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When I look for information on the website I put in my subject and do a search, if I get a large amount of information. I will narrow down the parameters, such as the reproductive cycle of black bears, instead of just black bears.

It’s also useful to get information from colleagues and friends.

If I find an article useful I will look for at their reference information and visit those pages and links.

My top 10 uses for information on the website are: Social, Financial, Guilty pleasures, Business, Research, News, Interactive Learning, Teaching, Learning, and Travel.

SEARCH STRATEGIES

General Proposal Writing Advice

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/tools_tips/how_to_series/how_to_get_funding

Brought to you by Science Careers from the journal Science – excellent information and related sites on funding

NIAID has an excellent Grants Tutorial that covers just about everything

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/grant/pages/aag.aspx

RESEARCH

I love CNN – I am a CNN junkie, website and television. I go online to check my phone when I first wake up in the morning, then make my coffee and watch it live, then check it periodically online throughout the day.

www.cnn.com

Local news and information

www.ajc.com

I started reading the Wall Street Journal in college and love the online edition for information about investing and business.

http://online.wsj.com/home-page

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Really great for elementary students – bright, busy and fun. They love it.

http://www.funbrain.com/

Website for learning European continents/capitals – had my daughter use this site when she wanted to travel to Europe for spring break. She is not a fan of social studies so I wanted to find another way to get her excited about it. The site made it fun and educational.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm

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Great Interactive math website - Holt math interactivity

http://go.hrw.com/gopages/ma-msm.htmlScience geeks – such as

my daughter and me love this site and the Smithsonian museums.

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html

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Great Interactive math website - Holt math interactivity

http://go.hrw.com/gopages/ma-msm.htmlI love using Blackboard when

leading a class. I can post all course information and make it available at my discretion. I can check the number of times the pages was visited and also email all participants any relevant information.

www.blackboard.com

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Investing news

http://www.bloomberg.com/

Business insight – great for entrepreneurs such as myself.

http://www.hoovers.com/

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Who doesn’t love the guilty pleasure of watching amateur videos on you tube. I’ve also found some really good “how to” videos such as, home improvements, hair styles, and art projects.

www.youtube.com

Great way to communicate with family and friends.

www.facebook.com

Who doesn’t love a good deal

www.overstock.com

www.dsw.com

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I love that I can go to Kayak and compare prices on multiple travel websites without having to visit them individually.

http://www.kayak.com/ Trip Advisor – Once I find a

great deal on a hotel – I go to trip advisor and look at their ratings

http://www.tripadvisor.com/

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