| Homework
Sites, Directories and Search Engines
Homework Sites Search Engines & Tutorial Study Skills Citing Sources
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Search Engines (* recommended by the George Lucas Educational Foundation)
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| *Kids Click Web Search | |||||
| A web search for Kids by librarians. All of the sites listed have been reviewed by librarians to make certain they are site and have a brief description and reading level of the site. | |||||
| *Ask Jeeves for Kids | |||||
| Just type in a question and click Ask! Actually a word or two works just as well as a whole question. | |||||
| *ithaki.net | |||||
| - a powerful internet metasearch engine developed for kids (age group targeted, kids above 10) | |||||
| *Kids.Net | |||||
| - Search Engine Just for kids & children - Searching safe & clean sites. | |||||
| *Kids' Search Tools | |||||
| - Search here for words, information or web sites with this all-inclusive page that includes a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedias, kid safe search engines and more. | |||||
| *Super Kids | |||||
| Super Cool Guide to Finding Stuff on the Web | |||||
| *OneKey.com | |||||
| - Partnering with Google, the site lists kid-safe sites and blocks inappropriate sites. | |||||
| *RedZee.com | |||||
| calls itself a "family-oriented site that restricts pornographic results" has a link that allows families to report any site that may not be family-oriented. | |||||
| *Yahooligans | |||||
| This is a searchable directory of Internet sites for kids appropriate for ages 7 through 12. It also has fun pages with links to games, sports, news and other sites. There are also teacher and parent sections at this site. | |||||
| Brain Boost | |||||
| The no-search Search Engine. It is a Question Answering Search Engine. | |||||
| Kid Safe Search Engines | |||||
| From Internet4Classrooms, this Memphis Public Schools site evaluates several search engines for student use. | |||||
| A tutorial by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University to help you improve your web searches by remembering a silly seven-word sentence. This tutorial uses the AltaVista search engine. | |||||
| Merriam-Webster Word Central Click on Student Dictionary to look up words fast | |||||
| Students can look up word definitions quickly, or build their own dictionary! Find the meaning of the Daily Buzzword. | |||||
| The Internet Picture Dictionary | |||||
| This picture dictionary is for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners. Browse by category: Animals, Appliances, Body, Clothing, Colors, Fruits, Garden, Kitchen, Musical Instruments, Numbers, School, Sports, Tools, Transportation, and Vegetables. | |||||
| Tech-Along Technology Glossary | |||||
| Here's your chance to unravel the mystery of all those computer terms (bit and byte, CPU, FAQ, ISDN, and so on). Scroll the list. | |||||
| Acronym Finder | |||||
| At this site, you can find out what 69,000 acronyms and abbreviations stand for. Type in the acronym (such as CIA, NASA, or ERA) without periods or quotes and press Find. | |||||
| OneLook Dictionaries | |||||
| Type a word into OneLook and it will search through more than 287 dictionaries and glossaries. Need to find a special subject dictionary fast? Click on Browse Dictionary List. Entries are in categories from Arts and Humanities to Technology. | |||||
| Quaboag Virtual Classroom | |||||
| General Reference Links (about 200 different links) | |||||
| Google Directory for Kids and Teens | |||||
| From Google ... 14 major categories and thousands of links | |||||
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| 100 plus topics in theme archives - check regularly as they are constantly being updated. | |||||
| Awesome Library | |||||
| 16,000 reviewed resources including the top 5% in education. Separate resource for kids, teens, parents, teachers, librarians and the community | |||||
| BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper | |||||
| BJ is now 17 years old. He and his father have been compiling this site since 1995. It is now on the Discovery Channel Web site. It includes links to 695 sites on the Internet. It also includes a weekly word list, sites for teachers and “Playtime” sites for students and other Discovery.com sites. | |||||
| Blue Web ‘N | |||||
| Searchable database of over 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type. A brief description of each site contains the date it was added and reviewed. Each site is rated with up to 5 stars. | |||||
| Education Resources for Kids and Teens | |||||
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"after school" site has links for teen learning, issues and
exploring the internet. (Site supported by the General
Services Administration).
