• Connecting Faith & Politics (Minnesota Catholic Conference): To help Catholics prepare to vote, Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) has created a collection of resources, including specific information on Catholic social teaching, faithful citizenship, human dignity, and guidelines for parish and Church organizations.
  • Guided by Human Dignity: Voting with a Catholic Conscience
    • On Human Dignity: Minnesota Catholic Conference's Summary of the Declaration of Dignitas Infinita
  • Catholic Social Teaching
  • Faithful Citizenship: What Are My Voting Responsibilities as a Catholic?
  • Voting with a Catholic Conscience (The Catholic Spirit), August 19, 2024, Minnesota Catholic Conference. "We as Catholics are called to do vote with a focus on the dignity of the human person, recognizing that every person is made in the image and likeness of God. This fundamental belief is central to how we engage in public life, including how we vote.

School Crisis Guide:               Index

• Break the Cycle: leading national nonprofit organization working to provide comprehensive dating abuse prevention programs exclusively to young people.
  • Learn About Dating Violence: Dating violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors – usually a series of abusive behaviors over a course of time – used to exert power and control over a dating partner.
  • T.E.A.R. - Teens Experiencing Abusive Relationships. Run by teens for teens, TEAR's goal is to prevent dating abuse through education. We work to educate society about the complexities and seriousness of violent dating relationships.
• Helping children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting: American Psychological Association
  • Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting (American Psychological Association)
• Helpful Hints for School Emergency Management: Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Students and Teachers.
• Psychological First Aid for Teacher and Students: Listen, Protect, Connect – Model & Teach
  • After a Loved One Dies – how children grieve and how parents and other adults can support them (New York Life).
• Recovering From a Natural Disaster in College – A Student’s Guide for What to do on Campus: Figuring out what to do in the immediate aftermath of a disaster - earthquake, hurricane or flooding - is a challenge for anyone, but students living away from home from the first time may feel particularly vulnerable.
• SUPE: Substance Use Prevention Education. SUPE is one of the most comprehensive online drug education and prevention resource.
  • Parent's Guide to Fentanyl: Empowers parents to protect their children from the dangers of fentanyl and make informed decisions regarding substance use.
  • Protecting Children From Online Drug Dealers: Essential tools to safeguard children, including the "Emoji code" to identify online drug dealing, insights into the dark web, and other online safety measures.
• Telltale Symptoms Of Children Using Drugs: As drug abuse escalates across the country, it’s imperative that parents, educators, and healthcare providers be knowledgeable of the telltale signs and symptoms of drug abuse in children.

Cyber-Abuse, Anti-Bullying, Internet Safety:               Index

• FBI’s Safe Online Surfing (SOS) Internet Challenge: to help students navigate the web securely.…show that educators and caregivers also recognize the importance of teaching young people web literacy and safety.
• 5 Cyberthreat Tips for Business Email: No matter how diligent we are about cybersecurity, hackers are becoming more sophisticated and devious in how they trick people into clicking on things they shouldn’t – allowing them to penetrate networks and steal private records and money. Here are 5 tips for securing business email.
• The Anti-Bullying Guidebook: How to Recognize, Prevent, and Stop Bullying in School, at Work, and Online.
  • Bullying Awareness & Prevention Guide (LearnPsychology): Bullying is an age-old problem but with technology comes more ways for people to experience bullying. Learn about types of bullying, including cyberbullying, and ways to stop it.
  • Bullying in Schools: The Impact on Children and How You Can Help. Who are the victims of school bullying? According to the CDC, youth with disabilities, learning differences, sexual/gender identity differences or cultural differences are often most vulnerable to being bullied. Unfortunately, only about 20 to 30 percent of students who are bullied notify adults. That’s why it’s important to recognize the signs of bullying so you can intervene while positive outcomes are still possible.
  • How to Prevent Cyberbullying with Technology (Master's in Data Science). This resource gives information on what cyberbullying is and who is at risk, delves into how artificial intelligence can help combat cyberbullying, and provides tips and additional resources for educators, parents, and students to learn more.
  • Stop Bullying: created by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying. Stop Bullying Now!
  • Prevent Cyberbullying: Be Aware of What Your Kids are Doing Online.
  • The Bullying Business: Bullying has always been about singling people out and excluding them for their differences. – bullying is more pervasive (and invasive) than ever. To counter this, a number of community groups, national organizations, and entrepreneurs are working to not only give counseling to kids who are suffering from bullying, but to prevent bullying from occurring in the first place.
  • A Comprehensive Cyberbullying Guide for Parents
  • "Guide to Protecting Your Child From Bullying and Violence at School" by Judge Anthony P. Calisi (ret.). Bullying and school violence can occur on and off school property, and involve perpetrators, victims, and witnesses.
  • Guidance Targeting Harassment Outlines Local and Federal Responsibility (U.S. Dept. of Education): Explains educators' legal obligations to protect students from student-on-student racial and national origin harassment, sexual and gender-based harassment, and disability harassment.
  • How to Handle Bullying (InformEd)
  • Parents of the Social Media Generation Are Not OK: December 8, 2021 | CNN Business. "In interviews over the last month, nearly a dozen parents spoke with CNN Business about grappling with how to deal with teens who experience online harms such as bullying, body image issues and pressures to always be Liked."
    • Bark: The Best Comprehensive Parental Control Tool for Families. Bark’s affordable, award-winning dashboard proactively monitors text messages, YouTube, emails, and 30+ different social networks for potential safety concerns, so busy parents can save time and gain peace of mind.
  • The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet: "a guide for parents on how to keep children safe online, that covers how to safely introduce children to technology, and how to make sure they don't fall victim to cyberbullying or social media/ gaming addiction."
• Top 10 Secure Computing Tips - UC Berkeley Information and Security Policy
• 100 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft: "The Bureau of Justice Statistics claimed in 2012 that approximately 7% of people aged 16 or older were identity theft victims. Even worse, identity thieves target children too."
• Beginner's Guide to Internet Safety: 14 Tips for Being Safe Online
• A Complete Guide to Online Privacy in 2019: The Connection between Privacy and Security. Posted by Jay H Simmons
• Cybersecurity Knowledge Quiz: The Pew Research Center offers this ten question cybersecurity quiz that allows visitors to test their own knowledge of cybersecurity issues and see how their knowledge compares to 1,055 Pew research survey participants. After completing this multiple choice quiz, users can check the accuracy of their answers and learn more about a variety of cyber security issues.
  • Campus Guide to Internet Safety for College Students & Teens: "Research shows 55% of Americans ages 18 to 29 have experienced at least one type of data theft. Whether you’re a concerned parent, a teacher or a student yourself, get information on the best ways to keep personal information and identity safe online."
  • Online Safety For Kids: A Parent’s Guide To Protecting Children’s Privacy.
  • Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft & Fraud: A Guide For Millennials (Totally Money). This resource will provide you with advice on how to safeguard against potential invasions of your personal information. From understanding how you could be targeted, to strengthening your security measures, let’s find out everything you should be doing to protect yourself against attack.
  • Security and Your Phone: What Are the Risks and How to Stay Safe. “Most people think cybersecurity doesn't apply to phones, but this is outdated logic. When phones were first introduced, few hackers spent time targeting them. There simply weren't enough devices for it to be profitable, but now that everyone has a phone, hackers have upped their game. To make sure you're properly protected, we've put together this guide that outlines all the risks you face and how to keep you and your phone safe and secure.”
  • What the Public Knows About Cybersecurity: A majority of internet users can answer fewer than half the questions correctly on a difficult knowledge quiz about cybersecurity issues and concepts.
• Family Watchdog (National Sex Offender Registry): "Free national US search for registered sex offenders. Map registered sex offenders to see who lives in your area." The mission is to build a bilingual safety portal for awareness of nearby threats by providing accessible and accurate sex offender location information. Contains information from all states, and is updated on a daily basis to ensure that the information is as current as the states from which sex offender data is received.
• How to Use the Parental Controls on a Smartphone: Tips for limiting your child's smartphone use and reducing screen time on Android, Apple, and Samsung devices.
• Identity Theft Protection Guide: Keep Your Family Safe. Identity theft is what happens when someone’s personal information has been stolen for fraudulent purposes. A thief will obtain confidential information such as Social Security numbers, bank account information, phone numbers, addresses, and medical policies to open new fraudulent accounts or to access already existing accounts.
• Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe): Positive resources for parents, educators and policymakers who teach youths how to use new media devices and platforms in safe and healthy ways.
  • 8 Tips for Protecting Children and Teens Online: A Security Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Educators. Written by Carey Davis.
  • 17 Rules to Protect My Child Online – Internet Safety For Kids: More children than ever have access to the internet and online safety is incredibly important. We’ve compiled this useful guide with easy to follow advice for anyone concerned about internet safety for kids.
  • Children and Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?: When it comes to children…Their brains are still developing, and they are also learning a whole host of other skills vital for them to succeed in this world. Therefore, it's critical that we understand the risks of too much screen time, how much is too much, and what we can do to keep things reasonable.
  • Keeping Children Safe Online: General Online Safety Advice and Resources.
  • Life-Changing Ways to Keep Kids Safe from the Dangers of the Digital World: This article is a great starting point to help you understand how to keep your kids safe online.
  • Microsoft Digital Literacy Online Course: The goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.
  • Digital Citizenship and Safety Course (Google for Education/Teacher Center)
  • Enough Is Enough® (EIE): mission is to Make the Internet Safer for Children and Families. We stand for freedom of speech as defined by the Constitution of the United States; for a culture where all people are respected and valued; for a childhood with a protected period of innocence; for healthy sexuality; and for a society free from sexual exploitation.
  • Google’s Be Internet Awesome: teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence.
  • Guide to Keeping Children Safe Online: to keep children safe while they negotiate the many twists and turns of a life lived online.
  • Guide to Keeping Children Safe Online (A Good Read For Non-Techy Parents)
  • A Guide to Protecting Children’s Privacy Online: "Is it safe enough for children to be online?", "How can we, parents, keep our children out of danger on the network?"
  • How Can I Tell If a Website Is Safe? Look For These 5 Signs: A resource published by SiteLock that walks the reader through five things you should look for if you are uncertain of a website’s trustworthiness – including "https" URLs, privacy policies, contact information, trust seals, and signs of malware.
  • How to Set Parental Controls On All Your Devices: helps reduce the risk of your child viewing inappropriate content on the web. In addition to setting parental controls, it’s important to monitor your child’s internet activity and use age-appropriate settings on devices.
  • Internet Safety 101: an initiative of Enough Is Enough, whose mission is to make the Internet Safer for Children and Families.
  • Internet 101 Resources: Includes Internet Dangers, Internet Safety Rules 'N' Tools, Technology Tools & Solutions, Cybercrime Reporting
  • Internet Safety: How to Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online. Keeping your children and teens safe online becomes more challenging by the day.
  • Internet Safety Guidelines for Parents: Being internet safety savvy is somewhat of an importance.
  • Internet Safety Tips for Parents: Protect children from online exploitation.
  • OnGuardOnline.gov: Practical tips from the federal government (FTC, Justice Dept., Homeland Security, IRS, US Postal Inspection Service, Commerce Dept., SEC, FDIC, NCIS) and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
    • Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online. Parents can help reduce kids risks of socializing online by talking to them about making safe, responsible decisions.
  • Online Safety - Yahoo: Making smart choice online. Online safety skills for Families.
  • Parent Guide: How to Protect Children & Teenagers Online (CriticThoughts). The increase of cyberattacks have awakened parents of the need to take action for children’s online privacy. Read the child online protection guide to make your children safe online.
  • Parent's Guide to Internet Safety: "Children and teens today are more tech-savvy than ever, having grown up with the technology we've seen evolve so quickly over time. But even when your kids have as much technical know-how as adults, they don't yet have the experience and discernment necessary to keep them safe online."
  • Parents Guide to Protecting Kids Online: (20 ways to protect kids online).
  • A Parent’s Guide to Tackling Teen Technology Use: They grew up on Wi-Fi and touchscreens. We learned on floppy discs and dot-matrix printers. When kids begin to explore more than Dora and Webkinz online, parents struggle to stay on top of new technology, trends, and tracking what our kids do online.
  • Parent’s Guide to Facebook
  • Protecting Children’s Privacy Online – A Guide for Parents, Carers and Educators. It’s time to discuss online privacy with your kids.
  • Internet Safety for Kids: 17 Cyber Safety Experts Share Tips for Keeping Children Safe Online.
  • Safe Internet Browsing: Guide to Keeping Your Browsing Experience Safe & Secure
  • StaySafeOnline (National Cyber Security Alliance): to educate and therefore empower a digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology individuals use, the networks they connect to, and our shared digital assets.
    • E-Safety Guide: For Parents & Kids | To Keep Kids Safe Online. According to the Merton Safeguarding Children Board, e-safety refers to the protection of young individuals when they use gadgets and the Internet. Thus, it’s concerned not only with online activities but also with how children use their smartphones, tablets, and other devices.
    • I Want to Stay Safe Online: Learn about malware, botnets, spam, phishing, hacked accounts, with tips & resources.
    • I Want to Teach Online Safety: Learn about cybersecurity, cybersafety, cyberethics for primary grades, middle & high school, higher education, administrators with tips & resources.
  • UK Safer Internet Centre: e-safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe on the internet. Check out the Advice & Resources section.
  • Ultimate Parent's Guide to Internet Safety: When 97 percent of under 4s have used a mobile device at least once, it's clearly impractical to ban them from the net altogether.…However too much Internet use can also lead to a number of health and social problems.
  • What Is Doxxing (With Examples) and How Do You Avoid It: Doxxing involves researching the details of people’s lives. The purpose of this practice is either to expose that person to legal prosecution, to embarrass the victim, to draw criticism towards that person, or to cause them physical harm.
  • What Is Social Engineering? (KnowBe4): Social Engineering is the art of manipulating, influencing, or deceiving you in order to gain control over your computer system. The hacker might use the phone, email, snail mail or direct contact to gain illegal access. Phishing, spear phishing, and CEO Fraud are all examples.
  • WiredSafety.org: the world's largest Internet safety and help group. Provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. Helps victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. Also help for parents with issues, such as MySpace and cyberbullying.
• Parry Aftab, Esq., The Privacy Lawyer™: Managing cybercrime, privacy and cyber-abuse risks. Check out resource sections on Best Practices, CyberLaw, Internet Safety, Cyberbulling, and more.

• Free Credit & Debt Counseling for Active Duty Service Members
• Going Back to School After the Military: You know you’ve gained valuable skills and life experience during your military service, and you want to put those assets to good use in that next chapter. Now it’s time to take the next step.
• Guide to Financial Aid Programs for Military and Veterans: The Post-9/11 GI Bill offers federally funded education assistance to veterans and service members who served after Sept. 10, 2001.
  • Financial Aid for Veterans & Dependents: Scholarships, grants & tuition assistance for service members to attend school.
  • Grants for Veterans: provides comprehensive details on grants for veterans. These grants are given away for free, and they could help low income veterans with bills, mortgage, rent, housing, college, and medications. Please note that grants are only given for veterans who can prove financial difficulties.
• Higher Education Resources for Veterans and Their Families: More than 150 resources to help student veterans and their families overcome the challenges of higher education and career training.
• KinderCare proudly supports U.S. Military…has partnered with Child Care Aware® of America to offer fee assistance for eligible active duty military families and a solution to address their child care needs when care at an on-base Child Development Center (CDC) isn’t available.
• Nursing Career Guide for Veterans and Returning Service Members. As a veteran or ex-service member, the skills you developed in active service can help you become a great nurse.
• PATRIOTlink®: a free online resource database that includes thousands of programs tailored to the military and Veteran community. Users can search vetted, direct, cost-free services specific to their needs.
• Resources for Veteran Owned Businesses (Business.com): a guide for veteran entrepreneurs on how to successfully start a business.
• Veteran’s Guide to Online College Success: Helping veterans reach their academic goals with resources, tips & expert advice.
• Veteran Job Seekers: How to Transition from the Military to the Workforce. “Your transition from the military to the workforce should be simple. That’s why we found everything you’ll need in order to make that so.”
• Veterans/Ex-Servicemen News: The latest veterans and ex-servicemen research from prestigious universities and journals throughout the world.

Art and Music:               Index

• 14 Acrylic Painting Techniques Used by the Masters. Painting has proven to be one of the most marketable forms of art. While some of the oldest methods date back thousands of years, acrylic painting is a relatively recent innovation that originated within the last century.
• Art & Music - Lesson Corner: lesson plans and worksheets
• Bob Ross – ‘The Joy of Painting’: unofficial database for 'The Joy of Painting'. You can find a list of paintings Bob Ross has done on the show. There are currently 403 of the 403 episodes added to this website. All linked episodes are available on the official Bob Ross YouTube channel.
• Color Theory Tutorial Color theory has been worked on by a number of individuals over the years, and those with an interest in the field include artists, scientists, and of course, interior designers. Visitors can learn about the basics of color, complementary colors, and concepts such as contrast, dominance, proportion, and intensity.
  • Basic Color Code
  • Color Chart Pickers
• Guitar Chords 365: Learn to play the guitar. All the Guitar Chords are organized by family and in Alphabetic Order so that you can find the Chord you are looking for easily! These are the most popular guitar chords that most beginners start with. Click on the family and then the name of the guitar chord to see to play the chord!
  • Chordbook: sinteractive guitar chords resource. Includes guitar chords | guitar scales | guitar tuner.
  • Chordie.com: Guitar chords and guitar tablature made easy. Chordie is a search engine for finding guitar chords and guitar tabs.
  • 5 Cool Websites With Guitar Tuning Tones
  • Four Easy Songs to Learn on Guitar: Beginner Guitar HQ by guitarists for guitarists.
• Google Cultural Institute: Discover exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world. Explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail, from hidden gems to masterpieces.
  • LIFE Photo Archive: Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA): over 400,000 images available for free download for non-commercial use as a part of its Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative.
• Italian Renaissance Learning Resources: Visually stunning and freely available, this resource from the National Gallery of Art offers readers eight unique units that elucidate the textures, themes, and context of Italian Renaissance artists. Here readers will find thematic essays, more than 300 breathtaking images, 300+ glossary terms, and 42 primary source texts.
• Musopen: non-profit intent on providing classical music resources and educational materials online. On the site, readers will find recordings, sheet music, and even textbooks free of charge. One may click either Music Catalog, Sheet Music, or Music Education to begin scouting the site.
• OnMusic Dictionary: Search for musical term or composer
• The Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE): Library of Congress: The PAE provides information about the Library's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet music, audio recordings, films, photographs, and other materials.
• Stradivari Quartet 1963-1996 recordings now available online in Iowa Digital Library (The University of Iowa Libraries). Forty-four years after its first public performance, the Stradivari String Quartet now has audio recordings from 1963-1996 publicly available in the Iowa Digital Library.

Communications, Journalism and Media:               Index

• The 10 Essential Principles and Practices of Journalism (The Elements of Journalism) by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel.
• Accountable Journalism: more than 400 searchable codes of ethics from media outlets around the world. According to the site, "it is important to recognize the value of media codes not just for traditional reporters, but for anyone using the mass social media tools and who are regularly committing acts of journalism."
• AllYouCanRead: the largest database of magazines and newspapers on the Internet, with listings for about 25,000 magazines, newspapers and top news sites from all over the world.
• American Cinema (Annenberg Media group): Teaching creative thinking through American film. Produced by the New York Center for Visual History along with KCET/Los Angeles and the BBC, this thirteen-part series contains 10 one-hour and 3 half-hour video programs. Visitors will need to register to watch the programs, but after doing so they can watch all of them in their entirety, and they may also view special extras, like the classroom exercise "Writing a Scene."
  • Reel Classics: dedicated exclusively to Classic Movies and the stars. You'll find pictures and information on movies and musicals as well as biographies and pictures of the actors and actresses. Not to be left out, the Movie Makers section features the directors, producers, costume designers, choreographers and other support artists and, of course, the studios.
  • Black and White Movies: Mostly public domain films with expired copyright. A large collection of classic old movies from the 1920’s up to the 1970’s. Movies are categorized into different genres such as Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, War, and more.
  • Movieguide - The Family Guide to Movie Reviews: "Movie reviews from a Christian perspective. The Christian family guide to movies and entertainment."
• The Art of the Commencement Speech, an Archive: Index of Outstanding Speeches from 1936 onward.
• Business Journalism Created by the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University. Include instructional materials, including tutorials on how to cover financial markets and understanding financial markets.
• Butterick's Practical Typography: offers sage and thoughtful advice about how typography can be used to enhance and illuminate good prose. Look over the "Typography in Ten Minutes" area to get a sense of some bedrock principles introduced in the work. For those with more time, the complete work is also available here, along with a Summary of Key Rules and the all-important Why Typography Matters area.
• The Center for Social Media Impact (American University's School of Communication): We investigate, showcase and set standards for socially engaged media-making. We organize conferences, publish research, create codes of best practices, and incubate media strategies.
  • Code of Best Practices in Fair Use: Center for Social Media (American University's School of Communication)
  • Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video: This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances.
• Columbia Journalism Review: to encourage excellence in journalism in the service of a free society.
• Communications Skill Articles - Impact Communications, Inc. If you move your mouse over the button titled "Articles" you will see a drop down menu – the left column of articles is about Presentation Communication Skills and the articles in right column are about Telephone Communication Skills. Click on any year and you will see the articles written in that year.
• CyberJournalist.net: "premier news and resource site about how the digital technology is transforming the media."…"Offers tips, news and commentary about the future of media, social media, mobile trends, innovation in media, online journalism and digital storytelling."
• Editor & Publisher: America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry
• The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles.
• Folkstreams: To say that finding certain obscure documentaries can be difficult is quite an understatement. Fortunately, finding documentary films about American folk or roots culture just got much easier, courtesy of the good people at Folkstreams.net. On this website, visitors can view dozens of very compelling documentaries.
• Guidelines for Newsrooms and Journalists Working with Eyewitness Media. Created by First Draft Coalition members.
  • One-sheet Photo Verification Guide and One-sheet Video Verification Guide
• "How The Pros Do It: Avoiding Embarrassment & Delivering Perfect Presentations" (MakeUseof.com). Public speaking and presentations is an art. So what makes the perfect presentation? Well, there isn't just one thing that you must do, but a collaboration of things.
  • 10 Helpful Online Resources for Improving Public Speaking Skills: Articles, videos, and podcasts that provide tips and advice to help you reduce your anxiety and become a better presenter, gathered together by the Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame.
  • 15 Super Actionable Public Speaking Tips That Will Make You a Better Speaker Today.
• kdmcBerkeley (The Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism) offers multimedia workshops to career journalists, communication professionals and higher education. Our hands-on training in digital media includes workshops in data visualization, multimedia content production to the web, and social media with a focus on storytelling, technology and innovation – Tutorials.
• Media College educational resource for all forms of electronic media. Topics include video & television production, audio work, photography, graphics, web design and more. There are a number of free downloads, including a "Talent Release Form" and "US Copyright Application Form PA," under Downloads > Forms in the link at the top of the page.
• Media Education - A Kit for Teachers, Students, Parents and Professionals. It proposes a prototype of media education curriculum for the basic qualification of secondary school teachers, but it also extends to adults outside the school system, be they parent, media professional or decision-maker. In addition to a teachers’ manual and accompanying students’ handbook, the kit also contains a manual for parents as well as a handbook on ethical relations with professionals and one on internet literacy.
• News Writing (Annenberg Media): A video instructional series on writing and reporting for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 15 half-hour video programs and coordinated books.
• Nido Qubein Resource Center: Free Articles on "How to be an Effective Communicator," "How To Write Effectively," "The Art of Persuasion," and more.
• Pew Center for Civic Journalism
• Poynter Online: Everything you need to know to be a better journalist.
• Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency: Guidance for journalists who are ready to learn how to transform themselves into multimedia journalists. This series should demystify many of the new options for storytelling that have been made possible by digital tools.
• Reuters: Handbook of Journalism. This handbook is not intended as a collection of "rules". Beyond the obvious, such as the cardinal sin of plagiarism, the dishonesty of fabrication or the immorality of bribe-taking, journalism is a profession that has to be governed by ethical guiding principles rather than by rigid rules.
• "Teaching the Ethics of Communications in a Catholic University": Msgr. Paul Tighe, at Minuto de Dios University, Columbia, Oct. 8, 2009.
• Tips for Becoming a Better Writer – Australian College of Journalism.
• 'Today's Front Pages: Newseum: an online presentation with more than 800 newspapers worldwide. "The Newseum features seven levels of galleries, theaters, retail spaces and visitor services. It offers a unique environment that takes museum-goers behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made."
• TV News Archive Search the closed captioning text of over 350,000 TV news broadcasts since 2009. CNN, Fox New’s and MSNBC’s broadcast schedule in its entirety is backed up here, as is every major network’s nightly news programs and news magazines. Even The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are completely searchable on this single site – just type a term and if it shows up in the closed captioning records, you’ll see a video, instantly.
• Vimeo Video School: Online Learning Resource For Beginner Filmmakers. Learn how to make better videos with lessons and tutorials.
• Who Owns Photos and Videos Posted on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? Law Offices of Craig Delsack, LLC | New York, NYC. You may be shocked to find out that once you post pictures on the Internet – perhaps on Facebook or Twitter (using Twitpic), or some other social network or photo-sharing site, that although you still "own" the photograph, you grant the social media sites a license to use your photograph anyway they see fit for free AND you grant them the right to let others use you picture as well! This means that not only can Twitter, Twitpic and Facebook make money from the photograph or video (otherwise, a copyright violation), but these sites are making commercial gain by licensing these images, which contains the likeness of the person in the photo or video (otherwise, a violation of their "rights of publicity").

