A wide range of
websites offering articles of different interests.
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Article Links |
- Scholastic
News - This website is bound to have an article of interest--look
around.
- New
York Times Student News - News summaries from the world famous
newspaper.
- Yahooligans'
News Page - Get a quick news article and much, much more.
- Time for Kids
- A student version of Time Magazine-check out the Kids' Scoops
section--neat!
- KidsNewsRoom -
Lots of articles and topics here.
- Yahooligans Website
- There's just a lot here for any subject, any assignment-- designed
for kids.
- TeenInk - Over 16,000
pages of writing by teens for teens. Use the bar at the top to
navigate to different sections of the site.
- This
Day in History - This site is part of the Library of Congress's
American Memory Project. Each day they create a remarkable page
about an important person or historical event related to that
date.
- CNN/FYI- Here is a
great news site for students--just like CNN on TV.
- The
Big Picture - Articles in a number of different categories.
Click on any cartegory at the bottom and you're taken to a page
with links to dozens of articles of the same topic.
- Inventor
of the Week - MIT features a new inventor each week, or use
the inventor archive for previous weeks.
- Girls' Life - this
great site contains articles and features from the magazine as
well as web-only content, such as a help section, a place for
you to be a critic, and much, much more!
- Sports Illustrated For Kids
- get news on your favorite athletes and sports, play some fantasy
games, try your hand at trivia questions, and lots more.
- A Girl's World Online
Clubhouse - check out cool daily, weekly, and monthly features
written and edited entirely by girls and teens from all over
the world! Read fun columns, get an e-pal, or sign up to chat
with your parents' permission.
- SuperCross.com -
get the latest news and racing info for motocross and supercross.
Read Rick Johnson's column and learn about freestyle tricks too.
Includes pictures.
- SpaceKids - this
awesome spacy resource offers news, polls, and Shockwave games
to challenge your brain! There are also cool photos and videos
throughout the site.
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Many photo/picture
sites --these should definitely get you started.
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Photo/Picture
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- Time Magazine
Photo Essays - "Culture" and "current event"
photo collections. There are links to photos of the year and
week at the bottom.
- Yahooligan's
Daily Photo - Related to news events around the world.
- Digital
Photo of the Day - A contest site where people submit their
digital photos. A great mix of images!
- DigiCamPlus - A
lot of great nature photos...and more!
- Shutterline's Photo
of the Day - Just click on the dates at the top to see the
pictures...enjoy the show!
- Adflip.com - A wild
look at advertising in America--have fun stepping into the past.
- Daily
Cartoon - "Zits", the cartoon about teens, takes
a humorous look at adolescent problems and issues.
- The Daguerrian Society
and the Daguerreotype - Daguerreotypes, the earliest form
of what we now call photographs, came about in the early 1800's,
and this site gives you a glimpse at some classic ones! So, if
you like old-fashioned photos (really old), this site is filled
with images from the past. It's kind of a trip back in time.
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Poetry sites and
links across the world wide web.
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Poetry
Site Links |
- School
Poems - Poems written by kids of different ages.
- Yahooligan's
Poetry Sites - a selection of great sites of young poets
at work all over the globe.
- Favorite Poem Project
- this fantastic project has audio and video of people reading
their favorite poems, and invites readers to send in their favorite
poems with a few sentences about why it is special to them.
- Poetry Zone,
The - features poems by young poets, interviews with published
poets, and reviews of poetry books. Submit your ideas too!
- The Academy of American Poets
- search for your favorite poets, learn how to read a poem, or
find out about National Poetry Month.
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1000's of Magazine
Articles--You pick the Topic!
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EBSCO
Online Magazine Search
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Step 1: Write the ID/Password Down
User ID: s4134365 (copy/paste)
Password: password
Step 2: Login with ID and Password at Ebsco
Website
Step 3: Click on "EBSCOhost Web" -It's at
the Top!
Step 4: Select the "Databases" you want.
The "top two" and "bottom two" are magazine
databases and the "middle two" are encyclopedias.
Step 5: Click on "Full Text"
Step 6: Enter your Keyword(s) --spelled correctly!
Step 7 : Click on "Enter"
Step 8: Click on HTML Full Text or PDF Full Text to
get to article.
Print These Directions Out!
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