Research Sites & Tools

Research Websites

• AASL Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning
• C.I.A. World Factbook
• Educator’s Guide to Copyright
• F.I.N.D.S. – The Research Process  (FINDS Student Handout PDF)
• Florida Electronic Library
• Florida Memory Project
• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress: Newspaper Archives
• Occupational Outlook Handbook – a guide to careers 
• SEFLIN Free Resources

Primary Source Websites

• American Library Association: Using Primary Sources on the Web
• The Avalon Project
• Digital Public Library of America
• EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents
• Europeana Primary source items from Europe
• Fordham University Internet History Sourcebook
• German History in Docs and Images
• Great Britain National Archives
• Liberty, Fraternity & Equality: Exploring the French Revolution
• Library of Congress Primary Sources
• Life Photo Archive Hosted by Google
• National Archives
• National History Day – Primary Sources
• New York Public Library’s Digital Collection
• United States Primary Source Documents
• World Digital Library

Research Tools

• Animoto – Create videos online
• Brainstorming with Bubbl - This online flow-chart building tool helps you collaborate with others to determine key elements of a topic
• F.I.N.D.S. Model Handout – Florida’s how-to research guide
• National Center for Education Statistics Create a graph
• Project Gutenberg – Free ebooks
• Proposition-Support Form – Research outline
• Purdue Online Writing Lab – How to write and cite a paper
• Sun Sentinel News in Education – Newspapers, lesson plans and online activities
• Tumblr – Create a free website
• Weebly – Create a free website
• Windows Movie Maker Tutorial – Windows Movie Maker is available on the computers in the Library Computer Lab
• Storyboard Template – Plan your video scenes