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Library Media Links

Over 250 weblinks for students, teachers, & parents!

by Jolene Klein

December 15, 2003

 

Wakefield Library Media Center

Internet Web Links

Updated 2/25/2010

Full-Text Articles Online Library Catalog Newspapers & Calendars
Search Engines General Reference Citing Sources
Business College & careers Family & Consumer Science
Fine Arts (Art & Music) Health Literature & Writing
Math Science & Technology Social Studies
Children Teens Parents
Teachers Books & Reading Nebraska

*External web pages are not endorsed by the Wakefield Community School.  They are provided for your convenience.  Please report dead and inaccurate links to the Library Media Center.

 

 

   Academic search engine for students, teachers, & parents. Password info available at desk.

Full-Text Articles

Please check at the Library Media Center for log-in and password information for the following databases:

eLibrary     (Remote access information available at the LMC.) H.S. & Elementary

SIRS Researcher    for 7-12 students or     SIRS Discover    for Elementary students  (Remote access information available at the LMC.)

Wilson Omnifile    Be sure to click box "OmniFile Full Text Select" database before beginning search.  (Remote access information available at the LMC.)

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska

 

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Online Library Catalogs

Keep in mind:  If our Library Media Center does not have a book you'd like in its collection, you may ask to have the book requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Wakefield Library Media Center Catalog    use from home (will not work at school)  At school, use desktop icon Wakefield catalog

World Cat    access through NebraskAccess & click on Login at right "Databases available  for Nebraskans or directly to FirstSearch if you have the login & pw and choose World Cat in the drop down menu:  World Cat / Firstsearch

 NEW!  WorldCat.org   is  a free Internet service with 1.3 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide... just register with a free login & password.  This will also link to NebraskAccess WorldCat.

Wayne State College Library

Wayne Public Library   Wakefield residents may borrow from Wayne P.L.'s collection without a non-resident fee.  If you have a card at the WPL, you may like to ask at their desk for your ID & pin number for accessing your account online.

Library of Congress  

Libraries in Nebraska

Gardner Public Library  (Wakefield, NE)

Books in Print    access through NebraskAccess. Click on login button "Databases available to Nebraskans."

University of Nebraska

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska

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Newspapers & Calendars

Omaha World Herald

Norfolk Daily News

Sioux City Journal

CNN

CNN en Español

Channel One  Great source of daily news for teens (12 minute broadcasts) - current info on sports, music, TV, movies, & homework help.

The Day I Was Born

Other Nebraska & National Newspaper links

Online Newspapers from Around the World

InfoPlease Daily Almanac  (Celebrity birthdays, word of the day, analogy of the day, this day in history, etc.)

This Day in History

Weekly reader

The Why files:  Science behind the news

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Search engines    Tip:  Check Advanced search & search strategy tips at these sites for optimal results.  Remember that search engines only search the general surface web & do not reach the information found in databases or information stored in documents (like word, powerpoint, pdf, etc.), even though you can link to them from a page.

   Academic search engine for students, teachers, & parents. Password info available at desk.

Google                        Ecosmartsearch.co (Google's  Energy saving search engine)

Google Español

Google Directory -  subject directory

About

Ask

AltaVista

AlltheWeb AlltheWeb's index (provided by Yahoo!) includes billions of web pages, as well as tens of millions of PDF and MS Word® files. 

Bing.com

Clusty organizes search results into categories or clusters of information

Cuil   includes thumbnails of web sites with results

Dogpile

Entireweb Follow the development of  Entireweb's new search engine, set to
launch in spring of 2010, in their new official Entireweb blog.

Exalead

Excite Meta-Search

Factbites  search engine + encyclopedia

Fasteagle  searches Google, Answers, Youtube, Wikipedia, del.icio.us, & other social networks

HotBot

Librarian's Index to the Internet   subject directory

Mamma   Includes Mamma Career Search (find Job listings) and Visit Mamma Health

Metacrawler

Meta Eureka!!

Monster Crawler  meta-search engine...searches Google, Yahoo, Ask...in one search 

Search.com  search engine + offers to search well-known dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, etc

Yahoo

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General Reference

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska

Wilson Biographies Plus    (Remote access information available at the LMC.)  Be sure to click box "Biographies Plus Illustrated" before searching.

