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Homework Help
Online Resources are accurate and reliable; they find information that Google can't. Think online reference books & encyclopedias! Online Resources...What are they?Written by Anna on 02/06/2009
Online Resources are reference books (like encyclopedias) and articles that you get to, by using the computer. You can not search them by using a search engine like Google. The Library buys them for you to use. Go to the Library's website, have your Library card ready...and you are ready!
Top 6 Cool Things to Know About Online Resources 1. They are totally accurate and have correct information 2. Their information originally appeared somewhere in a book, magazine, or newspaper...somewhere in print 3. Sometimes online resources are called databases 4. Each one of them specializes in something like biographies, states, pictures and photographs 5. They tell you how to cite the information for your bibliography! 6. If you have a big school project coming up, get a hold of us; make an appointment! We can help you with online resources so your project will be awesome! Call 669-5235 Email crstaff@darienlibrary.org
Grades K to 7 Teachers!Written by Anna on 09/26/2009
Email us the topic and types of resources your students need. This will help us help your students. The children's librarians can also tag books in the Library's catalog, and email you the list's link so you and your students can add more titles to it. Use the "Assignment Alert Form" on the top right of the Teachers' page to get started.
picture by flickr user Muffet Hey 6th and 7th Grade Middlesex Kids! Looking for Summer Reading Choices?Written by KieraParrott on 07/08/2009Then we've got you covered!
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The Library's website talks about online resources. Dude, what are they? How are they different from searching Google and the Internet?
Do you have a topic assigned to a whole class (or grade) that involves research? 
Did you know that incoming sixth and seventh graders to Middlesex Middleschool can read ANY 3 books of their choice? That's right- you can pick any "just right" book that you like!
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Check out this website from InfoPlease, the publishers of those famous almanacs! It provides information about writing book reports, research papers, and all kinds of essays: narratives, descriptive, persuasive.
"Great Web Sites for Kids" chosen by librarians
Written by Anna on 09/04/2008
ALSC is the children's division of the American Library Association.
They have chosen great web sites just for you!
Topics help with school research, but others are kind of cool to just check out--like what cell phones are made of under chemistry and physics, and chess for kids sites under games and entertainment.
Little colored pencils next to each web site give hints if it's for pre-k, elementary, or middle schoolers.
Internet Safety
Written by GretchenCaserotti on 08/30/2008The best way to ensure your child's safety on the Internet is to be there. Of course, that's not always possible. Just as you teach your children rules about dealing with strangers outside the home, you must provide rules for communicating online at home or elsewhere. Discuss your library's Internet use policy with your children as well as your family rules. You may also decide to make an "Internet Use Agreement" with your child. GetNetWise offers sample contracts.
This information extracted from The Librarian's Guide to Great Website's for Kids brochure published by the American Library Association and available for download as a pdf file.
Visit these sites for more information and games you can play with your child to help teach them how to use The Net safely!
"The Internet offers kids many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely. GetNetWise can help."
Games and activities teach kids 5-17 about safety on the Internet and how to protect themselves. Parents and educators will also find resources and activities to share with children. NetzSmartz is from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Research and guidelines for children's use of the internet for School Leaders and Parents.
Information for parents and online safety programs for children, tweens and teens.
Homework Help: Biographies
Written by Anna on 08/22/2008= online resources |
Here's where you can find information that Google can't. Online Resources are accurate and reliable for school assignments. Think online reference books!
Biography Resource Center This only contains biographies and information about people. Pretty cool!
Student Research Center Click on the biographies button. Type your person in the search box to get encyclopedia articles. Make sure you have a check mark next to full text. This way you get to see the entire article.
Literature Resource Center This has biographies just about authors. But, it's still fun to check out where your favorite authors are from, what they did before they were authors, and their books listed in order.
Check out a complete list of the library's online resources.
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