Subject-Specific+Resources

Subject-Specific Resources

__English__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * Wordle || Jason Larocque || A tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. Students love this. ||
 * [[file:Outstanding Books for College Bound.pdf]] || Tina Hudak || Titles that all students should read before entering college. ||

__Foreign Language__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * National Spanish Exam || Lisa Blanford || Online practice exercises for the National Spanish Exam ||
 * BBC News in Spanish || Lisa Blanford || Spanish translation of the BBC News ||
 * Verbix || Lisa Blanford || Verbix: a Spanish verb conjugation website ||
 * WorldLiveTv || Lisa Blanford || Live streaming of television stations from across the globe. ||
 * StudySpanish.com || Lisa Blanford || Free spanish tutorials and more. ||
 * Spanish Language and Culture || Lisa Blanford || Colby College's Spanish Language & Culture Site. Interactive grammar and cultural lessons and exercises featuring audio and video. ||
 * Make Accents || Lisa Blanford || Learn how to make accents marks on a Mac or a PC. ||
 * WordReference.com || Lisa Blanford || Foreign language to English dictionaries (Spanish, French, Italian, etc.) ||
 * TV5MONDE || Mireille Beuchard || French TV news, documentaries, and language exercises (grammar and more). ||
 * Accueil RFI || Mireille Beuchard || Radio Francaise Internationale: French Radio, news, documentaries, and reports with oral and reading comprehension exercises ||

__ History __
use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections. || Jason Larocque || National History Education Clearinghouse. ||
 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * Library of Congress for Teachers || Ben Labaree || Classroom and professional development materials to help teachers effectively
 * TeachingHistory.org || Ben Labaree;
 * Educational Resources on Asia and Japan || Jason Larocque || From the UCLA Asia Institute. ||

__Lower School__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * TEACHERS: Parrott Library-Teacher Resources || Tina Hudak || websites with links, both interactive & informational; this includes plagiarism checker and more. ||
 * STUDENTS: Homework Help || Tina Hudak || websites with links for subject areas, calculators, keyboarding etc. Take a look. ||

__Mathematics__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * Exploratorium Optical Illuisions || Michael Hansen || Interactive optical illusion, some you can make at home. ||
 * The Checkershadow Illusion || Michael Hansen || Interactive optical illusion from MIT. ||
 * Top 25 Optical Illusions || Michael Hansen || Top 25 optical illusions on the web ||
 * The Eyeballing Game || Michael Hansen || Geometry and angle estimation game. Fun! ||
 * Mathcross extra-credit puzzles || Michael Hansen || Michael's home-spun math crosswords ||
 * Proof That Girls are Evil || Michael Hansen || 2-Column Proof that Girls are Evil ||
 * [|Buzzmath - School Edition] || Jason Larocque || Math help with assignments, quizzes, and feedback. ||

__Religion__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * The Holy Bible NRSV || Brooks Hundley || A searchable Bible browser featuring several different versions, including the NRSV. ||

__Science & Technology__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||
 * The Photographic Periodic Table || Doug Errett || A visually stunning interactive periodic table, with enough information to choke a chemist. ||
 * ChemicalElements.com || Doug Errett || A simple periodic table, with all the pertinent information for each element. ||
 * Wolfram Alpha || Doug Errett || Computational knowledge engine; finds science/math facts from a huge database. ||
 * PhET Simulations || Doug Errett || Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena (chem, math, physics) ||
 * Google Body || Doug Errett || 3D interactive visualization of the human body. ||


 * Cell Phones in the Classroom || Tina Hudak

|| High-school article about the positive use of cell phones as a tool and cons about school policies. (from ISTE) ||

__Visual and Performing Arts__

 * ~ Link ||~ Contributor ||~ Description ||