Online Resources

These resources are available for use from school or from home.
To access these resources you need to
get LOGONs and PASSWORDs from the Media Center

• ABC-CLIO American Government
  http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com/Login/Login.aspx
  Foundations of American government, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Rights and Liberties, Political Behavior, Domestic and Foreign Policy, Political and Economic Systems, State and Local Government
  
  
• Annals of American History
  http://www.america.eb.com/
  American History by date, author, topic or keyword search.
  
  
• CultureGrams
  http://online.culturegrams.com
  Cultural and Geographic information about places around the world.
  World Edition, States Edition, Maps, Charts, Photos, People, Recipes
  
  
• Encyclopedia Britannica
  http://school.eb.com/
  An online searchable version of the old reliable encyclopedia.
  
  
• Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
  http://www.spanish.eb.com/
  The Spanish language version of the Encyclopedia Britannica
  
  
  
• Gale Group
  http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mcps
  Opposing Viewpoints: Social issues, current events. Articles, images, statistics, links, etc.
  Science Resource Center: Science topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations.
  Student Resource Center: General school database including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Newspaper & journal articles, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.
  
  
• Issues and Controversies
  http://www.2facts.com
  Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
  
  
  
• NetTrekker
  http://www.nettrekker.com
  A web search engine for student use.
  
  
• NoodleTools
  http://noodletools.com/login.php
  NoodleTools can be used to take notes, organize information, and build correct bibliographies.
  
  
• Proquest Platinum
  http://www.proquestk12.com
  Proquest Platinum: Magazine and Journal articles on a broad range of topics.
  Proquest Historical Newspapers: Newspaper articles for 200 years.
  SIRS Decades: 20th Century American Primary Sources
  SIRS Discoverer: Research and Homework Help
  SIRS Knowledge Source: Editorially-Selected Resources Supporting Research Assignments
  
  
• Webster's New International Dictionary
  http://www.mwu.eb.com/
  Webster's dictionary online
  
  
• World Book Gold
  http://www.worldbookonline.com
  World Book Encyclopedia online
  
  
• World Data Annals
  http://www.world.eb.com
  Information on countries around the work. Comparisons, statistics, charts, graphs and data.