FirstSearch Databases     (Databases Available: ArticleFirst, GPO Monthly Catalog , OCLC Union List of Periodicals, PapersFirst, Electronic Collections Online (ECO), MEDLINE, ProceedingsFirst, ERIC, WorldCat (online worldwide library catalog), The World Almanac, ClasePeriodicals.

Classroom Clipart   Free clipart, illustrations, and photographs

CONTENTdm Digital Collection  (click Visit Collections)  view photographs, maps, letters, drawings, video, newspapers, music, audio, postcards, and other documents.

Dictionaries at the Internet Public Library - English, Non-English, Translation

   - Subject directory maintained by professional librarians at the Nebraska Library Commission..

Encyclopedia Use free online encyclopedia at the Internet Public Library / In school: use Encarta on your desktop  

Wikipedia is not used as a link because information on this site can be changed and updated by users.  It can include original research & unverified claims.  Encarta on your desktop is a great resource for quick facts.  Use reliable resources, such as that found in databases, for research.

Hot Paper Topics  Need ideas for a research paper?  Visit the B.D. Owens Library of Maryville, MO.

Hot Topics More ideas for research papers from the University of Louisville, KY 

InfoPlease Almanac

Library of Congress  Includes images, sound files, documents, maps in their Digital Collections - great for research!  

Life pictures Life magazine photo archive from 1750's to present & Google 

MapQuest get driving directions to any destination

Old Farmer's Almanac

Online Computer Tutorials  free, easy-to-follow ilustrated tutorials for software & computer subjects, like MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, HTML & CSS, My SQL, PHP & Perl.  It was developed by the U.S. Dept. of Education to help those with learning disabilities.

Open Office   free to download & use, and compatible with products like PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.

Pics4Learning    copyright friendly images for education - read Image Use Policy

Quotations at the Internet Public Library

Sandbox  free 3D game maker

You Tube for Students

Wordle  Beautiful Word Clouds... Creates word image from documents, with most frequently used words appearing larger.  User can change font & design and save as image file.

World Atlas

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Citing Sources

APA Formating and Style Guide   from OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University

Easy Bib  The free automatic MLA bibliography composer.  Create MS Word-ready MLA-style bibliographies...fill in the blanks and the composer creates an MLA-style bib you can print.  Other citation styles requires fee.

Guide to Citation Guides     (includes information for citing electronic resources) Guides include MLA, APA, Chicago, Turbian styles.

Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism  (Styles include APA, MLA, Chicago, Turbian)

Copyright and Fair Use  (Stanford University)

Son of Citation Machine

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Business

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska    - Find business topics in magazine articles using eLibrary & Wilson Omnifile available in NebraskAccess.  Business books will be listed in WorldCat.

Kiplinger Forecast   From the NebraskAccess page, click on Databases button to find Kiplinger's Forecast.   Economic outlook publication.

Federal Citizen Information Center

Consumer links from the Nebraska Library Commission

 

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College & Careers

ACT's & SAT's & more    free test practice - requires registration

Exploring career information  especially for  K-12 students from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

EducationQuest    College profiles, free scholarship search, and financial planning

FAFSA    Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FastWeb    Free college and scholarship searches

John Baylor Test Prep (ACT)   Login assistance available from the Wakefield H.S. Guidance office, Library Media Center, or Study Hall supervisor.

Job Profiles  

Library Career and Education Website  Now hiring @ your library:  Ever thought about a career in libraries?

Nebraska Career Connections   School access code is available at the Library Media Center or Guidance Office.  

March2success     Free test preparation practice for Math & English, sponsored by the U.S. Army.  Register to use, and notice you will indicate whether you'd like an Army Recruiter to contact you.  You can still use free info if you answer "no."

Occupational Outlook Handbook Online    Includes related career links.

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Family and Consumer Science

Cook it quick   food substitutions for basic ingredients

Dole 5 A Day      (Fruits and vegetables) - kids' game & activities

FoodSafety.gov

Fruits& Veggies Matter   Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

5ADay  Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission

Food and Nutrition Information Center  U.S. Department of Agriculture

Healthy Weight  Body mass index calculator form Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

MyPyramid.gov     Includes MyPyramid food guidance system, Healthy eating index, Nutritional content on U.S. foods, and more...

