Ames Middle School is located in Ames, Iowa. Ames Middle School eighth grade Extended Learning Program students archived websites that they use in daily life. They selected the theme of pastimes to reflect internet usage in their personal lives, current events to track the ever changing face of news in the 21st century and educational resources to highlight sources used during school or for school projects. Ames Middle School students archived a total of 19,240,220 URLs.

Before starting this activity, Ames Middle School students toured the Special Collections Department at the Parks Library at Iowa State University. Students explored a vast array of primary sources, and learned about the department. Their experience helped them zero in on web pages that clearly illustrated this period in time when the Archive-It/Library of Congress project began.

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All About Ames, Iowa in 2011

All About Ames.

• http://alliowaattack.com/
  

  All Iowa Attack is an elite basketball program that is located in Ames, Iowa. This program has produced many star athletes, such as Harrison Barnes.

• http://cyride.com/
  

  CyRide is the bus service stationed in Ames. It is the main public transportation for most students at Iowa State University, which gives it the name, the Iowa State CYclones.

• http://greatplainspizza.com/menu.html
  

  This is a locally owned pizza company on Main Street. It deserves to be archived because it was voted best pizza in Story county for many years. The pizza has a very thick crust. The restaurant serves honey to put on the crust.

• http://grovecafe.com/breakfast.htm
  

  This webpage shows the menu choices for the Grove Cafe. From this page, customers can look at different foods and the prices.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/AMS/AMS.html
  

  This is the only middle school for Ames, Iowa. Ames Middle School has students in sixth, seventh , and eighth grades. The building was built five years ago.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/Schools/Edwards/Edwards.html
  

  This is the homepage for Edwards Elementary, one of the five elementary schools in Ames.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/Schools/Fellows/Fellows.html
  

  Fellows Elementary School is one of five elementary schools in Ames. Kids enjoy many memories from this school.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/Schools/Meeker/Meeker.html
  

  This is the site for a local, family park in Ames. It is a nice spot for a picnic or hanging out with friends.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/Schools/Mitchell/Mitchell.html
  

  The webpage for Kate Mitchell Elementary School, one of the schools in our district. This page shows important information about the school such as the current principal, staff, and school hours.

• http://www.amesbeat.com/restaurant/west-street-deli.htm
  

  This is a website that tells about West Street Deli. It is a great tasting restaurant with an affordable price range.

• http://www.amesfsc.org/
  

  This is the homepage for the Ames/ISU Figure Skating Club. The club has a many members, ranging in age from 3 years old to 70-some years old, and the members view figure skating as a valuable sport that can offer many health benefits and provide a fun time.

• http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/
  

  The Ames Historical Society perserves the stories and history of Ames. It also informs the people of Ames of the history of the city. It is interesting to see pictures of the people that streets are named after.

• http://www.ameshockey.com/
  

  This is the site for Ames, Iowa's hockey program. Many people love to watch and play hockey.

• http://www.amesvinylcafe.com/
  

  This is the Homepage for a lesser-known cafe in Ames, which dishes up vinyl records of classic music by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and other great artists of the time. It shows that two things that are great on their own are also great together-music and food.

• http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home
  

  This is a website that tells about the merchandise of Borders, a bookstore in Ames. People may use it to purchase or rent items from the store.

• http://www.cafe-diem.com/
  

  Café Diem is a great coffee shop in downtown Ames. People can grab a cup of coffee and just sit down and relax.

• http://www.center.iastate.edu/index.html
  

  This center includes Stevens Auditorium, Scheman Building, and Fisher Theater. The theaters offer a variety of plays and concerts, providing cultural opportunities to the community.

• http://www.center.iastate.edu/newsite/Perform/10.11/sas.html
  

  This is Iowa State's performing arts center. It is important because it not only shows up-coming shows, but it shows the performances from previous months.

• http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=264
  

  Cinamark Movies 12 is the local movie theater in Ames. People might go to this site to find a movie to go to or view movie times. It is possible to buy tickets online on the site as well.

