Cyber "Reference" Sites

1.  INFOPLEASE is a comprehensive reference source that combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records.

2.  WORLD BOOK

3.  WORLD ATLAS

4.  WORLD NEWSPAPERS

5.  CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS

6.  MUSEUMS around the WORLD

7.  USA and CANADA MUSEUMS

8.  VIRTUAL MUSEUM of Canada

9.  Library of Congress

10. Library and Archives Canada

11. Canada Revenue Agency

12. Service Canada

13. Government of Alberta

14. NASA

15. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (Login required - click here)
    Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple side of a current issue. It provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

16. Career Cruising (Login required - click here)
    This career guidance and planning system assists people of all ages to find the right career by exploring hundreds of detailed occupation profiles as well as education and training options. Note: First-time users will need to create an account.

17. http://www.whattodowiththekids.com

18.  http://www.safekids.com/safety-advice-tools/

19. Robert's Rules of Order (Summarized)  -  Everything you need to know to conduct a meeting

20. http://humanservices.alberta.ca/InternetSafety/internetsavvy.html   The Alberta government has launched a new resource for parents and caregivers to teach them how to be Internet savvy and to identify the potential risks their children may be exposed to while online.

Read more: http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/tool-teaches-parents-internet-ins-and-outs-1.1144033#ixzz2K5ZuNsgW21.

21.  Help prevent "Child Exploitation".  Go to ALERT's Website at:   http://www.alert-ab.ca/childexploitation       for various informative links