Techno logy
Tools for Teachers

The following links will take you to valuable online resources that can be used to help students and teachers research various topics online.

www.libraryspot.com - This site is a portal for all sorts of libraries (K-12 libraries, public libraries, film libraries) references (almanacs, dictionaries, calendars, and calculators), and tools that can be used to locate various information. Why search the web when everything you need is at your fingertips?

The Awesome Library - Another excellent resource offering 14,000 educationally viable Web pages, all screened using stringent criteria.

Refdesk.com - A huge assortment of reference material gleaned from newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, and more than 260 search engines.

FindArticles.com - A site that searches over 300 magazines by category to find articles matching the search topics. A handy way to find shorter, focused materials.

Encyclopædia Britannica -Is now available in its entirety on the Web. The site also allows users to search Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and to browse by clicking on such topics such as News, Sports, and Weather.

Infoplease Encyclopedia - Includes almanacs, a dictionary, and an atlas.

Columbia Encyclopedia - Offers a large collection of other reference materials as well: a thesaurus, a dictionary, several collections of quotations, and several volumes about English usage.

Encyclopedia.com - Encyclopedia.com boasts more than 50,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia and it's free!

Encarta Reference - Is subsection of the larger Microsoft Encarta. The Reference section includes a talking dictionary and a world atlas in addition to an abridged version of the Microsoft Encarta encyclopedia available on CD-ROM.

Online Homework Sites - This list, compiled by Judy Byers, contains sites that are full of useful information. Math homework helpers, brain teasers and puzzles, Scholastic, research sites (for kids), and much more!

The World Factbook 2002- This CIA site provides basic facts (such as population, government, economy, and maps) about countries around the world.

The Encyclopedia Mythica - This encyclopedia offers information about mythology, folklore, and legends.

Whatis.com - This encyclopedia, dedicated to the information technology industry, contains definitions about computers, the Internet, software, and hardware.

Altapedia - This encyclopedia contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Kidsclick.com - Created by librarians, this site is well organized and designed.