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Welcome Cromwell High School

21st Century

West Virginia Department of Education
See Global 21

http://wvde.state.wv.us/
Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action
AASL

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm
Resources for 21st Century Skills

http://aasl.ala.org/aaslstandindtf/index.php?title=Resources
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
PowerPoint slides

http://www.mscd.edu/tps/events/libday_assets/LibDay09_Resources/AASL_Standards_final.ppt
Common Core State Standards Initiative

http://www.corestandards.org/
Howard Gardner
Five Minds of the Future Talk to Teachers

http://www.teachers.tv/video/5452
Catalina Foothils School District
Rubrics

http://www.cfsd16.org/public/_century/centMain.aspx
Route 21
Resources

http://www.p21.org/route21/index.php
ICT Literacy Maps
Information and Communication Technology

http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=33
LIBRARY GOALS FOR GRADUATES

http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/inside/curriculum/lib/libDocs/ICANSwithStds.pdf
Educational Origami
Bloom's Taxonomy

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/

Academic Integrity

Virtual Academic Integrity Laboratory (VAIL)

http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/vail/faculty/AI_overview/ai_overview.pdf
A Letter to My Students

http://www.academicintegrity.org/educational_resources/pdf/Letter_To_My_Students.pdf
But I Changed the Words

http://www.academicintegrity.org/educational_resources/pdf/Pennsylvania1.pdf
Integrity Works
SEE - School of Ethical Education

http://www.ethicsed.org/programs/integrity-works/index.htm
Plagiarism
Plagiarism in the Digital Age

http://www.plagiarism.org/
Fair Use Evaluator

http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Flibrarycopyright.net%2Ffairuse%2Findex.php?gname=cooltools
Radnor High School
Honor Code - TV show

http://www.rtsd.org/60020315135951217/site/default.asp?600Nav=|&NodeID=4220
Suggested Academic Integrity Committee (AIC) Strategies

http://www.ethicsed.org/programs/integrity-works/aic.htm?utm_source=School+for+Ethical+Education+List&utm_campaign=fa4307a38a-January_6_Newsletter1_6_2011&utm_medium=email
School for Ethical Education
SEE

http://www.ethicsed.org/index.htm

Fair Use

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education/
Keyword Blog

http://21cif.blogspot.com/2009/05/joyce-valenza-fair-use-is-your-friend.html
TEACH ACT

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htm

Acceptable Use Policies

Scarborough High School
AUP - See bottom Computer Misuse - Discipline Continuum

http://web.ebscohost.com/novp/search?vid=1&hid=2&sid=1c744348-f3ec-4571-8a36-06637ddc5f26%40sessionmgr3
West Kingman HS - Handbook
See pages 20 -24

http://usd332.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2007/08/31/4357e6f9abb39
Student Hanbook - RandolphTX
See pp 47-57

http://classroom.rfisd.net/webs/hsHandbooks/upload/high_school_student_handbook.pdf
Middletown High School
pp. 22-23

http://www.mps1.org/mhs/2006-07_Student_Parent_Handbook.pdf
Simsbury High School
pp. 50 -53

http://www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/uploaded/SHS_Content/Student_Handbook_08-09.pdf
Reg 14 - Nonneweaugh Hs
AUP

http://www.ctreg14.org/page.cfm?p=733
AUP from Franklin Parish

https://files.pbworks.com/download/xv73WxM0UG/psdtech/19549932/Franklin%20Parish%20AUP.pdf
SDE Educational Technology Page

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=321166
CEN CT Education Network

http://www.ct.gov/cen/site/default.asp
New Canaan Public Schools

http://www2.newcanaan.k12.ct.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=567
Policy Tool
Making Social Media Policy

http://socialmedia.policytool.net/
Woodbridge AUP
Written for younger students

http://www.woodbridge.k12.ct.us./subsite/brs/page/library-technology-center-acceptable-use-138

CIPA

CT State Dept of Education
Education Technology Plan Template

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/word_docs/rfp/ed616_cttechplantemplate_09_12.doc
CT State Dept of Education
Education Technology Plan Template

http://www.cttech.org/central/about-us/tech-plan/CTHSS_Tech_Plan_2009_2012.pdf
FCC
Consumer Facts - CIPA

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html
Internet Safety Policies and CIPa

http://e-ratecentral.com/CIPA/cipa_policy_primer.pdf
SETDA update on new CIPA requirements

http://cteducationaltechnology.blogspot.com/2008/12/setda-update-on-new-cipa-requirements.html
Untangle - CIPA for Schools

http://www.untangle.com/Schools/cipa
Untangle - Schools

http://www.untangle.com/Schools
World's Simplest Online Safety Policy

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/04/worlds-simplest-online-safety-policy.html
Preparation for Living in a Public World by Stephen Abram
Info about CIPA

http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=1777
7 Myths about Internet Filters
Doug Johnson - Info about CIPA

http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=1786
Children's Internet Protection Act
FCC

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act
Straight from the DOE: Dispelling Myths About Blocked Sites
Department of Education’s Director of Education Technology, Karen Cator

http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/04/straight-from-the-doe-facts-about-blocking-sites-in-schools/

Action Research

Accessibility of Online Databases
A Usability Study of Research Databases

http://tap.oregonstate.edu/research/ahg.htm
Action Reseach
Collaborating Partners

http://pmms.msdpt.k12.in.us/imc/preddy/DATA%20%208-04.pdf
Action Research & the School Library Media Specialist

http://www.libsci.sc.edu/shannon/ActionResearch_06.pdf
Action Research - Theory into Practice

http://www.delsea.k12.nj.us/Academic/MediaCenter/hs/actionresearch.html
Action Research Application
Mississippi Bend

http://www.aea9.k12.ia.us/04/applicationinfo.php
Big6 and Student Achievement

http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=11
Evidence-based Practice
The School Library Media Specialist

http://eduscapes.com/sms/evidence.html
Guidelines for Performance-Based Library Media Specialist Evaluation

http://dese.mo.gov/divteachqual/profdev/LMS.pdf
Keeping Up with the Research Linking School Library Media Center Programs to Achievement
David V. Loertscher

http://www.davidvl.org/research.html
Library Media Standards
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

http://www.nbpts.org/pdf/ecya_lm.pdf
Post-Assessment of School Library Media Specialist Program
University of Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/cas/slis/degreeprogs/SLMS/POST-ASSESSMENT.htm
School LIbrary Media Specialist Evaluation

http://slim.emporia.edu/kschool/docs/Librarain%20Evaluation.pdf
Why Action Research?
The Leadership Role of the Library Media Specialist

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:NK5WW68y2A8J:www.linworth.com/PDF/Oct05_HowardEckhardt.pdf+%22action+research%22+AND+%22media+specialist%22&hl=en

ALA

21st Century Standards

http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/standardsinaction/standardsinaction.cfm
National School Library of the Year Award

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslawards/nslpy/NSLPYApplication.pdf
READ CD Blog

http://readcd.ala.org/blog/
READ Design Studio Webinar

http://www.alastore.ala.org/readdesignstudioinfo/default.aspx
READ Poster Eight Minute Tutorial

http://vimeo.com/13917603
READ Posters
Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/groups/readposters/pool/
READ Posters Made Easy
Webinar

http://www.ala.org/ala/onlinelearning/management/classes/publishing/ala_graphics_READ_posters_made_easy.cfm

Art

Acme Fine Art

http://www.acmefineart.com/
American Folk Art Museum

http://www.folkartmuseum.org/
Art History Resources
Renaissance - Northern Europe

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrenaissanceeurope.html
Art History Resources
Renaissance Art

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrenaissanceitaly.html
Art Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/
ArtLex on Later Renaissance

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/r/renaissance.later.html
ArtLex on the Earlier Renaissance

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/r/renaissance.earlier.html
Douglas Dawson Gallery
Specializing in ancient and historical art from Africa, Asia, and the Americas since 1982.

http://www.douglasdawson.com/
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Over 82,000 images

http://www.famsf.org/
Frick Collection

http://www.frick.org/
Gagosian Gallery

http://www.gagosian.com/
Great Masters Gallery

http://topofart.com/
Guggenheim

http://www.guggenheim.org/
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

http://www.art.org/index.html
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

http://www.gardnermuseum.org/
Kaleidoscope

http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/index.html
LUMA Loyola University Museum of Art

http://www.luc.edu/luma/
Mark Harden's Artchive
Renaissance

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html
Metropolitan Museum of Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

http://www.mcachicago.org/
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/
Museum of Modern Art

http://www.moma.org/
Museums Around the World

http://www.exploringabroad.com/art/museums.htm
Museums in Florence, Italy

http://www.florence.ala.it/museums.htm
National Gallery of Art

http://www.nga.gov/
New Museum

http://www.newmuseum.org/
Norman Rockwell Museum

http://www.nrm.org/
Renaissance Art
Boston College Art History on the WWW

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/HP/renaiss.html
Smarth Museum of Art
The University of Chicago

http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/
Virtural Classroom
Blog for K-12 Art Teachers

http://www.blog2008.thevirtualclassroom.org/
WebMuseum: Famous Artworks

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/
Whitney Museum of American Art

http://whitney.org/index.php
WWW Virtual Library
Art Museums

http://icom.museum/vlmp/galleries.html
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
Chicago

http://www.zollaliebermangallery.com/

Articles and Indexes

All Academic, Inc.

http://www.allacademic.com
Atlantic (The)

http://www.theatlantic.com
Find Articles
Where to Look for What You Need

http://www.findarticles.com
IngentaConnect

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/
Internet Library of Early Journals

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/
Internet Public Library
Magazines, Journals, E-zines and more

http://www.ipl.org/div/serials
Jake
Jointly Administrated Knowledge Environment

http://jake.med.yake.edu/record
Librarians

http://lii.org/pub/htdocs/home.htm
LM_NET Archives

http://eduref.org/lm_net/archive/LM_NET.html
MagPortal

http://magportal.com
Making of America Journals

http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moajrnl/
Newsweek

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site.newsweek
Online Books Page

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/serials.html
PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Resources for Research Periodicals

http://home.earthlink.net/~ellengarvey/rsapresource1.html
Seattle Comics

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/
Educator (The)

http://www.eduref.org
Time Magazine

http://www.time.com
Time Magazine: Archive

http://www.time.com/time/archive

Authors

Pronunciation Guide to Author's Names

http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronunciations.cgi
Strasser, Todd

http://www.toddstrasser.com/index.html
Chris Moore

http://www.chrismoore.com/
Children's and YA Authors Who Live in CT

http://ct.webjunction.org/184/articles/content/434307

Blogs

43 Things
What Do You Want to Do with Your Life?

http://www.43things.com/
AASL Blog

http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/
Bagdah Day to Day
Librarian's Journal

http://www.bl.uk/iraqdiary.html
Ed Tech Talk

http://edtechtalk.com/taxonomy/term/58
Forest Blog from Shambles

http://www.shambles.net/blogforest/
Free Tech 4 Teachers
Very cool stuff!

