Student Sites
Useful and informative web sites for students.

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Title: Encarta Online Encyclopedia

Annotation: A concise, free, online encyclopedia that will aid with student research.

URL: http://encarta.msn.com/encartahome.asp

 

Title: Research-It!

Annotation: A collection of maps, dictionaries, biographies and other research tools.

URL: http://www.itools.com/research-it/

 

Title: The Virtual Reference Desk

Annotation: A large assortment of reference sources maintained by the library staff at Purdue University. This site contains a collection of dictionaries that includes a hypertext-linked Webster’s.

URL: http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference

 

Title: The Family Education Network

Annotation: A click on the “Homework Help” button links students to specific subject areas such as current events or social studies.

URL: http://www.familyeducation.com

 

Title: KidsConnect

Annotation: Students K-12 can e-mail a question and within two school days receive an answer from a volunteer media specialist. The answer is usually not supplied - just suggestions on how to find it.

URL: http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfavorites.html

 

Title: Ask an Expert

Annotation: An authority in the field you choose will answer your question. Or try the “universal translator”; Enter a word in any language and it will be automatically translated to other languages.

URL:
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska.html

 

Title: Ask Dr. Math

Annotation: Students can e-mail a math related question or check the past archives to see if their query has already been answered.

URL: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math

 

Title: Ask Jeeves For Kids

Annotation: A great place to ask questions such as “Why is the sky blue?”. This site will give quick answers by providing good sites for easy access.

URL: http://www.ajkids.com

 

Title: FunBrain.Com

Annotation: The number one education site for K-8 makes it fun to learn.

URL: http://www.funbrain.com/