Nutrition.Gov    Food & nutrition info

 

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Fine Arts (Art & Music)

ArtCyclopedia  

ArtLex Art Dictionary

Art Teacher on the Net  Project ideas for teachers, parents, adults, scout projects, multicultures

Artsonia View Wakefield students' art projects here!

Arts / Music / Theatre   Art, Music, Crafts, Dance, Movies, Antiques - all provided by the Reference Librarians from the Nebraska Library Commission

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco    Image database & virtual gallery

Joslyn Art Museum  (Omaha, NE)  Browse permanent collection & visit other art museum links.

Louvre Museum  Paris, France

Metropolitan Museum of Art   New York City

National Gallery of Art   Washington, D.C.

A.Pintura: Art Dectective     Online game that teaches art history & composition

Inside Art    Online art adventure

New York Philharmonic Kidzone    Hear instuments, see interviews with musicians

Music A-Z Glossary  (Learn about Classical music, operas, how to watch a concert, music in movies)

Instrument Encyclopedia

Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music   Includes biographies.

Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary    Hear pronunciation and other sounds.

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Health

Cancer.gov

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

CHIRS: Consumer Health Information Resource Service    Great web links.  CHIRS also provides a health information service for Nebraska patients and their immediate families.  Please do not use this request service for research papers.  Make requests through the Library Media Center or local public library.  Partnership is with the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Nebraska Library Commission, and Nebraska public libraries.

Lab Tests Online

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health    English or en Español

Mayo Clinic    Diseases, conditons, and drug information

MedlinePlus        MedlinePlus espanol

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

National Center for Health Statistics FastStats

Naturopathic Medicine Network

Natural Solutions - home for Natural Remedies & Healthy Solutions

Talking Book & Braille Service   Do you know someone who loves to read, but cannot see regular size print or is taking medication that prevents reading?  Or do you know anyone who cannot hold a book or turn pages because of an accident, physical disability, or organic disfunction?  Free service, if eligible. 

U.S. National Library of Medicine

WebMD

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Literature & Writing

Aesop's Fables    Online collection of fables, some with images and audio

Bartleby.Com's Great Books Online

Bibliomania    Free online literature with over 2000 classic texts

Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

Discover writing for students - great especially for Middle School grades

Encyclopedia Mythica    Encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend

Fiction Connection - Get book recommendations based on reading preferences & track series info. From NebraskAcess page, click on Fiction Connection.

Grammar Girl: Quick & Dirty tips for better writing  (audio podcasts)

Guide to Grammar and Writing

6 Traits Writing     Interactive site

Language Arts sites for students

Lyricalworks    

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet    Shakespeare web links

National Council of Teachers of English - resource for teachers' classrooms, students, & parents

NewsHours Extra: Poetry    Jim Lehrer's special for children on poetry, with biographies, poems, & video clips 

One hundred best books - all ages

A Poem a Day    from the Library of Congress

Poetry links     from the Nebraska Library Commission

Poetry Just for Kids 2!

Punctuation Paintball - practices the "conventions" area of 6-Trait writing

The Scriptorium - "the young writers' resource webzine"

Willa Cather archive  from UNL 

The Writing Fix Focus on 6-Trait Writing - for teachers & students & writers; includes link to literature

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Math

Cool Math 4 kids

Create a Graph from Kids' Zone

Interactive Mathematics  (Numbers & Operatives, Grades PreK-2) from the National Library of                                              Virtual Manipulatives

Math.com

Ask Dr. Math

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Science & Technology

Mrs. Nixon's Animal Scavenger Hunt

        Vertibrates

Animal Info    Animal information on rare, threatened, and endangered animals

Animals Natural History Notebooks       from the Canadian Museum of Nature online

Animal pictures for 4th grade

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Ballooning

      Hot Air Balloon links    Links, history, and models

      Nebraska Balloon Club   find out about pilots, see photos, read about ballooning history

Biomes for 4th grade:

        Earth Floor --Biomes

       Kids Do Ecology: Biomes            Missouri Botanical Garden: Biomes

 

Cells Alive

Chicago Field Museum   also visit Sue at the Field Museum  the largest, most complete, and best preserved T.Rex

Egheads  interactive activities & educational games

Exploratorium

Fossil Facts and Finds  learn how fossils are formed, start a club, find activities & lesson plans

How stuff works

Henry Doorly Zoo

Interactive Library Science Activities links to weights & measures, physical & chemical properties, types of mixtures, simple machines, molecular modelling, solar system, etc. 