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Free Technology 4 Teachers

http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com/
Infinite Thinking
Ideas to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century.

http://www.infinitethinking.org/index.html
Internet Library Research

http://internetlibraryresearch.edublogs.org/
Library Videos

http://libraryvideos.blogspot.com/
PLCMC 23 Things

http://plcmcl2-about.blogspot.com/2006/08/about-learning-20-project.html
Pulse Blogfest: 14 Questions, 100 Authors, Countless Teen Fans!
March 14 - 27, 2008

http://www.pulseblogfest.com/
Resource Shelf

http://www.resourceshelf.com/
School Library Learning 2
23 Things Learning 2.0 Program

http://schoollibrarylearning2.blogspot.com/
Shifted Librarian

http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/
Sunlink Blog

http://sunlinkannouncements.blogspot.com/
Teacher Librarian Ning

http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/
Tempered Radical
Teacher Leaders Network

http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/
The Unquiet Library

http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/
Will Richardson
A Web of Connections

http://willrichardson.wikispaces.com/
K-M the Librarian

http://kmthelibrarian.blogspot.com/
READ CD Blog

http://readcd.ala.org/blog/
CASL Ning

http://ctcasl.ning.com/
Tech &Learning

http://www.techlearning.com/article/25886
Collaborative Chess
YALSA Blog

http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2010/02/19/chess-and-wikis/
Managing Your School Library's Web Presence
TL Virtual Cafe - Lots of cool stuff.

http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/Web_Presence
Bib 2.0
Exploring the intergration of technology into the library and classroom.

http://bib20.blogspot.com/
Not So Distant Future
Technology, Libraries and Schools

http://futura.edublogs.org/
100 Scope Notes
Children's Literature News and Reviews

http://100scopenotes.com/
Salam Press Blog Awards

http://salempress.com/Store/blogs/blog_home.htm
Widget Wednesday
Tech Training - The Beak

http://thebeak.edublogs.org/widget-wednesday/
Making the Case for Facebook
Excellent Blog - Read and Check out links

http://jenhegna.edublogs.org/2011/02/20/making-the-case-for-facebook-in-education/
Open Culture
The best free cultural & educational media on the web

http://www.openculture.com/

Books

Adults & Teen List from Multnomah County Library
Check out the section called... If you like.

http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/adultlists.html
Banned Books Webquest

http://www.freewebz.com/tastok/bannedbooksweekwebquest.htm
Book Buds Kitlit Reviews

http://dadtalk.typepad.com/book_buds_kidlit_reviews/
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl
Great source for reviews about books.

http://booklust.wetpaint.com/?t=anon
Book Reviews
Muller in the Middle

http://mullerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
CLCD

http://www.childrenslit.com/
Cromwell Belden Library

http://www.cromwellct.com/library.htm
Davinna's Library Thing
Booktalks

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=Davinna
Digital Booktalk: University of Central Florida
What a movie clip of a book you are interested in reading.

http://digitalbooktalk.com/
Eid Titles - Nonfiction & Fiction
Ohio Library Council

http://www.olc.org/diversity/Eid_bibliography.doc
Fantastic Fiction
Source for Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
Flamingnet Book Reviews
Young Adult Book Reviewers - Students give their opinions about the books you want to read.

http://flamingnet.com/index.cfm
GoogleLit Trips
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in

http://googlelittrips.com/
Guys Read

http://guysread.com/
International Children's Digital Library
Read books from around the world.

http://www.icdlbooks.org/
Just One More Book
A Podcast about the children's books we love and why we love them.

http://www.justonemorebook.com/
LibraryThing
Catalog Your Books Online

http://www.librarything.com/
Literary Criticism
Gale Collection - Search for Author, Title or Custom Search

http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
Literature Network

http://www.online-literature.com/
Novels in Verse

http://www.wiredforyouth.com/books/index.cfm?booklist=verse
Novels in Verse from Beaverton City Library

http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/teens/novelsinverse.html
Original Review of 1984: New York Times, June 12, 1949

http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-nyt1984.htm
Overbooked

http://www.overbooked.org/
Pink Books

http://www.pinkbooks.com/
PodioBooks

http://podiobooks.com/index.php
Publisher Weekly

http://www.publishersweekly.com/
Read Alikes
If you liked.... try....

http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/Read+Alikes
Reader Girlz
Readergirlz is about having serious fun while talking about books with the author and your friends!

http://readergirlz.com/index.html
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Book Lists!
Great source for information about book you are interested in reading.

http://www.readingrants.org/
Richie's Picks: Great Books for Children and Young Adults

http://richiespicks.com/
Russell Library: Middletown

http://www.russelllibrary.org
Sharyn - Great place to find links to lots of authors

http://www.sharyn.org/
Teaching Books
Hear correct pronunciation of authors' & illustrators' names

http://www.teachingbooks.net/
Teen Book Video Awards

http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/events/teen_book_video/index.jsp
Teen Ink
Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens.

http://teenink.com/
Teen Link from the NYC Public Library
Check out the section called Books for the Teen Age 07, 06, 05

http://teenlink.nypl.org/index.html
Teen Reads
Authors, Reviews, Podcasts, Series and More

http://www.teenreads.com/
Teens Point
Great place to find list of books and reviews.

http://www.teenspoint.org
Teens Read Too
Click on a book to learn more about it.

http://www.teensreadtoo.com/
Teens Top Ten

http://www.ala.org/teenstopten
Time Magazine's List of 100 Best Novels of All Time
2005

http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html
Top Ten Books Checked Out 2007

http://www.quizlist.net/(4orgbu45mrmcylalqmlkcval)/toptenlist.aspx
You Tube: Medieval Help Desk on Introducing the Book

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek
Northwest High School Library Page
Lots of cool book stuff...blog, digital booktalks, podcast

http://www.nisdtx.org/120820731141528687/site/default.asp
Based on the Book
A compilation of over 1,250 books made into movies.

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
Rainbow List
A list of books about GLBTQ. Updated yearly.

http://rainbowlist.wordpress.com/
Find the Right Book for You
Find Your Lexile Number

http://fab.lexile.com/
60 Second Recap
Literature Guides in video clip format.

http://www.60secondrecap.com/
Battle of the Books
SLJ

http://sljbattleofthebooks.com/
Books with Settings in CT

http://ct.webjunction.org/510/-/articles/content/1090809
Sites for Mystery Readers

http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=4149030
ALA Award Lists

hhttp://ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfmttp://
I Love Libraries
Take a look at the Book Lovers section

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/
Book Screening
Movie trailers for books

http://bookscreening.com/
Book Trailer for Readers
Spotlighting Great Books for Kids and Teens

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/
Digital book Talk
University of Central Florida

http://digitalbooktalk.com/
Adolescent Book Trailers

http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/mgeary/booktrailers/adolescent.htm
Book-A-Minute Classics
Funy short summaries of the Classics

http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml
Printz Previews
Book Trailers of the Printz Awards

http://printzpreviews.blogspot.com/
Trailee Awards
School Library Journal SLJ

http://reg.accelacomm.com/servlet/Frs.frs?Script=/LP/51148056/reg&Context=START
Reading Active and Engaging
audiobooks, book trailers, rubrics

http://reading-active-and-engaging.wikispaces.com/
Book Trailers for All
BTFA - can search in Titlewave

http://booktrailersforall.com/
Book Trailers for Readers

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/
Choice Reading Lists
IRA

http://www.reading.org/resources/booklists.aspx
Shmoop
Learning Guides to Novels

http://www.shmoop.com/

Bullying

Boy Battles Childhood Bullying
CBS News - The American Spirit

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/04/eveningnews/main5525408.shtml
Bully Police
A watch dog group reporting about laws on bullying.

http://bullypolice.org/
Bullycide
Wow the video is very powerful.

http://www.bullycide.org/
Club Ophelia
Teaach girls about relationships

http://www.clubophelia.com/clubophelia/home.php
Jared Story

http://www.jaredstory.com/
School Bullying & Teasing
Education.com

http://www.education.com/topic/school-bullying-teasing/
Talent Show
Video Clip - If you won't say it don't print it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seOQyMvG99w
Teens Against Bullying
Pacer Center

http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/

Calendars

Earth Calendar
Find holidays & special events by date, country, religion

http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php
Holiday Insights
Major 2009 Holidays and Events

http://www.holidayinsights.com/everyday.htm
Calendars That Work

http://www.calendarsthatwork.com/
Pomodoro Technique
Time mangaement technique

http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/index.html
Diversity Calendar
KU Med

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/january.html

Career Information

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
Career Portal from FirstGov for Kids

http://www.kids.gov/k_careers.htm
Career Zone
New York State

http://www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/index.jsp
Chemistry Careers: Beyond Bunsen Burners
An article about what you can do with a chemistry major.

http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Careers_In/Beyond_Bunsen_156_01.htm
National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2005

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Learn about the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditi

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Salary Wizard

http://swz.salary.com/
Science Online
Chemistry Careers and more

http://www.scienceonline.org/
Sloan Career Cornerstone
Careers in Science, Mathematics, Technology, Computing, Engineering and Medicine Career Planning

http://www.careercornerstone.org/
What Can I Do with a Major in?

http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/
What Do You Like?
Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
Learning Styles

http://www.learning-styles-online.com/
Career One Stop
Your pathway to career success.

http://www.careeronestop.org/
My Skills My Future

http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/

Citing Sources

Citation Machine

http://citationmachine.net/
KnightCite
MLA & APA ... Very User Friendly, Register for Free - easy and lots more options!

http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php?op=newCitation
Noodle Tools

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
WorksCited4U
MLA Bibliography

http://workscited4u.com/index.php
Checklist for Fair Use

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1062/checklist.pdf
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
NCTE

http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/fairusemedialiteracy

Style Guides

Annotated Bibliographies
Examples of Annotated Bibliographies

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibliography.html
APA Reference Citations Documentation Guide
Kingwood College

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/APAstyle.pdf
Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper
Duke University Libraries

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.htm
Cromwell High School Understands Plagiarism
Links to understanding how to Quote, Paraphrase and Summarize.

http://chsplagiarism.blogspot.com/
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Answers your questions about Annotated Bibliographies

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
MLA Works Cited Documentation Guide
Kingwood College

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/MLA-1a.pdf
Modern Language Association
See FAQs for many of your questions

http://www.mla.org/
Research and Documentation
By Diana Hacker - Bedford St. Martin's

http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/
Write Up Your Results - Citation Syle Guides
Formatting Hanging Indentation page 4 -The Library @ Seattle Central

http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/

College

Beloit College Mindset List

http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/2011.php
How is College Different from High School?

http://www.smu.edu/alec/whyhighschool.html
Connecticut College
Essays that Work!

http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/essays.htm
100 Best Value Colleges 2010

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/best-value-colleges.htm
Wesleyan WILL Program

http://www.wesleyan.edu/will/index.html
An Open Letter to Ninth Graders
Preparing our students, long before they become our students.

http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2009/JF/Feat/sull.htm

Common Core of State Standards - CCSS

Tim Cayer's Pearltree
CCSS

http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-f=1_3811251&N-fa=3699278&N-p=29918122&N-play=0&N-s=1_3811251&N-u=1_430143
5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing

http://www.eyeoneducation.com/bookstore/client/client_pages/pdfs/5ThingsCCSS_Davis.pdf
Next Generation Science Standards
Draft

http://nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/Draft%20Next%20Generation%20Science%20Standards%20May%202012.pdf

Community of Professionals COPS

21st Century Skills
Cromwell Wikispace for COPS

http://21stcenturyskills-cromwell.wikispaces.com/
TRAILS
Tool for Real-life Assessment of Information Literacy Skills

http://trails-9.org/
21st Century Information Fluency

http://21cif.com/index.html
Research and Information Fluency
Cyber Smart

http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/researchinfo/lessons/
21st Century Information Fluency

http://21cif.com/index.html
ICT Literacy Maps
Information and Communication Technology Literacy

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?Itemid=33&id=31&option=com_content&task=view
Howard Gardner
Five Minds of the Future

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7803142962405524835#

Connecticut

School Openings & Closings
2010 - 2011

http://www.cea.org/v2/assets/includes/shared/getFile.cfm?type=pdf&getFile=Openings-Closings&loc=/calendar/index.cfm
Aerials Views
Connecticut Aerial Surveys

http://cslib.cdmhost.com/custom/aerials.php
Allowable Beverages in Connecticut Schools

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Allowable_Beverages.pdf
Beverage PowerPoint

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Beverages.pdf
CAPT Resource Guides

http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/cedar/assessment/capt/resources.htm
CECS
CT Educator Certification System

https://www.csde.ct.gov/
CEN - CT Education Network

http://www.ct.gov/cen/cwp/view.asp?a=3062&q=390292&cenNav=|46832|
Common Core State Standards

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=322592
Connecticut Curriculum

http://ctcurriculum.org/
Connecticut State Library

http://www.cslib.org/
Cromwell Chronicle

http://rarereminder.com/?content=chronicle.php
Cromwell Chronicle

http://www.chroniclect.com/
CT Association of Schools
CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference

http://www.casciac.org/
CT District Web Sites

http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/csde/reports/wwwDistrict.asp
CT General Assembly
Appropriations Committee 07

http://www.cga.ct.gov/APP/APP.asp
CT General Assembly

http://www.cga.ct.gov/
CT School Openings & Closings

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/root_web_folder/pdf/SchoolOpenings07_08.pdf
CT State Data Center
Education Impacts

http://ctsdc.uconn.edu/EducationImpacts.html#2007PublicEnroll
CT State Deparment Education
Main Page

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp
Department of Economic & Community Development
Town Profiles

http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp
Find Representative, Senator and Congressperson
Connecticut General Assembly

http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CGAFindLeg.asp
Healthy Fundraising

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Healthy_Fundraising_Color.PDF
Learning Resources and Information Technology
CT State Department of Education

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=320870
List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages
SDE

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=322432
Questions and Answers on Connecticut Statutes
School Food and Beverages

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/HF_Q&A.pdf
Race to the Top Phase I

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase1-applications/index.html
School District Data
CT State Department of Education

http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/cedar/districts/index.htm
School Openings & Closings 2011-2012

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/pressroom/CT_schoolopenings_closings_2011_12.pdf
SDE Literacy & Language Arts

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=320866
SDE Literacy in Grades 4-12

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&Q=321834
SDE Nutrition Education
Scroll Down to see more info

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=320754#Standards
Social Studies Curriculum Framework
Draft November 2009

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/socialstudies/ssfrmwk_10-6-09.pdf
Teaching and Learning Curriculum Guides

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&Q=320954&sdePNavCtr=|#45443
Tech Times
Connecticut Alliance of Regional Educational Service Centers

http://www.techtimes.org/

Connections

Legacy Project

http://www.legacyproject.org/guides/beginend.html
Do 1 Thing
Young Homeless people

http://www.do1thing.org/
Love is not Abuse

http://loveisnotabuse.com/
Do Something
powering offline action. Using the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline...

http://www.dosomething.org/

Cromwell

Cromwell Alumni
Great place to check out old yearbooks.

http://cromwellalumni.com/
Cromwell Public Schools
Strategic Planning Excutive Summary

http://www.cromwell.k12.ct.us/site/files/2009-2014strategicplan.pdf
Alumin Website
Registration Required

http://www.alumniclass.com/cromwell

Dewey Decimal System

"Do We" Really Know Dewey?
A Thinkquest to learn about the Dewey Decimal System

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml
Dewey Decimal System
Webquest

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/foster/index.htm
Games to Practice Dewey Decimal

http://www.quia.com/jg/7265.html
Let's Do Dewey?