Education:               Index

• Teach.com: a comprehensive educational web resource dedicated to discovering, discussing and encouraging great teaching around the world.
  • Classroom Management (Scholastic): a Collection of Resources for Teachers. Those who are early in their teaching careers may especially appreciate this collection of classroom management resources, but experienced teachers may also find some new ideas here.
  • PBS Newshour – Teachers' Lounge: thoughtful essays from educators about a variety of classroom issues, including reflections on how to best teach current events, analysis of issues affecting contemporary youths, and notes about teaching in different settings around the world.
• Common Core Lesson Plans (FormSwift): Math, Science & English Lesson Plans. All three lesson plan templates are free to customize and download - no account sign-up is necessary. The enactment of The Common Core State Standards in forty-four states and Washington D.C. has changed the educational landscape of primary and secondary education in the United States. Our Common Core-aligned lesson plans are designed to help teachers and educational professionals adapt quickly to The Common Core State Standards.
• "A Comprehensive Approach to Character Building in Catholic Schools" by Thomas Lickona. How can Catholic schools help to develop, in both students and staff, the character of Christ.
• Crash Course: the gold standard of educational videos. The production quality of its animations is amazing, and the topics range from economics, to astronomy, and from the U.S. Government, to World History, and more! These videos are legitimate educational materials used in schools all over the United States – and for good reason. They’re well-made, they’re insightful, they’re interesting, and best of all, they’re fun.
• Early Childhood Education: Effective teaching practices in center-based settings with 3- to 5-year-old children who are not yet in kindergarten: teaching phonological awareness and using interactive and dialogic reading. Find tools and templates you can use (Department of Education).
• Early Math Counts (The University of Illinois Chicago’s College of Education): Free online resources designed to help foster the development of early math skills in children.
• Early Science Matters (The University of Illinois Chicago’s College of Education): Laying the foundation for a lifetime of discovery. Free online resources designed to help you foster the development of early science skills in children.
• EasyTeacherWorksheets: a super helpful free resource website for teachers, parents, tutors, students, and homeschoolers. Worksheets By Topics: Math, Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Holidays, Teacher Printable.
• The Education Directory for Children With Special Needs: provides military families (and non-military families) with children with special needs the information they need to make informed assignment decisions and easier transitions.
• EDSITEment (The National Endowment for the Humanities): The Best of the Humanities on the Web.
  • Lesson Plans: Explore the library of humanities lesson plans by subject, theme, and grade level. Find Art & Culture lessons on anthropology, art history, folklore, mythology, religion, and more Foreign Language lessons on languages and the cultures of which they are a part; History & Social Studies lessons on American (including our popular AP U.S. History index) and World History, civics, government and society; and Literature & Language Arts lessons on great writing and great literary works throughout the ages.
  • Student Resources: interactive activities that can be used to support related lesson plans or as standalone activities in the classroom. Browse the library of student resources by grade level or subject area below.
• ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center: An internet-based digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature indexed from 1966 to the present.
• NY Times: the Learning Network Blog – Lesson Plans. Readers will find a compilation of blog entries and articles specifically created to assist instructors as they facilitate student discussion. Instructional items include lessons plans, syllabi, short videos, discussion questions, and other powerful teaching resources.
• Pedagogy Unbound Educational Technology: launched in 2013 by David Gooblar in order to provide a space for college instructors to discuss and share ideas about curriculum, instruction, and pedagogy in higher education.
• Practical Prof: Readers will find sections on Preparing to Teach, Teaching Nuts & Bolts, Observation & Feedback, Assessment, and Learners in Difficulty. Many of these resources can be used by professionals in any field. For instance, under the Observations & Feedback page, readers will find excellent tips, such as making feedback descriptive, specific, balanced, well timed, limited, and possible to implement.
• ReadWriteThink: provides educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
• Resources Toolkit for New Teachers: The first several years, as new teachers begin to master their field, can be an overwhelming series of fits and starts, trial and error. This list of resources, compiled by the team at Edutopia, can be a helpful aid for both new educators and more experienced teachers looking for assistance with classroom management, working with parents, lesson planning, and more.
• Scholastic for Teachers – Where Teachers Come First: Includes resources & tools, strategies & ideas, student activities, books & authors.
• Stop Bullying: created by the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS). Provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying. Stop Bullying Now!
  • Guidance Targeting Harassment Outlines Local and Federal Responsibility (U.S. Dept. of Education): Explains educators' legal obligations to protect students from student-on-student racial and national origin harassment, sexual and gender-based harassment, and disability harassment.
  • How to Handle Bullying (InformEd)
• SweetSearch: search engine designed for students. Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by research experts.
  • SweetSites collections - Dulcinea Media: Search engines designed for students, librarians and teachers, organized by subject and academic level.
• Teach With Movies: the premiere site on the Internet showing teachers how to create lesson plans using movies and film - TeachWithMovies is now Free for everyone. In addition, teachers in public and non-profit schools may copy TWM curriculum materials for use in their classrooms. Parents may copy TWM curriculum materials for use in educating their children.
• Teacher.org: a website for teachers by teachers. Since great educators are always needed, we aim to continuously inform and encourage aspiring and current teachers. Check out the Resources tab for FAQs and lesson plans.
• Teaching Resource Center – University of Virginia: Dedicated to "committed conversation about teaching at all levels and in all academic disciplines."

English and Grammar:               Index

• Business Writer’s Free Library: The helpful resources offered here are divided into several sections, including "General Resources and Advice", "Basic Writing Skills", and "Basic Composition Skills". One other section is worth noting as well, and this is the section titled "Some Types of Correspondence". Includes sample memos, meeting minutes, and procedures for composing effective business emails.
• BusyTeacher: browse our database of 16,831 free printable worksheets and lesson plans for teaching English. No matter if you teach kids or adults, beginners or advanced students…
• "Common Errors in English Usage" by Paul Brians (Emeritus Professor of English Washington State University): This is not a site dealing with grammar in general. Here we’re concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers.
• Commonly Confused Words: Language reference content from Oxford Dictionaries.
  • Commonly Confused Words - Frequently Misspelled Words: Internet Accuracy Project.
  • Confusing Words: Learn English online with Confusing Words - Your Free Resources to Better English.
• "Communication: Have We Lost the Art of Conversation?" by Aaron Crowther
  • "Social Media and Email: The Lost Art of Communication and Conversation" by Sue Scheff.
  • "Saving the Lost Art of Conversation" The Atlantic, by Megan Garber, January/February 2014
  • "We're So Addicted to Text and Email We're Losing the Delicate Art of Conversation" by Catherine Blyth, November 10, 2008
  • "Have We Lost the Art of Communicating in Person?" by Barbara Mannino Published January 16, 2013.
  • "Fighting for the 'Lost Art of Conversation'" BBC News, 2 July 2014.
  • "Are We Losing The Art Of Face-To-Face Communication?" by Alex Hunte, 12/12/2016 16:13
  • "My Students Don't Know How to Have a Conversation" by Paul Barnwell, April 22, 2014.
• English-Daily: Free resources for learning English online - free exercises, idioms, common abbreviations, slang, proverbs and much more.
• English Verb Conjugation: Conjugation is the regular arrangement of the forms of the verb in the various voices…conjugates 15,000 verbs in the affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms, with all tenses and persons. There are popular conjugated verbs on the front page, too (along with some verbs generally regarded as rude - watch your filters.)
• English & Writing: LessonCorner.com: lesson plans and worksheets
• ESL Tools & Resources (UsingEnglish.com) a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Browse our grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and find useful links and information on English.
  • ALLESL: A team of ESL teachers from Japan, South Korea and China who built this website to provide students and teachers the basics for English language learning and teaching. This includes: Geography, Grammar, Pronunciation, Speaking, Teaching, Vocabulary, Writing, Worksheets.
  • Basic English Speaking Lessons– your free go-to resource to improve English speaking skills: Includes Basic English Grammar, Common English Expressions, Common Sentence Patterns, Daily English Conversation by Topic.
    • 102 Common English Idioms with Meaning and Examples: Sometimes, during a conversation with your native American friends, even though you are translating every single word to your mother tongue, you have no idea what your friends are talking about.
  • Cambridge English: Resources for Teachers. For teachers of English as a Second Language, the Cambridge English offers resources based on the organization's 100-plus years of helping English language learners..any ESL teacher will find helpful tips in the many free sample papers, lesson plans, teacher guides, and videos.
  • EF Standard English Test (EFSET): An online free English proficiency test to the same standards as the TOEFL and IELTS exams. An excellent practice resource for students looking to pass their language proficiency exams, or find an accurate measure of their current English level.
  • English Language Reference includes definitions of English grammar terms, irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms. Also includes links to online dictionaries.
  • Nonstopenglish.com: a FREE English as a Second language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) activity website. You can practice English language with our online interactive exercises.
• Grammar Book (The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation). #1 Source for Grammar and Punctuation Answers. Learn all about who and whom, affect and effect, subjects and verbs, adjectives and adverbs, commas, semicolons, quotation marks, and much more.
  • English Grammar lessons – Khan Academy:  Topics covered in this lesson include the parts of speech and punctuation, syntax, usage, and style.
  • Free Online Grammar Checker: Use the best grammar checker online to improve word usage, tense, and punctuation for any English text.
  • Guide To Grammar and Punctuation – With 20 Resources To Help You Hone Your Skill. Here is a compilation of some of the most common mistakes people make every day when it comes to English mechanics, along with some tips for getting it right.
  • Grammica: Our grammar checker provides you free spelling and sentence check service. It provides free online grammar check, paraphrasing, proofreading services.
  • Grammar Cheatsheet for Bloggers: A quick reference for the everyday mistakes a blogger or someone writing for the web might make, as opposed to trying to cover every single grammar rule.
  • Grammar Check - Free Online Grammar Checker: Even in these days of text-speak, thoughts dashed off in 120 characters and casual blogging, grammar and spelling still count. Many times it is the ideas expressed in articles and blog posts that are important, but poor grammar can mean poor communication.
  • Grammar Checker: free online grammar check tool. Use spell check, grammar check, and find contextual mistakes in sentences for 28 different languages.
  • Grammar Guides: An annotated collection of grammar and writing resources from around the web.'
  • Best Free Grammar Resources (MakeUseOf.com): Great free grammar guides that can help you brush up on your grammar rules.
  • Grammar & Usage - Oxford Dictionaries: Critical ingredients to good writing are spelling, grammar, and correct use of words. Covers CVs and Job Applications, Commonly Misspelled Words, Grammar and Spelling Tips, Letter Writing.
  • The Grammarist: English language resource that covers a broad spectrum of grammar topics including typical English mistakes and proper usage, tricky and easily confused words and phrases, archaisms, spelling, parts of speech and style. Scroll to bottom of page for more grammar resources.
  • Guide to Grammar and Style (Jack Lynch): Last revised 9 January 2008. Plagiarism | What-Why-How to Cite.
  • The Short and Concise Grammar Guide: "There’s a large variety of grammar guides that are available to lead us through our writing process. Below you’ll find a helpful list of resources that will help you through your journey with grammar."
  • Writing Center (Pasco-Hernando State College): Brief explanations of the rules of grammar such as how to use commas and apostrophes under the Grammar section. The section on Writing reviews organization and development of content of an academic essay. The section on Research covers finding and evaluating sources (Critical Analysis) and the various types of sources for writing a research paper. The MLA and APA sections give the basic rules of these citation systems to avoid plagiarism. Each section has exercises to help reinforce learning.
• Howjsay.com: A free online Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation. There are currently 164204 entries in the dictionary.
• How to Improve English - Free Resources (EnglishGrammarExercise.com): Contains tips on improving English, help with English grammar, punctuation rules, common mistakes non-native English speakers usually make, English exercises to test your language skills.
  • Spoken English Blog: Provides animated diagrams, links, games, and advice to help students improve their spoken English. Created by an English teacher working in Vietnam and so made the site in response to common problems students face, particularly with pronunciation.
• How To Write A Great Lede When Writing For The Web
• Idiom Site: An idiom is 'a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a particular language.' You'll find an alphabetic list of origins of the most common sayings, sayings like 'absence makes the heart grow fonder,' 'go the extra mile'. This is a great resource for speeches as well as common knowledge, trivia and such.
  • Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms (TheFreeDictionary.com): Explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use them with confidence.…Full-sentence examples show how idioms are really used.
  • Eponyms, List of (Wikipedia): An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) from whom something is said to take its name. The word is back-formed from "eponymous", from the Greek "eponymos" meaning "giving name."
  • Oxymorons.info: "An Oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words, such as 'Cruel Kindness' or 'Jumbo Shrimp' (Jumbo means 'large' while Shrimp means 'small'). It is a literary figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words, terms, phrases or ideas are combined to create a rhetorical effect by paradoxical means."
• Learning English - BBC: Offers help in the form of "Words in the News", "Quizzes", videos via YouTube, and English "makeovers" in "General and Business English". "Words in the News", "The Teacher", and "Keep Your English Up to Date" help learners with their "Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation".
• MiddleWeb: Web resources, book reviews, and interesting blog posts to share with educators, parents, youth workers and others engaged with teaching and learning in grades four through eight.
• One Stop English - Resources for Teaching English: With over 6,500 resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards, One Stop English is the world’s number one resource site for English language teachers.
• Online Etymology Dictionary: Provides details on the meanings and sounds of words dating back many, many years.
• Rhyme Zone: Enter the word that you want to rhyme with, click Search, and see your results.
• Spell It!—the Scripps National Spelling Bee study site created in cooperation with Merriam-Webster. The site focuses on the official list of about 1150 words, divided into sections by language of origin. Note the "Word From" section in left column.
• Synonym-Finder: Dictionary of Synonyms Online. Speak and write with confidence. To help you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently, incessantly, etc.… Note links at top of page to search for Antonyms and Definitions.
• Teachers & Writers Magazine - Teaching Creative Writing, Educating the Imagination: Online periodical published by the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, a group that "seeks to educate the imagination" through publications, workshops, and other literary arts resources. Visitoremay scout the Essays & Articles, which are professionally composed and tend to focus on the intersection between literary creation and imaginative education. The Student Writing section is chock full of student essays, poems, and stories from around the country.
• VocabTest - the place for SAT Vocabulary Tests: Series of English tests for all levels divided by grade, from Middle School to AP Senior. Select a level and take a test. It will tell you whether you are right or wrong and in the end, provide you with an explanation of the words and your average score compared to other students.
  • Major Tests a large collection of prep tests for the SAT, GRE, GMAT covering math, verbal critical reading, and writing. As well, there is a word list with over 1500 essential words to build your vocabulary.
  • SAT Vocabulary Essential Words: An essential core vocabulary of 1000 words to help you nail your SAT exam. Check out how well you remember these essential words.
  • Varsity Tutors Practice Tests: a comprehensive suite of completely free practice tests, flashcards, and questions of the day for standardized tests and academic subjects of all levels – ACT, AP, CLEP, GED, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, SAT and other levels.
  • Vocabulary Spelling City: free spelling tool that makes teaching spelling exciting. With online spelling games, spelling reviews, and spelling quizzes, your students will learn those weekly spelling words with unprecedented enthusiasm.
• Web English Teacher: the best of K-12 English Language Arts teaching resources: AP & IB, Children's Literature, ENL/ESL, Grammar, Journalism, Literature (Prose), Media, Mythology/Folklore, Poetry, Reading/Literacy, Speech, Study Guides, Technology Integration, Vocabulary, Writing.
• Word Buff: Word Lists, Vocabulary & Spelling Tips; Memory Techniques & Word Game Strategies.

       Literacy:               Index

• Center for the Book (Library of Congress): presents a sampling of suggested books that will spark imagination and transport readers to new and exciting places.
  • Books That Shaped America
• Free Reading: an "open source" instructional program that helps teachers teach early reading. Because it's open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers. It's designed to contain a scope and sequence of activities that can support and supplement a typical "core" or "basal" program.
• Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices (Institute of Education Science-U.S. Department of Education). This guide presents strategies that classroom teachers and specialists can use to increase the reading ability of adolescent students. The recommendations aim to help students gain more from their reading tasks, improve their motivation for and engagement in the learning process, and assist struggling readers who may need intensive and individualized attention.
• International Reading Association: Web Resources for the Literacy Community
  • ReadWriteThink: Classroom Resources - lessons, interactives, calendar activities, and more.

       Literature and Reading:                Index

• "Acres of Diamonds" by Russell Conwell. Not only one of the greatest models of effective speech ever delivered, but it also contains the philosophy of a lifetime.
  • "Acres of Diamonds" by Russell Conwell: American Rhetoric's Top 100 Speeches.
• Aesop's Fables: online collection includes a total of 655+ Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed.
  • Aesop's Fables: This famous Book of Fables, which are always referred to as Aesop's Fables, date back to the 5th Century BC.
• The American Chesterton Society (ACS): promotes interest in G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), one of the 20th century's greatest writers. One of the most quoted writers in the English language, yet one of the least studied, G.K. Chesterton foresaw and wrote about the issues we struggle with today: social injustice, the culture of death, the decline of the arts, assaults on religion, and attacks on the family and on the dignity of the human person.
  • Chesterton, G.K. books: free and available as PDFs, in English and Spanish. These books are available by the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture.
  • Chesterton, G.K.: Internet resources.
• Best Poems Encyclopedia: hundreds of the most famous poems ever written in the world – American Poems, African-American, English, Canadian, Australian & NZ, Indian & Urdu, French, Irish, Arab Poetry, Spanish, Italian, World Poems. Browse Poems by Topics.
  • Family Friend Poems: showcases some of the best poems written by ordinary people about the subjects of family and friends. The life circumstances, relationships, and emotions which they write about express feelings which we all can share, including poems on death and grieving.
  • Guest, Edgar A. poems: selection from the Collected Works of Edgar A. Guest.
  • "In Search of Silence" by Chris Roe. A sample selection of Poems and Prints.
  • Poetry Resources (Library of Congress): A comprehensive guide to locating poetry resources available on the Library of Congress's Web site.
  • Love Poems: dedicated to the poetry lovers. Features Romantic Love Poems, Friendship Poems, Love Quotes, Love Stories and Letters. Enjoy the best love poems, inspirational poetry and more.
• BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature and Books. Developed by the library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, for the purpose of categorizing and suggesting children's books. If you're looking for a particular subject, the 'Find A Book' section has the reviews grouped into various categories such as Adventure, Classics all the way through Scary literature.
• Books and Authors in Your Classroom (Scholastic.com)
• Bookshare: Accessible books and periodicals for readers with print disabilities: Free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities. Student memberships are currently funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
• The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in 18 volumes. Considered the most important work of literary history and criticism ever published, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.
• The Center for the Book (Library of Congress): to promote reading, literacy and libraries. The website offers a great many "Resources" on the menu on the left side of any page. "Educators and Parents" section visitors can find wonderful lesson plans, exhibitions, and online activities.
• Children’s Books: About.com’s Children’s Books Expert, has sifted through the wide world of children’s literature to bring you an ever-changing series of recommendations, reviews, links, activities, and blog posts.
• Classic Reader: Read Free Classic Books Online. Where you can read, search, and annotate great works of literature by authors such as Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and many others. The collection 'currently contains 3463 works of literature (including 1998 short stories) by 342 authors.' Access to the content is available by author, by title, by category, e.g. fiction, children's literature, short stories, poetry, etc.
• DanteLab: A customizable, digital workspace for scholarly analysis of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Contains "edited and digitized entire texts of more than 75 commentaries to the Divine Comedy," written between the 14th century and the 21st century…New users should begin by visiting the Help section, where they will find tutorials on using, customizing, and citing the Reader. This section also offers several suggestions of Teaching Scenarios for students and scholars at various levels which may be helpful to educators interested in using Dante Lab with their students.
• Dickens, Charles Page: dedicated to bringing the genius of Dickens to a new generation of readers. Dickens was 19th century London personified, he survived its mean streets as a child and, largely self-educated, possessed the genius to become the greatest writer of his age.
• William Faulkner at Virginia – An Audio Archive: Listen in on William Faulkner’s sessions with audiences at the University of Virginia in 1957 and 1958, during his two terms as UVA’s first Writer-in-Residence. Under CONTEXTS you’ll find an introduction to this archive as well as essays, news articles, photographs and other materials to provide backgrounds to the writer, the times and the place.
• "The Golden Legend (Aurea Legenda)": Medieval Sourcebook. "The Golden Legend" by Jacobus de Voragine, writing about 1260, achieved dominance in later western hagiographical literature – about 900 manuscripts of his Golden Legend survive. From 1470 to 1530 it was also the most often printed book in Europe.…the Medieval Sourcebook makes available the full text of the seven volume edition published by Temple Classics in 1900. That was based on an older English translation by William Caxton, but with a text modernized by F.S. Ellis. Any notes in [square brackets] were added for this e-text.
• GradeSaver: Staffed by Harvard-educated editors and researchers, the site offers services ranging from essay-writing tips to professional editing of your grammatically-challenged work.
  • ClassicNotes - Study Guides and Literature Essays: offered for free by GradeSaver on novels, plays, poems and films…Each study guide includes essays, an in-depth chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quiz. Study guides are available in PDF format.
  • Jiffynotes: FREE study guides that focus on literary analysis. Includes study guides that are concise and accurate to better understand classic and contemporary Literature.
  • LitCharts: Literature Review Examples to Help You Study Fast. Includes Background Info, Plot Summary, Character Study, Theme, Summary & Analysis, Theme Tracker.
  • SparkNotes: study guides to help students learn and practice basic skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals. Each guide contains thorough summaries and insightful critical analysis of a nearly endless range of subjects including English literature, Shakespeare, History and Math and Science.
• International Children’s Digital Library Foundation: to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community–children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas—by making the best in children's literature available online.
• The Internet Classics Archive: Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since 1994.
• The Irish Playography: describes itself as "a comprehensive database of all Irish plays produced professionally since 1904."
• The James Joyce Scholars' Collection: 1) all the books are currently out-of-print and 2) they are valuable, perhaps indispensable, to those who seek a more complete understanding and appreciation of the richness of James Joyce's literary works.
• Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
• Literature Study Guides & Teacher Resources (Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books covering Literature, Poetry, Shakespeare, and Biographies.
• LitQuotes - Quotes from Literature: This literary reference site features quotations from the great works of literature. You can search for quotes in a number of different ways.
• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth a figure of national prominence by the 1850s, and a much-beloved professor at Harvard. The site is divided into seven primary sections which include an extended biographical essay about his life and work, information about his family and his homes in Portland and Cambridge. Includes a generous selection of his poems; visitors can view a sortable list of his works, which can be arranged by poem title, first line, and publication date.
• Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes (Library of Congress): How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author. Locating a novel, short story, or poem without knowing its title or author can be very difficult. This guide is intended to help readers identify a literary work when they know only its plot or subject, or other textual information such as a character's name, a line of poetry, or a unique word or phrase.
• Mark Twain Project Online: applies innovative technology to more than four decades' worth of archival research by expert editors at the Mark Twain Project. It offers unfettered, intuitive access to reliable texts, accurate and exhaustive notes, and the most recently discovered letters and documents.
  • Mark Twain Quotations, Newspaper Collections & Related Resources: One of America's most beloved authors and philosophers. Hundreds of quotes and stories; incisively charming, like the man himself.
  • Mark Twain in the West: From the University of California, Berkeley's Bancroft Library comes Mark Twain in the West, an impressive collection of archival material relating to the author's time spent in Nevada and California.
• Medieval Imaginations: created and maintained by the University of Cambridge's Faculty of English. The purpose of the site is to provide access to the "images corresponding to the main episodes dramatized in the English Mystery Plays, because these present the medieval view of human history from the Creation to the Last Judgment."
• The Mercury Theater on the Air: features the ‘finest radio drama on the air,’ Orson Welles’s notorious "War of the Worlds." Here you’ll find not only "War of the Worlds," but many surviving shows from the series, a collection of some of the most chilling radio theater of the 1930s.
• Online Literary Criticism Guide: This helpful guide to the best of literary criticism resources for authoritative and critical works was made possible via ipl2, the merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII), collected some of the best starting places for finding online critical writing. This resource is particularly good for finding information on English-language authors, but also includes many authors whose works have been translated into English.
• The Oxford Book of American Essays. Many a literary theorist and critic have wondered: "What is American literature?" Late in the 19th century, one Brander Matthews was called upon to do just that-create an edited volume for the Oxford Press that would represent a variety of essays from different Americans of the time. All told, this volume published in 1914 contained 32 essays, including "John Bull" by Washington Irving, "Buds and Bird-Voices" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and "Dante by the Bowery" by Theodore Roosevelt. Other selections include inquisitive essays by Edgar Allen Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Walt Whitman.
• "Reading Literature to Reveal Reality" by Laura M. Berquist: The role of stories in good education is invaluable. "It's not the only, or even the most perfect, way to teach. But it's preparatory, important, and natural.…Men learn from stories, especially the young, and they are thus prepared to learn principles.
• Reading Rockets: program, initiated by public television and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, that addresses how young children learn to read, why they struggle to read, and how adults can help. The Reading Rockets website takes a multimedia approach to getting information out to parents and educators. To read the site in Spanish, click on "En espanol" halfway down the page, on the left side.
• The Robin Hood Project: designed to make available in electronic format a database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales.
• Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William (MIT)
  • William Shakespeare,  Complete Works of - 1914 Oxford edition: ranks among the most authoritative published in the twentieth century.
  • Understanding Shakespeare: a collaborative project between JSTOR Labs and the Folger Shakespeare Library. A research tool that allows students, educators and scholars to use the text of Shakespeare’s plays to quickly navigate into the scholarship written about them – line by line. Users simply click next to any line of text in a play and relevant articles from the JSTOR archive immediately load.
• Sherlockian.net: answers all your questions about the master sleuth, his family, his colleagues, his arch enemy, 221B Baker Street, just about everything associated with Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
• Starfall: free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. A systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL.
• Stein, Ben - The American Spectator: All Articles and Blog Posts
• Stevenson, The Robert Louis Website celebrates Robert Louis Stevenson's life and works…not just a children's author, but also a poet, a playwright, a Gothicist, an essayist, a historian, an anthropologist, a Victorian, a Modernist and a Postmodernist, amongst other things. By detailing his diverse writing career, RLS aims to bring Stevenson out of the margins of literary study.
• The Ultimate Guide to Destroy GRE Reading Comprehension: 57 Tips, Strategies and Speed Reading Techniques to Ace the Most Difficult Section on the GRE.
• The Van Gogh Letters Database: The compendium includes all 820 known letters by Van Gogh, tracing his youth and late start as a painter to his spectacular blossoming in the late 1880s. "The number of letters isn't really unusual but the literary quality of the letters, that's special."
• Walt Whitman Notebooks 1850s -1860s: Library of Congress.

