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Public Agenda: Helping Americans Explore Today's Issues
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Professional Citation Lookup
Reference, Facts, News - Free and Family-friendly Resources
music reviews, new releases, artists biography
Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more
The Biography Channel - Bios Search
Find the best book reviews, book awards, online texts, reading lists, author and publisher information, book stores, book news, book events and more
Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus
Information You Can Trust
Merriam - Webster Online
Online Article Archive, Magazine Back Issues, Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles, Research journals, Journal Articles, Free Articles, Article Research, Back Issue, Trade Publication, articles
Webgrammar's Free Tips: References, Grammar, Editing, Spelling, Design, Marketing, and Typograph
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Artcyclopedia is an index of online museums and image archives: find where the works of over 8000 different fine artists can be viewed online

Great Websites!

Reference sites and databases

www.ipl.org
The Internet Public Library - enough said

ese.escambia.k12.fl.us
This takes you through the ECSD portal. From this site, click on the left-hand yellow bar, “Online Resources (District and State)”  You will be able to go from there to -
Florida Electronic Library (a whole library on the web - every resource you can imagine)
Grolier Online (an online encyclopedia)
Wilson Web (ba -gillions of periodical articles about anything and everything)
For Wilson Web, you will need a username and password (See Alison Robinson for information)

If you cannot get to the site through the ECSD portal, this is the direct address - (it’s long, so BOOKMARK it)
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/login.jhtml;hwwilsonid=OWIHLER4CS2LNQA3DIMSFGGADUNGMIV0
Then put in the username and password.

www.learner.org
Annenberg Videos - For teachers to use in class or for students to use as a tutoring video.  Anyone can sign up.  All subjects covered.  Amazing resource!

www.refdesk.com
everything (and how to get to everything) in current reference

highschoolace/ace/ace.cfm
The academic homepage for high school students

school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
Links to all the best sites in every category (for teachers and learners)

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
database of websites by category (where to find what you are looking for)

www.webgrammar.com
Unbelievable grammar resource

www.bookspot.com
Everything in books and authors

owl.english.purdue.edu/
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Best source I have found for writing

Audio and Written Books to Download (Free or Cheap as Free)

librivox.org
FREE audiobooks in the public domain (meaning older, classic works)

www.gutenberg.org
FREE written book downloads in the public domain

www.audible.com
audiobook downloads (cheaper than buying in a store)

www.bartleby.com
Great books online.

To Tell the Truth!

www.snopes.com
PLEASE consult this website before spreading or forwarding any Internet rumors.  This is a site that dispels lies and truth-stretches.

For Teachers

rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Teachers can use this site to make up rubrics.

www.readwritethink.org
Great lessons!

Earth, Wind, and Fire Sites for Science

volcano.oregonstate.edu
Volcano World

earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic
National Earthquake Information Center

www.tornadoproject.com
Tornado Project Online

www.nhc.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center

Government Sites

www.census.gov
The Census Bureau

govspot.com
Lots of interesting data

www.statelocalgov.net
State and local government on the web

medlineplus.gov
Trusted health information

Public Agenda
www.publicagenda.org/

Ag
www.fl-ag.com/PlanetAg
Explore the world of Agricultural Science!

For Fun!

www.yall.com
Online magazine of Southern Culture