Eckstein Library

• www.manythings.org
• http://a4esl.org/
• www.eslcafe.com

• Candidate Calculator  (may be blocked while at school)
• Major and Minor Party Candidates
• Candidates & Health Care
• Election Issues and Candidate Positions
• Annenberg Election Survey
• YouTUBE Kids Talk Politics  (may be blocked while at school)
• On the Issues
• eLibrary Article Campaign 2008

Mr. Baughn has collected a number of links to help you collect election information. Your assignment can be found here.

• Candidate Websites
  • Barrack Obama (Democrat)
  • John McCain (Republican)
  • Alan Keyes (Independent Party)
  • Cynthia McKinney (Green Party)
  • Bob Barr (Libertarian Party)
  • Brian Moore (Socialist Party)
  • Ralph Nader (Independent)

  Major Political Party Web Sites

  • Democratic
  • Republican

  Essay’s by the Major Party Candidates

  • Barrack Obama
  • John McCain

  Other Links:

  • Living Room Candidate

Additional information can be found at Mr. Baughn’s website.  Click here if you are with Ms. Nunan and you are completing the Candidate’s Quiz.

• NPR
• eLibrary 
• Proquest

Don’t forget to cite your source, the Eckstein Library’s citation machine of choice is EasyBib.  Give it a try, it really is EASY!

The Eckstein Library is thrilled to report that we have taken a giant leap into the 21st century.  Thanks to continued, and very generous support, from the Eckstein community we recently completed a facilities upgrade that wired the library to run 32 PCs on state of the art CAT-5 wiring.  For a number of years, Eckstein librarians and teachers were teaching information literacy using 18 PCs for classes of up to 32.  Currently we have 28 PCs up and running and all of this is due to the support received from the EAC and the great Eckstein community.  Thank you!

The Eckstein library‘s mission is to create a sophisticated 21st century learning environment that offers a full range of print and electronic resources that provide equal learning opportunities to all students.  The library is a place of opportunity that offers students access to a collection of classic and contemporary print resources, as well as the chance to explore technology that they can integrate into their learning. 

Continued funding from the EAC will:

• help update the non-fiction and reference materials that students use for research across the school‘s curriculum.
• fund the purchase of new books to build the library‘s very popular and widely used fiction section. Last year funding from the bettered the average of the library’s fiction collection by more than 10 years!  
• provide a library assistant, enabling the librarian to spend time collaborating with teachers. Collaboration between librarians and teachers is important to our students.
• increase each student’s access to technology.

The Eckstein library is energized and excited about the direction we are heading - up, up and away!

• CultureGrams World Edition: The World
• CIA World Fact Book
• World Book Online
• Lonely Planet

Articles about the History of China

• Overview of Chinese History
• 20th Century Chinese History
• May 12, 2008 Earthquake in Sichuan, China
• 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China
• List of Wikipedia articles about China

Other Resources

• List of dynasties
• Images of China
• Artifacts from China
• Timelines of events from Chinese History

What can I do to help?

• Empty Bowls Ice Cream Event
• Northwest Harvest
• Emergency Feeding Program - Seattle/King County
• Food Lifeline
• Free Rice
• Kids Can Make a Difference
• Read to Feed - Heifer International
• Earth Kids

Important Information

• World Hunger Education Service
• Bread for the World
• CARE
• Mazon
• Children’s Alliance Washington State
• Northwest Harvest Washington State
• Walk for the Homeless
• Global Issues
• Our Daily Bread

• CIA — The World Factbook
• United Nations Statistics Division - Millennium Indicators
• Background Notes
• Global Issues That Affect Everyone
• Country Studies: Area Handbook Series (Library of Congress / Federal Research Division)
• Index Mundi - Country Facts
• CPL Kids Pages: Countries
• CultureGrams World Edition: The World
• The Five Themes of Geography
• Statistics - State of the World’s Children 2007: Gender equality
• Infonation Advanced
• Country Comparisons - Yahoo! Reference

Mark your calendars Eagles!  June 6, 2008 from 7-9 Eckstein students will be showing their artwork and reading their poetry.  If you are an Eckstein student and you are interested in reserving a space, contact Ms. Wynkoop (rlwynkoop@seattleschools.org), Ms. Shelley (satucker@seattleschools.org) or Ms. Shafkind (elshafkind@seattleschools.org).  The Phinney Art Center is located in the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood, just West of Greenlake. 

We have gathered some electronic resources for you to aid in your research.  Please take a moment to look at these resources. 

Don’t forget to ask questions.  Of course, if you would like you can e-mail Ms. Wynkoop (rlwynkoop@seattleschools.org) or Ms. Pierce (jpierce@seattleschools.org).  We would be delighted to do our best to help you outside of your time in the library.