       Storytelling and Folklore:               Index

• Introduction to Storytelling (Khan Academy): Khan Academy teamed up with Pixar to create this interactive lesson about the Art of Storytelling. Videos are accompanied by four activities designed to get youth to reflect on and discuss different aspects of storytelling, including memory.
• American Folklore: Contains retellings of folktales, myths, legends, fables & fairy tales, superstitions, weatherlore, and ghost stories from all over the Americas.
  • Scary Ghost Stories: American Folklore.
• Appalachian Literature Resources for Folktales and Storytelling.
• Bedtime-Story: the number one children's story site of whimsical, magical, adventurous, humorous, or simply wonderfully imaginative stories for parents or teachers to read.
• Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Over 18,000 derivations, sources, or origins of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell.
• Encyclopedia Mythica: online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, heroes and heroines and legends. It currently contains over 7,000 entries on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world.
• Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942: During the 1930s and 1940s, teams of writers and scholars scoured the United States on behalf of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) collecting materials about the places they saw and the people they met. This particular digital ethnographic field collection brings together materials which document the Arabic, Bahamian, Cuban, Green, Seminole and Slavic cultures across Florida.
• The Moonlit Road: Ghost stories, folktales, myths and legends haunt the moonlit back roads of the American South. Their roots in Southern culture and folklore are deep. Each month, The Moonlit Road brings you these ghost stories and other strange Southern folktales, told by the region's best storytellers.
• National Storytelling Network (NSN): Bringing together and nurturing individuals and organizations that use the power of storytelling in all its forms.
  • The Healing Story Alliance: a special interest group of the NSN. Our goal for this special interest group is to share our experience and our skills, to increase our knowledge of stories and our knowledge of the best ways to use stories to inform, inspire, nurture and heal.
  • Interfaith Story -  a discussion group of NSN. A gathering of storytellers and listeners who share a common desire to bring the teaching and healing power of wisdom tales from around the world and sacred stories from every spiritual or faith tradition, present and past, to individuals, groups and communities.
• Preparing to Tell a Story (Project Shalom): Storytelling is almost the oldest art in the world, the first conscious form of literary communication. There are signs of a growing interest in this ancient art, and we may yet live to see the renaissance of the storyteller and the troubadour.
• Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers: Comprehensive collections, for storytellers, of articles, links, and information on the oral tradition and the art of storytelling.
  • Tim Sheppard’s Humorous Storytelling Resource Page
• Sacred Text Archive: the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore. Check out subject areas along left column.
  • Legends and Sagas: mostly (but not all) from Northern Europe, and primarily based on legendary events and people from the Middle Ages. Includes The 1001 Arabian Nights, the complete Andrew Lang Fairy Books series.
  • Celtic Folklore: Celtic legends and sagas; others are retellings of the material, folklore, or literary works based on Celtic themes.
• Stories to Grow By: Bedtime Stories, Fairytales & Folktales. Kid-Tested, Moral Short Stories in English FOR FREE.
• StoryArts by Heather Forest: Storytelling in the Classroom, Lesson Plans & Activities, Articles and more.
• Storytelling Power: Through a plethora of free articles, we provide a useful guide for anyone who wants to use the power of storytelling at home, at work and in the community.
• The Storytelling Resource Centre: the One-stop Site for All Storytellers
• "Stories for the Seasons": dedicated to offering seasonal nature stories together with an extensive bibliography for any storyteller, teacher, or general reader who is seeking stories and legends about animals, plants, and the land itself.
• SurLaLune Fairy Tales: 47 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations. Also discover over 1,600 folktales & fairy tales from around the world in more than 40 full-text eBooks. Investigate how fairy tales have served as a means of establishing moral values, teaching the younger generations about their culture and, of course, entertaining folks of all ages.
• Urban Legends and Folklore from David Emery at About.com
  • Urban Legends (AmericanFolklore): contain many folkloric elements and they spread quickly through a community or society.
  •  Snopes - Urban Legends Reference Pages
  • The Museum of Hoaxes: Hoaxes, mischief, and misinformation throughout history.
  • Darwin Awards Urban Legends
  • Purportal.com since 2001 debunking hoaxes, fraud, scams, phishing & internet misinformation. Use the search boxes to investigate suspicious email messages or web pages.
• Wit and Wisdom of Nasreddin Hodja (variously Nasrudin, Nasrettin, etc.): a legendary folk character in the Middle East and Central Asia, portrayed as a wise fool, clever simpleton, or instructive prankster. About 400 handwritten manuscripts that narrate anecdotes demonstrating his quick wit and wisdom have survived.
• Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors

     Style Guides - APA, Chicago Manual, MLA:             Index

• APA Style Tutorial: learn how to apply some basic rules of APA Style.
  • Basics of APA Style Tutorial: learn how to apply basic rules of APA Style.
• Associated Press Style: Quick Reference
  • Associated Press Style cheat sheet in downloadable MS Word format.
• Chicago Manual of Style Online: Visitors may register for free and gain access to the search tool for this latest edition. While this feature is certainly helpful, there are a number of equally useful aspects of the site. The first is the area that gives a number of examples of Chicago-style documentation, such as the humanities style and the well-known author-date system. Equally helpful is the "Q&A" section where the editors answer timely questions.
  • The Chicago Manual of Style - Citation Quick Guide: Presents two basic documentation systems, the humanities style (notes and bibliography) and the author-date system. Choosing between the two often depends on subject matter and nature of sources cited, as each system is favored by different groups of scholars.
• MLA Citation Style Guide: University of Georgia Libraries - Resource Central. Based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed., 2003.
• Strunk & White's Elements of Style: The classic reference handbook on how to write in clear English. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.
• Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th ed., 2007. Bibliographic Format for References (University of Georgia Libraries)

     Writing Guides:               Index

• 6 Free Writing Tools to Help with the Writing Process: Includes Plagiarism Checker, Citation Generator, Glossary of Essay terms, and more.
  • Writing Guides (AcademicHelp.net): free guides on writing academic papers to provide you with guidelines, tips, and hints while writing any paper.
• 25 Ways to Boost Your Writing Skills: Here are 25 surefire ways to boost your skills and become a master of communication.
• 31 Proofreading Tips From a Professor To Boost Your Grades
• Best Guide to Grammar and Professional Writing Styles: Includes The Writing Process, Common Writing Pitfalls, Writing Tips, Grammar and Mechanics, and more.
• Business Writer’s Free Library Writing letters or memos in the world of business is an acquired skill, and those beginning to learn about this process will appreciate this site, which was designed by the Authenticity Counseling Company. The helpful resources offered here are divided into several sections, including "General Resources and Advice", "Basic Writing Skills", and "Basic Composition Skills". One other section is worth noting as well, and this is the section titled "Some Types of Correspondence". This is perhaps the section most relevant to business writing practices, as it includes sample memos, meeting minutes, and procedures for composing effective business emails.
• CiteThisForMe.com - The Harvard Referencing Generator: Free generator tool designed to help students prepare their whole bibliography or reference list quickly and easily. It uses the Harvard referencing style, one of the most common referencing styles in academia.
  • A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities: Includes General Citation Guidelines, Bibliographic Citations, Footnote and Endnote Citations, Additional Materials on Electronic Citations.
  • Citing Electronic Sources: Library of Congress. This site includes different styles–texts, films, legal documents, maps, newspapers, photographs/drawings/cartoons, sound recordings, special presentations.
  • Landmark’s Citation Machine: Designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper use of citing information property. Students are welcome to use this as well. You merely…Click the type of resource you wish to cite - Complete the Web form that appears with information from your resource - Click "Make Citations" to generate standard Turabian, MLA,  APA & Chicago citations.
  • Student’s Guide to Citation Styles for Research Papers: "Citations give credibility and authority by showing proof of your research. References help readers understand how you came to your conclusions and they support your ideas. Citing resources will also avoid plagiarism, by crediting to those who provided the research used to create a paper."
  • Writinghouse: The free, fully automatic bibliography and citation maker. Save time by creating a cited page instantly in the MLA, APA, or Chicago referencing styles!
• Guide to Desktop Publishing (About.com): Tasks, Techniques, and Tutorials of Page Layout and Desktop Publishing
• A Guide to Writing for College (Veritas Prep): Resources to improve your writing skills.
• A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA-style provides instruction on basic research techniques, paper formatting, and numerous examples.
  • ENGL Professional Writing Program (University of Maryland library): jam-packed with resources for writers and teachers of writing. The Researching a Topic section is a great place to start. Also, know your audience, finding information, scholarly vs. popular sources, citing tools, business writing assignments, and more.
  • How to Write a Research Paper: This wikiHow page summarizes the single steps of how to write a research paper in a broad overview.
  • How to Write a Research Paper: Infoplease Homework Center. Divides the process of writing a research paper into nine single steps. Each chapter contains further steps with straightforward instructions and clear examples.
  • A+ Research & Writing: Guide for high school and college students providing details, outside links, and a lot of background information for each step of writing a thesis.
  • How to Write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format: Bates College has published an incredibly thorough guide to writing scientific papers. The first chapter deals with scientific writing, followed by a chapter on how to go about writing the actual paper. Most useful, however, are the "How Do I Write the…" and "How Do I…" sections, that explain the different elements and conventions of a scientific paper.
  • Reading, Writing, and Researching for History - a Guide for College Students: Guides through sections on Reading, Historical Arguments, Research, Structuring Your Paper, Writing Your Paper, Working with Sources, Editing and Evaluation, and the Writing Model. Each section is broken down further into subheadings that can be downloaded as freestanding PDFs.
  • A Research Guide for Students: Tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings. Provides a Quick Click to Search Engines, Research, Writing, and Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CGOS, CBE, Harvard), and Worlds of Knowledge housing some of the best education Web sites in a Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
  • Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students designed to help students communicate their technical work. To that end, these guidelines contain advice, models, and exercises for common writing and speaking assignments in engineering and science.
• Helpful Tips & Tricks for Writing – 123HelpMe: Includes sections on "How to Write an Introduction for an Essay," "APA Style Guide," "MLA Style Guide," "Cause and Effect Essay," "How to Write the Body of an Essay," "How to Write an Analysis Essay."
• How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal (Congressional Research Service): To assist grant seekers in districts and states, and it includes writing proposals for both government and private foundations grants. The second section of the report covers the actual writing of the proposal, from outlining of project goals, stating the purpose and objectives of the proposal, explaining the program methods to solve the stated problem, and how the results of the project will be evaluated, to long-term project planning, and, finally, developing the proposal budget.
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell University Library)
• Free Microsoft Word Templates for Letterheads, Newsletters, Proposal, and more.
• National Writing Project Teachers and others will enjoy this website from the National Writing Project, as it is replete with strategies for getting young people excited about writing. The materials are divided largely into the sections Art/Craft, Teach/Learn, Provocations, and Community.
  • 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing: Winner of the Association of Education Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award for Instructional Materials. The National Writing Project (NWP) does a spot-on job of bringing together a raft of resources for those teaching writing at all levels of interest and instruction. These thirty ideas are a great way to get started, and include tips that originated as full-length articles in various NWP publications.
  • Teaching Writing Resource Topics – The National Writing Project (NWP).
• PaperRater: Diligent students should make sure that their work is well-written, original, coherent, and grammatically correct. PaperRater is a free web service with robust grammar and spell checking, plagiarism detection, and writing suggestions to improve your writing.
• Plagiarism (The Writing Center, UNC-Chapel Hill): This handout explains what plagiarism is and outlines steps students can follow to avoid plagiarizing.
  • A Plagiarism Guide for Students: It’s Stealing, so Avoid It. "With the amount of information on the Web, it’s easy to plagiarize, both intentionally and accidentally. Read this to learn how to avoid plagiarism."
  • Plagiarism (Vancouver Community College): What it is and how to avoid it. Free tools to detect plagiarism.
  • Plagtracker.com Plagiarism checking tool – the most accurate and absolutely FREE!
  • Preventing and Handling Plagiarism (InformEd): "Basically, plagiarism is taking someone else’s ideas or products and pretending that you came up with them yourself either by directly lying or through neglecting to cite the source.…Plagiarism is illegal."
  • Understanding & Preventing Plagiarism: Strategies & Resources For Students And Teachers.
• Publishing Advice for Graduate Students (Social Science Research Network): Advice is given on how to publish everything from book reviews to articles, replies to book chapters, and how to secure both edited book contracts and authored monograph contracts, along with plenty of helpful tips and advice on the publishing world (and how it works) along the way in what is meant to be a comprehensive, concrete guide to publishing that should be of tremendous value to graduate students working in any area of the humanities and social sciences.
• Resume and Cover Letter Writing Tips and Interview Skills: Harvard University: Office of Career Services.
  • Columbia University: Career Education
  • Princeton University: Career Services
  • Yale University: Office of Career Strategy (check out more resources in left margin).
• Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do): Following is a list to refer people to before they submit anything in writing to anybody (agent, publisher, your mom, your boss). From email messages and front-page news in the New York Times to published books and magazine articles, the 10-ouchies listed here crop up everywhere. They're so pernicious that even respected Internet columnists are not immune.
• Writing and Publishing Solutions: Novelist Harvey Chapman, provides beginners with helpful step-by-step advice. He lays it all out in simple, digestible categories including, The Writing Process, Becoming a Writer, Elements of Fiction, and How to Write.
• Writing Skills (Infoplease) dedicated to helping develop communication skills. Includes tips on writing Essays, Research Papers, Biographies, Book Reports, Five Paragraph Essays, Bibliographies, Speech Writing, Spelling & Grammar, Sentence Structure and other topics.
  • Amherst College -  Online Resources for Writers. A fine set of online resources for use by their Amherst students and members of the web-browsing public. This particular set includes a long list of resources divided into thematic headings such as "Preparing to Write," "Thesis and Argument," "Clarity and Grace," and "Using Sources."
  • Harvard College Writing Center: Brief Guides to Writing Papers in the Disciplines. Includes Strategies for Essay Writing and Disciplinary Writing Guides.
  • Harvard Writing Project: Writing Guides. Free and downloadable writing guides are valuable resources for high school and university educators working with students who need help bringing their composition skills to the next level. There are four principal types of writing guides: for disciplines or interdisciplinary programs, for specific courses, for specific genres of writing, such as senior theses, for General Education courses.
  • Harvard College Writing Center: Strategies for Essay Writing. Detailed collection on the basic elements of the scholarly essay.…which cover a comprehensive outline of how to research, write, and edit an essay, starting with How to Read an Assignment and progressing through an Overview of the Academic Essay, Developing a Thesis, Outlining, Transitioning, and other topics, before culminating in tips on multiple sections on the revision process.
  • KU Writing Center - Undergraduate & Graduate Writing Guides: Academic Essays | Avoiding Plagiarism | Critical Thinking, Reading, and Study Strategies | The Writing Process | Writing Your Research | Citing and Documenting Your Sources | Grammar and Usage | For ESL Learners | Personal and Professional Writing | Theses and Dissertations | Writing in Your Courses.
  • Online Writing Resources for Students: This guide provides information on the types of essays they may be required to write, how to conduct research and strategies for effective proofreading.
  • OWL – Purdue University Online Writing Lab: English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling. Plus, a section of handouts and resources for English as a Second Language learners.
    • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Research and Citation Resources. Includes how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style, Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style, and Chicago Manual of Style citation and format style.
    • Purdue Online Writing Lab – Subject-Specific Resources: This collection contains nine different guides, including Professional, Technical Writing, Writing in the Social Sciences, Creative Writing, Writing in Engineering, and Journalism and Journalistic Writing. Many of these guides contain a number of more specific instructions for particular writing tasks.
  • Princeton University: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism, Advice on Academic Writing, Grammar's Nuts and Bolts.
  • University College Writing Workshop: University of Toronto's Writing Centre provides dozens of helpful writing tips. The handouts cover topics like organizing an essay, the effective and correct use of quotations, and the use of articles. Each section includes specific advice and guidance. Composition instructors may also wish to recommend this site to their students if they are looking for additional high-quality writing resources.
  • US College Student Writing Guide: Writing at the university level is more than simply grammar, punctuation, and getting ideas across. It is also about following the writing style (or styles) used for your type of major, presenting work in a standard and easy to read format, and clearly and accurately citing sources that you may use.
  • Word Counter: free tool initially created as a simple word count tool. Today, Word Counter measures not only the number of words in a text, but also measures sentence length, keyword density, estimated reading level, and estimated reading time. Users can find out this information by simply pasting any amount of text into a text box.
  • Writer's Handbook (University of Wisconsin-Madison) This useful web resource from The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers guidance on improving your writing style, avoiding common grammar and punctuation mistakes, and using proper citations.
  • Writing Center Handouts (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill): Resources on the art and craft of effective college-level writing. The materials are divided into four areas: "Writing the Paper," "Citation, Style, and Sentence Level Concerns," "Specific Writing Assignments/Contexts," and "Writing for Specific Fields." The "Writing for Specific Fields" area is a great place for students who have declared a major, and each piece contains a bit of background on the nature of writing in each field.
  • Writing Explained: Free online writing class that provides writing examples, sentences, and style advice according to AP and Chicago Style.
  • Writing Is Thinking, Steven Mintz | November 3, 2021 (InsideHigherEd): “Writing is not simply a matter of expressing pre-existing thoughts clearly. It’s the process through which ideas are produced and refined.”

History:               Index

• Best of History: an award-winning portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. BOHWS contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more throughout its pages.
• A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities Includes General Citation Guidelines, Bibliographic Citations, Footnote and Endnote Citations, Additional Materials on Electronic Citations.
• Churchill & the Great Republic: LOC 'examines the life and career of Winston Spencer Churchill and emphasizes his lifelong links with the United States - the nation he called "the great Republic." Follow this great statesman through the 'Finest Hour,' the 'Sword of Freedom,' 'Unity and Strategy' as World War II ended and finally into Sir Winston's second premiership and the Cold War…
• Digital History: using newstechnologies to enhance teaching and research. Includes sections on  History Reference Room, For Teachers, History Writing Guides, and more.
• Egypt Guide (National Geographic): An excellent presentation of the pyramids of Egypt. Take a virtual expedition to King Tut's tomb, view photos and a video aired on the National Geographic Channel and participate in the 'Interactive Features.' Teachers and parents will appreciate the Lesson Plans with age specific designations, plans that will help students understand more about these ancient mysteries.
• Europe & Islam - Bernard Lewis - 2007 Irving Kristol Lecture (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research). The 2007 Kristol Award was presented to Bernard Lewis, the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University, and long the free world’s preeminent student and interpreter of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, and the modern Middle East.
• Geography Quiz - Middle East: Did you know "the Middle East"' stretches as far west as the Western Sahara in Africa? What is the smallest Middle Eastern country? Test your knowledge on a new drag-and-drop challenge by clicking the link or the map graphic. (All ages).
• Historical and Public Figures: A General Portrait File to the 1920s. Over 30,00 portraits of a wide-range of public figures, including political, religious, cultural, literary and artistic personalities, with an emphasis on the 16th - 19th-centuries. Includes some original prints, but is principally printed pictures.
• The History Place: presents a fact-based, common sense approach in the presentation of the history of humanity, with great care given to accuracy. Includes a Great Speeches Collection.
• Historical Thinking Matters: Focused on key topics in U.S. history, designed to teach students how to critically read primary sources and how to critique and construct historical narratives.
• Internet for Historians - Virtual Training Suite: an interactive step-by-step guide created to help historians make the best use of Internet resources in their academic work.
• Medieval Institute Library - Hesburgh Libraries (University of Notre Dame)
  • Exploring the Middle Ages: information on heraldry, myths and legends, religion, medicine, and other aspects of life in Britain during the Middle Ages.
  • Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Church Councils, Writings of the Church Fathers, Byzantium, Islam, Historiography, Medieval Thought, Medieval Spiritual Writing, Governmental/Administrative/Documents, Renaissance Texts, Reformation Texts, Catholic Reformation Texts, Early Church Fathers Series_Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post Nicene
  • Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
  • Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Encyclopedia: A Topical Index. Early Medieval, High Medieval, Late Medieval, Slavic/Russian, Religion, Languages and Linguistics, Culture
  • Online Textbooks - Full-Length Texts for Classroom Use: online texts that have been written by experienced medievalists
• The Napoleonic Guide: The best reference source for everything you need to know about the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. It has more than 2500 pages of information covering all aspects of the greatest era in world history.
• National Geographic Education – Teachers Homepage: Includes resources for educators who wish to incorporate spatial knowledge, cultural geography, and a wide range of related subjects into their classrooms.
• The OldMapsOnline Portal: an easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world. Search for online digital historical maps across numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host institution.
• Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825: traces Russia's movement from relative isolation to global empire through its contacts with Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Divided into five sections, 'each of which considers Russian and world history during a given period.' The sections are composed of essays and visual accompaniments that cover the history, maps, personalities, themes, events and special features.
  • The Empire That Was Russia: Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was photographer to the Russian Tzar Nicholas II. The photographs on this site 'offer a vivid portrait of a lost world--the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and the coming revolution.'
• What Happened On This Day in History
• World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World. This online World Atlas includes maps and geographical information for the following entities: Alphabetical Listing of Countries and Continents, Blank Outline Maps of Each Country, Countries Listed by Continent & Region, U.S. States and Territories and more.
• World History Study Guides (HistorySimulation): Interactive and engaging history lesson plans.

       American History:               Index

• 50 Core Documents: The Ashbrook Center at Ohio's Ashland University. Seeks to educate students, teachers, and citizens about the intricacies of American history and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship using conversation and primary source documents. Consider this list of 50 Core Documents of historical importance. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and George Washington's Farewell Address are also featured here, as well as more modern texts, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union Address and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
  • Printable U.S. Constitution and Founding Documents: "This site offers free, printable versions of the founding documents of our Republic, including the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and other rights laid out by America’s founders."
  • Constitution Facts: Read the entire text of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence – and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the United States Constitution in the two centuries since its creation.
• 5/15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day falls on May 15 each year to pay tribute to the brave local, state, and federal peace officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty.
• 9/11 Memorial: National September 11 Memorial & Museum. "May the lives remembered, the deeds recognized, and the spirit reawakened be eternal beacons, which reaffirm respect for life, strengthen our resolve to preserve freedom, and inspire an end to hatred, ignorance and intolerance." Also includes Education Goals and Key Questions, and Teaching Guides. Includes Search by Name or Company, Memorial Names Layout, Search by Sponsor of Honoree.
  • Understanding September 11: The month of September has become synonymous with commemorations of the September 11th attacks, which were the largest attacks on American soil since Pearl Harbor. This site from Scholastic offers over 30 lessons plans, activities, news stories, videos, and book lists "to help students comprehend the 9/11 attacks and their lasting impact on the United States and the world.
• The American Catholic History Classroom: Created as a curriculum supplement on specific topics from American Catholic history that provide teachers with background information, related primary source documents, information and questions for students, and suggestions for further reading. Includes: Catholics and Industrialization, Catholics and a Living Wage, Catholics and Education, Catholics and Labor, and Catholics and Race.
  • Catholic History: Resource for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of Catholicism in the United States. Its purpose is to promote deeper and wider understanding of the place of Catholics and the Catholic Church in the history of the United States of America.
• Connecting Faith & Politics (Minnesota Catholic Conference): To help Catholics prepare to vote, Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) has created a collection of resources, including specific information on Catholic social teaching, faithful citizenship, human dignity, and guidelines for parish and Church organizations.
  • Guided by Human Dignity: Voting with a Catholic Conscience
    • On Human Dignity: Minnesota Catholic Conference's Summary of the Declaration of Dignitas Infinita
  • Catholic Social Teaching
  • Faithful Citizenship: What Are My Voting Responsibilities as a Catholic?
  • Voting with a Catholic Conscience (The Catholic Spirit), August 19, 2024, Minnesota Catholic Conference. "We as Catholics are called to do vote with a focus on the dignity of the human person, recognizing that every person is made in the image and likeness of God. This fundamental belief is central to how we engage in public life, including how we vote.
  • Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: The Catholic bishops of the United States (USCCB) offer "our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement represents our guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy."
    • Formando la conciencia para ser ciudadanos fieles - índice
  • "We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition" - 50th Anniversary of Father John Courtney Murray, SJ's publication The Jesuit's influential work, subtitled "Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition," has received much praise and criticism over the ensuing decades.
  • Civilize It: a Polarized Church.A divided nation. Pope Francis calls for "a better kind of politics." How will you respond?"
• The American Founders Online: An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications. Library of Congress Digital Reference Section.
• American Journeys (Wisconsin Historical Society & National History Day): contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later, plus a digital library and learning center.
• Annenberg Classroom: The Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. Resources for Excellent Civics Education.
• The Archives of Irish America: a repository of primary research materials at New York University that aims to transform our understanding of the Irish migration experience and the distillation of American Irish ethnicity over the past century.
• Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words. A Library of Congress exhibit looks at the depth and breadth of Benjamin Franklin's public, professional, and scientific accomplishments through important documents, letters, books, broadsides, and cartoons. Marking the tercentenary of Franklin's birth, this exhibition, concentrates on his achievements as a printer and writer, an inventor and scientist, and, particularly, as a politician and statesman.
  • The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: On the 300-year anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth (1706-2006), join in the national celebration honoring the life and enduring legacy of one of our most remarkable founding fathers.
  • Finding Ben Franklin (LOC): A resource guide.
• Catholic Conscience and Public Policy: Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
• The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse: a collection of documents and information about civil rights cases in selected case categories across the United States. Currently, the categories include: Child Welfare, Election/Voting Rights, Immigration, Jail Conditions, Juvenile Institution, Mental Health Facility, Mental Retardation Facility, Nursing Home Conditions, Police Non-Profiling, Police Profiling, Prison Conditions, Public Housing, School Desegregation.
  • United States Commission on Civil Rights - Historical Publications: The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) teams up with the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law, to provide the American public a website of authentic Civil Rights historical publications.
• C-SPAN Classroom: To enhance the teaching of social studies through C-SPAN’s primary source programming and website.
• Edison National Historic Site: learn more about Thomas Edison and his patents. There is a section for Grade 4 and Up where a grade appropriate timeline, a brief biography, 'FAQ's and Fables' and information on Edison's 'Big Three' inventions can be found. Check out the 'For Teachers' section for additional teaching resources and support.
• Flag Day - June 14 (USFlag.org). Dedicated to the Flag of the United States of America – The History Of Flag Day.
  • National Flag Day (U.S.A.) - June 14. "On June 14th, 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19 year old teacher at Stony Hill School, placed a 10 inch, 38- star flag in a bottle on his desk then assigned essays on the flag and its significance. This observance, commemorated Congresses adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777" (The National Flag Day Foundation).
  • U.S. Flag Code: American Flag Etiquette, Rules, and Guidelines (The Old Farmer's Almanac).
  • American Flag Flying Days: "The American Flag is an idolized symbol of the United States and should be properly displayed on all days when weather permits, especially on designated flag flying days."
• ‘God Bless America’ — Popes speak to the United States (CNA): Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis each made apostolic visitations to the United States during the course of their pontificates.
• History of The Fourth of July – also known as Independence Day or July 4th – commemorates the Continental Congress’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 – History.com.
  • A Catholic 4th of July!: Where did the American idea of religious liberty come from? Catholic Vote TV.
  • The History of Independence Day (Military.com)
  • The Story of the Fourth of July (Constitution Facts.com) The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes.
  • "I Love Liberty": Robin Williams portrays the American flag.
  • Red Skelton recites the Pledge Of Allegiance and the meaning of same. This is a MUST watch video!
  • God Bless The U.S.A by Lee Greenwood
  • "Was Their Pledge in Vain?": James T. Draper Jr. "The excitement of independence boiled in the streets of Philadelphia as John Adams rose early on July 2, 1776. He sat at a small desk in his rented room and quickly wrote a note to his wife, Abigail."
    • 4th of July ~ Independence Day (USA) Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
• The History of Gold in America: From Mesoamericans to colonial Europeans, to the modern American economy, gold has always been a profound part of the American story.
• Native Knowledge 360 (NK360): a project of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian designed to "inspire and promote the improvement of teaching and learning about American Indians." K-12 educators will find a wealth of resources that can be implemented in the classroom.
• History of Labor Day (Dept. of Labor): Celebrated on the first Monday in September. A creation of the labor movement and dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
• Labor Day (History.com): Pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and is celebrated with parties, parades and athletic events.
• History Lesson Plans (LessonCorner.com): lesson plans and worksheets
• History Matters - U.S. Survey Course on the Web: Visitors will find three primary sections. In "Many Pasts", visitors can explore over 1000 primary documents, including photographic images and audio interviews. "Making Sense of Evidence" provides material on how historians approach resources as they attempt to craft intelligent and erudite narratives. The final section, "www.history", contains brief reviews of over 800 websites that address various aspects of American history. The site also contains a number of other gems, including "Secrets of Great History Teachers", which features interviews with those who impart the knowledge of the ages with wisdom and insight.
• The HistoryNet.com: contains daily features, photo galleries and over 1,200 articles originally published in our various magazines. Brought to you by the Weider History Group, a group of ten history magazines published in Leesburg, VA.
• iCivics: Founded by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics aims to provide "students with the tools they need for active participation and democratic action, and teachers with the materials and support to achieve this." All the resources on this site are free with a one-step sign up that only requires an email address. Readers may like to begin with the 3-minute introductory video that can be located under the About tab.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: American clergyman and civil-rights leader. Internet resources at Ask.com | Google.
  • "I Have a Dream," by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Address delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom – August 28, 1963, (video of the speech) Download PDF of the full text.
  • The King Center – the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of America’s greatest nonviolent movement for justice, equality and peace.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute: Social Justice - Transformation - Reconciliation.
  • Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotations
• Lee Family Digital Archive: Housed at Washington and Lee University, the Lee Family Digital Archive (LFDA) was established to create a comprehensive annotated edition of all the known papers of the immigrant founder Richard Lee (who lived in the 17th century) and his offspring.
• National History Education Clearinghouse (U.S. Dept. of Education): designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. Areas to explore are "History Content," "Teaching Materials," "Issues & Research" and the "Weekly Quiz."
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: February is Black History Month. The Freedom Center opened in Cincinnati, Ohio in August of 2004. Their mission is to 'reveal stories about freedom's heroes, past and present, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today.'
• New York Heritage: Research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in the Empire State's history. The site contains information from over 160 collections from library, museums, archives, and other resources across the state of New York.
• "The North American Indian" by Edward S. Curtis: one of the most significant and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced. Issued in a limited edition from 1907-1930, the publication continues to exert a major influence on the image of Indians in popular culture.
  • The Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center (CNMCC): offers visitors a glimpse of traditional cultural items and detailed history about the Comanche People. 2010 Oklahoma Museums Association Award Winner for Best Website.
  • Indians of North America–Selected Resources (LOC): This guide is a compilation of many of the resources on the Indians of North America available at the Library of Congress as well as selected resources outside the Library.
  • Native American Sites: dedicated to facilitating communication among Native peoples and between Indians and non-Indians and also to providing links to other sites that contain solid information about American Indians. The links are well-organized with entries including individual nations, language, culture including pow-wows and festivals, education, as well as other topics.
• The Ohio Historical Society: "...to promote a knowledge of archaeology and history, especially in Ohio." The society exists to interpret, preserve, collect, and make available evidence of the past, and to provide leadership on furthering knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the prehistory and history of Ohio and of the broader cultural and natural environments of which Ohio is a part.
  • Ohio History Central: online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Alphabetical Index.
• Teaching American History: Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University. Learn more about American history by going back to the original source documents, from the founding through the 20th century and beyond. Includes Document Library, Special Exhibits on the American Founding, Lesson Plans (NEH), and Online Audio Lectures and Discussions.
• Teaching with Primary Sources Program – Library of Congress (LOC): Works with educational institutions to deliver professional development programs that help teachers use the LOC's rich reservoir of digitized primary source materials to design challenging, high-quality instruction.
  • Teaching with Primary Sources (Stanford): The Stanford University project focuses on using primary sources in the middle and high school history classroom.
  • Reading Like a Historian (Stanford): The curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on issues…and make historical claims backed by documentary evidence.
• Tools for Peace Building (U.S. Institute of Peace): A range of material for practitioners in the field, including handbooks such as the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series on mediation, reference works such as Peace Terms, and guidelines on civilian-military operations.
• U.S. History Learning Study Guides & Teacher Resources (Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books.

