Resources

Reference Resources

http://www.m-w.com/ On-line Dictionary with the new Spanish/English Dictionary

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic Society

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ Carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education

http://www.consumersdigest.com/ Consumer Digest Online

http://www.emtech.net/index.shtml Over 15,000 resources organized by topics for teachers, students, and parents.

http://www.irs.gov/ Internal Revenue Service

Math

http://www.explorelearning.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/ (FunBrain Math Games)

http://www.coolmath.com/home.htm (games…OK site, not great)

http://www.hmco.com/hmco/school/math/brain/index.html (fun facts)

History

http://www.census.gov/ (census facts/figures)

http://www.biography.com/ (biographies on public figures)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/ (Smithsonian Institute site – “virtual” exhibits on American History)

http://www.hpol.org/ (History and Politics Out Loud –archive of politically significant audio materials)

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ (gateway to History resources)

Current Events

http://www.headlinespot.com/ (searchable database for news headlines)

Geography

http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html Learn the capitals of the U.S. states

English/Language Arts

http://www.bartleby.com/

http://www.literarytraveler.com/ (companion for Literature classes)

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ (comprehensive collection of Language Arts resources)

http://www.poets.org/index.cfm (information about poets)

http://www.annefrank.com/

http://crayon.net/ (create your own newspaper free…never tried…looks interesting)

http://www.pantheon.org/ (great resource for Mythology)

http://www.vocabulary.com/

http://www.thesaurus.com/ (Roget’s Thesaurus online)

http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html (resource on how to site internet research according to APA guidelines)

Science

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/intro.html (recycling)

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

http://www.mos.org(educator resource center)

http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/ (virtual cave exploration)

http://whyfiles.org/ (deals with the scientific facts about things in the news)

http://www.kidsbiology.com Biology site for elementary and middle school aged students

http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html virtual microscope

Others

http://www.tutorhunt.com/ -Allows parents and student to locate a tutor in their area.

http://www.khake.com – Information on Vocation Education (Career-Technical)

http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp – Understanding taxes

http://www.grantsalert.com/ – Grant information

http://www.education-world.com/ Lesson Plans, Professional Development, Technology, and School Issues

http://www.pbs4549.org/economics/intro.htm Economics videos, lesson plans, and activities

http://www.howtostudy.com Study skill ideas and activities