Law…Mesothelioma
& Asbestos Exposure, Wills & Probate, and more.
- Legal Information Institute
- Cornell Law School: all opinions of the United States Supreme Court
handed down since 1992, together with over 600 earlier decisions selected
for their historic importance, over a decade of opinions of the New York
Court of Appeals, and the full United States Code.
-
Legal Issues: Understand Your Legal Issues (Lawyers.com). Get a good
understanding your legal issues and find the answers you need and the help
you want. Find definitions to legal terms using our dictionary.
- The National Tribal
Justice Resource Center is the central national clearinghouse of
information for Native American and Alaska Native tribal courts, providing
both technical assistance and resources for the development and
enhancement of tribal justice system personnel.
- Ohio Revised Code - All
statutes of a permanent and general nature of the state as revised and
consolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections
including all bills passed with an effective date through September 12,
2008.
-
Open Jurist - access to published
court opinions without charge. We currently have over 600,000 opinions
from the United States Supreme Court and United States Courts of Appeals
from the First, Second and Third series of The Federal Reports.
- Privacy Library
-
the most comprehensive collection of privacy laws and regulations ever
assembled, the result of years of research and experience working with
clients around the world. The website provides companies with an essential
tool to help them navigate the privacy labyrinth.
- Social Media Law Student:
"to connect lawyers with new technologies in hopes of making the practice
of law easier.
- Supreme Court Information
- OYEZ offers a good deal of information about the US
Supreme Court and its history, including past and present cases appearing
before the court, information about the justices and even a podcast. The
site also offers a multi-media tour of the court.
- United
States Commission on Civil Rights - Historical Publications: The
United States Government Printing Office (GPO) teams up with the United
States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) and the Thurgood Marshall Law
Library, University of Maryland School of Law, to provide the American
public a website of authentic Civil Rights historical publications.
Copyrights and Intellectual Property:
Index
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"The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in
Communication": Produced by the International Communication
Association, Center for Social Media, and the Program on Information
Justice and Intellectual Property at American's law school. Download a
PDF copy of the code.
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Copyright
Basics © - What Is Copyright? - Copyright is a form of protection
provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the
authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic,
musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection
is available to both published and unpublished works.
-
Copyright: "Deciding What Information Is Fair to Use" by
Reid Goldsborough. One of the catchphrases on the internet is "Information
wants to be free." This creates the impression that anything you come
across online is free for the using. Not quite. The same laws that protect
intellectual property elsewhere can get you in trouble for appropriating
someone else’s words, images, music, video, and so on.
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Copyright.gov - Search Copyright Records, How to Register a Work, How to
Record a Document, Law & Policy.
- Basics of Copyright
(U.S. Copyright Office): Contact
information & FAQs
- U.S. Copyright
Office - Fair Use commentary (§107—§118 of the copyright act): The
distinction between "fair use" and infringement may be unclear and not
easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that
may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the
copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. The
safest course is always to get permission from the copyright owner before
using copyrighted material. The Copyright Office cannot give this
permission. When it is impracticable to obtain permission, use of
copyrighted material should be avoided unless the doctrine of "fair use"
would clearly apply to the situation. The Copyright Office can neither
determine if a certain use may be considered "fair" nor advise on possible
copyright violations. If there is any doubt, it is advisable to consult an
attorney.
- Copyright Law of the
United States of America
- §107.
Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
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ALA Copyright 101 Educational Materials - Includes electronic and media
reserves, international copyright law, fair use, interlibrary loan, and
more!
- Copyright Clearance
Center - By offering licenses and permissions to content from
the world's most sought-after publications CCC helps to advance education,
innovation and the free flow of information—all while encouraging respect
for intellectual property and the principles of copyright.
-
Academic Services - Faculty and staff at more than a thousand
institutions license content through CCC for coursepacks, e-reserves,
course management systems, interlibrary loan and other classroom and
educational uses.
-
Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance - Designed for academic
institutions, this guide helps answer questions ranging from basic
copyright law to the more complex topics of ILL and e-reserves. Includes
an Introduction overview, Copyright Basics, Using Content, Copyright
Compliance, Other Campus Copyright Issues and Quick Links.
-
Tools and Guidelines - For Academic Institutions, For Businesses, For
Copyright Holders
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Copyright Basics: Why Copyright Matters, the Concept of Fair Use and
Copyright Resources.
-
Copyright Basics Video: educates about the ins and outs of copyright
law
- Copyright tutorial -
Indiana University: Learn what's legal.
-
3 Popular Image Licenses You Need To Be Familiar With Before Using
Someone's Photos – Creative Commons |
GNU Public License | Public Domain. You can't just use any image you find
online on your blog…because most of the photos on the Internet are subject to copyright,
meaning the photographer who took the photo has the exclusive legal right
to use the image.
- Copyright
Law & Fair Use (PBS): An overview of the Fair Use provision of
copyright law (for informational purposes only).
-
Copyright and
Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide: The digitization of
life in our world is creating more and more questions in the world of
copyright and licensing. The following information is meant to give you a
brief overview of some of the many issues you may encounter. Additionally,
it is meant to provide you with some reliable resources to use in your
quest to obtain appropriate permissions for the use of copyrighted works.
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Copyright for Librarians: a joint project of Harvard's Berkman Center
for Internet and Society and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL).
The goal of the project is…to inform librarians concerning: copyright law
in general, the aspects of copyright law that most affect libraries, how
librarians in the future could most effectively participate in the
processes by which copyright law is interpreted and shaped.
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Crash Course in Copyright - Covers copyright and fair use as well as
the broader area of intellectual property for creators and users. Content
includes the background of fair use, using multimedia, digital content in
libraries, copyright management, licensing resources, online
presentations, a copyright tutorial, and links to additional information
available elsewhere. Although focused in the academic area and to
University of Texas students, faculty, and staff in particular, the
content is useful for anyone with questions pertaining to copyright, fair
use, and intellectual property.
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An Empirical
Study of U.S. Copyright Fair Use Opinions, 1978-2005 (University of
Pennsylvania Law Review, Jan., 2008). Section 107 of the Copyright Act of
1976 establishes the affirmative defense to copyright infringement of
"fair use," by far the most enigmatic doctrine in U.S. copyright law and
by far the most important.
-
Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions - Center for Social Media
(American University's School of Communication)
-
Finding Copyrights and Trademarks for Free. The ever-more competitive
business world makes protecting a company's intellectual property a key
component to its success. Trademark-related research might concern
clearing the name of a new business, product or service for use in
commerce. It might involve monitoring new trademark applications, business
filings and domain name registrations for potential infringements.
Originally published in The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research
(June 2005).
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Intellectual Property - Federal Judicial Center - Includes Copyright
Law, 2nd Ed. (2006) Robert A. Gorman; Manual for Complex Litigation,
Fourth (2004); Patent Law and Practice, 4th Ed. (2003) Herbert F.
Schwartz; Introduction to the Patent System (2002), and more.
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Research Copyright - learn all about copyrights, patents, trademarks,
and intellectual property. Learn how to copyright your own works, whether
you are a writer, artist, musician, filmmaker, or other creative person.
Learn about copyright infringement and how to search for copyrights to
obey U.S. Copyright Laws. Download our free guides on copyright law,
copyright search, and how to use copyright protection.
- Section 108 Study Group -
Independent Copyright Committee - launched by The Library of Congress
to conduct a reexamination of the exceptions and limitations applicable to
libraries and archives under the Copyright Act, specifically in light of
the changes wrought by digital media. The group will study how Section 108
of the Copyright Act may need to be amended to address the relevant issues
and concerns of libraries and archives, as well as creators and other
copyright holders.
- Web
Sites and Multimedia Intellectual Property Rights. Written by a
lawyer, Exec. Dir. of WiredSafety.org. Note the "Copyright Law" links in
the left column.
- World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) is responsible for administering 23
international treaties that deal with various aspects of intellectual
property protection. For those who may be less familiar with the nuances
of this complex field, the "About" area is a good place to start. Here
users can learn about the nature of trademarks, industrial designs, and
emerging issues in intellectual property. After consulting this part of
the site, users may wish to continue on to the "News & Information
Resources" area, which contains access to the WIPO Magazine, and the
Intellectual Property Digital Library.
Libraries, Museums and
On-line Archives:
Index
-
50 Great Free Online
Libraries
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American Bald Eagle Information:
Eagle facts, myths, folklore, legends and more.
-
American
Libraries Focus is the delivery point for all American Libraries video
content, including interviews, commentary, features, and humor. Viewers
will be able to search, sort by content tags, and directly respond to each
video.
-
American Museum of Natural
History - On Exhibit
-
Ancient Greece - The British
Museum: Explore the world of ancient Greece using hundreds of objects
from the British Museum.
-
Ancient Observatories: Chichen Itza. This exhibition, developed by the
Exploratorium Museum, gives an overview of Mayan History, Mayan Mythology
and a Map of the excavation. Be sure to visit the Alignments, the
background on the intricacies of how the Mayans aligned their structures
for best observing the heavens. This site portrays an advanced ancient
civilization and is a testament to the ingenuity of these peoples. Don't
miss the Activities, a Mayan Calendar and Mayan Math where you can lean to
count in Mayan using the ancient stone documents
-
Artcyclopedia - compiled a
comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum
sites, image archives, and other online resources.
-
Awesome Library organizes the
Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent
in education. Topic areas: The Arts, English, Mathematics, Science, Social
Studies, Health and PE, Technology, Languages. Includes sections for
Teachers, Kids, Teens, Parents, Librarians, and College Students.
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Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words. A Library of Congress exhibit
looks at the depth and breadth of Benjamin Franklin's public,
professional, and scientific accomplishments through important documents,
letters, books, broadsides, and cartoons. Marking the tercentenary of
Franklin's birth, this exhibition, concentrates on his achievements as a
printer and writer, an inventor and scientist, and, particularly, as a
politician and statesman.
- The Bibliotheca
Alexandrina - aims to be a center of excellence in the production and
dissemination of knowledge and to be a place of dialogue, learning and
understanding between cultures and peoples.
- Blue Web'n - an
online library of outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade
level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources,
tutorials, activities, projects). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog
all educational sites. Sites are hand-picked and are, in our opinion,
among the most useful for classroom or instructional use. The sites in
Blue Web'n are chosen by the Education Advocates.
- C-SPAN Video
Archives Online: currently more than 160,000 hours of footage dating
back to 1987.
- EDSITEment - This educational
partnership of National Endowment for the Humanities, National Trust for
the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation brings online humanities
resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural
institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.
- The
Electronic Text Center's (University of Virginia’s Library) holdings
include approximately 70,000 on- and off-line humanities texts in many
languages (including online Chinese and Japanese literature) and hundreds
of thousands of related images.
- Exploratorium -
the museum of science, art and human perception.
- Explore the
British Library - You can now view and hear a staggering
30,000 images and sounds from
our world-renowned collections without ever needing to visit the
prestigious building in London.
- Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis - Liber8 - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis librarians designed
this site with university and government document librarians, students,
and the general public in mind. This site provides a single point of
access to the economic information that the Federal Reserve System, other
government agencies, and data providers have to offer.
- Foreign Relations of
the United States (FRUS) - This important United States government
series serves as the official documentary historical record of major
foreign policy decisions. Produced by the State Department’s Office of the
Historian, many of these printed volumes have been digitized and placed
online here as part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
project.
- The Greatest Films - interpretive, descriptive reviews and historical
background on classic American films. A wealth of film reference material
(including a complete Academy Awards History and Film History) is featured
as well as hundreds of colorful, vintage poster reproductions for some of
the best Hollywood and American classic films in the last century. This
site is an outstanding, all-around resource with reviews of classic
American films, historical and genre information.
- Great Web Sites for Kids - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the
American Library Association. ALSC’s online resource containing hundreds
of links to commendable Web sites for children.
-
Halta Definizione - Every art historian's dream has come true. The
Italian masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era viewable
online at a stunning resolution.
- The
Jewish Virtual Library - the most comprehensive online Jewish
encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to
Zionism. So far, more than 10,000 articles and 5,000 photographs and maps
have been integrated into the site. The Library has 13 wings: History,
Women, The Holocaust, Travel, Israel & The States, Maps, Politics,
Biography, Israel, Religion, Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress,
Vital Statistics and Reference.
- KidsClick - Web
Search for Kids by Librarians. Terrific site to help your children prepare
term papers and research projects.
- The Library of Congress:
the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the
research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world,
with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in
its collections.
- Ask a Librarian - an
online reference service from the Library of Congress (LOC)
- Law Library of
Congress is to provide research and legal information to the U.S.
Congress as well as to U.S. Federal Courts and Executive Agencies, and to
offer reference services to the public…To accomplish this mission, it has
created the world's largest collection of law books and other legal
resources from all countries, and now moves into the age of digitized
information with online databases and guides to legal information
worldwide.
- Virtual
Reference Shelf - selected web resources compiled by the Library of
Congress (LOC)
- The American Folklife Center
- Library of Congress (LOC)
-
LibrarySpot.com - a free virtual library resource center for educators
and students, librarians, families, businesses and just about anyone
exploring the Web for valuable research information.
-
Librarians’ Internet Index - founded in
1993 and is maintained by librarians, in this case a small staff supported
by funds from the California State Library system and the Washington State
Library, and several dozen volunteer contributors, most of whom work in
public, university or school libraries.
-
The Marian
Library/International Marian Research Institute (University of
Dayton): an international center of study and research on Mary, the Mother
of Jesus Christ. The Marian Library holds the world's largest collection
of printed materials on the Blessed Virgin. Our academic program has
pontifical character.
-
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: American clergyman and
civil-rights leader. Internet resources at
Ask.com |
Google.
- Medieval and Early
Modern Manuscripts Collection: Database and Digital Images at the
Harry Ransom Center - University of Texas–Austin. This database contains
215 medieval or Renaissance manuscripts that date between the 11th and
17th centuries.
