1. FREE HOMEWORK HELP SITES TO ASSIST HS TEACHERS AND ENSURE THAT HS STUDENTS HAVE ALL THE TOOLS AT THEIR DISPOSAL. MANY OF THESE RESOURCES ALSO WILL HELP TEACHERS CREATE MEANINGFUL LESSON PLANS AND HELP STUDENTS IN IB PROGRAMS. PRESENTED BY IRO STEPHEN PERRY AND IRC ACCRA, ACCRA, GHANA SEPTEMBER 2014

2. PART I: GENERAL RESOURCES Many helpful general resources are presented in the next few slides

3. YAHOO REFERENCE IS A GREAT PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO START: https://education.yahoo.com/reference / https://education.yahoo.com/reference /

4. HOMEWORK HELP SITES: ONE OF THE BEST IS HIGH SCHOOL ACE; ACADEMIC RESOURCES, QUIZZES AND TED TALKS: http://www.highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfmhttp://www.highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm

5. LOCATE E-JOURNALS IN ANY FIELD : www.e-journals.orgwww.e-journals.org

6. http://ejw.i8.com http://ejw.i8.com WEB BASED RESOURCES – EJOURNALS AND WEBSITES: http://ejw.i8.com http://ejw.i8.com

7. TECH GUIDE HANDOUTS FROM THE NYPL : https://sites.google.com/a/nypl.org/techconnect/all https://sites.google.com/a/nypl.org/techconnect/all

8. NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING BLOG WITH QUIZZES: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

9. BBC COUNTRY PROFILES: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

10. PART II: GUIDES TO RESEARCH Here we will look at the New York Public Library Research Site, as well as LIBGUIDES, one of our little known secrets -- and available to the general public.

11. LIBGUIDES.COM GOOGLE DRIVE LIBGUIDES.COM TO LOCATE RESOURCES ACADEMIC LIBRARIES PUBLISH – IN THIS EXAMPLE, WE ARE USING IT TO HELP US LEARN GOOGLE DRIVE

12. NYPL nypl.org/collections NYPL [NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARIES] HAS MANY RESEARCH GUIDES: nypl.org/collections nypl.org/collections

13. NYPL ALSO HAS A DIGITAL GALLERY OF IMAGES: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

14. NYPL DIGITAL GALLERY EXAMPLES OF THE NYPL DIGITAL GALLERY FOR CULTURE: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=culture http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=culture

15. PART III: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RESOURCES http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virt ualref.html

16. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’S ALCOVE 9 SITE FOR VIRTUAL REFERENCE: http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/

17. AMERICAN MEMORY PROJECT FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS FREE VALUABLE RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR WRITING TERM PAPERS: http://memory.loc.govmemory.loc.gov

18. PART IV: FREE TEXTBOOKS AND FREE EBOOKS Free Textbook Free Textbooks may be located on the free amspaces.pbworks.com site shown in the next slide – these include free Technology Books, Books on Writing, MS OFFICE Tutorials, How to write a Resume, Literature, and other eBooks in all Disciplines. amspaces.pbworks.com

19. FREE TEXTBOOKS AND EBOOKS IN AMSPACES WEBSITE: http://amspaces.pbworks.comAMSPACES

20. FREE ETEXTBOOKS AND EBOOKS: http://amspaces.pbworks.comttp://amspaces.pbworks.com

21. PART V: WHERE TO FIND LESSON PLANS There are a number of great sites to locate Lesson Plans. A few of the best are presented in the next series of slides

22. BEST FREE SITES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best- websites/2014 http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best- websites/2014

23. LOCATING QUALITY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES VIA TOPMARKS: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/http://www.topmarks.co.uk/

24. RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS FROM U.S. CONSULATE KRAKOW: http://krakow.usconsulate.gov/studyus/

25. FREE RESOURCES -- U.S. DEPT OF EDUCATION http://free.ed.govfree.ed.gov

26. BEST OF THE HUMANITIES ON THE WEB: http://edsitement.neh.govedsitement.neh.gov

27. CURRIKI: FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND LESSON PLANS: www.curriki.org/welcome/ www.curriki.org/welcome/

28. MERLOT: ONE OF MY FAVORITE RESOURCES: http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm (CLICK ON MERLOT COMMUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC LESSON PLANS) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm

29. PART VI: HOW TO DO QUALITY RESEARCH: https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/15-steps https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/15-steps

30. HOW LIBRARIES WORK: http://guides.library.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=75676&p=488409 http://guides.library.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=75676&p=488409

31. RESEARCH STRATEGIES AND TUTORIALS: THE RESEARCH PROCESS http://guides.library.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=75676&p=488645 http://guides.library.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=75676&p=488645

32. BASIC INFORMATION LITERACY TUTORIAL: http://guides.library.uwm.edu/infolit http://guides.library.uwm.edu/infolit

33. MORE RESEARCH TUTORIALS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM IS AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE: http://amspaces.pbworks.com

34. PART VII: NEW SEARCH ENGINES, OFFERING A DIFFERENT SEARCH EXPERIENCE THAN GOOGLE: IPL IS ONE OF THE NEW WEBSITES: http://www.ipl.org

35. IPL: RESOURCES BY SUBJECT

36. IPL’S SUBJECT RESOURCES

37. IPL’S PATHFINDERS

38. IPL’S FAQS

39. http://duckduckgo.com

40. http://ixquick.com/

41. A SEARCH ENGINE JUST FOR STUDENTS – AND NOTICE IT HAS A SECTION ON TEACHING WEB RESEARCH SKILLS! www.sweetsearch.com www.sweetsearch.com

42. www.wolfram alpha.com

43. I DESIGNED THIS CUSTOMIZED SEARCH ENGINE TO LOCATE THESES AND OTHER SCHOLARLY MATERIALS: http://goo.gl/fa1regoo.gl/fa1re

44. SEARCH ENGINE FOR LOCATING DOCUMENTARY AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, USEFUL FOR EXPLAINING CONCEPTS: http://goo.gl/70epqk http://goo.gl/70epqk

45. A CUSTOMIZED SEARCH ENGINE FOR LOCATING LESSON PLANS http://goo.gl/ilfm8w http://goo.gl/ilfm8w

46. A SEARCH ENGINE COVERING THINK TANKS, FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

47. PART VIIII: MORE ADVANCED RESOURCES We will discuss: CRS REPORTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORTS: PROFESSIONAL REPORTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PREPARED BY PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS THESE COVER ALL AREAS AND TOPICS AND GIVE IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF AN ISSUE

48. CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS) REPORTS: http://fpc.state.gov/c18183.htmhttp://fpc.state.gov/c18183.htm

49. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF CRS REPORTS

50. CRS REPORTS ARE ALSO CATEGORIZED BY TOPIC: AS IN THIS EXAMPLE

51. HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF CRS REPORTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

52. AN EXAMPLE OF ONE RECENT CRS REPORT: http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/230966. pdf http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/230966. pdf

53. CRS REPORTS ARE VERY DETAILED -- AND EXHAUSTIVELY RESEARCHED BY LIBRARIANS AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS

54. WE HOPE THESE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN USEFUL TO YOU! STEPHEN PERRY, IRO, ACCRA CELL: +233 244 322 007 ACCRA, GHANA U.S. EMBASSY