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Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), hosted by the National Museum of Natural History

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Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), hosted by the National Museum of Natural History

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Smithsonian databases for History and Culture Research

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Smithsonian databases for History and Culture Research

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Databases for History and Culture Research

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General History andCulture Resources Historical Newspaper Resources Biography and Genealogy Resources This list highlights some of the history and culture databases available to researchers from the

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Research & Learn at DC Public Library (DCPL)

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Research & Learn at DC Public Library (DCPL)

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Explore databases such as Britannica School, Gale in Context, JSTOR, Internet Archive, NoveList Plus, ScienceFlix, Ancestry Library Edition and so much more.

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Find trustworthy information, explore history, or learn a new skill. We have dozens of online resources to help.

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Boost your productivity with these shortcuts!

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Good instructional videos on basic excel.

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Excel help & learning | Microsoft Support

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Find Microsoft Excel help and learning resources. Explore how-to articles, guides, training videos, and tips to efficiently use Excel.

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What Are Databases and Why You Need Them

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What Are Databases and Why You Need Them

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Learn the benefits of using library databases instead of free internet search browsers such as Google.

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What Are Databases and Why You Need Them

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After finding the right research, don't forget to document it. Purdue Owl's citation machine will generate citations in APA or MLA style.

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If you are having trouble locating a specific resource please visit the search page or the Site Map. The Citation Chart provides a detailed overview of MLA Style, APA Style, and Chicago Manual of Style source documentation by category.

These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.

These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents. This area includes material on quoting and paraphrasing your research sources, as well as material on how to avoid plagiarism.

These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.

These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster

This section contains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation. These resources follow the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, which was issued in 2017.

These resources describe how to structure papers, cite sources, format references, and handle the complexities of tables and figures according to the latest Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) guidelines.

These resources provide guidance on how to cite sources using American Medical Association (AMA) Style, 10th Ed., including examples for print and electronic sources.

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This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue University. When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice. Copyright ©1995-2018 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, reproduced, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission.

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Learn how to find just what you are looking for in a library catalog, database or on the Internet by using search terms (also known as keywords) and develop search strings.

Go here for a printable PDF of a Search Term Worksheet

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Building Search Strings, Part 1: Boolean Operators

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Building Search Strings, Part 1: Boolean Operators

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Strategy: using Boolean operators to narrow or broaden your search results.

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Building Search Strings, Part 1: Boolean Operators

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Building Search Strings, Part 2: Nesting, Phrase Searching, Truncation, & Wildcards

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Building Search Strings, Part 2: Nesting, Phrase Searching, Truncation, & Wildcards

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Strategies: nesting, phrase searching, truncation, & wildcards to put you in control of your results.

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Building Search Strings, Part 2: Nesting, Phrase Searching, Truncation, & Wildcards

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How Library Stuff Works: MLA Citations (8th Edition)

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How Library Stuff Works: MLA Citations (8th Edition)

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In this video, you will learn how to create both in-text and works-cited citations that adhere to the MLA Style (8th edition).

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How Library Stuff Works: MLA Citations (8th Edition)

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Use the vast digital resources from anywhere or visit our specialized research centers in Washington, DC, to dive deeper. We are here to support your journey, no matter your level of experience.

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Use the Library | Research Centers | Library of Congress

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Welcome to the Library of Congress, your gateway to knowledge. Use our vast digital resources from anywhere or visit our specialized research centers in Washington, DC, to dive deeper. We are here to support your journey, no matter your level of experience. At the Library of Congress, everyone is a researcher––let’s explore together!

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Research & Learn at DC Public Library (DCPL)

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Research & Learn at DC Public Library (DCPL)

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Discover what our collection has to offer and search across many of our databases for journals and articles including...

Britannica Academic

Britannica Image Quest

Britannica School

Gale General OneFile

Gale in Context: High School

Gale in Context: Middle School

Gale in Context: Science

Gale in Context: Biography

Gale Literature Resource Center

Gale eBooks

Academic OneFile Select

ProQuest eLibrary

Internet Archive

NoveList Plus

ScienceFlix

Ancestry Library Edition

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Find trustworthy information, explore history, or learn a new skill. We have dozens of online resources to help.

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Discover 53,706,379 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States

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DPLA provides free digital access to banned books

DPLA has launched The Banned Book Club to ensure that all readers have access to the books they want to read. The Banned Book Club makes e-book versions of banned books available to readers in locations across the United States where titles have been banned via the free Palace e-reader app.

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The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

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Borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, and digital magazines with your DCPL card!

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Borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, and digital magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app, by OverDrive.

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Newsela provides articles on current events as well as information about core subjects. Newsela Lite articles are free.

