Jane Mears Middle School Library
Alaska and Anchorage
Alaska
¤Official State of Alaska homepage: try using the links to Alaska Facts and Visitor Info and Kid's Web Stuff for information on Alaska
¤Alaska.com: this site takes you to a list of regions. Once you are on the pages for your region be sure to look for the additional page number links on the bottom right to get to pages 2 and 3.
 
¤Alaskool Regional Profiles: Click on the region you are studying then choose from the links on that page for climate, food, people, ect.
¤KidsKonnect Alaska: there are links to all kinds of information at the bottom of this page.
¤Community Database Online: this site is from the Alaska Division of Community Advocacy. Under 1. click on the community you are interested in. Under 2. leave it at General Information and then click on the Get Data button.
¤Mammals: this site from Enchanted Learning covers mammals in general.
¤"Alaska History": this site is sponsored by the Anchorage School District, the Cook Inlet Tribal Council and CTG. It provides lessons, maps, a timeline, a glossary and more all on Alaska history.
¤"Alaska: A Nation within a State" this site was created for ThinkQuest and has great information on Alaska. Headings include: geography, wildlife, government, people, and more. Click on the link to visit the site, then choose the newer browser link.
¤The "Women in Alaska's History" page was created for ThinkQuest. It is divided into time periods from early history to today. There is information on groups of women and individuals.
¤"Animals of the Arctic" is a Thinkquest Junior site that covers many Alaskan animals.
Alaska Native Cultures
Alaska Native Heritage Center: use the Learn link to find information on the five cultural groupings that the Alaska Native Heritage Center uses.
Alaska Native Language Center: this site is part of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks website. Information can also be found using the Languages and Resources links at the top of the page.
Alaska Regional Profiles: this page is on the Alaskool web site. Pick a region, then use the link for People to find cultural information.
Anchorage:
¤The Municipality of Anchorage:  Everything you want to know about Anchorage can be found here. For specific departments use the Go to Destination bar and pick the department you would like then click go.
¤Anchorage School District: Get information on buses, what's for lunch, every school in the district and a lot more!
¤Anchorage Municipal Libraries: you can find information here on library hours and the resources and collection at the library. There is also a link to the catalog near the top in the middle.
¤The Anchorage Daily News: Today's paper is available from the homepage and you can access articles from the last week using a free search function. To have access to anything older than last week, a subscription is needed or you must provide payment information.
¤The Anchorage Press: This is a weekly publication and the current edition is available on the home page. Past features, editorials, letters, and opinion pieces are available by using the search feature.