Library Media Center Resources and Links

Madison - Oneida School Library Systems Electronic Resources -

links to online catalog; Grolier Encyclopedia; newspaper, magazine, and health databases. http://www.moboces.org/cis/sls_reso.htm

Cider WebPac (Catalog for Informational Discovery and Educational Resources) - Online library catalog for the district and other districts in the area. See what books your school and others have for you to borrow! www.ciderpress.org/vvs.html

MID-YORK Library System - Online library catalog for the public libraries in the region. See what books and media are available through your public library system and reserve them online with your MidYork library card! http://midyork.org/

Search Engines - Search the Internet for web pages with information about any topic.

Copyright and Fair Use - Know what is allowed and what is not!

Teacher Resources Library Resources

Elementary Web Sites

Middle School Web Sites

High School Web Sites

Search Engines

Link	Description & URL
All the Web	Current links featuring real-time news http://www.alltheweb.com
Altavista	Full-text search engine useful when searching for specific topics. Great image library (when not filtered) http://www.altavista.com
Ask Jeeves	A kids search engine for a broad range of topics. http://www.ask.com
Dogpile	Metasearch engine which simultaneously searches multiple search engines. http://www.dogpile.com
HotBot	Drop-down menus provide search options for both basic and advanced searches. http://www.hotbot.com
Google	A top rated search engine with sorted results. http://www.google.com
KidsClick!	Very complete subject list. You can choose by the first letter of a subject. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Infoseek	Helpful tips selection on formulating queries. http://infoseek.go.com/
Internet Public Library	Offering Youth and Teen Resources, Reference Center and Searching Tools. http://www.ipl.org/
Lycos	Large and extensive coverage of the web. http://www.lycos.com/
Scirus	A science-only search engine http://www.scirus.com/
Yahoo	Hierarchically arranged topical directory: good for broad queries. http://yahoo.com
Yahooligans!	WWW links by subject. Searchable for kids.

Teacher Resources

AskERIC	Ask ERIC ( Educational Resources Information Center ) - Search the ERIC databases for educational articles, lesson plans, e-mail ERIC representatives to search for you, etc.. http://www.askeric.org/
Core Knowledge	Core Knowledge Foundation - Lesson plans, articles, and many other resources to help you use the Core Knowledge Sequence in your classroom and school. http://www.coreknowledge.org/
Gateway to Educational Materials	GEM - Cataloged lesson plans. Searchable by grade and subject areas. http://www.thegateway.org/
MOM	Madison Oneida Media Catalog - Book your AV materials on-line. http://media.moric.org/mom/
Model Schools	Model Schools Program - links to SED standards, Curriculum Committees web pages, MSP calendar, CLO software. http://www.modelschools.org/
SED	New York State Education Department http://www.nysed.gov/
DiscoverySchool	DiscoverySchool - A library of creative curriculum resources. http://school.discovery.com/
Rubistar	Rubistar - Create rubrics for your project-based learning activities. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Title 3	Title 3 Technology Literacy Grant - Teacher-created learning units tied to the NYS Learning Standards. Search by subject, grade level or standard. http://www.title3.org/

Library Resources

ALA Resources for Parents, Teens and Kids	http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
ALA - Caldecott Page	http://www.ala.org/content/NavigationMenu/ ALSC/Awards_and_Scholarships1/ Literary_and_Related_Awards/Caldecott_Medal/ Caldecott_Medal.htm
ALA - Newbery Page	http://www.ala.org/content/NavigationMenu/ ALSC/Awards_and_Scholarships1/ Literary_and_Related_Awards/Newbery_Medal/ Newbery_Medal.htm
American Library Association	http://www.ala.org/
CLRC	http://www.clrc.org/
Follett	http://www.titlewave.com/
Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature	http://www.slms-nyla.org/knick.html
Library of Congress	http://www.loc.gov/
L_MNET Archive	http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml
New York Library Association	http://www.nyla.org/
NYS Reading Association Awards	http://www.nysreading.org/awards/charlotte/charlotte.htm

Elementary Web Sites

QUICK LINKS

Ancient China	Ancient Egypt	Ancient Greece	Ancient Rome	Colonial America
Explorers	Indus River Valley	Math	Mesopotamia	Middle Ages
Revolutionary War	Science	Science Fair	Stone Age	Underground Railroad

Ancient China

http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html#BONES	Oracle bones and daily life in Ancient China
http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/g_huanghe.html	Huang He – Yellow River region
http://www.chineseastrologyonline.com/OracleBone.htm	Examples of oracle bones
http://departments.vassar.edu/~brvannor/translation.html	Oracle bone with translation
http://www.logoi.com/notes/chinese_origins.html	Origins of Chinese writing
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/cv/projects/china_thomas/ChineseTeacher.doc	How to write in ancient Chinese

Ancient Egypt

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/home.html	Ancient Egypt
http://www.mrdowling.com/604egypt.html	The gift of the Nile
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm	Ancient Egypt webquest
http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/index.html	Rossetta Stone
http://www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm	Clickable mummy
http://www.touregypt.net/kids/	Color Egypt – Just for kids
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/mummies.htm	Egyptian mummies – Smithsonian
http://www.interoz.com/egypt/gods.htm	Gods of ancient Egypt
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/tut1.htm	King Tut
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype= subject&keywords=egypt+(ancient)&title=Egypt+(Ancient)	KidsClick! Ancient Egypt
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype= subject&keywords=pyramids&title=Pyramids	KidsClick! Pyramids
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/hieronom.htm	Write your name in heiroglyphic
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/	The ancient Egypt site
http://touregypt.net/village/	The Pharaonic Village – an interactive site