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Verona Schools Summer Reading
H.B. Whitehorne:
Summer Reading Guidelines
The
Internet can be fun and informational, but it can also be
dangerous.
Keep these important Internet safety tips in
mind:
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Never give out personal
information such as your full name, home address, phone
number, email address or school to someone you don't
know. This includes posting this information in chat
rooms, on bulletin boards or on Facebook and myspace.
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Do not send your photo
to strangers without your parent's permission.
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Keep your passwords
secret from your friends and people you meet online. If
someone wants your password, ask permission from your
parents first.
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Do no write to or chat
with anyone who makes you uncomfortable or scared.
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Tell your parents right
away if you see something on the Internet or an email
that makes you uncomfortable or if someone is making you
uncomfortable online.
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Never meet anyone you've
met online in person or have them visit you without
parent's permission.
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Remember that who people
say they are online isn't always true. For example,
someone could say they are a 10 year old girl when they
really are a 45 year old man.
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Always ask your parents
before buying anything online.
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Always ask your parents
before downloading music or movies. It is illegal to
download some things you find online.
Test your
online safety knowledge with some games:
databases
Type
in the barcode number from your Verona Public Library card for
complete access to the following databases:
Encyclopædia Britannica
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Encyclopædia
Britannica for Kids
This database provides the full content of the current Encyclopædia
Britannica as well as the Merriam-Webster Collegiate
Dictionary and Thesaurus. Also featured are video clips, quotations,
atlases, timelines, and links to
more than 130,000 websites. For additional homework help,
the Student Center
even offers advice on how to write a research paper or prepare for an
oral presentation. Start your homework assignment here!
Provided by the Friends of the Verona Public Library
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NoveList
K-8 provides hundreds of hand-crafted
"Recommended Reads" reading lists created for teens and
kids covering both fiction genres and topics. Designed with
a bright, appealing layout, designed especially for elementary and
middle school kids.
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Searchasaurus
is for users in elementary or middle schools.
Complete with erupting volcanoes, dinosaur guide and compass,
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to
experience online searching. It is an animated interface that
encourages young researchers to enhance and develop basic search
methodologies.
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Kids
Search is specifically for
elementary/middle school students. The Kids Search
interface combines a state-of-the-art search engine with a
child-friendly, graphically-rich design that is both powerful and
fun to use.
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Student
Research Center is designed for
secondary school students. Users can easily designate
which types of sources to search (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers,
Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video). They can
also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an
online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of
the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate
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Points
of View Reference Center™ is a
full-text database designed to provide students with a series of
essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The
database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective
background / description), point (argument), counterpoint
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Government
Websites for Kids |
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Ben's
Guide makes the government accessible to kids and also offers
much more! Check out this site to learn about animals, the
environment, foreign countries, American history, and many other
topics.
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Kids.gov
Find links to more government sites just
for kids. Explore, learn, and have fun!
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US
Fish & Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Program ~ Kids Corner
Learn how loss of habitat and ecosystems can lead
to a decline in biodiversity, and how the Endangered Species Act helps
conserve endangered and threatened species.
Click
here to search for a particular species.
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The IUCN Red
List
(List of Threatened Species)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) has for more than four decades been assessing
the conservation status of species to highlight those
threatened with extinction and to promote their
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Many thanks to the
New Jersey State Library for funding the EBSCO databases. |
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