 ISafe  world-wide leader in Internet safety education - non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.  Includes support for kids & teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement.

Invent Now!    National Inventors Hall of Fame / Camp Invention / How to parade 

Invertebrates & Vertebrates for 4th grade:

   Animal index - Invertebrates           Animal Index - Vertebrates

   Invertebrates (Animal Kingdom, Suffolk School) 

   Biology4Kids - Vertebrate basics

Journey North:  a Global study of Wildlife Migration & Seasonal Change

K-2 My World Interactives  (try these with a SMARTboard)

Webquest:   Mysterious Moon   (4th gr)

Mr. Nussbaum's Science Site   "thousands of sites in one" ...includes periodic table, biomes, insects, mammals, vultures, penguins, sharks, birds, etc.

National Geographic's Forces of Nature  discusses volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes & tornadoes

National Zoo  Smithsonian National Zoological Park - aniimal facts & zoo information

NASA vast resources & daily image gallery

     NASA for Kids     NASA Space Place (English & Español)   NASA Fundamental Physics in Space

The Nine (Eight) Planets

Periodic table of the elements

The pH Factor  Sponsored by the Miami Museum of Science - explore interactive components to understand pH.  Includes lesson plans & hands-on lab activities.

PLANT database    USDA Natural Resouces Conservation Service

Rocks & Minerals for 4th Grade:

     This Planet really Rocks!                                        Rocks for kids

    Rock Hounds Kids    Rocks, minerals, fossils

     Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery

Science Fair Project Resource Guide    from the Internet Public Library

Science & Technology links    links from the Reference Librarians at the Nebraska Library Commission

Smithsonian Institution

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Virtual Body  available in English or Español

Volcano World

Weather Watch   from Scholastic (4th grade)

The Weather Channel

Webquest:  Soar the Solar System  (4th grade)

     KidsAstronomy.com        Astronomy for Kids

The Why files:  Science behind the news

The Wild Classroom   fun biology for upper elementary to high school students...podcasts, vodcasts, blogs...try out Biodiversity & Deadly Snakes and more....

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Social Studies

Christmas links

            Holidays Around the World      North Pole's Christmas around the world

            Christmas Around the World    Scavenger hunt: Christmas around the world

CIA World Factbook  Country profiles ; flags of the world

Colonial Albany image gallery  interesting blend of people, places, maps & items

Colonial Family & Community  Students can be "history detectives" as they learn about a real colonial family in Connecticut

Colonial Williamsburg   Fun games and activities as well as electronic field trips.

History of Dixon County Nebraska

Google Earth   a 3-D interface to the planet...Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

History Channel  This day in history /your birthday...and TV channel schedule

History Place  chronological articles of American & world history, written mostly by history author Philip Gavin

History links    Provided by the Reference Librarian's at the Nebraska Library Commission.

Lewis & Clark

Library of Congress  (National library of the U.S.) Images, sound files, maps & documents; multicultural /countries resources; legislative information; LC library catalog; kids' sites ; literacy pages; lots more...

MapQuest get driving directions to any destination

Mexico from National Geographic for Kids

My Wonderful World  National Geographic & partners have sponsored a program to help expand global geographic knowledge for kids (K-12) - includes blog, games, cool stuff, trivia, a downloadable poster-size world map that you assemble, contest info and more.

     Includes Lewis & Clark, Photo Gallery, MapMachine, GeoBee Quiz Game, Kids' Page, Teacher's Resources

National Park Service

Nebraska Memories project

Nebraska Studies    Nebraska history

Oregon Trail Diaries

Pioneers  (U.S. West)  

Plimoth Plantation

Wessels Living History Farm (York, NE)

Webquest:  Digging Deeper Thanksgiving   (4th grade)

World Atlas

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Children

  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska!  Use passwords from LMC or your Nebraska Driver's license.