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm

Dictionaries & Thesaurus

Connected Thesaurus

http://lexfn.com/
Lexical FreeNet
Connected thesaurus

http://www.lexfn.com/

E-Books

Brookings Institution
Our Books Online program provides online access to full-text versions of a large and growing list of titles.

http://brookings.nap.edu
Classic Reader
Read Free Classic Books Online

http://classicreader.com
InfoTrac
Electronic books on the following subjects: Arts, History, Law, and Science

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/crom35474?db=GVRL
Library Thing
Catalog your books online.

http://www.librarything.com/
National Academies Press
Read more than 3,000 books online.

http://www.nap.edu
Project Gutenberg
20,000 free books to read online

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Promoting Gale e-Books

http://gale.cengage.com/gvrl/pub/promote.htm

Kindles

Unquiet Library
Kindles Page - Tons of Info

http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/kindles
Edu Kindle
eReaders for Educators

http://www.edukindle.com/
Edu Kindle Ning
Where Educators Go to Learn From One Another

http://edukindle.ning.com/
Adventures of Library Girl
Hooked on eBooks

http://lib-girl.blogspot.com/2011/03/hooked-on-ebooks-presentation-for.html
eBooks & eReaders for School Library Programs

http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/ebooks-ereaders
Plymouth Regional HS
Contact Pam Harland

http://prhslibrary.com/tag/kindles/
Kindle App on Computer

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000426311&tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=6678015551&ref=pd_sl_c0q9u5y7v_b
Paying for eBooks

http://edukindle.ning.com/group/kindleusers/forum/topics/paying-for-kindle-ebooks

Education

2 Million Minutes

http://www.2mminutes.com/
Common Good Forcaster
United Way - interesting statistics about levels of education.

http://www.liveunited.org/forecaster/
National Center for Educational Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/
Primary Sources: 2012
American Teachers on the Teaching Profession

http://www.scholastic.com/primarysources/download.asp?eml=CORP/e/20120316/PrimarySources/see_more/&ym_MID=1405084&ym_rid=11201092
CTed4Kids
About reform bill SB24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz1h7dFaxI4&feature=youtu.be

Election

You Choose 08

http://youtube.com/youchoose

Encyclopedias

Britannica Online School Edition
Preview Expires May 31, 2007 Username:clc07, password: clc07

http://school.eb.com/

English

SCORE Language Arts
Schools of California On-line Resources for Education

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/welcome.html
Summer Reading & Writing
NCTE

http://www.ncte.org/pubs/chron/120723.htm
Literary Index

http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Rules of Usage, words misused, words misspelled and more

http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Absolute Shakespeare

http://absoluteshakespeare.com/index.htm
English Education
A.P. Lang & Comp - Ms. Mahoney

http://sites.google.com/site/hsenglishedu/Home/student-websites

Grammar

Funbrain - Grammar

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Grammar Bytes!
Exercises, Handouts, Rules

http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Grammar Practice
Oxford University

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/practicegrammar/
Guide to Grammar and Writing

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
OWL - Grammar and Mechanics

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance

http://www.42explore2.com/harlem.htm
Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro - March 1925 Issues of Survey Graphic

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/harlem/

Poetry

Poetry 180
A Poem a Day for American High Schools

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
Poem Hunter

http://www.poemhunter.com/
American Poems

http://www.americanpoems.com/

Shakespeare

An analysis of the play and characters.

http://www.theatredatabase.com/16th_century/william_shakespeare_010.html
Courtship of Romeo & Juliet

http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/romeoandjuliet004.html
Grade 9 English Project
Literary Elements, Resource Links, Themes, Vocabulary, and Quotes

http://www.saratogaschools.org/academic/terry/romeo/index.html
Horace Howard Furness Shakespeare Library

http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/sceti/furness/
Lyrcism and Character in Romeo & Juliet

http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/romeoandjuliet005.html
Mr. William Shakespeare

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
Online Literary Criticism Collection
IPL

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=sha-9
Poetic Rapture
An essay on the feminine and masculine characteristics of the play.

http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/romeoandjuliet006.html
Romeo and Juliet Analysis
Themes, plot, summary, and more

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/romeoandjuliet.html
Romeo and Juliet Study Guide
Check out plot summary, character analysis and more.

http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/romeo_and_juliet/romeo_and_juliet.htm
Romeo and Juliet:
Text, Text Analysis, Past Productions, Other Resources by students of Towson University

http://pages.towson.edu/quick/romeoandjuliet/rnjmain.htm
Sources of the Plot

http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/romeoandjuliet002.html
Teacher's Guide to Romeo and Juliet

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pdf/teachersguides/romeojuliet.pdf
The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol. 14.
Analysis of Romeo & Juliet

http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/romeoandjuliet001.html
Themes in Romeo and Juliet

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/romeocommentary.html

Family and Consumer Science

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor

http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
Cato Institute: Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace

http://www.cato.org/
Daily Plate
Helping You Eat Smarter

http://www.thedailyplate.com/
Health Central
Search for your specific vitamin or mineral

http://www.healthcentral.com/
National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2005

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Learn about the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditi

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Salary Wizard

http://swz.salary.com/
What Do You Like?
Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm

Birth Defects

KidsHealth
Check out the Kids and Teens sites

http://kidshealth.org/
Medline Plus: Trusted Health Information for You
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine & the National Institutes of Health

http://medlineplus.gov/
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/default.htm
National Institue of Child Health & Human Development

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
March of Dimes
Fighting to Save Babies from Premature Birth

http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Child Advocacy

2-1-1 Childcare
United Way

http://www.childcareinfoline.org/
211 Infoline
United Way of Connecticut

http://www.infoline.org/
American Red Cross: Middlesex Central Connecticut Chapter

http://www.midctredcross.org/
Breastfeeding Coalition
Connecticut

http://www.breastfeedingct.org/
Care 4 Kids

http://www.ctcare4kids.com/
Children's Law Center of CT, Inc

http://www.clcct.org/
Community Health Center

http://www.chc1.com/
Connecticut Clearinghouse
A statewide resource for information about mental health, substance use disorders, health promotion, recovery and wellness.

http://ctclearinghouse.org/
Connecticut Commission on Children

http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/
Connecticut Department of Labor

http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/
Connecticut Legal Services

http://www.connlegalservices.org/
Department of Children and Families

http://www.ct.gov/dcf/
Food Stamp Facts

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10101.html
Food Stamp Program
State of Connecticut: Department of Social Services

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=320232
Food Stamp Program - USDA

http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/
Match Against Tobacco

http://matchcoalition.com/
Non-Violence Alliance

http://endingviolence.com/
Northern Middlesex YMCA
Childcare, Youth programs

http://middlesexymca.org/
Nutrition Assistance Program - USDA

http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/default.htm
Online Access to Government
State of Connecticut

http://www.ct.gov/
Public Health Department - CT

http://www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp
Rushford Center
Take a look at the Resource Section

http://rushfordcenter.org/
Social Services Department - CT

http://www.ct.gov/dss/site/default.asp
WIC - Women, Infants, and Children Program

http://www.infoline.org/InformationLibrary/Documents/WIC%20cw.asp
WIC Program: Connecticut

http://www.dph.state.ct.us/bch/wic1/index.htm
Women & Families Center

http://www.womenfamilies.org/Content/Prevention.asp
Youth Yellow Pages
Locate Community Resources in the Youth Yellow Pages

http://www.russelllibrary.org/youth/YYP2ndedition.pdf

Recipes

All Recipes
Great source for all kinds of recipes

http://allrecipes.com/Default.aspx
Epicurious
Recipes from Gourmet and Bon Appetit

http://www.epicurious.com/
European Cuisines

http://www.europeancuisines.com/
Nutrition Data
Nutrition Facts and Calorie Counter - Info about Vitamins & Minerals

http://www.nutritiondata.com/
Recipe Atlas
Free Recipes from Around the World

http://www.recipeatlas.com/
Recipezaar

http://www.recipezaar.com/
Video Recipes
Video Jug: Recipes explained on video

http://www.videojug.com/tag/food-recipes
World's Healthiest Foods

http://whfoods.com/

Safety & Sanitation

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/index.htm
Food Safety
Gateway to Government Food Safety Information

http://www.foodsafety.gov/

Vitamins

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Look up Calories and Nutrition in Food, Dietary Guidelines for Americans

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=4
Fruits and Veggies Matter
Very cool site from the CDC. The recipe feature helps you match a fruit/veggie with a recipe.

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/index.html
Healthier US
Find information about nutrition, recipes and more

http://www.healthierus.gov/
Medline Plus: Trusted Health Information for You
Search for your specific vitamin or mineral

http://medlineplus.gov/
Nutrition
Providing Nutrition Information for a Healthier Lifestyle

http://www.nutrition.gov/
Office of Dietary Supplements
Look for PDF Tables with info about Elements & Vitamins. Vitamin & Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets

http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/Health_Information.aspx
Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter

http://healthletter.tufts.edu/
World's Healthiest Foods

http://whfoods.com/

World Food Problem

Bread for the World

http://bread.org/
Care

http://www.care.org/
Cato Institute: Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace

http://www.cato.org/
Cyberschoolbus: United Nations

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
Oxfam International

http://www.oxfam.org/en/
Unicef

http://unicef.org/
World Food Programme: United Nations

http://www.wfp.org/english/
World Hunger
Hunger Notes

http://worldhunger.org/
Soaring food prices send millions into poverty, hunger
USA Today Article - March 18, 2011

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2011-03-17-food-costs-world-hunger.htm

Government

Congressional Districts - Connecticut
Map of the Districts

http://www.hilltopbrigade.org/images/congressional_districts.pdf
Congressional Districts - Connecticut
List of the Districts

http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/civics/maps/Connecticut%20Congressional%20Districts_text.htm
GOV
Making Government User-Friendly

http://www.gov.com/
House of Representatives
United States

http://www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml
Office of the Clerk
U.S. House of Representatives

http://clerk.house.gov/index.html
Thomas from the Library of Congress

http://thomas.loc.gov/
U.S. Senate

http://www.senate.gov/
Virtual Tour of White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/index.html
Virtual Tour of White House
PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/whitehouse/virtual.html
USA. gov
Part Info Getting Plus Part Idea Sharing

http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml

Health

Daily Plate
Helping You Eat Smarter

http://www.thedailyplate.com/
Girls Health
A great place to learn about fitness, nutrition, relationships and so much more

http://www.girlshealth.gov/index.htm
Go Ask Alice!
Columbia University

http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Health and Sexuality
Internet Public Library for Teens

http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/browse/he0000/
Health Finder
Your Guide to Reliable Health Information. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=169
Science Behind Drug Abuse
NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/index.asp
Teen Assessment: Test Well

http://www.nationalwellness.org/testwell/index.htm
Teen Health & Wellness Database

http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/
Teen Health Issues

http://www.teenhealthissues.org/index.asp
Teens Health

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
WebMD
Better Information. Better Health. Check out the symptom checker

http:/www.webmd.com/
Wrong diagnosis?
See for yourself

http://wrongdiagnosis.com/
Common Good Forcaster
United Way - interesting statistics about levels of education.

http://www.liveunited.org/forecaster/
LoveIs Not Abuse

http://loveisnotabuse.com/
Mouse Party
Learn. Genetics - University of Utah

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html

Cell Phones

TXT Responsibly

http://txtresponsibly.org/

Dating Violence

Love is Respect
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

http://www.loveisrespect.org/
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network

http://rainn.org/
See it and Stop it
There is a difference between a good relationship and a bad one.

http://seeitandstopit.org/pages/
That's Not Cool
a website that uses videos, comment boards, "callout cards" and daily online chats to teach teens about abuse, dating violence,

http://www.thatsnotcool.com/
Youth Over Violence
Teen violence prevention - Learn about violence-free relationships

http://www.youthoverviolence.org/

Images

AICT - Art Images for College Teaching

http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/
American Memory Project
The Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Bulb Link: Internet Resources