       U.S. Presidents and Government:               Index

• USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.
• How Can Kids Reach Out To Congress: Just because you can’t vote yet doesn’t mean you can’t voice your view on things that matter to you. Your representatives in congress represent everyone in their district, including children. By reaching out to your congressman or woman, you can help influence their vote on potential laws and regulations that affect you, your family, your friends or your community.
• Commission on Presidential Debates: established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates.
• The American Founders Online: An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications. Online access, in varying degrees, to the personal papers and/or publications of the major founders of the American Republic—that is, those men who served in roles of national political leadership between 1765 and 1815.
  • The Charters of Freedom - The National Archives: Features primary documents that shaped U.S. history. See images of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Learn about the Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana Purchase, slavery, Civil War, 13th Amendment, immigration, and woman suffrage.
  • Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789: from the LOC's Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Division. Contains 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
  • The Federalist Papers (Thomas - Library of Congress): The original text of the Federalist Papers (also known as The Federalist) was obtained from the e-text archives of Project Gutenberg.
  • Founding Fathers Info Guide: Contains The Federalist Papers Online, One of the most important works on political theory | Other founding documents: The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and other Amendments to the Constitution | The American Flag | History of the USA | Founding Fathers Image Gallery | Founding Fathers Quotes. No student of American History should pass up such a good introduction to the early history of the republic!
• American Government (USHistory.org): "What is the purpose of government?" It is an experiment thousands of years in the making.
  • How Does the Government Work? "When the founding fathers designed the United States government they considered how they would make sure that it would work well. The first goal was to design a government that would not be unfair."
• Annenberg Classroom: Resources for Excellent Civics Education. This site starts with a well-informed curriculum about the American Constitution and its amendments, and then links those topics to daily civics news, student discussions, and a host of other interactive, ever-developing current events-based education. On the site, readers may like to start with the Knowledge section, which is divided into The Constitution, The Congress, The Presidency, The Courts, and State & Local.
• The Architect of the Capitol: Responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities.
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: Provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of Government Printing Office (GPO) Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.
• "Character Above All" - An Exploration of Presidential Leadership: Companion website to PBS's "Character Above All" broadcast. Contains transcripts, Essays by historians and political theorists on selected presidents, and selected "Quotes" by former Presidents of the United States and others. Aired on May 29, 1996, this site explains its uniqueness in the following manner: "What started as a voice crying in the wilderness is now reaching a growing audience who believe that the issue is character above all. And it's an obligation conferred on us as citizens to focus on it." This site can be the starting point for your research into presidential character!
• Civics Learning Study Guides & Teacher Resources (Shmoop.com): offers learning study guides and e-books.
• Connecting Presidential Collections (CPC): a free centralized site where researchers and learners can search across presidential collections.
• Congressional Research Tutorials (UC Berkeley Library): tutorials on how to find Congressional materials in the Library and on the Internet. Click on any tutorial in the left-hand sidebar.
• The Constitution of the United States of America - Annotated: Analysis and Interpretation (popularly known as the Constitution Annotated). Provides legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution, based primarily on Supreme Court case law.
  • Constitution Day Resources (LOC): The Library of Congress resources for Constitution Day activities. Explore the Creating the United States online exhibit and learn more about the impact of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence on U.S. history.
  • The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF): non-profit, non-partisan organization seeks to educate young people about the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the benefits of civic participation. On the site, educators will find many Common Core ready resources.
  • Consource: the Constitutional Sources Project. The Constitutional Sources Project seeks to revolutionize how people experience history by "democratizing access" to the source materials of the U.S. Constitution, such as related letters, journals, newspapers, articles, and speeches.
  • Conversations on the Constitution: a new program of the ABA Division for Public Education to encourage civil discussion and debate about the meaning of some of the Constitution's concepts and clauses that have been the subject of ongoing constitutional debates. Includes Lesson Plans and Resources, and full text of the U.S. Constitution.
  • James Madison Foundation: Constitutional Lesson Plans and Reports. "Powerful" lesson plans on topics related to constitutional history and government. The lessons are divided into sections that cover Articles I-VII of the constitution, Lessons About Constitutional Connections, Lessons on the Federalist Papers, and Freedom and Slavery in the Early Republic.
  • National Constitution Center: devoted to the most powerful vision of freedom ever expressed: the U.S. Constitution. Located on Independence Mall in Historic Philadelphia, the birthplace of American freedom, the Center illuminates constitutional ideals and inspires active citizenship through a state-of-the-art museum experience, including hundreds of interactive exhibits, films and rare artifacts; must-see feature exhibitions…
• C-SPAN Classroom: "to enhance the teaching of Civics & U.S. Government through C-SPAN's primary source programming." Visitors can start their journey by viewing the "Clip of the Week", and then looking through the other thematic sections on the site, which include "Principles of Government", "Legislative Branch", and "Political Participation".
• GovInfo.gov - Discover U.S. Government Information. The Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched a new portal for official government documents, including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations and the federal budget."
• GovTrack.us: tool by Civic Impulse, LLC to help the public research and track the activities in the U.S. Congress, promoting and innovating government transparency and civic education through novel uses of technology. You'll find here the status of U.S. federal legislation, voting records for the Senate and House of Representatives, information on Members of Congress, district maps, as well as congressional committees and the Congressional Record.
  • Government Information Online: Ask a Librarian. An online reference service to the American public. This unique free web based "Ask a Librarian" service will give the public an opportunity to ask librarians questions about government resources.
  • GovSpot.com: non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online.
  • OpenCongress: brings together official government data with news coverage, blog posts, comments with a mission to make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic engagement.
• Guide to the 2017 Presidential Inauguration: We’ve compiled all the dos and don’ts for the U.S. Presidential Inauguration to make it easy for you to enjoy the celebration.
  • Presidential Inauguration 2017 (USA.gov): Presidential Inaugural History
  • What Is Inauguration Day? Here are some inauguration fun facts, even some recipes.
• Jefferson County (Ohio) Board of Elections: Includes Voter Registration Information, Polling Locations, Polling Place Locator, Election Results.
• J.F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum: to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service.
• Kids.gov: the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. Organized into three audiences: Grades K-5, Grades 6-8, and Educators. Each audience tab is divided into educational subjects like Arts, Math, and History. Within each subject, the websites are grouped as either government sites (Federal, state, military) or other resources (commercial, non-profit, educational).
• The Legislative Process - United States Congress: a complex web of interrelated activities, policies, bills, and law making. For educators who are seeking to introduce the process to their students…this nine part short video series will serve as a welcome tool. The well appointed presentations, replete with slides and voice overs, cover such topics as an overview of the legislative process, an introduction to the referral of bills, and committee consideration among others. A transcription accompanies each video for easy reference.
• Oversight.gov: All Federal Inspector General Reports In One Place. A publicly accessible, searchable website containing the latest public reports from Federal Inspectors General who are members of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).
• POTUS - Presidents of the United States: includes background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.
  • The Presidential Timeline: Highlights Pivotal Events in 20th Century American Presidencies. Provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives.
  • Presidents of the United States - Resource Guides (LOC): selection of primary source materials associated with the presidents of the United States, including manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, prints, photographs, sheet music, sound recordings, and films.
  • American President - A Reference Resource: Resources on the U.S. Presidents (University of Virginia). In-depth information reviewed by prominent scholars on each president and their administration that cover various aspects of their life and leadership strategy. Includes a Presidential Photo Gallery and Speech Archive.
  • The American Presidency Project (AmericanPresidency.org) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Archives contain 105,681 documents related to the study of the Presidency.
  • Historical Look at the Inaugural Ceremonies since 1789. Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, U.S. Senate Historian.
  • George Washington's Mount Vernon - Digital Encyclopedia. Drawing on a range of primary sources, this project brings together hundreds of entries divided into over a dozen topics, including Agriculture, American Revolution, American West, Family, Military, Personal, Presidency, and more.
  • Thomas Jefferson - A Resource Guide (LOC). The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Thomas Jefferson. Consisting of approximately 27,000 documents, this is the largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world.
  • J.F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum: Life of J.F. Kennedy, Historic Speeches, Virtual Museum Tour, Ernest Hemingway Collection, Students Explore resources and activities on JFK and the Kennedy years, Profile in Courage essay contest , and more.
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: All of the former president's speeches are available online for the first time. The archive includes more than 46,000 pages of drafts, reading copies and transcripts. The library's complete collection of audio recordings of FDR is also available online for the first time.
  • The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: a long term documentary editing effort headed by faculty and staff of the history department at George Washington University. Includes transcriptions of Roosevelt's speeches, newspaper columns, and other written works.
• The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government.
  • America's Founding Documents (National Archives): The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States and the The Bill of Rights are known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, have secured the rights of the American people for more than two and a quarter centuries and are considered instrumental to the founding and philosophy of the United States.
    • National Archives Educator Resources: For educators who are now teaching remotely and homeschooling parents, we have several resources for online teaching and learning, and ways to connect with us at the National Archives.
  • National Archives – Docs Teach: Thousands of primary source documents to bring the past to life as classroom teaching tools from the billions preserved at the National Archives. Check out some themed DocsTeach pages: National History Day Rights and Responsibilities in History, Teaching with the Records of Congress, American Revolution, Founding of a Nation, Teaching with Civil War Documents, and more.
  • What is the Electoral College? (US National Archives and Records Administration): The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
• The Theodore Roosevelt Association: Chartered by Act of Congress in 1920, provides authoritative information on the life and ideals of Theodore Roosevelt. Includes TR’s speeches, cartoons and curriculum-based lesson plans 5th-12th.
  • Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film. Roosevelt’s everyday life was chronicled on a large scale by several motion picture companies from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to his death in 1919. This collection from the American Memory project at the Library of Congress offers up 87 films from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University: Gathers together…all Roosevelt-related items, to make his legacy more readily accessible to scholars and schoolchildren,…Items in the digital library include correspondence to and from Roosevelt, diary entries, notes, political cartoons, scrapbooks, newspaper columns and magazine articles by and about Roosevelt, speeches, and photographs.…view film clips and listen to audio recordings.
• State and Local Government Internet Directory: provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
• State of the Union Addresses of the American Presidents: Search and analyze the the full-text of all State of the Union Addresses from 1790.
• Thanksgiving Proclamations (1877 – 2019) — Pilgrim Hall Museum
  • Pilgrim Hall Museum: Thanksgiving history, resources, recipes, quotations.
• ThisNation.com: repository of basic information, resources and historical documents related to American Government and Politics. Our primary goal is to promote more effective participation in the American political system by providing factual, non-partisan information about government and politics in the United States of America.
• THOMAS - Library of Congress: to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.
  • U.S. Senators -  Contact Information - sort by Name, State, Party.
  • Write Your Representative -  Identify your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives, and contact information.
  • Contact Your Representatives: Fax Numbers to Congress – House & Senate. Interactive map gives you contact information for all of the Senators and Representatives in the United States Congress in one centralized, easy-to-use visual format. Click on your state on the map or on your postal code abbreviation in the alphabetical list below. You’ll then see the names, pictures, fax numbers, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for all of the members of the U.S. Congress in your state.
• Thomas Jefferson -  A Resource Guide (LOC). The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Thomas Jefferson. Consisting of approximately 27,000 documents, this is the largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world.
• U.S. Dept. of the Treasury's Education Resources: learn about the history of the Treasury Department, its role in the Federal government, and its mission to serve you, includes teacher lesson plans.
• The Council on Foreign Relations: an independent, national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens in the United States and other countries, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments.
  • CFR Education: gateway for professors, teachers, and students in search of tools and resources to increase their understanding of U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
• U.S. Presidents Day -  officially known as Washington's Birthday, is a federal holiday in the United States and is celebrated on the third Monday of February. In 2009, Presidents Day falls on February 16.
  • The Presidents of the USA -  Since George Washington's election in 1789, 44 men have served as President of the United States. They have led in times of peace and war, hardship and plenty, and served in tenures as short as one month and as long as 12 years. Learn more about America's Presidents.
• U.S. Department of State - Office of the Historian: to provide better access to the official historical documentary records of U.S. foreign policy. The Office is responsible for writing and researching historical studies on various aspects of U.S. diplomacy for use by policymakers, and for the public at large.
  • Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS): This important United States government series serves as the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions. Produced by the State Department’s Office of the Historian, many of these printed volumes have been digitized and placed online here as part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections project.
• Virtual Tour—The White House -  This virtual exhibit takes the visitor on tours of various rooms and areas of the White House. The White House curator gives a video presentation of the art and furnishings on the State Floor.
• Votetocracy: where every citizen can see every bill currently in congress, vote on those bills and send those votes to their representatives.
• We the People -  Library of Congress (LOC) presents a compendium of American history online resources for teachers and students.
• The President's Home – The White House: Includes history, Presidents, and more information.
• Stars and Stripes Flag Company specializes in providing the highest quality custom flags, custom banners, flagpoles and accessories. All our custom flags are Made in the USA.

       Abraham Lincoln:               Index

• The Abraham Lincoln Association: Includes The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, 1953, The Abraham Lincoln Association Serials, which includes The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly, 1940-1952, Bulletin of the Abraham Lincoln Association, 1923-1939, Lincoln Centennial Association Addresses, 1909-1918, and the Lincoln Monographs.
  • "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" online represents the first major scholarly effort to collect and publish the complete writings of Abraham Lincoln, and the 1953 edition has remained an invaluable resource to Lincoln scholars.
• Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project - Lincoln.net: Northern Illinois University presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including his writings and speeches, campaign songs as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois.
• Abraham Lincoln Internet Resources: Ask.com and Google.
• Abraham Lincoln Research Site: Abraham Lincoln's life and accomplishments.
• The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana: This truly astonishing collection from the Library of Congress's American Memory project presents over 1300 items with more than 4000 total images from the years 1824 to 1931. Includes: sheet music, broadsides, prints, cartoons, maps, drawings, and campaign tickets related to Lincoln's life and times. This truly astonishing collection from the Library of Congress's American Memory project presents over 1300 items with more than 4000 total images from the years 1824 to 1931.
• Lincoln 200 Years (C-Span): February 12, 2009 marked the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The materials on the site are divided into five sections including "Schedule," "Timeline," "Video," "In His Own Words," and "Gallery." The "Timeline" offers a brief overview of important events in Lincoln's life.
• The Lincoln Institute: concentrates on providing support and assistance in the study of the life of American's 16th President and the impact he had on the preservation of the Union, the emancipation of black slaves, and the development of democratic principles which have found worldwide application. This site is a must on the life and politics of this man who is 'remembered for his character, his speeches and letters, a man of humble origins whose determination and perseverance led him to the nation's highest office.'
• The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: a project of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and it is co-sponsored by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Association. The project is dedicated to identifying, imaging, transcribing, annotating, and publishing all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime.
• With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition (LOC). In commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the nation’s revered sixteenth president, this exhibition reveals Lincoln the man, whose thoughts, words, and actions were deeply affected by personal experiences and pivotal historic events.

       Military History and Wars:               Index

• Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation: "dedicated sections on the Medal of Honor and its Recipients including a searchable Living Histories page featuring the video stories of more than 120 Recipients. The Foundation’s Character Development Program also has its own section, where the entire curriculum, which the Foundation has introduced in 40 states, is downloadable free of charge."
• Digital Collections of the Library of Congress:  A Guide to the American Revolution | A Guide to the American Civil War | A Guide to the War of 1812 | A Guide to the Mexican War | A Guide to the Spanish-American War | A Guide to World War I | A Guide to World War II
• The Price of Freedom: Americans at War. A presentation by the Smithsonian Institution outlining how Americans have gone to war to win their independence, expand their national boundaries, define their freedoms, and defend their interests around the globe.
• The War That Made America: The dramatic PBS documentary tells the story of the French and Indian War (1754-1763), which began in the wilderness of the Pennsylvania frontier and spread throughout the colonies, into Canada, and ultimately around the world.
• Coming of the American Revolution (1764-1776): Before the American Revolution, the British colonies along the eastern seaboard of North America were a rather disparate group of competing entities. Strong dissatisfaction with various policies of the British government stirred them to action during the 1760s and 1770s. This fine website from the Massachusetts Historical Society takes visitors inside that struggle through official documents, personal correspondence, and newspaper pieces from those tumultuous decades.
  • Journal of the American Revolution: engaging free journal brings late 18th century America to life, with articles, columns,…The journal's mission to "deliver impeccable, ideally groundbreaking historical research and well-written narrative" will appeal to educators looking to liven up lesson plans, as well as academics, journalists, and lovers of history of all kinds.
  • Liberty and the American Revolution  (Princeton University): Features more than 150 recently gifted important books, pamphlets and prints representing…the intellectual origins of the American Revolution; the Revolution itself; the early years of the republic; the resulting spread of democratic ideas in the Atlantic world; and the effort to abolish the slave trade in both Great Britain and the United States. Visitors should not miss the exquisite edition of Thomas Paine's celebrated "The age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology," printed while Paine was imprisoned in 1794.
  • USHistory.org (The Independence Hall Association): our mission is to educate the public about the Revolutionary and Colonial eras of American history, as well as Philadelphia generally.
  • The Rochambeau Map Collection contains cartographic items used by Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), when he was commander in chief of the French expeditionary army (1780-82) during the American Revolution. The maps were from Rochambeau's personal collection, cover much of eastern North America, and date from 1717 to 1795.
• American Civil War - National Park Service: The American Civil War remains a complex and interesting subject. This omnibus website provided by the National Park Service provides a number of thematic sections that include "Civil War Education", "Civil War Parks", and "African Americans in the Civil War". For those who may be less familiar with the basic events and chronology of the Civil War, there is a section titled "About the Civil War" which provides a detailed timeline of events, an area of stories about the Civil War.
  • The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 – Open Yale Courses. This course, taught by Professor of American History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, traces the American Civil War from its antecedents in the 1840s to its effects in the late 1870s. Taking into account national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, and moral meanings that the war has held for American politics and civic life…
  • Britain and the American Civil War: During the Civil War, both the Confederacy and the Union tried to curry favor with Britain in order to support their respective causes. This online exhibition explores these relationships through original period maps, photographs, diplomatic documents, and much more.
  • Gilmer Civil Wars Maps Collection: During a long career in the United States and Confederate States of American Armies, Jeremy Francis Gilmer served as an engineer. Responsible for constructing fortifications and conducting land surveys, he created dozens of maps and other such documents. All told, this digitized collection at the University of North Carolina Library currently contains 161 maps, plans, and land surveys, spanning the region from Alabama to Virginia. There are some real gems in this collection, including a map of the battlegrounds of Shiloh in 1862 and a map detailing the military defenses along a portion of the coast of Texas.
  • Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs The U.S. National Archives has digitized over 6,000 images from the series "Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes."
  • The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key. All four stanzas, along with historical background.
  • The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
• First World War: The seven-part series from the Guardian and Observer on the history of the first world war. This intriguing site created by the Guardian newspaper in Britain features slideshows, articles, and a set of external links to additional websites of note.
  • First World War: A multimedia history of World War I. Check out this huge resource regarding World War I. From audio and video to military documents.
  • World War I Centenary: 100 Legacies of the Great War. The Wall Street Journal has selected 100 legacies from World War I that continue to shape our lives today.
• World War II (1939 to 1945) (BBC): On This Day. Britain and France joined the war on 3 September 1939. A compilation of key stories as they broke throughout the war.
  • Historic Government Publications From World War II: a project of Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Central University Libraries. The organization of the site encourages browsing; you can browse all documents via an alphabetical title list, or jump right to a special collection of (fascinating) Pocket Guides to foreign nations prepared during the war for U.S. servicemen.
  • Untold Stories of D-Day (National Geographic): "A grand hoax, top secret maps, and live-ammunition rehearsals set the stage for June 6, 1944, when 200,000 soldiers stormed Normandy's beaches to help free Europe."
  • Remembering D-Day, June 6, 1944: Codenamed Operation Overlord, the Battle of Normandy began (History.com).
  • World War II Military Situation Maps, 1944-1945: The Library of Congress: Contains 416 printed maps and covers June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. The maps show daily details on military campaigns in western Europe. They can be browsed by date or place (Ardennes, Europe, France (Normandy), or Germany).
  • World War II in Photos - a Retrospective in 20 Parts: Originally posted weekly to TheAtlantic.com from June 19 – October 30, 2011, running every Sunday morning for 20 weeks.
  • The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources released by. The National Security Archive. Edited by William Burr, this book contains 77 declassified US government documents on the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific theater of operations.
• Memorial Day (USA.gov): a federal holiday observed the last Monday in May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time.
  • Memorial Day (History Channel): Officially observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the American military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.
  • Memorial Day (InfoPlease.com).
• The World Memory Project - Ancestry.com: "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ancestry.com announce the launch of the World Memory Project. The goal is to build the largest free online resource for information about victims and survivors of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution during World War II."
• Veterans Day - November 11: On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as "the Great War." Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938.
  • History of Veterans Day — Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs): In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”
  • The History of Veterans Day - Military.com
  • Veterans History Project (VHP): As a partner with filmmaker Ken Burns and PBS on The War, this special Web site enhances the viewing experience of this epic yet intimate look at those who sacrificed so much to serve their country during World War II.
  • Virtual Vietnam Wall: Names of Vietnam War Casualties by City and State. First click on a state. When it opens, scroll down to the city and the names will appear. Then click on their names. It should show you a picture of the person, or at least their bio and medals.
• The Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles: concise information about all missiles and rockets, which have received a numerical designation in the DOD's joint Designation System for Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles since 27 June 1963.
• U.S. Army Center of Military History: First-time visitors may wish to start at the Medal of Honor area, which provides some detailed information about this most celebrated award, along with its recipients. Visitors shouldn't leave without looking over The Green Books series. This series covers all aspects of the Army's involvement in World War II; titles include "The War in the Pacific," "The Middle East Theater," and "The Technical Services."
  • The U.S. First Division Museum online: 1st Infantry Division's WWII battle documents are available for research concerning D-Day and other historic battles. There is no charge to view the digital collection.

Languages:               Index

• American Sign Language University: designed for students, teachers, parents, and visitors with an online sign language dictionary (complete with demonstration photographs), finger spelling lessons, and numbers lessons. The section for teachers is a real gem, as it includes a number of sample syllabi, general guidelines for instructors, as well as an online library that includes subjects such as regional dialects in ASL, Chinese Sign Language and the National Theater of the Deaf. Finally, the site contains a special section for parents. Here, they can learn more about communicating effectively with their child who is deaf.
  • American Sign Language Dictionary: Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in American Sign Language (ASL). The largest collection of free video signs online.
  • Laura Berg Life ASL (YouTube): How to Learn Sign Language
• BBC - Languages: Discover the Steps courses in Spanish, French, German and Italian. Shorter Courses in Portuguese, Greek and Chinese.
• Foreign Languages (Lesson Corner.com): lesson plans and worksheets
• Google Translate: free online language translation service instantly translates text and web pages. This translator supports: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, more being added.
• Language Guide: A collaborative project to develop interactive, sound-integrated language learning resources. Provides interactive language lessons, quizzes, and texts that allow the language learner to hear the word or text pronounced by fluent, often native, speakers.
• National Capital Language Resource Center (U.S. Department of Education, et al): excellent resource for language teachers at all levels…First-time visitors may wish to start by looking at some of their specialized sites, such as "The Essentials of Language Teaching", which is a "how-to" guide for university-level languages teachers. After that, they may want to look at "The Culture Club" area, which serves as a place where teachers and students can share multicultural and multi-language resources.
• Spanish Tutorials (StudySpanish.com): Covers Spanish Pronunciation | Spanish Grammar | Spanish Vocabulary | Spanish Verbs | Travel Helper | Directory of Spanish Schools | Daily Word | Cultural Notes | Idioms.
  • Spanish Grammar – Libro digital Herramientas de español: Online Advanced Spanish Book. A concise outline of essential grammar structures based on John Turner's All the Spanish Grammar You Really Need to Know.

Leadership Studies:               Index

• All About Leadership library: The concept of leadership is relevant to any aspect of ensuring effectiveness in organizations and in managing change. Topics in the Library include Gaining Broad Perspective on Leadership, Is Leading Different than Managing?, How Do Leaders Lead?, Traits and Characteristics That Leaders Should Have.
• GovLeaders.org – Leadership Development Resources for Public Managers. Free on-line resource designed to help government managers cultivate a more effective and motivated public sector workforce.
• "Great Expectations: Responsible, Competent, Catholic Leaders." ©Jan. 2009 rev. Oct. 2022. This generations challenge to greatness — to have great expectations as responsible, competent, Catholic leaders.
• Habits You Can Use To Be Successful (And Some To Avoid): One of the best ways to improve yourself is through good habits.…it really can make a difference in how successful you are at accomplishing your goals.
• The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans: fulfills its mission of honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through higher education. Additionally the Society awards college scholarships so if you're on the higher education trail, you certainly want to become familiar with this group!
• "Leadership Opportunities" Connie Podesta (PDF)
• "Life Would Be Easy…If it Weren't for Communication Differences" (PDF)
• What is Servant Leadership? (Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership): The phrase "Servant Leadership" was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in "The Servant as Leader," first published in 1970.
  • "Servant Leadership" Ken Blanchard (PDF)
• "Steward Leadership" by James Nolan (Woodstock Report, October 2010, 98, p. 1, 4). "Something is missing in the prevailing focus on business leadership.…What was missing was a question of identity, a state of mind, a fundamental orientation. What was missing was the self-understanding of those in business and particularly those in positions of leadership that all the resources at their disposal do not belong to them but to God. They are entrusted to use them in order to carry out God’s purposes.…"
• "Ten Characteristics of Good and Weak Leaders" Steve Goodier
• US Marine Corps 11 Leadership Principles: These 11 principles form the foundation of leadership in the Marine Corps. Living by these principles will make you a better officer. Together, they form the traits and values that define your character as a leader.
  • US Marine Corps 14 Leadership Traits: The 14 leadership traits are qualities of thought and action which, if demonstrated in daily activities, help Marines earn the respect, confidence, and loyal cooperation of other Marines. It is extremely important that you understand the meaning of each leadership trait and how to develop it, so you know what goals to set as you work to become a good leader and a good follower.

