http://www.esc4.net/

Region 4 ESC :  Region 4 Education Service Center provides professional development training and resources that support statewide goals for school improvement.

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tlc049078976

Magazine and newspaper articles (some in Spanish), literature, history, health, Texas Almanac, professional articles, and multicultural resources. Students can request login information from librarians.

http://www.big6.com/kids/

Research and problem-solving process using library and information skills and resources.

http://www.fofweb.com/subscription/default.asp

Extensive resource for science, history, multicultural, geography, health, career guidance topics and personal and business forms. Secondary students may ask their librarians if their school has access to this service and if so, request login information.

http://www.schoolnotes.com

Allows students to access teacher-created assignments and various general reference resources.

http://citationmachine.net/

Allows students to complete a template with their resource’s publication information and then creates for them both MLA and APA citations.

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Multimedia resources aligned to state standards.  Contact your campus librarian or the Professional Library for sign-up information.

Houston Public Library Databases

http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/database.html

Resources available from Houston Public Library

Harris County Public Library

http://www.hcpl.lib.tx.us/

Resources available from Harris County Public Libraries

Biography.com

http://www.biography.com/

Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.

Bartleby.com

http://www.bartleby.com/

Index to quotations from great books online.

CIA’s The World Fact Book 2001

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Information and maps of countries of the world.

Encyberpedia

http://www.encyberpedia.com/glossary.htm

Links to dictionary, encyclopedia, glossary, and thesaurus sites.

Handbook of Texas

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/

Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.

Infoplease.com

http://www.infoplease.com/

Index to current facts updated daily.

Library Spot

http://www.libraryspot.com/about.htm

Virtual library resource center for Web research information.

MapQuest

http://www.cfisd.net/exiting.asp?url=http://www.mapquest.com/about/main.adp

Popular source for maps and driving directions.

Merriam-Webster Online

http://www.m-w.com

Dictionary and thesaurus online.

NoodleTools

http://www.noodletools.com/

Help with formatting, creating, and updating bibliographies

Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

U.S. Dept. of Education’s site for career and occupation information.

Scholastic Assistance for Global Education

http://wehner.tamu.edu/sage/

Wide variety of information about the global village.

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High School English I

Caldecott Medal

http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

Lists winners of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Coretta Scott King Award

http://www.ala.org/srrt/csking/index.html

Lists authors and illustrators of African descent whose books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream. "

Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

http://www.ala.org/alsc/wilder.html

Awards an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.

Newbery Medal

http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

Lists winners of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Pura Belpré Award

http://www.ala.org/alsc/belpre.html

Awards outstanding Latino literature for children and youth.

Texas Bluebonnet Award

http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html

Lists current and previous winners of this state-wide book award for grades 3-6.

Texas Lone Star Reading List

http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestar.html

Lists current literature for middle school students recommended by Texas Library Association.