University of Texas at Austin Perry-Casta'da Library Map Collection -
Online maps are available for teachers to use as teaching material
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Reference Desk
http://www.refdesk.com/toc.html
Encyclopedia Brittanica Online
http://www.britannica.com/
Merriam Webster's Word Central - dictionary for kids.
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/
Bartlett's Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/100/
The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=ref0000
World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Caldecott Medal Home Page - 'The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of
nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded
annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of
the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished
American picture book for children.'
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
Newbery Medal Home Page - 'The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-
century
British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association
for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library
Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to
American
literature for children.'
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
The Texas Reading Club - 'designed to encourage youth to read for pleasure
and to promote library usage. A statewide theme is selected each year that
emphasizes ways in which reading expands young minds and encourages children
to use their imaginations. It also reminds young people that reading can be
great fun.'
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/index.html
Biography Online
http://www.biography.com/
Library of Congress - 'The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest
federal
cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also
the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on
approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29
million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12
million
photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 58 million manuscripts.'
http://www.loc.gov/
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) - 'The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
system is the world's most widely used library classification system. In the
United States, 95 percent of all public and K-12 school libraries, 25
percent
of college and university libraries and 20 percent of special libraries use
the DDC.'
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/
"Do We" Really Know Dewey? This web site explains the history of the
Dewey
Decimal System.
http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
KidsClicks! - Web search for kids by librarians
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
ALA Great Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Texas Education Agency Student Assesssment Division - Released Tests, Answer
Keys, and Scoring Guides
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/#2004
Critical Thinking - Information is provided by the Foundation and Center
for Critical Thinking that aims to improve instruction in primary and
secondary schools, colleges and universities.
http://www.criticalthinking.org/index.cfm
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2006/release/default.html
Education Place - Links to textbook materials from several publishers are
available here.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp?state=tx&go.x=29&go.y=23
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If you would like to suggest a link to this page or give your comments,
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http://teacherweb.com/TX/IslamicSchoolofIrving/Library/index.html
National School Safety Center - serves as an advocate for safe, secure and
peaceful schools worldwide and as a catalyst for the prevention of school
crime and violence.
http://www.schoolsafety.us/
Digital Book Index - "provides links to more than 138,000 title records from
more than 1800 commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and
various private sites. About 98,000 of these books, texts, and documents are
available free..."
http://digitalbookindex.com
Steps to a Healthier You - Hosted by the United States Department of
Agriculture. This web site provides information about the food pyramid,
dietary guidelines and resources for kids and professionals.
http://pyramid.gov/
A Sample of Online Interviews Buried in the NRP, MPR, and BBC archives - a
great source of education-related interviews.
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/npr-interview-list.html
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