- Museum of Online Museums (MoOM)
- links to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of
interests and obsessions. The MoOM is organized into three sections: The
Museum Campus contains links to brick-and-mortar museums with an
interesting online presence. The Permanent Collection displays links to
exhibits of particular interest to design and advertising. Galleries,
Exhibition, and Shows is an eclectic and ever-changing list of interesting
links to collections and galleries, most of them hosted on personal web
pages. In other words, it's where all the good stuff is.
- National
Archives (NARA) has preserved and provided access to the records of
the United States of America. Keeper of the Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights and many other public records.
-
The National Gallery of
Art - Collections - one of the
finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in
painting, sculpture and graphic arts from the Middle Arts to the present.
The collections can be searched by specific artist, title, or a
combination of criteria for easy access to all the individual works.
- Natural History Museum -
UK - a world-class resource to assist learners enjoy the natural
world, develop their scientific knowledge and understand the impact of
science on their lives. Explore Nature videos, news, science of natural
history, collections/exhibitions, teachers' resources, educational
activities.
-
National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LOC):
Administers the free program that loans recorded and braille books and
magazines, music scores in braille and large print, and specially designed
playback equipment to residents of the United States who are unable to
read or use standard print materials because of visual or physical
impairment. Materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United
States by postage-free mail.
- National Museum of American
History at the Smithsonian.
- National Portrait Gallery -
Washington, DC: collections of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings,
and photographs document the diversity of individuals who have made
significant contributions to the history and culture of the United States.
- The Ohio Digital Resource Commons
(DRC): learn about the historic, instructional,
cultural, and creative works of those in the Ohio University system, as
well as the liberal arts colleges of Ohio. Visitors will want to click on
"Communities and Collections" on the left hand menu to browse the vast
resources available. Some of the communities included are "Art and
Architecture", "Multi-Subject Video", and "OhioLINK Electronic Thesis and
Dissertation Center".
- The National
Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute
and library located at The George Washington University in Washington,
D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired
through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
- The PBS Digital Learning
Library: a public media system-wide repository of digital media
learning objects, including videos, images, interactives, audios and
documents.
- The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
- seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the
intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum pursues its mission
by delivering timely, impartial information to national opinion leaders,
including government officials and journalists. As a nonpartisan,
non-advocacy organization, the Forum does not take positions on policy
debates.
- Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog: There
are over 20,000 free books in the catalog.
Bookshelf
categories: Children's Bookshelf | Countries Bookshelf | Crime
Bookshelf | Periodicals Bookshelf | Religion Bookshelf | Science Bookshelf
| Wars Bookshelf . Browse by
Author, Title, Language or Recently Posted
- The September 11 Digital
Archive: to collect, preserve, and present the
history of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. The Archive contains more
than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails
and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories,
and more than 15,000 digital images. In September 2003, the Library of
Congress accepted the Archive into its collections, an event that both
ensured the Archive's long-term preservation and marked the library's
first major digital acquisition.
- The Smithsonian Institution - the
world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19
museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.
-
Educators - prepare, plan, teach
-
Smithsonian
Students - Education: The Smithsonian has an interesting site for
'Students, A Place for Kids to Explore, to Discover and Learn.' Visitors
will find sections on 'Everything Art,' 'Science and Nature,' 'History and
Culture' and 'People
-
Families - connect & relate
- The Speculum Romanae Magnifcientiae Digital Collection
(University of Chicago Library): collection of 994 engravings which depict
major monuments of Rome and Roman antiquities by Antonio Lafreri, a master
printmaker and publisher in 16th century Italy. Visitors should click on
the "Itineraries" to find mini-exhibitions designed by scholars that will
allow them to travel through the collection based on a theme, location,
collection, or artist.
-
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia—the Digital
Collection: the new virtual gallery of high-resolution artwork images from
the State Hermitage Museum.
- Theology Library
(compiled by Gerald Darring). The Library is Catholic but in an ecumenical
way, respecting the contributions of other Christian denominations. It
takes a dialogical approach rather than a confrontational one, downplaying
apologetics and encouraging inter-religious dialogue.
- THOMAS - Library of Congress: to
make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet
public.
- Virtual Library Museums Directory
- a distributed directory of on-line museums.
- The World Digital Library (WDL) - Promotes international and intercultural understanding in multilingual
format with significant primary materials from countries and cultures
around the world.
Mathematics:
Index
- Algebasics - online
mathematics instructional resource that takes young and old alike through
the basics of algebra. The breadth of the material is divided into sixteen
sections, which begin with, well, "the basics", and proceed all the way to
a section on applying algebra to real-world situations.
- Algebra Homework Help:
Pre-algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Physics. Archives contain
hundreds of problems solved by the tutors.
- AMS Books
Online (American Mathematical Society) Works to further mathematical
research and scholarship can be browsed by author or subject. The subject
headings include analysis, general interest, logic and foundations, and
number theory. Users can download individual chapters from each book, and
there are currently over thirty books available on the site.
- Applied Math and Science Education
Repository (AMSER): a portal of educational resources free for anyone
to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part
of the National Science Digital Library,
and is being created by a team of project partners led by
Internet Scout.
- The Calculus Page -
features dozens of links to valuable online resources that deal with
this branch of mathematical inquiry and discovery. The first section of
the site is dedicated to providing materials for students of calculus
(including calculus animations and sample exams) and a number of resources
for instructors follow.
-
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (University of Plymouth,
UK): developed instructional materials designed to help both novice and
experienced math teachers. This particular area of their website provides
access to a number of interactive mathematics tutorials. The materials are
divided into eight units, including those that deal with factors,
mathematical diagrams, proportion, and estimating; users will find
coverage of everything from prime factors to the sometimes-daunting
Pythagorean theorem.
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Classroom
Resource Bank - the Math Teachers Link initiative at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researched and compiled a set of online
resources that will be of interest to those teaching mathematics and
related subjects at the high school and college level. The links are
divided thematically into sections that include geometry, algebra,
calculus, and a special section titled "Integrating Internet Projects In
Your Classroom".
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College Algebra Online Tutorials - Series of online algebra tutorials
for students and anyone else who might be returning to the world of
algebra. First-time visitors should feel free to browse through any of the
59 tutorials offered here. Each tutorial contains information about
learning objectives, full explanations, and numerous examples of how to
correctly solve problems.
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College Math Resources - free
interactive web-based resources that help with the learning of college
level mathematics.
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Exercises in
Math Readiness - instructional tools to refresh memories on various
mathematical concepts. Created by the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics at the University of Saskatchewan, the site contains exercises
of varying difficulty that will take users through such topics as
geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and exponential functions. Teachers will
also want to look at the section that offers them some specific
instructions on how the site might best be used with students.
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Figure This! - Mathematical challenges
for families provide interesting math challenges that middle-school
students can do at home with their families.
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FunBrain.com Kids Center -
Numbers - a fun site to help with the Numbers, from basic arithmetic to
fractions, graphs and algebra. All games have varying degrees of
difficulty beginning with Easy on through Super Brain so you can pick the
level at which to start your child (yourself, even if you do not want to
admit that fact).
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Illuminations: Math
Lessons (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) presents a
series of grade specific lessons on various topics of mathematics. There
are 524 lesson plans to 'support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning
of the highest quality for all students.' Illuminations provides
'standards-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of
mathematics for all students.'
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Innovative
Teaching Exchange developed by The Mathematical Association of America
in order to facilitate the exchange of interesting and compelling teaching
resources from a wide range of educators. As their site indicates, "The
intention is to encourage more experimentation with more methods than the
traditional lecture/questions method."
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InterMath is a professional
development effort designed to support teachers in becoming better
mathematics educators. It focuses on building teachers' mathematical
content knowledge through mathematical investigations that are supported
by technology. InterMath includes a workshop component and materials to
support instructors.
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Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications (Mathematical
Association of America): Each issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains
original research articles on student learning via online materials,
class-tested web-based learning materials, and substantive reviews of
important online resources. View a drop-down subject list that covers such
topics as number theory, basic algebra, and arithmetic.
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Online Journal of School Mathematics - offers high-quality,
peer-reviewed articles on teaching mathematical concepts and principles to
a wide range of students and their varying skill levels.
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Karen's
Calculator is a high-precision calculator. Unlike ordinary
calculators, it returns completely accurate results, even with operands
containing thousands of digits. If you're patient, operands and results
containing hundreds of thousands of digits are possible too!
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The Khan Academy - Includes 600
videos covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to
differential equations, Singapore Math, physics, finance and money and
banking. Khan has also developed a free, adaptive math program.
- Math.com - World of Math Online:
Free math lessons and math homework help — basic math, everyday math,
pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, calculus and
beyond.
- Math TV - Math and Algebra Help:
tutorial videos on topics that range from basic math to Calculus. Videos
are broken into short but very useful lessons that vary between 5 and 10
minutes in length and are very clear.
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Math Central - an
Internet service for mathematics teachers and students K-12. A meeting
place for teachers to share resources, a service to teachers, students and
parents who may need an answer to a mathematical question.
-
Mathematics
Classroom Resources (National Science Foundation): collection of
lessons and web resources aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and
students' families.
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MATHCOUNTS® is a national math
enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school
mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state
and territory. With over 22 years experience, MATHCOUNTS is one of the
most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators,
industry sponsors, and students.
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MathDL
is an online resource published by the Mathematical Association of
America. The site provides online resources for both teachers and students
of mathematics.
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Math Exercises That Prompt Students to Think - Dan Meyer (TEDxNYED):
Today's math curriculum is robbing kids of a skill more important than
solving problems–formulating them.
Classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - leading
online resource for improving math learning, math education, and
communication. Offers a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring;
research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional
development.
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Math Goodies - 30
complete math lessons that cover these topics: Perimeter & Area of
Polygons, Circumference & Area of Circles, Number Theory, Understanding
Percent, Percent Applications, Integers, Probability/Statistics,
Pre-Algebra, Symbolic Logic, Data and Graphs.
- Math Is Fun - K-12 math concepts:
Features include numbers, geometry, algebra, "Systems of Measurement"-
Metric & US Standard, understanding money & compound interest; plus
worksheets & an illustrated math dictionary.
-
Math Teacher
Resources: TeAch-nology: The Online Teacher Resource.
-
MathTV: instructors demonstrate the power
of online video for solving math problems in basic math, algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.
-
Mathematics
Illuminated - an excellent thirteen-part series created by Annenberg
Media for adult learners and high school teachers. The series "explores
major themes in the field of mathematics, from humankind's earliest study
of prime numbers, to the cutting-edge mathematics used to reveal the shape
of the universe."
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Math in
Daily Life - Created by Annenberg Media, interactive
exercises of mathematical principles in areas
of life such as home decorating, finances, and of course, cooking. The site includes a list of relevant websites, including links to
The Math Forum, the U.S. Census Bureau, and The Metric Conversion Card.
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Maths Internet Guide
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Math Science Center -
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College: resources related to learning about
applied math, occupational math, elementary algebra, technical science,
and the fundamentals of chemistry. Start by looking at the "Resources"
section where you will find online tables and scientific calculators, sets
of tips such as "Fractions: The Basics" and "Using the Place Value
System", and some rather fine tutorials that cover health occupations and
culinary mathematics. Moving on, the "Topics" area provides access to the
various resources on the site organized into subtopics such as "Finance",
"Geometry", and "Statistics".
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Math Worksheets World: home
to over 12,000 K-12 math worksheets, lesson, math worksheet makers,
homework, and quizzes.
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Math Worksheets Center - over 8,000 K-12 math worksheets, lesson, homework, and quizzes. Created by
a group of Math Teachers assigned the task of helping a struggling school
district evaluate and choose a math curriculum that would help their
students achieve success.
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Math Worksheet Site: On-line Math Worksheet Generator. You can create
an endless supply of printable math worksheets. The intuitive interface
gives you the ability to easily customize each worksheet to target your
student's specific needs. Every worksheet is created when you request it,
so they are different every time.
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MegaConverter2 - convert just
about anything from one unit to a different unit—angles, area, finance
interest, fractions to decimals, kitchen measures, power, pressure,
flowrate with lots of units in between. Also, includes a MegaCalculator.
-
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - a public voice of
mathematics education, providing vision, leadership and professional
development to support teachers in ensuring equitable mathematics learning
of the highest quality for all students.
- Lessons
and Resources (NCTM): Elementary, Middle School and High School, Help
for Families.
- Tips for Teachers
(NCTM): Testing, Grading, Homework, Communicating with Parents, Tools and
Technology.
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National Library of
Virtual Manipulatives - Interactive online learning units that deal
with topics such as geometry, arithmetic, and trigonometry. The "About"
section includes a tutorial designed for educators who wish to use the
materials as well as another tutorial that will teach educators how to
create lessons and activities. Visitors can also browse teacher published
lessons, all of which have been vetted by staff members at the National
Library. Finally, visitors will want to definitely look over the virtual manipulatives library, which includes instructional materials that
students will find quite engaging.
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The Office for
Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (College of Education
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): To serve as a
model-builder for innovative, standards-based, technology-intensive
mathematics and science instruction at the K-16 levels. Online Resource
Catalog – Mathematics: Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry,
Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Proof. Science: Biology, Chemistry, Periodic Table, Significant
Figures & Measurement, Lab Reports, Titrations, Physics.
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Online Mathematics Textbooks freely available on the web.
-
Plus, the Best Science Site
on the Web - opens a window to the world of math by providing articles
from the top mathematicians and science writers on topics as diverse as
art, medicine, cosmology and sport.
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PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and
Science (NASA) - On-Line Journal of Math and Science Examples for
Pre-College Education.
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Purplemath contains
hundreds of lessons designed to help students who might be having trouble
with algebra. "These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the
technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely
"trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes."
