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Eagle Ridge Library

 
 
          Instructional Materials Center
           and Professional Library  (IMC)
            21000 Education Court, Suite 516 
          Ashburn, VA 20148
         Phone: (571) 252-1470
           Fax: (571) 252-1321
HOURS
        Monday - Friday
           8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Professional Resources and Services
 

Last Modified on January 29, 2013
                                                             Recommended Web Sites
Guide to Free Use Media  Public Domain, Free Use and Copyleft Media
"All the resources you need are there, whether to explore literature spanning the human experience or to find thousands of photos to spice up any project. There are even sites to help you understand all the copyright snags you might encounter along the way."
 
Know Your Copyright- What You Can Do In and Out of the Classroom http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/bm~doc/kycrbrochure.pdf
Lesson Plans/ Tools
ThinkFinity  sponsored by the Verizon Foundation
Free and expanded formerly known as MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom) is a Web portal to standards-based content including lesson plans, interactive programs, and online resources from several national and international educational institutions and the Verizon Foundation as well as training for educators on using Thinkfinity. Thinkfinity in Virginia: http://thinkfinityva.org/about.cfm
For home use- see ID and Password for Grolier Encyclopedia
 
grolier for ed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Curriki http://www.curriki.com(Curriculum + Wiki)  Lesson Plans -Search by keyword for lesson plans with support materials contributed by fellow educators
 
See NewsBank Tool Kit on bottom of left column for: http://infoweb.newsbank.com
 
FOR HOME USE pick up the yellow of ID and passwords in the library. Student agendas include the passwords on page 15.
NewsBank Maps  - A collection of world, country, continent, region and state maps in 3 views – political, physical, and black/white without text.
NewsBank ToolKit  -  rubrics, idea webs, graphic organizers