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CIA
World Fact Book
Fact Monster--Online Almanac,
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50States.com
Infoplease.com
Old Farmer's Almanac
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Biography Center
Biography.com
Biographical Dictionary
Black History--from Black History-Related Postage Stamps
Distinguished Women of
Past and Present
Inventor Hall of Fame
NASA Astronaut Biographies
Presidents of the United
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Time 100--The Most
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Who2?--find famous people
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WHO'S WHO IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT--from the University of
Memphis
Women in American History
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Calculator.com
Calculators/Converters--from theUniversity of Virginia Library
Conversion Calculator--from Infoplease
Converters and
Calculators
Dictionary of
Units of Measurement and Conversions
Measuring
Units conversion Tables
Mega
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OnlineConversion.com--convert
just about anything to anything else
Time Zone
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Universal Currency Converter
WolframAlpha
--"computational
knowledge engine"
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Calendar
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Calendar Zone
Multi-Cultural Calendar
USNO Master Clock
Time--from the U.S. Naval Observatory
Virtual Perpetual Calendars
The World Clock--(time
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World Time Server.com
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American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed.
American
Sign Language Dictionary
Dictionary.com
Encyberpedia
Dictionary and Glossary--links to many online dictionaries, etc.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
Dictionary
OneLook Dictionaries
yourDictionary.com
Webopedia--dedicated to
computer technology.
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AllRefer.com--Reference
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Catholic
Encyclopedia
Columbia
Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition
Encyclopedia.Com
Online
Encyclopedias
TechEncyclopedia
Wikipedia--the
free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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AAA Math--this site has
hundreds of pages of basic math skills, interactive practice, games,
teacher resources and other math Web site links.
ALA Great
Web Sites for Kids
Awesome Library--organizes
the Web with 29,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5
percent in education. Topics are categorized for teachers, kids,
teens, parents, librarians and college students.
Best Information on the Net--from
St. Ambrose University's O'Keefe Library. Includes "Hot Paper
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BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper--over 700 homework links
EduPuppy.com--source
for everything for education Preschool-Grade 3
DiRhody.com (formerly
Joe's Homework Help)--Celebrating the Talents and Abilities of Gifted
Children and Adults. Very good resources for children who are
highly gifted and above and also have learning disabilities.
DiscoverySchool.com--for
Students, Teachers and Parents
Eyewitness to History--"History through the eyes of those
who lived it." You will find a vast amount of historical
information ranging from the Ancient World to the 20th Century.
This site includes articles, photographs, sound bytes, and film clips.
High School Ace--"The
Academic Homepage for High School Students"
Homework Center--from Multnomah County Library (Oregon)
Homework Help
(from About.Com)
Homework Help--from CEOExpress/CEO@Home
Illinois History
Resource Page
InfoPlease.com
Homework Center
Internet Public Library
TeenSpace
KidsClick!
KidsKonnect.com--for children, young
adults, teachers, and parents...created and maintained by educators
Librarians' Index to the Internet
MyReportLinks.com--find
information you need for your report and more
Parents Page--"Illinois Federation of Teachers helps
parents help students"
Saints & Angels--from
Catholic Online
Science Fair
Central--from discoveryschool.com
Science Fair
Project Resource Guide
SparkNotes--from Barnes &
Noble. "Today's Most Popular Study Guides"
Starfall.com--(K-2) A fun site
to help children learn to read. Teaching comprehension and
phonics.
Stories of Holocaust
Rescue
Ultimate Science Fair Resource--Ideas, Information, Help,
Links and Projects (Sponsored by the Society for Amateur Scientists)
Understanding Science--Berkeley's science Web
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Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations
Creative quotations and quotes --
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Quotation Center
Quoteland.com
Simpson's Contemporary
Quotations
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Ask For Kids
CyberSleuth-Kids
Google Directory
- Kids and Teens
Ivy's
Search Engine Resources for Kids
MSN Kids
Yahoo! Kids
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APA Style
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BibMe -- Free Automatic Bibliography Maker (MLA,APA,Chicago,Turabian)
Citation Styles Online
Citing
Electronic Resources--from the IPL
Common
errors in English
Elements of Style
MLA Style
Nuts and Bolts of
College Writing
On-line
English Grammar
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ARTFL
Project: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form
Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New
Thesaurus
Thesaurus.com
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Adult
Learning Resource Center--For over 25 years the Adult Learning
Resource Center (ALRC) has provided expert professional development
for adult and family educators. Whether providing training for
instructional or program development, the ALRC utilizes content
expertise and current research to deliver high quality services to
individuals, programs, and state networks.
America's Story--from America's Library (presented by the Library
of Congress)
Bibliomania--Free Online
Literature and Study Guides
BLS Career
Information for Kids--from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Education Atlas--Online Map to Education, Online Degrees and Distance
Learning
Educator's Reference Desk--From the Information Institute of
Syracuse, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you 2,000+ lesson
plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question
archive responses.
Education World--for
Educators K-12
FirstGov/Citizen Gateway--the U.S. Government's Official Web
Portal
FirstGov for Kids--from
the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Historic Events &
Birth-Dates
How Stuff Works
HyperHistory
Internet Public Library
Library Spot
NASA
NationalGeographic.com for Kids!
Native
American Sites
On-This-Day.com--information
on events that occurred on today's date (and any date) throughout
history
Parents Page--"Illinois Federation of Teachers helps
parents help students"
Portals to
the World--compiled by the Library of Congress, links to many
nations of the world, a work in progress, eventually will include all
nations
refdesk.com--"The single best
source for facts on the Net."
Smithsonian Institution
Space.com--(From Imaginova Corp.)find
everything you want to know about the current space mission and more!
Starfall.com--(K-2) A fun
site to help children learn to read. Teaching comprehension and
phonics.
State and Local
Government On The Net
Today in
History--from the
Library of Congress American Memory Historical Collections for the
National Digital Library
United
Nations Cyberschoolbus--this site provides information on the UN's work on
international relief efforts, the Peace Boat, statistical information
about nations, art, and much more
Virtual Library Museums
Pages
WolframAlpha--"computational
knowledge engine"
World Wide Art Resources-Museum
Index
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