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.

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An excellent first stop for students researching animals or nature.

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This site's episode guide features the scientific information presented in Bill Nye's original series. Although the show is appropriate for all ages, the content is designed for 4th through 8th graders.

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All the details from the original Bill Nye The Science Guy series.

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View, listen, and explore stories from Google Earth about sustainability, environment and cultural preservation. Let them inspire you that can teach you something new and inspire you to create awesome data visualizations!

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Take a guided tour around the globe with some of the world's leading storytellers, scientists and nonprofits. Explore stories and maps about sustainability, environment and cultural preservation.

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Take a tour in Google Earth – Google Earth

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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. Download Zotero and the Google Chrome extension for free so you can stay organized no matter how much Google searching you do!

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Just need to create a quick bibliography?

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.
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Available for Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS

Just need to create a quick bibliography? Try ZoteroBib.

Collect with a click.

Zotero automatically senses research as you browse the web. Need an article from JSTOR or a preprint from arXiv.org? A news story from the New York Times or a book from a library? Zotero has you covered, everywhere.

Organize your way.

Zotero helps you organize your research any way you want. You can sort items into collections and tag them with keywords. Or create saved searches that automatically fill with relevant materials as you work.

Cite in style.

Zotero instantly creates references and bibliographies for any text editor, and directly inside Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. With support for over 10,000 citation styles, you can format your work to match any style guide or publication.

Stay in sync.

Zotero can optionally synchronize your data across devices, keeping your files, notes, and bibliographic records seamlessly up to date. If you decide to sync, you can also always access your research from any web browser.

Collaborate freely.

Zotero lets you co-write a paper with a colleague, distribute course materials to students, or build a collaborative bibliography. You can share a Zotero library with as many people you like, at no cost.

Rest easy.

Zotero is open source and developed by an independent, nonprofit organization that has no financial interest in your private information. With Zotero, you always stay in control of your own data.

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Zotero | Your personal research assistant

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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

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Compiled by the CIA, this World Factbook provides up-to-date facts and statistics about countries around the world.

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CIA’s World Factbook is your authoritative source on the world’s countries, territories, oceans, and more. Explore world facts at your fingertips.

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This site features a wide variety of educational videos from astrology to zoology for middle and high schoolers.

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Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube!

From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & Physiology it's got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics. With various witty hosts at your service, you won't even notice you're getting smarter.

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Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube! From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & Physiology it's got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics. With various witty hosts at your service, you won't even notice you're getting smarter.

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A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture

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A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture

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The museum's website provides information about African American history and culture.

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A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Unlimited access to craft classes. Paint, draw, sew, knit, bake, and design today! Upon your first visit you will be required to create an account, future visits will only require your DCPL card number!

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OLogy: Science Website for Kids | American Museum of Natural History

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OLogy: Science Website for Kids | American Museum of Natural History

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Ology is a science website designed for kids by the American Museum of Natural History. It features games, reading, and hands-on activities for grades K-8.

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OLogy: Science Website for Kids | American Museum of Natural History

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Find out about fossils, the universe, animals, and much more! On OLogy, kids of all ages can play games, do activities, collect cards, and meet scientists.

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NASA Kids' Club provides STEM articles and activities for students K-12. For ease of use, articles are divided by grade level.

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NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games and activities to inspire the next generation.

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Movie streaming with your DCPL card! Each card holder gets 20 tickets per month to watch shows & movies on Kanopy. Each title will "cost 1-4" tickets.

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Stream over 30,000 movies & documentaries from hundreds of popular producers as well as thousands of independent filmmakers.

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This site is committed to fostering climate literacy. It features news and facts about the environment and the global policies affecting it. Articles are also available in Spanish.

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climate change for students, climate change in classrooms, climate news for kids, climate news for students, sustainability

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DOGO News publishes articles featuring current events, politics, and science. Its intended audience is students in 3rd through 10th grades. Articles are also available in Spanish.

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DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more!

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DOGO News has fun articles for kids on current events, science, sports, and more! There are also lots of stories, pictures, videos, games and the DOGO news map for kids! Add your comments, read reviews of cool websites, and more!

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A trusted reference site for students that includes almanac facts, encyclopedia entries, homework help, and a dictionary.

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How Stuff Works is website for middle school and up that provides information about animals, culture, and science.

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HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works!

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HowStuffWorks has been explaining how things work to curious minds since 1998. Providing factual, unbiased content that's fun to read and makes difficult topics easy to understand.

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Time for Kids provides current events articles for students K-6. The site also features science, history, and ELA content.

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Latest Content

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World History Encyclopedia is a non-profit organization. For only $5 per month you can become a member and support our mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.