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/types/images.htm
CalPhotos -
Collection of photos of plants, animails, fossils, people and landscapes from around the world

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/
Commons Project
A database of media files that anyone can contribute

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Digital Librarian - Images

http://www.digital-librarian.com/images.html
Earthcam
Where the World Watches the World

http://www.earthcam.com/
Library of Congress in Flickr
More than 3,000 images from the LC

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress
NASA - Multimedia Gallery

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
NASA - Video Gallery

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html
National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/index.html
NOAA Photo Library
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
NYPL Digital Gallery

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
Picture Collection Online
New York Public Library

http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/index.cfm
Picturing the Century
One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/home.html
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

http://www.npg.si.edu/
WebMuseum: Famous Artworks Exhibition

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/
Creekside Media Center Online Resources
Scroll down to see section of free clipart.

http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/Creekside/UnifiedArts/PracticalArts/JEFlynn/online_resources.htm
Web Weaver
Great for Free Clip Art

http://www.webweaver.nu/clipart/
Archive
Digital Library

http://www.archive.org/index.php
Wolrd Digital Library

http://www.wdl.org/en/
Photo 100
Great websites related to photography

http://www.web100.com/photo-100

Inspiration

A Hotlist on Inspiration and Kidspiration

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listinspiratjo.html
Educational Tech Dept
Inspiration and Kidspiration

http://www.rhinelander.k12.wi.us/educationaltec/Inspiration.htm
Graphic Organizer Resources
Cleveland Schools

http://www.clevelandschools.org/training/graorgan.html
Inspiration

http://www.inspiration.com/
Inspiration Templates

http://teach.fcps.net/trt3/inspiration_templates.htm
Inspired Learning Community
Find and share ideas about visual learning, Inspiration, Kidspiration and InspireData.

http://www.inspiredlearningcommunity.com/
Reading and Writing Templates
Tutorials, Screenshots, Downloads

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/insp_read_write/templates.htm
T4 Template
Transforming Teaching Through Technology

http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/inspiration_templates/
Tech Teachers
A collection of links to many Inspiration templates and much more.

http://techteachers.com/inspirationtemplate.htm

Interactive Whiteboards

Teachers Love SMART Boards
Lots of links to cool stuff to use with your interactive board. Check out the one on elements.

http://www.smartboards.typepad.com/
Commoncraft
Simple videos to explain things.

http://www.commoncraft.com/show
Smart Board Revolution
A place to find cool stuff to do with your board.

http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/
Promethean Board Information
Resources & More... including sound

http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/technology/integration/prometheanboards.asp
Smart Board
Tools and more.

http://www.rce.k12tn.net/SMARTBoard/SMART%20board%20tools.htm
Smart Board Lessons

http://teach.fcps.net/trt27/smart_board_lessons.htm
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Internet Safety

Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use

http://csriu.org/
Cyberbully

http://cyberbully.org/
PUBLIC LAW 110–385—OCT. 10, 2008
Internet Safety Legislation

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ385.110.pdf
CT Educational Technology Blog

http://cteducationaltechnology.blogspot.com/2008/12/setda-update-on-new-cipa-requirements.html
Children's Internet Protection Act
FCC Consumer Facts

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html
TICAL
Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership

http://www.portical.org/

Lexile

Find the Right Book for You
Using Lexile Numbers

http://fab.lexile.com/
PowerPoint for Teachers

http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/docs/ela/ppt/TrainingModule_Lexile.ppt#275,18,Slide 18

Charts

Lexile Conversion Chart
Reading Levels

http://www.cpschools.com/Schools/HMS/SummerReading/LexileConversionChart.pdf
Lexile to Grade Equivalent

http://lexile.com/about-lexile/grade-equivalent/grade-equivalent-chart/
Lexile - Grade Level Conversion Chart

http://mommymn.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/lexiles_drp_etc.pdf
Reading Level Conversion Chart

http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/teachers/readinglevels/ReadingLevelConversionChart.pdf
Lexile Framework

http://readingweb.madison.k12.wi.us/files/reading/Lexile_Framework.pdf

Libraries

Connecticut State Library

http://www.cslib.org/
Cromwell Belden Public Library

http://www.cromwellct.com/library.htm
Law Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-ct.html
Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Library Thing
Catalog your books online.

http://www.librarything.com/
Middletown & Willimantic Catalog

http://mwsc.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/49/
Middletown Service Center
A resource for librarians and teachers

http://ct.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=6075
Multnomah County Library

http://www.multcolib.org/
New York Public Library

http://nypl.org/
Researchers: Reference Tools and Services
The Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/rr/
Russell Library
Midlletown Public Library

http://russelllibrary.org/
Teen Link @ New York Public Library

http://teenlink.nypl.org/index.html
University of California Berkeley Library

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/index.html
ibiblio
The Public's Library and Digital Archive

http://www.ibiblio.org/index.html
Library Spot

http://www.libraryspot.com
Library Calculator

http://www.libraryweb.org/libraryroi.html
Sun Link
Florida

http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/
Library Bill of Rights
from ALA

http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/statementsif/librarybillofrights.pdf
CT Library Association -Buget Info

http://www.ctlibraryassociation.org/budgetcuts2.htm
CSLIB - Library card

http://www.cslib.org/borrow.htm#Librarycard

College Libraries

SYR University
Trails

http://library.syr.edu/instruction/

Destiny Libraries

Windham Middle School

http://destiny.windhamsd.org/common/welcome.jsp;jsessionid=C3107E73B17616DCD870F054734625B8?site=100

Library Media Specialist

http://sneakmyass.in
Look at blocked websites.

http://sneakmyass.in
Admin Guidelines for Collection Management in Library Media Centers
West Hartford Public Schools

http://www.whps.org/library/administrative_guidelines_lmc_toc2.pdf
Book Industry Study Group

http://bisg.org/
CASL: Connecticut Association of School Librarians
Formely: CEMA

http://ctcasl.com/
CECA Info

http://cecainfo.org
CECA: Connecticut Educators Computer Association

http://www.ceca-ct.org
Connecticut Library Consortium

http://ctlibrarians.org/
Destiny Bookmark

http://cps-destiny/common/servlet/logout.do?tm=
Did You Know?
YouTube Video - Changes in the World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI
Doug Johnson

http://www.doug-johnson.com/
FACS Practice Webpage

http://wizard.4teachers.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=95922
From Now On
The Educational Technology Journal

http://fno.org/
Infosearcher
The newsletter for the Internet and Curriculum/Technology Integration in Schools

http://www.infosearcher.com/
Learning Standards
AASL

http://wikis.ala.org/aasllearningstandards/index.php/Main_Page
Lexile Framework for Reading

http://lexile.com/EntrancePageFlash.html?1
National Educational Technology Standards
NETS

http://cnets.iste.org/
NoodleTools - Aministrative Support

http://www.noodletools.com/support/logout.php
OSLIS
Oregon School Library Information System

http://www.oslis.org/index.php
Panel Presentation from CASL/CECA Conference October 07

http://www.iconn.org/PanelPresentations.aspx
PBS Resources for Library Media Specialist

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/librarymedia/
R. Terry's Wikispace

http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/rterry72
School Librarians of the 21st Century

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/Teaching/MPResources/StudentWork/gmyers/index.html
Teaacher Librarian Ning
Joyce Valenza's Social Network for Teacher-Librarians

http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/
Tech Soup - funding using search engine
The Technology Place for Nonprofits

http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5652.cfm
Web 2.0
You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Poster Making - Excel

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=111&title=Make_Classroom_Posters_with_Microsoft_Excel
Bunny Yesner SLMP of the Year
Deadline March 1, 2010

http://www.ctcasl.com/recognition/awards.html
NBPTS
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

http://www.nbpts.org/userfiles/File/LM_PCDraft_AllSdsEdits.pdf
Y Pulse
Your guide to youth via news, commentary, events, research & strategy

http://www.ypulse.com/
Minnesota Educational Media Organization

http://memotech.ning.com/

L4L Implementation

Resources for L4L Implementation

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learning4life/resources/resources.cfm
National Plan

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learning4life/index.cfm
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
NYC Department of Education

http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/LibraryServices/StandardsandCurriculum/default.htm
Emergering Leaders
Lots of examples

http://groups.diigo.com/group/2011-emerging-leaders-group-a

Advocacy

AASL
A REPORT OF FINDINGS FROM SIX FOCUS GROUPS

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/%40yourlibcampaign/krc_research_report.pdf
AASL Advocacy Toolkit

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/toolkits/aasladvocacy.cfm
Advocacy PP

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/toolkits/advocacytoolkit0110.ppt#280,9,The Advocacy Plan
Because Student Achievement IS the Bottom Line
AASL

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/toolkits/aasladvocacy.cfm
Key to Student Achievement
AASL

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/toolkits/keystudentachievement.cfm
Resources for School Librarians

http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/statistics.html
Stephen Krashen
88 Generalizations Free Voluntary Reading

http://www.sdkrashen.com/handouts/88Generalizations/index.html
School Libraries Work!
2008

http://listbuilder.scholastic.com/content/stores/LibraryStore/pages/images/SLW3.pdf
Snap Shot Day
February 18, 2010

http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/
School Libraries Seek Relevance Through Virtual Access

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/10/21libraries.h29.html
Delaware School District Gets Flexible
School Library Journal

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA373003.html
PA School Library Project
Keith Curry Lance

http://paschoollibraryproject.org/home

Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

http://www.battleofthebooks.org/index.html

Book Binding

Three Basic Book Binding Repair Procedures

http://www.philobiblon.com/bkrepair/BookRepair.html#hinge1
Repair-a-Book's Binding
From Wikihow

http://www.wikihow.com/Repair-a-Book's-Binding
Find Binding
Will repair bindings for you.

http://www.finebinding.com/
Book Binding for Beginners

http://bookbindingfb.com/index.html
Dick Blick
Supplies for book binding

http://www.dickblick.com/categories/booktapes/
Book Care and Repair
Tippecanoe Public Library

http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/find-a-good-book/book-care-and-repair

Book Fairs

Book Topia Fairs

http://www.booktopiafairs.com/

Book Resources

Connecticut Humanities Council
Collection of Multiple Copies of Books (20 copies, $20)

http://www.ctculture.org/
Webjunction
Libraries in CT with mulitple copies of books

http://ct.webjunction.org/24/articles/content/438476

Book Reviews

Young Adult Reviews

http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/ya_reviews/ya_reviews?wpid=266144&searchresult=266144
Book Reviews
Muller in the Middle

http://mullerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
Book Trailers for All

https://www.4shared.com/u/vgpvszst/15eb7f4e/Book_Trailers_for_All.html?sId=gCPrsN2sW1nDqflN
How to Join Book Trailers for All

http://readingpower.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/book-trailers/

Cataloging

Cataloging Made Easy - AASL
KnowledgeQuest

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/kqwebarchives/v36/365/365williams5.cfm
Cataloging Magazines

https://inside.seattleschools.org/area/libraryservices/destiny/training/cataloging/2.6_cataloging_magazines.pdf
Free MARC Records

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Free_MARC_Records/

Coffee

Beverage Power Point

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Beverages.pdf
Jolt of Java
Doug Johnson - with additional links and resources

http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2005/10/13/a-jolt-of-java-your-library.html
SDE Nutrition Education

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=320754#Standards
• Allowable Beverages in Connecticut Schools

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Allowable_Beverages.pdf
• Questions and Answers on Connecticut Statutes
School Food and Beverages

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/HF_Q&A.pdf

Complaints

West Harford Public Schools
Admin Guidelines: Collection Management in LMC

http://www.whps.org/library/administrative_guidelines_lmc_toc2.pdf
WORKBOOK FOR SELECTION POLICY WRITING
ALA

http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/challengesupport/dealing/workbook.pdf
Sample Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources
ALA

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/challengeslibrarymaterials/copingwithchallenges/samplereconsideration/index.cfm
Challenges to library materials
ALA

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/challengeslibrarymaterials/index.cfm
School Library Bill of Rights
AASL

http://www.asla.org.au/policy/p_bor.htm

Copyright and Fair Use Issues
West Hartford Public Schools

http://www.whps.org/library/copyrightandfairuse.htm
Movie Licensing USA

http://www.movlic.com/k12/schools.html
Public Performance Rights

http://courses.unt.edu/csimpson/cright/ppr.htm
Copyright.com
Check out video

http://www.copyright.com/ccc/viewPage.do?pageCode=au174
Copyright Basics from CreativePro.com

http://www.creativepro.com/article/free-educational-video-copyright-basics
Copyright Video
CCC

http://www.copyright.com/ccc/viewPage.do?pageCode=au174

Curriculum - Library

CCPS Library Curriculum
Nice links to district's curriculum.

