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Almanacs/Fact books

Afro-American Almanac
CIA World Fact Book
Fact Monster--Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help (from Information Please)
50States.com
Infoplease.com
Old Farmer's Almanac

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Biography

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 States
Time 100--The Most Important People of the 20th Century

Who2?--find famous people fast
WHO'S WHO IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT--from the University of Memphis
Women in American History

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Calculators, Converters and Measures

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 Converter 2--educational and research site
OnlineConversion.com--convert just about anything to anything else
Time Zone Converter
Universal Currency Converter

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Calendars and Time

Calendar Converter--from Fourmilab Switzerland
Calendar Zone
Multi-Cultural Calendar
USNO Master Clock Time--from the U.S. Naval Observatory
Virtual Perpetual Calendars

The World Clock--(time and date.com)
World Time Server.com

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Dictionaries

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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Encyclopedias

AllRefer.com--Reference & Encyclopedia Resource
Catholic Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia:  Sixth Edition
Encyclopedia.Com
Online Encyclopedias
TechEncyclopedia
Wikipedia--the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

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General Homework Help

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 Topics," Resources by Major, etc.
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
High School Ace
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)

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Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Creative quotations and quotes -- for brainstorming, lateral thinking and problem solving techniques
Quotation Center
Quoteland.com
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

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Search Engines For Kids

Ask For Kids
CyberSleuth-Kids
Google Directory - Kids and Teens
Ivy's Search Engine Resources for Kids
MSN Kids

Yahooligans

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Style, Grammar  and Citation Guides

APA Style Resources
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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Thesauri

ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Thesaurus.com

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Odds & Ends

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

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
World Wide Art Resources-Museum Index

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