• http://www.cityofames.org/
  

  This website provides an overview of the City of Ames, Iowa. Ames citizens use this site for information about the city.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/AdaHaydenHeritagePark.htm
  

  This is a webpage about Ada Hayden Heritage Park, an artificial lake in Ames, Iowa. The lake was named after Ada Hayden, a naturalist from Iowa state University that grew up in the area.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/Aquatics/Features.htm
  

  Fellows Elementary School is one of five elementary schools in Ames. Kids enjoy many memories from this school.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/BrooksidePark.htm
  

  This is a website that tells about a specific park in Ames, Iowa. Walking paths connect the Skate Park to the Furman Aquatic Center, meandering through woods and across bridges. The fire truck is an iconic symbol of the park.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/CarrollMartyDiscGolfCourse.htm
  

  Carroll Marty Disc Golf Course is situated in Gateway Park. People come here all the time to enjoy themselves and relax. Disc golf is a popular outdoor activity. The course is along Squaw Creek and near the Aquatic Center.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/DaleyParkAndGreenbelt.htm
  

  This is the site for a local, family park in Ames. It is a nice spot for a picnic or hanging out with friends.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/HomeWoodGolfCourse.htm
  

  The Homewood Golf Course website hosts a lot of information about the course itself. Users can check times and the location of the course from this website.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksRecWeb/InisGrovePark.htm
  

  This is a park in Ames that has soccer fields, a basketball court, and tennis courts. Inis Grove is important because many people go to Inis Grove park to play sports or for holding parties by renting a shelter. The tennis courts are usually busy.

• http://www.cityofames.org/parksrecweb/MooreMemorialPark.htm
  

  This is a website telling about a specific park in Ames, Iowa. It has popular walking paths, spots of native Iowa grasses and borders Squaw Creek.

• http://www.cityofames.org/shelterweb/adoptapet.htm
  

  This is a webpage for the Animal Shelter in Ames where animals can be viewed online. It is used to adopt animals online.

• http://www.cityofames.org/worksweb/Maps/Handout_Map_color.pdf
  

  This is an up to date map of Ames, Iowa. The city council is promoting growth in the SW area of the city.

• http://www.cityofames.org/worksweb/operations/airport/main.htm
  

  This is the Ames Airport website. It is a great place to have a tutorial flight lesson and watch airplanes. Companies based in Ames use the airport for transportation, along with people who enjoy flying.

• http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/football
  

  This is a Message-Board Website for avid Ames sports-followers to keep updated and able to give their opinion on both current and past CycloneSports events. Ames is full of devoted Cyclone sports fans and CycloneFanatic helps them keep up to date on their favorite sport.

• http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&KEY=&ATCLID=541508
  

  This is a webpage describing Iowa State Univeristy's Hilton Coliseum. Hilton is a great building for Iowa State fans to support the student athletes. Basketball, gymnastics and wrestling teams compete at Hilton.

• http://www.cyride.com/
  

  CyRide is the name of the public transportation in our town. It's important because it helps many people get around Ames if they don't have their own transportation.

• http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110318/SPORTS020603/110318055/Iowa-State-s-Jon-
  Reader-reaches-championship-bout
  

  This is an article about Iowa State's Jon Reader winning the 2011 NCAA National Wrestling Tournament at 174 lbs. This is impoortant because Reader was the only placer for Iowa State, and he won.

• http://www.eatfightingburrito.com/menu.asp
  

  Fighting Burrito is the premier place to create and eat your own gaint burrito. It should be archived because it is delicious and hopefully will continue to serve people for years.

• http://www.girlsfromames.com/updates/
  

  This book was recently published and was on the New York Times bestseller list. It chronicles the lives of eleven women who grew up in Ames, Iowa. It is to become a movie in the near future.

• http://www.hickoryparkames.com/
  

  Hickory Park Restaurant Co. is a restaurant where people can eat barbecue and other foods. It is important to Ames because it has been in Ames for a long time and has become a huge influence on culture of our town.

• http://www.jaxmercantile.com/
  

  Jax is a place that supports sports and outdoor hobbies such as fishing, hunting, and hiking. Jax is the only outdoors store in Ames.

• http://www.jimmyjohns.com/menu/menu.aspx
  

  This is the menu for a popular sandwich shop in Ames. This is important because it shows what people here enjoy eating.

• http://www.littlecaesars.com/pizza/products.asp
  

  This page shows what products Little Caesar's Pizza sells. Consumers can look online to see if Little Caesar's has something they want to get.

• http://www.mainstreetculturaldistrict.com/
  

  Main Street in Ames, Iowa has been a significant part of our culture since the founding of Ames. Many historic shops, including an antique store, chocolate shops, restaurants, shoe stores, clothing stores, music stores and home stores are located on this street and in this district.

