Academic Resources
EBSCO – http://search.epnet.com
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This service has links to other databases that have full text periodicals. Some are more kid friendly than others. Databases are better to use in research because the articles have been researched. This is just as good as using books or journals. Ordinary websites that you find using Google are set up by amateurs. Their information is not necessarily accurate and not reliably updated. Databases like EBSCO are also useful in your graduate coursework when you need to cite professional journal articles. Students and teachers can access from home.
GROLIER ONLINE – http://go-passport.grolier.com
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Grolier is a family of encyclopedias. Available are Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge, Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, and newspapers for current events. Unlike a hardcover encyclopedia, it’s updated almost daily. The site also has lesson plans with printable activities. We can access from home.
FACTS ON FILE – http://www.fofweb.com/Subscription
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These are databases for history, geography, science, medical, literature, careers and business forms including tax and immigration. Home access is fine.
Here are more useful sites for various subject areas.
SOCIAL STUDIES
National Education Association
History through the eyes of those who lived it
besthistorysites.net/LessonPlans
SCIENCE
IPL Kidspace: Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Scientific American: Ask the Experts
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATH
MacTutor History of Mathematics
TEACHERS