SKT LIBRARY
Learn Mother Tongue
Languages
BBC Languages >> A resource for language learning!
Newspapers Online Around the World
Online Newspapers >> (from the Internet Public Library. Includes regional papers)
Geography & Maps
The David Rumsey Map Collection was started over 25 years ago and contains more than 150,000 maps. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps, globes, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials including pocket, wall, children’s, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from about 1700 to 1950s.
Factmonster Atlas and Map Library
Holt, Rinehart & Winston world maps. Available in English and Spanish.
National Geographic: World map, street and satellite maps, and more in an online atlas.
The Oregon Encyclopedia is an authoritative and free resource on all things Oregon, from the expected to the unexpected. Learn more about the people, places, events, and institutions that define the history and culture of Oregon.
Oregon Department of Transportation: Maps and Transportation Library
The World Factbook provides in-depth country profiles with information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes maps of major regions and links to other geopolitical and geographical information. (CIA)
Online Art Resources
The Getty Museum: Resources for K-12 Teachers
Welcome to Olga’s Gallery!
One of the largest and most comprehensive online collections with over 10,000 works of art. We are dedicated to bringing you quality information about artists and their artwork from all around the world.
Art Renewal Center offers a huge database of digital images and an online art reference library.
French
The first news website for children 8 and older. The news is selected and treated by specialized journalists to make it understandable and reachable for children. (Grades 3-8)
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A search engine that respects your privacy and eases discovering and sharing via a social approach. (Grades 3-8)
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A website that offers podcasts on current news featuring professional journalists and interviews by children. (Grades 3-8)
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An educational platform for students. It offers free multimedia content to learn, revise and better understand the world that surrounds us. (Grades 5-8)
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A newspaper for children. (Grades 5-8)
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A pedagogical website that offers audio content along with pedagogical books for teachers and students alike. (Grades N-3)
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Educational videos for children on a wide array of subjects. (Grades K-8)
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Les fondamentaux – Réseau Canopé
This Youtube Channel from the French Ministry of Education offers short videos about subjects and skills from the national curriculum. (Grades 4-8)