• http://www.mu.iastate.edu/
  

  This place is the major spot for commerce for Iowa State employees. There are many restaurants. The ISU bookstore is located inside, where students can go to buy books, study materials, and study.

• http://www.my180life.com/
  

  This is the website for a popular teen youth group in Ames. Many teenagers visit this site every Wednesday before going to youth group activities.

• http://www.northgrandmall.com/
  

  At the North Grand Mall in Ames, there are over 50 retail stores for shopping. Also, if you are hungry, there are plenty of places to grab a snack.

• http://www.octagonarts.org/
  

  The Octagon Center provides gallery displays, summer camps, and workshops for the arts and a place for artists to sell their work. This is important because it gives people the chance to see local artists' work and watch demonstrations to see how to create things themselves.

• http://www.papamurphys.com/Home
  

  This is the website of a pizza chain in Ames. Here you can find the menu, specials, and coupons.

• http://www.perfectgamesinc.com/content/
  

  This is the website of Perfect Games in Ames, Iowa. This is important to me because it's a bowling alley, arcade, and a laser tag arena which are the only ones in Ames.

• http://www.performancedancecentre.com/
  

  Performance Dance Centre is Ames' best dance studio. It is a wonderful place for any child of any age to learn dance or gymnastics.

• http://www.redlobster.com/
  

  This is a very popular seafood restaurant in Ames. It is an important place in Ames because almost everyone in Ames has been there.

• http://www.riemanmusic.com/c-104-main-percussion.aspx
  

  The Reiman Music percussion webpage tells about the percussion instruments that are avalible for purchase. Customers can look at the selections on the site that they will be able to find in the store.

• http://www.rtdance.com/
  

  Robert Thomas Dancenter's website gives information about the studio and classes offered there. Many people from the community take classes at the Robert Thomas Dancenter.

• http://www.stamchocolate.com/
  

  This store, seller of perfect european chocolate, is an example of Ames finer side. They offer chocolates, coffee and gelato. And of course it will always satisfy your craving for chocolate.

• http://www.stateparks.com/ledges.html
  

  This is a website about one of Iowa's state parks. The site allows people to see trails, shelters for rent and activities going on in the park.

• http://www.stceciliaparish.org/
  

  This is the website for one of the two Catholic churches in Ames, Iowa. Saint Cecilia's Church gives masses, religous education classes, and much more.

• http://www.storytheatercompany.org/productions.html
  

  This is a page in STC's (Story Theater Company) website that lists past shows that the company has done, the show that is being done now, and the next production they will be doing. This site is important because those names might always be there, but the cast list for Charlotte's Web will not. It can be important to remember who those people are.

• http://www.summersundays.org/
  

  This website is about the Summer Sundays Concert series. The concerts bring neighbors and the community together, even though the school where they are held is closed.

• http://www.tacotime.com/
  

  This is a very good and affordable mexican fast food restaurant in Ames. It is important because it is a very popular fast food restaurant in Ames.

• http://www.tacotime.com/about/index.html
  

  This webpage tells the history of the restaurant TacoTime. People use this website to learn about the restaurant.

• http://www.thecafeames.com/
  

  This is a restaurant with a fantastic atmosphere and most importantly amazing food. The menu changes each month and the restaurant uses local ingredients.

• https://www.cookies-etc.com/home.php
  

  This is a page in STC's (Story Theater Company) website that lists past shows that the company has done, the show that is being done now, and the next production they will be doing. This site is important because those names might always be there, but the cast list for Charlotte's Web will not. It can be important to remember who those people are.

• http://iowastategasprices.com/Price_By_County.aspx
  

  Recently, gas prices have been rising. This site shows exactly how much gasoline costs by area.

• http://www.amespubliclibrary.org/
  

  Residents use the Ames Public Library to check out books, videos, audio tapes, DVDs, etc,. The website can be used to find resources with the catalog and details of the library account.

• http://www.amespubliclibrary.org/teens/youthHome.asp
  

  This is the teen page of the Ames Public Library. This is important because it is is made by teens for teens.

• http://www.blackmarketpizza.com
  

  This is a locally owned pizzeria, with interesting creations. It is a popular spot to have some pizza and hang out.

Academic Resources

This is a list of resources used to complete assignments and projects at Ames Middle School.

• http://amc.maa.org/index.shtml
  

  American Mathematics Competition is a non-profit organization that offers challenging math tests to middle school and high school students. It is important because it helps in developing mathematical thinking.