Afterschool.gov is unavailable while it is being updated. Please check
back in the coming months for a site with new information and resources.
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| Encyclopedia.com | |||||
| From Electric Library, this site has over 50,000 articles. While Encyclopedia.com is a free service, its Premium Links to Electric Library require a subscription to that service. | |||||
| Encyclopedia Smithsonian | |||||
| features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources on subjects from Art to Zoology. | |||||
| Fact Monster | |||||
| Online Atlas, Dictionary, Almanac and Encyclopedia and other links from Information Please and the Learning Network. | |||||
| Hundreds of educational websites for children, grades K-12 (Compiled at Scarsdale (NY) High School) | |||||
| Art, Math, Science, Social Studies and Reading Links | |||||
| K-12 homework related sites ... | |||||
| Information Please | |||||
| It's an almanac. It's a dictionary. It's an encyclopedia. It's Information Please: one-stop shopping for all your information needs. | |||||
| Internet Public Library | |||||
| This site hosted by the School of Information at the University of Michigan with special sites for Teens, Kids and Librarians in addition to special online exhibits, reference links, and magazines. | |||||
| Kids.gov | |||||
| This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. | |||||
| Kids Konnect | |||||
| This site has both an alphabetized list and subject index. It is maintained by educators at Kids Konnect for students and teachers. Reference sites include Art, History and Science museums, periodicals and planetariums | |||||
| Kids on the Web: Homework Tools | |||||
| In addition to dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus links, this site also links to homework helpers for students of all ages. | |||||
| King Middle School | |||||
| This Middle School Site has a wealth of links on all school subjects and when you're finished with your homework, there are several "fun" links. | |||||
| King's On Line Reference Help | |||||
| Safe resources and links for kids of all ages. | |||||
| Minuteman Library Network - Kids Corner | |||||
| This page has links to fun stuff, arts and crafts as well as subject areas. There are also links for parents and teachers. | |||||
| My Homework Helper | |||||
| from Refdesk.com categorized by grade level, reference sources, research tools, facts and other homework links | |||||
| Quotations and Sayings Database | |||||
| Includes Mark Twain Quote of the Day, Poetry, Proverbs and Sayings | |||||
| Rhyming Dictionary | |||||
| use this online dictionary to quickly find rhyming words-- | |||||
| Tek Mom’s Search Tools for Students | |||||
| Includes links to “Just for Kids” and general search engines as well as links to search Science, History, Images, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Biographies, Authors and Maps. | |||||
| Web Online Dictionary | |||||
| a 3D dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms | |||||
| World Almanac for Kids | |||||
| ...an easy-to-use, ready reference tool for students of all ages! | |||||
| WorldAtlas.com | |||||
| Find any country, flag, map, latitude and longitude, map clipart and much more at this site. | |||||
| Includes Homework Center, Search Skills, Writing Skills, Speaking and Listening Skills among others | |||||
| From the Erie, Pennsylvania School District. Tips to help you get organized and succeed. | |||||
| Designed to help ALL students improve their study skills | |||||
| Although written for college students, other students will also benefit from these study tips. Best clicks are the five Online Study Skills Workshops (including Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance) which are self-paced slide shows that pop up in their own windows. | |||||
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Citing
Your Sources
These sites allow you to input bibliographic information on your reference sources. They will then format the text which you can copy and paste into Word or your word processing document. |
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| Yahooligans Teachers' Guide: Citing Sources | |||||
| This site has examples of appropriate guidelines for citing sources by grade level (K-1, 2-3, 4-5 and 6-7-8). | |||||
| RapidCite (interactive) | |||||
| Produces "work cited" pages --- user enters appropriate information into the blank fields, saves information and exports it to Word. If multiple entries are made, then it will be formatted and alphabetized automatically. Good for MLA, APA and Chicago formats for print, electronic and AV resources. | |||||
| Slate Citation Machine (interactive) | |||||
| Part of the Landmark Project. Template for citing books, articles, websites, etc. Creates a citation that can be copied into a word processing document. | |||||
| Using Sources, Fairly and Accurately (from OhioLink) | |||||
| CGOS Columbia (University) Guide to Online Style | |||||
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