internet resources

A guide to using the Internet for research and reporting that provides time-saving search techniques, information on dealing with spreadsheets, databases, and computer-generated statistical material, copyright and citation guidelines for online material, and tips for checking facts found online.

Alphabetically arranged entries offer in-depth profiles of one hundred news sites on the Internet, explaining which sites are reliable, what to expect when searching for truth on the World Wide Web, and what motives and biases influence each resource.

A guide to creating online courses and orientations that offers media specialists a model online course designed to help them create similar courses in any secondary school.

Provides resources, activities, and teaching suggestions for approximately ninety science units involving the Internet.

Presents a framework for linking school information literacy teaching to academic achievement through a library media program and offers advice on working jointly with others, reading assessments, and the use of technology in the program.

Presents a guide to how blogs, wikis, and podcasts can be used to engage students in new interactive learning formats in the classroom, and includes information on Internet safety.

Presents advice for staying within a budget while shopping and doing business online.

A guide to using the Internet to find information about the United States government that explains how on-line Americans can influence lawmakers, provides listings of the best political, government, and news web sites, and offers advice on how to use a computer to become more involved in the government.

Presents color-illustrated overviews of a variety of music topics, all including the addresses of related Internet sites. Covers various types of music; historical periods in music; instruments; composers; how to read music; and related aspects including ballet, opera, soundtracks, and sound reproduction.

Giving close-up views of birds in their natural habitats, this book looks at birds' amazing powers of flight, elaborate courtship displays, and incredible nest-building abilities. Recommendations for relevant Web sites are included.