       Character & Virtue:               Index

• The 52 Virtues: Here are the 52 virtues that have inspired the 52 Virtues Project. They are taken from "The Virtues Project Educator’s Guide: Simple Ways to Create a Culture of Character."
• The Cardinal Virtues: A Course of Addresses to Young Men by Joseph Rickaby, S.J. (University of Notre Dame). Click on a Chapter Title to move to that section. Or, click on left/right arrow at very bottom of page to move forward or backward to another section.
• Catholic News Agency - Resources - Virtues: Includes The Nature of Virtue,
  • Cardinal Virtues of Prudence/Smart Living | Individual Justice/Obligations to God and Neighbor | Social Justice/Obligations to Societies | Fortitude/Determination to Become Happy | Temperance/Avoiding Ruin,
  • Theological Virtues of Faith/God's Truth in Our Souls | Hope/Striving for Heaven | Charity/Loving as God Loves.
• Character Action Media: consists of video-based lessons of inspiring stories of individuals living out the personal and civic virtues in ways that are relevant to youth. Lessons help students understand the virtues, inspire them to live out the virtues, and present individual and group activities relevant to the focused virtues.
• Character Education: The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.
• "Character Traits of Extraordinary Leaders" Chris Widener (PDF)
• In Character, A Journal of Everyday Virtues (John Templeton Foundation): Includes Character Sketches, Features, Observations and Past Issues.
• "The Content of Our Character: Ten Essential Virtues" by Tom Lickona adapted from Character Matters. What is the content of good character? How a school defines character – what it includes or omits in its target virtues – will shape the goals and activities of its character education initiative.
• Guzman_The Virtuous Man— The Catholic Gentleman
  • Guzman_Prudence: The Cardinal Virtues — The Catholic Gentleman
  • Guzman_Justice: The Cardinal Virtues — The Catholic Gentleman
  • Guzman_Fortitude: The Cardinal Virtues — The Catholic Gentleman
  • Guzman_Temperance: The Cardinal Virtues — The Catholic Gentleman
• "Virtue and The Art of Living" by Dr. Edward P. Sri. A 10-part series of essays on virtue and the art of living. Lay Witness is a publication of Catholic United for the Faith, Inc.
  • Aiming High: How to Grow in Virtue.
  • The Art of Living: The First Step of Prudence.
    • Prudence - Mother of All Virtues (PDF): Cardinal Virtues of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude & Temperance.
  • The Art of Living: Agony, Anxiety, and Decisiveness.
  • The Art of Living: Patience and Perseverance.
    • Diligence: the Virtue that Overcomes the Sin of Sloth
  • Called to Greatness: The Virtue of Magnanimity.
    • Magnanimity - In Search of the Lost Virtue (PDF): "a reaching out of the soul to great things…"
    • "Your Created Goodness: Developing and Improving a Positive Attitude and Healthy Self-Worth - A Concept for Spiritual Wellness." © October 2010. Fr. Brian Cavanaugh. TOR
  • Vainglory: Seeking the Praise of Men.
  • Temperance and the Art of Eating.
  • Anger and Virtue
  • Don't Impose Your Morality on Me!
• The Virtue of Prudence by Douglas McManaman
  • The Virtue of Temperance by Doug McManaman
  • The Virtue of Fortitude by Doug McManaman
    • Fortitude: A Cardinal Virtue and a Gift of the Holy Spirit (About.com Catholicism). Fortitude is the virtue that allows us to overcome fear and to remain steady in our will in the face of obstacles.
  • The Virtue of Justice by Doug McManaman
• The Virtue-Driven Life by Mark Lowery, Ph.D. There are four cardinal moral virtues: prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. They are called "cardinal" from the Latin word for "hinge," (cardo, cardinis) since the whole life of natural virtue pivots on these four key virtues. Think of these as "grooves" in your life that keep you headed toward your final destiny. Every particular virtue—patience, magnanimity, gratitude, trust—belongs to one of these grooves.
• Virtuous Leadership: A 12-point summary of Alexandre Havard’s model. Havard states that "Leadership is intrinsically linked to virtue." This summary includes the virtues of magnanimity and humility, prudence (practical wisdom), courage, self-control and justice. "By practicing the virtues, leaders become mature in their judgments, emotions, and behavior."
  • "Virtuous Leadership for Everyone": ZENIT interview with author Alexandre Havard.
  • "Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence" by Alexandre Havard at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Wednesday, October 12, 2011. The speech was sponsored by Franciscan University's Advancement Office and the new Center for Leadership as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series.

Legal Studies, Law & Justice:               Index

• Canon Law Info: Created by Dr. Edward Peters, an American lay canon lawyer, as a resource center on Catholic Canon Law. "The more Catholics at all levels in the Church understand their canonical rights and duties, the more effectively they can partake in the mission of the Church, a mission born from and leading to communion with God and his faithful people."
• Digital Media Law Project's Legal Guide Knowing your legal rights and responsibilities is important for anyone who publishes online. The DMLP's legal guide addresses the legal issues you may encounter as you gather information and publish your work. The guide is intended for use by citizen media creators with or without formal legal training, as well as others with an interest in these issues.
  • How Much Privacy Do You Have Online? (January 17, 2019) – University of Dayton School of Law. "We’ve been using the internet for decades, but the concept of privacy still lacks a modern application to the online world. Digital privacy, therefore, remains a legal frontier."
• Duke Law & Technology Review: online legal publication that focuses on the evolving intersection of law and technology. This area of study draws on a number of legal specialties: cybercrime, intellectual property, patents & copyright, business law, media & communications, health & biotechnology & criminal law.
• EDGAR Corporate Filings - U.S. and Otherwise (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission): Public corporations (domestic and foreign) and certain "insiders" are required by law to file certain documents on a regular basis. This information, of course, is scrutinized by investors, financial analysts, journalists, etc. A good basic tutorial is available on the SEC website. It was updated earlier this year.
• Family Law Center (FindLaw's): This section contains 5 topics, each containing helpful articles and resources - Adoption: Types, Laws, Child Custody: Types, Who Gets Custody?, Child Support: Receiving, Paying, Divorce: Property, Alimony, Laws, Marriage & Living Together: Prenuptials, Laws.
  • Family Law Terms: It may be overwhelming when learning some of the technical law terms (Canadian) that relate to your situation.
• Federal Habeas Corpus - A Brief Legal Overview (Congressional Research Service).
• Federal Judicial Center: Clearinghouse of information about the federal court system, its history, and its judges. Visitors can go straight to one of the primary sections—“Federal Judicial History”, “Publications & Videos”, and “Educational Programs & Materials”. In the “Publications & Videos” area, visitors can use the search engine to look for specific items of interest, or they can also browse the archive’s contents by subject or by date of publication. Type “copyright” in the search box for the Copyright Law, Second Edition, Robert A. Gorman, 2006. For most visitors, the “Federal Judicial History” will be of greatest interest, as it contains biographies of federal judges since 1789, the histories of individual courts, and summaries of landmark decisions.
• FERPA - the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: This federal law protects the privacy of your education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. After age 18, you have certain rights under FERPA (until you are 18, your parents have these same rights, on your behalf). You have the right to review your records at the school, and request that the school correct any errors in those records. You also have the right to a hearing, if your school disagrees with you. With a few exceptions, the school cannot release your education records to other parties without your written consent. The exceptions include law enforcement, emergencies, transfer schools, officials at your school with a legitimate educational interest, and a few others.
• FreeAdvice: free legal advice in 100+ law topics and insurance advice. Includes: Accident Law, Business Law, Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, and more.
• Free Legal Documents in Word and PDF Formats: A resource from the document experts at FormSwift. "Absolutely Free…No sign-up required."
  • Create Rental Application (FormSwift): takes less than 5 minutes; legally binding in all 50 states; print and export to word or PDF in seconds. A rental application is something used by landlords to screen potential tenants. Someone wishing to rent the property must fill out a rental application to be considered.
  • Free Durable Power of Attorney Form (LawDistrict) to appoint a person (an Agent) to manage financial affairs on your behalf.
  • Free Medical Power of Attorney Form (LegalTemplates) to let someone make medical decisions for you if you become incapacitated.
• Glossary of Legal Terms (US Courts) a legal dictionary that explains the meaning of all words frequently used in civil, criminal and commercial law.
  • Legal Terms and Definitions (Law.com): Comprehensive list of (probably) every legal term. Each term is accompanied with its definition, respectively.
  • Glossary of Legal Terms: A basic guide to common Canadian legal terms. Different terms may have different meanings based on the specific area of law or the context in which they are being used.
• Hazing - Education Law (LawHigherEducation.com). Published: January 5, 2011.
  • Stop Hazing: The leading resource for hazing research and prevention.
  • Ohio Hazing Law: The State of Ohio's Hazing Law is set forth in Section 2307.44 of the Ohio Revised Code.
  • Marietta College’s Hazing Policy
  • The Prevention of Hazing at the University of Vermont. It is the policy of the University of Vermont that no member of the University community may participate or be involved in hazing activities.
• How Courts Work - American Bar Association (ABA): Details the intricacies of how courts in America actually work. Here readers will find four informative sections, including information about Courts and Legal Procedure, Steps in a Trial, The Human Side of Being a Judge, and Mediation. Within each section, subsections further elucidate the topic.
• The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law: primarily concerned with helping establish a legal framework for strengthening civil society across the globe. The "Tools and Publications" area will be quite helpful to practitioners in this area as it includes assessment tools (such as a bibliography on the nonprofit sector and civil society) and a number of guidelines for laws affecting civic organizations.
• Justia: Law & legal information for lawyers, students, business and the public. Covers Legal Practice Areas | Legal Research & Law Practice | Cases in the News - Documents.
• LawInfo's Free Legal Resource Center: Information you need to better understand the law and get answers to legal questions. From free legal forms and informational videos, to thousands of frequently asked questions, articles and guides, here’s the answers you've been searching for.
• Law Library of Congress: provides research and legal information to the U.S. Congress as well as to U.S. Federal Courts and Executive Agencies, and to offer reference services to the public…To accomplish this mission, it has created the world's largest collection of law books and other legal resources from all countries, and now moves into the age of digitized information with online databases and guides to legal information worldwide.
  • Federal Statutes: A Beginner’s Guide (Law Library of Congress). "We will try to de-mystify federal statutory research by explaining the statutory publication process and describing where each type of statutory publication can be found."
• Legal Information Institute - Supreme Court: This archive is an excellent and frequently updated database concerning the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court. Readers may like to start with the Most Recent Decisions. Selecting any case navigates to a page featuring the Syllabus, Opinion, Concurrences, and Dissents of the Supreme Court's most recent deliberations.
  • Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - The online version of the standard reference work on legal citation appeared in May by the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell University's Law School.
• Ohio Revised Code: All statutes of a permanent and general nature of the state as revised and consolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections including all bills passed with an effective date through September 12, 2008.
• Open Jurist: access published court opinions without charge. Currently has over 600,000 opinions from the United States Supreme Court and United States Courts of Appeals from the First, Second and Third series of The Federal Reports.
• The Oyez Project - U.S. Supreme Court: a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality 'tour' of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.
• Privacy Library (Morrison Foerster): the most comprehensive collection of privacy laws and regulations ever assembled, the result of years of research and experience working with clients around the world. The website provides companies with an essential tool to help them navigate the privacy labyrinth.
• Social Media Law Student: "to connect lawyers with new technologies in hopes of making the practice of law easier.
• The United States Code: a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is now available in a searchable online format. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
• Womens Law: a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): providing legal information and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Resources on Staying Safe, Knowing State & Federal Laws/Statutes, Preparing for Court, Learn about Abuse, Where to Find Help, Helping Others.

      Copyright, Fair Use & Intellectual Property:               Index

• 3 Popular Image Licenses You Need To Be Familiar With Before Using Someone's Photos – Creative Commons | GNU Public License | Public Domain. You can't just use any image you find online on your blog…because most of the photos on the Internet are subject to copyright, meaning the photographer who took the photo has the exclusive legal right to use the image.
• ALA Copyright 101 Educational Materials: Includes electronic and media reserves, international copyright law, fair use, interlibrary loan, and more!
• Center for Copyright Information: Online copyright infringement (also called online piracy) has become a serious and growing problem. The Center for Copyright Information (CCI) was formed to educate consumers about the importance of copyright protection and to offer information about online copyright infringement. Our goal is to alleviate confusion and help Internet users find legal ways to enjoy the digital content they love.
• Center for Internet and Society (CIS): a public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School and a part of Law, Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School. CIS studies the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, innovation, privacy, public commons, diversity, and scientific inquiry.
• Copyright Clearance Center: By offering licenses and permissions to content from the world's most sought-after publications CCC helps to advance education, innovation and the free flow of information - all while encouraging respect for intellectual property and the principles of copyright.
  • Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance: Designed for academic institutions, this guide helps answer questions ranging from basic copyright law to the more complex topics of ILL and e-reserves. Includes an Introduction overview, Copyright Basics, Using Content, Copyright Compliance, Other Campus Copyright Issues and Quick Links.
  • Copyright Basics Video: educates about the ins and outs of copyright law
  • OnCopyright Education: Hub for information and tools to educate yourself and others about copyright issues around the world.
  • Copyright Information: Is this fair use? John Paul II Library, Franciscan University of Steubenville, guide for understanding Copyright Laws, Fair Use Exceptions for Instructors, and Public Domain issues.
• United States Copyright Office: information about the multifarious intricacies and real world practicalities of copyright law. Readers may engage in various Tutorials that are designed to help users navigate the site, such as an excellent Copyright Search Tutorial, which may be viewed in PowerPoint, Webpage, PDF, and OpenDocument formats. Beginners to the wide world of Copyright may benefit from the answers found in the Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Copyright Basics © - What Is Copyright?: Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.
  • Copyright Law of the United States of America
• Copyright Law "Fair Use" - U.S. Copyright Office commentary (§107—§118 of the copyright act): The distinction between "fair use" and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. The safest course is always to get permission from the copyright owner before using copyrighted material. The Copyright Office cannot give this permission. When it is impracticable to obtain permission, use of copyrighted material should be avoided unless the doctrine of "fair use" would clearly apply to the situation. The Copyright Office can neither determine if a certain use may be considered "fair" nor advise on possible copyright violations. If there is any doubt, it is advisable to consult an attorney.
  • §107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
  • Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries – The Association of Research Libraries: "The Code provides librarians with powerful tools to work through copyright challenges in a way that is within the law and that gives due weight to their own values and the considered opinions of their peers in the library community."
  • "The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in Communication": Produced by the International Communication Association, Center for Social Media, and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American's law school. Download a PDF copy of the code.
  • Copyright: "Deciding What Information Is Fair to Use" by Reid Goldsborough. One of the catchphrases on the internet is "Information wants to be free." This creates the impression that anything you come across online is free for the using. Not quite. The same laws that protect intellectual property elsewhere can get you in trouble for appropriating someone else’s words, images, music, video, and so on.
  • Copyright and Fair Use Animation: Common Sense Media. This three-minute video about copyright and fair use, which was produced by Common Sense Media and intended for use by secondary teachers, provides an excellent overview of basic concepts related to copyright law.
  • An Empirical Study of U.S. Copyright Fair Use Opinions, 1978-2005 (University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Jan., 2008). Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 establishes the affirmative defense to copyright infringement of "fair use," by far the most enigmatic doctrine in U.S. copyright law and by far the most important.
  • Fair Use Evaluator: In the United States, use of copyrighted material is considered fair when it is done for a limited and transformative purpose. Knowing what is determined fair use and what isn't, however, is not always as easy as it sounds. The Fair Use Evaluator, which was created by the American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy, helps readers through the process of deciding what is and isn't fair use under the U.S. Copyright Code.
  • "Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries" - Association of Research Libraries (ARL: Report that summarizes research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries.
  • A Fair Use Primer for Graduate Students (InsideHigherEd). "I prefer to see the fair use doctrine as a safeguard against accidental plagiarism, recognition for the rights of the original author, and protection against copyright infringement."k
  • Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions: Center for Social Media (American University's School of Communication)
  • Copyright Law’s Fair Use Quiz: The MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing has launched an online Fair Use Quiz to help students better understand the core concepts of copyright law’s "fair use" provision, the flexible – but notably ambiguous – exception under US copyright law that makes it possible to use others’ copyrighted works without permission. The aim of the quiz is to put information about fair use in the hands of students and empower them to make informed decisions about using copyrighted works. Fair Use Quiz.
  • A Fair(y) Use Tale by Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell, a humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.
  • Free to Use and Reuse: Making Public Domain and Rights-Clear Content Easier to Find (Library of Congress). "We are working on several fronts to improve the visibility of public domain and rights-clear content."
• Copyright Information and Resources - Basics (University of Minnesota Libraries -- Copyright Initiatives)
  • Thinking Through Fair Use (University of Minnesota Libraries -- Copyright Initiatives). Fair Use allows users of copyrighted works to exercise some rights under certain circumstances without seeking permission or paying royalties. The Fair Use Doctrine is probably the most important exemption to copyright protections for educational settings, allowing many uses of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching and research.
• Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide: The digitization of life in our world is creating more and more questions in the world of copyright and licensing. The following information is meant to give you a brief overview of some of the many issues you may encounter. Additionally, it is meant to provide you with some reliable resources to use in your quest to obtain appropriate permissions for the use of copyrighted works.
• Copyright for Librarians: a joint project of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL). The goal of the project is…to inform librarians concerning: copyright law in general, the aspects of copyright law that most affect libraries, how librarians in the future could most effectively participate in the processes by which copyright law is interpreted and shaped.
• Copyright - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): is responsible for administering 23 international treaties that deal with various aspects of intellectual property protection. For those who may be less familiar with the nuances of this complex field, the "About IP" area is a good place to start.
• Creative Commons: a nonprofit that offers free legal tools to creative people who would like to share their work under specified conditions. On the site, readers may like to start by searching the commons, which they can do using the convenient search feature. The site also features a number of compelling features for users who would like to license their own content.
  • Creative Commons: a Shared Culture (YouTube). This snappy and succinct 3-minute video offers readers a concise explanation of what Creative Commons is, what it does, and how artists, corporations, musicians, bloggers, and anyone else might make use of it.
  • Finding Public Domain & Creative Commons Media: The Harvard Law School Library has compiled over 130 Research Guides to assist students and other library patrons with their research initiatives. One particular guide of note is the Public Domain and Creative Commons Media Finder. This handy reference will help interested readers locate and correctly attribute public domain and Creative Commons media for personal and academic use.
• Finding Copyrights and Trademarks for Free. The ever-more competitive business world makes protecting a company's intellectual property a key component to its success. Trademark-related research might concern clearing the name of a new business, product or service for use in commerce. It might involve monitoring new trademark applications, business filings and domain name registrations for potential infringements. Originally published in The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research (June 2005).
• Innovative Copyright - Unique Resources for Copyright Education. The Copyright Education and Consultation Program, a project funded by the Illinois State Library…The goals of the program include increasing confidence in use of materials, informing users of copyright education resources available to them, empowering users with knowledge about their own intellectual property rights, and facilitating use of copyrighted material in the classroom.
• Intellectual Property Law: Why Should I Care? (UCLA Library): Helps readers understand the elaborate case law of intellectual property through illustrations, quizzes, and colorful text boxes. Explore the various sections of the site – Intellectual Property, includes 15 subsections that explain the basics of copyright, fair use, patents, trademarks, and other related topics before offering a quiz to help readers maximize their learning. Need a File, Share a File delves into copyright as related to the ever more common practice of file sharing, while Citing and Documenting Sources provides an excellent primer on how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly cite various types of media. For readers working in a college context, this sterling resource from UCLA libraries can provide students and professors with everything they need to know about intellectual property in academia.
• Research Copyright: Learn all about copyrights, patents, trademarks, and intellectual property. Learn how to copyright your own works, whether you are a writer, artist, musician, filmmaker, or other creative person. Learn about copyright infringement and how to search for copyrights to obey U.S. Copyright Laws. Download our free guides on copyright law, copyright search, and how to use copyright protection.
• Section 108 Study Group - Independent Copyright Committee: Launched by The Library of Congress to conduct a reexamination of the exceptions and limitations applicable to libraries and archives under the Copyright Act, specifically in light of the changes wrought by digital media. The group will study how Section 108 of the Copyright Act may need to be amended to address the relevant issues and concerns of libraries and archives, as well as creators and other copyright holders.
• Teaching Copyright Curriculum: Created to help teachers present the laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way. Teaching Copyright provides lessons and ideas for opening your classroom up to discussion, letting your students express their ideas and concerns, and then guiding your students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law.

Libraries, Museums & On-line Archives:               Index

• LIFE Photo Archive: Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
• American Museum of Natural History: On Exhibit
• Ancient Greece - The British Museum: Explore the world of ancient Greece using hundreds of objects from the British Museum.
• Ancient Observatories: Chichen Itza. This exhibition, developed by the Exploratorium Museum, gives an overview of Mayan History, Mayan Mythology and a Map of the excavation. Be sure to visit the Alignments, the background on the intricacies of how the Mayans aligned their structures for best observing the heavens. This site portrays an advanced ancient civilization and is a testament to the ingenuity of these peoples. Don't miss the Activities, a Mayan Calendar and Mayan Math where you can lean to count in Mayan using the ancient stone documents
• Artcyclopedia: compiled a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources.
• Awesome Library: organizes the Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education. Topic areas: The Arts, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health and PE, Technology, Languages. Includes sections for Teachers, Kids, Teens, Parents, Librarians, and College Students.
• The Bibliotheca Alexandrina: aims to be a center of excellence in the production and dissemination of knowledge and to be a place of dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and peoples.
• Boston University Libraries: Research Guides listed by Subjects.
• British Library - Online Gallery You can now view and hear a staggering 30,000 images and sounds from our world-renowned collections without ever needing to visit the prestigious building in London.
• The Art Institute of Chicago: They have placed more than 52,000 high-resolution images from their collection online, available to all comers without restriction.
• The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA): brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science.
  • DigiVatLib (Digital Vatican Library): Provides free access to the Vatican Library’s digitized collections: manuscripts, incunabula, archival materials and inventories as well as graphic materials, coins and medals, printed materials (special projects).
• Etext Projects ( University of Virginia Library’s Electronic Text Center): holdings include approximately 70,000 on- and off-line humanities texts in many languages (including online Chinese and Japanese literature) and hundreds of thousands of related images.
• Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception.
• Google Art Project: Google has collaborated with 17 art museums around the world to produce a cool site that lets you navigate through high resolution images of the artworks in these museums.
• The Greatest Films: interpretive, descriptive reviews and historical background on classic American films. A wealth of film reference material (including a complete Academy Awards History and Film History) is featured as well as hundreds of colorful, vintage poster reproductions for some of the best Hollywood and American classic films in the last century. This site is an outstanding, all-around resource with reviews of classic American films, historical and genre information.
• Great Web Sites for Kids: The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. ALSC’s online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
  • KidsClick: Web Search for Kids by Librarians. Terrific site to help your children prepare term papers and research projects.
• Halta Definizione: Every art historian's dream has come true. The Italian masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era viewable online at a stunning resolution.
• Hathi Trust Digital Library: a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future. There are more than fifty partners in HathiTrust, and membership is open to institutions worldwide.
• The Harvard Library Research Guides: Over 130 Research Guides to assist students and other library patrons with their research initiatives.
• ipl2: information you can trust. Merging the resources from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) websites. The site is hosted by The College of Computing & Informatics at Drexel University, and a consortium of colleges and universities.
  • ipl2 - Resources by Subject: merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII). An annotated collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.
    • ipl2 - Pathfinders: "IPL Expert Guides" intended to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your local library. Covers Arts/Humanities, Business/Consumers, Education/Libraries, Entertainment/Leisure/Hobbies, General Reference, Health/Medicine/Nutrition, History/War, Law/Politics/Government, Science/Technology, Society/Culture.
    • ipl2 - Homeschooling: educating children at home with educational materials and content chosen by parents. In the United States, homeschooling is a legal option for parents who wish to educate their children in a different learning environment than what exists within the schools of the community. Different states in the U.S. have different legal requirements if children are to be homeschooled.
• The Jewish Virtual Library: the most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. So far, more than 10,000 articles and 5,000 photographs and maps have been integrated into the site. The Library has 13 wings: History, Women, The Holocaust, Travel, Israel & The States, Maps, Politics, Biography, Israel, Religion, Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress, Vital Statistics and Reference.
  • Judaism Primer (InfoPlease): Holidays, history, beliefs, culture, and more.
• The Library of Congress (LOC): the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
  • Ask a Librarian: an online reference service from the Library of Congress (LOC)
  • Congress - Library of Congress: to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.
  • Law Library of Congress: provides research and legal information to the U.S. Congress as well as to U.S. Federal Courts and Executive Agencies, and to offer reference services to the public…To accomplish this mission, it has created the world's largest collection of law books and other legal resources from all countries, and now moves into the age of digitized information with online databases and guides to legal information worldwide.
  • Virtual Reference Shelf: selected web resources compiled by the Library of Congress (LOC)
  • The American Folklife Center: Library of Congress (LOC)
• Library Guide on Ukraine (Council of the European Union): Provides access to relevant and authoritative resources related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This includes books and articles, podcasts and videos, databases, websites and EU publications.
• Library Spot: a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.
• The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute (University of Dayton): an international center of study and research on Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ. The Marian Library holds the world's largest collection of printed materials on the Blessed Virgin.
• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection: Database and Digital Images at the Harry Ransom Center – University of Texas-Austin. This database contains 215 medieval or Renaissance manuscripts that date between the 11th and 17th centuries.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA): over 400,000 images available for free download for non-commercial use as a part of its Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative.
• Museum of Online Museums (MoOM): links to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions. The MoOM is organized into three sections: The Museum Campus contains links to brick-and-mortar museums with an interesting online presence. The Permanent Collection displays links to exhibits of particular interest to design and advertising. Galleries, Exhibition, and Shows is an eclectic and ever-changing list of interesting links to collections and galleries, most of them hosted on personal web pages. In other words, it's where all the good stuff is.
• National Archives (NARA) has preserved and provided access to the records of the United States of America. Keeper of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights and many other public records.
• The National Gallery of Art - Collections: one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture and graphic arts from the Middle Arts to the present. The collections can be searched by specific artist, title, or a combination of criteria for easy access to all the individual works.
• Natural History Museum - UK: a world-class resource to assist learners enjoy the natural world, develop their scientific knowledge and understand the impact of science on their lives. Explore Nature videos, news, science of natural history, collections/exhibitions, teachers' resources, educational activities.
  • Nature Online - Explore the Natural World (Natural History Museum - UK).
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LOC): Administers the free program that loans recorded and braille books and magazines, music scores in braille and large print, and specially designed playback equipment to residents of the United States who are unable to read or use standard print materials because of visual or physical impairment. Materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.
• Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collections: Original artworks, archival objects available for private study, scholarship, research, and public enjoyment. This image and data library is a multimedia tool that enables keyword and advanced searches of the Museum's extensive digital collections.
• OhioLink Digital Resource Commons (DRC):  learn about the historic, instructional, cultural, and creative works of those in the Ohio University system, as well as the liberal arts colleges of Ohio. Visitors will want to click on "Communities and Collections" on the left hand menu to browse the vast resources available. Some of the communities included are "Art and Architecture", "Multi-Subject Video", and "OhioLINK Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Center".
• Online Field Trip for Students Without Leaving Home: "Technological advancements like the internet and smart devices have proven beneficial for people in various aspects of life.…One particularly great use for these new technologies is the use of virtual and online field trips, which are a cheaper and more convenient alternative to real-life field trips."
• The National Security Archive: independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• The PBS Digital Learning Library: a public media system-wide repository of digital media learning objects, including videos, images, interactives, audios and documents.
• Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project: seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum pursues its mission by delivering timely, impartial information to national opinion leaders, including government officials and journalists. As a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization, the Forum does not take positions on policy debates.
• Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog: There are over 20,000 free books in the catalog. Bookshelf categories: Children's Bookshelf | Countries Bookshelf | Crime Bookshelf | Periodicals Bookshelf | Religion Bookshelf | Science Bookshelf | Wars Bookshelf . Browse by Author, Title, Language or Recently Posted
• The September 11 Digital Archive: to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. The Archive contains more than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 digital images. In September 2003, the Library of Congress accepted the Archive into its collections, an event that both ensured the Archive's long-term preservation and marked the library's first major digital acquisition.
• The Socjournal: A new media journal of sociology and society.
  • Writing Tips for being a better writer are designed to help sociologists and social science students learn to communicate their insight, wisdom, and knowledge in a more direct, lucid, and intelligible way.
  • The Electronic Journal of Sociology: "the world’s first and longest running electronic journal of sociology."
• The Smithsonian Institution: the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.
  • National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian.
  • National Museum of Natural History: Lesson Plans & Classroom Resources. The National Museum of Natural History has a myriad of exciting resources for those who wish to help young people learn about natural history. On the site, visitors can make their way through three sections: Lesson Plans, Web-based Student Activities, and Resources for Teachers & Classrooms.
  • National Portrait Gallery - Washington, DC: collections of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and photographs document the diversity of individuals who have made significant contributions to the history and culture of the United States.
  • Smithsonian Education - Educators: prepare, plan, teach
  • Smithsonian Education - Students: 'Students, A Place for Kids to Explore, to Discover and Learn.' Visitors will find sections on 'Everything Art,' 'Science and Nature,' 'History and Culture' and 'People
  • Smithsonian Education - Families: connect, relate, appeal
• The Speculum Romanae Magnifcientiae Digital Collection (University of Chicago Library): collection of 994 engravings which depict major monuments of Rome and Roman antiquities by Antonio Lafreri, a master printmaker and publisher in 16th century Italy. Visitors should click on the "Itineraries" to find mini-exhibitions designed by scholars that will allow them to travel through the collection based on a theme, location, collection, or artist.
• The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia - the Digital Collection: the new virtual gallery of high-resolution artwork images from the State Hermitage Museum.
• Theology Library (compiled by Gerald Darring). The Library is Catholic but in an ecumenical way, respecting the contributions of other Christian denominations. It takes a dialogical approach rather than a confrontational one, downplaying apologetics and encouraging inter-religious dialogue.
• Vatican Museum: Raphael Revisited: Vatican Offers Virtual Tour 500 Years after Artist's Death. April 6 marked the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael, the Renaissance painter responsible for "The School of Athens" and "The Transfiguration." Click on the 360 Virtual Tour icon at the bottom of the page.
• The World Digital Library (WDL): Promotes international and intercultural understanding in multilingual format with significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
• Your Paintings – BBC: aims to show the entire UK national collection of oil paintings, the stories behind the paintings, and where to see them for real. It is made up of paintings from thousands of museums and other public institutions around the country.