http://media.ccps.org/curric/curriculum.html
Library Curriculum Mapping
NYS

http://librarymapping.edublogs.org/
CCSS Common Core State Standards

http://www.corestandards.org/
AASL Position Statement
Comments on the draft Common Core K-12 Standards

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/positionstatements/k12standards.cfm
Curriculum Guide for the Library-Media Program

http://www.sbschools.org/departments/curriculum/parent_guides/docs/k-12_library_media.pdf
LIBRARY GOALS FOR GRADUATES
I can statements

http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/inside/curriculum/lib/libDocs/ICANSwithStds.pdf
Big 6 Matrix & AASL etc

http://www.janetsinfo.com/big6info.htm

Designing Websites

School Library Media Specialist
Ideas, clip art locations and more

http://eduscapes.com/sms/advocacy/promotion.html

Destiny Catalog

Destiny Tips

http://destinytips.wikispaces.com/Documents
Cataloging Magazines

https://inside.seattleschools.org/area/libraryservices/destiny/training/cataloging/2.6_cataloging_magazines.pdf
Digital Resources
Destiny

http://library.wiki.netxv.net/file/view/Destiny+view_sec_file%5B1%5D.pdf
Promote Destiny Quest Mobile App

http://www.follettsoftware.com/ezform.cfm?ezid=282&urlRef=gomobile

Evaluating Websites

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources

http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
Cornell University
Evaluating Web Sites

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html
Five Griteria for Evaluating Web Pages
From Jim Kapoun

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html
Kathy Schrock's Guide
Critical Evaluation Information

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Alexa
Used to evaluate the purpose of a website

http://www.alexa.com/
Example of Hoax Websites
From Alexa

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/related_links/rythospital.com

Information Literacy

Information Literacy

http://www.informationliteracy.org/
PBS & AASl Knowlegequest Articles

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/librarymedia/aasl/index.html

Learning Commons

Knowledge Building Center
Google Template

https://sites.google.com/site/knowledgebuildingcenter/
Knowledge Building Centers
Google Site Template for Collaborative Inquiry

http://all-net.ning.com/profiles/blogs/knowledge-building-centers
School Learning Commons

https://schoollearningcommons.pbworks.com/w/page/15005980/Knowledge--Building--Centers
Sra. Slim's Library Blog

http://sraslim.posterous.com/

LMS Webpages

Barnstable High School
Summer Reading Program - Great Idea

http://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/bhs/Library/1index.htm
Cayer Media
Tim Cayer: Hall High School - West Hartford, CT

http://www.cayermedia.com/index.htm
Cromwell High School: Library Media Page

http://cromwellschools.org/chs/chslibrary/index.html
Hall High School
Library Page

http://www.whps.org/schools/hall/departments/library/index.asp
Piedmont High School
Library Media Center

http://pmhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/Media_Center/index.htm
Springfield Township High School Virtual Library
Joyce Valenza

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/
Library Instruction

http://www.libraryinstruction.com/
Suffolk Public Schools
Library Media Service Page

http://www.spsk12.net/departments/media/media.html
Skyview High School Media Center

http://portalsso.vansd.org/portal/page?_pageid=376,1729374&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
CCHS Media Center
Good collection of Power Point Presentations on Dewey, Banned Books,etc.

http://ccweb.colquitt.k12.ga.us/cchsmedia/
Core Collections
Features SLM websites

http://www.corecollections.net/newsletter.htm
Wikis for High School Libraries

http://informationvideos.wikispaces.com/
STHS Library Guides
Joyce Valenza

http://sdst.libguides.com/content.php?pid=192765&sid=1616356
Springfield Library Wikispaces
Joyce Valenza

http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/

One Book One Community

One Book One Community Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS_Z9ZxrPdY

Plagiarism

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers

http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
BCWC Guide to Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Quoting

http://www.bridgewater.edu/WritingCenter/manual/paraphrase.htm
Cheating: An Insider's Guide to Cheating at Lakeview High School

http://academic.kellogg.cc.mi.us/k12lincolnm/cheating98.pdf
Colton-Pierrepont Central School: Academic Honesty Policy
Documentation, Information Ethics, and Plagiarism: A Useful Guide to Getting Things Done the Right Way

http://www.cpcs.k12.ny.us/library/library.htm
DOC Cop - Checks for Plagiarism

http://www.doccop.com/index.html
Ethics 101: Cheating, Plagiarism, Site Evaluation

http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/plag&cheat.htm#educating%20students%20about%20plag.
Free Culture
Lawrence Lessig

http://lessig.org/freeculture/free.html
Indiana University
Plagiarism

http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/
Mrs. V's Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy
See Ethics

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/infolitles.html
One-Stop Plagiarism and Copyright Page

http://www.shambles.net/plagiarism/
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/
Paraphrasing and Summarizing Handout
The Quality Writing Center

http://www3.uark.edu/qwct/resources/handouts/05%20Paraphrasing%20and%20Summarizing.pdf
Paraphrasing Powerpoint Lesson

http://web.ccsknights.org/techweb/samples/samplems.htm
Plagiarism @ The Owl at Purdue

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
Plagiarism Blog

http://plagiarismvideos.blogspot.com/
Plagiarism Links from Shambles

http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/Plagiar/
Plagiarism PowerPoint from SDST

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/powerpoint/plagiarism.ppt
Read Write and Think - Plagiarism Lessons

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1062
Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting
From: Carol Rohrbach and Joyce Valenza

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/sumparquo.html
Words that Introduce Quotes or Paraphrases

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/quoteintro.html
You Quote IT, You Note It! Power Point About Plagiarism
From Vaughan Memorial Library

http://library.acadiau.ca/guides/plagiarism/
Oops, I Plagiarized!

http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/03/01.cfm
Tons of Plagiarism Sites

http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/students/plagiarismcopyright.asp
123 Help Me
Paper Mill

http://www.123helpme.com/
Plagiarism Theme Page
Lots of links to plagiarism sites.

http://www.cln.org/themes/plagiarism.html
PlagiarismdotOrg
Plagiarism in the Digital Age

http://www.plagiarism.org/
Plagiarism

http://www.plagiarism.org/
Citation Project
M. Grayson sent me this link

http://citationproject.net/CitationProject-Conferences.html
Please Don't Cheat
A website to help students in grades 6-12 understand plagiarism

http://www.pleasedontcheat.com/

Project Ideas

Projects for Reports

http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/handouts/project.html
Ms. Effie's Lifesavers

http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/index.html

Promoting Libraries

Library Support
Library Lovers - February

http://www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers/

Research: Quality LMP

Powering Achievement
2nd edition

http:/www.lmcsource.com/tech/power/2nd/power2.htm
LMC Source

http://www.lmcsource.com/
CISSL
Ross Todd & Carol Gordon

http://cissl.scils.rutgers.edu/index.html
Ross Todd's Power Point - NEEMA March 07

http://www.cissl.scils.rutgers.edu/research/presentations.html
Tom March - Ozline

http://tommarch.com/ozblog/
ICT Literacy Assessment
Preliminary Findings

http://www.ets.org/Media/Products/ICT_Literacy/pdf/2006_Preliminary_Findings.pdf
School Libraries Work
Scholastic Research & Results

http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/s/slw3_2008.pdf
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
AASL

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf
What's a Principal to Do?
PowerPoint - supporting LMC & LMS

http://www.longwood.edu/staff/churchap/Librarians%20Impact%20Achievement.ppt#256,1,Library Media Specialists Impact Achievement: What’s A Principal to Do?
Impact Studies
Library Research Services

http://www.lrs.org/impact.php
Library Research Services

http://www.lrs.org/index.php
What should an Administrator expect a School Library Media Specialist to be?

http://www.abc-clio.com/mark/pdf/LMC_Oct09_HandsOnHandout_102209.pdf
Facts at a Glance - Student Achievement
Quick 4 page report on connecting achievement to LMC

http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/student_achievement_2006.pdf
Delaware School District Gets Flexible

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA373003
Roles of LMS

http://scs.sau16.org/media/pdffiles/Roles%20of%20Library%20Media%20Specialist.pdf

Summer Reading

ALA Summer Reading

http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Summer_Reading
Barnstable High School
Summer Reading Website - pretty cool!

http://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/bhs/Library/SummerReadingProgram.htm
Downers Grove Summer Reading List

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/hsreading.html
Fairfax Public Schools - Summer Reading List

http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/readlist/hs.htm#find
Teen Read Week - YALSA

http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Teen_Read_Week
Teen Reads

http://www.teenreads.com/
Top 10 Summer Reading Lists For Kids and Teens: 2008

http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/forparents/tp/summer_reading.htm
YALSA Summer Reading

http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Summer_Reading
Reading Me? No Way!
A practical guide to improving boys literacy skills

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/meread/meread.pdf
Portal of Summer Reading List in MA

http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/nshs/Library/SummerReadingListsResource.htm
Let's Eat Cake
Survey Monkey about reading and the library.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=Y5fGYpIzzg0WGs7Ai3GSOBB9AJjq9mp_2bve1NtcBvE1c_3d
Resources for Locating Audiobooks Online

https://docs.google.com/View?id=dg47hc4t_196dvzhsngv
Sensational Summer Reading
Webinar

http://vimeo.com/10581232
Summer Reading Info
Web Junction

http://ct.webjunction.org/ct/summer-reading/-/articles/content/1090526
Governor Rell Summer Reading 2010

http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?A=3872&Q=459470
Westwood HS Library
Check out the summer reading list a & expectations.

http://westwood.k12.ma.us/~Epercy/007B1CF0-00802CB6
Public Library Summer Reading Programs Close the Reading Gap

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/summerread/images/Dominican_excerpts.PDF
Baltimore County Public Library Summer Reading Program

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/summerread/summerread2011.html
Book ownership and its relation to

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0000/9502/Book_ownership_2011.pdf

Maps

Eduplace

http://eduplace.com/ss/maps
Embassy World

http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
A portal of maps from around the world.

http://newberry.org/k12maps/index.html
HRW World Atlas

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
Just Maps
A little too many ads but some interesting maps.

http://www.justmaps.org
Maps Live

http://maps.live.com
National Geographic

http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps
World Atlas

http://worldatlas.com

Mathematics

321 Know
Math Practice K-8

http://www.321know.com/
CalcEnstein
The Ultimate On-line Calculator

http://calcenstein.com/
Math Forum @ Drexel University

http://mathforum.org/
SCORE Mathematics
Schools of California On-line Resources for Education

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/
Phylotaxis
Watch quivering bits of news arranged Fibonacci style

http://www.phylotaxis.com

Precalculus

Isaac Newton Resources

http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newton.html
John Napier

http://www.johnnapier.com/Default.htm
John Napier:

http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~greg/calculators/napier/great.html
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Check out the Biographies Index for plenty of information about Mathematicians

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history//index.html
Maria Gaetana Agnesi

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/agnesi.htm
Maria Gaetana Agnesi

http://www.nndb.com/people/886/000096598/
Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/RBallHist.html
Rene Descartes
The European Graduate School

http://www.egs.edu/resources/descartes.html
Sir Isaac Newton
Professor Robert A. Hatch: The Sientific Revolution Hompage

http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/01-Courses/current-courses/08sr-newton.htm
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/newton/newtonbio.htm
Sir John Napier of Merchiston

http://www.jjhc.info/napierjohn1617.htm

Microsoft Tutorials

Custom Guide: Learn on Demand

http://www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm
Internet 4 Classrooms
Helping teachers use the internet effectively

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_word.htm
Word 2007 Tutorial
FGCU

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/Word/index.asp
Baycon Group - Tutorials

http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm
Software Training
Cromwell Public Schools

http://login.customguide.com/CromwellPublicSchools
Create a Graph in MS Excel 2003

http://collegewriting.us/writingforengineers/Final_Ayala_Instructions.doc

Publisher 2003

CustomGuide
Check out the one for Publisher 2003

http://www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm
Intro to Publisher 2003- Rockaway Township Library Computer Class

http://www.rtlibrary.org/publisher%20tutorial.pdf
Using Blank Publications

http://www.towson.edu/adminfinance/OTS/training/documentation/Publisher%202003/Publisher2003_BlankPublications.pdf
Example Bulk Waste

http://www.cityofmiddletown.com/PublicWorks/Bulk%20Waste%20Flyer.pdf
Example Vermicomposting

http://www.cityofmiddletown.com/PublicWorks/vermicomposting.pdf
Example Middletown Recycling Program

http://www.cityofmiddletown.com/PublicWorks/middletown%20recycling%20program%20flyer%20small.pdf
Example Curbside Recycling

http://www.cityofmiddletown.com/PublicWorks/Curbside%20Recycling.pdf

Windows Movie Maker

Atomic Learning

http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/moviemaker2
Beginner's Guide to Moviemaker
About.com

http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/moviemaker/a/mov_mak_beg.htm
Collection of Links about Windows Movie Maker

