Proper Citation Methods:Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement from Dartmouth College http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/ |
| Citation and Style Guides from Concordia University Libraries
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American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920 http://memory.loc.gov:80/ammem/award97/mhsdhtml/aladhome.html Architecture and Nature Lesson Plan http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/cs/lesson/archnature.html Architecture in America: State Houses to Skyscrapers http://memory.loc.gov:80/ammem/detroit/archamer.html Architectural Clues Lesson Plan http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/cs/lesson/archclues.html The Built and Natural Environment Lesson Plan http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/cs/curric/environ.html Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932 http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/flw/flw.html Learn More About It: Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America http://memory.loc.gov:80/ammem/ndlpedu/got/gotfile.html Medieval New York http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/medny.html Spaces and Places Study Unit at Getty Institute ArtsEdNet http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/Resources/Sampler/b.html |
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On Baseball Statistics:The Art and Science of Dinger Distance http://archive.espn.go.com/editors/other/sills/ Does More Wins Mean More Fans at the Ballpark? http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons/ballpark.htm Economics of Professional Sports http://www.econedlink.org/newsline/sports/index.html Homerun Numbers http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_9_28_98.html Math and Science in Baseball http://library.thinkquest.org/2917/ New Kids in the Hall: Analyzing Baseball Hall of Fame Statistics http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/990107thursday.html Probability and Sports http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/lessons/pm7.html Pythagoras Plays Ball http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathland_3_25.html |
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On Dinosaurs:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/familyxpeditions/activities/01/02.html Chicago Children’s Museum: Dinosaur Expedition http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org/dinopages/index.htm Comets and the K/T Event at Jason X http://www.jasonproject.org/expedition/jason10/research/blast.html Dinosaur Timeline http://www.educ.sfu.ca/people/staff/jmd/archaeology/timeline.htm Elephants on the Range http://ehrweb.aaas.org/scinetlinks/sciupdate/elephants.html Woolly Mammoth http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/woollymammoth/index.html Zoom Dinosaurs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html |
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On Robert Frost:
http://www.wsu.edu/%7ewldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/frost_apple.html “After Apple-Picking” Video http://learner.org:80/collections/multimedia/literature/vvseries/ vvspot/video/frost.html A Frost Bouquet: An Exhibit on Robert Frost and his Family http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/frost/home.html Frost reading his poems http://www.poets.org/LIT/poem/rfrost01.htm http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/012294_harp_ITH.html Frost’s comments on “Stopping by Woods” and “The Road Not Taken” http://www.libarts.sfasu.edu/frost/PopPoems.html Frost’s poetry up to 1920 http://www.bartleby.com/index.html Robert Frost resource page http://learner.org:80/collections/multimedia/literature/vvseries/ vvspot/Frost.html |
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Other Resources: |
| The Hub
http://ra.terc.edu/alliance/HubHome.html provides teachers, curriculum specialists, and principals with online resources to support educational reform goals in science and mathematics. The site is maintained by the Regional Alliance for Math and Science Education at TERC, a nonprofit research and development organization in Cambridge, Mass. Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/ put its entire database of articles online; at no cost, users can access the articles as well as multimedia clips and links to other online resources selected by experts. Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/globe/ a teacher or student can download the complete text of any current article and access limited information on articles going back to 1979 without cost. Space Science News http://science.nasa.gov/ aimed at K-12 teachers and students, which provide information on current NASA research and related science content. Thursday’s Classroom http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/ aimed at K-12 teachers and students, which provide information on current NASA research and related science content. Main NASA Education site http://education.nasa.gov/ search to find information on a topic of interest across the full range of NASA-supported education sites. ProQuest http://proquest.com/ subscription-based online services that allow subscribers to access the full text of current and past issues of hundreds of newspapers and magazines as well as other content such as photographs and maps. Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/ subscription-based online services that allow subscribers to access the full text of current and past issues of hundreds of newspapers and magazines as well as other content such as photographs and maps. Webivore http://www.webivore.com/ subscription-based online services that allow subscribers to perform searches that directs the user to carefully screened websites. A search gives a student or teacher a preview that describes the content and scope of the site. GEM (the Gateway of Educational Materials http://thegateway.org/ U.S. Department of Education funded the creation of GEM From this site, a teacher can search multiple databases of lesson plans. Journey North http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ "A Global Study of Wildlife Migration." Journey North supports in-depth student inquiry by providing up-to-date information on the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Weekly or biweekly updates on each species (e.g., manatee or monarch butterfly) and sign of spring (e.g., "leaf-out" or "ice-out") are based on local sightings reported by participating students, satellite tracking, and experts. OnLine Class http://www.onlineclass.com/ Offers 9 separate curriculum units concurrently; these units are appropriate for a range of subjects and grades. Each unit provides resources for project-based learning, links classes to one another via e-mail for exchange of ideas, and hosts online displays of the work of each class. One Sky, Many Voices http://onesky.engin.umich.edu/ was created at the University of Michigan to provide innovative, inquiry-based weather curricula for K-12 classes. Activities are designed for collaboration among classes at different schools. Science Brainium http://us.brainium.com/ includes science content and activities for students and teachers, K-8. WhaleNet http://www.whalenet.org/ is an ideal place to find a range of resources about whales and other marine mammals. Through satellite tracking of miniature transmitters attached to animals, students are able to follow individual animals and conduct research about their migratory paths. Knowledge Network Explorer http://www.filamentality.com/ which has several tools for teachers. One tool, Filamentality, supports teachers in selecting a goal and then choosing a format—including Hot Lists (annotated links) and WebQuests (structured web-based research activities). nschool.com http://www.nschool.com/ has several tools for teachers. SchoolNotes.com http://schoolnotes.com/ has several tools for teachers. Blackboard.com http://www.blackboard.com/ has several tools for teachers. Science NetLinks http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ designed specifically for K-12 science educators, teachers can locate lessons, online resources, or benchmarks (national standards), searchable by grade level and topic area. |
Additional Resources:Digital Classroom http://www.nara.gov/education/ website of the National Archives and Records Administration The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/ http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/media/bulwark.html http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/conflag/tribune.html http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/conflag/pic-firemap.html |
| Connecting Students
http://www.connectingstudents.com/ Mission: To assist teachers by locating and listing web sites that are worthwhile for students to visit. The purpose of this site is to provide teachers with links to: 1.Quality content oriented web sites students can visit, 2.Educational interactive sites students can participate in, and 3.Internet ready lesson plans. Professor Freedman's Math Help http://www.mathpower.com/ This site provides information about basic math and algebra and specifically addresses the needs of the community college adult learner. A student who is frustrated by college math can be helped by identifying his individual learning style and recognizing the instructor's teaching style. This site provides links for students and teachers to information about learning styles, study skills tips, and ways to reduce math anxiety. World War I Documents Archive http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/ This archive of primary documents from World War I has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L). The archive is international in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War. |