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Quantitative Literacy - this website provides a number of helpful resources on "Quantitative Literacy Websites".
-
S.O.S. MATHematics - resource for math review material for high school, college students and
adult learners. Get help to do your homework, refresh your memory, prepare
for a test,…Browse more than 2,500 Math pages filled with short and
easy-to-understand explanations on the following subject areas: Algebra,
Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, Matrix
Algebra, or Mathematical Tables.
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SpeedCrunch: is
a fast, high precision and powerful desktop calculator. Available for
Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Apple Mac OS X. Fully usable from the
keyboard and more than 50 built-in math functions.
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Success in Mathematics (St. Louis University): Tips on how to study
mathematics, how to approach problem-solving, how to study for and take
tests, and when and how to get help.
-
Teachnet.Com - offers multiple resources for teachers, including lesson
plan ideas in mathematics, science, technology and many other subject
areas.
-
Teaching Quantitative
Skills in the Geosciences - Helping students master skills ranging from
simple arithmetic or graphing, to sophisticated use of equations and
models is an integral aspect of teaching geoscience at the undergraduate
level.
-
We All
Use Math Every Day - In partnership with CBS, and working in
association with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM),
Texas Instruments (TI) has created an educational outreach program
promoting the many uses of mathematics and supporting math teaching. The
program includes TI and NCTM-developed math education activities for
teachers and students based on the "NUMB3RS" TV show.
- Wolfram MathWorld: The
Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource.
Philosophy and Ethics:
Index
-
The
Cardinal Virtues: A Course of Addresses to Young Men by Joseph Rickaby,
S.J. (University of Notre Dame). Click on a Chapter Title to move to that
section. Or, click on left/right arrow at very bottom of page to move
forward or backward to another section.
- Ethics Updates - designed to be used by ethics instructors and their students
to provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and
professional, that relates to ethics.
- In Character, A Journal of Everyday
Virtues - John Templeton Foundation: Includes Character Sketches,
Features, Observations and Past Issues.
- The Internet Encyclopedia of
Philosophy: provides detailed, peer-reviewed, scholarly information on
key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. Texts have been
collected from public domain sources and from articles submitted by
professional philosophers. Search by key words or by timelines of
philosophical movements and thinkers.
-
Philosophy Pages - Helpful
information for students of the Western philosophical tradition.
-
The Markkula Center for Applied
Ethics at Santa Clara University: one of the preeminent centers for
research and dialogue on ethical issues in critical areas of American
life. The center works with faculty, staff, students, community leaders,
and the public to address ethical issues more effectively in teaching,
research, and action. The center's focus areas are
Bioethics,
Business Ethics,
Campus
Ethics,
Character Education,
Government Ethics, and emerging issues in ethics. Articles, cases,
briefings, and dialogue in all fields of applied ethics are available on
this site.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy - Table of Contents
-
The
Ultimate Business Ethics Resource (Lead411.cm): Includes Ethics of
Finance | Human Resource Management | Sales & Marketing | Production |
Property & Intellectual Property Rights | Technology | International
Business.
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The Virtue-Driven Life by Mark Lowery, Ph.D. There are four cardinal
moral virtues: prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. They are
called "cardinal" from the Latin word for "hinge," (cardo, cardinis) since
the whole life of natural virtue pivots on these four key virtues. Think
of these as "grooves" in your life that keep you headed toward your final
destiny. Every particular virtue—patience, magnanimity, gratitude,
trust—belongs to one of these grooves.
Bioethics
& Healthcare Ethics:
Index
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The
Bioethics Research Library - Georgetown University: World’s largest
collection related to an interdisciplinary and multi-format collection on
ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology,
and the environment.
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Bioethics Syllabus Exchange Database - Bioethics
Research Library (Georgetown University).
A clearinghouse for syllabi to promote the study of bioethics. The study
of bioethics at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate school levels
continues to grow exponentially, and a number of online resources help
educators who seek to incorporate this subject into their courses. This
collection contains over 100 syllabi that relate broadly to ethics and
genetics, and the materials come from seminars and short-term continuing
education classes.
- Center for Bioethics
(University of Minnesota): "to advance and disseminate knowledge
concerning ethical issues in health care and the life sciences." Visitors
will want to check out the "Resource Center" section. Here, they will find
short summaries on a variety of bioethics topics, detailed overviews with
thorough bibliographies, as well as an excellent set of resources for
teachers who wish to incorporate bioethics into the classroom.
- The Linacre
Centre for Healthcare Ethics exists to help Catholics and others to
explore the Church's position on bioethical issues. Its perspective is
informed by Catholic moral teaching, but in defending such teaching it
seeks also to enable dialogue with those of no religious faith.
Psychology:
Index
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AllPsych Online - The Virtual Psychology
Classroom. Contains eight primary sections which cover everything from
classic psychology studies to an extensive reference area.
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Brain Works - This fun, interactive quiz will evaluate which hemisphere of your brain is
dominant as well as whether you evaluate things more predominantly with
visual or auditory cues. The right hemisphere of the brain is linked to
creativity, while the left hemisphere of the brain is paired with
analytical thinking. By knowing which hemisphere is dominant, we can
determine the style of learning that will be most effective for us.
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Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent
and Resolve Life's Challenges. Expert information and non-commercial
resources for mental and emotional health, active healthy lifestyles, and
aging issues.
-
International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD): An online
archive of the psychology journal Dissociation, the past official journal
of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation, has been
created by The University of Oregon Libraries. The Journal, which appeared
quarterly from 1988-1997, has not been fully digitized so there are some
missing issues here.
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"The
Psychology of Cyberspace" - John Suler, Ph.D., Department of
Psychology, Rider University. This hypertext book explores the
psychological aspects of environments created by computers and online
networks. It presents an evolving conceptual framework for understanding
how people react to and behave within cyberspace: what I call "the
psychology of cyberspace" – or simply "cyberpsychology." Continually being
revised and expanded, this hypertext book originally was created in
January of 1996. See the
article
index which indicates the articles most recently added and revised.
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Social Psychology Network - Searchable database of more than 11,000 annotated Web links related to
psychology
-
Viktor Frankl - Why to Believe in Others (TED). In this rare clip from
1972, the legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor delivers a
powerful message about the human search for meaning—and the most important
gift we can give others.
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William James - Includes Essays, Excerpts, Letters, and Reviews; Talks to Teachers on
Psychology and to Students on Life's Ideals; The Principles of
Psychology; Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking;
The Meaning of Truth; The Will to Believe; Essays in
Radical Empiricism; On The Varieties of Religious Experience.
Reference Section:
Index
- AcademicInfo.net - online education resource center with extensive subject guides and
distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent
and accurate information and resources for prospective and current
students (and other researchers). Browse our popular
Subject Guides.
Discover our
Educational Resources.
-
American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau): Your source for population,
housing, economic, business, government and geographic data.
- Acronym Finder - The
world's largest and most accurate dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations,
and initialisms. Searching over 2,438,000 definitions!
-
American FactFinder - U.S. Census Bureau: Your source for population,
housing, economic, and geographic data.
- Ask a Librarian (Library
of Congress)
- The Civil Rights Litigation
Clearinghouse - a collection of documents and information about civil
rights cases in selected case categories across the United States.
Currently, the categories include: Child Welfare, Election/Voting Rights,
Immigration, Jail Conditions, Juvenile Institution, Mental Health
Facility, Mental Retardation Facility, Nursing Home Conditions, Police
Non-Profiling, Police Profiling, Prison Conditions, Public Housing, School
Desegregation.
- Confusing Words:
collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers.
Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or
misused.
- The Council on Foreign Relations - an
independent, national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for
scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that individual
and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and
interested citizens in the United States and other countries, can better
understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United
States and other governments.
-
Country Reports offers
extremely detailed information on every country in the world. Find
national flags, anthems, traditions and even native foods and hobbies.
-
Daylight
Saving Time: When we change our clocks -- Spring Forward, Fall Back.
Includes Rationale & original idea | Incidents and anecdotes | Early
adoption and U.S. law | Worldwide daylight saving. BTW:
DST ends at 2:00 a.m. on November 1, 2009
in the USA.
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Did You Know – Facts Fun
Info - a delight for all trivia fans or for anyone who likes to have
facts at his/her fingertips. You'll find all sorts of fascinating facts,
including ones relating to music, sports, history, literature, animals,
Bible, and literature, to name a few of the categories.
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The Electronic Journal of
Sociology - "the world’s first and longest running electronic journal
of sociology."
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Eponyms, List of
(Wikipedia): An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) from whom
something is said to take its name. The word is back-formed from
"eponymous", from the Greek "eponymos" meaning "giving name."
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Exemplar - Search for
Words in Context. Searches over 1,900 journals from Springer's
collection to find authentic examples of how a word or phrase is used in
published literature. Comprehensive coverage includes both current and
archival content in all major subject areas including the life sciences,
medicine, engineering, mathematics, computer science, business, and law,
contributed by some of the world's leading academics in these fields.
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FactCheck.org - Annenberg Public
Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. A nonpartisan, nonprofit
"consumer advocate" that aims to reduce the level of deception and
confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is
said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates,
speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best
practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public
knowledge and understanding.
- FactCheckEd.org:
Educational resource designed to help students and teachers learn how to
cut through the fog of misinformation and deception that surrounds the
many messages they’re bombarded with every day, not to accept them at
face value; to dig for facts using the Internet, not to stop looking
once they get to Wikipedia; and to weigh evidence logically, not to draw
conclusions based on their own biases. Under
Tools of the
Trade we’ve outlined a five-step framework for analyzing information
and avoiding deception.
-
Flashcards Exchange - World’s largest flashcard library. Includes study tools for Early,
Elementary, High School and Higher Education, Science, Medicine,
Information Technology, Languages, Military, Paramedics, Real Estate,
Accounting, Trades and Occupations.
- Global Language Monitor (GLM):
documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language the world over, with a
particular emphasis upon Global English.
- Government
Information Online: Ask a Librarian. An online reference service to
the American public. This unique free web based "Ask a Librarian" service
will give the public an opportunity to ask librarians questions about
government resources.
-
GovSpot.com - non-partisan
government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best
and most relevant government information online.
-
History of the
Holidays - History.com: Includes history, traditions, origins, recipes
and videos for
Black History,
Chinese New
Year, Christmas,
Cinco de Mayo,
Columbus Day,
Earth Day, Easter,
Fathers Day,
Fourth of July,
Halloween,
Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa,
Labor Day,
Memorial Day,
Passover,
Ramadan,
Rosh Hashanah,
St. Patrick’s
Day,
Thanksgiving,
Valentine’s Day,
Veterans Day,
and more.
-
Idiom Site: An idiom is 'a manner of
speaking that is natural to native speakers of a particular language.'
You'll find an alphabetic list of origins of the most common sayings,
sayings like 'absence makes the heart grow fonder,' 'go the extra mile'.
This is a great resource for speeches as well as common knowledge, trivia
and such.
-
Internet
Detective - free online tutorial to develop Internet research skills
for your university and college work. The tutorial looks at the critical
thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers
practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites.
-
Internet
Public Library - Reference - includes basic research tools such as
almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, Calculation & Conversion Tools,
Grammar, Style and Writing Guides.
-
Inside Higher Ed - the
online source for news, opinion and career advice and services for all of
higher education. Plus, a powerful suite of tools to help higher education
professionals get jobs and colleges identify and hire employees.
- ipl2 - Resources by Subject: merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL)
and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII). An annotated collection of high
quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in
providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.
- ipl2 - Pathfinders: "IPL Expert Guides" intended to help you get
started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your
local library. Covers Arts/Humanities, Business/Consumers,
Education/Libraries, Entertainment/Leisure/Hobbies, General Reference,
Health/Medicine/Nutrition, History/War, Law/Politics/Government,
Science/Technology, Society/Culture.
- ipl2 - Homeschooling:
educating children at home with educational
materials and content chosen by parents. In the United States,
homeschooling is a legal option for parents who wish to educate their
children in a different learning environment than what exists within the
schools of the community. Different states in the U.S. have different
legal requirements if children are to be homeschooled.
-
Martindale's Reference Desk - a complete reference site that is updated
daily with world affairs and other items of interest. The site has a
comprehensive index that covers just about every subject from languages to
construction, to science and physics as well as a variety of online
calculators.
-
MegaConverter2 - convert just
about anything from one unit to a different unit—angles, area, finance
interest, fractions to decimals, kitchen measures, power, pressure,
flowrate with lots of units in between. Also, includes a MegaCalculator.
-
NationMaster - a
massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare
nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as
the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can
generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
-
StateMaster - statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude
of different data on US states. Information compiled from various primary
sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for
Educational Statistics. More than just a mere collection of various data,
StateMaster goes beyond the numbers to provide you with visualization
technology like pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots. We also have
thousands of map and flag images, state profiles, and correlations.
- National Atlas - U.S. Dept. of
Interior - Well organized and easy to navigate, placing maps by region
as well as type. In addition to political/ geographic maps, it includes
maps based on biology/wildlife, environment, agriculture, weather, and
history. The site contains encyclopedia-style articles on map-making and
the information contained in maps. The National Atlas places a large
volume of knowledge at the user's fingertips.
- The National Map (The U.S.
Geological Survey--USGS): Provides public access to high-quality,
geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support
decision-making by resource managers and the public…to enhance America's
ability to access, integrate, and apply geospatial data at global,
national, and local scales.
- NativeWeb - disseminates
information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations
around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native
peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples' usage of
technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and
services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology.
- NetSerf - The Internet Connection
for Medieval Resources. For dedicated medievalists to find out about
various online resources that deal with many aspects of the medieval
world.
- Newspapers24.com - 12,000
online newspapers from around the world.
- Open CRS - Congressional Research
Service - a "think tank" provides reports to members of Congress on a
variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports
are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily
obtained. A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the
cooperation of several organizations and collectors of CRS Reports, Open
CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain
and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.
