Finding Data on the Internet:
A journalist teaches other writers how to use the Internet to find
facts.
http://www.robertniles.com/data/
Infonation:
View and compare statistical data for countries that are a part of
the United Nations. Find everything from land size to population,
average temperature to crime rates.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Study Skills:
Suggestions help students develop better listening, reading,
note-taking, writing, and independent study skills.
http://www.how-to-study.com/
Research-It:
Look up the meaning of a word, find out when a famous person lived,
or identify a foreign language at this one-stop research center.
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Bartleby.com:
Search for famous quotes, classic literature, and nonfictional
works. Site also includes dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus.
http://www.bartleby.com/
The Amazing Picture Machine:
Index to graphical resources and maps on the internet. Database of
all types of images suitable for children.
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
FactMonster:
Includes searchable information related to sports, entertainment,
geography, history, biography, education, and health.
http://www.factmonster.com/
Emily Post: Rules of Etiquette:
Guide to good manners includes thousands of tips on correspondence,
party giving, and conduct in every public or private setting.
http://www.bartleby.com/95/1.html
Simpsons Contemporary Quotations:
online database and comprehensive list of world's most notable
quotations from 1950 - 1980.
http://www.bartleby.com/63/
Martindale's Reference Desk:
Massive collection of links to reference resources includes language
centers, calculators, maps, science tables and important websites of
various countries.
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Ref.html
Discover:
All about the earth, its people, science, discoveries, and language.
http://www.pitara.com/discover/
TekMom's Search Tools for Students:
An easy-to-use, one-page reference desk for students. Includes kids'
search engines, encyclopedias, biographies, images, dictionaries,
and maps.
http://www.tekmom.com/search/
My Virtual Reference Desk:
Links to a variety of resources including news, weather, sports,
encyclopedias, facts on file, FAQs, and tutorials.
http://www.refdesk.com/
Ben's Phaster Online Reference Desk:
Reference search guide. Research portal covers biography,
dictionary, encyclopedia, language translation, thesaurus, world and
city maps
http://www.phaster.com/find_info_ref.html
Electronic Text Center:
Online archive includes over 45,000 classic texts in 12 languages.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/
Copyright Rights and Wrongs:
Students learn the importance and procedures for respecting
intellectual property and how to ask permission to use images on the
web. Site designed by 5th and 6th grade students for Thinkquest
Junior.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001570/
NoodleQuest:
Free service offers automated search engine strategy development.
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/
Teen Learning Network:
Provides information on college preparation and planning, career
investigation, ACT, SAT, and homework help.
http://teenlearningnetwork.com/
Info Zone Research Skills Area:
Exploration of the research process and links to related sites.
http://www.assd.winnipeg.mb.ca/infozone/index.htm
Inter-Lace Webtopics Directory::
This teacher-librarian designed website contains searching tips and
a weblinks topic subject list for teachers and students.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey
Gary Price Fast Facts:
Compilation of quick reference resources, including almanacs,
statistics, and fact books.
http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm
Plagiarism:
College professor's tutorial explains what plagiarism is and why it
is wrong, and refutes the excuses often used to try to justify it.
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~dorn/Tutorials/plagiarism/plagiarism.htm
