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[] AcademicInfo is an free online education resource center with extensive subject guides, video courses and distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers). AcademicInfo was founded in 1998 by Mike Madin, a librarian coordinator, and is now maintained by multiple contributors. We currently feature over 25,000+ hand-picked resources and update the website on a daily basis.

AcademicInfo offers the ability to search, browse and compare online degree programs from accredited online schools. Learn about earning a degree through online education and the convenience, flexibility and other benefits of distance learning. Find online degrees by subject or level (e.g. associate degrees, bachelor degrees or master degrees).

.__**Review Example:**__  = Online Subject Guides = Our in-depth directory is a round up of the best and most useful links and resources within a specific subject area. In most cases they list both printed reference works and electronic resources. The subject guides are also put together taking into account their accessibility, authoritative sources as well as their ease of use and aim to present a fair and well rounded perspective of the respective subject matter. Check back regularly for recently updated subject guides.

[|Math Forum] An Online Math Education Community Center "Our goal is to build a community that can be a center for teachers, students, researchers, parents, educators, citizens at all levels who have an interest in mathematics education." An outstanding resource. Topics include Math Resources by Subject (K-12, college, through advanced), Search for Math, Math Education Key Issues in Math, and a Showcases area. It also includes a Student Center, Teacher's Place, Research Division, and Parents & Citizens area.

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eThemes is your source for content-rich, kid-safe online resources that will help enhance your teaching and save you time. eThemes provides free, fast access to over 2,500 collections of websites, on topics ranging from Aerodynamics to Zebras and everything in between!

By researching and creating these resources for you, eThemes will save you the time that you used to spend wading through millions of hits on Google, trying to find a few websites that meet your teaching needs. We do the searching for you, giving you more time to improve your lesson plans and actual teach!

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Learn about the different human body systems and how they function in these sites that are written for elementary students. Includes illustrations, animated movies, and online quizzes. There are links to several eThemes Resources on anatomy

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ipl2 is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment. To date, thousands of students and volunteer library and information science professionals have been involved in answering reference questions for our Ask an ipl2 Librarian service and in designing, building, creating and maintaining the ipl2's collections. It is through the efforts of these students and volunteers that the ipl2 continues to thrive to this day. In January 2010, the website "ipl2: information you can trust" was launched, merging the collections of resources from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) websites. The site is hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology, and a [|consortium of colleges and universities] with programs in information science are involved in developing and maintaining the ipl2.

__** Review Example: **__ Human Anatomy On-line "Human Anatomy On-line, the place for fun, interactive and educational views of the human body. This program contains over one hundred illustrations of the human body with animations and thousands of descriptive links."

[] Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a site for educators which categorized list of sites are useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. This site has subject access, teachers helpers, and search tools that provide helpful resources that can make lesson planning easy. There are also articles by Kathy from creating a PLN, “Ten basic technology skills every teacher should have” plus many more.

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**...this site highlights the activities of over 600 hands-on science museums from around the world (in eight languages), includes support for teachers and parents, and offers ideas for student science extension activities at home**



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NetTrekker is a subscription based resources with fees starting at $60.00 Net Trekker Search is a leader in the delivery of digital K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing the education of today's youth with highly effective technologies that deliver rich educational content to every child in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format. With the mission to help every child learn and a belief that technology can transform education, netTrekker was first to market with a standards-based educational search tool. The netTrekker mission to enhance the education of youth with highly effective technologies flows directly from the company's [|Leadership Team], each of whom has a strong personal commitment to significantly impact and improve the educational process. The team's philosophy permeates all areas of the company and is a guidepost for all corporate decision making. To support the corporate mission and ensure that the company continues to develop products that meet the changing needs of their users, netTrekker staff is in constant communication with customers. Customer feedback drives the company's product development, resulting in award-winning products that truly serve educators, students and parents. [|netTrekker] is the #1 educational search tool in K-12 schools and is currently used in thousands of schools nationwide. Peers, educators, and parents have honored netTrekker [|over 25 times] for its contribution to education. In 2007, netTrekker was named the Best Education Solution in SIIA's CODiE award competition, and was named to the 2007 //Inc.// 5000 and 2006 //Inc.// 500 lists as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. netTrekker, also known as Thinkronize, Inc., was founded in 1999 and currently serves millions of students worldwide.

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 * **Read-Aloud Support.** Automatically reads highlighted text out loud for additional audio support and reinforcement. It’s perfect for auditory learners, special needs learners or students reading below grade level.