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On-line
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(See Student Diary for login details, or click here)
EBSCO Mobile - Research resources on your phone!
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The
definitive encyclopaedia. The on-line edition is more up-to-date and
every entry is checked for accuracy. Now includes video content. |
 http://www.newsbank.com/ user: vis - password: vis NewsBank's
comprehensive, fully searchable, archive of newspapers, magazines and
transcripts of broadcasts is a valuable resource for researchers. |
EBSCOhost offer full text databases covering general and subject-specific
information for grades 8 to 12 On-line tutorials |
 Need help finding that perfect book? Looking for a book in a specific genre? NoveList Plus is the solution for you. See Student Diary for login details, or click here |
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 Reliable historical information to use in your projects and research See Student Diary for login details, or click here |
 A great way to explore Literature and famous authors See Student Diary for login details, or click here |
 http://www.atomiclearning.com/ for login see Student Diary or click here |
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to find a particular book? Trying to locate the origin of a quote or
phrase? Google Books is a great way to work backwards and find the original
source of information for your citation!
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 http://makezine.com/ "Void your warranty, violate a user agreement, fry a circuit, blow a fuse" The risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things... Welcome to Make: Online! |
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 http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ Convert Files, store stuff online and lots, lots more useful tools |
 http://esp.brainpop.com/ User - vis, Password - vis (7am-5.30pm) |
 http://www.brainpop.com/ User - vis, Password - vis (7am-5.30pm) |
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More Links to useful research resources:
Please send any interesting links you find to Mr Bancroft, if you think they would be useful to others at VIS
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Have
you ever wondered about presenting your thoughts as free as they come?
Ever got tired of creating a slideshow? It's been said, that the best
innovations come from people who are unhappy with the tools they use.
We realized that our ideas won't fit into slides anymore. Putting together
creative thinking and technology expertise, we have created Prezi, a living
presentation tool. |
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Intute
is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for
your studies and research.
With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Our subject specialists review and evaluate thousands of resources to help you choose the key websites in your subject. We can also help you develop your Internet research skills through our Virtual Training Suite tutorials, written by lecturers and librarians from universities across the UK. |
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The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis. By Jonathan Jarvis. The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated. This project was completed as part of my thesis work in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. |
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From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. |
These stories, movies and pictures are from sources who were actually there to witness historic events. These 'Primary Source' documents are invaluable for understanding historical events in context and avoiding the modern interpretations of events based on later information. "Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see thousands of hand-selected and relevant links to pictures, slide-shows, videos, audio-clips, artifacts, manuscripts, documents and other primary sources linked, in context, within each story. " |
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 http://www.archives.gov/ |
"The National Archives and Records Administration serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of the US Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage. We ensure continuing access to the essential documentation of the rights of American citizens and the actions of their government. We support democracy, promote civic education, and facilitate historical understanding of our national experience." Mission statement of the US National Archive |
 http://www.teachersfirst.com/ |
TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our subject/grade level search, keyword search, or extensive menus. |
 http://www.teachers.tv/pupil/ |
Search through Teachers TV's range of pupil programmes, designed especially to be used in class with students. Covering all subjects and Key Stages (a UK system for Grade Levels), use these programmes as a resource to enhance your studying either as a starter, or stimulus for other activites. |
 http://www.wolframalpha.com/ |
Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. We aim to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything. Our goal is to build on the achievements of science and other systematizations of knowledge to provide a single source that can be relied on by everyone for definitive answers to factual queries. |
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