ALA Great Web Sites
Great web sites from the American Library Association.
Aneki.com
"Aneki.com is an independent, privately operated website based in Montreal, Canada." They want to share knowledge through the use of lists and rankings -- such as richest and poorest countries, richest atheletes, busiest airports, most hurricane prone areas and tons of others. CAUTION: This web site could be addictive! :-)
Answers.com
Ya gott'a love this - it says the site is "the greatest encyclodictionalmanacapedia" available - and I believe it! It's awesome! A huge variety of information has been gathered from multiple places and conveniently placed in Answers.com. Particularly useful for upper primary and above.
AOL at School
Something for everybody from AOL.
Ask.com
Used to be Ask Jeeves, now just Ask. Continues to be developed and improved. A wonderful source for information. Links to the Ask for Kids site (previously Ask Jeeves for Kids)or use the URL: http://www.askforjkids.com.
Bartleby.com
The web site said: "Bartleby.com — the preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse — invites you to expand your web site with links to the most comprehensive reference site on the Web," so I did! :-)
Biography.com
"Over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present" listed on this searchable site.
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Homework links found as part of the Discovery School web site.
Brainpop
Looks like Brainpop is almost completely a "pay for use site" now, but check it out anyway. (It offers a 14-day free trial that you may want to consider.)
Cybrarian web site
"Designed by a librarian for kids grades 3 through 8." Lots of variety - includes links to news and magazines.
Cybersleuth for Kids
Internet Search Guide for students of all ages. Educational resources of all types plus fun and games sites, too.
Dictionary.com
Link to dictionaries - general and foreign language - plus lots of other links other than dictionaries.
EasyBib.com
A FREE automatic bibliography (or works cited) composer - MLA-style and MS Word ready. Easy to use and makes creating a bibliography easy -- just like the web site name indicates. But, YOU still have to provide all the information needed to make an accurate bibliography!!
Enchanted Learning
Ask or e-mail Ms. Nelson (lislmc@excite.com)for Username and Password for this web site as LIS is a member as of September 2007.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
"Encyclopedia Smithsonian helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology."
Fact Monster
Fact Monster is a search engine developed by Information Please part of Pearson Education.
HighBeam Encyclopedia
Used to just be called Encyclopedia.com but has updated it's name. The About Us page states it is "the Internet's premiere free encyclopedia, provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps - all provided by HighBeam Research."
History for Kids
"Kidipede - History for Kids" - For kids but also has teacher resources.
InfoPlease
This site says it has "all the knowledge you need"...including dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, almanac, thesaurus web links and more.
Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library features a convenient service called Ask A Question. In addition to all the various reference materials you would expect, the IPL has an online volunteer staff dedicated to answering reference questions for visitors of the IPL.
Internet School Library Media Center
Even though the webmaster states the site is being dismantled, there are still lots of excellent links still available. The message has been on the site for a long time, but it's still active.
KidsClick!
"Web search for kids by librarians"
Links for Primary Students from a Minnesota, U.S.A. school district.
The Osseo Area Schools Virtual Media Center is set up using the Dewey Decimal System to help guide you to links - this is the link to the primary grades web sites.
Links for Secondary Students from a Minnesota, U.S.A. school district.
The Osseo Area Schools Virtual Media Center is set up using the Dewey Decimal System to help guide you to links - this is the link to the secondary level (generally Year 7+) web sites.
Merriam-Webster Online
Includes online dictionaries and thesaurus plus link to Encyclopedia Brittanica (EB is a pay site but provides some free articles as well).
Mr. Dowling's web site
An excellent variety of topics with concise information from a "real teacher" in Florida.
National Geographic for Kids
Use this one and check the National Geographic site, too. (http://www.nationalgeographic.com)
Noodle Tools
Noodle Tools provides information on how to create a BIBLIOGRAPHY. You can create your own free acount, or the LIS LMC's account. User or Login Name: lislmc, Password: year4-6.
Refdesk.com
This web site claims to be "The Single Best Source for Facts".
Reference.com
Includes "on this day" category along with people search, medical and health, legal, business and many of the general reference categories you'd expect on a reference site.
Water Science for Schools
Part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)web site. It offers "information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge." Also has link to an area where you can investigate the water cycle -- in 50 different languages.
Wikipedia
An excellent resource plus be sure to go to the bottom of the home page to see all the related sites that have been created: Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Commons and Meta-Wiki.
Word Reference
The Word Reference Dictionaries are free online translation dictionaries for English, Spanish, French and Italian.
World Almanac for Kids
Just what it says! If you don't know about the World Almanac you'd better get busy and check this one out NOW!
World Atlas
"Includes lists of continents, countries, dependencies, islands, territories, lakes, rivers, seas, oceans, mountains, and the highest, lowest, biggest, smallest, tallest, deepest, oldest, youngest, richest, poorest places on the planet!"