• http://ams7-8elpstudents.blogspot.com/
  

  The AMS ELP blog is a resource for all ELP (Extended Learning Program) students to catch up on assignments or to study.

• http://chordie.com/
  

  Chordie is a site for viewing the guitar chords, tabs, and lyrics for songs. There are several contributers and several versions of each song.

• http://dictionary.reference.com/
  

  This is a website for word definitions. The site is an excellant tool for people who can't find their dictionary.

• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nuance
  

  The Dictionary.com definition of the word "nuance". Dictionary.com is good for nearly all school projects and "nuance" is a word in the Wordmasters competition.

• http://dsc.discovery.com/
  

  This site provides information about the world and new and exciting jobs or technologies. It's very educational and enjoyable to watch the Discovery Channel.

• http://healthland.time.com/
  

  The TIME magazines online section has articles on health and medical research. This page can be used for school reports or just keeping up to date.

• http://mathcounts.org/
  

  MATHCOUNTS is a nonprofit math organization that runs middle school contests. It is important because it offers challenging math problems to middle school students.

• http://news.discovery.com/current-events/
  

  This is a webpage that has current events that people have posted. It is used to stay up to date about news in the world.

• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110315-nuclear-reactor-japan-tsunami-
  earthquake-world-photos-meltdown/
  

  Recently there was a devastating earthquake in Japan. This site shows pictures of the true extent of the damage.

• http://quizlet.com/
  

  Quizlet creates digital flash cards and games for reviewing material. This site helps make reviewing material for a test fun.

• http://quizlet.com/4270571/8th-grade-wordmasters-second-list-2011-flash-cards/
  

  This site is used to review information learned in class. Creating and reviewing flash cards is a helpful study strategy.

• http://soinc.org/meteorology_b
  

  This is a great site for searching informantion on the different Science Olympiad events. This site can be used for getting updates on rules and helpful hints from people that did the events in the past.

• http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=51385
  

  This is a webpage on ESPN that has stats about Harrison Barnes of the North Carolina Tarheels. This is important because Barnes, an Ames High School graduate has taken the nation by storm and is considered a top ten NBA draft pick.

• http://thesaurus.com/
  

  This is a website where you can look up words to find synonyms. It is very useful to save time instead of looking the word up in a real thesaurus.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/AHS/AHS.html
  

  Wikipedia is a massive online encyclopedia that people can edit themselves. It has links that enables you to jump between related subjects.

• http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/AMS/AMS.html
  

  This is the Ames Middle School webpage. Students and parents can check for upcoming events, schedules changes, days off,and other important news.

• http://www.amestrib.com/
  

  This site is used to look at the latest news in Ames. It is important because people in Ames want to know what is going on in the town.

• http://www.classzone.com/cz/find_book.htm?tmpState=IA&disciplineSchool=ss_ms&state=IA&x=9&y=25
  

  ClassZone is a site that has all the textbooks online so that students don't have to carry home their heavy print versions from school.

• http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/04/egypt.protests.iran.parallel/index.html?hpt=Sbin#
  

  CNN has a website where you can read all about what's going on in the world. It is frequently used by people who want to learn about the world they live in.

• http://www.cnn.com/US/
  

  CNN is a news channel, as well as a website. CNN provideds news for all areas, from health to celebrity news. You can watch the news or even read articles. This is an important website because it shows what is happening in the world as well as the U.S.

• http://www.coe.edu/iowa-science-olympiad
  

  Science Olympiads is a national competition where students of all ages can test their knowledge of many aspects of science, including biology, physics, and chemistry. This year the Ames Middle School team placed second at state, and the Ames High School team won at state and will be moving on to the National competition in Wisconsin.

• http://www.collegeboard.org/
  

  College Board has a great deal of information about colleges and tests, such as the SAT and ACT. Anyone interested in their future would find this site useful.

• http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/old/summer/programs/6-8/igi/
  

  Iowa Governor's Instiute is a week long summer camp focused on leadership sponsored by the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa. To go to this camp you have to apply by writing an essay, and getting two recommendation letters.

• http://www.encyclopedia.com/
  

  This site gives quick information about different topics. It gives information that can help students get started on a project.

• http://www.enotes.com/treasure-island-text/
  

  This is a site that provides access to books online. This site can be used to read books.

• http://www.ihaveaplaniowa.gov/
  

  At Ames Middle School, it is felt that early career planning is the key to living sucessfully as an adult. Sponsored by the state government, I Have A Plan Iowa helps adolescents discover possible career tracks and develop a plan to achieve the goals.

