A Mind Forever Voyaging
“If I have seen further,
it is by standing on
the shoulders of giants”
~Isaac Newton, Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1675
“His was a mind forever Voyaging
through strange seas of Thought, alone.”
― poet William Wordsworth, describing Sir Isaac Newton, 1798
Better Google Searches
Many students are initially confident they can strike off into the internet and find exactly what they're looking for by typing a question in the search bar.
Ten minutes later, they regretfully inform the teacher there is "nothing" about hurricanes, tornadoes, Pacific Northwestern tribes, or George Washington on the entire internet.
This brief slideshow shares some tips and tricks for successful searching.
Ten minutes later, they regretfully inform the teacher there is "nothing" about hurricanes, tornadoes, Pacific Northwestern tribes, or George Washington on the entire internet.
This brief slideshow shares some tips and tricks for successful searching.
University of Victoria, Canada: http://library.uvic.ca/instruction/research/google101.html
Palo Alto Networks URL Filter for School Network Access
This tool allows you to check a potentially useful website to see if it will be available at school. The category list is linked below.
https://urlfiltering.paloaltonetworks.com/
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Articles from Credible Sources Written for Student Understanding
Digital Public Library of America
Discovery Education
DocsTeach at the National Archives
Fact Hound
Website for safe searches created by Capstone Press, publishers of social studies comic books. http://www.facthound.com/
Fact Monster
Historical and Social Studies information provided by the Scott Foresman textbook.
http://sf.factmonster.com/
http://sf.factmonster.com/
KidRex
Knowitall.org by SC ETV
South Carolina Educational Television website with links and research ideas. http://www.knowitall.org/
The Noun Project
Photos for Class
Documented photos with source information for educational projects: http://www.photosforclass.com/
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Scholastic Dear America Resources
Crafts, projects, biographies, and timelines. http://www.scholastic.com/teachdearamerica/colonial_artscrafts.htm
Scholastic Study Jams
Smithsonian National Museum Learning Lab and Tween Tribune
You may save your searches, collections, and artifacts
by signing up using your school Google account.
by signing up using your school Google account.
Smithsonian Kids
No student will go wrong in their sources list if they include information from Smithsonian! http://si.edu/Kids