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1. Research Assistants
2. Primary Sources
3. Topic-Oriented Research Directories
4. Search Engines

Internet Research & Searching Tools

1. Research Assistants

Don't overlook our section on Internet Research

Searching the Web
http://numa.niti.org/ enc/ Live Internet Connection Required
Created for teachers by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC), this is an excellent guide to finding information on the Web. In addition to basic and advanced search strategies, it also covers question analysis and includes examples.
 
Microsoft® Encarta® Research Organizer
http://encarta.msn.com/ encartahome.asp Live Internet Connection Required
School reports and other research projects are a snap using Encarta Research Organizer! Use Research Organizer to take notes and add pictures from Encarta articles, Web sites, books, magazines, and other sources. Then use Research Organizer to assemble the notes into an outline and create citations for your sources.

2. Archives of Primary Source Documents

This is a valuable collection of primary source documents and pictures dealing with history, culture, art, literature, law, and government. Many of the documents in these archives are in the public domain and are therefore royalty-free. Check each site carefully for required permissions to use.

Of course, you should always properly cite the source of documents, pictures, and information you use.

Repositories of Primary Sources
http://www.uidaho.edu/ special-collections/ Other.Repositories.html Live Internet Connection Required
 
Ready, Net, Go! Internet Resources for Archives
http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/ ArchivesResources.html Live Internet Connection Required
  
Archives and Archivists
http://www.muohio.edu/archiveslist/ Live Internet Connection Required
 
United Kingdom Public Record Office
http://www.pro.gov.uk/ Live Internet Connection Required
  
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
http://www.ed.gov/free/ Live Internet Connection Required
  
The Digital Classroom
http://www.nara.gov/education/ classrm.html Live Internet Connection Required
Primary Sources, activities, and training for educators and students.
  
The National Archives and Records Administration
http:/www.nara.gov Live Internet Connection Required
  
The Presidential Libraries
http://www.nara.gov/nara/ president/ address.html Live Internet Connection Required
  
National History Day
http://www.thehistorynet.com/ NationalHistoryDay/ Live Internet Connection Required
  
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://edsitement.neh.fed.us Live Internet Connection Required
  
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov Live Internet Connection Required
  
The Gallery of the Open Frontier
http://www.unl.edu/UP/gof/unp-aw.htm Live Internet Connection Required
Digital graphics and photographs of the American West.
  
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov Live Internet Connection Required
  
American Studies Crossroads Project
http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/ Live Internet Connection Required
  
The University of Oklahoma Law Center: A Chronology of US Historical Documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html Live Internet Connection Required
  
The Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/newstart.htm Live Internet Connection Required
  
The National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov Live Internet Connection Required
  
The National Endowment for the Arts
http://arts.endow.gov Live Internet Connection Required
  
The Kennedy Center's Arts Edge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ artsedge.html Live Internet Connection Required

3. Topic-Oriented Research Directories

Begin your search for information here. Because these are topic-oriented directories, you may find quality information more quickly or reliably than generic search engines.

The first section below lists standard search engines; the next section lists education-oriented search engines.

Searching Tips

Not all search engines locate the same resources. Use a few different search engines to get better results.

Put words you want to appear together in quotes. For example search for "networked projects" or "Internet Projects".

Use the word "And" between words or the "+" sign directly before a word to indicate that both the words must appear in the Web sites found by the search engine. For example, you may search for "networked projects" AND history. or +Brazil +"field trip".

Define several terms you can use to search. For example, you may want to search for  "project registries", "virtual field trips", "information exchanges", etc.

Standard Directories

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com Live Internet Connection Required
Yahoo for children
  
LookSmart
http://www.looksmart.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Snap
http://www.looksmart.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Àpali
http://www.apali.com/ Live Internet Connection Required
Spanish Languages Directory
  
Native Search
http://nativesearch.com Live Internet Connection Required
Directory of Native American web resources
  
Webhoo
http://nordstrand.hypermart.net/ webhoo/   Live Internet Connection Required
Web directory for web builders
  
YoPet
http://www.hisurf.com/yopet/ Live Internet Connection Required
A directory of resources for your pet.

Education Directories

Landmarks for Schools
http://www.landmark-project.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Homework Central
http://www.homeworkcentral.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
G.R.A.D.E.S.
http://www.classroom.net/Grades/ Live Internet Connection Required
Global Resources and Educational Link Archives from Classroom Connect
  
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/ Live Internet Connection Required
  
Planet K-12
http://planetk-12.planetsearch.com/ Live Internet Connection Required
  
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/ wired/ bluewebn/ categories.html Live Internet Connection Required
Subject Browse

4. Search Engines

Here are quick links to popular search engines to get you off to a fast start. If you don't find it in a topical index, you'll probably find something here.

Search Microsoft® Encarta® Concise Encyclopedia Live Internet Connection Required
Articles contain code you need to link directly to the article from your Web project. You must be online to use this.
Search Article Titles Search Full Text
 
Alta Vista
http://www.altavista.digital. com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Excite
http://www.excite.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
HotBot
http://www.hotbot.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Infoseek
http://www.infoseek.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Lycos
http://www.lycos.com Live Internet Connection Required

Meta Search Engines (search engines that search other search engines)

MetaCrawler
http://www.metacrawler.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
DogPile
http://www.dogpile.com Live Internet Connection Required
  
Highway 61
http://www.highway61.com Live Internet Connection Required
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