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/nisa/moviemaker.htm
Mighty Coach Tutorials

http://www.mightycoach.com/articles/mm2/index.html
Tech-Ease: Video Tutorials
Windows Movie Maker

http://etc.usf.edu/te_win/movies/windowsmm.html
Tutorials and Articles
Video Tutorials on how to use Windows Movie Maker

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

Windows Speech Recognition

Speech Recogntion - set-up
How to set it up.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Set-up-Speech-Recognition
Speech Recognition - how to in XP
How to use in XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306901
Speech Recognition - YouTube tutorial
YouTube Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3VZnyKViC4
Speech Recognition
A getting started guide.

http://www.mymsspeech.com/download/WSRGetStarted.pdf

Music

NEASC

Marlborough High School
Information about NEASC

http://mhs-neasc.org/stds_index.html
PowerPoint - Purpose of NEASC

www.eastwindsorschools.org/boe/Presentations/NEASCAccreditation.ppt -
Project Tomorrow
Preparing today's students to be tomorrow's innovators.

http://www.tomorrow.org/
Cromwell Public Schools
Strategic Planning Excutive Summary

http://www.cromwell.k12.ct.us/site/files/2009-2014strategicplan.pdf
Six Among Equals
Six Critical Skills that form the foundation for 21st century success

http://simsbury.ccsct.com/uploaded/SHS_Content%2FGuidance%2FStudent_Success_Plans/21crosswalk.pdf
Skills 21
Center for 21st Century Skills @ Education Connection

http://www.skills21.org/index.php/goals

21st Century Skills

Cross Match
ISTE NETS & enGauge

http://www.metiri.com/21/21%20Century%20Crossmatch.doc
Literacy in the Digital Age

http://www.metiri.com/21/21%20Century%20Skills%20Final.doc
Learning Powered by Technology
Natinal Education Technology Plan 2010

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/netp.pdf
Learning Powered by Technology
Executive Summary

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/netp-executive-summary.pdf

Schools

Stoington High School
ESL Rubrics (under Academics) & Student Handbook - mission

http://stoningtonhigh.org/
New Fairfield High School
Handbook w/Mission Statement

http://www.newfairfieldschools.org/nfh/site/files/shandbook09-10.pdf
Branford High School
Handbook under Publications & Forms

http://www.branfordhigh.org/
Greenwich HS Vision Statement

http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=8937
Watertown High School
Mission Statement

http://www.watertownhigh.org/content/44/default.aspx

News & Current Events

Voice of America
Get the news in many languages including Spanish and French.

http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
Daily Beast
A cool and interesting place to stay informed.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/
Phylotaxis
Watch quivering bits of news arranged Fibonacci style

http://www.phylotaxis.com
Editorial Cartoons

http://cartoonbox.slate.com

On-line Textbooks

CK-12 On-line Textbooks

http://ck-12.org/index.html

Organizers

PocketMod
The free recyclable personal orgainzer! The PocketMod is a small book with guides on each page.

http://www.pocketmod.com/
Back to School with the Web Class 2.0
Part !

http://www.solutionwatch.com/512/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-1/

PLN

Teacher Reboot Camp
What will you learn this summer?

http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2011/05/26/what-will-you-learn-this-summer-23-professional-development-resources/

Podcasting

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
University of Houston

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/examples.htm
Examples of Digital Stories

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/learnshops/digital/examples.php
Gcast

http://www.gcast.com/
Learning in Hand
Podcasting

http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/index.html
Photo Story 3 - Digital Story Telling
Directions from Fairfield University

http://students.fairfield.edu./01_jcirino/ds/ps3_inst.pdf
Teaching Teachers: Digital Storytelling

http://www.teachingteachers.com/story.htm
Voice Thread
Images and Words - Wow!

http://voicethread.com/#home
Face to Face:Stories f rom the Aftermath of Infamy
Personal Narratives: Pearl Harbor and September 11th

http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/intro.html
Preparation for Digital Storytelling Workshop
Good Student Examples

http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/prepdigstory.html
Digital Directors Guild

http://www.ddguild.org/resources.html
Memory's Voices: A Guide to Digital Storytelling

http://www.storycenter.org/memvoice/index.html
Primary Access

http://www.primaryaccess.org/
Mass Impact: Digital Storytelling

http://www.massimpact.org/projects/digital_storytelling/index.shtml
Video Places

hthttp://www.shambles.net/pages/school/videoOL/
Radio Lab
Create place to listen to podcast.

http://www.radiolab.org/

Powepoint

Creative Commons

http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/
Electric Teacher
Power Point Tutorials

http://www.electricteacher.com/tutorial3.htm
Five Quick Steps to Create a PowerPoint Slide Show
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers

http://www.tammyworcester.com/
Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation

http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/
Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech

http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/
Kidz Online
Powerpoint Tutorials

http://www.kidzonline.org/TechTraining/video.asp?UnitQry=PowerPoint
Making PowerPoint Slides
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides

http://www.iasted.org/conferences/formatting/Presentations-Tips.ppt
Power Point Help

http://www.bcschools.net/staff/PowerPointHelp.htm
Power Point in the Classroom
with Sue Special and Jim Jingle

http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm
Power Point Tutorial
PowerPoint Basic Rules for presenting and tutorials on the tools available in powerpoint

http://oregonstate.edu/instruction/ed596/ppoint/pphome.htm
Powerpoint in the Classroom

http://www.esu5.org/techteacher/powerpoint.htm
PowerPoint Pointers
An Internet Hotlist

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listpowerpoisa.html
PowerPoint Resources
Marinette, WI

http://www.marinette.k12.wi.us/staff/vvf/powerpoint_resources.htm
Presentation Zen

http://presentationzen.blogs.com/
Shambles PowerPoint Guides

http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/PowerP/
Slide Share

http://www.slideshare.net/
Using Power Point

http://www.lksd.org/technology/techlessons/Power_Point/powerpoint.html

Professional Learning Communities

Voice Thread - about Professional Learning Communities
PLC

http://ed.voicethread.com/#q.b113288.i0.k0
All Things PLC

http://www.allthingsplc.info/

Prom

Donate My Dress

http://www.donatemydress.org
My Prom Style

http://www.mypromstyle.com

Purchasing

Barcode Labels - Follett

http://www.follettsoftware.com/page/barcode_labels/
Big Cozy Books - furniture

http://www.bigcozybooks.com/
Bulbman

http://www.bulbman.com/
Chelsea House
Facts on File

http://www.chelseahouse.com/default.aspx?id=7
CLC Connecticut Library Consortium

http://ctlibrarians.org/
Cobblestone

http://www.cobblestonepub.com
COMP USA - Government/Education

https://www.compusagoved.com/secure/b2blogin.asp
Davidson Discovery Online

http://www.davidsontitles.com/davidsontitles/home.do
Follett Barcode Labels

http://www.fsc.follett.com/products/hardware/barcodelabels/
Follett Educational Services

http://www.fes.follett.com/index.cfm
FTC Publishing
Technology to Complement Your Curriculum

http://www.ftcpublishing.com/index.html
Librarian's Yellow Pages

http://www.LYPonline.com
Library Buyer's Guide

http://www.librarybuyersguide.com/index.html
Library Skills

http://www.libraryskills.com/
Library Video

http://www.libraryvideo.com/Default.asp
LMC Source
Books for LMS

http://www.lmcsource.com/
Megasys International
Fred McNutt - repairs laminators - 860.871.8713

http://www.megasysint.com/index.html
Scholastic
Librarians

http://scholastic.com/librarians/
Scholastic Warehouse Sales

http://teacher.scholastic.com/fairs/warehouse/
Titlewave
Follett Library Resources

http://titlewave.com
Vendor Easy Search

http://www.vendoreasysearch.com
Video - Putting rolls on laminator machine

http://www.usi-laminate.com/store/wpbec_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?Level1=21&Level2=23
USI - Laminate

http://www.usi-laminate.com/
Cyber Guys
Chase & Buys use to purchase tech stuff.

http://www.cyberguys.com/
Audio Bookshelf
Dave Dittmann, 401.849.2333, dd@audiobookshelf.com

http://www.audiobookshelf.com/index.html
Junior Library Guild

http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/jlg/home.dT
Librarian's Yello Pages 2012

http://viewer.epaperflip.com/Viewer.aspx?docid=754df386-b06e-4e98-b8aa-9fe40167d179

Read Around Cromwell

Mansfield Middle School
One Read

http://www.ctcasl.com/conf/Conf_07/OSOR_at_CEMA.ppt#291,36,At Mansfield Middle School

Three Cups of Tea

Communtiy Read Info - Penguin

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/penguin/3_cups_of_tea_communityread.pdf
Discussion Guides
Three Cups of Tea & Listen to the Wind

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/literature-guide/printable/60117.html
Poster Promoting Three Cups of Tea

http://booksellers.penguin.com/static/pdf/b2b-threecupsoftea.pdf
ABC New Person of the Week
Three Cups for Peace

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7193877

Reading

Readicide
Kelly Gallahgher

http://www.stenhouse.com/assets/pdfs/gallagher%20readicide_pp1-160.pdf

Recycling

CD Recycling Center

http://cdrecyclingcenter.com/

Reference

Literary Criticism
Gale - Search by author or title

galenet.com/servlet/litindex

Research Process

LOBO: Library Online Basic Orientation @NC State
Tons of information about the research process. Favorite Thing: Assignment Calculator

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=52
Owl at Purdue
Online handouts covering writing, research, grammar, and MLA and APA style.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
http://ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html

http://ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html
Print & Electronic Indexes

http://www.sau47.k12.nh.us/jrms/files/documents/index.pdf
Outline Maker
NCTE

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title=
Virtual Salt
Wolrd Wide Web Research Tools

http://www.virtualsalt.com/search.htm
Research CheckBric
Joyce Valenza

http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/file/view/Research+CheckBric.pdf/199788938/Research%20CheckBric.pdfhttp://
Research Tools
Joyce Valenza

http://sdst.libguides.com/researchtools
Thesis Generator
Joyce Valenza

http://thesisdevelopment.wikispaces.com/Thesis+generator
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing

http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/beginning.html
How to Do Research
The Kentucky Virtual Library

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DiKXmJSns_I/TlzhbVXrbeI/AAAAAAAAIdE/lQlCn40Ryc0/s1600/kyvl_map.png
Baltimore County Public Schools
Research Course

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/researchcourse/index.html
Baltimore County Public School
Research Model - HS

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/highcore.html
Baltimore County Public Schools
Research Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/researchguide_sec/index.html

Plagiarism

Plagiarism Links from Shambles

http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/Plagiar/

Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements
How to Write a Strong Thesis Statement: Indiana University

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml#assigned
Purdue Owl: Creating a Thesis Statement

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/
Thesis Statement
The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html
Tom March: Thesis Builder

http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.php
Thesis Statements
Conners Writing Center UNH

http://www.unh.edu/writing/cwc/handouts/content/content-thesisstatements.pdf
Thesis Statement Worksheet

http://www.umt.edu/writingcenter/pdfs/MicrosoftWord-ThesisStatementWorksheet.pdf
PDF Samples of Thesis Statements

http://www.pdfarticles.com/topic/worksheets,+thesis+statements.html#
Worksheet #4 The Thesis Statement

http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/Worksheet_4_Thesis_Statementt_2.pdf
Writing Thesis Statements Effectivily

http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/22206

Running

Sound Runner
Madison & Branford

http://www.soundrunner.net/index.html

SAT Help

CollegeBoard
Free practice questions, tips and a full-length SAT test. For a $69.95 fee you can purchase an online course.

http://collegeboard.com/splash/
ePrep
Free videos with test taking tips, featuring a veteran SAT tutor who is a Princeton University graduate.

http://eprep.com/
Number 2: Free SAT, ACT and GRE Prep
Created by two Harvard University graduate students and a physics professor. Free, comprehensive prep courses online.

http://number2.com/
TutorVista
24-hour-a-day access to tutors at a fraction of the cost of a course.

http://tutorvista.com/

Science

Galileo Project

http://galileo.rice.edu/index.html
Miss Porter's Science Page

http://www.somers.k12.ct.us/%7Emporter/index.html
SCORE Science
Schools of California On-line Resources for Education

http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/
U.S. Census Bureau
IDB Summary Demographic Data

http://www.census.gov/ipc///www/idbsum.html

Biology

A Day in the E.R.!
Score Science

http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/ER/scoreindex.htm
Charles Darwin
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

http://darwin-online.org.uk/
SCORE Science
Schools of California On-line Resources for Education

http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/
A Day in the E.R.!
Score Science

http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/ER/scoreindex.htm
AP Biology Chapter Summaries

http://www.freewebs.com/apbiologyinfo/index.htm
Learn. Genetics
University of Utah

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

Bio-engineered Food

Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
Green Facts: Facts on Health and the Environment

http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/ghi/genetic-engineering.htm
Issues in Biotechnology

http://actionbioscience.org/biotech
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnolgy

http://pewagbiotech.org/newsroom/releases/062702.php3
Publications Related to Food Safety
World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications
To Be or To Be Modified... That is the Question!
Genetics Unit Webquest

http://web.syr.edu./~smsmit06/genetics.htm

Cancer

American Cancer Society
Cancer Topics (A to Z), Facts & Figures, Statistics, Clinical Trials

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
American Institute for Cancer Research
Research, Diet & Cancer, Publications, Press

http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer
Cancer Network
Cancer Complications, Preventions, Resources/Links

http://cancernetwork.com/
National Cancer Institute
A to Z List of Cancers, Cancers by Body/Location/System, Dictionary

http://www.cancer.gov/
Patient Resource Library
Middlesex Hosiptal: Learn more about cancer, treatment and survivorship. The site has both online resources and print resources.

http://www.midhosp.org/go/prl

Endangered Species

CT Audubon Society

http://www.ctaudubon.org/
CT Butterfly Atlas Project
Yale Peabody Museum

http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/ent/ent_cbapCTlist.html
CT's Endangered, Threatened and Specia Concerns Species
PDF - 2004

http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ETS04.pdf
DEP: Endangered Species List

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323488&depNav_GID=1628
Endangered Species Slide Show
Department of Environmental Protection

http://www.depdata.ct.gov/wildlife/slidesshows/endangered/endangered.asp
Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species in Connecticut
DEP - Check out the links at the bottom of the page.

