References & Research

Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary
Dictionary and Thesaurus right at your fingertips

Internet Movie DataBase
The place to go for information on Movies, Actors/Actresses, and TV Shows.

Foreign Language Translator -- Go Network
Translate foreign websites from Spanish, French, German, and Italian into English.

Encarta Online -- MSN Network
Limited encyclopedia online from Microsoft.

DareWare's US History
This Day and Month in US History

The KIDS Report
A biweekly publication produced by K-12 students as a resource to other K-12 students of internet resources on a particular theme.

Encyclopedia.com
Internet's premiere free encyclopedia from 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.

Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk
Language tools to geographical tools, this site has it all, or almost!

Library of Congress
Catalogs, collections, and research services, plus multimedia of america's memories and online gallery of current exhibitions.

Bibliomania.com
Search for phrases and fables littered throughout literature.

History Channel
This Day in History, speeches, discussion, plus exhibits.

History Channel Traveler
Search historic landmarks and cities for planning trips.

Kids @ nationalgeographic.com
Games, fun things, and information all designed for kids.

refdesk.com
One of the best sources for facts on the net.

Archiving Early America
Their main focus is primary source material from 18th Century America--newspapers, letters, and maps.

CIA -- The World Factbook
Information gathered on countries all around the world.

Fun Things

Universal Press Comics Zone
Daily comics from Universal Press Syndicate.

King Feature Comics Zone
Daily comics from King Feature Syndicate Press

Yahooligans
A web site dedicated to kids.

World Kids Network
An ongoing project created by kids and adults from around the world that offers kids email, chat rooms, contests, keypals, clubs, civic projects like writing to senior citizens, art areas, and much more!

International Kids' Space
Share your works of art, short stories, and music with others.

Bonus.com the SuperSite for Kids
Educational games from K-12

KidPub WWW Publishing
Stories written by kids from all around the world.

Vocabulary Stretching Games
Javascript based games that all students of all ages to increase and sharpen their vocabulary.

Cyberkids - Where Creative Kids Click
Games, contests, chat, music, and more.

Adventure Online
Just in on live expeditions or past expeditions and talk around the campfire.