• http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/
  

  Iowa AEA provides resources like encyclopedias and magazine articles. This is important because it combines many informational sources to create a database that is helpful in research.

• http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/
  

  Letters About Literature is a writing competition where the contestants write a letter to the author of a book that they feel changed their lives. Around 10 Ames students qualified in the top 30 submissions statewide.

• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promulgate?show=0&t=1297176298
  

  Sparknotes is a free website primarily used to get a better comprehension of a book. It gives the plot overview and summary of the book, and an analysis of each chapter.

• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
  

  This site informs people on what is going on in the world today. This site is important to arhcive because it helps people understand the world better.

• http://www.nytimes.com/
  

  This is the home page of the New York Times newspaper. Kids use this to get information for world and national news.

• http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-musicians-are-raising-money-for-japan-relief-20110322
  

  This is an article from the Rolling Stone magazine, about how musicians are raising money for relief efforts in Japan. Rolling Stone magazine is the most popular music magazine.

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8344034/Libya-civil-war-breaks-out
  -as-Gaddafi-mounts-rearguard-fight.html
  

  This is an article about the Libyan Civil War. The war has created much media attention, and could last for months or even years more.

• http://www.wolframalpha.com/
  

  This website has a large database of records and can solve many problems. Users can type in an equation to get the answer and can get records, like the weather of a city in years past.

• https://sis.ames.k12.ia.us/campus/portal/ames.jsp
  

  This site is the login page for Infinite Campus. This helps students and parents to view their grades and see if they are missing work.

Popular Culture

The Popular Culture collection contains websites that middle school students use for fun.

• http://espn.go.com/
  

  This is the website for ESPN. It is important to me and many others because we go here to find out the latest sports news.

• http://failblog.org/tag/g-rated/
  

  This website is a place for entertainment from other peoples misfortunes. It's a great site to visit when you feel your life couldnt be worse. This site helps keep life in perspective.

• http://iamnumberfourfans.com/
  

  This is a website for a science fiction book, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. I Am Number Four has recently become very popular and a movie based on it will be released on 2-18-11.

• http://katiesamazingbookreviews.blogspot.com/
  

  Katie's Amazing Book Reviews is a blog for reading book reviews. The blog spotlights and reviews books for people to enjoy and share.

• http://live.xbox.com/en-US/MyXbox
  

  The My Xbox site is a host to a lot of information about Xbox Live. Users of this site can check who's online, customize their avatar, or compare games with friends.

• http://skepsisfox.deviantart.com/
  

  Skepisfox is an artist who takes commissions and does work for the webcomic site MSPA. She is a fantastc arist who has a wonderful knowlege of perspective, anatomy, and movement in artwork.

• http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=51385
  

  This is a webpage that lists stats of Harrison Barnes, of the North Carolina Tarheels. This is important because he has essentialy taken college basketball by storm as a freshman. Barnes is also projected to go in the top ten picks in the NBA draft, if he decides to leave UNC early.

• http://store.delias.com/frontpage.do
  

  This site shows many of the items you can find at the dELiAs store. You can browse and shop for the lastest styles sold at the store.

• http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/
  

  This website is a collection of posts of pictures of objects of all sorts organized in an orderly fasion. This is a good example of popular culture as it is an emerging form of art and design.

• http://www.911tabs.com/
  

  911 tabs is a tab site that has tabs for guitar, bass guitar, drums, and lyrics. It generally has songs that are harder to learn and it's a great resource for finding almost any song you want to learn.

• http://www.apple.com/iphone/
  

  This webpage shows the latest Apple iPhone features. This new phone can be useful because it has many uses other than texting and calling.

• http://www.basspro.com/freshwaterfishing.html
  

  This site is a place where avid fisherman can reliably shop online. This site was archived because fishing is a very popular thing to do around the state and very enjoyable.

• http://www.buffalobills.com/
  

  This site tells the story of the Buffalo Bills, a football team in the National Football League. Not many people are fans of this great team.

• http://www.cinemark.com/movie-detail.aspx?node_id=13511
  

  This website shows the movie synopsis for the movie, True Grit. The synopsis is quite accurate.

• http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/
  

  This store offers ice cream, ice cream cupcakes, and ice cream cakes. Many people come here for their birthday or for a treat after a concert.