Mathematics:               Index

• Algebasics: online mathematics instructional resource that takes young and old alike through the basics of algebra. The breadth of the material is divided into sixteen sections, which begin with, well, "the basics", and proceed all the way to a section on applying algebra to real-world situations.
  • Algebra Help: a collection of lessons, calculators, and worksheets created to assist students and teachers of algebra.
  • Algebra Homework Help: Pre-algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Physics. Archives contain hundreds of problems solved by the tutors.
  • Algebrarules: The Most Useful Rules of Basic Algebra, Free & Searchable. An online resource for rules of arithmetic, exponents, and radicals. A Glossary is also available to help math students remember the difference between the divisor and the dividend and look up a number of other terms. Each rule on this website is accompanied by a written explanation and an example.
  • Chegg Get Math Help: by subject and category and math definitions.
  • College Algebra: offers interactive material for topics such as solving linear equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, logarithmic functions, and matrices.
  • College Algebra Virtual Math Lab (West Texas A&M): Series of online algebra tutorials for students and anyone else who might be returning to the world of algebra. First-time visitors should feel free to browse through any of the 59 tutorials offered here. Each tutorial contains information about learning objectives, full explanations, and numerous examples of how to correctly solve problems.
  • Get The Math – algebra in the real world. See how professionals use math in music, fashion, video games, restaurants, basketball, and special effects. Then take on interactive challenges related to those careers. Get the Math combines video and web interactivity to help middle and high school students develop algebraic thinking skills for solving real-world problems.
  • Math Resources: Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Matrices, Complex, Functional and Harmonic Analysis, and much more.
  • Purplemath: contains hundreds of lessons designed to help students who might be having trouble with algebra. "These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely "trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes."
• Annenberg Learner: Mathematics. Bursting with lessons, news, interactives, and other helpful resources. Readers may like to begin by searching out their particular field of study from the list, which includes Numbers, Geometry, Math History, Statistics, and a giant section called Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus.
• Applied Math and Science Education Repository (AMSER): a portal of educational resources free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the National Science Digital Library, and is being created by a team of project partners led by Internet Scout.
• Bates College Online Resources for Calculus and Linear Algebra: The first couple of resources in each section contain past quizzes and exams from each course, complete with information on each topic. Additionally, each area contains drill problems, tutorials, and a fun "Find the Error!" feature. The topics covered here include linear algebra, quadric surfaces, functions, and abstract vector spaces.
• The Calculus Page (U.C. Davis): features dozens of links to valuable online resources that deal with this branch of mathematical inquiry and discovery. The first section of the site is dedicated to providing materials for students of calculus (including calculus animations and sample exams) and a number of resources for instructors follow.
  • AP Calculus AB Course Home Page (Educational Testing Service (ETS) & AP College Board): this site contains a cornucopia of materials about teaching and learning calculus. Note the "Classroom Instruction and Resources" section.
  • Instacalc Online Calculator a solution to those who need a variety of calculations and conversions done simultaneously. With Instacalc, just need to type in a calculation or operation and the answer will appear. The application also includes some programming tools and advanced math functionality, and the application can be embedded or linked, depending on the user's preference.
• Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching - Statway: Focuses on providing educational resources on statistics, data analysis, and quantitative reasoning. The hope is that the Statway program will help students "understand the world around them and the math they can use right now."
• Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (University of Plymouth, UK): developed instructional materials designed to help both novice and experienced math teachers. This particular area of their website provides access to a number of interactive mathematics tutorials. The materials are divided into eight units, including those that deal with factors, mathematical diagrams, proportion, and estimating; users will find coverage of everything from prime factors to the sometimes-daunting Pythagorean theorem.
• CK-12.org: Free Customizable Teaching Resources for K-12 - specializing in mathematics, sciences, SAT prep.
• Cybersecurity Curriculum Resources – National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE): These resources from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies provide tools for educators who are looking for ways to integrate cybersecurity into their lesson plans and classroom activities.
• Exercises in Math Readiness: instructional tools to refresh memories on various mathematical concepts. Created by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Saskatchewan, the site contains exercises of varying difficulty that will take users through such topics as geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and exponential functions. Teachers will also want to look at the section that offers them some specific instructions on how the site might best be used with students.
• Explore Math (Study.com): includes Math topics, Courses for Learning Math, What is Mathematics? and, Mathematics Skills & Practice.
• Fibonacci Sequence - the Fingerprint of God: An amazing insight into the detailed architecture of Creation.
• Figure This! (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics): Mathematical challenges for families provide interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families.
• Free Test Online: Standardized Tests Math and Science Practice for SAT, ACT, CLEP, Advanced Placement and GMAT standardized tests. Designed for students who are looking for free test practice and help and teachers who are searching for teaching resources.
• FunBrain Kids Center - Numbers: fun site to help with the Numbers, from basic arithmetic to fractions, graphs and algebra. All games have varying degrees of difficulty beginning with Easy on through Super Brain so you can pick the level at which to start your child (yourself, even if you do not want to admit that fact).
• Illuminations: Math Lessons (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) presents a series of grade specific lessons on various topics of mathematics. There are 524 lesson plans to 'support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.' Illuminations provides 'standards-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.'
  • Illuminations: Interactive Highlights: online activities that help to make math come alive in the classroom or at home.
• Innovative Teaching Exchange developed by The Mathematical Association of America in order to facilitate the exchange of interesting and compelling teaching resources from a wide range of educators. As their site indicates, "The intention is to encourage more experimentation with more methods than the traditional lecture/questions method."
• InterMath: a professional development effort designed to support teachers in becoming better mathematics educators. It focuses on building teachers' mathematical content knowledge through mathematical investigations that are supported by technology. InterMath includes a workshop component and materials to support instructors.
• The Khan Academy: Includes over 2100 videos covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, Singapore Math, physics, finance and money and banking. Khan has also developed a free, adaptive math program.
  • Math TV - Math and Algebra Help: tutorial videos on topics that range from basic math to Calculus. Videos are broken into short but very useful lessons that vary between 5 and 10 minutes in length and are very clear.
• Learning Math: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability (Annenberg Media group). Provides teachers with materials to teach data analysis, statistics, and probability. The materials here are organized around the content standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The focus is on introducing these concepts as an integrated problem-solving process.
  • Statlect:  free digital textbook on probability theory and mathematical statistics
• Lesson Plans for Math: Lesson Corner.com: Includes lesson plans and worksheets.
• Math.com - World of Math Online: Free math lessons and math homework help — basic math, everyday math, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, calculus and beyond.
  • Math Central: an Internet service for mathematics teachers and students K-12. A meeting place for teachers to share resources, a service to teachers, students and parents who may need an answer to a mathematical question.
  • Math Chase: a completely free site where you can quickly test your times tables. Learn by repetition and also increase their speed gradually as they become more skilled.
  • MATHCOUNTS®:  national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. With over 22 years experience, MATHCOUNTS is one of the most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors, and students.
• The Math Forum @ Drexel: leading online resource for improving math learning, math education, and communication. Offers a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development.
• Math Goodies: complete math lessons that cover these topics: Perimeter & Area of Polygons, Circumference & Area of Circles, Number Theory, Understanding Percent, Percent Applications, Integers, Probability/Statistics, Pre-Algebra, Symbolic Logic, Data and Graphs.
• Math Is Fun - K-12 math concepts: Features include numbers, geometry, algebra, "Systems of Measurement"- Metric & US Standard, understanding money & compound interest; plus worksheets & an illustrated math dictionary.
  • en español - "Disfruta Las Matemáticas"  useful for students who learn better in Spanish.
• MathTV instructors demonstrate the power of online video for solving math problems in basic math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.
• Math Worksheets World: over 12,000 K-12 math worksheets, lesson, math worksheet makers, homework, and quizzes.
  • Math Worksheets Center: over 8,000 K-12 math worksheets, lesson, homework, and quizzes. Created by a group of Math Teachers assigned the task of helping a struggling school district evaluate and choose a math curriculum that would help their students achieve success.
  • Math Worksheet Site: On-line Math Worksheet Generator. You can create an endless supply of printable math worksheets. The intuitive interface gives you the ability to easily customize each worksheet to target your student's specific needs. Every worksheet is created when you request it, so they are different every time.
  • Math Worksheets: for Teachers, Parents, Students, and Homeschoolers. Randomly and dynamically generated math worksheets covering Addition, Division, Exponents, Factors, Fractions, Graphing, Mean Mode Median & Range, Measurement, Money, Multiplication, Pythagorean Theorem, Radicals, Ratios, Rounding, Subtraction, Telling Time, and Word Games, and more.
  • Math Worksheets Land: Over 6,000 Printable Math Worksheets for all grade levels. The largest and most comprehensive K-12 math worksheets site aligned directly to the core curriculum.
• Mathematical Association of America (MAA): provides a range of high-quality educational resources for educators all across the United States and the world.
  • Math Sciences Digital Library: online resource published by the Mathematical Association of America. The site provides online resources for both teachers and students of mathematics.
• Mathematics Illuminated: an excellent thirteen-part series created by Annenberg Media for adult learners and high school teachers. The series "explores major themes in the field of mathematics, from humankind's earliest study of prime numbers, to the cutting-edge mathematics used to reveal the shape of the universe."
  • Math in Daily Life (Annenberg Media):  interactive exercises of mathematical principles in areas of life such as home decorating, finances, and of course, cooking. The site includes a list of relevant websites, including links to The Math Forum, the U.S. Census Bureau, and The Metric Conversion Card.
• Mathematics – MIT OpenCourseWare: There are over four dozen courses here, complete with syllabi, lecture notes, and even in some cases video lectures and other audio visual materials.
• Mathematics Teacher Resources: The University of Michigan Library offers this helpful list of web resources for teaching mathematics. This list includes items that will appeal to K-12 mathematics instructors, adult educators, and college level mathematics instructors alike. Resources are divided into three categories: resources for teachers (most resources fall into this category), resources for algebra, and resources for statistics.
• Math Teacher & Student Resources: The Actuarial Foundation is dedicated to math education and financial literacy. The organization creates and collects various free educational materials. Readers will find a wealth of lesson plans designed for grades 4-12.…Also available via the Free Resources tab, these materials are designed to educate high school students on financial decision making. The four-part series includes handouts for students and educators.
• Mathematics Classroom Resources (National Science Foundation): collection of lessons and web resources aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and students' families.
• MegaConverter2 convert just about anything from one unit to a different unit—angles, area, finance interest, fractions to decimals, kitchen measures, power, pressure, flowrate with lots of units in between. Also, includes a MegaCalculator.
  • Easy Unit Converter: ultimate resource for unit conversion of length, weight/mass, currency, temperature, engineering units, electricity, and many more.
  • Web2.0calc: a fantastic scientific-based calculator that is available only on the web. It's simple to use, easy to understand, and functions like nobody's business.
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership and professional development to support teachers in ensuring equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.
  • Lessons and Resources (NCTM): Elementary, Middle School and High School, Help for Families.
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: Interactive online learning units that deal with topics such as geometry, arithmetic, and trigonometry. The "About" section includes a tutorial designed for educators who wish to use the materials as well as another tutorial that will teach educators how to create lessons and activities. Visitors can also browse teacher published lessons, all of which have been vetted by staff members at the National Library. Finally, visitors will want to definitely look over the virtual manipulatives library, which includes instructional materials that students will find quite engaging.
• The Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): To serve as a model-builder for innovative, standards-based, technology-intensive mathematics and science instruction at the K-16 levels. Online Resource Catalog – Mathematics: Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof. Science: Biology, Chemistry, Periodic Table, Significant Figures & Measurement, Lab Reports, Titrations, Physics.
• Online Mathematics Textbooks freely available on the web.
• Online Statistics Education: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study. Provides everything a big, fat, hard-covered stats book does but it in an easily navigable web format.
• Open Curriculum Mathematics Library: a 5,000-document library for math teachers to use as lesson materials tailored to the lesson plans for the Common Core mathematics. Anyone can use the material on the website without logging in, but to get access to tools such as the lesson plan builder, you need to create a free account.
• Plus, the Best Science Site on the Web: opens a window to the world of math by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science writers on topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport.
• Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes: by Hossein Pishro-Nik. An open access peer-reviewed textbook intended for undergraduate as well as first-year graduate level courses. It can be used by both students and practitioners in engineering, mathematics, finance, and other related fields. Includes: short video lectures that aid in learning the material, online calculators for important functions and distributions, solutions manual for instructors.
• PUMAS -  Practical Uses of Math and Science (NASA): On-Line Journal of Math and Science Examples for Pre-College Education. A collection of brief examples showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes can be used in interesting settings, including every day life.
• Quizzes.cc: provides math quizzes, great for teachers and students. You can choose some of the popular quizzes or design your own math quiz.
  • Printable Metric Conversion Chart and Table
• S.O.S. MATHematics: resource for math review material for high school, college students and adult learners. Get help to do your homework, refresh your memory, prepare for a test,…Browse more than 2,500 Math pages filled with short and easy-to-understand explanations on the following subject areas: Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, Matrix Algebra, or Mathematical Tables.
• A Student’s Introduction to Data: This guide will give you an introduction to data and show you just how accessible data-based careers can be for every student.
• Success in Mathematics (St. Louis University): Tips on how to study mathematics, how to approach problem-solving, how to study for and take tests, and when and how to get help.
• Teachnet.Com: offers multiple resources for teachers, including lesson plan ideas in mathematics, science, technology and many other subject areas.
• Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences Helping students master skills ranging from simple arithmetic or graphing, to sophisticated use of equations and models is an integral aspect of teaching geoscience at the undergraduate level.
• Wolfram|Alpha - Computational Knowledge Engine Gives you access to the world's facts, without searching. Contains 10+ trillion pieces of data, 50,000+ types of algorithms and models, and linguistic capabilities for 1000+ domains. Check out Examples by Topic.
  • Wolfram MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource.

Philosophy and Ethics:               Index

• Conscience Rights and Conscientious Objection (Catholic Culture): Dr. Jeff Mirus | Dec 17, 2021. "The problem is that there can be many kinds of consciences—for example, a lazy conscience, an erroneous conscience, a malformed conscience, a dead conscience—that we actually have a moral obligation to try to correct. It is a myth to suggest that we are morally right if we follow our consciences, if we have paid no attention to forming our consciences properly."
• Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics (Baylor University): Helping to think with a Christian mind about the ethical issues in our society.
  • "Schooling the Young into Goodness" (Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University), © 2009, Darin H. Davis and Paul J. Wadell. Moral education should provide the young with an understanding of life worthy of themselves – a compelling account of goodness and how to achieve it. If we ask the young only to pursue their desires, should we be surprised if, instead of being uplifted by the freedom we hold out to them, they become bored and disenchanted?
  • Christian Reflection - Ethics Library (Christian Reflection - Baylor University)
    • Pornographic Culture Library (Christian Reflection - Baylor University).
    • Sports Library (Christian Reflection - Baylor University)
• Critical Thinking Web: over 100 free online tutorials on critical thinking, logic, scientific reasoning, creativity, and other aspects of thinking skills. Tutorials are completely free and under a Creative Commons license.
• EthicsFinder (Australian Catholic University): expertly curated ethics search engine database gathering and displaying thousands of links to existing high-quality articles, books and videos from across the web, it is a comprehensive and continually updated 'one-stop shop' for anyone interested in a broad range of ethical, philosophical, cultural and social issues and, in particular, Catholic approaches.
• Ethics Updates: designed to be used by ethics instructors and their students to provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics.
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: provides detailed, peer-reviewed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. Texts have been collected from public domain sources and from articles submitted by professional philosophers. Search by key words or by timelines of philosophical movements and thinkers.
• Philosophy Pages: Garth Kemerling's helpful information for students of the Western philosophical tradition.
• The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University: one of the preeminent centers for research and dialogue on applied ethical issues in critical areas of American life. The center's focus areas are Bioethics, Business Ethics, Campus Ethics, Character Education, Government Ethics, Internet Ethics and emerging issues in ethics.
• "The Natural, the Connatural, and the Unnnatural" by J. Budziszewski (CatholicCulture.org). Can the unnatural become natural to us?
• "On Not Settling for Less: The Cognitive Guide to Happiness" by Dr. Jeff Mirus, Sept. 04, 2014. Explores the relationship between human experience, human knowing, and human happiness.
• Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching and Study of Applied Ethics (University of Nebraska – Lincoln): Promoting Ethics Across the Disciplines. "To highlight the importance of critical thinking and moral reasoning in resolving ethical dilemmas and to encourage its exploration in the context of different disciplines and methods of inquiry."
• The Sophia Project: an online collection of original articles, primary source texts, and commentaries in the fields of philosophy and ethics…
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Table of Contents
• Teaching Children Philosophy — Prindle Institute for Ethics, housed within DePauw University, exists to “inspire everyone to discuss the critical issues of our time in a deliberate way.” “Discussing philosophy with children is a great way to improve their verbal skills,” and their active listening. However, engaging young people in philosophical discussions requires a unique approach.
• The Ultimate Business Ethics Resource (Lead411.cm): Includes Ethics of Finance | Human Resource Management | Sales & Marketing | Production | Property & Intellectual Property Rights | Technology | International Business.
• Virtues for Life: Designed to inspire and coach you in the daily practice of virtues so that you can achieve your personal best and, consequently, lead a more extraordinary life.
  • Virtues List: Virtues are the essence of our character and character does indeed determine destiny. The more we recognize the potential impact that practicing virtues can have on our lives, the more our lives open up to new possibilities and to greater joy and fulfillment.

       Bioethics & Healthcare Ethics:               Index

• The Anscombe Bioethics Centre: a Roman Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research.
• The Bioethics Research Library - Georgetown University: World’s largest collection related to an interdisciplinary and multi-format collection on ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment.
• Genetics and Ethics: Ethical issues surrounding genetics continue to be a focus of the Bioethics Research Library.
• Center for Bioethics (University of Minnesota): "to advance and disseminate knowledge concerning ethical issues in health care and the life sciences." Visitors will want to check out the "Resource Center" section. Here, they will find short summaries on a variety of bioethics topics, detailed overviews with thorough bibliographies, as well as an excellent set of resources for teachers who wish to incorporate bioethics into the classroom.
• Fogarty International Center: Bioethics Resources for Teachers and Students. Resources designed for teachers of bioethics can be useful to educators of both high school and college students.
• On Vaccines Made From Cells of Aborted Fetuses - "It is a Grave Responsibility to Use Alternative Vaccines". Vatican City, July 26, 2005 (Zenit.org) Letter by Bishop Elio Sgreccia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life of a study conducted by the academy entitled "Moral Reflections on Vaccines Prepared from Cells Derived from Aborted Human Fetuses."

Psychology & Mental Health:               Index

• APA Style Tutorial: learn how to apply some basic rules of APA Style.
  • Basics of APA Style Tutorial: learn how to apply basic rules of APA Style.
• Adulting 101: Millennial Life Skills Classes (Relationship Skills). "Millennials are highly proficient with technology, they’re more deficient in "soft skills," which are those personal attributes that enable people to effectively and harmoniously communicate with others. Soft skills include listening, negotiating, reading body language and feeling empathy.
• How to Stop Apologizing for Everything You Do (PsychCentral)
  • Why Women Over-Apologize: How and Why To Stop It! (Psychology Today). Stop apologizing like you went to Miss Manners Apology Finishing School!
  • How to Stop Apologizing for Everything You Do (LifeHacker)
  • It's Time to Stop Saying I'm Sorry (The Oprah Magazine)
• AllPsych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom. Contains eight primary sections which cover everything from classic psychology studies to an extensive reference area.
• Brain Facts: features nearly 1,000 accessible, scientifically reviewed resources about the brain and mind. Tabs feature About Neuroscience | Brain Basics | Sensing, Thinking & Behaving | Diseases & Disorders.
  • Brain Facts for Educators: Easy-to-use teaching resources, activities to engage young people’s interest, and educational tools sorted by age and reading level. Most resources in this section are aimed at pre-university students. Multimedia resources include videos and images to augment lesson plans.
  • Neuroscience & the Classroom (Annenberg Learner): Making Connections. The course is presented in eight segments, including units about Different Brains, Emotion & Thinking, Seeing Others, Different Learners, Neural Networks, Implications for Schools, and an Introduction and Conclusion. Videos and a variety of Visuals and Interactives make the information compelling and accessible.
• Brain Works: This fun, interactive quiz will evaluate which hemisphere of your brain is dominant as well as whether you evaluate things more predominantly with visual or auditory cues. The right hemisphere of the brain is linked to creativity, while the left hemisphere of the brain is paired with analytical thinking. By knowing which hemisphere is dominant, we can determine the style of learning that will be most effective for us.
• Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges. Expert information and non-commercial resources for mental and emotional health, active healthy lifestyles, and aging issues.
• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD): Contains resource sections for Experienced Professionals, for Students, for the Public, and the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.
• International Forgiveness Institute: dedicated to helping people gain knowledge about forgiveness and to use that knowledge for personal, group, and societal renewal. The IFI is an outgrowth of the social scientific research done at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1985 by Dr. Robert Enright and his colleagues. Check out Ask Dr. Forgiveness.
  • "Forgiveness: the Keystone of Human Values" © September 2008. Forgiveness can be "one way to reduce conflict and hostility, as well as to promote understanding and respect…to diminish unresolved hurt and pain that burdens many." Forgiveness is a choice, a decision, an act of bravery requiring courage; it is hard work.
  • "Forgiveness: Part of Healing" by Elaine Walton ("Marriage and Families," April 2001): "We can say, "I forgive," but still question if we have truly forgiven. We may not be able to decide if forgiveness is important or valuable."
  • Forgiveness: Letting go of Grudges and Bitterness - Katherine Piderman, Ph.D., staff chaplain at Mayo Clinic.
• Mental Health in College: A student's guide to recognizing disorders, seeking help and promoting wellness, and how to request accommodations.
  • Balancing Student Stress: Students will learn about common forms of stress encountered in college, what causes stress in the first place, how stress manifests itself in college students, and what to look for if a student feels he/she or a friend may be in over their head.
  • College Depression (Mayo Clinic): What Parents Need to Know.
  • Depression Guidebook for Students: Students can learn about common factors of depression in college and where to get help. Plus colleges and universities can find tips for supporting the mental health of their students.
  • Mental Health Issues Affecting Students in College and High School: While many students are prone to mental health issues due to genetic family history, many cases of mental health struggles in high school and college students develop from environmental factors at home, among friends, through extracurricular activities, jobs, academic pressures, and more.
  • Substance Abuse in College: Unfortunately, for far too many students, relaxing on the weekend might also mean indulging in far too much alcohol or even harder substances.
• The Mind: Teaching Modules (Annenberg Foundation - Colorado State University). 35 short video clips that cover current findings on language processing, drug treatment and addictions, and cognitive development throughout the life span. The programs also cover mood and personality disorders, and pain and its treatment.
• Mind Matters (TODAY): Carson Daly shares powerful mental health stories of everyday men and women and how they cope.
• "The Psychology of Cyberspace": John Suler, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Rider University. This hypertext book explores the psychological aspects of environments created by computers and online networks. It presents an evolving conceptual framework for understanding how people react to and behave within cyberspace: what I call "the psychology of cyberspace" – or simply "cyberpsychology." Continually being revised and expanded, this hypertext book originally was created in January of 1996. See the article index which indicates the articles most recently added and revised.
• Psychology Today - Psych Basics: Core concepts in the field of psychology.
  • 12 Common Fears That Keep Us Stuck: Theo Tsaousides Ph.D. Psychology Today, January 30, 2019. "Fear plays a huge role in shaping who we become. It affects the decisions we make, the actions we take, and the outcomes we achieve."
• The Road to Resilience (American Psychological Association): This APA brochure is intended to help readers with taking their own road to resilience. The information within describes resilience and some factors that affect how people deal with hardship. Much of the brochure focuses on developing and using a personal strategy for enhancing resilience.
• "Resilience in a Time of War" (American Psychological Association)
• "Resilience in a Time of War: Homecoming Can Be Stressful" (American Psychological Association.
• Social Psychology Network: Searchable database of more than 11,000 annotated Web links related to psychology
• Ultimate Guide to Mental Health in the Workplace (Mental Health Services in Southern California). “The workplace is a great place to host activities that improve adult wellbeing…Wellness programs can identify employees at risk for mental health disorders and help connect them to proper treatment and support. Employers can benefit from addressing mental health issues, reducing healthcare costs for the business and employees.”
• What is Mental Health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health problems which affect your thinking, mood, and behavior can be caused by genetic conditions or conditions of the brain, traumatic life experiences or family history of mental illness. Resources for Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Schizophrenia, OCD.
• Viktor Frankl - Why to Believe in Others (TED). In this rare clip from 1972, the legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning—and the most important gift we can give others.
• William James: Includes Essays, Excerpts, Letters, and Reviews; Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Life's Ideals; The Principles of Psychology; Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking; The Meaning of Truth; The Will to Believe; On The Varieties of Religious Experience.

