When reviewing web pages, one of the best ways to ensure that you have the right information is by checking out whether or not the pages are CRAAP.
Currency- When was this added to the web? Has anyone checked to see if it was updated recently?
Relevancy - Does this really fit with what you want to know? How does it add to your topic?
Authority - Who is writing this information? How are they an expert in this area?
Accuracy - Is the information on the site accurate? Are there any spelling mistakes? How is the grammar?
Purpose - Why is the author of this information sharing it with the world? Does this information hurt anyone?
Want to help your students become better at Critical Evaluation? Try this page by Kathy Shrock.
The CRAAP test was developed by librarians at the California State University, in Chico, California.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Business
Business Education
Colleges with Business Programs
Collegeboard.com - Use this site to find colleges that fit your criteria. It allows you to search for colleges by major, location, SAT scores, scholarships, etc. You can combine as many factors as you want in order to narrow down your search. Once you've clicked on a school you can link to its web site from there.
Careers
http://www.careers-in-business.com/ - Careers in Business
This site has information on most careers in the field of business (i.e. accounting, finance, marketing...). It includes information about salaries, educational requirements, job availability, etc.
This site has information on most careers in the field of business (i.e. accounting, finance, marketing...). It includes information about salaries, educational requirements, job availability, etc.
http://careers.wsj.com/ - Wall Street Journal Career Journal
This site has a few great features. You can get a salary report for just about any profession and you can look at job ads with descriptions and salaries for many careers.
This site has a few great features. You can get a salary report for just about any profession and you can look at job ads with descriptions and salaries for many careers.
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm - Career Guides
This site has great links to web sites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
This site has great links to web sites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
Not sure what you want to do yet? Try this site. http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
http://www.careerexchange.com - Career Exchange
You can search this site by job to find detailed requirements and salary information.
You can search this site by job to find detailed requirements and salary information.
If you are unable to locate information on a certain career or college through the listed sites, try using one of the following search engines and web indexes:
Career and College Section (located under the window, next to Allison Corf's Memorial Garden, in the library)
Web Resources -
Department of Treasury
Social Security Online
Internal Revenue Service
Occupational Outlook Handbook
United States Patent Office
Business.com: The Business Search Engine - http://www.business.com
This search engine only indexes business sites. You can keyword search for product information, manufacturer web sites, and sites on the sports equipment industry. I found useful sites when I used broader terms ("sporting goods" & "athletic footwear") as well as more specific terms ("soccer shoes").
CNN Financial - http://money.cnn.com/
This site had good articles on the soccer shoe industry, ad campaigns, etc.
Advertising World - http://advertising.utexas.edu/world
This site is a web index of business topics.
Athletic Business - http://www.athleticbusiness.com/
You have to register to use some sections of this site, but I used the following two sections without registering:
The buyers guide to research was helpful for finding information on different products, brands, and companies. The industry links section was also useful.
Sporting Goods Business - http://www.sportinggoodsbusiness.com/
This site is keyword searchable and contains articles on the soccer shoe/sports equipment industries.
Web Resources - Industry Information
http://www.hoovers.com/free/ind/dir.xhtml - Hoover's Online
This database provides industry and company information. Browse by industry or keyword search by company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html - Yahoo Finance: Industry Center
Select an industry and find out about trends and companies in it. Includes articles and information on the industry from major news outlets.
This database provides industry and company information. Browse by industry or keyword search by company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html - Yahoo Finance: Industry Center
Select an industry and find out about trends and companies in it. Includes articles and information on the industry from major news outlets.
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/quickedgar.htm - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Search for company filings and news updates.
Search for company filings and news updates.
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/industries.html - Yahoo Finance: Industry Summary
Compares industries to each other as well as companies within an industry.
Compares industries to each other as well as companies within an industry.
http://virtualpet.com/industry/rdindex2.htm - Industry Research Desk
Great links to pages about specific industries and companies.
Great links to pages about specific industries and companies.
http://www.fuld.com/Tindex/I3.html- Fuld & Company
Scroll down for industry-specific web links.
Scroll down for industry-specific web links.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information, job availability, and related statistics. Use the index to find your industry of interest.
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information, job availability, and related statistics. Use the index to find your industry of interest.
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm - Monthly Labor Review Online
This site contains industry projections and employment statistics.
This site contains industry projections and employment statistics.
http://stats.bls.gov/ - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides economic data and analysis.
Provides economic data and analysis.
French
Colleges with French Programs
Collegeboard.com - Use this site to find colleges that fit your criteria. It allows you to search for colleges by major, location, SAT scores, scholarships, etc. You can combine as many factors as you want in order to narrow down your search. Once you've clicked on a school you can link to its website from there.
