Please use the following table to navigate the GRAIS Media Center web site
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Suggested Websites
A conscientious effort is made to choose sites that will be of value to our community of teachers, learners and their families. The library staff, however, is not responsible for the contents of any linked sites.
Clicking the links below will redirect you to another website
Reference
Dictionary.com
Online dictionary
Thesaurus.com
Online thesaurus
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Online dictionary
Information Please
Online reference source that includes dictionary, almanac, and encyclopedia.
Your Dictionary
Searchable site, contains links to English language dictionary, foreign language dictionaries, thesauri, grammar and specialized dictionaries.
School Rooms
BPL SchoolRooms is a new Internet learning portal designed for the K-12 community. It's the 'go-to' site for today's students. 24X7.
How Stuff Works
Articles about how things work.
SAILS Library Network
Search the SAILS Library Network with your public library card or login as "guest"
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
ELA & Reading
ReadWriteThink
ReadWriteThink is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation. NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.
The Caldecott Medal Home Page
Here you will find information about the Caldecott medal including criteria for winning the award, its history and lists of both past and present winners including honor books.
The Revealers
Here you'll find lots of information about the book, and many resources—developed and "field-tested" in schools by teachers, librarians, and guidance counselors—for using The Revealers to spark discussion and build new awareness of what bullying really is and how kids can deal with it.
Sid Fleischman
Official site for Newbery Award-winning children's author Sid Fleischman.
Roald Dahl
Meet Roald Dahl characters like The BFG, James and the Giant Peach and surf the site with them. Requires Flash plug-in.
Beverly Cleary
The world of author Beverly Cleary.
Gary Paulsen
Features biographical information, interviews, list of current titles, and special information for teachers.
Classic Book Library : Children's Literature
Classic children's literature online.
Social Studies
Awesome Stories
Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see thousands of hand-selected and relevant links to pictures, artifacts, manuscripts, documents and other primary sources, IN CONTEXT, within each story. (Academic Member password: grais1)
Science
Edheads
Educational Web experiences designed to make hard-to-teach concepts understandable using the power and interactivity of the Internet.
Mathematics
Everyday Math
The UCSMP Everyday Mathematics Center is an NSF-funded center established to support educators, parents and students who are using, or will soon be using, Everyday Mathematics. Everyday Mathematics is a comprehensive pre-kindergarten through 6th grade mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, and published by Wright GroupMcGraw-Hill.
Information Literacy
The Big6
The Big6 is an information and technology literacy model and curriculum. Some people call the Big6 an information problem-solving strategy because with the Big6, students are able to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families. We exist because media and entertainment profoundly impact the social, emotional, and physical development of our nation's children. As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
Citation Machine
Provides an interactive tool to help create reference citations for research papers. Includes various print and electronic resources.
i-SAFE Inc.
Incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