Reference Section:               Index

• The 12 Best How-To Sites That Everyone Should Bookmark: If you need some help with life’s little chores, the internet is full of guidance. But which sites should you head to when you need some advice?
• 33 Google Search Tricks to Find Exactly What You're Looking For (Zapier): Since Google knows everything, it provides built-in tools to narrow down your search and give you the answers you want without even having to click through to another website. You just need to familiarize yourself with a few — or 33 — Google Search tricks.
• Skills and Strategies for Web Researching: Before the Internet was invented, academic research was largely restricted to l journals, or personal accounts.…We are fortunate today to have such tremendous resources at our fingertips, but it is important to know how to use it correctly.…The key is in knowing where to look for reliable resources, and weeding out good content from bad.
  • Internet Detective free online tutorial to develop Internet research skills for your university and college work. The tutorial looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites.
  • Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation: dedicated to the latest and most competent academic and scholar search engines and sources.
  • Research Guides at Harvard University Library: From African Studies to Zoology, each guide contains information culled from both print resources at Harvard's libraries to a plethora of digital resources from around the Internet. There are a number of particularly rich guides here, including those for Data and Biological Sciences.
• American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau): Your source for population, housing, economic, business, government and geographic data.
• Answers.com: Empowers consumers with the authoritative and trustworthy information they need to make better-informed decisions. Topics include: Tech, Lifestyle, Food, Health, Home & Garden, Exercise, Sports, and much more.
• Archive.org: Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
• Ask a Librarian (Library of Congress)
• 'Brought to Life' (Science Museum, London): Exploring the History of Medicine. Offers access to images of thousands of fascinating objects from the Museum’s great medical collections. A valuable resource for teachers and students working on the history of medicine, and related subjects, in schools and universities. It also engages people of all ages and interests in the story of medicine.
• College & Research Libraries: official scholarly research journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Access C&RL Archive of all online issues.
• Country Reports - Cultural, Historical, Statistical, Country Information: Offers extremely detailed information on every country in the world. Find national flags, anthems, traditions and even native foods and hobbies.
• Daylight Saving Time: When we change our clocks -- Spring Forward, Fall Back. Includes Rationale & original idea | Incidents and anecdotes | Early adoption and U.S. law | Worldwide daylight saving.
• DifferenceBetween: not only facilitates your understanding of a topic, but it also enables you to differentiate two similar subjects. The subjects are organized into a range of categories from "Business" to "Technology". We compile and unify multiple reliable resources for each topic onto a single page, so then readers can gather adequate information very quickly and effortlessly.'
• FactCheck.org: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. A nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
• Google – Search Education: It is critical that students understand how to effectively use web search to find quality sources appropriate to their task. Google created a series of lessons to help you guide your students to use search meaningfully in their academic research and beyond. The site is aimed at both at teachers and at individual users.
• Grant Proposal Writing (UW Madison Libraries): resource list to help anyone applying for a grant understand what funders look for in grant proposals and how to best meet these expectations.
• GRE Words - Short & Tricky (Dictionary.com): Test your familiarity with these deceptively short but tricky words as you prepare to take the GRE.
  • Magoosh GRE Blog: hundreds of GRE video lessons and practice questions covering math, verbal, vocabulary.
  • Magoosh GMAT Blog: hundreds of GMAT video lessons and practice questions covering math, and verbal.
  • Magoosh SAT Blog: hundreds of SAT practice questions and video explanations covering writing, grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary words, and more.
  • The Ultimate Guide to Destroy GRE Reading Comprehension: 57 Tips, Strategies and Speed Reading Techniques to Ace the Most Difficult Section on the GRE.
  • Varsity Tutors Practice Tests: a comprehensive suite of completely free practice tests, flashcards, and questions of the day for standardized tests and academic subjects of all levels – ACT, AP, CLEP, GED, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, SAT and other levels.
• Greeting Card Message: Contains hundreds of links to all categories of greeting card messages, including anniversaries, "get well soon", and wedding invitations.
  • Best Card Messages: Categories include Mother’s Day, Birthday, and Baby Card messages. The site includes both traditional and funny messages that can be copied.
  • Get Well Soon Messages: Here you will find the best get well soon wishes and quotes. Also, Funny Get Well Soon Wishes and Messages.
  • Planning Ahead: Readings and Funeral Poems. Here are the most loved poems, prose, religious texts, thoughts and readings for funerals.
    • Popular Funeral Poems
  • Poemsource: Features poems of Christmas, Friendships, New Years, Birthdays, and other common categories.
  • Someone Sent You A Greeting: Features greeting card messages and quotes for the more common occasions like birthdays, weddings, Christmas etc and some of the less thought of like Bar Mitzvahs, Baptisms, being late or missing big events and much more. There's also a large selection of free eCards that can be sent from the site.
    • Funeral Poems and Memorial Readings: A good way to deliver a truly memorable reading though is with a specifically written funeral poem.
  • Verses 4 Cards: Contains several dozen categories of poems, quotes, and sayings for all occasions. Also includes seasonal messages, thank you messages for teachers, funeral and sympathy poems…
• HEADS UP: Concussion in School Sports initiative and materials by CDC. Includes Specific Concussion Information for…Coaches, Parents, Sports Officials, Teen Athletes.
• History of the Holidays - History.com: Includes history, traditions, origins, recipes and videos for Black History Month, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Columbus Day, Earth Day, Easter, Fathers Day, Fourth of July, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Passover, Ramadan, Rosh Hashanah, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, Veterans Day, and more.
  • Holidays on the Net: a collection of multimedia holiday celebrations.…Each holiday celebration also offers a wealth of information about the holiday, including its history and holiday-related activities.
  • Holidays Calendar: Provides information on dates and information for holidays around the world, and to present it in a fun and accurate manner for children and adults of many ages.
  • Holidays and Observances around the World: sort by month, year and country.
    • Holidays in United States
• INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections. A virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
• Interesting Fun Facts: As the name suggest, provides you with some interesting information on various topics. The site has been divided in categories ranging from the animal kingdom all the way up to geography. Listed within these categories, you will find articles that can prove to be a invaluable resource when it comes to gather information about topics like animals, insects, mountains, rivers and lots more.
• Internet Public Library - Reference: includes basic research tools such as almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, Calculation & Conversion Tools, Grammar, Style and Writing Guides.
• Inside Higher Ed the online source for news, opinion and career advice and services for all of higher education. Plus, a powerful suite of tools to help higher education professionals get jobs and colleges identify and hire employees.
• Jewish Digital Collections and Jewish Study Guides: "an annotated list of more than 350 sites that house digitized collections of Jewish material divided into 22 subject areas."
• JSTOR Daily: Writers provide insight, commentary, and analysis of ideas, research, and current events, tapping into the rich scholarship on JSTOR, a digital library of more than 2,000 academic journals.
• LearnersTV - Free Video Lecture Courses: Comprehensive site providing thousands of downloadable Video lectures, Live Online Tests, etc in the fields of Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Accounting, Dentistry, Nursing, Psychology, History, Language Training, Literature, Law, Economics, Philosophy, Astronomy, Political Science, etc. Most of the materials offered are licensed by the respective institutes under a Creative Commons License.
• Martindale's Reference Desk: a complete reference site that is updated daily with world affairs and other items of interest. The site has a comprehensive index that covers just about every subject from languages to construction, to science and physics as well as a variety of online calculators.
• Mocomi - Learn: free educational lessons to kids with the perfect blend of fun and learning that helps the left & the right brained child learn through experiences. Choose from subject areas: English, General Knowledge, Geography, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and the Environment.
• Mobento: a video learning platform providing a free to use library of the world's best educational videos. They scour the public web and work with the world's best teachers and institutions to bring you a one stop shop for video learning. It's like a You Tube of education. Click Discover > All Categories for a drop-down menu.
• National Geographic Education: Resources for the Classroom.
  • National Geographic Professional Development: professional learning opportunities for educators engaging with students from pre-K to post-secondary. Our programs and resources range from in-the-field projects to digital resources to online networks to grant opportunities and courses.
  • National Geographic Classroom Resources: Resource Library of high-quality, standards-based, educational resources and activities. Many of our free maps, lesson plans, imagery, interactives, and reference materials have been curated into collections grounded in the bold and transformative approach that National Geographic takes around science, exploration and storytelling.
• NationMaster: a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
  • StateMaster: statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states. Information compiled from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics. More than just a mere collection of various data, StateMaster goes beyond the numbers to provide you with visualization technology like pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots. We also have thousands of map and flag images, state profiles, and correlations.
• The National Map (The U.S. Geological Survey--USGS): Provides public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support decision-making by resource managers and the public…to enhance America's ability to access, integrate, and apply geospatial data at global, national, and local scales.
• National Park Maps: currently has 1,053 free high-resolution national park maps to view, save, and download. Download PDF and image files of any U.S. national park map. Use the menu to navigate to the park of your choice. You can view all parks alphabetically or sort by state.
• NativeWeb: disseminates information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology.
• Newspapers24.com: 12,000 online newspapers from around the world.
  • United States Newspapers: Links to over 3,300 United States newspapers covering 50 states.
• Old English Online: Old English is the ancestor of modern English and was spoken in early medieval England. This website is designed to help you read Old English, whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced learner. It will introduce you, topic by topic, to the structure and pronunciation of the Old English language in easy to digest chunks with plenty of opportunity to practice along the way.
• Perry-Castañeda Map Collection – The University of Texas-Austin Libraries: a one-stop shopping site; not only will you find many different types of maps right here, but links are also provided to related maps all over the Internet.
• Perpetual Calendar Index (1801-2100): Need help in locating the date for planning future programs, schedules, academic calendars?
• Social Encyclical Primer (USCCB): The history of Catholic social teaching, specifically as it has been expressed through papal encyclicals.
• Spark Notes: study guides to help students learn and practice basic skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals. Each guide contains thorough summaries and insightful critical analysis of a nearly endless range of subjects including English literature, Shakespeare, History and Math and Science.
• Sympathink: Explore, Learn, and Get Stuff Done. How-to-guides chock full of info for both the serious, and the curious. Topics include gardening, vegetable database & planner, photography, tools, grilling & barbecue, arts & crafts, plus much more.
• Synagoga Judaica (Juden-schül) by Johannes Buxtorf. A Christian’s observations scrupulously documenting the customs and society of German Jewry in the early 1600s. Newly translated and annotated in English by Alan D. Corré.
• The Time Now: The place to look for the current time of any location in the world…also provides other information such as daylight saving time, time zones, currencies, country calling codes, detailed weather and forecast, sunrise & sunset, moonrise….
  • The Official U.S. Time (NIST). The National Institute of Standards and Technology – Time and Frequency Division maintains the standard for frequency and time interval for the United States…An official website of the United States government – U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
• The Traveler's Guide to Cybersecurity: Although you should always pay attention to your cybersecurity, when you travel for business, it is imperative to be even more vigilant about protecting your digital assets. When you are on the road, you are also responsible for safeguarding your organization’s property and information — and you’re slightly more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
• UPMC Health Library: a great resource to help you manage your health. View the Featured Learning Centers for frequently requested health education information.
• Varsity Tutors Learning Tools: it is the world's largest free practice test and assessment site. In total, we have over 40,000 professionally written problems and thousands of distinct practice tests across 120 subjects.
• Watch Documentary: Browse countless free documentaries online according to their topic, includes these popular series: Alistair Cooke's America, American Revolution, Blue Planet, History's Turning Points, Modern Marvels, Myth Busters, NOVA, Planet Earth, and many more.
• wikiHow - How to do anything: The world’s collaborative how to manual. "We are driven by a shared passion to create a high-quality collection of how-to guides…the single most helpful set of step-by-step instructions available on that topic anywhere." See Explore Categories at bottom of home page.
• Wonderpolis – National Center for Families Learning: This site "walks the line between formal and informal education," creating experiences that highlight that "wonder is for everyone." Readers may like to begin by scouting the homepage, where they will find some recent wonders…such as How Do Hearing Aids Work? and Do Snakes Have Ears? Selecting one of these wonders calls up a page with erudite answers.

       Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:               Index

• Acronym Finder: The world's largest and most accurate dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Searching over 2,438,000 definitions!
• Answers.com: Online Encyclopedia, Thesaurus, Dictionary, Almanac, and more answers.
• The ARDA Dictionary: look up a religious word or term in The ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives).
• Bartleby.com: preeminent publisher of the classics of literature, reference, quotations and verse free of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every Internet participant.
• Bee Dictionary: Online American English dictionary With Flash Cards, Pronunciations & More.
• Chat Slang: Resource for chat slang and emoticons. You can look up the meanings of acronyms, abbreviations, slang terms, and emoticons using the Search box in the upper-left corner of each page. You may also browse the terms alphabetically or browse by category using the links in the navigation bar to the left.
• Dictionary.com: Unabridged, Random House Dictionary. Also, Includes "Cite This Source" with style formats for American Psychological Association (APA), Chicago Manual Style (CMS) and Modern Language Association (MLA).
  • Medical Dictionary: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
  • Thesaurus.com: Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition.
  • Reference.com
• Dictionary of Human Resource Management (2 rev. ed.): by Edmund Heery and Mike Noon (Oxford Resources). Comprises over 1,400 entries on human resource management, personnel, and industrial relations. Scroll down for Entries.
• Encyclopedia Mythica: online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, heroes and heroines and legends. It currently contains over 7,000 entries on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world.
  • Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: 3,700-page compendium of 19th century classical scholarship. It covers a dazzling array of historical characters, authors, gods and heroes in great detail and depth.
• The Encyclopedia of Television: more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal.
• Fact Monster: reference site for kids that provides a dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac as well as homework help and a variety of daily features, including This Day in History, Today's Birthday, and educational games – Fact Monster is indeed a monster site!
• The Free Dictionary: English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!
• Glossary of Meteorological Terms: Terms used by meteorologists, forecasters, weather observers, and in weather forecasts. Compiled from multiple sources by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• InfoPlease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus, "This Day in History."
• Internet Slang Dictionary and Translator: Assists parents and teachers in learning what kids are chatting about. Slang Translator is for translating individual words or phrases, Slang Dictionary is for researching words and the important Netspeak Guide gives individuals who are not 'internet lingo savvy' access to articles and resources to help further understand internet slang, online acronyms, net trends, and overall internet etiquette.
• Glossary of Legal Terms: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary.
• Historical Thesaurus of English (University of Glasgow): online thesaurus of over 800,000 words. "Said to be the only resource to make the meaning of every English word from the last millennium available to the public online. It is a digital version of the Historical Thesaurus of English Project, the printed version of which was first published in 2009 after 44 years of work by academics at the University of Glasgow."
  • Big Huge Thesaurus: Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes. Also blog post ideas and story plot/logline resources for writers.
• Merriam-Webster's WordCentral: There is an online dictionary, a thesaurus and even a section where you can create your own word collection. Teachers, the ‘For Educators’ section will point you to all sorts of valuable word resources.
  • Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary: Browse the Medical dictionary alphabetically.
  • Top 10 Commonly Confused Words: Merriam-Webster.
• The Old Farmer's Almanac: since 1792, has published useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the question of weather left up in the air. "Our main endeavour is to be useful, but with a pleasant degree of humor."
• OneLook Dictionaries: The ultimate "Search dictionary web sites for words and phrases," indexes over 18,373,069 words in 1052 dictionaries. A unique feature of the site is the capability to enter a pattern of letters with wildcard symbols allowing you to retrieve the words that match the entered pattern.
• Online Etymological Dictionary: Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
• The Phrase Finder Meanings and Origins of Phrases, Sayings and Idioms
• Political Dictionary: Taegan Goddard's Political Dictionary takes apart the language of politics to uncover its deeper meanings and broader significance.
• Rhyme Desk: a rhyming dictionary and other English language tools.
  • Rhyming Worksheet: a tool to get rhymes for multiple words in one page.
• Science Dictionary (American Heritage): clearly describes the complex language of specialized branches for a wide audience. Biographies of eminent scientists are included along with the applied vocabularies of chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, computer science, and more.
• Science and Engineering Encyclopedia: Will be of great use to students of engineering and science, and educators working in these broad areas. Visitors can click around at their leisure through the alphabet of terms, or they may also wish to start off in one of the topical areas, which include mechanical engineering, computing, chemistry, and physics.
• Sign Language Dictionary: Provides a short video with each word definition showing how to create it with sign language. You can search by term, topic, or letter.
  • Giphy: More than 2,000 Gifs to Teach You American Sign Language (ASL). Giphy cut videos from the popular educational series Sign With Robert, adding text descriptions to make the GIFs look like looping flash cards.
• The Skeptics Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (and how to think critically about them). You'll find over 400 listings alphabetically indexed 'from abracadabra to zombies.'
• Sports Definitions: a sports dictionary which explains the key terms in over 175 sports and games.
• Synonym-Finder: Dictionary of Synonyms Online. Speak and write with confidence. To help you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently, incessantly, etc.…Note links at top of page to search for Antonyms and Definitions.
• Virtual Reference Shelf (Library of Congress): Almanacs & Fast Facts | Calculators | Dictionaries & Thesauri | Encyclopedias | English Language & Literature | General Reference Resources | History (U.S.) | Politics & Government | Quotations | Research & Documentation | Science & Technology
• Word-Buff: covers the fanatical sub-cultures that have exploded in recent years around Crosswords, Scrabble, and Spelling Bees. Hundreds of free tips, lists, and other cool resources put together by people…who play word games to win.
• WordHippo: Online web app providing a range of tools related to the use of words for creative and recreational purposes such as writing, poetry, translations, word games, etc. Our range of available tools to include: Rhyming words | Example sentences | Translations | Definitions | Word forms | Word Games.
• The Word Detective on the Web: online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language.
• Word-Origins – The Big List: some 400 word and phrase origins.
• World Wide Words by Michael Quinion: Featuring new words, word histories, the background to words in the news, and the curiosities of native English speech.
  • Complete Index of Words: use the search function on your browser to find what you’re interested in.
• YourDictionary.com: most comprehensive and authoritative language portal on the web. Includes Grammar and Reference Articles | Webster's New World College Dictionary | Webster's New World Law Dictionaries | Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus | and other Vocabulary Aids.

       Speeches and Quotations:               Index

• Public Speaking Speech Topics and Ideas (My Speech Class.com): designed to help you with making a public speech: from selecting a topic, to writing and delivering.
  • Speech Topics Help: 10,000+ speech topics with free persuasive and informative ideas and class writing tips on outlining your public speaking…
• American Rhetoric: comprehensive online speech databank to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
  • Top 100 Speeches (AmericanRhetoric.com)
• The Art of the Commencement Speech, an Archive: Index of Outstanding Speeches from 1936 onward.
• Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature. Alphabetic Index of Authors.
• Brainy Quote: Famous Quotes and Quotations. Search famous quotations by topic, author, nationality.
• Curated Quotes: "We collect and curate only the best quotes, and display them in a clutter free, aesthetic list."
• Dictionary of Quotes: sayings of the famous who have inspired us with words of wisdom.
• Eigen's Political & Historical Quotations: world's largest collection of memorable quotes about and by historians, politicians and other public figures. The collection is designed for the use of students, journalists, teachers, historians, political scientists and the many other people who are interested in politics and political history.
• Famous or Well-Known Sayings from the Bible. The English language (as well as other languages) has been full of phrases and proverbs from the Bible. "Cleanliness is next to godliness" is not one of biblical origin. Neither is "God helps those who help themselves." That one is from Poor Richard's Almanac.
  • Bible Quotes
• Famous Quotes and Authors: the most complete and useful web resource about Famous Quotes for all occasions! Browse over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.
• Graduation Wisdom – The Best Commencement Speeches and Quotes: "Uniquely curated collection of best graduation speeches, inspirational graduation quotes, and witty commencement address speeches."
• Great Speeches Collection: The History Place.
• Latin Maxims (Imperium Romanum): A collection of Roman maxims and life truths. The maxims of the ancient Romans and their wisdom are still in use today.
• Lib Quotes – 100% Sourced Quotations
• LitQuotes - Quotes from Literature: This literary reference site features quotations from the great works of literature. You can search for quotes in a number of different ways.
• ML Quotes: Discover the power of quotes. Quotations listed by author and topic.
• More Illustrations: Over 20,000 illustrations, anecdotes, stories, jokes, sayings, maxims, and quotations on more than 2,000 topics, a valuable resource for preachers, teachers, youth leaders and anyone who is tasked in public speaking.
• Positive Sayings: Search by speaker/author, keyword/phrase, or by category.
• Quotations Book: 43,000 quotes by over 7,000 people in over 1200 subjects.
• The Quotations Page: over 26,000 quotations online from over 3,100 authors, and more are added daily.
• The Quotations & Sayings Database: Quotes by subject or author, Great Speeches, proverbs and sayings.
• Quotery: An Encyclopedia of Wit and Wisdom of Quips, Quotes and Proverbs. Check out search by Topics in left column.
• TheQuotes.net: Motivational quotes in both text and picture formats. Read inspirational articles and watch inspiring speeches of great leaders.
• Quotes About Writing!
• Quotes Daddy: features over 1,000,000 quotations. It lets you add, share and even create your own quotes.
• The Quote Garden: a searchable collection of inspirational, funny, thought-provoking, famous, and literary quotations, arranged by subject.
• "Quotes of the Day": WikiQuote: quotations of the day arranged by year and month.
• Retirement Messages: Includes quotes, prayers, Bile verses and best wishes sentiments for teachers, friends, boss, military, and more.
• Said What?: Famous quotes, inspirational quotes, serious quotes, funny quotes, motivational quotes. Said What? has over 22,000 quotes and proverbs online…the only site you will ever need.....you can quote us on it!
• The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page: The most comprehensive collection of Samuel Johnson quotations on the web, often referred to as "Doctor Johnson". Over 1,800 quotes from Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), one of the most quoted men of the 18th century.
• Speeches and Writings - Presidents and Other Great Americans: Expressions by Presidents, other noteworthy Americans, and friends that reflect love, pride, respect, and / or support of the USA, even during times of war and tragedy.
• Speeches of John F. Kennedy
• Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
• ThinkExist - Quotation Search Engine and Directory: over 90,000 quotations by over 9,000 authors in the English language.
• Wikiquote: compendium of quotations from notable people and creative works in every language, translations of non-English quotes, and links to Wikipedia for further information.
• Wisdom Quotes: Quotations to Inspire and Challenge
• World of Quotes: Quotes and Proverb Archive. Search by Topics, Authors, Proverbs, Today in History and Historical Documents.
• You Quoted: Motivational, Inspirational, Famous Quotes.

