| Links From Mallette's Media |
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Library Delhi Central School District
This site links to research sources, databases, OPALs (On-Line Card Catalog), weather, news and more! |
Delaware Academy High School Library OPALs
The On-Line Card Catalog for the High School Library Media Center |
Delhi Middle School Library OPALS
The On-Line Card Catalog for the Middle School Library Media Center |
Delhi Elementary School OPALS
The On-Line Card Catalog for the Elementary School Library Media Center |
Delhi Schools Home Page
The Home Page of the Delhi Central School District |
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| Atlases |
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World Atlas
A geography website that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography, map and travel questions. |
Info Please Atlas
World Atlas & Map Library |
Atlapedia
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. |
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| Book Publishers |
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Harper Collins
A publishing company site with literature related games and activities. |
Scholastic
A publishing company site with literature related games and activities. |
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| Books and Literature |
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Authors and Illustrators
A great source of information about many writers and illustrators. |
American Folklore
This folklore site contains retellings of folktales, myths, legends, fairy tales, superstitions, weatherlore, and ghost stories from all over the Americas. |
Caldecott Awards
The Caldecott award is given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. |
Newbery Award
The Newbery award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. |
Charlotte Award
Named for the main character in E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, the award recognizes the authors and illustrators of such literature. |
Teen reads
Author Interviews and reading lists. |
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| Citations |
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Easybib
The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker. |
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| Databases |
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Gale Research/Infotrack
Health Reference Center, Business Resource Center, Twayne Author Series, New York Newspapers, National Newspaper Index, Opposing viewpoints |
Opposing Viewpoints
Articles which present different viewpoints on controversial topics. |
World Book Encyclopedia
World Book Encylopedia available online. Please see a member of the library staff for the Log-in ID and password. |
EBSCO Host
Database with access to Searchasaurus and Kids Search at the elementary level. Please see a member of the library staff for the Log-in ID and password. |
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| Educational Sites |
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America's Story From America's Library
Discover the stories of America's past from the Library of Congress. |
Cool Math For Kids
Cool math 4 kids is an amusement park of math and more - especially designed for fun, fun, FUN!
For prealgebra and up (ages 13-100), but elementary students like it, too! |
Ed Heads
Edheads provides free educational activities on the Web. |
Fun Brain
Educational site for students in grades K-8. Includes math, reading and games. |
Game Aquarium
Educational activities for various elementary grade levels |
PBS Kids
Play educational games, watch PBS KIDS shows and find activities like coloring and music. |
Room 108
Kids games, puzzles, and more |
Slime Kids
SlimeKids Book Trailers
Book Reviews
Authors
Search Engines
Reference
Games
Packed with book trailers and language arts-related games, School Library Media Kids is designed to provide an interactive learning experience to get students motivated to learn on their own! Students can choose from exceptional literacy-related resources such as author and book review websites as well as superb educational tools including reference works and search engines. |
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| Environmental Sites |
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Classroom Earth
Classroom Earth is an online resource designed to help high school teachers include environmental content in their daily lesson plans. |
Ecological Footprint
How BIG is Your Ecological Footprint? The Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates the amount of land and ocean area required to sustain your consumption patterns and absorb your wastes on an annual basis. |
EPA teaching Center
The US Environmental Protection Agency Teaching Center
Teacher-focused sit offers plenty of useful background information, lesson plans, and classroom activities for teaching about the environment. |
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| Newspapers |
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The Daily Star
Oneonta's Newspaper |
The Binghamton Press
A Newspaper from the Binghamton area. |
The Albany Times Union
One of the Newspapers from the Albany area |
Newseum
Through a special agreement with more than 800 newspapers worldwide, the Newseum displays these front pages each day on its website. The front pages are in their original, unedited form, and some may contain material that is deemed objectionable to some visitors. Discretion is advised. |
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| Online Book |
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Bembo's Zoo
An animal alphabet book where the letters move to form the animals! |
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| Reference Sites |
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Dictionary
Dictionary and thesaurus |
Quotations
A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature |
Biography
BIO's,TV, People, Games, and Born On This Day |
Internet Picture Dictionary
Search by word, letter, or category. |
Encyclopedia.com
Has more than 100 sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations. |
Wikipedia
The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. |
How Stuff Works
Explains thousands of topics, from engines to lock-picking to ESP, with video and illustrations so you can learn how everything works! |
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| Research Sources |
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infoplease
World Atlas and Map Library |
Fact Monster
Online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and homework help. |
Picture Dictionary
A picture dictionary that includes foreign languages |
Merriam-Webster
The Meriam-Webster Dictionary online. |
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| Science Sources |
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The Science Spot
Resource for educators and students. The Science Classroom and the Kid Zone are to make learning fun. |
Kids Planet
Play games and travel through the Web of Life while learning about wildlife and habitat. |
The Why Files
Well-researched, educational descriptions of the actual science behind current news stories. |
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| Search Engines |
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Bing
a search engine that finds and organizes the answers you need so you can make faster, more informed decisions. |
iTools
Internet Searching Tool: Contains Quick access to Internet tools
1) Search Tools - Find anything on the Web
2) Language Tools - Look up words or translate them
3) Research Tools - Find facts and theories about any subject
4) Financial Tools - Convert currency
5) Map Tools - See a map or get driving directions
6) Internet Tools - Use networking and web tools
7) Find People - Find people on the Internet |
Google
Internet Search Engine: Find Images Videos Maps News
or search the WEB |
Yahoo
Internet Search Engine: Find Images Videos Maps News or search the WEB |
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| Sites for Teachers |
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The Teacher Page from the Library of Congrss
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. |
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| Social Studies Research Sites (HS) |
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History.Com
Explore history, watch videos, play games and access articles on historical topics. |
World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. |
Geographia
World travel destinations, culture and history guide. |
American Memory
The home page for the American Memory Historical Collections from the Library of Congress. American Memory provides free access to historical images, maps, ... |
Eyewitness To History
Profiles of historical characters and events from ancient times to today, told with the images and words of those who lived it. |
This day in History
Discover what happened today in history. Read about major past events that happened today including special entries on crime, entertainment, and more. |
Anyday: Today In History
Historic Events & Birthdates that occurred on a SELECTED day of the year. |
Info Please Almanac
a free, authoritative, and respected reference for Internet users, ... Contains facts on all subjects including sports, ... |
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| Teacher Requested Sites (DES) |
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Hip Pocket Change (US Mint)
The US Mint's interactive official site for coin collecting kids. The history of coin minting and what new quarters are due to be minted. |
Math Is Fun
Math for elementary school students |
Math Fact Cafe
Math for elementary students |
Spelling Connections
Spelling games and more! |
Rock Hounds
Geology for upper elementary students. |
Starfall
Learn to Read |
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| Weather |
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The Weather Channel
Weather from the weather channel |
NOAA
Weather from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change
U.S. EPA Student's Guide to Global Climate Change ... Take a Climate Change Expedition |
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