- Oxymorons.info: "An Oxymoron
is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words, such as 'Cruel
Kindness' or 'Jumbo Shrimp' (Jumbo means 'large' while Shrimp means
'small'). It is a literary figure of speech in which opposite or
contradictory words, terms, phrases or ideas are combined to create a
rhetorical effect by paradoxical means."
-
"Peacemaker's Toolkit" for Practitioners in Conflict Zones - U.S.
Institute of Peace. A multivolume series of handbooks designed to collect
and share best practices and lessons learned in a format practical for
immediate use by mediators involved in preventing or ending conflicts. The
five volumes published to date are: Managing a Mediation Process, Managing
Public Information in a Mediation Process, Integrating Internal
Displacement in Peace Process and Agreements, Debriefing Mediators to
Learn.
- Perry-Castañeda Map
Collection – The University of Texas-Austin Libraries: a one-stop
shopping site; not only will you find many different types of maps right
here, but links are also provided to related maps all over the Internet.
-
Perpetual Calendar Index (1801-2100) - Need help in locating the date for planning future programs, schedules,
academic calendars?
-
Publishing Advice for Graduate Students (Social Science Research
Network): Advice is given on how to publish everything from book reviews
to articles, replies to book chapters, and how to secure both edited book
contracts and authored monograph contracts, along with plenty of helpful
tips and advice on the publishing world (and how it works) along the way
in what is meant to be a comprehensive, concrete guide to publishing that
should be of tremendous value to graduate students working in any area of
the humanities and social sciences.
- RedOrbit.com - the premier
internet destination for space, science, health, and technology
enthusiasts around the globe with over 300,000 pages covering the vast
ideological spectrums of space, science, health, and technology.
- Reference Channel (AllRefer.com):
extensive information from trusted sources on over 100,000 articles
covered under earth & environment, history, literature & arts, health &
medicine, people, philosophy & religion, places, plants & animals, science
& technology, social science, law, sports, everyday life, and more.
- ResourceShelf.com - Resources and News for Information Professionals
-
Social Encyclical Primer - USCCB. The history of Catholic social
teaching, specifically as it has been expressed through papal encyclicals.
-
SparkNotes.com - study guides to help students learn and practice basic
skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals.
Each guide contains thorough summaries and insightful critical analysis of
a nearly endless range of subjects including English literature,
Shakespeare, History and Math and Science.
- Spell
It!—the Scripps National Spelling Bee study site created in
cooperation with Merriam-Webster. The site focuses on the official list of
about 700 study words for 2008, each categorized by language of origin,
and each linked to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio
pronunciations. There are loads of additional "challenge" words,
fascinating facts, and entertaining exercises—all designed to provide
spellers of all ages with a winning edge.
- SweetSearch: search engine
designed for students. Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by
research experts.
- SweetSites
collections - Dulcinea Media: Search engines designed for students,
librarians and teachers, organized by subject and academic level.
- Urban Legends and Folklore
from David Emery at About.com
-
Google Directory of Urban Legends - computer virus hoaxes, conspiracy
theories, scientific hoaxes, chain letters, urban legends & Internet
folklore. Links to Hoaxbusters,
Urban Legends Reference Pages,
About.com: Urban Legends and
Folklore, The Museum of
Hoaxes, Don't Spread That
Hoax!, Darwin Awards
Urban Legends, and more.
-
Purportal.com - since 2001
debunking hoaxes, fraud, scams, phishing & internet misinformation. Use
the search boxes to investigate suspicious email messages or web pages.
- USASearch.gov - The search engine
for USA.gov™ - the U.S. government's official web portal. It is maintained
by the Office of Citizen Services and Communications, U.S. General
Services Administration.
- United States Newspapers - Links to over 3,300 United States newspapers covering 50 states.
- Wolfram|Alpha - Computational
Knowledge Engine: Gives you access to the world's facts, without
searching. Contains 10+ trillion pieces of data, 50,000+ types of
algorithms and models, and linguistic capabilities for 1000+ domains.
Check out Examples by
Topic.
Dictionaries and
Encyclopedias:
Index
- Accounting-Dictionary.com:
an accounting dictionary covering all aspects of corporate finance
including tax laws, retirement funds, and balance sheets.
-
Acronym Finder - world's
largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and
initialisms with more than 525,000 human-edited entries.
-
Answers.com - Online Encyclopedia,
Thesaurus, Dictionary, Almanac, and more answers.
-
BankingDictionary.com: key
banking and finance terms ranging from personal finance to institutional
finance matters.
-
Bartleby.com - preeminent publisher
of the classics of literature, reference, quotations and verse free of
charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every Internet
participant.
-
BeeDictionary: Online American
English dictionary With Flash Cards, Pronunciations & More.
-
Big Huge Thesaurus: Synonyms,
antonyms, and rhymes. Also blog post ideas and story plot/logline
resources for writers.
-
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and
Fable: Over 18,000 derivations, sources, or origins of common phrases,
allusions, and words that have a tale to tell.
-
BusinessDictionary - over 20,000 definitions and over 115,000 links
between related terms providing a clear and concise description of any and
all business terms.
- Computing-Dictionary.com:
an explanation of software, hardware and Internet technologies for either
a novice user or a computer whiz.
-
InfoScienceDictionary.com: Essential Information Science terms
relating to library science and knowledge management, and the role of
technology in these areas.
-
Dictionary.com is a
multi-source dictionary search service (Dictionary.com Unabridged--v1.1,
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English--Preview Edition, The
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language--Fourth Edition),
including a link to "Cite This Source" with style formats for American
Psychological Association (APA), Chicago Manual Style (CMS) and Modern
Language Association (MLA). Also, includes a tab for Roget's New
Millennium™ Thesaurus.
-
Encyclopedia Mythica - online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore,
heroes and heroines and legends. It currently contains over 7,000 entries
on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all
over the world.
-
The Encyclopedia of
Television - more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250
contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments
and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid
television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major
television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and
is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical
information.
-
Fact Monster - reference
site for kids that provides a dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac as well as
homework help and a variety of daily features, including This Day in
History, Today's Birthday, and educational games – Fact Monster is indeed
a monster site!
-
The Free Dictionary - English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus,
Acronyms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search
Engine all in one!
-
Internet Slang Dictionary & Translator - Confused by net slang? Can't
read a text message? Translate internet slang and acronyms.
-
HRdictionary.com: over 7,000
words and phrases crucial to human resources and personnel management.
- IdiomDictionary.com: the
essential resource for explanations of thousands of common idioms,
phrases, and expressions.
- InfoPlease - Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus, "This
Day in History."
- Internet Slang Dictionary &
Translator - Confused by IM or chat room slang? Translate the slang and
acronyms kids use.
- Law-Glossary.com: a legal
dictionary that explains the meaning of all words frequently used in
civil, criminal and commercial law.
-
The Maven’s Word of the Day Archive (Random House)
- Merriam-Webster's
WordCentral - There is an online dictionary, a thesaurus and even a
section where you can create your own word collection. Teachers, the ‘For
Educators’ section will point you to all sorts of valuable word resources.
-
MSN Encarta On-line Dictionary with pronunciation and
Thesaurus
- The New Dictionary of Cultural
Literacy, Third Edition - Completely revised and updated. The 6,900
entries in this major new reference work form the touchstone of what it
means to be not only just a literate American but an active citizen in our
multicultural democracy.
- The Old Farmer's Almanac - since 1792, has published useful information for
people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the
ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm;
recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who
don't like the question of weather left up in the air. "Our main endeavour
is to be useful, but with a pleasant degree of humor."
- OneLook Dictionaries - The
ultimate "Search dictionary web sites for words and phrases," indexes over
18,373,069 words in 1052 dictionaries. A unique
feature of the site is the capability to enter a pattern of letters with
wildcard symbols allowing you to retrieve the words that match the entered
pattern.
-
Online Etymological Dictionary -
Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words
meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
-
The Phrase Finder - Meanings and Origins of Phrases, Sayings and Idioms
- PoliticsDictionary.com:
an essential reference tool for anybody who wants to understand the
terminology used in politics, government and public administration.
- Science-Dictionary.com:
a science and technology dictionary which includes topics ranging from
Aerospace to Zoology, and everything in between.
-
Science and Engineering Encyclopedia - Will be of great use to students
of engineering and science, and educators working in these broad areas.
Visitors can click around at their leisure through the alphabet of terms,
or they may also wish to start off in one of the topical areas, which
include mechanical engineering, computing, chemistry, and physics.
Visitors can learn about acoustic mirrors, aerodynamic noise, auralization,
and benzene rings.
- The Skeptics Dictionary - A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous
Delusions (and how to think critically about them). You'll find over 400
listings alphabetically indexed 'from abracadabra to zombies.'
- Slang-Dictionary.com: a
tool to research the meanings of a wide variety of contemporary slang
terms and phrases.
- Smith's
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is a
3,700-page compendium of 19th century classical scholarship. It covers a
dazzling array of historical characters, authors, gods and heroes in great
detail and depth.
- SportsDefinitions.com:
a sports dictionary which explains the key terms in over 175 sports and
games.
- Synonym-Finder:
Dictionary of Synonyms Online. Speak and write with confidence. To help
you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently,
incessantly, etc.… Note links at top of page to search for Antonyms and
Definitions.
- Tiscali Reference - Contains Curriculum Topics | Education | Encyclopedia | Health Information
| Phrase Books (French, Italian, German, Spanish) |Tools & Calculators.
- Tiscali
Dictionaries - Contains Computers Dictionary, Multimedia and the
Internet | Difficult Words | English Dictionary | Daily Crossword.
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Virtual Reference Shelf (Library of Congress): Almanacs & Fast Facts |
Calculators | Dictionaries & Thesauri | Encyclopedias | English Language &
Literature | General Reference Resources | History (U.S.) | Politics &
Government | Quotations | Research & Documentation | Science & Technology
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Word-Buff.com - covers
the fanatical sub-cultures that have exploded in recent years around
Crosswords, Scrabble, and Spelling Bees. Hundreds of free tips, lists, and
other cool resources put together by people…who play word games to win.
-
The Word Detective
on the Web - online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column
answering readers' questions about words and language.
-
WordIQ - Dictionary and
Encyclopedia Reference. Listing of some popular topics and subjects
that may be of interest. Use the directory as an entry-point into the free
dictionary and encyclopedia where you will find a wealth of knowledge.
Also included is a comprehensive thesaurus.
-
Word-Origins.com:
the history and etymology of many common English words, explaining date
and language of origin, and how the word developed its present meaning.
- World Wide Words - origins and history of English words, phrases and "weird words."
- YourDictionary: "a free
online dictionary that offers definition search from Webster’s Dictionary
for word meanings and thesaurus.…Also find legal dictionary, technical
words, glossary, foreign language translation, medical dictionary, and
rhyming dictionary lists." In addition, there are "Grammar and Reference
Articles."
Speeches
and Quotations:
Index
-
10 Websites For A Daily Fix Of Sayings & Quotations
-
American Rhetoric.com - comprehensive online speech databank to 5000+
full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal
proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events,
and a declaration or two.
- The
Art of the Commencement Speech, an Archive - Index of Outstanding
Speeches from 1936 onward.
- Bartlett’s Familiar
Quotations - A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to
Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature.
Alphabetic Index of Authors.
- Brainy Quote - Famous Quotes and Quotations. Search famous quotations by topic, author,
nationality.
-
CoolQuotes - striving to be the best place on the internet to get good
quotes. Try the random quote generator or enjoy the Quote of the Day
feature.
-
CyberNation's QuoteLists - 27,000 quotations by subject, and author
-
Eigen's Political & Historical
Quotations is the world's largest collection of memorable quotes about
and by historians, politicians and other public figures. The collection is
designed for the use of students, journalists, teachers, historians,
political scientists and the many other people who are interested in
politics and political history.
-
Famous or Well-Known
Sayings from the Bible. The English language (as well as other
languages) has been full of phrases and proverbs from the Bible.
"Cleanliness is next to godliness" is not one of biblical origin. Neither
is "God helps those who help themselves." That one is from Poor Richard's
Almanac.
-
Famous Quotes and Authors
- the most complete and useful web resource about Famous Quotes
for all occasions! Browse over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous
authors.
-
Inspireweb: Inspirational
sayings and famous quotes.
-
LitQuotes - Quotes from Literature - This literary reference site features quotations from the great works of
literature. You can search for quotes in a number of different ways.
-
MoreIllustrations.com: Over 20,000 illustrations, anecdotes, stories,
jokes, sayings, maxims, and quotations on more than 2,000 topics, a
valuable resource for preachers, teachers, youth leaders and anyone who is
tasked in public speaking.
-
Quotations
Database - NonStopEnglish.com
-
The Quotations Page
-
QuotationPark.com:
Classic, famous, and inspirational quotes, maxims, wits, epigrams,
sayings, and proverbs.
-
The Quotations & Sayings
Database - Quotes by subject or author, Great Speeches, proverbs and
sayings.
-
Quotes About
Writing!
-
QuotesDaddy - features over
1,000,000 quotations. It lets you add, share and even create your own
quotes.
-
The Quote Garden - a
searchable collection of inspirational, funny, thought-provoking, famous,
and literary quotations, arranged by subject.
-
QuotePotato: Quotations resource
for love quotes, famous quotes, friendship quotes, humorous quotes,
inspirational quotes, birthday quotes, motivational quotes, movie quotes.
Also, indexed by author.
-
Said What? - Famous quotes, inspirational quotes, serious quotes, funny
quotes, motivational quotes. Said What? has over 22,000 quotes and
proverbs online…the only site you will ever need.....you can quote us on
it!
-
The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite
Page: The most comprehensive collection of Samuel Johnson quotations
on the web, often referred to as "Doctor Johnson". Over 1,800 quotes from
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), one of the most quoted men of the 18th
century.
