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Dictionary
& Thesaurus Resources
Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary & Thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/
LITTLE
EXPLORERS
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Picture Dictionary from Enchanted Learning
Word
Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
The
Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
Encarta
Online
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx
refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
This is a comprehensive reference site.
Visual
Thesaurus
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp
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Searching
Tools
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com/
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
ASK
JEEVES FOR KIDS
http://www.ajkids.com/
Google
http://www.google.com/
Kids
Click
http://sunsite.Berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
A kid-safe search vehicle.
Teoma
http://www.teoma.com/
All The Web
http://www.alltheweb.com/
Kids
Search Engines
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/kids.html
This link will take you to a bunch of kid-friendly search engines.
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
While not exactly an encyclopedia, this site contains many links about
many topics from A-Z.
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Bibliographic
Citation Tools
Slate
Citation Machine
http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php
This site is a tool that students and teachers can use to create bibliographic
citations for classroom projects.
Kathy
Schrock:
Ready Reference, Librarians and Copyright Sources
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/referenc.html
This site contains grade specific bibliographic citation templates that
students can use
.Noodle
Tools
http://www.noodletools.com/
This site's "Noodlebib" is a useful bibliographic composer.
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Raw Materials,
Etc..
Language
Arts Skills
http://ursamajor.hartnet.org/chow/integrate/languageskills.htm
This site contains teacher resource links in the following areas: Reading,
Spelling, Vocabulary , Comprehension, Writing, Grammar , Study Skills,
For Parents, Search Tools
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Encyclopedias
Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Encarta
Online
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/Reference.aspx
Worldbook Online
http://www.worldbookonline.com/
You may need a subscription to access this one.
refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
This is a comprehensive reference site.
Smithsonian
Museum for Kids
http://www.si.edu/kids/
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Other Resources
Language
Arts Skills
http://ursamajor.hartnet.org/chow/integrate/languageskills.htm
This site contains teacher resource links in the following areas: Reading,
Spelling, Vocabulary , Comprehension, Writing, Grammar , Study Skills,
For Parents, Search Tools
Kid's
Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
Kid appropriate online encyclopedias, dictionaries & other reference
tools all on one page!
Information
about Animals
http://animalsearch.galganov.net/
Resources on lots of animals are here.
World
Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
Whitehouse
for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/index.html
Computer
Using Educators, Inc. (CUE) Research Links
http://www.cue.org/links/websites.html
Web directories, search sites, research paper writing tips & homework
help links can be found here.
LibrarySmart
- WhenYou Really Need toKnow
http://www.librarysmart.com/working/home.asp
A site developed by the Washington State Library to promote information
literacy. There are resources for both teachers and students.
Yahoo
Reference Links
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
Everything from dictionaries to Bartlett's quotations to Gray's anatomy
reference links can be found here.
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Community Research
Terrafly
http://www.terrafly.com/
Type in a street address or zip code & Terrafly will locate an arial
picture as well as provide recent Census data on that location.
Sperling’s
BestPlaces
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/citycompare.asp
Compare two different cities in the U.S. either from the same or different
states.
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Free & Low
Cost Student Email
Gaggle
http://www.gaggle.net/
Gaggle.net provides students with free email accounts that can be teacher
monitored. The free email accounts do have advertisements. Email accounts
without ads can be purchased from $2.00 - $4.50 per student, depending
on how many student accounts you purchase.
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Copyright
Permission
Copyright
Permission Letter
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/copyperm.htm
An example of a copyright permission letter created by Bellingham Schools.
Art
Rights and Wrongs
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=J001570&url=J001570/
Information and templates on how to write, or e-mail, for permission to
use copyrighted resources in classroom educational projects.
Landmarks
for Schools: Permission Request
http://www.landmark-project.com/permission1.php
This has an online template that students can use to compose a letter
seeking permission to use copyrighted resources.
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Technology Standards
& Learning Targets
NETS
for Students
http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html
The National Educational Technology Standards for students from ISTE can
be found at this site.
NETS
for Teachers
http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html
The National Educational Technology Standards for teachers from ISTE can
be found at this site.
NETS
for Administrators
http://cnets.iste.org/administrators/a_stands.html
The National Educational Technology Standards for administrators from
ISTE can be found at this site.
Kindergarten
Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/Kindergarten/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
First
Grade Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/1st/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
Second
Grade Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/2nd/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
Third
Grade Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/2nd/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
Fourth
Grade Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/4th/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
Fifth
Grade Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/5th/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
Sixth
Grade Technology Learning Targets
http://www.spokaneschools.org/LearningTargets/Elementary/6th/technology.stm
These learning targets were created by the Spokane School District.
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