Resources & Favorite Links

Click on the links below to visit our favorite sites!

Library Database Menu of Online Services

Discovery Education

World Book Online

Biology 4 Kids

Biology in Motion

Brain Pop

Brain Pop Jr.

Educational site for grades K-12

Fun Brain

Game Aquarium

High School Ace

Improving Writing Skills

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and they provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.

Library of Congress

Library of Congress offers not only current information, but it also includes archives, documents from the past, video clips, photographs and sound bites. Whether the student refers to a video clip to introduce a topic, or a student researches pictures from the Roaring 20’s, they are able to find a great amount of information on this site.

Literacy Center

Newsday

Please feel free to visit Newsday.com to find articles and other resources that may of help to you.

PBS Kids

Quiz Hub

Quiz Hub is a site that you can visit to practice your skills and test your knowledge.

Regents Prep

Check out regentsprep.org to practice your skills and test your knowledge of a particular subject area.

Science Niche

The Internet Public Library

Internet Public Library is also a wonderful site. It offers resources by subject, access to newspapers and magazines, a writing guide. The search engine on the site is easy to use and the site is very simple to navigate.

Youtube

Youtube is a great resource. It includes video clips, lessons posted on line, etc. I often use this site to provide a visual for specific lessons and/or topics.