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The following web sites have been selected for their excellence, educational value and accuracy. Library of Congress Home Page. SPECIAL FOCUS SITES: Color Landform Atlas of the United States: "Each state link brings up a menu of links to maps and other online information about the state. There are two main types of links on each state page: maps and images local to this site, and links to external web sites." Geography and Map Division Reading Room Home Page / Library of Congress LINK To Travel Advisories: Nations of the World; law and legal information; etc. The
World Fact book: USGS Mapping Information: GNIS Data Base Query
Form: "Natural features
that Mapquest and Delorme don't locate by name,
such as Biography Corner Addresses & Phone Numbers
The BIOGRAPHY® Website:
Database of over 15000 names of persona past and present plus other resources
relevant to biographical information. History Online (Facts On File History databases that include a link to Biographies within each.) World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Search by country name to find biographical data. Distinguished Women of Past and Present: "This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others..." Inventor Book Search: Use BOOLEAN search strategies online to find biographical data about inventors and their inventions. National Inventors Hall of Fame: "This is the on-line version of...[the] book about the National Inventors Hall of Fame. It allows you to do an electronic search on inventors in the hall of fame and their inventions." Principal Government Officials: Search by country name to find biographical data Career Corner Occupational Outlook Handbook: Online version of long-standing print resource which includes: outlook for occupations; contacts; projected jobs; career information; etc. College Board Online: "...Serving high schools, colleges, universities, students and parents, the organization is a nationally recognized source of essential programs, services, and information in the areas of assessment, guidance, admission, placement, financial aid, curriculum, and research..." background." GoCollege: The best college search engine on the Internet Consumers’ Corner CPSC Home Page: "The site, offered by the U.S. consumer Product Safety Commission ...provides announcements of product recalls in the agency's jurisdiction and safety advisories on products ranging from bicycles to pools...It also supplements the agency's hotline, 800-638-2772, as a means for filing product safety complaints..." (NEWSDAY, July 20, 1997) NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: "...federal safety monitor. Auto safety...is regulated by the National by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It has a hotline too, 800-424-9393..." [NEWSDAY, July 20, 1997] Educators’ Corner The ASCD Web: ASCD, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is an education association providing support for staff development in the areas of curriculum and supervision ERIC Digests On-line (EDO): "Digests are short reports that synthesize research and ideas about emerging issues in education...ERIC Digests...may be freely copied and distributed..." Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Home Page: "...Guide for Educators is a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth..." Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Using Primary
Sources. School Libraries & You AASL resources, programs and services of special interest to Administrators & School Board Members, The Business Community, K-12 Students, and Parents & Community. "TeachersFirst is a collection of Internet resources and lesson plans drawn from around the world. Each resource is selected and reviewed by one of TeachersFirst's reviewers, all of whom have classroom teaching experience. Reviewed resources are grouped by subject and grade level, so that teachers can find what they need quickly." U.S. Department of Education Publications and Products : "The U.S. Department of Education publishes a wealth of information for teachers, administrators, policymakers, researchers, parents, students, and others with a stake in education. You will find many of these publications on this WWW Server." WNET School: Thirteen/WNET's Award-Winning Web Service for Teachers General Reference Resources Corner Kid Info - Dictionaries: "The INTERNET
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you from having to pick up a big heavy dictionary and slowly turn the pages
to find the definition of a word. An INTERNET
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and within seconds your definition is there! As you research topics on the
internet, you might want to bookmark the dictionaries that you think you will
use most often! We have included a listing of the BEST
INTERNET DICTIONARIES." Infoplease: “Infoplease is a comprehensive reference source that combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.” Merriam Webster Online: The Language Center Government Corner The United States Government Manual History Corner Home Page: American Memory from the Library of Congress: Primary source and archival materials about American culture and history. Carrie: A Full Text Electronic Library: Full text of specific primary sources historical documents. CIA Publications and
Handbooks: Information on developments
in foreign countries. Gateway pages to CENSUS DATA from U.S. Census Bureau HyperHistory: "HyperHistory presents 3'000 years of world history with a
combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps." Selected Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court: Selected historic decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court can be searched by topic, party name and author's opinion. Links to other sites are also included. The
Smithsonian Institution Home Page:
The Smithsonian is made up of museums, galleries, National zoo and many
research facilities in the United
Nations Home Page: This site
provides information about the history, documents, activities, etc. involving
the United Nations. THOMAS - U.S. Congress on the Internet: Legislative information on the Internet. The World Factbook: The
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe: “Yale University Press published The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Human Relations Corner Social Issues: This web page contains links to information
that presents both sides of numerous issues. It was ". . . created to
meet the needs of Southern Poverty Law Center: "For more than 25 years the Southern Poverty Law Center has been a leader in the struggle for justice and understanding." Programs include Teaching Tolerance, Klanwatch, and the Militia Task Force." " The Center began as a small civil rights law firm in 1971. Now it is internationally known for its tolerance education program, its legal victories against white supremacist groups, its tracking of hate groups and its sponsorship of the Civil Rights Memorial. " Literary Corner ALEX: Electronic Texts Catalog: A catalog of electronic texts on the Internet. Electronic Texts on the Internet Great Speeches: "Hear the Words that Changed the World...These speeches have
been drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth
Century..." These and many other resources can be found at the
History.com website. Literary Resources including: Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations: Electronic resource to quotations as well as
links to other literary resources in full text on the Internet. Project
Gutenberg: Free books online The Complete Works of Shakespeare Psychology Corner Radio Corner Science Corner FEMA: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. Since its founding in 1979, FEMA's mission has been clear: to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery." Main Menu @ nationalgeographic.com: Kids @ nationalgeographic.com: National Geographic Online provides access to the Society's photos, maps, gloves, magazines, worldwide expeditions, travel tips, vacation planning, etc. Kids focuses on issues relevant to children. MadSci Net: Ask-A-Scientist (and more) on the WWW: "...a collective...of scientists answering questions in many areas...site has three primary divisions...Ask-A-Scientist...MAD Labs...MadSci Library..." The Nine Planets: "...an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system..." The Weather Channel - Home Page: This site"...provides Doppler radar maps of
local and regional precipitation, forecasts and statistics for any Television Corner Channel 21/WLIW and its Instructional Television Services Travel Corner Infoplease.com.
This will link you to “Profiles of the 50 largest cities of the LINK To Travel Advisories: Texts of U.S. State Department travel advisories and travel advice from the British Foreign Office can be found through the Travel drop down menu. NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: NHTSA Research and Development: "Provides summary information on the status of current research projects at NHTSA." The Electronic
Schoolhouse/La Escuela Electronica “A new
bilingual teacher resource … [that] combines the versatility of
historical records with the power of technology…” Preparation for
exams: NYS
Second Language Proficiency Exams NYS World Language Regents Exams
Writer’s Guide NoodleTools -> NoodleBib OHS
Citation Guide for Online Resources [OHS] How to Cite …What You
Write : Print Resources Guide (Including
Interviews) Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) U.S. Copyright Law: Overview of copyright law materials. Copyright Law of the United States of America: contained in title 17 of the United States Code:
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