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The free online history encyclopedia with fact-checked articles, images, videos, maps, timelines and more; operated as a non-profit organization.

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Kanopy Kids categories include TV Series, Learning Languages, Animated Storybooks, Anime Favorites, Classic Films and Movies for the Whole Family. No tickets required for viewing.

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Stream a selection of educational and enriching videos on Kanopy Kids with developmentally appropriate, age-based ratings from Common Sense Media.

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Digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for all readers. Access with your DCPL card!

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Digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for all readers.

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This website is dedicated to answering children's questions about climate change. NASA presents articles and videos to explain this complex issue. Content is best suited for elementary and middle school students.

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Hiveclass is an e-learning platform that makes it fun and easy to access high-quality, educational videos across 18+ sports and wellness activities. Skill-based videos available in English and Spanish. Access with your DCPL card!

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Hiveclass is an e-learning platform for sports, physical activity, and mind+body wellness.

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This site is produced by NOAA and NASA to teach kids about Earth science and weather. Articles and videos have been developed to engage middle and high schoolers.

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National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

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Launched in 2002, NOAA SciJinks inspires and engages students to learn about weather, satellite meteorology, and Earth science. Our fun articles, games, and videos are targeted toward middle- and high-school-aged students and their educators.

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Archive of the dynamic collections that preserve and share the stories, histories, and voices of Washington, D.C.’s diverse communities.

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The People’s Archive is DC Public Library’s local history center with materials on D.C. and African American history and culture.

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This site features articles about ancient and world history. It is best suited for middle and high school students.

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Enter the world of history for kids. Discover ancient people and places, and fascinating facts with our selection of games and activities.

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Scholastic presents "news for kids, by kids" with articles written by 10-14 year olds.

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Kid Reporters' Notebook | Scholastic Inc. | News for kids by kids

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The inflatable landscape travels around the country, offering fun for kids of all ages.

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Algorithm Awareness: How Technology Is Engineered to Influence You

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Algorithm Awareness: How Technology Is Engineered to Influence You

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This tutorial defines what an algorithm is and explains how algorithms influence the information that you see when searching or scrolling online.

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Algorithm Awareness: How Technology Is Engineered to Influence You

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Explore high-quality digital citizenship lessons and resources from Common Sense Media.

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Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum | Common Sense Education

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

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Sign up for "Adobe Express Free" to create digital stories, images, videos and flyers.

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Free Design, Photo, and Video Tool | Adobe Express

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Adobe Express is an all-in-one design, photo, and video tool to make content creation easy. Quickly and easily make stunning social content, videos, logos, and more to stand out on social and beyond.

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Use this popular design tool to create awesome digital content.

To get access to more features, email Ms. Wolfson to get an invite to the school's Canva account (for Cooper students and staff only).

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Login to access and create your next design.

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Smithsonian Open Access provides free use of information, data, and images. Copyright has been waived to content, so it may be used without permission.

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Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images-right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 4.5 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections-with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 21 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.

What will you create?

#SmithsonianOpenAccess

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Smithsonian Open Access | Smithsonian Institution

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Learn more about Smithsonian Open Access

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Free stock photos, royalty free images & videos shared by creators.

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Search Millions of FREE and SAFE Creative Commons Licensed Photos and Pictures..

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Free Educational Photos: Find & Download - Storyboard That

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Storyboard That’s Photos For Class: Access free, safe, and high-quality images for education. Search and download Creative Commons photos today!

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The American Historical Association: Research Library database

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The American Historical Association: Research Library database

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Welcome to the American Historical Association’s Resource Library, which includes hundreds of resources developed or vetted by the AHA and our partners. Our resources range from classroom syllabi, to archival documents from the Civil War, to standards and guidelines for the discipline, and much more.

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Explore All Resources Search Resource Type Thematic AHA Topics Geographic K-12 Education Undergraduate Education Graduate Education Professional & Career Resources Academic Department Resources History department chairs are on the front lines of the discipline, defending historians’ work and supporting their professional lives at all stages of their academic careers. The…

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Databases, collections and search tools, selected by Smithsonian Libraries staff, that are freely available via the Internet.

Categories:

General

Art, History, & Culture

Science

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This list includes databases, collections and search tools, selected by Smithsonian Libraries staff, that are freely available via the Internet.

Smithsonian staff and other affiliated persons can access the Libraries' subscription databases and e-journals via our A-Z List (from the SI computer network or remote access.)
General Art, History and Culture Science

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This list includes databases, collections and search tools, selected by Smithsonian Libraries staff, that are freely available via the Internet. Smithsonian staff and other affiliated persons can access the Libraries' subscription databases and e-journals via our A-Z List (from the SI computer network or remote access.)