Useful Links

  • Web Links

    The links below are an ongoing attempt to connect the Peeples community of learners to web content that is: curent, helpful, useful, and interesting. 

    Feel free to notify the librarian of new sites of interest and whether the links are broken.  

    Resources for students, teachers, and parents:

    : a list of notable digital media of interest to middle schoolers.

    : "the nation’s leading source for rigorous, independent education research, evaluation, and statistics."

    好色先生 Student Educational Links: the District page for student links.

    好色先生 Teacher Resource Center: The TRC is a teacher’s best friend! Explore a world of useful material and equipment.

     and : Find your local public library and its resources. Get a card and go to see what’s new at a library near you.

    : provides online resources for publicly funded K-12 schools, public libraries, community college libraries, and university libraries in Mississippi.

    : Create a user account to access a broad range of learning materials. From elementary-level subject areas to graduate exams, e-books, and foreign languages, Learning Express Library has a broad range of learning opportunities.

    : "... the place to get the inspiration and resources you need to read aloud to your kids. Get motivated and encouraged to build your family culture around books!"

    : Recently updated, the DPLA is a hub "...for public domain and openly licensed content held by the United States' archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions." Resources include  developed by educators for lessons in history, literature, and more.

    News Links:

    :  "...the world’s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day."

    : "Daily news for kids, students, and teachers." Daily news videos, lesson plans, teachable units, and more.

    Online Magazines:

    : music news, charts, and reviews, Billboard has been writing about entertainment for over 100 years!

    : "a nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews."

    : a monthly magazine "(that)... has striven always to address African-American issues, personalities, and interests in a positive and self-affirming manner."

    :  in-depth analysis, news and opinion about international issues, technology, business, culture and politics."

    : news, reviews, and "how-to"s from the world of PC computing.

    : "How the world works."

    : covering "...science, space and new technology."

    : online site for the Smithsonial Institution, "covering science, history, art, popular culture and innovation."

    : sports news, scores and highlights.

    : web based since 2010, focusing on "...news, opinion, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis."

    Even More Links:

    : "...a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)... with information about countried of the world." --an ESSENTIAL social studies tool.

    : archived articles and resources for educators.

    : "K-12 tips and strategies that work."

    : a collection of photos and digital scans, open licensed and available for free use.

    : "Reference, fact, news-free and family-friendly resources."

    : "The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."