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323486
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

http://www.fws.gov/
Woodstock Conservation Commission

http://www.woodstockconservation.org/Endangered_and_Threatened%20Species.htm

Evolution

Evidence for Evolution - Webquest
PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/lessons/lesson3/act2.html
Evidence of Evolution

http://citruscollege.com/apps/pub.asp?Q=844
Teaching Evolution in the States
From the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

http://www.edexcellence.net/FOUNDATION/publication/publication.cfm?id=42&pubsubid=641#641
Thinkquest: Human Origins
Look under arguments for additional information.

http://library.thinkquest.org/26070/data/no/eng/

Infectious Diseases

Africa: World Health Organization

http://www.afro.who.int/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/
Eastern Mediterranean: World Health Organization

http://www.emro.who.int/
Europe: World Health Organization

http://www.euro.who.int/
Global Health Council

http://www.globalhealth.org/
India: World Health Organization

http://www.whoindia.org/EN/Index.htm
Mediline Plus: Infectious Diseases
Scroll down for additional information

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001925.htm
Pan American: World Health Organization

http://www.paho.org/
South East Asia: World Health Organization

http://www.searo.who.int/
USAID: Infectious Diseases

http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/id/index.html#
Western Pacific: World Health Organization

http://www.wpro.who.int/
World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/en/

Medicine

WebMD
Better Information. Better Health. Check out the symptom checker.

http://www.webmd.com/
Wrong Diagnosis

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com

Soil Research

Essential Plant Nutrients

http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/BotanicalSciences/PlantHormones/EssentialPlant/EssentialPlant.htm
Garden Helper
Guides to Gardening

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/
Plant Nutrients

http://www.ncagr.com/cyber/kidswrld/plant/nutrient.htm
Soil Fertility

http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/soilfert/npk.htm
Soil Mixes - Indoor Plants
Clemson University

http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1456.htm
Soil Test - UCONN

http://www.soiltest.uconn.edu/
Soil, Water and Plant Characteristics

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/irrigate/eb66w.htm
Something to Grow On
Cornell University

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/good/growon/

Environmental Science

EgologyFund.com
Do This One First!

http://www.ecologyfund.com/registry/ecology/res_bestfoot.html
Ecological Footprint Calculators

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/default.asp
Personal Calculator

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/personal/introduction.asp
Ecological Footprint Calculator
Eco Business Links

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/ecological_footprint_calculator.htm
Personal Footprint Calculator
Global Footprint Network

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=calculator
WWF Footprint

http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/

Kids Click
Web Search for Kids by Librarians

http://www.kidsclick.org/
Internet Tutorials

http://www.internettutorials.net/
Web 100

http://www.web100.com/index.html
Research Tools from Virtural Salt
Amazing Collection

http://www.virtualsalt.com/search.htm
Plagiarism Resource Site
Charolottesvile, Virginia

http://www.plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/
Virtual Learning Resource Center
Website with Dewey Numbers

http://www.virtuallrc.com/
Those Dark Hiding Places - The Invisible Web

http://library.rider.edu/scholarly/rlackie/Invisible/Inv_Web.html
Audio Search Engine

http://mp3gle.net/

Search Engines

Pandia
Search Central

http://www.pandia.com/index.html

Social Media

Facebook

How Schools Can Use Facebook to Build an Online Community

http://www.diigo.com/list?token=6a2434c0bf1c6c7efdfe856ec560fab8
Fakebook

http://classtools.net/fb/home/page

Social Studies

Authentic History Center
Primary Sources from American Popular Culture

http://www.authentichistory.com/
Best of History Web Sites

http://www.besthistorysites.net/
Collection Guides & Biographies
Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/bibguide.html
Connecticut Historical Society

http://www.chs.org/index.htm
National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/
National History Day

http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History

http://cartoons.osu.edu/?q=press/opper-project-using-editorial-cartoons-teach-historyhttp://
Primary Sources on the Web

http://lib.washington.edu/SUBJECT/HISTORY/rusa/
SCORE History/Social Studies
Schools of California On-line Resources for Education

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
Social Studies Curriculum Framework
Draft November 20009

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/socialstudies/ssfrmwk_10-6-09.pdf
Teaching American History Project
A quality collection of nearly 170 American history lessons.

http://www.eastconn.org/tah/
THWT: Teaching History with Technology

http://thwt.org/index.html
Timelines
Top 10 Sites for Creating Timelines

http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/06/top-10-sites-for-creating-timelines.html
Veterans History Project
Personal wartime stories from veterans dating back to WWII to the present

http://www.loc.gov/vets
World Factbook: Find information about countries around the world
Central Intelligence Agency: CIA

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Teaching History

http://teachinghistory.org/

American Revolution

American Revolution and The New Nation, 1763-1815
Primary Documents in American History: Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/NewNation.html

Civics

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

http://www.aclu.org/index.html
Center for First Amendment Rights, Inc.
Offers a High School Conference

http://www.cfarfreedom.org/index.shtml
Find Law

http://findlaw.com/
First Amendment Center

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
First Amendment Schools

http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/
Freedom Forum
Free Press. Free Speech. Free Spirit

http://www.freedomforum.org/
Illinois First Amendment Center
Voices for the First

http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/index.php
Justia: US Supreme Court Center

http://supreme.justia.com/
Library of Congress: Thomas
Legislative Information from the Library of Congress

http://thomas.loc.gov/
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media

http://www.oyez.org/
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Research. News. Discussion.

http://pewforum.org/
Supreme Court Collection
Cornell Law School

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html
1 for All
Learn about the First Amendment

http://1forall.us/

Sheff v. O'Neill

A Visual Guide to Sheff v. O'Neill School Desegregation
July 2006

http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/educ/css/research/Sheff_Report_July2006.pdf
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
In search box type Sheff v. O'neill

http://www.aclu.org/index.html
Collection of news articles about Sheff v. O'Neill

http://www.lwvweston.org/sheff.html
CT Public Broadcasting
Where We LIve segment on Sheff v. O'Neill. Listen to the audio.

https://www.cpbn.org/program/episode/sheff-v-oneill-update?mini=calendar/2009/02/all&
CT State Library: Educational Equity
A list of resource available from CSL.

http://www.cslib.org/sheff.htm
Hartford Public Library Pathfinder about Sheff v O'Neill
Last updated 2007

http://www.hplct.org/Sheff-versus-O'Neill-info.shtm##law
Photos from CPR Where We Live broadcast
Images of broadcast

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnprimages/1826625105
Sheff Movement
Great place to start your research. See left menu for Resources & About Sheff v. O'Neill.

http://www.sheffmovement.org/index.shtml
Yale Daily News - Aaron Faust
Court tackles Hartford school segregation.

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/4120?badlink=1

Cold War

Collapse of the Soviet Union

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8953962851459266994&q=yeltsin+soviet+union&hl=en
Fall of the Berlin Wall

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-181898405138602708&q=fall+of+the+berlin+wall&hl=en
Leningrad

http://www.allmend.net/files/Digpics/DigitalPics/Digital/Leningrad.jpg
Moscow at Night

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8061182523756101459&q=moscow&hl=en
Poverty in Russia

http://spraguephoto.com/imageresponse.lasso?id=6954

Debating

Debate Central
Learn about Debating

http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/learn2.html
How to Debate
Think Quest

http://library.thinkquest.org/29178/debatehw.htm
On Debating

http://www.truthtree.com/debates.shtml
On That Point
From Boston University TV

http://www.butv10.com/series.php?id=14

Decades

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
1900 -1999 Kingwood College Library

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html
American Cultural History: The 19th Century
1800-1899 Kingwood College Library

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/19thcentury.html

Dictators

Fidel Castro
BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topics/fidel_castro
Hugo Chavez
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3517106.stm
Idi Amin Dada
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7992195.stm
Islam Karimov
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4554997.stm
Kim Jong-il
Time Magazine

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843207,00.html
Kim Jong-il
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1907197.stm
Omar Al-Bashir
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7502973.stm
Pol Pot

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/pot_pol.shtml
Robert Mugabe
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064589.stm
Suddam Hussein
BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_iraq_timeline/html/
Worlds Worst Dictators

http://www.parade.com/dictators/2009/

European History

A. P. European History
Great collection of websites about European History

http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/APEuro_Main_Weblinks_Page.htm

French Revolution

French Revolution: A Chronology

http://www.unlv.edu/faculty/gbrown/hist462/resources/chrono.htm
French Revolution: Internet Modern History Sourcebook

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html
French Revolution: Thinkquest

http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/default.shtml
Imaging the French Revolution

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/imaging/home.html
Links on the French Revolution: Edited by David Andress

http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~andressd/frlinks.htm
Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution: PBS

http://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/index.html
Napoleon.org

http://www.napoleon.org/en/home.asp

Geography

Global Terrorism

Al-Qaida: Terrorist Attack on America
Center for Nonproliferation Studies

http://cns.miis.edu/research/wtc01/alqaida.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Use search option to find info about topic

http://www.fbi.gov/
Hunting Bin Laden: Frontline

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/
Institue for Counter-Terrorism

http://www.ict.org.il/
Jurist: Legal News & Research
University of Pittsburgh: School of Law

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/
National Security Research Division
Gilmore Commission: Advisory Panel to Asses Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

http://www.rand.org/nsrd/terrpanel/
Suddam Hussein Death
Resources for Journalists

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=115898

Great Depression

Digital History: Learn about the Great Depression

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/us34.cfm
Great Depression
Click on the section labeled A Great Depression Art Gallery

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm
Great Depression and WWII
From the Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/depwar.html
Great Depression: A huge collection of websites related to the Great Depression
42Explore2

http://www.42explore2.com/depresn.htm
Internet Public Library
Great Depression Links

http://www.ipl.org/div/searchresults/?searchtype=traditional&words=%22the+great+depression%22
Librarians' Internet Index: LII for Short
In the search box try typing in "the great depression" - use quotes

http://lii.org/
Photographs of the Great Depression

http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdepression.htm

Inventors

American Inventors and Inventions

http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm
Cotton Times Understanding the Industrial Revolution

http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/index.html
Cotton Times: Understanding the Industrial Revolution
Inventors:John Key, Edmund Cartwright, Samuel Crompton, James Hargreaves

http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/JohnKayo.htm
Cottontown

http://www.cottontown.org/
Eli Whitney Museum

http://www.eliwhitney.org/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Inventors and Innovation

http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm
Great Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/ag1.htm
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Webquest

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor2/lesson.cfm
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation

http://invention.smithsonian.org/home/
Lemelson-MIT: Invention Demension

http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html
Who Invented This?

http://www.whoinventedthis.com/

Maps

Embassy World
A portal of maps from around the world

http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
A Resource for Teaching the Geographic Dimensions of American History

http://newberry.org/K12maps/index.html
HRW World Atlas

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
Just Maps
A little too many ads but some interesting maps.