This site has great links to websites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
Not sure what you want to do yet? Try this site. http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
BBC France
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
Public Domain French Literature
French Recipes
Facts on a French Country
Research a French Country
Library of Congress Country Guides
Resources For First Time French Speakers
Frommer's Country Guides
World History In Context - (see library databases or click the link below)
Colleges with French Programs
Available in the Campbell High School Library
Reference Books
REF 443 Oxf Oxford Hachette French Dictionary
REF 641.3 JUN Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes
French Story Collections
448 FRE French Stories/ Contes Francais Edited by Wallace Fowlie
448 LA Selected Fables/Fables choisies by Jean de La Fontaine
French Cookbooks
641.5944 BLA Simple French cooking : recipes from our mothers' kitchens Blanc, Georges, 1943-
641.5944 LOC, The cooking of France Locricchio, Matthew
641.5944 W, Cooking the French way : revised and expanded to include new low-fat and vegetarian recipes Waldee, Lynne Marie.
Spanish
Colleges with Spanish Programs
Collegeboard.com - Use this site to find colleges that fit your criteria. It allows you to search for colleges by major, location, SAT scores, scholarships, etc. You can combine as many factors as you want in order to narrow down your search. Once you've clicked on a school you can link to its website from there.
This site has great links to websites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
Not sure what you want to do yet? Try this site. http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
Spanish Grammar Help
The BBC site for learning foreign languages
Spanish Food Recipes
Facts on Spanish Countries
Search for a Spanish Country
Colleges with Spanish Programs
Reference Books
REF 641.3 v.4 JUN Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
REF 463 Col Harper Collins Spanish Dictionary
REF 463 Vox Vox Compact Spanish and English Dictionary Second Edition
Spanish Story Collections
468 BAR Stories from Spain by Genevieve Barlow & William N. Stivers
468 CUR La Catrina La Novela by David Curland
468 SPA Spanish Stories edited by Angel Flores
More books are being added all the time so check the library catalog
World Book Encyclopedia is also available in Spanish!
Computer Science
Colleges with Computer Science Programs
Collegeboard.com - Use this site to find colleges that fit your criteria. It allows you to search for colleges by major, location, SAT scores, scholarships, etc. You can combine as many factors as you want in order to narrow down your search. Once you've clicked on a school you can link to its website from there.
Careers in Computer Science
http://www.computerscienceonline.org/ Computer Science Online
This site offers career exploration tools, and a database of schools that offer computer science education. This organization is self-funded and noncommercial.
http://computingcareers.acm.org/?page_id=8 - The Association for Computing Machinery
This site has information on most careers in the field of computer science. Broken down by four-career paths so that you can figure out where your interests lie.
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm - Career Guides
This site has great links to websites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
This site has great links to websites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
Not sure what you want to do yet? Try this site. http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
http://www.careerexchange.com - Career Exchange
You can search this site by job to find detailed requirements and salary information.
You can search this site by job to find detailed requirements and salary information.
Search engines
PC World
National Education Technology Standards
Computational Thinking Tool Kit
History of Technology
Microsoft
Scratch
Alice
Basic Computer Skills
The following books can be found in the library:
Internet Ethics
PROF 371.5 L Student Cheating and Plagiarism
175 BAI Cyber Ethics
For more books on internet ethics click here.
Science & Mass Media
621.38 MIT Digital Video: Moving Images and Computers
363.31 CEN Censorship
354.75 POL Policing the Internet
For more books on science and mass media click here.
Physical Education
College Programs
Collegeboard.com - Use this site to find colleges that fit your criteria. It allows you to search for colleges by major, location, SAT scores, scholarships, etc. You can combine as many factors as you want in order to narrow down your search. Once you've clicked on a school you can link to its website from there.
This site has great links to websites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
Not sure what you want to do yet? Try this site. http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
Active PE (Mrs. Szepan's class page)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Sports Know How
National Institute of Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Association for Health and Fitness
Presidential Youth Fitness Program
NH Physical Fitness
The following books can be found in the library:
Sports Health & Nutrition
362.29 D Drugs and Sports
617.1 SHR Peak Performance: Sports Nutrition
796 F Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry
For more books on sports click here.
Sports
796.04 PRO Professional Sports
796.42 HOU Winning Track & Field for Girls
796.4 FIX The Complete Book of Running
796.04 JOH Paralympic Sports Events
For more books on sports click here.
Sport Personalities
796.33 MOL Randy Moss
796.83 STR Muhammad Ali
796.939 YOU Shawn White
921 Jor Michael Jordan
For more books on sport personalities click here.
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