Sciences:               Index

• Action Bioscience: provides articles by scientists, science educators and students on issues related to seven primary areas, including genomics, biotechnology, evolution, and biodiversity. All of the pieces on the site go through a peer-review process and are written with a keen eye towards providing information in a way that is largely jargon-free and highly accessible.
• The Alarming Truth Behind the Rising Mortality Rate in the U.S.
• BBC - Science
  • BBC - Your Life on Earth: The world of nature – A Colorful Life, Strange & Beautiful, Amazing Moments…
• Best Youtube Science channels, as voted by the GeekWrapped science staff: Includes general, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, math – a very useful for students and teachers.
• BioEd Online - Science Teacher Resources (Baylor College of Medicine). State-of-the-art technology to give you instant access to reliable, cutting-edge information and educational tools for biology and related subjects. Includes Presentations, Slide Sets and Teacher Resources.
  • BioEd Online – Lessons and More (Baylor College of Medicine): Offers high-quality lessons, teacher guides, slides, video and supplemental materials that can be downloaded for use in your classroom. Materials are sorted by format, topic and grade level, making it easy locate content that is appropriate for your students.
• BioOne: Provides access to critical, peer-reviewed research in biological, ecological, and environmental sciences rom BioOne's 167 journals and book series.  Now available for easy access to faculty, students, and researchers via their iPhones, Androids, and Blackberry smartphones. Click on Browse/Collections to bring up all journals, select journal and click on current issue, or past issues. Click on the Resources tab for Student and Researcher Guides & Tutorials.
• BioInteractive: Free Resources for Science Education (Howard Hughes Medical Institute). Free resources for science teachers and students, including animations, short films, and apps.
• BioSciEdNet - National Science Digital Library (NSDL): high-quality educational resources for science educators everywhere…the resources here total over 14,000, and cover 77 discrete biological sciences topics. BEN resources can help engage student interest, shorten lesson preparation time, provide concept updates, and develop curricula that are in line with national standards for content, use of animals and humans, and student safety.
• Chegg Get Science Help: by subject and category.
• CK-12 Teacher: Free Customizable Teaching Resources for K-12 - specializing in mathematics, sciences, SAT prep.
• CyberBridge - Harvard University: Designed to help students transition from high school to the first year of Life Sciences courses. Sections include: Math in Biology, Types of Bonding, Structure of DNA, Mendel’s Laws, Population Genetics, Mitosis & Meiosis.
• Did You Ever Wonder?: Developed by The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A dynamic project designed to allow renowned lab scientists the opportunity to answer questions on a variety of subjects, twelve different questions being posed each month.
  • Everyday Mysteries: Get the answers to these and many other of life's most interesting questions through scientific inquiry. Questions are answered by research librarians from the Library of Congress’ (LOC) Science Reference Services.
• Discovery News: Science and technology news from Discovery Communications. Features breaking news and in-depth articles related to the Earth, Space, Tech, Animals, Dinosaurs, Archaeology, Human and History.
  • A Drop of Water – 2000 frames per second. Watch the 2-minute video that shows a drop of water falling into a puddle at 2000 frames a second. You will see something totally unexpected. "Doc" of M.I.T., explains the physics of the event. From Discovery Channel's series 'Time Warp' where MIT scientist and teacher Jeff Lieberman and digital-imaging expert Matt Kearney use the latest in high-speed photography to turn never-before-seen wonders into an experience of beauty and learning.
  • Red Orbit: the premier internet destination for space, science, health, and technology enthusiasts around the globe with over 300,000 pages covering the vast ideological spectrums of space, science, health, and technology.
• The Earth Science World Image Bank: a service provided by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI). This Image Bank is designed to provide quality geoscience images to the public, educators, and the geoscience community. Resources for Educators.
• Einstein Papers Project (Cal Tech): access database of 80,000 records of all known Einstein manuscripts and correspondence and also search the full text of 2,000 digitized items.
  • Digital Einstein Papers: more than 5,000 documents that span the first 44 years of Albert Einstein’s life.…the website will grow to one day feature what the publisher said may be the first free digital collection of a prominent scientist’s complete works.
• eNature: premier destination for information about the wild animals and plants of the United States. Includes Online Field Guides for flora and fauna, Gardening for Wildlife to help you with your garden patrol and a Birds and Birding for bird enthusiasts. A zip code search is available to help you locate and research your local wildlife.
  • Discover Life: free on-line tools to identify species, share ways to teach and study nature's wonders. Click on All Living Things: a portal to all living things - the world's flora and fauna; IDnature guides: identify plants, vertebrates, fungi; Education Lesson plans, activities, and other information for science teachers and students.
  • The Encyclopedia of Earth: Reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. Note "Topics" in left margin.
  • Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): Information about all life on Earth - one web page for each species. But EOL is much more than 1.9 million species pages. It's an incredible resource for text, images, video, sounds, maps, classifications and more, all freely available online.
  • NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life: an authoritative source for information on more than 65,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada. Explorer includes particularly in-depth coverage for rare and endangered species.
• Exemplar - Search for Words in Context. Discover how a particular term or phrase is used in scientific literature.
• The Eye of Science Project: 'combines scientific exactness with aesthetic appearances, and thereby help to bridge the gap between the world of science and the world of art.' Browse through images of Crystals, Bacteria/Viruses, Botany, Medicine, Fungus, Technic and Zoology (click on Gallery).
• GotScience: free, digital magazine dedicated to making recent scientific research available – and accessible – to members of the general public.…summarizes and analyzes recent research studies and news events so that individuals understand the significance and limitations of these new studies.
• Hall of Human Origins for Educators: The American Museum of Natural History offers a variety of helpful resources to aid K-12 educators teach human origins and evolution. Educators may want to start by downloading the Educator's Guide and one of three activity guides, divided by grade level (K-4, 5-8, and 9-12). Here, instructors will find a variety of "pre-visit" activities designed to help students prepare for a museum visit; however, many of these activities can also be adapted for use in any science classroom around the globe. Meanwhile, the More Resources for Educators section of this website offers materials that can be used to enhance classroom instruction or as study resources for use outside of the classroom.
• HHMI BioInteractive: an innovative educational resource from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Includes multimedia resources, videos, interactives, and virtual labs, to bring the excitement of scientific discovery into your classroom.
• Karen's Calculator: a high-precision calculator. Unlike ordinary calculators, it returns completely accurate results, even with operands containing thousands of digits. If you're patient, operands and results containing hundreds of thousands of digits are possible too!
  • MegaConverter2 convert just about anything from one unit to a different unit—angles, area, finance interest, fractions to decimals, kitchen measures, power, pressure, flowrate with lots of units in between. Also, includes a MegaCalculator.
  • EasyUnitConverter: ultimate resource for unit conversion of length, weight/mass, currency, temperature, engineering units, electricity, and many more.
  • Web2.0calc: a fantastic scientific-based calculator that is available only on the web. It's simple to use, easy to understand, and functions like nobody's business.
  • Unit Converter: For All Type of Online Calculator & Metric Conversions – Temperature, Area, Volume, Weight, Time.
• Learning Science: Divided into seven primary sections, including "Physical Science," "Life Science," "Earth and Space" and "Science & Tech," "Nature of Science." Browse through teaching resources, interactive web-based lessons, and links to external resources created by organizations such as PBS and Rice University. One section worth singling out: "Tools to Do Science."
• Mathematics of Planet Earth: assembled from the print journals of the MAA: American Mathematical Monthly, Mathematics Magazine, and College Mathematics Journal. The collection contains 16 articles, all related to the Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 theme.
• Medical Student Resources and Software: University of Virginia's School of Medicine has created a set of relevant websites that can be useful for medical students and others with an interest in related fields such as "A & P," "Biochemistry", "Nephrology", and "Surgery". Each section contains links from reliable sources, including the University of Toronto, Oxford University, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The "Gross Anatomy" area is very thorough, as it contains over twenty resources that provide an overview of anatomy, anatomical slide shows…
• Nanotechnology Curriculum Materials: Based at Cornell University, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) works to provide helpful information about the world of nanotechnology to a range of partners and stakeholders. This fine corner of their site provides interested parties with a range of curriculum materials that covers biology, general science, chemistry, environmental science, and technology.
• NASA eClips™ - short relevant educational video segments exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, topics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public. Note the selection along the left margin.
  • NASA Instructional Units and Lesson Plans (TeacherLink initiative at Utah State University College of Education): Provides direct access to NASA instructional units and lesson plans. Visitors will note that there are over 40 different resources here, listed alphabetically.
• The National Academies bring together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. Four organizations comprise the Academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council.
• National Geographic Explorer: classroom magazine for grades two through six. Its pages invite students to explore the world and all that is in it. This website provides an extension to the National Geographic magazine and allows students to explore in a fun, safe, online environment.
• Natural History Museum - UK: a world-class resource to assist learners enjoy the natural world, develop their scientific knowledge and understand the impact of science on their lives. Explore Nature videos, news, science of natural history, collections/exhibitions, teachers' resources, educational activities.
  • Nature Online - Explore the Natural World (Natural History Museum - UK).
• National Science Foundation's Classroom Resources: online library of resources for Astronomy & Space | Biology | Chemistry | Earth & Environment | Education | Engineering | Nanoscience | Physics.
• NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News: historic news reports, original video content, and current events coverage - to engage, inspire and educate students.
• Neuroscience & the Classroom: Neuroscience continues to attract a range of scientists and researchers, and more and more schools are incorporating at least a basic discussion of this area of science into their curriculum. This educational series produced by the Science Media Group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics along with several other organizations offers 42 video segments for classroom use.
• NIH Curriculum Supplements: Teacher’s guides of two weeks of lessons on the science behind selected health topics. They combine cutting-edge biomedical discoveries with state-of-the-art instructional practices.
• NOVA scienceNOW: featuring stories from the frontlines of health & biosciences, technology & math, medicine, and more
  • NOVA Education: Free educator library includes videos, audio segments, lesson plans, and interactives designed to facilitate effective classroom integration.
• Office of Science: Discovery & Innovation (U.S. Dept. Energy). Browse through recent stories that address nanoscience's role in creating "lithium-air" batteries and efforts to recycle waste heat into electricity. Also includes a fascinating area called Brief Science Highlights, profiles of work on drug discovery aided by supercomputers and the quest for new desalination technology. The site is rounded out by a section called Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Highlights.
• OpenSciEd: Developed with and for classroom educators with a variety of units covering chemistry, physics, health, and more. Though the current focus is on middle school curriculum, the project plans to expand to provide resources for K-12 educators over time.…Users must create a free account to access many of the materials throughout the site.
• Pedagogy in Action - Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College: Source of excellent classroom resources, including lesson plans on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and more. This module takes a look at the undergraduate research experience.
• Pilot Weather & Standard Briefing Resources: Useful sites for aviation weather and flight planning.
• The Power of Discovery: STEM2 effort mobilizes a broad coalition of community partners with STEM resources and expertise…by providing guidance, training, and support for the development of high-quality STEM programs.
• Public Health Image Library (PHIL): offers "an organized, universal electronic gateway to the Center for Disease Control's pictures." The site welcomes public health professionals, laboratory scientists, students and the general public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and public health messages.
• The Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE: a peer-reviewed, open-access and online publication that publishes articles from all the branches of science and medicine. Browse Articles by Subject.
• RoboticsCourseWare: a resource for faculty at colleges and universities to facilitate the implementation of new robotics courses or the improvement of existing courses. We would particularly like to enable institutions without core expertise in robotics to begin to introduce these concepts into their curricula. Contains a large collection of free teaching resources intended for use at the university level.
• Rocks for Kids: Here you will find out stuff about rocks & minerals and where to go to find out more. If you already collect rocks then this is the place for you! Find out where you can get more rocks, look at some super pictures of rocks, learn how to identify the rocks you already have and discover neat things you can do with rocks.
• Science360 Knowledge Network (National Science Foundation): Immerses visitors in the latest wonders of science, engineering, technology and math with the latest science videos provided by scientists, colleges and universities, science and engineering centers, the National Science Foundation and more.
• "The Science of Baking": "It’s said the cooking is an art, baking is a science. Here are some simplified explanations of how and why the most common ingredients do what they do.
• ScienceBlogs: Virtual warehouse of science-related blogs covers a staggering range of topics, from health habits to exoplanets. Scout the site by subjects, which include Life Science, Physical Science, Environment, Humanities, Education, Politics, Medicine, Brain & Behavior, Technology, Information Science.
• Science of Everyday Stuff: A team-up of Discovery Education and 3M. Students and teachers from kindergarten to the 12th Grade can use the site. Learning tools are separately arranged for students, teachers, and families.
• Science behind the News - free resource of NBC Learn. NBC has partnered with the National Science Foundation in an educational initiative that seeks to explain the science behind everyday events. Check additional NBC Learn free resources in left column.
• Science Books Online: free science e-books, textbooks, lecture notes, monographs, and other science related documents. All texts are available for free reading online, or for downloading in various formats.
• Science Dictionary (American Heritage): clearly describes the complex language of specialized branches for a wide audience. Biographies of eminent scientists are included along with the applied vocabularies of chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, computer science, and more.
  • Science and Engineering Encyclopedia: Will be of great use to students of engineering and science, and educators working in these broad areas. Visitors can click around at their leisure through the alphabet of terms, or they may also wish to start off in one of the topical areas, which include mechanical engineering, computing, chemistry, and physics.
• Science Direct: world's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information.
• Science Education: Research & Training (NIH): high-quality digital content for scientists, teachers, and the general public. First up is the Microscope Imaging Station…where visitors can use the virtual "station" to learn about immune cells and sea urchins that are "bent on destruction". In the "Office of Science Education" section, visitors will find fact sheets, lesson plans, and posters that deal with 41 different topics, including bioethics and the digestive system. There are six other sections here, including "Environmental Health Science Education" and "Health & Education".
• Science Friday: With a deep archive of past programs and video clips, the website for NPR's Science Friday program is quite a find. The program is hosted by Ira Flatow, and each week he and his colleagues "focus on science topics that are in the news and try to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand." Check out the "Latest Videos" section.
• Science.gov: provides search of more than 50 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 1,800 scientific Web sites and 30 deep Web databases.
• Science Education: Research & Training (National Institutes of Health). This NIH  website offers helpful science education resources for young people from the elementary grades to college. Front and center here is the Featured Site, which might at any given visit contain an interactive exploration of the human eye, a series of pages on environmental health designed for children, or another science-related gem. Scrolling down, visitors will find the Resources for Educators area.
• Science of Innovation (National Science Foundation): This eleven part series, created by the NSF, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and NBC Learn, explores the science of innovation. Narrated by newscaster Ann Curry, each segment is approximately five minutes.
• Science News - Magazine for the Society of Science and the Public. Covers everything about science, from Atoms & Cosmos, Body & Brain, Earth, Environment, Genes & Cells, Humans, Life, Matter & Energy, Molecules to Science News for Kids.
  • Science News for Students: science news for children of ages 9 to 13. Timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials. At the same time, offering teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms.
• Science and Photography Through the Microscope: devoted to microscopy science education. Provides both a fine image bank for general use and general information about the art and science of this interesting field of scientific endeavor. The first stop for most visitors should be the education image library area of the site.
• Science Reference Services (Library of Congress): provide reference and bibliographic services and to develop the collections in all areas of science and technology.
  • Science Reference Guides: full list (Science Reference Services - LOC)
• Scientific Reports – Writing Center: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center provides a general guide to writing reports about scientific research you’ve performed. In addition to describing the conventional rules about the format and content of a lab report, we’ll also attempt to convey why these rules exist, so you’ll get a clearer, more dependable idea of how to approach this writing situation.
• Smithsonian Science Education Center: committed to improving "the learning and teaching of science in school districts in the United States and throughout the world."
  • Smithsonian -  Science and Technology: Visitors can scan the left-hand side of the page for alphabetically organized resources from aeronautics to zoology.
• STEAM Learning: Explore integrated learning resources covering Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math for parents, students, & teachers to support effective & inspiring STEAM Learning @ Home.
  • Resources from the Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM: Preparing to Teach Online Guidebook & Webinar for Teachers.
• StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide. Comprehensive information about how long you can keep thousands of foods and beverages.
• Teacher Institute Teaching Tips (Exploratorium): bite-sized podcast for science teachers, by science teachers. In each five-minute episode, we give you hands-on activities, science facts, science history, pedagogy tips for new teachers, or other ideas for your science classroom.
• Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences. Helping students master skills ranging from simple arithmetic or graphing, to sophisticated use of equations and models is an integral aspect of teaching geoscience at the undergraduate level.
• ToxLearn: A Multi-Module Toxicology Tutorial. Created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program and the U.S. Society of Toxicology to provide an introduction to fundamental toxicological principles and concepts.
• Try Science: discover the amazing world of science and technology "Science is exciting, and it's for everyone!" Science centers around the world contribute to this site, updating it with new content often; the site is always changing, never boring.
• Understanding Science - How Science Really Works (UC-Berkeley): Understanding Science 101 area includes quick reviews of topics like How Science Works, What is Science?, and Why Science Matters. The Resource Library contains classroom activities, teaching tools, and strategies for keeping students thinking and engaged.
  • Understanding Science: Teaching Resources. A variety of resources to help you increase student understanding of nature and process of science. To improve your own content knowledge, explore Understanding Science 101 and our resource library.
• Useful Science: Reports and scientific papers covering creativity, education, fitness, happiness, health, nutrition, parenting, productivity, sleep and usefulness.
• The Why Files: Each week the site publishes a new story that digs into "the science behind the news," providing readers with an erudite overview of the scientific issues that shape our world. Educators searching for ways to enrich their lesson plans will want to scout the Archives, which go all the way back to 1999. the Teaching tab is loaded with helpful material, including suggested Why Files that meet the National Science Education Standards and Classroom Activities (discussion questions, quizzes, etc.) on popular topics.
• World Library of Science: Developed as a partnership between UNESCO and Macmillan Science and Education, this online Library offers quality Nature Education content in short eBooks and articles, serving a mission to equalize access to high quality resources for science education for all communities across the globe. WLS currently contains articles in the field of genetics, and is intended for college undergraduate faculty and students. Future plans involve expansion of life and physical science subjects.
• World Wide Science: a global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases. Accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop searching of global science sources.
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students: designed to help students communicate their technical work. To that end, these guidelines contain advice, models, and exercises for common writing and speaking assignments in engineering and science.

       Anatomy & Physiology:               Index

• The Anatomy Lesson: a regional/systemic approach to the study of anatomy which takes a look at each system separately (vascular, respiratory, etc.) Each lesson will point out various structures found in the particular region being examined and then followed by a review of what has been covered.
  • Atlas of the Human Body - American Medical Association: Examine simple and effective diagrams of the circulatory system, the brain, the torso, the female reproductive system, and others. The section titled "Effects of Stroke" is quite effective, and this site will be a useful resource for the general public, medical professionals, and others working in related fields.
  • Biodigital Human: interactive, medically accurate…designed to educate the average person about human anatomy and their own health through the use of dynamic 3D graphics and simulations. Available as a web-based or mobile app, readers must first sign up for an account to begin. From there, the system opens up to an image of the human skeleton. Readers may then select from over a dozen options to show and hide the skeletal, ligament, digestive, urinary, reproductive, respiratory, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic, viscera/fascia, and muscular systems.
  • The Body Explained: Cassius Bordelon, PhD offers light-hearted answers to common questions about how the human body works. Segments generally run one minute and are designed to help capture students' attention and curiosity.
  • Bodymaps: Interactive 3D Human Body Map Online (Healthline). Would you like to know how human organs look, or how your arteries and veins are laid out within the circulatory system? This flash-based app offers a comprehensive 3D map of the human body that you can easily zoom through and manipulate.
  • Digestive Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases): Diseases that affect the digestive system made up of the gastrointestinal tract (GI), liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.
  • eMedlas.com: one of the best human anatomy online compilation that provides a great selection of the anatomy of the human body through hundreds of dissections and preparations. Our online histology section details the most important 400 human histological structures.
  • Get Body Smart: This remarkable online textbook was created by McGraw Hill Higher Education. The site contains eleven subject areas: Overview of Human Body Systems | Skeletal System | Muscle Tissue Physiology | Muscular System | Nervous System | Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System | Respiratory System | Urinary System | Histology | Anatomy and Physiology Quizzes.
  • Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body -  the classic publication on the 'study of body structure.' The Bartleby.com edition of the 20th edition Gray’s 'features 1,247 vibrant engravings -- many in color -- from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000. Many of these illustrations are in color and unchanged since the first edition in 1859. The search feature gives you direct access to the information and illustrations.
  • Human Anatomy Online - inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100’s of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links. Study the anatomy of the human body. It’s fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
  • Muscle Atlas - Musculoskeletal Radiology: Created by Doctor Michael Richardson at the University of Washington, this online muscle atlas covers the lower and upper extremity, and is primarily designed for use by health science professionals.
  • Review of the Human Body – An Anatomy Guide for Kids and Adults.
  • The Virtual Body (MEDtropolis): aims to educate kids and adult on bodily health; understanding the human anatomical structure is just part of the process. The Virtual Body takes you on four tours - The Human Brain, Skeleton, Human Heart, and Digestive Tract.
  • Web Anatomy: University of Minnesota has created this interactive and engaging set of learning modules to help college students learn about anatomy and physiology.
• Anatomy and Function of the Normal Lung (American Thoracic Society)
• The Endocrine System: Diseases, Types of Hormones & More. The endocrine system is one of the body’s main systems for communicating, controlling and coordinating the body’s work. It works with the nervous system, reproductive system, kidneys, gut, liver, pancreas and fat to help maintain and control the following: body energy levels | reproduction | growth and development | internal balance of body systems, called homeostasis | responses to surroundings, stress and injury. Click on the links under the title for other endocrine system information.
  • The Hormone Foundation: a leading educational resource for you, your loved ones, and your health professionals on the prevention, treatment, and cure of hormone-related conditions.
• eSkeletons (University of Texas-Austin): devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and supplemental information. The purpose of this site is to enable you to view the bones of both human and non-human primates and to gather information about them from our osteology database.
• Human Body & Mind - BBC Science: Provide the curious visitor with a plethora of insights into the relationship between the human body and mind. In the Body section, learn more about the organs, muscles, skeleton, and the nervous system. The Mind area explores human emotion, memory retention, emotions and instincts, and a number of other subjects.
• Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour. The Alzheimer's Association sponsors this website for the purpose of helping the general public better understand the workings of the brain and 'how Alzheimer's affects it.' There are sixteen interactive slides, each with information on the special features presented in the particular image. Click on "Start Tour."
  • Guide to Alzheimer’s and Dementia: What You Need To Know, And What New Research Says?
• Just the Facts: Explores the environment for the embryo and foetus in the womb, its relationship with its mother, and how it develops from conception right through to birth. It discusses advancements in foetal surgery, multiple births and leaves the students with a more in-depth understanding of how they began.…It consists of materials primarily for schools but also used by medical students.
• The Learning Brain - Neuroscience. Topics covered include brain structure, neurons and the nervous system, human senses and movement, learning and memory, diseases of the nervous system, and the effects of drugs on the brain and body.
• Leonardo da Vinci (Anatomist): The Drawings. Royal Collection Trust: The Queen's Gallery.
• Neurons: Animated Cellular and Molecular Concepts (University of Toronto). Visitors will find twelve different topical sections here, including "Anatomy of a Neuron", "Axonal Transport", and "Neurotransmitter Release". Each of these sections includes dynamic visualizations, coupled with textual explanations that help users understand what's going on. And for visitors who find themselves having difficulty navigating the site, there is also a "How to Use the Program" primer that's quite nice. Additionally, teachers and others can download selected animations from the site for use in non-commercial purposes.
• Visible Proofs - Forensic Views of the Body: The history of forensic medicine struggles to develop scientific methods that translate views of bodies and body parts into "visible proofs" that can persuade judges, juries, and the public. Three online activities and three lesson plans introduce forensic medicine, anthropology, technology, and history. Designed specifically for students and educators, the lesson plans provide educators with ready-made resources for the classroom and the online activities promote active learning for students.
• The Wellcome Library, London: 100,000 art and medicine images available online for open use. This collection is where to look for offbeat, bizarre photos including medical art of all types…. The images here are absolutely fantastic. The images may be used for commercial or personal purposes, with an acknowledgement of the original source (Wellcome Library, London).

       Animals, Mammals, Birds & Critters:               Index

• 20 Foods You Should Never Feed Your Pet by Karen "Doc" Halligan, DVM
• Academy of Natural Sciences: Exhibits include a photographic tour of Thomas Jefferson’s famed fossil collection and an overview of the work of Joseph Leidy, a noted 19th century paleontologist and anatomist. The "Scientific Research" area of the site provides copious amounts of printed literature (including reports and briefs) based on research done at the Academy.
  • The Academy of Natural Sciences Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO): the world's most comprehensive collection of bird photographs. It houses over 105,000 35mm slides and 5,000 black-and-white prints of over 6,300 bird species" and includes every species of bird known in North America.
  • All About Birds: Online Encyclopedia of Birds from Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Free, comprehensive resource for North American birds, bird watching, and bird conservation-accessible to everyone. There is a 'Bird Guide,' including a Video Gallery where you can enjoy videos of birds in their natural habitats.
  • American Bald Eagle Information: Eagle facts, myths, folklore, legends and more.
  • AviBase World Bird Database: "extensive database information system about all birds of the world, containing over 19 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information, taxonomy, synonyms in several languages, and more."
  • Avian Vocalizations Center (Michigan State): Project AVoCet aims to provide a global database of well-documented, downloadable bird sounds in aid of environmental and ornithological research, conservation, education, and the identification and appreciation of birds and their habitats.
  • Birds of America: The National Audubon Society…is making available high-resolution downloads of John H. Audubon’s classic original 435 life-sized watercolors of North American birds. Audubon’s plates were engraved by English engravers and colorists between 1827 and 1838.
  • Browse by Name or Shape: Database includes 584 of the more than 700 regularly occurring North American bird species.
  • Common Birds of Ohio: download PDF from Ohio Division of Wildlife.
  • Macaulay Library’s Animal Sound & Video Catalog (Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology): contains thousands of audio and video recordings of animals such as the harp seal pup, the golden-fronted woodpecker, and a variety of turkeys. Check out the Best of the Collection links.
  • Common Birds of Ohio: 103 of Ohio's most common breeding birds that are found primarily in upland habitats.
  • The Ohio Bird Gallery: The gallery can be used for identification of different species of birds in Ohio.
  • Geobirds: identify and track North American birds.
  • Dendroica: Identify Western Hemisphere Birds. aid to identifying North American birds by sight or by sound - Canada, USA, and Mexico.
  • Marine Ornithology: an International Journal of Seabird research and Conservation. Presents peer reviewed contributions concerning international seabird science and conservation.
  • NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life: An authoritative source for information on more than 70,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada. Explorer includes particularly in-depth coverage for rare and endangered species.
• Animal Facts: National Geographic. This enormously informative site will delight and edify. The Animal Facts are categorized by Amphibians, Birds, Bugs, Fish, Invertebrates, Mammals, Prehistoric, and Reptiles.
• Aquatic Food Webs (NOAA Education Resources): This collection contains a variety of multimedia, lesson plans, data, activities, and information to help students better understand the interconnectedness of food webs and the role of humans in that web.
• ARKive: creating the ultimate multimedia guide to the world’s endangered species with the help of the world’s best filmmakers, photographers, conservationists and scientists. Explore site by species or geographical region.
  • ARKive Education: Bring the wild to your classroom. Our FREE education resources for 5-18 year olds can be used to teach a range of curriculum subjects including science, geography, English and art.
• Biologia: Central America Digital Collection This digital edition of the important and out-of-print Biologia Centrali-Americana makes all 58 biological volumes available. Descriptions of over 50,000 and images of over 18,000, species of animals and plants.
• The Bug Chicks: entomologists who teach about the incredible world of insects, spiders and other arthropods.
• Bug Guide: Identification, images, & information for insects, spiders & their kin for the United States & Canada.
• Butterflies and Moths of North America: a searchable database of verified butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico. This site includes dynamic distribution maps, photographs, species accounts, and species checklists for each county in the U.S. and each state in Mexico.
  • Butterfly vs. Moth: Lepidoptera are classified into butterflies and moths. Taxonomists commonly argue over how to define the obvious differences between butterflies and moths. Includes Comparison Chart.
  • Butterfly Gardening: The Butterfly Site. Access resources on just about every aspect of butterfly gardening, plants to grow, butterfly houses, nectar sources and more.
  • Butterfly School (Education Dept. of Butterfly House & Education Center, St. Louis): Good resource for both students and teachers with 'Classroom Activities,' a 'Suggested Reading' list and a 'Species Identification Guide. NB: left column sections with drop-down menus.
  • Monarch Butterfly: Journey North - A Global Study of Wildlife Migration.
    • Milkweeds & Monarch - Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
    • 12 Native Milkweeds for Monarchs (National Wildlife Foundation). The monarch butterfly population in North America has plummeted by over 90% in just the last 20 years. NWF has launched a comprehensive campaign to help save the monarch, and there are many ways you can get involved.
    • Milkweed Market to order plants appropriate for your region.
  • Ohio Butterflies: Pictures and Butterfly Identification Help. The picture gallery below contains pictures of different butterfly species that can be seen in and around Ohio.
  • Planting for North American Pollinators (Prairie Nursery). Native plant selection guide by bloom season and type of pollinator.
• Cockroach Facts: "Information about cockroaches, a few other pests, and the important job of getting rid of pests when they invade and threaten your home."
  • Cockroaches for Kids
• Dinosaurs - Fact of Fiction - USGS (U.S. Geological Survey – U.S. Department of the Interior): This pamphlet contains answers to some frequently asked questions about dinosaurs, with current ideas and evidence to correct some long-lived popular misconceptions.
  • Dinosaur Websites for Kids: Also, pop-culture dinosaurs and dinosaur games & activities.
• Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has a highly informative and interactive exhibit on ants. The exhibit explains how, much like humans, "ants achieve domination by being social creatures". Dividing the ants' lives into "food", "warriors", "shelter" and "communication", the exhibit offers an array of photos in its photo gallery to illustrate the variety of ant life and behavior on earth.
• Insects.org: "Studying Earth's Most Diverse Organisms." Aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures.
  • Insect Identification: Insect and Spider Identification. Details on North American Bugs. Includes butterflies & moths | beetles | bees, ants & wasps | flies, | Grasshoppers & Crickets, and more.
• The Life of Mammals (BBC): hosted by Sir David Attenborough. Research a particular species by a variety of methods, by an animal's habitat, by his diet, by body shape, intelligence and behavior, all designed to give an up close and personal introduction to our beastly friends, both domestic and wild.
• National Geographic's Animals: dedicated to presenting pictures, facts, habitats and also videos of animals. You can look up your favorite 'Amphibians,' 'Birds', 'Bugs,' 'Fish,' 'Invertebrates,' 'Mammals' and 'Reptiles.' The 'A-to-Z' Animals Directory will help narrow your search.
• Natural History Museum Dino Directory (London): A 'guide to 333 of the most well-described dinosaurs, including 374 images.' Here's your chance to find out about dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. Access answers to questions such as 'What were dinosaurs?', 'What were archosaurs?', as well as facts on other ancient reptiles.
• North American Mammals (National Museum of Natural History): a searchable database of all living mammals of North America. Based on "The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals," by Don E. Wilson and Sue Ruff (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999) and "Mammals of North America," by Roland W. Kays and Don E. Wilson (Princeton University Press, 2002), over 400 mammals native to North America are included.
• Montana State University Library's Acoustic Atlas: includes more than 2500 recordings of species and environments from throughout the Western United States. "Our collection emphasizes the strong connection between natural sounds and regional ecosystems, and features a growing number of recordings from Montana and the Yellowstone corridor."
• National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC): National Agricultural Library (USDA) gateway to invasive species information; covering Federal, State, local, and international sources. Includes Aquatic Species, Plants, Animals, Microbes, etc.
• The National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library: online vault of a comprehensive collection of select video clips and high-resolution still images from America's underwater treasures and available for searchable access and download.
• NatureFind ( National Wildlife Federation): excellent web resource that makes it easy to locate nearby places for family outdoor activities. These include but not limited to camping and fishing spots, zoos, parks, wildlife sanctuaries and so on.
• The Origin of Species: Biointeractive (Howard Hughes Medical Institute). This series deals with two primary questions: How do new species form? and Why are there so many species? Visitors can look over three excellent short films that address these matters. The first explores the epic voyages of Charles Darwin and his initial period of discovery and revelation. The second film, "The Beak of the Finch," looks at four decades of research on finch species that live only on the Galapagos Islands. The final work looks at the ways lizards have adapted to several common habitats with rather interesting results.
• The Paleobiology Database: to provide global, collection-based occurrence and taxonomic data for marine and terrestrial animals and plants of any geological age, as well as web-based software for statistical analysis of the data. The project’s wider, long-term goal is to encourage collaborative efforts to answer large-scale paleobiological questions by developing a useful database infrastructure and bringing together large data sets.
• PBS NATURE - video archives: Search by keyword or by program title. And keep checking back, as video will be continually added to this section.
• The Reptile Database: a collaboration of hundreds of scientists and hobbyists around the world who study reptiles. Currently, the database includes 9,900 species of reptiles, including another 2,800 subspecies.
• Singing Insects of North America: created to be of assistance to both professional and amateur biologists interested in studying singing insects.
• Spiders & Other Arachnids (Australian Museum of Sydney): Dedicated to facts and artistic depictions of spiders and other arachnids found in Australia and around the world. Those new to the world of arachnids may want to start by checking out Spider Diversity or A Spider's Life. These sections provide overviews of the lifespan, origin, and variety of spiders. Interested in identifying a particular arachnid or just learning what different kinds of spiders look like? Check out Australia's Spider Fauna for close up photographs and detailed descriptions of select species.
  • The Spider Myths Site - Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About Spiders. The spider, a much-aligned creature especially around the Halloween season, is the topic of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture site.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoology Museum Collection: digitized versions of heavily illustrated biological journals, a few dated as early as 1859, and the majority from the first half of the 20th century. In addition to searching, journals can be displayed in a gallery view, so users can jump quickly to pages of interest. The Galápagos Collection, an important subcollection at the UWZM, includes skeletons, slides, pictures, books, and research papers collected and produced by UW-Madison scientists and researchers during ten expeditions to the Galápagos since 1969.
  • OLogy: The American Museum of Natural History. The Museum's Science Website For Kids: find out about fossils, the universe, animals, and much more!
  • Zoology: the Zoology section of the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy website is a goldmine of resources.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - National Digital Library. An impressive collection of images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video available at no charge. 12 thematic sections contain a wide mix of items, all of which can be searched by format, date, creator, and so on. The site also contains a keyword search area that allows visitors to look for specific images, videos, or audio clips.
• USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: "The mission of the program is to design and develop large and small scale surveys for native bees. As part of the program we also develop identification tools and keys for native bee species. One aspect of creating those tools is creating accurate and detailed pictures of native bees and the plants and insects they interact with."