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[+] 01. Lifelong Learning Resources
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Alliance for Lifelong Learning http://www.alllearn.org/ Learn about a wide variety of disciplines ranging from African American studies, classical music, literature to social studies from leading academic web sites reviewed and catalogued by experts at U. of Oxford, Stanford University, and Yale University. |
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Voices of the Shuttle, links to humanities and humanities-related resources on the Internet from the U.California, Santa Barbara, English Department http://vos.ucsb.edu/ |
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Subject Portal to a extensive resources in a variety of disciplines, provided by Cleveland State University Library http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/portals/ |
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The WWW Virtual Library http://vlib.org/ |
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Craigslist http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html Explore what is available in communities in the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe. |
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[+] 02. Online Public Libraries
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[+] 03. Free Online Books
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[+] 04. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Other References
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Webster Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm |
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LookWayup http://lookwayup.com/free/dictionary.htm
Dictionary that tolerates minor spelling errors. Also translates to French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and German. |
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Dictionary. net http://www.dictionary.net/ Searches words and phrases from a variety of dictionaries |
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Roget’s II Thesarus, 3 rd Edition http://www.bartleby.com/62/ |
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Bartlett’s Famous Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/100/ |
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The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, and Literature Reference Library. |
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Encyclopedia.com http://encyclopedia.com/ Online free dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, thesaurus, also has subscriber services |
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Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Web-based online free encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers and sponsored by the Wikipedia Foundation, a non-profit organization. |
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MSN Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/ Online references |
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Kids Web Digital Library for K-12
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/ web sites in arts, science, social studies, and more. Maintained by the Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse U |
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[+] 05. Writing and Vocabulary Resources
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[+] 06. General Reference
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eHow http://www.ehow.com massive “how to” site |
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About.com http://www.about.com large site with information about full range of topics |
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HowStuffWorks http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Explains how things works in a spectrum of areas e.g. computers, financial, home, health, money |
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Quick Reference http://www.lib.purdue.edu/eresources/readyref/index.html |
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The Virtual Reference Desk http://www.virtualref.com/ Nearly 1,000 Web pages, arranged by subject, providing access to carefully selected academic resources. Subject arrangement of U.S. selected government documents. These links provide access to over 150,000 official documents. Subject arrangement of U.S. government agencies, programs, departments, and committees |
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Federal Citizen Information Center http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ Massive site of the Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration in Pueblo, Colorado. Many free resources, fee for some. |
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[+] 07. Web Resources
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[+] 10. Louisiana Museums and Historic Houses
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[+] 11. National, International and Online Museums
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[+] 12. Financial News and Information
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[+] 13. Newspapers Worldwide
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[+] 14. US Government Sites
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[+] 15. Louisiana Government Sites
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[+] 16. Health Links
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National Institutes of Health http://health.nih.gov/ Consumer and professional health information |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ information to enhance health decisions. Focuses on prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States at home and abroad. |
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A portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments and agencies http://www.health.gov/. |
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Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/ A key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet with links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations. |
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Women’s Health.gov http://www.4woman.gov/ U.S. government’s source for health information for women. |
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National Health Information Center http://www.health.gov/nhic/ NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. |
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[+] 17. Aged/Elder Care
| 17. Aged/Elder Care |
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National Institute on Aging Resource Directory for Older People http://www.nia.nih.gov/ a database of information about national and state-level organizations that serve older adults and geriatric professionals. Resources in the database include Federal and State agencies, AoA-supported resource centers, professional societies, private groups, and volunteer programs. |
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National Council on Aging http://www.ncoa.org/index.cfm |
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AARP http://www.aarp.org/ Association for people over 50. |
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[+] 18. History
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[+] 19. Gardening and Agriculture
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[+] 20. Web Safety
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[+] 21. Children’s Sites
[+] a. Collections of Web Sites
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[+] b. Reading and Stories
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[+] c. Learning Games & Activities
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PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/ Collection of learning games and activities for young children, from PBS such as Arthur, Clifford, Barney, Caillou, Mr. Rogers, Maya & Miguel. |
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PBS Kids Go! http://pbskids.org/go/ Collection of games and activities for older children, from PBS |
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Kids Space http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Fun stuff for kids |
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Fun Brain http://www.funbrain.com/ Games for k-12, online web books, and resources for parents and teachers. Developed by Pearson Education, Inc. |
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[+] d. Stars, Planets, and Space (children)
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[+] e. Nature (children)
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National Zoo http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Audiences/kids/ Kids section with pictures, games, virtual tours |
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San Diego Zoo http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/index.html Information about animals, games, crafts |
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ASPCA Animaland http://www.animaland.org/ Information about pet care, animal encyclopedia, Q&A about animals, recommended books |
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National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Children’s Butterfly Site http://mpin.nbii.gov/insects/kidsbutterfly/index.html Butterfly info, coloring books |
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Oakland Zoo http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html |
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Defenders of Wildlife, Kids Planet http://www.kidsplanet.org/ games and activities devoted to defending wildlife and protecting the environment |
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The Nutty Birdwatcher http://nuthatch.birdnature.com/ Information about birds, identification by color, song, behavior. |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium http://www.mbayaq.org/ online videos, activities, exhibits, and resources |
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[+] f. Mathematics
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[+] g. Geography and World Facts
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[+] h. American History
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[+] i. Science
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[+] j. Health
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