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Research-- Elementary Level |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA |
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World Book Online See your media or classroom teacher for login and password. |
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http://www.answers.com | ||
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ALMANAC |
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Information Please Almanacs | ||
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DICTIONARY / THESAURUS |
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One Look Dictionaries | ||
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Merriam-Webster® OnLine Dictionary and Thesaurus | ||
DATABASESDatabases are collections of large amounts of published information organized by subject. |
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Kid's Edition |
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Kids Info Bits / K-5 Infotrac Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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SIRS Discoverer |
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Awesome Library
World Wide Web organizer containing 14,000 reviewed Web resources chosen by the Evaluation and Development Institute of Lake Oswego, Oregon. |
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BEST OF THE WEB |
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Electric Library Elementary E Library is a great source for students of all ages to do research . It is a safe and up to date source of information searching books, magazines, radio and TV broadcasts, maps and pictures. Searches may be e-mailed. |
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Mel Michigan Electronic Library for Kids |
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MAPS |
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The
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Information Please Atlas | ||
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GENERAL REFERENCE |
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Michigan Electronic Library A virtual library for citizens of Michigan providing magazines, newspapers and approved web sites in all subject areas as well as a Reference Desk of hundreds of digital reference books. |
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Fact Monster Homework help, timelines, cool stuff, dictionary, almanac, atlas, encyclopedia. |
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SCIENCE |
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Living Things (Science
Learning Network) Sites and activities for all living things organized alphabetically grouped by categories and units: Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods and Circle of Life. |
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SOCIAL STUDIES |
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Library of
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American Memory Learning Page for teachers | ||
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CLIP ART |
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Pics4Learning | ||
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SEARCH ENGINES |
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Vivisimo Site is organized by subject. |
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Google Screen is uncluttered and there are no advertisements. |
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Yahooligans Grouped by subject, sites chosen by educators as appropriate for grades 2 - 6. |
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Ask Jeeves for Kids Ask Jeeves for Kids is the fastest and easiest way to find answers to questions. Ask Jeeves for Kids allows you to ask a question in plain English and, after interacting with you to confirm the question, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes you to one and only one web site that answers your question. |
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KidsClick!
An web index that includes web search tips and several all-in-one search pages. |
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COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES |
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Student's guide to copyright rules | ||
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TEACHER RESOURCES |
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Michigan Teacher Network This site supports Michigan K-12 educators in the successful use of technology and by providing the best practice, professional development and evaluated curriculum resources. Educational Clearinghouses provide the best sites for educational materials of all types of media. |
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I Keep
Bookmarks Resources for students and teachers. |
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MEL Education Links for teachers about the teaching profession and the Dept. of Education. |
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