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Web
Resources
General Information and Specific Reference
GENERAL INFORMATION
About.com
has individual pages of hundreds of topics that are maintained by individual
editors.
American Fact Finder from the U.S. Census Bureau. Contains
Census 2000 information.
Bartleby.com
- Organized and searchable by a variety of reference, verse, fiction
and non-fiction topics.
Best
Information on the Net Features a variety of reference sources
for secondary school students
Biographical Dictionary -
Concise profiles of over 28,000 men and women from ancient times to the
present.
The College Board - connecting
students who are college bound
Current
Value of Old Money
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian - topical hyperlinked arrangement from A to Z about the
resources in the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C.
Infoplease - Online
version of the popular print almanac. A related site for children
is Factmonster.com
The Internet Public Library has
three levels of reference and homework help.
iTools provides quick access to the
following tools: language tools, search tools, reference tools,
financial tools, map tools, and internet tools.
Library Spot - a free
virtual library resource center with acronyms, almanacs, associations,
public records, etc. Look for the featured link for K-12.
MarcoPolo
- Standards-based
Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the
nation's content experts.
Ready
Reference Website - Ready
Reference uses a subject index based on Dewey Decimal Classification. This
is a numerical classification scheme for breaking down fields of knowledge
using numbers.
Refdesk - Access reference,
facts, and news sources from this reference directory. Kids
Stuff provides a portal for links to sites aimed toward children
Reference Best Source for Facts on the Net - Refdesk.com
- a full service site of reference information.
World Atlas for Kids
Online - Students can find
information about animals, inventions, space, sports, and research who
was born on their birthday.
XREFER
- Encyclopedias,
dictionaries, thesauri & books of quotations from the world's
leading publishers. All cross-referenced, all reliable, all in one
place.
ALMANACS
Information
Please Almanac - Facts about people, places, events, etc.
Kids' Almanac
- This site from Yahooligans features factual information
arranged by category.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
- A web version of "North American's oldest continuously published
periodical".
World Almanac for Kids
- This website is a companion to the book by the same title. It is
updated daily.
ATLASES
Atlapedia
Online - find color physical and political maps about countries of the
world.
DICTIONARIES
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
- A
picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of
carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world. Since the
pictures are links, even pre-readers can surf with a minimum of help and
guidance from their favorite adult. Older kids can use Little Explorers
as a school reference. Users may choose to use one of the
following versions. English-French,
English-German,
English-Portuguese,
or the English-Spanish
version.
Internet
Picture Dictionary - an online multilingual picture dictionary
designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French,
German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages.
Know Play - Reference Look Up
- links to an online dictionaries, thesauruses, rhyming dictionary,
acronym, and encyclopedia and quotation lookups.
Rhyme Zone from Lycos @ Carnegie
Mellon University - Type in a word below to find its
rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
Your Dictionary
- a Web of online dictionaries.
World English Dictionary -
from Microsoft, this dictionary allows users to hear pronunciations.
WWWebster Dictionary -
Among the links find, Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the Collegiate
Dictionary, the Collegiate Thesaurus, and the Merriam-Webster
Unabridged Dictionary.
INTERNET
SEARCHING
Choose
the best search engine for your purpose.-
search engines are matched with the purpose for which information is
needed.
Searching the
Internet - recommended sites and search techniques
NEWSPAPERS
First Headlines
- This site
includes links to individual stories in most major newspapers and network
news websites.
News Links - Links to
many newspapers and magazines
Newspapers- USA and World Wide
Online Newshour
Extra: News for Students - From PBS, a NewsHour Special with Jim
Lehrer for students.
QUOTATIONS
Quote World
- Search quotations
by person, title or keyword.
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