Internet Research
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Checklist of Internet Research Tips
An explanation of all the different ways to find information on the internet. Especially informative on the different types of search engines.
AOL@School: Research a Topic
AOL@School is a combination search engine/Web directory, specific to educational sites. It organizes links from other sites by subject and user and then redirects you to those pages.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to find answers to their questions online. Ask Jeeves for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions, such as "Why is the sky blue?" or "How do I make a cake?"
The Spider's Apprentice
A solid overview of search engines and the differences between the major search engines.
Learning Games to Change the World
A list of games with ethical component. Includes educational games such as Third world farmer and Darfur is Dying.
Cool Science News
Labspaces.net is a social network for the scientific community designed to spread scientific news, maintain and create friendships, and harbor collaboration through the internet.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster and its Homework Center have received national recognition for their reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.
Essentials of Music - Composers
This site has vast amounts of information about most great composers who have shaped the history of music. Offers biographies, pictures, and audio samples.
Bonus Links
Digital Story Telling
A world of resources, examples and training opportunities to inspire your own digital storytelling tales! Visit the storymaking steps, toolkits and galleries of digital stories designed to help jump start beginners.
Create 3D Worlds
StarLogo TNG is modeling and simulation software that can be freely downloaded from MIT. Using StarLogo students can create rich 3D worlds without the programming barriers that many other software environments have. The MIT website contains helpful programming tutorials.
Freewebs.com
Free webased web hosting and design software. * Simple, free, no coding required * Photos, videos, web stores, domains and more
