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Wired for Words: Online Book Club
Wired for Words is an excellent site for students from K-12 to find books that would interest them. It has a searchable database of book reviews, many submitted by site users. It maintains high standards of quality when choosing the...
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Cincinnati Public Library: Kidspace: Online Storytime
Here, you will find several links to online picture books.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Nonfiction and Reseach: "Choosing Nonfiction Sources" [Pdf]
This is the 20-page PDF "Choosing Nonfiction Sources." It provides informatation about various types of nonfiction: primary and secondary sources, reference works, databases, newspapers and periodicals, and nonfiction books; it also...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources
This slideshow lesson focuses on research sources by listing 10 types of sources: books, periodicals/magazines, newspaper articles, scholarly articles, databases, reviews, interviews, lectures, media (film, television), and websites. It...
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Wired for Words: Online Book Club
Wired for Words is an excellent site for students from K-12 to find books that would interest them. It has a searchable database of book reviews, many submitted by site users. It maintains high standards of quality when choosing the...
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Alaska State Library
The library explains its resources and services. Residents of the state may ask for a password and gain access to the library's catalog of books, magazines, and newspapers.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Cmc Magazine: A Snake, Some Oil
CMC magazine provides a review of Cifford Stoll's novel, Silicon Snake Oil, which is "A first attempt to compile a database on every negative aspect that could possible be attributed to cyberspace."
The Field Museum
The Field Museum: Tropical Plant Guides
An enormous database of tropical plants. The resource is designed for the someone who is already knowledgeable in the area and is looking to expand his knowledge base. Lots of pictures. Bilingual English / Spanish.
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Microsoft: Template Gallery for Teachers
This Microsoft site provides a wealth of Office templates to be used by teachers. Such templates include attendance records in Excel, essay tests in Word, seat assignments in PowerPoint, and much more.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first activity introduces learners to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two moves...
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Mesoweb: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures and Art is a database of many resources, publications, books, and articles. Click Search and enter the topic. Click Resources for archaeological sites and monuments such as Chichen Itza and Cacaxtla.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Immune Platoon
This site gives a comic book style description of the immune system and the "super powers" it uses to fight infections and other diseases. The site ends with the "case files" of several diseases in their disease database.
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The Art of Singing Art Song
Recording and recital databases, books, and web links are some of this web site's resources. Schubert enthusiasts will want to explore the terrific analysis of two of his song cycles.
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Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation: Islamic Art Network
This resource presents a treasure trove of scholarly resources on the art and architectural history of Islam. A work in process, the network's resources focus principally on Cairo but are expected, over time, to move outward to cover the...
Duke University
Duke Libraries: Citing Sources
This resource contains the basic citation information for articles from journals, articles from books, articles from databases, books, newspapers, government publications, and web sites. Students can click on one of theses publications...
Kent State University
Eureka!: "Secret Life of Bees, The"
Provides some general information about "The Secret Life of Bees," a very short summary, and a few teaching ideas. Part of a larger database of books provided by Kent State University, Ohio.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Michael James
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Michael James is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his quiltmaking and his books on quiltmaking.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Pfahl
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John Pfahl is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his published books on photography and his landscape photography.
Curated OER
The Art of Singing Art Song
Recording and recital databases, books, and web links are some of this web site's resources. Schubert enthusiasts will want to explore the terrific analysis of two of his song cycles.