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Online Learning Resources for Students’ Home Use 2005/2006 School Year SPPS Online Learning Resources Web Page http://connect.spps.org/resources The SPPS Online Learning Resources web page has access to many research databases and informational web sites that may be searched from home using a computer with Internet access. *Ethnic NewsWatch http://connect.spps.org/resources.html Click on the Ethnic NewsWatch link. Ethnic NewsWatch has full-text searchable articles taken from ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines and journals to provide a different viewpoint form the mainstream press. This database can be viewed in Spanish also. *Gale Virtual Reference Library http://connect.spps.org/resources.html Click on the Gale Virtual Reference Library link, Password= spps Gale Virtual Reference Library has a database of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources for High School students. *Grolier Online Encyclopedias and Reference Resources http://go.grolier.com. Username = spps, Password = home Encyclopedia Americana has a Browse database containing information about various subjects including the Arts, Society, Geography, Philosophy and Technology; Editors’ Picks includes research topics, Web sites and article links. The Journal is a searchable news database. Search the Profiles database for biographies. Multimedia Encyclopedia has articles to search, timelines, research starters and even quizzes and games. The New Book of Knowledge has a informative articles, maps and illustrations, facts and figures, projects and activities as well as a section for homework help that includes how to research, how to study and how to write. The New Book of Popular Science has resources for Science, Technology and Science News. Find Science questions and answers, get ideas for science projects or become a skywatcher. Lands and Peoples explores the world through its people, cultures, countries and current events. America the Beautiful is a state-by-state information center. Its main page has a map of the Unites States. Click on a state to begin learning about it’s history, geography, government, cities, culture and much more. Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea - Complete encyclopedia for Spanish speakers and Spanish-language students * SIRS Databases http://www.proquestk12.com Customer ID = research Password= home SIRS Researcher is a cross-topic database with searchable full-text articles, a dictionary and a thesaurus.This database is intended for Secondary Students. SIRS Discoverer is an Elementary student database of activities, biographies, maps, sports and other topics. *TeachingBook.net http://connect.spps.org/resources.html Click on the TeachingBook.net link. TeachingBooks.net features authors and illustrators; their books, their ideas and links to their personal web sites. *Atomic Learning http://www.atomiclearning.com Log-in = spps, Password = learning Atomic Learning provides tutorials for MS Word, Excel, AppleWorks, Mac OSX, and other applications. The tutorials are QuickTime movies that give step by step instructions for functions within the applications. *Subscription web sites provided by the Department of Education Technology for use by students, parents and staff in the Saint Paul Public School District. SPPS Department Of Educational Technology 7/26/05 Additional Onl ine Resources Gale Group (InfoTrac) http://connect.spps.org/resources.html Click on the Gale Group link. Password = elm4you Gale Group, a state funded resource, is divided into databases according to grade level and subject areas. Gale Group is also linked on this site by grade level. Kid’s Edition – K12 designed for K-6 students, provides articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books Junior Edition – K12 designed for junior high and middle school students, provides articles from magazines, newspapers and reference books. Student Edition – K12 designed for high school students, provides articles from magazines, newspapers and reference books. Junior Reference Collection is an all subject database for schools and libraries covering topics related to science, biographies, authors, multicultural subjects, people and places. Discovering Collection is a database of the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies. Kids InfoBits for Kindergarten through Grade 5, provides information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Informe provides a collection of Hispanic magazines with full text covering business, health, technology culture, current events and more. Also Spanish version. Professional Collection contains Full Text Periodicals for Professional Development including Arts and Humanities, Child and Adolescent Psychology and Development, Literature and Sports/Athletic Training. EBSCO Resource Databases http://connect.spps.org/resources.html Click on the EBSCO link. User ID = s9700271, Password = password Academic Search Premier – Spans nearly every area of academic study; offering information from as far back as 1975. Business Source Premier – 8,500+ business journals, 1,100+ business publication covering all subject areas relating to business. MasterFILE Premier – For the general interest with more than 350 full text reference books, 84,000+ biographies, 88,000+ primary source docs and an 107,135+ Image Collection. Regional Business News – Provides regional business coverage. African American Registry http://aaregistry.com/ A calendar-based series of accomplishments achieved by Black Americans in history. American Indian History and Culture http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/start.htm A Smithsonian Institution web site that provides Native American resource links including, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, a Tribal Museum Directory and Arctic Studies Center. The Digital Ride http://thedigitalride.com Provides students with an educational portal including the Pioneer Press and local TV channels Homework Helpers http://connect.spps.org/homework.html Need a little help with your homework? Try one of these sites. Word Central http://www.wordcentral.com Online dictionary for students by Merriam-Webster. Also includes pages for educators.
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