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Welcome G-men!

Research Helps

LiveBinders

AP Senior Research
binder for 12th grade AP research project on themes relating to monarchs.

http://www.livebinders.com/edit/index/1870105

Citations/Bibliography

Son of Citation Machine
Citations made easy!

http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
FREE NoodleTools
Research Helpers

http://www.noodletools.com/tools/freetools.php

Search Engines-Academic

RefSeek
academic search engine

http://www.refseek.com/site/about.html
Google Scholar
academic search engine

http://scholar.google.com/
Sweet Search
academic search engine

http://www.sweetsearch.com/
Infotopia

http://www.infotopia.info/

Search Engines-General

DuckDuckGo

http://duckduckgo.com/?q=&t=i

Research Basics

Tazewell County Public Library Online Research Page
links to TCPL research databases

http://tcplweb.org/research/databases/
Biography Channel Resources
biographical information

http://www.biography.com/
Infoplease-Free Online Encyclopedia
Free Online Encyclopedia from Pearson

http://www.infoplease.com/

Picture/Clip Art Sites

Pics 4 Learning
Need an image? Try this site!

http://www.pics4learning.com/
PicFinder
Image finder

http://www.picfindr.com/
Creative Commons
Keep the internet creative, free and open.

https://search.creativecommons.org/

Library Stuff

GHS Library Forms

Tazewell County Public Schools Acceptable Use Policy
Internet Policy and Use Agreement for

http://ghs.tazewell.k12.va.us/?PageName=Library&Page=Forms&iSection=Library&CorrespondingID=0
Tazewell County Public Schools Internet Publishing
Educational Internet Publishing Policy and Agreement

http://ghs.tazewell.k12.va.us/?PageName=Library&Page=Forms&iSection=Library&CorrespondingID=0

Fun Stuff

Prezi-presentation tool
Tired of PowerPoint? Try this tool for your next presentation!

http://prezi.com/
Free Rice
Learn those persnickety SAT words and save the world from hunger!

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1509
Tagxedo-Word Clouds with Style
Shaped Word Clouds

http://www.tagxedo.com/
Wordle
Word Cloud Creator

http://www.wordle.net/
Staples e-reader
How fast do you read? Find out with this quick quiz!

http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/technology-research-centers/ereaders/speed-reader/index.html

Sites for Teachers

Khan Academy
Cross-curricular site with videos, activities, and learning tools for biology, chemistry, physics, finance and history

http://www.khanacademy.org/
Quizlet for Teachers
Create study materials to use in the classroom or at home!

http://quizlet.com/teachers/

Increase Your WORD POWER!

Free Rice

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1509
Word Dynamo

http://dynamo.dictionary.com/

Seuss Stuff

Political Dr. Seuss
Illustrated discussion of Dr. Seuss' political cartooning.

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/index.html
Lorax Movie Trailer

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/dr-seuss-the-lorax/

Local Library Catalogs

Tazewell County Public Library Catalog
TCPL OPAC

http://www.tcplweb.org/
Bluefield College Catalog
BC OPAC

http://aca.iii.com/search~S59

Think Outside the Box

Faux Files
FB style profile generators-try it for character studies, etc.

http://faux-fil.es/

English

Science

Scale of the Universe
Scrollable view of the Universe in perspective

http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white
Explore
Wild life live videos and other resources

http://explore.org/

Biology

Build a Body
interactive human anatomy

http://www.spongelab.com/slxdev/interactives/buildabody/en/whole/index.html
Bioed Online
Resources for Biology teachers from Baylor College of Medicine

http://www.bioedonline.org/

Social Studies

Career and College Information

Finding and Choosing Your College

Colleges that Change Lives
Non-profit organization to assist high school students in finding a college best suited to their needs.

http://www.ctcl.org/

Military

United States Army

Official Homepage of the United States Army

http://www.army.mil/
Go Army Homepage

http://www.goarmy.com/

United States Navy

Official Website of the United States Navy

http://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asp
America's Navy

http://www.navy.com/

United States Air Force

United States Marine Corp

Official Homepage of the United States Marine Corp

http://www.marines.mil/
U. S. Marine Corp-Semper Fidelis; Always Faithful

www.marines.com/

United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard Home

http://www.uscg.mil/
United States Coast Guard

http://www.gocoastguard.com/

ASVAB Testing

Official ASVAB Testing Site
Includes link for applicants with practice test questions.

http://official-asvab.com/index.htm
Today's Military: ASVAB Sample Test Questions

http://www.todaysmilitary.com/before-serving-in-the-military/asvab-test/asvab-test-sample-questions
Ace the ASVAB
Short and Full Length ASVAB Practice Tests

http://www.military.com/asvab