Research Links

Online Resource Subscriptions:

Grolier’s OnLine
http://go.grolier.com 
Grolier’s Online includes: Encyclopedia Americana a comprehensive coverage for in-depth research, Grolier Multimedia a quick reference with rich multimedia and background on the news and the New Book of Knowledge a reference and current events for grades 3 and up.

Grolier’s OnLine Remote Access Enrollment (For home use only)
http://auth.grolier.com/login/login-bin/send_signup_form
Remote patron enrollment: Remote patron enrollment is a method of access where students or library patrons get their own, one-time username and password for remote access from home. The username and password are delivered to your e-mail in-box after you enroll at a Grolier Online sign up page. After your first login, remote users will have direct access to the subscription.

United Streaming
http://www.unitedstreaming.com
United Stream contains over 22,000 digital video content clips and 2,200 full digital video titles from United Streaming. All the video content is correlated to state standards, and an average of 300-400 new video titles are added annually.
ID and password required on and off campus.

The Power Library
https://powerlibrary.org/
The Power Library is offered as a service of Pennsylvania's public libraries, school libraries and the State Library. It allows you to access thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers, a major encyclopedia, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps, reference materials for young people and more.
ID and password required off campus.

   
Online Resources:

The Pennsylvania Department of Education
https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx

The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
Over 10 million digitized primary sources, including documents, images, motion pictures, sound recordings and maps.  Experience these resources, along with related lesson plans, features and activities that will help enhance teaching and learning in your classroom.

The Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org

Resource Collection - Links to over 3000 resources on a variety of educational issues.

Lesson Plans - The collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States. 

Question Archive - A collection of over 200 responses to popular questions on the practice, theory, and research of education.

ERIC Database - The world's largest source of education information contains more than one million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
 

Thinkfinity
http://www.marcopolo-education.org
Internet Content for the Classroom - Marco Polo provides the highest quality Internet content and professional development to K-12 teachers and students throughout the
United States. First launched in 1997 as a collection of standards-based, discipline-specific educational web sites for K-12 teachers.

Skill Builders K-8 Interactive Sites
Math, Reading, and Language Arts interactive activities

Links for K-12 Teachers
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm
Several large collections of subject area and resource links for K-12 teachers.

CyberBee  (PreK-5)
http://www.cyberbee.com/index.html
Learn practical ways to use Internet resources in the library, classroom, or at home through these electronic excursions. You will visit several destinations that will include travel tips, curriculum ideas, cool sites, and cutting-edge technology.

Microsoft in Education
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Schools.aspx
Learn how to use and integrate Microsoft software in the classroom with in-depth step-by-step tutorial guides for students, teachers, and staff.