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America
Links Up! |
America Links Up is a good starting place if you want your students
to explore the WWW. It is dedicated to making sure that kids have a
rewarding experience online. http://kids.getnetwise.org/americalinksup/index2.html
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America's
Story |
The Library of Congress presents America's Story. A site designed especially
with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of
all ages. Meet amazing Americans, jump back in time, or explore the
states. www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
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Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations |
"A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their
sources in ancient and modern literature." www.bartleby.com/100/
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| Biography.com |
The History Channel is hosting Biography on the Web, based on their
television show. The site is the link between the show and your classroom.
Get educational materials and helpful hints on how to use Biography
Classroom. http://www.biography.com/
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Britannica.com |
Britannica.com includes the complete Britannica encyclopedia and a
searchable guide to the Web's best sites. Explore subjects offered in
art, history, science, travel, health, and others. http://www.britannica.com/
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Dictionary.com |
Dictionary.com allows you to search dictionary, thesaurus or web for
definition and pronunciation of word. http://dictionary.reference.com/
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The
Digital Classroom (National Archives and Records Administration) |
The Digital Classroom provides materials and methods for teaching with
primary sources. (Reproducible primary documents, educational units
correlated to national academic standards, and cross-curricular connections).
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
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Encarta
Encyclopedia |
Click on the category you want (or type in a keyword) to learn more
about it. http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_tree/browse.html
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| Fact
Monster (Kids' Almanac) |
"Information Please" brings us homework help and fact finding
on hundreds of subjects, including sports, world news, entertainment,
geography, science, history, biography, education, health, and other
cool stuff. www.kids.infoplease.com/
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Guide
to Grammar and Writing |
Have a grammar question? Click on the appropriate page, read the rules,
and take a quiz. Did you learn your lesson? http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
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The
Internet Acronym Server |
What does FHA stand for? Check out this site and you can find the meaning
of any acronym or abbreviation. http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms
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Library
Spot |
An online library and reference site featuring links to some of the
top dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other resources. www.libraryspot.com/
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Map
Collections: 1500-1999 |
A collection of maps compiled by the Library of Congress. www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
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Merriam-Webster
OnLine |
Bookmark this site to quickly find the definition of a word. Don't
worry, it will even help you spell it! www.m-w.com/
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Old
Farmer's Almanac |
Go to this site for tidbits of information and up-to-date weather forecasts.
www.almanac.com
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Refdesk.com |
Refdesk claims to be "The single best source for facts on the
net." The searchable site does contain almanacs, books, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, news, maps, plus reference site-of-the-day, headline
news, and facts-of-the-day. www.refdesk.com/
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RhymeZone |
A great reference for younger kids who like word rhymes. It may also
be a great source in an ESL classroom. http://www.rhymezone.com/
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Thesaurus.com |
Free online Roget's Thesaurus of English words & phrases provides
antonyms, word of the day, browsing by category & headword, plus
other writing resources. www.thesaurus.com/
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The
Virtual Reference Desk |
The Virtual Reference Desk contains links to dictionaries, encyclopedias,
phone books, publications, and much more. http://www.virtualref.com/
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WorldAtlas.com |
Have a geography question? Go to WorldAtlas.com www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
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