   Search engine for students, teachers, & parents.  Password info available at desk.                 

Arthur @ PBS Kids

Bembo's Zoo   A gorgeous alphabet book, with illustrations turned into mini-movies. Watch the letter become the name of the animal. Has clever illustrations & realistic audio. Great for early learners.

Carl's Corner   ideas & reproducibles for Teachers & Parents to teach letters, phonics, reading & writing to young children

Chateau Meddybemps  ideas to help develop learning skills & to make learning fun for young children

Enchanted Learning    Subject directory for kids - Ask at the LMC desk for the login & pw

FactMonster    Includes up-to-date facts & fun & includes a homework center, a reference desk with an almanac, dictionary, atlas & encyclopedia, games & quizzes and up-to-date articles.

Great Web Sites for Kids    American Library Association / Association for Library Service to Children

GuysRead   includes book ideas for young & middle school guys

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race   the last great race on Earth!

Into the Book:  Teaching Reading Comprenhension(K-4) students & teachers

ISafe  world-wide leader in Internet safety education - non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.  Includes support for kids & teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement.  Create your own account.

Jigzone  jigsaw puzzle of the day or choose from the puzzle gallery

KidsKonnect  A safe Internet gateway for kids

Kid's Heart   A play and learn site with free resources for kids & their teachers

Kidipede   History & science for kids and homework help for middle grades

Kidspace at the Internet Public Library    Find Math & Science, Sports, Art & Music, Computers, Reading, Science Fair ideas, an online Story Hour and more...

MiKids.com    Enrichment activities for elementary students:  counting & math, animals, simple machines, writing traits, authors & illustrators, and much more...

Lyndsey's Mania  - Geo & math quizzes & games

Mama Lisa's World  Children's songs & nursery rhymes around the world .  Some songs include MP3's and Midi music.

Math games  (primary grades)

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo

One hundred best books - all ages

PBS Kids Island   Ready to Learn:  Raising readers

San Diego Zoo: Kid territory...recipes

Sci4Kids    sponsored by the USDA Agricultural Research Service

Story It   Language Arts resource for children and teachers

Sue at the Field Museum  the largest, most complete, and best preserved T.Rex

Weekly reader

World Almanace for Kids

Yahooligans   a web guide for kids  (subject directory)

You Tube for Students

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Teens

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska

   Academic search engine for students, teachers, & parents.  Password info available at desk.

Best Books for Young Adults    Keep in mind:  If our library collection doesn't have the book you'd like, ask to borrow a book through Interlibrary Loan.

Books for the College Bound

Channel One  Great source of daily news for teens (12 minute broadcasts) - current info on sports, music, TV, movies, & homework help.

Fiction Connection - Get book recommendations based on reading preferences & track series info.  Access throught NebraskAcess and click on Fiction Connection.

Focus Adolescent Services   Information, resources, & support for teen and family issues

    Nebraska Focus    Family help in Nebraska...incudes hotlines & resources for drug abuse, domestic violence, at-risk teens, runaways, foster care, missing children, etc.

GuysRead book ideas for teen guys

HomeworkSpot

ISafe  world-wide leader in Internet safety education - non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.  Includes support for kids & teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement.  Create your own account.

Nebraska School Activities Association    Official information on Nebraska high school sports and other activities.

One hundred best books - all ages

Online Computer Tutorials  free, easy-to-follow ilustrated tutorials for software & computer subjects, like MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, HTML & CSS, My SQL, PHP & Perl.  It was developed by the U.S. Dept. of Education to help those with learning disabilities.

Open Office   free to download & use, and compatiable with products like PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.

Sandbox  free 3D game maker

YALSA's Teens' Top Ten    Find last year's list.  Nominate your favorite book & vote in mid-October.

Teenreads.com

Teenspace

You Tube for Students

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Parents

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska

   Academic search engine for students,

                                                      teachers, & parents.  Password info available at desk.

Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse    Prevention, facts, Nebraska information, Asset building information

Carl's Corner   ideas & reproducibles for Teachers & Parents to teach letters, phonics, reading & writing to young children

Chateau Meddybemps  ideas to help develop learning skills & to make learning fun for young children

Going to school  The resource delivers practical strategies & insights to help parents guide their children through school, from pre-kindergarten to grade 5.

Family guide to keeping youth mentally healthy & drug free

Fiction Connection - Get book recommendations based on reading preferences & track series info. From NebraskAcess page, click on Fiction Connection.

Focus Adolescent Services   Information, resources, & support for teen and family issues

    Nebraska Focus    Family help in Nebraska...incudes hotlines & resources for drug abuse, domestic violence, at-risk teens, runaways, foster care, missing children, etc.

ISafe  world-wide leader in Internet safety education - non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.  Includes support for kids & teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement.  Create your own account.

Kid's Heart   A play and learn site with free resources for kids & their teachers

LDOnline    on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals

My Wonderful World  National Geographic & partners have sponsored a program to help expand global geographic knowledge for kids (K-12) - includes blog, games, cool stuff, trivia, a downloadable poster-size world map that you assemble, contest info and more.

National Council of Teachers of English - resource for teachers' classrooms, students, & parents

National Parent Teacher Association

Nebraska Department of Education

NetSateKids

Online Computer Tutorials  free, easy-to-follow ilustrated tutorials for software & computer subjects, like MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, HTML & CSS, My SQL, PHP & Perl.  It was developed by the U.S. Dept. of Education to help those with learning disabilities.

Open Office   free to download & use, and compatiable with products like PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.

Parents. The Anti-Drug       LaAntiDroga.com

PBS Kids Island   Ready to Learn:  Raising readers

SafeKids.com    Internet safety

Sites to Help Parents Help Their Children

U.S. Department of Education        

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Teachers

 New!!  Access Nebraska State Databases from home, school, or public libraries in Nebraska

   Academic search engine for students, teachers, & parents.  Password info available at desk.

Carl's Corner   ideas & reproducibles for Teachers & Parents to teach letters, phonics, reading & writing to young children

Chateau Meddybemps  ideas to help develop learning skills & to make learning fun for young children

Classroom Clipart   Free clipart, illustrations, and photographs

Enchanted Learning    Subject directory for kids ; crafts, lesson ideas, printable sheets.  Ask at LMC desk for username & pw information.

ESU I video catalog   Teachers: Please give your requests to Mrs. Klein.

Fiction Connection - Get book recommendations based on reading preferences & track series info.  From NebraskAcess page, click on Fiction Connection.

Focus Adolescent Services   Information, resources, & support for teen and family issues

Into the Book:  Teaching Reading Comprenhension(K-4) students & teachers

Nebraska Focus    Family help in Nebraska...incudes hotlines & resources for drug abuse, domestic violence, at-risk teens, runaways, foster care, missing children, etc.

ISafe  world-wide leader in Internet safety education - non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.  Includes support for kids & teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement.

Graphic Organizers  includes free downloads

Free Graphic Organizers

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

My Wonderful World  National Geographic & partners have sponsored a program to help expand global geographic knowledge for kids (K-12) - includes blog, games, cool stuff, trivia, a downloadable poster-size world map that you assemble, contest info and more.

National Council of Teachers of English - resource for teachers' classrooms, students, & parents

Nebraska Department of Education

Nebraska Humanities Council    Speakers bureau (grant program)

Nebraska Partnership for American History Education

Online Computer Tutorials  free, easy-to-follow ilustrated tutorials for software & computer subjects, like MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, HTML & CSS, My SQL, PHP & Perl.  It was developed by the U.S. Dept. of Education to help those with learning disabilities.

Open Office   free to download & use, and compatiable with products like PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.

Power Media Plus  Teachers:   Stream or download educational digital video.  For login information and assistance, please contact Mrs. Klein.

Pics4Learning    copyright friendly images for education - read Image Use Policy

Quizlet  generate flashcards, assist in vocabulary memorization

Read Across America    Includes Dr. Seuss info

Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers research-based and best-practice information on teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle. It is an educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C.

Reading Place  believes that "getting parents involved in their child's reading development could be the most powerful strategy in teaching children to read."