-
Speeches of John F. Kennedy
-
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
-
ThinkExist - Quotation Search Engine
and Directory with over 90,000 quotations by over 9,000 authors in the
English language.
-
Wikiquote: free
online compendium of quotations from notable people and creative works in
every language, translations of non-English quotes, and links to Wikipedia
for further information.
-
Wisdom Quotes - Quotations to
Inspire and Challenge
-
World of Quotes: Quotes and
Proverb Archive. Search by Topics, Authors, Proverbs, Today in History and
Historical Documents.
Sciences:
Index
-
ActionBioscience.org
- provides articles by scientists, science educators and students on issues
related to seven primary areas, including genomics, biotechnology,
evolution, and biodiversity. All of the pieces on the site go through a
peer-review process and are written with a keen eye towards providing
information in a way that is largely jargon-free and highly accessible.
-
BBC - Science & Nature - Devised as
part of BBC's general Science and Nature website, this particular corner
of the web offers a number of educational resources on science and nature.
-
BioSciEdNet - National
Science Digital Library (NSDL): high-quality educational resources for
science educators everywhere…the resources here total over 14,000, and
cover 77 discrete biological sciences topics. BEN resources can help
engage student interest, shorten lesson preparation time, provide concept
updates, and develop curricula that are in line with national standards
for content, use of animals and humans, and student safety.
-
Did You Ever Wonder? - developed by The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A
dynamic project designed to allow renowned lab scientists the opportunity
to answer questions on a variety of subjects, twelve different questions
being posed each month.
-
DiscoveryNews: Science and
technology news from Discovery Communications. Features breaking news and
in-depth articles related to the Earth, Space, Tech, Animals, Dinosaurs,
Archaeology, Human and History.
- A Drop of Water -
2000 frames per second. Watch the 2-minute video that shows a drop of
water falling into a puddle at 2000 frames a second. You will see
something totally unexpected. "Doc" of M.I.T., explains the physics of the
event. From
Discovery Channel's series 'Time Warp' where MIT scientist and teacher
Jeff Lieberman and digital-imaging expert Matt Kearney use the latest in
high-speed photography to turn never-before-seen wonders into an
experience of beauty and learning.
-
eNature.com - premier destination for information about the wild
animals and plants of the United States. Includes Online Field Guides for
flora and fauna, Gardening for Wildlife to help you with your garden
patrol and a Birds and Birding for bird enthusiasts. A zip code search is
available to help you locate and research your local wildlife.
-
Everyday
Mysteries will help you get the answers to these and many other of
life's most interesting questions through scientific inquiry. Questions
are answered by research librarians from the Library of Congress’ (LOC)
Science Reference Services.
-
LearningScience - Divided into seven primary sections, including "Physical Science," "Life
Science," "Earth and Space" and "Science & Tech," "Nature of Science."
Browse through teaching resources, interactive web-based lessons, and
links to external resources created by organizations such as PBS and Rice
University. One section worth singling out: "Tools to Do Science."
-
LiveScience - For the
Intellectually Curious: Topics include Space, Animals, Health,
Environment, Technology, Culture, History
- Nanoscale: A
new peer reviewed journal publishing experimental and theoretical work
across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. A collaborative
venture between RSC Publishing and leading nanoscience research center,
the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) in Beijing,
China.
- NASA
eClips™ - short relevant educational video segments exploring current
applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM,
topics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: K-5, 6-8, 9-12
and the general public. Note the selection along the left margin.
- The National Academies bring
together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and
technological endeavor. Four organizations comprise the Academies: the
National Academy of Sciences, the
National Academy of Engineering, the
Institute of Medicine and the
National Research Council.
-
National Geographic Explorer: classroom magazine for grades two
through six. Its pages invite students to explore the world and all that
is in it. This website provides an extension to the National Geographic
magazine and allows students to explore in a fun, safe, online
environment.
- Natural History Museum -
UK: a world-class resource to assist learners enjoy the natural
world, develop their scientific knowledge and understand the impact of
science on their lives. Explore Nature videos, news, science of natural
history, collections/exhibitions, teachers' resources, educational
activities.
- National Science
Foundation's Classroom Resources - online library of resources
for Astronomy &
Space |
Biology |
Chemistry |
Earth &
Environment |
Education |
Engineering
| Nanoscience |
Physics.
-
NatureServe Explorer - an authoritative source for information on more than 65,000 plants,
animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada. Explorer includes
particularly in-depth coverage for rare and endangered species.
-
New Scientist: Science news and science articles.
-
NOVA scienceNOW:
featuring stories from the frontlines of health & biosciences, technology
& math, medicine, and more
-
NY
Times: Science Q & A - An archive of asked and answered science
questions.
-
The Office for
Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (College of Education
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): To serve as a
model-builder for innovative, standards-based, technology-intensive
mathematics and science instruction at the K-16 levels. Online Resource
Catalog – Mathematics: Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry,
Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Proof. Science: Biology, Chemistry, Periodic Table, Significant
Figures & Measurement, Lab Reports, Titrations, Physics.
- Office of Science
Education - National Institutes of Health - Primarily is concerned with
both encouraging science literacy in adults and children as well as
attracting young people to biomedical and behavioral science careers. It
divides materials into a list of resource formats.
- Physics4Kids - information
on motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, light, and
modern physics topics.
- The Public Library of Science
(PLoS) is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians
committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public
resource. Open the doors to the world's library of scientific knowledge by
giving any scientist, physician, patient, or student—anywhere in the
world—unlimited access to the latest scientific research.
- Science Books Online:
free science e-books, textbooks, lecture notes, monographs, and other
science related documents. All texts are available for free reading
online, or for downloading in various formats.
-
Science Clips (BBC), has interactive lessons to teach kids about
everything from healthy teeth to the properties of different types of
rocks.
- Science-Dictionary.com:
a science and technology dictionary which includes topics ranging from
Aerospace to Zoology, and everything in between.
- Science Direct - world's
largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine full
text and bibliographic information.
- Science.gov - provides search of
more than 50 million pages of science information with just one query, and
is a gateway to over 1,800 scientific Web sites and 30 deep Web databases.
-
Science and Engineering Encyclopedia - Will be of great use to students
of engineering and science, and educators working in these broad areas.
Visitors can click around at their leisure through the alphabet of terms,
or they may also wish to start off in one of the topical areas, which
include mechanical engineering, computing, chemistry, and physics.
Visitors can learn about acoustic mirrors, aerodynamic noise, auralization,
and benzene rings.
- Science News for Kids - science news for children of ages 9 to 13. Timely items of interest to
kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles,
Web resources, and other useful materials. At the same time, offering
teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms.
- Science and Photography
Through the Microscope - devoted to microscopy science education.
Provides both a fine image bank for general use and general information
about the art and science of this interesting field of scientific
endeavor. The first stop for most visitors should be the education image
library area of the site.
- Science Reference Services
(Library of Congress) - provide reference and bibliographic services
and to develop the collections in all areas of science and technology.
-
Science Teacher
Resources: TeAch-nology: The Online Teacher Resource.
-
Scirus
is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet.
Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 300
million science-specific Web pages.
-
Smithsonian - Science and Technology - Visitors can scan the left-hand
side of the page for alphabetically organized resources from aeronautics
to zoology.
-
Teacher
Institute Teaching Tips (Exploratorium): bite-sized podcast for
science teachers, by science teachers. In each five-minute episode, we
give you hands-on activities, science facts, science history, pedagogy
tips for new teachers, or other ideas for your science classroom.
- Teaching
Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences - Helping students master skills
ranging from simple arithmetic or graphing, to sophisticated use of
equations and models is an integral aspect of teaching geoscience at the
undergraduate level.
- ToxLearn: A
Multi-Module Toxicology Tutorial. Created by the U.S. National Library
of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program and
the U.S. Society of Toxicology to provide an introduction to fundamental
toxicological principles and concepts.
-
TryScience - discover the amazing world of science and technology
"Science is exciting, and it's for everyone!" Science centers around the
world contribute to this site, updating it with new content often; the
site is always changing, never boring.
-
VADLO - A Life Sciences Search Engine.
Caters to all branches of life sciences. VADLO allows users to search
within five categories: Protocols, Online Tools, Seminars, Databases and
Software.
-
WorldWideScience.org - a global science gateway connecting you to
national and international scientific databases. Accelerates scientific
discovery and progress by providing one-stop searching of global science
sources.
- Writing Guidelines for
Engineering and Science Students - designed to help students
communicate their technical work. To that end, these guidelines contain
advice, models, and exercises for common writing and speaking assignments
in engineering and science.
Anatomy:
Index
-
The Anatomy Lesson - a regional/systemic approach to the study of anatomy which takes a look at
each system separately (vascular, respiratory, etc.) Each lesson will
point out various structures found in the particular region being examined
and then followed by a review of what has been covered.
-
The Body Explained - Cassius Bordelon, PhD offers light-hearted answers to
common questions about how the human body works. Segments generally run
one minute and are designed to help capture students' attention and
curiosity.
-
eSkeletons (University of
Texas-Austin): devoted to the study of human and primate comparative
anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D
and 3-D in full color, animations, and supplemental information. The
purpose of this site is to enable you to view the bones of both human and
non-human primates and to gather information about them from our osteology
database.
-
Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body
-
the classic publication on the 'study of body structure.' The Bartleby.com
edition of the 20th edition Gray’s 'features 1,247 vibrant engravings --
many in color -- from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject
index with 13,000. Many of these illustrations are in color and unchanged
since the first edition in 1859. The search feature gives you direct
access to the information and illustrations.
-
How
Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians &
Gynecologists): For your entire pregnancy, the baby depends on you for all
the things it needs to grow and thrive. Although each pregnancy is unique,
the growth and development of a fetus take place in a fairly standard
pattern. Month by month, you and your baby prepare for birth and a new
life.
-
Human Anatomy Online - inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100’s of
graphics, and thousands of descriptive links. Study the anatomy of the
human body. It’s fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for
students or those who just want to know more about the medical
descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
-
Muscle Atlas - Musculoskeletal Radiology - Created by Doctor Michael
Richardson at the University of Washington, this online muscle atlas
covers the lower and upper extremity, and is primarily designed for use by
health science professionals.
-
Neurons:
Animated Cellular and Molecular Concepts (University of Toronto).
Visitors will find twelve different topical sections here, including
"Anatomy of a Neuron", "Axonal Transport", and "Neurotransmitter Release".
Each of these sections includes dynamic visualizations, coupled with
textual explanations that help users understand what's going on. And for
visitors who find themselves having difficulty navigating the site, there
is also a "How to Use the Program" primer that's quite nice. Additionally,
teachers and others can download selected animations from the site for use
in non-commercial purposes.
-
Seeing,
Smelling and Seeing the World (Howard Hughes Medical Institute):
presents new findings that help make 'sense of our senses.' Vision,
hearing, smell, touch and taste are all covered with current research
presented on how the senses work together to give human beings their
perception of the world.
-
Visible Proofs -
Forensic Views of the Body - The history of forensic medicine struggles
to develop scientific methods that translate views of bodies and body
parts into "visible proofs" that can persuade judges, juries, and the
public. Three online activities and three lesson plans introduce forensic
medicine, anthropology, technology, and history. Designed specifically for
students and educators, the lesson plans provide educators with ready-made
resources for the classroom and the online activities promote active
learning for students.
-
WebAnatomy.net - online anatomy and
physiology resources used in courses on a regular basis. Includes sets of
pathology images and slides that cover such conditions as coronary artery
thrombosis, atherosclerosis, and so on. One rather handy section includes
weblab modules that introduce acolytes to the world of the heart, the
lungs, and the digestive system through slides and interactive photos. The
site is rounded out by the "Virtual Microscope" area, which includes
detailed slides and explanations of cartilage, bone, blood, and muscular
tissue.
Animals, Mammals, Birds and Critters:
Index
-
The Academy of
Natural Sciences Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO): the world's
most comprehensive collection of bird photographs. It houses over 105,000
35mm slides and 5,000 black-and-white prints of over 6,300 bird species"
and includes every species of bird known in North America.
-
AllAboutBirds: Online Encyclopedia of Birds from Cornell Lab of
Ornithology. Free, comprehensive
resource for North American birds, bird watching, and bird
conservation-accessible to everyone. There is a 'Bird Guide,' including a
Video Gallery where you can enjoy videos of birds in their natural
habitats.
-
ARKive: creating the ultimate
multimedia guide to the world’s endangered species with the help of the
world’s best filmmakers, photographers, conservationists and scientists.
Explore site by species or geographical region.
-
The Basking Spot - Herpetology News
and Links:
Links are divided up into major categories (reptiles, amphibians, Internet
resources) and subcategories (snakes, skunks, classified ads, pet stores).
-
Biology–Central
America–Digital Collection: This digital edition of the important and
out-of-print Biologia Centrali-Americana makes all 58 biolological
volumes available. Descriptions of over 50,000 and images of over 18,000,
species of animals and plants.
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Birds of the World - browse through list of all the birds of the world categorized by
continent, country. Photos of the birds are fetched from Flickr service,
shown along is a link to Wikipedia, with more information about the
selected bird.
-
Butterflies of North America - This site will take you on a fabulous
butterfly tour of the United States and Mexico, complete with beautiful
and detailed color photographs. Search your own state to see what
indigenous caterpillars and butterflies exist in your neck of the woods.
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Butterflies and Moths of
North America - a searchable database of verified butterfly and moth
records in the United States and Mexico. This site includes dynamic
distribution maps, photographs, species accounts, and species checklists
for each county in the U.S. and each state in Mexico.
-
Butterfly
Gardening - The Butterfly Site - Access resources on just about every aspect of butterfly gardening, plants to grow, butterfly houses, nectar sources and
more.
