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=**BadgerLink**= BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. Its goal is to provide access to quality online information resources for Wisconsin residents in cooperation with the state's public, school, academic, and special libraries and Internet Service Providers. BadgerLink resources are available through this site and through links on many library web pages. Most libraries also provide access to BadgerLink from public access computers within the library. = = = = =**Proquest**= Each research tool from ProQuest offers a set of resources that assist everyone from general researchers to those searching for historical, primary source, or even science-related content. Subscribers use their computers to access our databases via the Web.


 * __CultureGrams__** - Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 200 cultures of the world.
 * __Sirs Discoverer__** - A general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, naking learning fune and intuitive. Great source for debate information, outline maps, current news, etc. All subhect areas are included.
 * __Sirs Knowledge Source__**- Tap into thousands of primary sources with viewpoints from the pros and cons to everything in-between on 300 enduring social issues.

=KwMap= A Keyword Map for the Whole Internet is a graphic tool showing the relations between search terms as a graphic.

=Twurdy= The name "Twurdy" comes from a play on words with the question "Too Wordy?".

Everyone has different reading abilities. Some people searching the web are university professors and others are 5 year old children. Twurdy has been created to provide people with access to search results that suit their own readability level.
 * The philosophy**

Twurdy uses text analysis software to "read" each page before it is displayed in the results. Then Twurdy gives each page a readability level. Twurdy then shows the readability level of the page along with a color coded system to help users determine how easy the page will be to understand.
 * What does it do?**

=FLW Library's Website= Primary source links - A collections of websites that offer primary sources

=Cool Tools for Schools= A great webstie with a listing of hundreds of technology and web 2.0 tools that teachers and students can use. Check out the Teacher Resources links.

= Screencast-o-matic = Screencast-O-Matic is the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux with no install for FREE!

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= ide@s = @http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/ Selected PK-16 educators from Wisconsin work in teams to identify, evaluate, catalog, and align to the state education standards resources that are already on the internet such as lesson plans and reference materials. These resources are then made available from the ide@s search engine. Now, you don't have to look through dozens of online listings to find the resource you need. The ide@s search engine allows you to tell it specifically what you need to find then it searches the database for you. You can read teacher reviews of the resources and see exactly which state standards they address. ide@s saves you time while focusing instruction and technology on Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards. Plus, you know you're getting a quality resource that other Wisconsin educators have recommended.

=Thinkfinity= Verizon Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources created by their content partners – the most respected organizations in each academic subject and literacy. The easy-to-navigate K-12 resources are grade-specific and are aligned with state standards.

=Panoramio= From Google: Panoramio is a community-powered site for exploring places through photography: cities, natural wonders, or anywhere you might go. Panoramio is a showcase for the talents of its contributors, a place to see the world, and a community where members determine the content. Panoramio photos don't contain commercial messages.

=TubeChop= 1. Find the video you want to chop. 2. Select & cut interesting part of the video. 3. Share it with friends.
 * TubeChop** allows you to easily chop a //funny// or //interesting section//from any YouTube video and share it.

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