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| Alex's Paper Airplanes | Learn how to make many different paper airplanes (3-12) |
| Brainbashers | A collection of puzzles, games and optical illusions (3-12) |
| BrainConnection.com -Brain Teasers | Games that train the brain (3-12) |
| CyberChase | A variety of fun games (K-12) |
| Enchanted Learning | A wide range of subjects; interactive activities; labeled as elementary but can be easily adapted for secondary |
| FunBrain | Fun activities (K-12) |
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HighSchoolACE (formerly High School Hub) |
Free online academic resources for high school students which features learning activities, an ongoing teen poetry contest, a reference collection, college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, arts, health, music, and technology |
| JigZone | Online jigsaw puzzles (4-12) |
| KidsCom | Games (4-12) |
| Kids Web | Get information about books, arts and crafts, fun and games, sports, homework (1-6) |
| Kids Folder | Learning activities specific to grade level (K-12) |
| Kids Zone Book Adventure | Help in finding the book that's just right (K-6) |
| PBSKids | Activities and games for PBS television programming (K-3) |
| Time for Kids | Time Magazine; current events, search and homework tools, games, explore, magazines (3-6) |
| Vocabulary Pinball | Play pinball to learn spelling and meaning of new words (3-6) |
| Career and College Resources | A
collection of online resources (9-12)
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| Fast Web | College and scholarship searches; financial aid tools page (9-12) |
| Go College | Investigate colleges and financial help (9-12) |
| Parents’ Guide to the Information Superhighway | Rules and tools for families online from The Children’s Partnership; comprehensive look at the information superhighway and what parents should know to help their children use it safely and wisely (K-6) |
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Internet Searches
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| Ask for Kids | A “safe” web search tool that allows young people to ask questions in everyday language (K-12) |
| CyberSleuth | An Internet search guide for K-12 students (K-12) |
| iTools | Search tools; language tools; research tools (2-12) |
| Ivy's Search Engines for Kids | A collection of search engines, web guides and specialized search engines (animals, web cams, coloring sheets and more) for kids (K-6) |
| KidsClick! | Web search engine for kids contains more than 5,200 sites (4-8) |
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OLR (Kid's Online Resources) |
Links to a multitude of online resources by topic including Art/Music, History, Zoos/Animals and more (4-8) |
| Kid's Search Tools | A collection of several different kid friendly, kid safe search engines (4-8) |
| Search Tools for Students | Several general and specialized search engines (4-12) |
| i-SAFE America | A non-profit Internet safety foundation, to bring Internet safety education and awareness to the youth of this country (K-12) |
| LSR7 Internet Safety | Safety guidelines for the Internet to discuss with your children and teens (K-12) |
| Safe Surfing | Learn about surfing the net safely and get a Surftificate (K-6) |
| Security at Home: Child Safety Online | Microsoft's guide for parents about keeping children safe online (K-12) |
| Surf Swell | From Disney; learn about internet safety by visiting Privacy Falls, Virus Cave, Temple of Tact and Challenge of Doom (K-6) |
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Bartleby.com Great Books Online |
Information and reference tools; downloadable dictionaries and thesauri; Columbia Encyclopedia; 70 volume Harvard Classics collection and the works of Shakespeare; quotations, phrases, and proverbs (4-12) |
| Dictionary.com | Type in the word to retrieve definition and usage (2-12) |
| The Library Spot | Links to numerous online libraries, reference materials, periodicals, quotations, books, literary criticism, poetry and speeches (6-12) |
| Merriam-Webster Online | More than 160,000 entries; each word is accompanied by definition, pronunciation, usage, grammatical function, and a brief etymology (1-12) |
| LSR7
In-District Resources Culture Grams Ebsco Host Worldbook Online |
These resources may be accessed only in-district. (2-12) |
| Picture Dictionary | 1,881 illustrated dictionary entries; each word is used in a meaningful example sentence; most entries have links to a related web sites (K-4) |
| Quoteland | Extensive collection organized by topic (2-12) |
| Thesaurus. com | Type in the word and synonyms will be returned (2-12) |
| Yahoo Reference | Links to dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations, libraries and more (3-12) |
| Who2? for Students | Find biographical information |
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| Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Information on the people, places, and events of yesterday and today (4-12) |
| Columbia Encyclopedia | Contains over 51,000 entries with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references (4-12) |
| Encarta Encyclopedia Center | Articles; links; resources (2-12) |
| Encyclopedia.com | Searchable encyclopedia (2-12) |
| Wikipedia | Wide range of information and resources (2-12) |
| A Research Guide for Students | Tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings including search engines; writing and style guides; access to virtual libraries; and more (8-12) |
| A+ Research and Writing | Resources for writing a research paper (7-12) |
| AOL@School | Find homework help, learning games, facts, tutorials and more (3-12) |
| Basic Steps in the Research Process | Includes selecting a research topic; making source cards; finding information within sources; writing a statement of purpose; brainstorming research questions; writing a thesis statement; citing sources; writing a conclusion, etc. (7-12) |
| BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper | Homework help (K-12) |
| Bill Nye the Science Guy | Includes a demo of the day, highlights from the day’s television episode, and many science resources (3-8) |
| Calculators | Includes date and time, finance, geography (driving, flight), math, science |
| Citation Machine | Fill in the blank format for creating a bibliography; the site then assembles the bibliography (4-12) |
| Create a Graph | Easily create many types of graphs and save as a picture file to use in your document (K-12) |
| Easy Bib | A website dedicated to helping writers create bibliographies; MLA 5th edition and APA publications manual (3-12) |
| General Research Tools for Secondary Students | Links to many research tools (7-12) |
| GeoNet | Practice your geography skills (4-12) |
| Guide to Writing a Basic Essay | Step-by-step instructions for writing a basic report (7-12) |
| High School Ace | Formerly High School Hub; Free online academic resources which feature subject guides for English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, art, health, music, and technology (9-12) |
| Homework High | Resources for completing homework (9-12) |
| How To Study | Tips on test taking, note taking, managing study time, building vocabulary and more (5-12) |
| How to Research | Interactive site which uses a step-by-step approach to teach students how to research (3-6) |
| Keyboarding | Practice typing skills (3-12) |
| Internet Public Library | Developed for children ages 4-11; topics include fun stuff, computers, sports, art and music, and much more (K-6) |
| Learning Express Library | Learning resources and tools categorized into elementary, middle school and high school (K-12) |
| Map Machine | National Geographic site; view and print any map in the world (3-12) |
| Shmoop: Study Guides | Study guides and resources for literature; U.S. history; poetry (7-12) |
| QuizHub | Educational games, puzzles, and quizzes for middle school students (7-8) |
| The Why Files | Well-researched and clearly written investigations of current topics in science; a new story every other week; scientific images (4-12) |