SparkleBox materials designed for primary-age students

Story It   Language Arts resource for children and teachers

TeAch technology   - includes lesson plans, printable worksheets, preformatted rubrics, printable generators, teaching tips & themes & 256,000 reviewed sites - use Language Arts link for writing info

Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers

Thinkfinity Access lesson plans, student activities, reviewed Web sites, etc. (standards-based)

Virtual Field Trips   Learn about rain forests, endangered species, salt marshes, volcanoes, Shakespeare, presidents, & more.  Each trip provides teacher's objectives & resources.

Web English teacher  K-12 ideas, including reading, writing, drama, media literacy, grammar, poetry, vocab, young adult literature & much more.

Webquests

Wordle  Beautiful Word Clouds... Creates word image from documents, with most frequently used words appearing larger.  User can change font & design and save as image file.

The Writing Fix Focus on 6-Trait Writing - for teachers & students & writers; includes link to literature

You Tube for Students

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Books & Reading

Arthur @ PBS Kids

Authors A-K    Authors L-Z  and The Author Page  all from the Internet Public Library

Authors & Illustrators  ALA's Great web sites for kids

Authors & Illustrator HarperCollins Children's Books

Authors & Illustrators   from Random Houses

Authors & Illustrators on the Web - CLWG:  Children's Literature Web Guide

Author websites      from MiKids.com

Author websites     Yahooligans

Author websites  from KidsClick! web search for kids by librarians

Authors from Kids Read - Kidsread.com Authors

Author voices  TeachingBooks features an author name pronunciation guide with audio of  authors introducing themselves, pronouncing their name, & telling the story behind their name.

Latino Authors Websites

    Jack Gantos

    Francisco Jimenez

    Pamela Muñoz Ryan

    Pat Mora's samplers  Sampler of Latino Children's Books Authors and Illustrators

Parent Tips for Beginning Readers   (University of Utah Reading Clinic)

Book Adventure     FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8 (includes quizzes) - requires registration & parent or teacher approval for prizes.

Books for the College Bound

Caldecott Medal Award     Newbery Medal Award     from Assn. of Library Service to Children

Fiction Connection - Get book recommendations based on reading preferences & track series info.  From NebraskAcess page, click on Fiction Connection.

Into the Book:  Teaching Reading Comprenhension(K-4) students & teachers

Golden Sowers Award    Nebraska's Children's Choice book award

Jim Trelease on Reading Aloud    Includes Read Aloud treasury and tips for parents, excerpted from his Read Aloud Handbook  (5th ed.) available at the Library Media Center.

Just for Kids who love books   A safe place for kids to interact online & share info about their favorite books

Online Book Collections links    from the Internet Public Library

Starfall  games & activities to help children learn to read

Story Hour    Have a story "read" to you from the Internet Public Library

Storyline Online    Online videos (video streaming) of members of the Screen Actors Guild reading children's stories - includes author biographies, lesson plans, and other reading links.

Teen Reading    YALSA's Teens' Top Ten list

Teenreads.com

WorldCat    Find which nearby library has the item you want - books, audio, video, or articles.

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Nebraska & Local Info

Wakefield, NE  Community services, recreation, & other information

    Gardner Public Library  (Wakefield, NE)

    Little Red Hen Theatre

    Wakefield's Hot Air Balloon Festival

    Wakefield baseball  Wakefield American Legion baseball - summer schedule & tournaments

Henry Doorly Zoo  Omaha, NE

Nebrask@ Online    The official website for the State of Nebraska

Nebraska Blue Book    Almanac of political & demographic information for Nebraska  

Nebraska Game & Parks Commission  Nebraska wildlife, hunting, fishing, boating, state park & trails.

Nebraska GenWeb Project  free genealogical research in Nebraska

Nebraska Memories project    Searchable site sponsored by the Nebraska Library Commission

Nebraska tourism   Visit Nebraska...includes events & attractions, a travel planner, agri-tourism information & vacation packages.

Nebraska Traveler Information Portal  Nebraska Dept. of Roads - find out road conditions, where there's road construction, or delays (printable)

Nebraska Western Trails   Artifacts, books, documents, photos, maps, etc.

State & Local Information    (WSC links to census, statistics, county general information)

 

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