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This site integrates global issues & cultural awareness through a variety of learning activities. The site has and educator section that is incredible, it has lesson plans divided by grade level, region and subject area. I really enjoyed the languages section. The Peace Corp Challenge Game was a lot of fun.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids provides a basic introduction to the Federal Government. It also is set up in grade levels from K-12 to address specific State Standards. This website makes it easy for students to access information they need on their level.

Great primary source for all types of learning about money. This website has interactive games and activities that are really fun. It also has a great link for educators.

This site tells students all about the money we use every day.  There is also a teacher's section which provides lesson plan ideas.

This website allows you to see virtual exhibits from historical events. It also has a teacher page with information to aide with using this source. I appreciated the ease of using this website.

I can really relate to this article because when I taught 5th grade, students needed to identify primary and secondary sources.  We had many discussions because this can be a confusing topic (not only for 5th graders).

This page is put on by the US Census Bureau. This would be a great resource for children doing research on their own state, or any other state. Students can also learn about why the census is done every ten years as well as take quizzes about the census information found. Fun site for kids!

The U.S. Census Bureau has given students a great resource to learn about why we take a census, and facts about individual states.

This page has wonderful resources for teachers but also a few things that children might like as well after they have learned about healthy eating and the food guide pyramid. For example, there are many resources available for teachers to print when teaching about the food guide pyramid. There is also a "blast off" game that children can play. In the game children must supply their astronaut with the right balance of foods in order to make it to the planet they are trying to reach.

The Library of Congress website offers modules for teachers that can be used to gain information on how to use primary source documents with their students. Parts of these modules especially "Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints" and "Analyzing Primary Sources: Maps" can be used for instruction with students. There is an interactive slideshow that shows students how to go through the process of analyzing primary sources such as prints, maps, and photos. This could be used by a teacher librarian or any teacher who is asking students to use primary sources in the form of prints, photos, and maps in class.

This site would be great for high school students! Students can research primary documents or they can look at online exhibits of various topics that have already been compiled. When looking at the exhibits, an explanation is given and then various photos and videos are shown. This is a great resource for primary documents!

This is site for younger Elementary students teaching them about different ways that they can save energy. It also has several games that they can play.

This website would be great for upper elementary or even middle school when learning about different ways to recycle and also about things that are not good for the environment. There are teacher resources as well as a game where students get to be the new city manager and help clean up the town by picking up litter and recycling. By clicking on different parts of the town they learn about harful and beneficial items. Kids do need to be able to read well to play this game which is why I think it would be best for upper elementary.

This would be a great site for more elementary aged students, there's a lot of good information but not enough to overwhelm younger kids. You can look at profiles of different famous people, get information on the states, look at different time periods and also look at games, hobbies and music, which would probably appeal to kids. One feature I thought was unique was where you could enter your birthday and it would bring up information for that date.

A great website to introduce young students to the world of non-fiction and primary source material. The website is colorful and easy to navigate. Students can learn about a variety of people, places and events in American history.

This is a government web site that helps students find a job/career that will be of interest to them based on what they enjoy doing. On the first page a student can select what they like to do and then it will take them to a list of various jobs that are related to their interests. Once there, students can choose a particular job to investigate it further. They can find out what they need to do to get that type of job, the pay, the need for wokers in this area, etc. I think that this would be great for high school students who are trying to figure out what type of career they would like to pursue.

This is the history page for the local branch of the Weather Service. It has photos of the various locations throughout the area, both current and past. Then there are some links and information at the bottom of the page. This would be great for the fourth grade when they begin their tornado units in the Spring.

The National Archives site allows users to find primary sources within the seven categories found under "Research by Topic". Students and teachers would use this site mostly for social studies, history, and science. I was able to find mostly photos, but some other documents as well. This could be used for any age group, but I think most of the content would be for middle or high school students.

This page is a resource for those who want to know more about safety in the workplace. This OSHA page is specifically about training, educational resources, and training materials administered through OSHA.

I want students to know more about future careers than just how much they will get paid. I want them to understand the rules that govern their employers and career fields. So, this site would help them understand one of the groups who (on a federal level) impacts the viability of their business to remain open as a safe worksite.

This site explains the laws in Nebraska related to employment and unemployment. Designed to assist employers as well as workers, this site also provides access to online application for unemployment benefits.

Nebraska Dept of Labor is an important reference for employers and employees. Students would be encouraged to look through this site for pages that related to them, including potential job listings. As part of their vocational preparation, this site offers a plethora of resources for workers and future workers. Additionally, it would be recommended that the students research when and how they can access unemployment benefits through this site.

This is part of the American Memeory Project. This combines two archival collections from the Nebraska State Historical Society. It has corespondence and photographs that relay a dipcition of settlement life in Nebraska. This is great for the foruth/fifth grade state projects.

Describes the education and training needed for hundreds of different jobs. Tells how much expected earnings for careers are, explains what workers in these jobs can expect to do on the job and what sort of working conditions under which they will work.

Being able to access the online version of this handbook would be invaluable for school libraries as it would save money and space in the library. Additionally, as this is updated annually, the online version would provide much more up to date information.

Student friendly wed site that explores energy basic, energy resources, using and saving energy and history of energy. The teacher's resource has activities that use this web site.