-
Dinosaurs - Fact of Fiction
- USGS (U.S. Geological Survey – U.S. Department of the Interior):
This pamphlet contains answers to some frequently asked questions about
dinosaurs, with current ideas and evidence to correct some long-lived
popular misconceptions.
- Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The
Hidden Life of Ants. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
History has a highly informative and interactive exhibit on ants. The
exhibit explains how, much like humans, "ants achieve domination by being
social creatures". Dividing the ants' lives into "food", "warriors",
"shelter" and "communication", the exhibit offers an array of photos in
its photo gallery to illustrate the variety of ant life and behavior on
earth.
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Geobirds - identify and
track North American birds.
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Identify North American
Birds - Dendroica: interactive website developed to help students,
volunteers and professionals improve their skills at identifying birds by
sight or by sound, particularly so that they can participate in nature
survey and monitoring programs. The site includes birds from throughout
Canada, USA, and Mexico.
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The Life of Mammals
(BBC) - hosted by Sir David Attenborough. Research a particular
species by a variety of methods, by an animal's habitat, by his diet, by
body shape, intelligence and behavior, all designed to give an up close
and personal introduction to our beastly friends, both domestic and wild.
-
Macaulay
Library’s Animal Sound & Video Catalog (Cornell University’s Lab of
Ornithology): contains thousands of audio and video recordings of animals
such as the harp seal pup, the golden-fronted woodpecker, and a variety of
turkeys. Check out the Best of the Collection links.
-
Marine Ornithology - an
International Journal of Seabird research and Conservation. Presents peer
reviewed contributions concerning international seabird science and
conservation.
-
National
Geographic's Animals - dedicated to presenting pictures, facts,
habitats and also videos of animals. You can look up your favorite
'Amphibians,' 'Birds', 'Bugs,' 'Fish,' 'Invertebrates,' 'Mammals' and
'Reptiles.' The 'A-to-Z' Animals Directory will help narrow your search.
-
National Invasive Species
Information Center (NISIC) - National Agricultural Library (USDA)
gateway to invasive species information; covering Federal, State, local,
and international sources. Includes Aquatic Species, Plants, Animals,
Microbes, etc.
-
The National
Marine Sanctuaries Media Library - online vault of a
comprehensive collection of select video clips and high-resolution still
images from America's underwater treasures and available for searchable
access and download.
-
NatureFind ( National Wildlife
Federation): excellent web resource that makes it easy to locate
nearby places for family outdoor activities. These include but not limited
to camping and fishing spots, zoos, parks, wildlife sanctuaries and so on.
-
NatureSound
Studio: Lang Elliot features the sounds of birds, frogs, mammals, and
insects.
- Frogs and
Toads in Color and Sound: a sampling of 12 species of frogs,
complete with a detailed picture, actual sound recordings and a short
description of the particular frog, his habitat and call.
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North American Mammals (National
Museum of Natural History): a searchable database of all living mammals of
North America. Based on "The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals,"
by Don E. Wilson and Sue Ruff (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999) and
"Mammals of North America," by Roland W. Kays and Don E. Wilson (Princeton
University Press, 2002), over 400 mammals native to North America are
included.
-
PBS NATURE - video
archives - Search by keyword or by program title. And keep
checking back, as video will be continually added to this section.
-
Singing Insects of
North America: created to be of assistance to both professional and
amateur biologists interested in studying singing insects.
-
The Spider
Myths Site - Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About Spiders.
The spider, a much-aligned creature especially around the Halloween
season, is the topic of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
site.
-
University of
Wisconsin-Madison Zoology Museum Collection - digitized versions of
heavily illustrated biological journals, a few dated as early as 1859, and
the majority from the first half of the 20th century. In addition to
searching, journals can be displayed in a gallery view, so users can jump
quickly to pages of interest. The Galápagos Collection, an important
subcollection at the UWZM, includes skeletons, slides, pictures, books,
and research papers collected and produced by UW-Madison scientists and
researchers during ten expeditions to the Galápagos since 1969.
Astronomy
and Space:
Index
-
Astronomy - Selected Internet Resources (Science Reference Services,
LOC).
-
Amazing Space - uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to
inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe.
- Homework Help -
Amazing Space - Get ideas for projects and research them on the
Amazing Space site.
- Teaching tools -
Amazing Space - Reveal the beauty and wonder of the cosmos to your
students with this comprehensive listing of all of our interactive
activities, graphic organizers, science content reading selections, and
more.
- Tonight’s Sky
- highlights of the October sky. Your guide to constellations,
deep sky objects, planets, and events.
-
International Space Archives - a digital library containing the best of
the incredible imagery created by our planet's exploration of the
universe. These images come from a variety of sources including NASA and
other national and private space programs.
-
NASA’s
Solar System Exploration - offers an in-depth look on our stellar
neighborhood.
-
Astrobiology Magazine - NASA sponsors this online
archive of past issues, on everything from life on Mars, extrasolar life,
stellar evolution and climate. The Image Gallery is dedicated to the art
of astrobiology; the Studio presentations give the visitor access to all
of the gallery images, the Panoramas let you view the material in flash
panoramic as well as zoom style, Terrafirma has the 'EarthView Now.' The
search engine is the backbone for detailed research and retrieval of past
articles.
-
Great Images in NASA - collection of over a thousand images of significant
historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes. This
collection is intended for the media, publishers, and the general public
looking for high-quality photographs. Please note that downloading these
image files may take some time, although searching and browsing should be
relatively quick.
-
NASA Images - collection of historic photographs, film and video available
to the public. 21 major NASA imagery collections merged into a single
searchable online resource.
-
Visible Earth - a catalog of NASA images and animations of planet earth.
NewScientist - Space.com: resource for
everything happening on the space frontier! 'Explore by Subject,' 9
subject areas that provide a guide to the various topics, and the 'Special
Reports,' more in-depth coverage of selected topics.
Whitney's Star Finder - developed by Charles A. Whitney, Professor emeritus of
Astronomy, Harvard University 'for the amateur astronomer, the student,
and the casual observer of the sky.' The visitor will have access to star
charts that apply to the current month/s. Eclipse, comet and meteor
schedules for particular periods as well as locations for the best
sightings are posted regularly.
Biology:
Index
- The Biology Corner is a
resource site for biology and science teachers. The Lesson Plans section
contains classroom activities, labs and worksheets, feel free to change
any of these to suit your own classroom needs. The Webquest section
contains inquiry based projects that utilize the internet. Internet
lessons (also called miniquests) are smaller activities that use one or
two science related web sites for the students to explore and answer
questions about.
- BioEd Online - Biology
Teacher Resources (Baylor College of Medicine). State-of-the-art technology to give you instant access to reliable,
cutting-edge information and educational tools for biology and related
subjects. Includes Presentations, Slide Sets and Teacher Resources.
- BioLEARN
initiative began developing and testing a collection of biology education
materials to place into an online archive. Educators can browse around the
materials, which are organized by disciplines such as botany, ecology,
genetics, and molecular biology.
-
Biology4Kids - information on cell structure, cell function, scientific
studies, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and other life science
topics.
-
Biology Animation Library (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): Include a
brief overview of cloning, several on DNA, gel electrophoresis, and
polymerase chain reaction. The site is rounded out by a section on the
left-hand side that contains links to other educational resources created
by experts at the Dolan DNA Research Center.
-
Biology Browser - Teaching resources created by Thomson Scientific.
Provides science educators with over 190 resources related to various
areas of biology activities that can be used in the classroom. Visitors
can also glance over a glossary of zoology terms and look over news from
the world of taxonomy.
-
Biology–Central
America–Digital Collection - This digital edition of the important and
out-of-print Biologia Centrali-Americana makes all 58 biological
volumes available. Descriptions of over 50,000 and images of over 18,000,
species of animals and plants.
-
The Biology Project - The Chemistry of Amino Acids. A basic
introduction to amino acids, offering a brief description of their role as
the "building blocks" of protein. After reading the introduction, students
can learn about the structure of amino acids, and then take on a few
exercises in the "Test yourself" section of the site.
-
Dr. Saul’s Biology In Motion - Animations, interactive activities, and cartoons designed to
make learning biology a richer, more engaging experience.
- The Genetic Science Learning
Center (University of Utah): Learn.Genetics delivers educational
materials on genetics, bioscience and health topics. They are designed to
be used by students, teachers and members of the public. The materials
meet selected US education standards for science and health.
Teach.Genetics provides resources for K-12 teachers, higher education
faculty, and public educators.
- Teach.Genetics - Genetic
Science Learning Center (University of Utah): provides resources for K-12
teachers, higher education faculty, and public educators. These include
PDF-based Print-and-Go™ activities, unit plans and other supporting
resources. The materials are designed to support and extend the materials
on Learn.Genetics.
- Learn.Genetics - Genetic
Science Learning Center (University of Utah): delivers educational
materials on genetics, bioscience and health topics. They are designed to
be used by students, teachers and members of the public. The materials
meet selected US education standards for science and health.
-
Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about
the effects of genetic variations on human health.
- DNA from the Beginning - an
animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity. The science
behind each concept is explained by: animation, image gallery, video
interviews, problem, biographies, and links.
-
Dolan DNA Learning
Center - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Your genes, your health.
- Genetic Science Learning
Center - Our mission is to help people understand how genetics affects
their lives and society.
-
Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about
the effects of genetic variations on human health.
-
Understanding
Genetics - Human Health and the Genome. Visitors can peruse the
questions posed to geneticists in the "Ask a Geneticist" feature, browse a
selection of recent news stories regarding genetics, and take a survey on
the ethical questions posed by the issues of stem cell research and
genetically modified foods.
-
Human Embryology and Church Teachings (CatholicCulture.org): Dianne N.
Irving, M.A., Ph.D.
-
Inside Cancer (Dolan DNA
Learning Center of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): a rather remarkable
exploration of the nature of cancer in the human body. Utilizing graphics
and interactive animations that serve to explain this complex condition,
the site is divided into sections that deal with the causes and prevention
of cancer, its diagnosis and treatment, and how the disease manifests
itself. Each section combines well-drawn animations with video clips of
scientists narrating brief passages that illuminate the accompanying
descriptions and captions.
-
MicroMatters™ (bioedonline.org): teaching materials and online
resources in microbiology and infectious diseases. An introductory
mini-magazine sponsored by the Center for Educational Outreach and Center
for AIDS Research at Baylor College of Medicine designed to introduce
students to the following topics: Healthy and unhealthy microbes |
Communicable diseases | How microbes are spread | Different epidemics in
history | The immune system and vaccines | HIV/AIDS.
-
Microscope Imaging Station (Exploratorium) - Allows visitors to peer
into the cells of living organisms such as sea urchins and zebra fish.
Visitors will find a wide range of high-resolution images and movies
created with research-grade microscopes.
- Molecular Movies: A Portal
to Cell & Molecular Animation. An organized directory of cell and
molecular animations, as well as a collection of original tutorials for
life science professionals learning 3D visualization.
-
National
Association of Biology Teachers - “Leader in life science education.”
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The National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI-NIH): advances science and health by
providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
-
Nature
Online Video Streaming Archive - Designed to complement selected
articles and letters from Nature magazine, these videos feature analysis
and commentary from Nature editors and selected scientists. This archive
contains over two dozen video features that report on the honeybee genome,
smoking and lung cancer genes, and the evolution of language.
- NOVA - Life's Greatest
Miracle: Tracks the human development from embryo to newborn by way of
the extraordinary microimagery of Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson.
Includes explanations of diagnostic and screening techniques currently
used to assess the health of an unborn child, the stem cell debate. This
site is indeed an important educational resource with a teacher's guide as
well as suggestions for associated discussions and activities. This
hour-long program is divided into
eight chapters.
-
Science at a Distance - E-Learning Modules - Professor John Blamire has
crafted this very fine set of online learning modules for students
interested in learning about everything from the properties of proteins to
Mendelian genetics.
- Stalking the
Mysterious Microbe - Discover unseen life on earth. Developed in
conjunction with National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation: Science
Friday Program, you'll be able to 'Meet the Microbes' such as Virus, Alga,
Bacterium and Protozoan.
-
Tour of the Cell (National Science Foundation): The NSF created this
illuminating and interactive visual feature to help people learn about the
cell's different components. On the homepage, visitors are presented with
a clickable illustration of the cell's primary components, including the
nucleus, the cell membrane, and mitochondria.
- Unseen Life
on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology (Oregon Public
Broadcasting). Twelve half-hour video programs designed primarily for
college and high school students. Throughout the programs, students get to
meet up with scientists working in the lab and in the field. Some of the
programs here include "Genetic Transfer", "Microbial Evolution", and "The
Unity of Living Systems".
- Virtual
General Biology 101 Labs - Rutgers University
- The Virtual
Lab Book: Dr. Stephanie Dellis created by for students beginning the
study of molecular biology. The guide is divided into twelve parts,
including "Safety in the Molecular Biology Lab", "Minipreparation of
Plasmid DNA", and "PCR and Thermacycling". Along with written instructions
and particulars, each section also contains a number of helpful diagrams
and visual illustrations.
- Virtual
Labs - Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Biointeractive website
educates users about science and technology. Currently, the site contains
five full virtual labs, and they include those that allow students to
learn how to identify various bacteria and another one that casts
participants as a young intern who is learning how to identify heritable
diseases of the heart.
Botany
and Horticulture:
Index
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Aggie Horticulture - resources of the teaching, research and extension program at the Texas A &
M University System. Enter the 'PLANTanswer Machine' for solutions and
information on particular horticulture questions; also access the 'PLANTfacts'
search engine for detailed facts on particular species. The 'just for
KIDS' section is an interesting resource that helps encourage the younger
set to learn about plants, gardening and the natural world.
-
Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research (University of British Columbia)
-
EveryRose - The Rose
Reference Database - descriptive information on every rose currently
being sold, and the most important historical and species roses. Search
for a particular rose by name, by color, by just about any 'rose'
characteristic. There are over 7150 different roses listed as well as 2500
photographs.