• http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&SPID=4252&SPSID=46661
  

  This site gives information about the ISU men's basketball team. Despite a great start to the season, Iowa State has fallen to 14-11 overall, and 1-9 in the Big XII conference.

• http://www.eurorailhobbies.com/
  

  This website is a place to find European model train products of many scales. This website makes it easier to order European model trains because it is located in North America instead of ordering products from Europe.

• http://www.fieldandstream.com/
  

  This site and magazine is all about the outdoors and helping outdoorsman with helpful tips, hints, and stories. Field and Stream was archived because it's a very enjoyable and helpful magazine.

• http://www.ford.com/suvs/escapehybrid/
  

  This is a website describing a certain hybrid car. People might go here to investigate to see what kind of car they want if they are car shopping.

• http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/default.aspx
  

  This site can be used to shop online or to browse for what you want from the store. They have some of the latest styles for sale.

• http://www.kohls.com/
  

  This is a very popular shopping site. It's good to look at this site if there isn't a Kohl's near your town.

• http://www.mangafox.com/
  

  This is usually a reliable website were manga can be read online easily and for free. It shows many different genres and authors.

• http://www.matched-book.com/
  

  This is the website for Matched by Ally Condie, a book about the futuristic society that controls everything in the subjects' lives. Matched is a New York Times bestseller.

• http://www.metrolyrics.com/
  

  This site has lyrics for thousands of songs. It makes learning the lyrics to your favorite song a lot easier.

• http://www.museums.iastate.edu/Brunnier.htm
  

  The Brunnier Art Gallery is a gallery of artwork donated to Iowa State University and is open to the public for free. Ames residents are welcome to visit the gallery. While there people can see a variety of different art genres: from digital animations to glass-blowing. This offers a great cultural boost to our city.

• http://www.musiciansfriend.com/
  

  The Musician's Friend website has lots of musical instruments and gear that is available for purchase. Many people who use this website can order everything online and have it shipped right to them.

• http://www.packers.com/
  

  This is the official website of the Green Bay Packers. This is important because the Packers won the Super Bowl in 2011. The Packers are also a legendary sports dynasty.

• http://www.rangersapprentice.com/
  

  This is the website for a series of books called the Ranger's Apperntice. The series is realistic fiction and takes place during the medieval time period in Europe.

• http://www.readprint.com/
  

  This is a website where you can find classic books, poems, and quotes to read online. This website can be helpful if you need to do a report, or if you just don't want to go out to get the book.

• http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
  

  The last book of this series came out in 2010. Many kids my age really enjoyed the books and it was exciting when Mockingjay, the final book, was available in stores.

• http://www.shelfari.com/
  

  This is a site where people who love to read books can create an account and make a shelf of books they have read, want to read and are reading right now. This site is important because it can help people connect to others with similar interests in books.

• http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
  

  Skype is used for video calling from your computer. It has millions of users and is used for anything from chatting with a friend to business meetings.

• http://www.storytheatercompany.org/
  

  911 tabs is a tab site that has tabs for guitar, bass guitar, drums, and lyrics. It generally has songs that are harder to learn and it's a great resource for finding almost any song you want to learn.

• http://www.teenvogue.com/
  

  TeenVogue.com is the website of the popular magazine Teen Vogue. You can browse the latest styles and fashions, celebrities, and hair and make-up trends.

• http://www.thesocialnetwork-movie.com/
  

  The Social Network describes how Facebook was created and it shows the original web page for it. Soon, it will change so much that we won't recognize it, and people need to see what the original intention was.

• http://www.uggaustralia.com/index.aspx?source=ggl_ppc&s_kwcid=TC|6895|UGG%20australia||S|e|7235356380
  

  This is the website for UGG Australia, a very popular brand. Everywhere you go, you can pretty much see some form of UGG footwear.

• http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/search.php?value=radiohead&search_type=title
  

  911 tabs is a tab site that has tabs for guitar, bass guitar, drums, and lyrics. It generally has songs that are harder to learn and it's a great resource for finding almost any song you want to learn.

• http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown/
  

  VH1 is a cable channel that is devoted to currently popular music. They run a countdown of the 20 most popular music videos, show emerging artists, and have interviews with the singers themselves.

• http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Wii-console-Black/14691385
  

  The Nintendo Wii videogame console is being sold on this page. It describes price and function of the Wii.

• http://anymanga.com/
  

  This is a site for people who like to read manga. The digital site contains book series that aren't available yet in English.