http://www.justmaps.org/
World Atlas

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

National History Day

Toolkit
Tips, suggestions, guidelines

http://nhdarchives.pbworks.com/w/page/37898361/National%20History%20Day%20and%20Archives
Executive Summary NHD

http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/NHDExecutiveSummaryfinal.pdf
National History Day

http://nhdarchives.pbworks.com/w/page/37998593/Introduction%20and%20Video
National History Day Works

http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/NHDExecutiveSummaryfinal.pdf
NHD and Archives Wiki

http://nhdarchives.pbworks.com/w/page/37898361/National%20History%20Day%20and%20Archives

World War I

Art of WWI

http://www.art-ww1.com/gb/index2.html
BBC - World War I
Lots of good sources here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/
DHM Posters - WWI

http://www.dhm.de/ENGLISH/sammlungen/plakate/holding.html
Digital History
Learn about World War I

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/ww1/index.cfm
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site
Scroll down to the bottom for additional resources

http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/world-war-1.htm
Eye Witness to History
World War I

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w1frm.htm
First World War

http://www.firstworldwar.com/
First World War - Propaganda Posters

http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/index.htm
German Postcards WWI

http://www.worldwar1.com/sfgpc.htm
Great Britain Posters - WWI

http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/britpost/britpost.htm
Great War: PBS

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
Hellfire Corner
Great War web pages. Lots of info from the UK.

http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/welcome.htm
Internet Public Library Pathfinder
World War One

http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48548
PBS - The Great War

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
Photos of the Great War

http://www.gwpda.org/photos/
Propaganda Critic
Look at the Wartime Propaganda section

http://www.propagandacritic.com/
Propaganda Posters

http://www.ww1-propaganda-cards.com/
Propaganda Posters of WWI
Georgetown University

http://library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/amposter.htm
Royal Albert Museum - Posters WWI

http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/home.htm
Tank - Battlefield Debut

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tank.htm
Trenches in World War I

http://www.worldwar1.com/
Trenches on the Web
World War I

http://www.worldwar1.com/reflib.htm
Voices in Wartime
Curriculum guide

http://www.voicesinwartime.org/home/education/content/the_great_war_sample.pdf
War Posters - Digital Library
See the section called Search the Collection

http://digital.lib.umn.edu/warposters/warpost.html
Women's Posters WWI

http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/posterswwone.html
World War I - Progoganda
This one is a good one with lots of poster from many countries.

http://www.worldwar1.com/posters.htm
World War I Portal
Lots of good links, some have gone dead.

http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm#homefront
World War I Poster Collection
Colorado College

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Library/SpecialCollections/HistoricalCollections/WWI/LB240-254.html
World War One Museum

http://www.theworldwar.org/s/110/index.aspx
WWI Document Archive
Lots of links to resources about WWI.

http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page
WWI Images of Model Planes, etc

http://www.wwi-models.org/
WWI War Posters - Canada
McGill University

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/
Historical Flags of Our Ancestors

http://www.loeser.us/flags/wwi.html

Child Labor

Former Resident Brings Child-Labor Photos to Life
Hartoford Courant 04/17/2012

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-lewis-hine-project-20120417,0,4113948.story
Mornings on Maple Street
Link from HC article

http://www.childlaborstories.com/lewishine.html
Paul & Anthony Zazzaro Story
Link from HC article

http://www.sevensteeples.com/zazzaro1.html

Sounds

CC Mixter
This is a community music remixing site featuring remixes and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses.

http://www.ccmixter.org/
Find Sounds

http://www.findsounds.com/
Free Sound
Just sounds - no songs

http://www.freesound.org/
Free Sounds and Sound Effects

http://www.webplaces.com/html/sounds.htm
PD Sounds
Our goal is to record it all and make it available for free.

http://www.pdsounds.org/
Sound Bible
Free Sound Clips, Sound Bites, and Sound Effectsjj

http://soundbible.com/

Study Skills

Study Skills Self Help Information
Lots of tips and strategies to improving your study habits.

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Power Point for Notetaking

http://www.big6.com/presentations/PowerPoint_for_Notetaking/index.php

Teacher Resources

4Teachers: Online Space for Teachers Intergrating Technology in the Classroom
RubiStar, PersuadeStar, QuizStar, NoteStar, etc

http://www.4teachers.org/
Tammy Worcester
Technology Tips and Tricks

http://www.tammyworcester.com/
Newspaper in Education

http://www.courantnie.com/index.html
MCREL: Content Knowledge

http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp
Foldables - Directions & Ideas

http://foldables.wikispaces.com/
National Assessment Governing Board
fno.org - Reading Assessments

http://nagb.org/flash.htm
Reading Frameworks
National Assessment Governing Board

http://www.nagb.org/publications/frameworks/r_framework_05/ch2.html
Rules in Pictures
Show students picture - they tell you the rule

http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/2008/09/classroom-rules-part-2.html
Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
ALA

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bl_bookmark.pdf
Educational Rap
Rhythm, Rhyme Results

http://www.educationalrap.com/
Nifty-Fifty
a set of the best of the best technology infused lesson plans

http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/Nifty-Fifty
Teaching as Leadership
Teach for America

http://www.teachingasleadership.org/
Free Tech 4 Teachers

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Flexbook
Virtual Textbooks

http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/
Poll Everywhere
Instant audiance feedback & it's free!

http://www.polleverywhere.com/
Google Translate
Translate languages

http://translate.google.com/#
WordPress
Create websites and blogs. It's free.

http://wordpress.org/
Wikispaces
A space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media .

http://www.wikispaces.com/
Twitter
Communicate in 140 characters or less.

http://twitter.com/
Delicious
Delicious helps you find cool stuff and collect it for easy sharing. Dig into stacks created by the community, and then build yo

http://delicious.com/
Evernote
Capture anything. Access anywhere. Find things fast.

http://evernote.com/
Second Life
Blocked at school

http://secondlife.com
Flipped Classroom
Articles about flipped classrooms and great resources for learning more about it.

http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-flipped-class-manifest-823.php
Daily Riff
An interesting blog/website about cutting edge education techniques.

http://www.thedailyriff.com/

Evaluations

Westwood Growth & Evaluations
Kim Marshall rec. site to see support staff evaluations.

http://tedt.westwood.wikispaces.net/

Tech Tools

ANTS = Animated Tutorial Sharing Project

http://ants.wetpaint.com/
Too Fast
Free Assessment Summary Tool

https://toofast.ca/index.php
100 Awesome Youtube Vids for Librarians

http://www.accrediteddldegrees.com/2008/100-awesome-youtube-vids-for-librarians/
15 Web Tools for Students & Teachers

http://mashable.com/2009/09/03/web-apps-students/
Common Craft
Little quick videos about Web 2.0 and more.

http://www.commoncraft.com/
Social Network Report
Using Social Networking K-12

http://www.edweb.net/fimages/op/K12Survey.pdf
5 Tools to Create Tutorials

http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fhardgeek.org%2F2009%2F09%2F5-tools-to-create-tutorials?gname=cooltools
Fidgit Build Your Own Game
PBS Kids

http://pbskids.org/designsquad/games/fidgit/
Make Beliefs Comic
Craft Cartoons

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Scratch - MIT
Program a video

http://scratch.mit.edu/
Crank it Up
PBS Kids Make Music

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/crankitup/
25 Tools : A Toolbox for Learning Professionals

http://c4lpt.co.uk/25Tools/
Tech Learning
Making a Book Trailer

http://www.techlearning.com/printablearticle/8160
Zotero
Adding Username and Password to FireFox

http://www.zotero.org/user/validate/ab1ae3855d
Tools for the 21st Century Teacher
e-book with cool tools teachers need to know about.

http://issuu.com/mzimmer557/docs/tools_for_the_21st_century_teacher?mode=embed&layout=http%3A//skin.issuu.com/v/light/layout.xml
Web 2.0 Guru

http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources
Timelines
Top 10 Sites for Creating Timelines

http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/06/top-10-sites-for-creating-timelines.html
Big Huge Labs
Make Your Own Motivational Posters

http://www.bighugelabs.com/

Avatars

Creating and Uploading Your Comment Avatar

http://theedublogger.com/2009/11/29/creating-and-uploading-your-comment-avatar/

Book Trailers

Book Trailers
How to, Places to post and so much more

http://www.darcypattison.com/marketing/book-trailers/
Tech Learning
Using Photo Story

http://www.techlearning.com/printablearticle/8160

Conversions Sites for YouTube

Downloaders 9

http://www.downloader9.com,
Kiss YouTube

http://www.kissyoutube.com
Zamzar

http://www.zamzar.com/url
Media Converter

http://www.mediaconverter.org/
Convert YouTube

http://convertyoutube.com/
Video Download

http://www.videodownloadx.com/

Photoshop

Make your own customized READ poster!
Tutorial - 8 Mins.

http://vimeo.com/13917603
READ Design Studio Info Page
Helpful links to get you started.

http://www.alastore.ala.org/readdesignstudioinfo/default.aspx
READ CD Blog

http://readcd.ala.org/blog/
READ Webinar Slides
How to make a READ Poster

http://www.slideshare.net/ALAGraphics/read-posters-made-easy-mar2010

Twitter

K-3 Guide to Twitter
Lots of helpful hints to get you started.

http://www.k-3teacherresources.com/teachers-guide-to-twitter.html

Technology Education

Kriscoart
Kris Truini Movies

http://www.kriscoart.net/Videos.php
Baltimore County Public Schools
Project Innovation

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/projectinnovation/index.html

9th Grade Technology Topics

Baseball Almanac

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
Baseball Bat Technology

http://www.otal.umd.edu/~vg/amst205.F97/vj27/project6/newbats.html
Baseball Hall of Fame

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/
Baseball: MLB

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/index.jsp
Computers
A Thinkquest

http://library.thinkquest.org/3884/main.html
Computers
History of Computers

http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html
History of...
Check out the menu of the righ

http://www.thehistoryof.net/
How Everyday Things Are Made

http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Manufacturing

http://www.manufacturing.net/
Manufacturing Is Cool

http://www.manufacturingiscool.com/
Manufacturing.gov

http://www.manufacturing.gov/
Sewing Machines
Antique and Vintage Sewing Machines Virtual Museum

http://www.sewmuse.co.uk/index.htm
Sewing Machines
Singer History

http://www.sewshop.com/History_of_singer.htm
Telecommunications
Privateline: Complies the lastest news about the telecommunication industry.

http://www.privateline.com/
Telephone
Antique Telephone History Website

http://atcaonline.com/phone/
Telephony Museum

http://www.telephonymuseum.com/
Televisions: History of Television

http://
Televisions: PBS

http://www.pbs.org/opb/crashcourse/tv_grows_up/

Virtual High School

VHS Main Page

http://www.govhs.org/

Visual Literacy

Educate Better
Harnessing the Power of Visual Literacy - Dr. Lynell Burmark

http://educatebetter.org/
Pics for Learning
Copyright-Friendly Images for Education

http://pics4learning.com/
FreeFoto
Free Pictures on the Internet

http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
Morgue File

http://morguefile.com/
Flickr
A Place to Share Your Photos

http://flickr.com/
Annenberg Media
Streaming Video for students and teachers

http://learner.org
30 + Places to Find Creative Commons Media

http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/30/30-creative-commons-sources/
Georgia Movie Academy
Lots of links here

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/nisa/moviemaker.htm
Storybird
Create stories using artist images.

http://storybird.com/
Vintage Ad Browser
searchable collection of 100,000 print advertisements, dating from the 1800s to 2000

http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/

Weather

Weather

http://www.weather.com/
Weather Reports

http://www.weatherreports.com/
Weather Underground
Lots of information from cities all around the world!

http://www.weatherunderground.com/

Web Design

W3 Schools Online
Full Web Building Tutorials - All Free

http://w3schools.com/
Web Design & Clip Art

http://www.rupert.net/~rtoor/Library_WebDesignandClipart.htm
Monkey Speaks - Walter Minkel

http://www.themonkeyspeaks.com/library_web.html
School Library Web Design
Portal of additional articles - some a little dated

http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/it/webdes/libweb.htm
Web-Pages Created by School Librarians

http://www.school-libraries.net/

Wiki

PB Wiki

http://pbwiki.com/
Web 2.0 by Kathy Schrock
Shedding Light on Web 2.0

http://kathyschrock.com/web20/
Shannon McNiece's Wiki
Presenation at CEMA Conference 07

http://mcneice.wikispaces.com/
21 Century Tools

http://21ctools.wikispaces.com/
School Learning Commons
by David V. Loertscher, Carol Koechlin, and Sandi Zwaan

http://schoollearningcommons.pbworks.com/
Managing Your School Library's Web Presence
TL Virtual Cafe - Lots of cool stuff.

http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/Web_Presence

World Languages

Voice of America
Get the news in many languages including Spanish and French.

http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

French

Spanish

All About Spain

http://red2000.com
Directory Spain
In Spain Directory and Spanish Resource Portal

http://www.data-spain.com
Information on Spain

http://www.in-spain.info/