-
Farmers' Almanac 2010
- Home and Garden Center
-
FarmToday.com - 'The Internet Home
for Today's Farmers.' You don't have to be a farmer to benefit from this
site. This portal is actually a unique meta-search engine with links to
just about everything associated with agriculture, gardening, etc. You'll
find information on Animals, Environmental issues, Field Crops, Forestry,
Genetics, Horticulture, Pests and Diseases, to name some of the sections
as well as the Recent Trends on the agricultural front.
-
Flower
Gardening Made Easy - expert tips for a beautiful garden. Covers garden
design, perennials, annuals, flowering bulbs, ornamental grass,
wildflower, trees, shrubs, and more.
-
Gardening Resources - National
Gardening Association. Programs and initiatives highlight the
opportunities for plant-based education in schools, communities, and
backyards across the country. We serve as a bridge to connect people to
gardening in five core fields: plant-based education, health and wellness,
environmental stewardship, community development, and responsible home
gardening.
-
Hort Corner -
University of Illinois Extension - Horticulture site with ‘seasonal’
features. Features include: Christmas trees, The Poinsettia Page, pumpkins
and apples, The Miracle of Fall and Winter Storm Resources.
-
Hydrangeas! Hydrangeas! - About the enjoyment and care of hydrangeas.
- FAQ:
How can I change the color of my hydrangeas?
- Internet Orchid Photo
Encyclopedia - a comprehensive list of facts and comments on 6047
species of orchids in 606 genera with spectacular pictures of many of the
entries.
- The
Nature & Science of Autumn - A Guide to Selected Resources (Science
Reference Services - LOC). Selected Titles | Selected Articles | Selected
Internet Resources.
-
New Farm (Rodale
Institute) - farmer-to-farmer resources, articles and personal stories
that explain how to make regenerative farming profitable and build
supportive communities.
-
The Organic Center - to
promote a new found understanding of the health and other benefits of
organic foods and production through a comprehensive set of credible,
peer-reviewed scientific studies that highlight and underscore the
"organic difference."
-
Pesticide Alternatives
Laboratory (Whalon Lab/Michigan State) - committed to researching the
most innovative arthropod (bugs) pest management strategies, tactics and
tools available to help agricultural producers and private land owners
transition to more economical and environmentally friendly reduced risk
and organic pest management.
-
PlantNative: dedicated to moving
native plants and naturescaping into mainstream landscaping practices..Our
goal is to increase public awareness of native plants and related
landscaping practices and to increase both the supply of and demand for
native plants.
-
The
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute - a list of plants and animals that are known to
occur in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, the Bahía Almirante, Laguna de
Chiriquí, and the surrounding mainland on the Caribbean coast of Panama
-
Tom Volke's Fungi - A comprehensive study of mushrooms including a search facility to help you
locate the exact fungi that you're seeking. Don't think you have to be a
biologist to find this feature valuable…helpful for 'choosing and using
the different mushrooms for various dishes…interesting to anyone who
enjoys eating, growing or cooking with these fungi.'
-
UI Plants (University of Illinois): database on woody landscape plant
identification, culture and usage for the Midwest, including native and
introduced species and their major varieties and cultivars. This
encyclopedic resource serves as a learning tool for students, avid
gardeners and industry practitioners who want basic and in-depth
information on woody plants commonly found in the northern portion of
eastern North America.
- USDA - National Agricultural
Library (NAL): one of four national libraries of the United States. It
houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural
information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of
state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries.
-
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center: The USDA–National
Agricultural Library's website focuses on topics related to sustainable
and alternative agricultural systems, crops and livestock, which includes
ecological pest management, agritourism, renewable energy on the farm, and
aquaculture.
- Vegetable
Gardening Ideas - your complete guide to starting a vegetable garden.
- vPlants - the vPlants database
allows browsing 90,000 plant specimens. Visitors can search for plant
names by family, genus, or common name, also browse a glossary of terms
and a set of external links. The database brings the plant life of the
region to life through its mix of visual materials and well-written
descriptions.
- WebGarden - Horticulture
and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective - developed by Ohio State
University to research just about anything related to plants and
horticulture. The PlantFacts supports an Internet search engine with
'260,000 pages of information from every land-grant university in the U.S.
and several government institutions across Canada.' You'll have access to
plant Images, in particular, a Plant Dictionary, 'a searchable database of
high quality images featuring Ornamental plants, Turf, Plant Diseases, and
Insects.' There are also '200 short gardening how-to videos, ranging from
tips on basic landscaping to lessons on deadheading roses.' The FAQ's have
'illustrated answers to over 800 commonly asked Gardening Questions,
ranging from when to plant annuals to watering large shade trees.'
- The
Wildflower Center's Native Plant Information Network allows you to
search for native plant info by plant traits or names, browse through our
collection of 17,000 native plant images, and pose your plant question to
our resident horticulturalist.
- The Native Plants
Database - Search for native plants by scientific or common name or
choose a particular family of plants. If you are not sure what you are
looking for, try the combination search or our Recommended Species lists
to explore the wealth of native plants in North America.
Chemistry:
Index
-
Chem4Kids - information on matter,
atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, and biochemistry.
-
Chemistry Educational Digital Library
(ChemEd DL): "destination for digital content intended for chemical
science education." Partnered by the National Science Digital Library (NSDL),
the Journal of Chemical Education, and The Chemistry Collective.
-
Chemistry
PowerPoint Lessons and Instructional Materials - These particular
resources cover atomic structure, quantum mechanics, atomic size, bonding,
and several dozen additional topics. Visitors can browse through these
resources at their leisure and each topic area includes a brief
description of what is covered in each set of materials. Specifically, the
resources include labs, assignments, worksheets, and handouts. Many of the
resources draw on examples from the "Fundamentals of Chemistry" textbook…
-
ChemTutor - begins with the fundamentals and gives expert help with the
most difficult phases of understanding your first course in chemistry.
Chemtutor is not necessarily a complete text for your course or a complete
outline, but we are proud to offer some insightful help in the parts of
primary chemistry that have been, from our experience, the hardest for
students to grasp.
- ChemXSeer - an integrated digital library and database allowing for intelligent search
of documents in the chemistry domain and data obtained from chemical
kinetics.
-
Dynamic Periodic Table of Elements - This periodic table is far more
feature-filled and interactive than even the most complex standalone
applications.
-
Animated Periodic Table of the Elements - A highly animated version of
the periodic table of the elements. Visitors can browse through the alkali
metals, the alkaline earth metals, and both the lanthanide and actinide
series. As users move their mouse across the table they can learn each
element’s boiling point, its oxidation states, its atomic weight, and its
density. One of the other nice features of the site is that visitors can
also look at each element’s bonding structure.
-
The Periodic Table of Elements (Ask.com Smart Answer) - numerous
additional resources and a drop-down menu listing each element.
-
Periodic Table of Elements. National
Chemistry Week 2009: October 18–24, 2009.
-
pElement: a free
interactive periodic table software application (requires download). It
contains over 65 information items on each element, user selectable skins,
12 colored maps, find element tool, unit conversion tool and more!
- Intute
- Interactive Chemistry Tutorials - includes both unique problems and
solution information for a wide range of subjects, including gas laws,
kinetics, electrochemistry, and solubility. While the site doesn’t contain
a search engine, users can scroll through each subject to look at the
available resources and problem sets.
- Organic Chemistry Animations - contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most
important organic reactions covered during an undergraduate chemistry
degree with supporting information on reactivity and spectroscopy.
Visitors will want to also look at the list of reactions covered on the
left-hand side of the same page.
Environment
and Earth:
Index
- Academic Earth: a
user-friendly educational ecosystem that will give internet users around
the world the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full
video courses and lectures from the world’s leading scholars.
- Academy of Natural Sciences - Exhibits include a photographic tour of Thomas Jefferson’s famed fossil
collection and an overview of the work of Joseph Leidy, a noted 19th
century paleontologist and anatomist. The "Scientific Research" area of
the site provides copious amounts of printed literature (including reports
and briefs) based on research done at the Academy.
- All About
Snow - The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) - The severe
weather that has been taking place recently makes All About Snow the place
to be. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) makes it possible for
the snow bunny to find out the pertinent 'Snow Facts' as well as research
the entire cryosphere, 'the portion of the Earth's surface where water is
in a solid form, usually snow or ice.'
- NSIDC Education Center - Earth is home to snow and ice in many different forms. These frozen
realms of the cryosphere influence life all over our planet. Here in the
NSIDC Education Center, you will find a range of information about
Earth's snow and ice, from comprehensive "All About" sections to quick
facts on popular snow and ice topics.
-
Snowflakes and Snow Crystals - Prof. Kenneth Libbrecht at Caltech
University documents the very wide, and very interesting world, of
crystal growth and pattern formation in ice, of snowflakes, snow
crystals, and other ice phenomena.
- Alliant Energy
Kids - Making Energy Fun and Safe: 'Through interactive and engaging
activities, elementary students can learn about electricity and natural
gas, how to use them safely and wisely, and the importance of conserving
energy.'
- The Catholic
Coalition on Climate Change - supports the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) and the Catholic community address the issues of climate
change and the environment. Learn about Catholic Principles and Teachings
applied to the issue of global climate change.
- The Catholic Climate
Covenant (The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change): encourages
greater personal and shared engagement by the Catholic community to
respond to the impacts of climate change. Includes Catholic Teachings on
climate change, "Why Does the Church Care About Global Climate Change?" |
"The St. Francis Pledge" - a promise and a commitment…to live our faith by
protecting God’s Creation and advocating on behalf of people in poverty
who face the harshest impacts of global climate change.
-
Earthwatch Institute: scientific
field research and education to promote the understanding and action
necessary for a sustainable environment.
Earthwatch-Education: curriculum ideas and lesson plans inspired by
other educators' experiences on Earthwatch expeditions. These resources
are free and available for you to use. We also have available The
Classroom Earth Series, a collection of case studies from Earthwatch
expeditions.
-
The Digital Library for
Earth System Education (DLESE) - effort involving educators, students,
and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and
efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels.
DLESE resources include electronic materials for both teachers and
learners, such as lesson plans, maps, images, data sets, visualizations,
assessment activities, curriculum, online courses, and much more. Click on
Educational Resources and Educators Overview.
-
The Dynamic Earth - the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History brings
alive the fascinating history of the Earth from the perspective of the
physical sciences. After a dramatic introduction, visitors can explore the
Earth's history in four sections: "Gems and Minerals", "Rocks and Mining",
"Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes", and "The Solar System".
- Earth Day Network - founded on
the premise that all people…have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable
environment. Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental
movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for
promoting a healthy, sustainable environment.
- The
Environmental Health Science Education is an education outreach of the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides educators,
students and scientists with easy access to reliable tools, resources and
classroom materials. It seeks to invest in the future of environmental
health science by increasing awareness of the link between the environment
and human health.
- Geomagnetism: The
National Geophysical Data Center maintains archives of geomagnetic data to
further the understanding of Earth magnetism and the Sun-Earth
environment. Data at NGDC include surface, ocean, airborne and satellite
measurements, as well as models of the main field and its secular change,
and models of the Space - Earth environment.
- Geopgraphy4Kids - introduction to the earth sciences that includes topics on the Earth's
structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
-
GoodCleanTech - The Independent Guide to Ecotechnology. Aims to provide
you with news, tips, advice, and ideas about how to do more with less.
-
How to Compost - designed to be a hub for all composting information. No matter what your
interest is, you'll find something here worth you time. Our goal is to be
the best resource on the internet covering all topics about composting and
organic gardening.
- Kids do Ecology - presented in both English and Spanish. Features an introduction to the
scientific method, a learning lab, pages on Marine Mammals, a section on
World Biomes and Conservation Projects.
- Mother Nature Network - Environmental
news and information that makes sense.
-
Nature & Science -
Teacher Resources (National Park Service) - Exemplary set of
educational resources which draws on their greatest assets, namely
national parks from Maine to Utah. The main area on their homepage
features over a dozen teacher guides and park programs that feature
detailed geology lessons that draw on the landscapes of Yosemite National
Park and the dynamic volcanoes of Hawaii.
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NOAA
Discovery Kits - presents tutorials, lessons, and multimedia activities
for learning about corals, estuaries, ocean currents, tides, and pollution
from diffuse sources. Learn about the waters and habitats where rivers
meet the sea and form some of the world’s most productive ecosystems; and
geodesy, the science of measuring and monitoring the shape of the earth
and the location of points on its surface.
- Our Endangered Planet - Americas:
Newsweek photo essays on how climate changes can affect the planet. Also
section on Africa
| Arctic |
Asia |
Europe.
- The Paleobiology
Database - to provide global, collection-based occurrence and taxonomic
data for marine and terrestrial animals and plants of any geological age,
as well as web-based software for statistical analysis of the data. The
project’s wider, long-term goal is to encourage collaborative efforts to
answer large-scale paleobiological questions by developing a useful
database infrastructure and bringing together large data sets.
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Real Climate - Climate Science from Climate Scientists. Features:
Weather and climate basics | The basics of climate prediction | Global
Warming basics, and more.
- Renewable Energy Policy Project - The Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) has spent the past decade
educating the general public about renewable energies. This is
accomplished by providing competent and rigorous policy analysis about the
myriad of issues surrounding the viability and sustainability of such
energy sources.
- Rocks for Kids - Here you
will find out stuff about rocks & minerals and where to go to find out
more. If you already collect rocks then this is the place for you! Find
out where you can get more rocks, look at some super pictures of rocks,
learn how to identify the rocks you already have and discover neat things
you can do with rocks.
- Teaching Issues
and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) - a peer-reviewed web-based collection
of ecological educational materials. TIEE is a resource for busy ecology
faculty who are looking for new ways to reach their students, or who perhaps
want to learn more about teaching and learning.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the
Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage
water, biological, energy, and mineral resources.
