The Kean University Library online database that houses the publications of non-profit organizations which focus on New Jersey public policy issues. This collection allows users to access these documents from one centralized, easy to use location. The texts of the documents are fully searchable and are catalogued with subject headings similarly to a book in a library. This collection allows users to access a variety of publications pertaining to economic growth, education, social justice, health care, and criminal justice. This fully searchable database is compiled of files derived from a variety of non-profit organizations from across the state of New Jersey in an effort to provide information on policy reform and solutions for researchers and the public as a whole to make use of.

Site has special sections for teachers and students. Includes lesson plans, ideas for integrating current events, and other resources.

Great list of apps that correlate to every level of bloom's taxonomy

Very useful list.

INfographic depicts where different groups of people get their election news.

"Scholastic's Election 2012 is a nice set of resources through which elementary and middle school students can learn about various aspects of the 2012 Presidential Election. Election 2012 prominently features student-friendly artcles about the Republican primaries and caucuses. ."

Great list of resources on infographics from the NY Times

"APPiticis a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs)to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings."

"Mission U.S. offers two interactive journeys through two important eras in U.S. History. The journeys are designed as role-playing games or missions. Both games can be played entirely online or downloaded for play on your PC or Mac (you do need an Internet connection to save a game in progress"

"is a search engine for mobile apps. Using Quixey you can search for apps according to their functions and purposes...Quixey can be used to search or Android apps, iOS apps, Blackberry apps, Windows apps, and Chrome web apps. Your search results can be filtered according to device platform and price."

Excellent post on research process.

Excellent post on improving the research process.

timeline creator

data visualization sties.

links to free ebooks, audio bks, and more!

service that has indexed more than 29,000 free ebooks that are available in a variety of formats for a variety of devices.

"ACRL Information Literacy Coordinating Committee gateway to resources on information literacy. These resources will help you understand and apply the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education to enhance teaching, learning, and research in the higher education community."

good to know what is expected of students at the college level

"The Points of View Debate Blog is a forum for students to voice their opinions and exchange ideas about topics in the news. It's a free service from EBSCO Publishing's Points of View Reference Center."

Site has information on and links to many different research models.

What research framework is used at MHS? Or in the MSD? Do we have one?

Different models of research including Guided Inquiry by Carol Kuhlthau and Ross Todd from Rutgers. Lots of options with links to all of them.

many different frameworks for research. What framework for research do we follow? Do we have one? This might be a good discussion point.

similar to google scholar but with several enhanced features like visualizations and lists.

Great overview of EasyBib. Includes info on adding to google apps.