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Check this out: MIT OpenCourseWare

Online Resources

• Reference Sites
  • EasyBib - Easy, online Bibiliography Wizard
  • Dictionary.com
  • Reference.com
  • Encyclopedia.com
  • Thesaurus.com
• Engines/Directories
  • Wikipedia
  • Google
  • netTrekker
  • If you need more links, check these out!
    • http://www.factmonster.com/
    • http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
    • http://www.homeworkspot.com/
    • http://www.schoolwork.org/
    • http://www.studygs.net/
    • http://www.refdesk.com/homework.html#tools
    • http://www.jiskha.com/
    • http://www.classbrain.com/
    • http://homeworktips.about.com/
    • http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
    • http://school.discovery.com/students/

• Library Links

  • State Library of Kansas Search - http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL

  • ERIC (Educators' Resources) - http://www.eric.ed.gov

  • NetLibrary (eContent!) - http://www.netlibrary.com

  • ProQuest (Periodicals) - http://webpals.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=pro

  • SIRS Researcher - http://webpals.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=know

  • AtoZ eJournals - http://www.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=atoz

• Other

  • SPARK NOTES > Literature - http://www.sparknotes.com/lit

  • AltaVista's Babel Fish Translator Tool - http://babelfish.altavista.com

  • Box.net - Online Storage (Think of it like a thumb drive on the Internet)

Images, etc.

STOP using google images to copy and paste at-will. Always VERIFY that a file is OK to use. The links I've provided (bookmark these!!!) offer generally copyright-free media but you still might want to peruse the links above to understand your responsibilities to the owner. Cite where needed.

Graphics/Clip-Art/Photographs

• Public Domain Sources for Photographs and Clip Art
  • Use these links to find clip art, etc.
  • CHECK before copying to BE POSITIVE!
  • Note all restrictions and terms of use, being sure to create a reciprocal link where requested!
    • Public Domain Clipart optimized for word processors
    • Wikipedia:Public domain image resources
    • Free Public Domain Photo Database
    • Gimp-Savvy.com's Community-Indexed Photo Archive
    • Music Related Graphic Images:
      http://www.skdesigns.com/internet/music/images/index.htm
    • Icon Bazaar
      http://www.iconbazaar.com/
    • Realm Graphics
      http://www.ender-design.com/rg/

Audio

• Sound Effects
  • Free Sound Effects and Royalty Free Sound Effects
  • The Freesound Project aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under the Creative Commons Sampling Plus License.
  • Videomaker's editors have compiled this list of free sound effects downloads for use in your video productions.
  • More free sound effects
• Music
  • Public Domain Music

Other

• Creative Commons - Share, Remix, Reuse — Legally

• Freesticky: An index of free web site content, free content providers and self publishing resources. News feeds, financial content, jokes, royalty free photos and images, free articles, tickers, weather, games, comics, riddles and more.

Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing Links

Graphics

• Online Photo/Graphics Editors That You Definitely Need to Bookmark
  • Pixlr
  • Splashup
  • Picnik
  • Snipshot
  • Pixenate
  • Picture2life
  • LunaPic
  • FotoFlexer
  • Photoshop Express
  • Aviary (Go to Phoenix Application)
• Need to create and sell products for your school club or organization? Check this out! 
  CafePress - http://www.cafepress.com
• Glogster - Poster Yourself

  Video

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  Audio

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  Office Applications

• Google Docs (Think web-based MS Office Suite)
• SlideRocket.com (Think PowerPoint but web-based)
• ZohoShow
• Spresent

Other Classroom Applications

• bubble.us - Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.
• Free Text To Speech (TTS) - YAKiToMe!
• Lesson Writer
• SchoolNotes 2.0

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