Teaching Resources and
Professional Development:
Index
- A to Z Teacher Stuff For
Teachers: FREE online lesson plans, lesson plan ideas and activities,
thematic units, printables, themes, teaching tips, articles, and
educational resources.
-
The Center for Academic Integrity - a forum to identify, affirm, and
promote the values of academic integrity among students, faculty, teachers
and administrators.
Educational Resources include Academic Integrity Assessment Guide,
Academic Integrity Articles, Ethics Tutorials, Faculty Workshops and Model
Code of Academic Integrity.
- Certification Map - a simple
guide to receiving teacher certification and clarifies the steps needed to
become a teacher in your state. Sponsored by MAT@USC, an innovative Master
of Arts in Teaching program delivered online from the University of
Southern California.
-
DiscoverySchool.com - Provides innovative teaching materials for
teachers, useful and enjoyable resources for students, and smart advice
for parents about how to help their kids enjoy learning and excel in
school.
- Doing What Works (US Dept. of Ed.) - dedicated to assisting teachers in the implementation of effective
educational practices. Contains practice guides developed by the
Department’s Institute of Education Sciences that evaluate research on the
effectiveness of teaching practices described in the guides. Also contains
examples of possible ways this research may be used, but not necessarily
the only ways to implement these teaching practices.
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Education World - the Educator's Best Friend, a resource that includes
a search engine for educational Web sites only, lesson plans, information
on how to integrate technology in the classroom.
-
ERIC - the Education Resources
Information Center - An internet-based digital
library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute
of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC
provides access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal
literature indexed from 1966 to the present.
-
Essential Resources
for Your Classroom (Scholastic.com)
-
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE): Teaching and
learning resources from federal agencies. Includes Arts & Music, Language
Arts, U.S. History topics, Math, Science.
-
Getting Results - this self-contained professional development course is designed to
"challenge previous thinking about teaching and learning and give you the
basic tools for effective classroom practices." Enhanced with online
videos and worksheets, the course contains six modules, including "Moving
Beyond the Classroom" and "Teaching with Technology".
-
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators (DiscoverySchool.com): a categorized
list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It
is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
-
Learning Study Guides & Teacher Resources
(Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books covering
Teachers & Librarians Resources.
-
Learning Network -
Grades 3-12 (NY Times): Connections for Students, Teachers and
Parents.
-
Library of Congress (LOC) – Teachers - More than 10 million primary
sources online. Kids and Families
-
National
ACademic ADvising Association - Resources helpful in advising students.
-
PBS Teachers - Free
multimedia resources and professional development for pre-K–12 educators.
Standards-based resources:
The Arts |
Math |
Health & Fitness
| Reading & Language
Arts | Science &
Tech | Social
Studies | Early
Childhood Educators |
Library Media & Tech
Coordinators.
- PBS TeacherLine:
committed to helping PreK-12 teachers acquire the skills needed to prepare
students through more than 90 courses in mathematics, reading,
instructional technology, instructional strategies, science, and
curriculum mapping.
-
The
Smithsonian Institution for Educators: field trips, professional
development, lesson plans, resource library.
-
Scholastic Teachers
- Where Teachers Come First. Teaching Resources, Children's Book
Recommendations, Student Activities.
-
Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (RAND Corp.): 200-page manual
that offers an overview of the "Support for Students Exposed to Trauma" (SSET)
program. which is "a series of ten lessons whose structured approach aims
to reduce distress resulting from exposure to trauma."
-
Teach For
America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates
of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural
public schools and become lifelong leaders in ensuring educational equity
and excellence for all children. Our mission is to build the movement to
eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising
future leaders in the effort.
-
Teacher-to-Teacher
Initiative: E-learning Workshops is a U.S. Dept. of Education FREE
professional development website for teachers and administrators of proven
classroom strategies and provide more effective ways of using data to
improve instruction in the nation's schools.
-
The Teacher's Corner:
Teacher resources, lesson plans, thematic units, printable worksheets
-
TeachersFirst - web
resource for K-12 classroom teachers who want useful resources and lesson
plans to use with their students.
-
TeAch-nology: The Online
Teacher Resource. Free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to
improving the education of today's generation of students. Includes Lesson
Plans, Printable, Themes, Tips & Tools, and Worksheets by Subject areas:
Arts & Humanities
| Language Arts
| Mathematics |
Music Education
| Physical Education
| Sciences |
Social Studies.
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The Teachers Network is a site 'by
teachers, for teachers.' Its mission is 'to empower, recognize, and
connect teachers to improve student learning, and to advocate for teacher
leadership, all for the public good.' You'll find lesson plans, essays by
those in the work force on their teaching experiences and also a list of
grants available to educators. This site is also valuable as a resource
for anyone interested in teaching instruction, as well as a good resource
for home schooling.
-
Teacher Resources by Annenberg
Media: distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and
print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers.
-
Teachers Resources (LOC):
Bringing the power of primary sources into the classroom.
-
TryScience
Teachers - a wealth of resources to help you integrate TryScience and
science center resources into your classroom activities, connect with
your parents and students, and more!
-
UNESCO Portal on Higher Education Institutions - Access to
authoritative and up-to-date on-line information on higher education
institutions recognized or otherwise sanctioned by competent authorities
in participating countries.
-
Worksheet Library - home to over 5,000 printable K-6 worksheets for
teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. Includes a great selection of Best
Teacher Sites.
Technology and
Tutorials:
Index
-
7 Computer Security Tips for Students - Preparing for school used to
mean filling a backpack with spiral notebooks and textbooks. Today,
computers are often at the top of that list. Read these tips to help
protect school computers from viruses, hackers, spyware, and other
attacks.
-
Ace Free Fonts - free fonts for
Windows and Mac. One of the largest archives on the web including free
fonts for Windows and Mac! There are 20309 fonts for Windows and Mac with
customizable previews and full character maps.
-
BASIC-256 - BASIC designed to teach young children the basics of computer programming.
It uses traditional control structures like gosub, for/next, and goto,
which helps kids easily see how program flow-control works. It has a
built-in graphics mode which lets them draw pictures on screen in minutes,
and a set of detailed, easy-to-follow tutorials that introduce programming
concepts through fun exercises.
-
Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization - This guide provides a
complete overview of many of the processes, techniques and strategies used
by professional search engine optimization specialists.
-
Campus Technology - tracking
changes in the ways technology is harnessed on college campuses. Visitors
can read through sections that address current news items related to
campus technology, take a look at their latest newsletter, and read
articles from the print edition. One section that is particularly useful
for those in the world of information technology is the "Resources" area
that includes "White Papers" on timely topics.
-
Educational CyberPlayGround - provides K-12 interdisciplinary, multicultural collaborative online
thematic curriculum modules for schools, home schooled, and learning
centers. The main focus of the site is to improve reading and "help all
children,…teachers, and regular folks to learn to use and feel comfortable
with technology."
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Edumax - free "virtual classrooms" on various subjects and you can
learn for free as long as you have access to the internet! Learn Microsoft
Office, Learn Programming, Learn Computer Basics, Learn Database Basics,
Learn Web Development, Learn Internet Business.
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eLearn Magazine - Education and Technology in Perspective
-
The EnhancED (Columbia
Center for New Media Teaching and Learning - CCNMTL): Provides faculty and
instructors information about new technologies and hot topics surrounding
education and technology, and to share expertise about these technologies
and approaches to teaching with technology.
-
Google Code University: learn
more about current computing technologies and paradigms. The Courses
section contains tutorials, lecture slides, and problem sets for a variety
of topic areas: AJAX Programming, Algorithms, Distributed Systems, Web
Security, Languages.
-
Google Web
Search - Classroom Lessons and Resources. These Search Education
lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers to help educators
learn better search skills in their classroom. The lessons are short,
modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to
what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come
with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to
help you guide your in-class discussions.
- Google Help -
Cheat Sheet. Here's a quick list of some of our most popular tools
to help refine and improve your search. For additional help with Google
Web Search or any other Google product, you can visit our main Google
Help page.
-
Guidebook To Web Searching (MakeUseOf.com). How to formulate your
search queries, instead just 'asking' questions to the mighty Google, and
how many different content-specific search engines there are at your
disposal.
-
Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning (HETL) - a resource for
educators planning to incorporate technologies in their teaching and
learning activities. A PDF version of the Handbook is also available for
download.
-
The Internet Crime Complaint
Center (IC3) - a partnership between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and
the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). IC3's mission is to serve as a
vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the
rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber
crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts
authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations.
-
Internet Keep Safe Coalition - to give parents, educators, and policy makers the
information and tools that empower them to teach children the safe and
healthy use of technology and the Internet.
-
K3 Smartboard - enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies —
transforms elementary classrooms into places for learning where teachers
and students use multimedia tools to better understand the world, work
together and achieve at new and higher levels. eMINTS evaluation has been
recognized as meeting the requirements for the U.S. Department of
Education's "Scientifically-Based Research" outlined in No Child Left
Behind. The majority of the sites are in the math and language arts
categories.
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KeepVid: Download and save any video
from Youtube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm and more!
-
McAfee Avert Stinger:
stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not
a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist
administrators and users when dealing with an infected system.
-
Microsoft
Word Training Modules - These training modules address such topics as
inserting images in MS Word, creating signs with MS Word, and keyboard
shortcuts. Each of the modules is written with introductory users in mind,
and they include helpful graphics that illustrate different actions and
tools. Additionally, the site also includes a series of "Beyond the
Basics" learning modules that provide guidance on how to use the mail
merge function and how to create hyperlinks within MS Word.
- Getting
Started With Excel - This tutorial is part of the StudyFinance.com of the
University of Arizona. It is divided into eight sections, which include
"Entering and Editing Data", "Formatting the Worksheet", and "Creating a
Chart". Each section contains several short paragraphs of text,
complemented effectively with a few helpful graphics. The tutorial is
rounded out by several problem assignments that will make sure students
have mastered some of the basic features of Excel.
- MS Excel Tips by
Allen Wyatt (Tips.Net): a powerful program, and you can make it even more
powerful by learning the Excel tips, Excel tricks, and Excel tutorials
that help make you an Excel guru.
- MS Excel 2007 (Tips.Net):
No doubt about it; Excel is "different" now, and it can be confusing to
beginners and frustrating to long-time users. These tips are designed
for use specifically and solely with Excel 2007. You'll find just about
everything you need to become productive with the program right away.
- MS Word Tips by Allen Wyatt (Tips.net):
for many different versions of Microsoft Word for the PC: Word 6, Word 95,
Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007. Tips cover
editing, footnotes/endnotes, headers/footers, bullets/numbering,
find/replace, graphics, outline, tables, columns, templates, and more.
- MS Word 2007 (Tips.Net):
You'll find just about everything you need to become productive with
Word 2007 right away. Tips cover editing, files, formatting, graphics,
macros, multimedia, and more.
-
Microsoft Office Templates for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
There are also templates for other Office programs. You'll find free
templates for budgets, résumés, cards and much more.
-
Microsoft PowerPoint Templates
-
Free PowerPoint® Templates for Your Presentations: 12 unique
and 100% free templates that you can download, unzip and revise to create
a great presentation. There is no hidden cost. Each template is free and
has several slides included that are ready to use.
- Tutorials
for Microsoft Office 2000 - Word, Access, Excel, Access, Publisher
-
North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills Student Handbook. For students
who entered grade 8 from 2000–2001 school year and beyond.
-
Online/Internet Safety
Guide - kids, teens & families. What kinds of risks are there? Risks by
technology and privacy information.
-
Online Safety - Yahoo - Making
smart choice online. Online safety skills for
Teens and for
Parents.
-
SeniorNet - Our mission is to provide older adults education for and
access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to
share their knowledge and wisdom.
-
PowerPoint, How to Use
(About.com) - Beginner’s Guide to PowerPoint, Free PowerPoint
Tutorials, YouTube videos, Technology in the classroom.
-
SweetSearch: a custom search engine
designed for students. Searches only 35,000 Web sites that have been
evaluated and approved by a staff of Internet research experts at Dulcinea
Media, and its librarian and teacher consultants.
-
Sumatra PDF: free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows. Sumatra has a
minimalistic design. Simplicity has a higher priority than a lot of
features. It's small and starts up very fast. It's designed for portable
use: only one file so you can run it from external USB drive. Doesn't
write to registry.
Download Sumatra PDF
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Teaching Kids to Stay Cyber-Safe
(National Cyber Security Alliance): A national campaign to engrain the
three Cs—cyberethics, cybersafety and cybersecurity—into the subconscious
of K-12 students.
-
Technology Assisting Literacy Knowledge (TALK) - The Classroom Literacy
Guide is a rollup of best practices in literacy, consistent for all grade
levels, that is put into a form useful for instructional planning,
self-evaluation, peer-mentorship and staff development. It is the "how to"
for a good literacy-based program.
-
Teachnet.Com - offers multiple resources for teachers, including lesson
plan ideas in mathematics, science, technology and many other subject
areas.
-
W3Schools - Internet Developers
Portal. Full web building tools - FREE. Covers HTML Tutorials | Browser
Scripting | XML Tutorials | Server Scripting | Multimedia | Web Building,
and more. W3Schools will help you become a professional Web developer.
-
Web Site
Accessibility - Section 3: Section 508, ADA, and Web Sites. Section
508 and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) establish U.S.
requirements for Web accessibility. The annotated resources below provide
links to official documentation and articles and tutorials about how to
follow these guidelines and regulations.
-
Wolfram Education Portal:
dedicated to the advancement of science and mathematics education. For
both students and educators, this educational portal contains a collection
of resources spanning all pre-college grade levels, including dynamic
classroom Demonstrations.
-
WordWeb: comprehensive one-click
English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows. It can be used to look up
words from almost any program, showing definitions, synonyms and related
words. It includes pronunciations and usage examples, and has helpful
spelling and sounds-like links.
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