English Resources

9th Grade English

Resources for Cause & Effect Research

"Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant."  
-Mitchell Kapor

Subject Directories

Subject Directories:
  • are created and maintained by the directory's staff, typically librarians or research experts
  • allow users to browse Internet resources by different subject categories
  • enable you to search by keywords within the contents of the directories
Useful Subject Directories:
  • Librarians' Index to the Internet:  Searchable subject guide that allows you to ask a librarian research questions, find resources by subject, access newspapers & magazines, browse special collections, and access specific resources for teens.
  • Digital Librarian-Directory of online resources, organized by topic, and maintained by a librarian.  
  • Sweet Search-A search engine for students that searches only the 35,000 web sites that thestaff of research experts, librarians, and teachers have evaluated and approved.
  • Infomine-Annotated links to over 22,000 librarian-selected scholarly and educational Internet resources.
  • RefDesk-a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
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Useful Sites

  • PBS-find videos and information by topic and then subtopic.  Topics include arts & entertainment, culture & society, health, history, how-to, news & public affairs, science & nature, technology, and food.
  • NASA-watch messages from space station crews, listen to NASA podcasts, use the A-Z index to find topics of information, and more.
  • Library of Congress-Find historic newspapers, sound recordings such as old interviews, prints and photographs, veterans history, maps, manuscripts, and more.
  • Wisconsin Historical Society-find original letters, real interviews, historic maps and newspaper articles, biographical sketches/articles, and more.
  • Smithsonian Education-Explore by topics such as everything art, science & nature, history & culture, and people & places.
  • History Channel-watch video clips, explore by topic, find out answers to frequently asked questions, find out what happened on this day in history, and more.

ThingLink Example Project



Tutorial Videos

ThingLink Tutorial (on YouTube)
ThingLink Tutorial 2 (on YouTube)