Pioneer+Library

[|**Pioneer Library**] [|World Book]

This site contains information on anything and everything you want to know. It has a biography center where you can find out information on anyone that has done anything important, world leaders to painters to athletes, etc. There is a research tool section to find teach students how to do research or things to research. The quality of this site is very professional and up to date. There is a news section as well as things that you can look up in different ages and what happened way back when. It is easy to get around this site because there are topics and subtopics to help you find what you need to know. Once you click on the topic it takes you to that specific topic and the information is accurate.  As an educator, I could use this site to get information on a specific animal for kids or look up what is happening in the New York times. I could also use this site for trivia questions on Holidays, history, science, sports, etc. There are videos and picture that a teacher could use in their classroom to help teach their students. Students could use this site to find information for a report on any topic they choose. There is a section on how to research and what to research for the topic. They can go to the trivia questions and answer them. Students can learn about different states and countries as well as compare different states or countries. There is also a link to a World Book for Kids where there is games and information on a child's level.

[|Library of Congress]

The information in the Library of Congress consists of cultural institution with the largest library in the world with books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts. The information is about American's history and civilization. There is are links to news information as well. The quality of the this site is professionally done. It is organized and easy to find what you are looking for. The information is current and talks about things that are happening today in the political stand point as well as other categories. It is easy to navigate around this site because highlights that are self explanatory and once you click on the highlight it takes you to topics under the highlights and helps you find your way around. As an educator this site could help them find any information on history because of historic newspapers and other information. There is a link Especially for Teachers that takes you to lesson plans, themed resources, activities, news events, etc. There is also links to questions, maps, newspapers, videos, and performing arts. Students can use this site for research papers, or to learn about anything historical and political. There is a link Especially for Kids and Family that takes you to a site that is easy to find things and on a child's level.

 [|CultureGrams]

You can find anything you want on any of the 200 countries and thousands of states, for example, the flag, flower, bird, recipes, lifestyles, government, education, etc.There is also interviews of people, as well as a video gallery (different dances, music, holiday, etc), photo gallery (different pictures of the things in the specific area you are looking for), graphs, time, currency information, etc. The quality of this site is well done and easy to follow. The information is current because it has historical time lines that starts from the beginning and goes to the present date. This site is easy to follow because of the pictures that lead you where you want to go. Once you are to the place you want to know more about there are links that lead you to more information, on that place. Educators can use this site to help get information for a geography lesson. There is also training resources, curriculum standards, and ideas. A student can come to this site to get information on an assignment that deals with geography or just to have fun. There is a link just for kids to look at and get information on a child's level of learning as well as information on what other kids do in other parts of the countries.