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Homework Help

Infotrac* contains a Canadian Periodicals Database (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Biography Resource Center, Student Resource Center, and a Virtual Reference Library.
 *To access this site from home, you will need to get log-in and password information from your teacher.

ALA:  Great Web Sites for Kids

Exploratorium:  Ten Cool Sites

 

Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of British Columbia* To access this site from home, you will need to get log-in and password information from your teacher.

Encyclopedia of World HistoryAncient, Medieval and Modern
*To access this site from home, you will need to get log-in and password information from your teacher.

Microsoft Encarta is a pay site but many articles are free.

 

Almanacs & Fact Books

The World Factbook (2003)

CIA:  The World Factbook

 

Dictionaries

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Cambridge Dictionaries Online

Merriam-Webster OnLine

 

Thesaurus

Roget's II:  The New Thesaurus (1995)

 

Quotations

Columbia World of Quotations (1996)

Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett (1919)

Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1950-1988)

 

Search Engines

Google

Yahoo (also a directory)

Yahooligans (also a web guide)

 

Website Evaluation

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators:  Critical Evaluation of a Website:  Middle School Level

Yahooligans!:  Internet Literacy:  Student Evidence Analysis Form

 

Style Formats

Nauset Public Schools:  Research and Style Manual

Son of Citation Machine - You can enter in the information for your bibliography, and the program will put it into the correct format for you.



 

    












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