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Educational Content, Curricula, and Standards

Kraus Curriculum Development Library
Kraus Curriculum Development Library is a database of educational materials from course content (lesson plans, learning activities) to teacher and administrator strategies, from educational legislation to academic standards by subject and grade level.  The materials come from state departments of education and other government agencies,  as well as local school districts, professional associations, non-profit organizations, and other sources that have educational concerns. Documents published after 2000 are available on the site as PDFs and/or HTML files.

EasyBib

EasyBibEasyBib is an online tool that helps you organize and use your research sources, including the generation of an APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian formatted citation list. The library’s link to EasyBib gets you premium access.  Create a new project for each of your research projects, and store your bibliography for the life of the project or beyond.  Add notes

Connect EasyBib to Google Apps @ WOU for further functionality: Sign in via the Google button, and enter your WOU email address

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Spring 2011 extended hours

3 great sources for international information

Columbia International Affairs Online Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a source for international affairs and public policy. It includes full-text books and journals articles; policy briefs and papers from university research and public policy institutes and from non-governmental organizations (NGOs); multimedia case studies on focused topics; and video of heads of state and other world leaders speaking from the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. 1991 to present.
World News CollectionWorld News Connection provides English translations of statements from international governments and of articles and editorials from non-U.S. print and broadcast media. Covers significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. Items are selected for inclusion by intelligence analysts of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), an office within the U.S. federal government. News articles are appended with information regarding the affiliation and editorial stance of the source.  1995 to present
UNdata: statistics from the United NationsUNdata combines major United Nations databases and those of several other international organizations into a single interface.  Provides country profiles; international data on agriculture, crime, education, energy, industry, labor, national accounts, population and tourism; and progress toward Millennium Development Goals and other indicators.

Fall Exhibit: Green Light

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WOU is proud to host “Green Light,” an art exhibition by 15 emerging artists with disabilities presented by VSA arts and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
1st floor lobby, 2nd floor gallery, & 3rd floor galleries
September – December 2010

Get those bibliographies in order!

noodletools
NoodleBib is an online tool that helps you collect citation information, keep track of your sources, take online note attached to appropriate sources, and, when you are ready, generate a polished references list or bibliography in APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian styles. Keep a separate folder for each project. You must create an individual account (free) to access all features.
Need CSE citations instead? Try SourceAid Citation Builder, then download or email the formatted citations–no online storage of the lists.