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EDUCATIONAL

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Reference Works(Ed1) Atlases (Ed1a) WEB Directories  (Ed1b)
Calculators (Ed1c)  Quotation Sites (Ed1d) Miscellaneous Reference Sites (Ed1m)
Test Taking Tips (Ed2) College Financial Aid (Ed2a) Homework Help (Ed3)
Online Degree Programs & Info (Ed4) Online Elementary, Middle & High Schools (Ed4a) Self Improvement Courses (Ed5)

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For Educators 

 

  Two Great Education Portal for Students as well as Educators is Education Planet & Power To Learn .          

                                   

The LinkOn Table below contains Online Reference Sites; Dictionaries, Thesauri & Encyclopedias. Ones with an * after it require Registration....ones with two ** require a paid subscription for full access, usually from $50 to $70 a year. Encarta can be subscribed Monthly for $6.95  For good deals on those old fashioned paper books, check out our Books Page in the Shopping Category. 

  You can get most of these in one place...My Virtual Reference Desk ...or you can just click on the individual tool you need below. A few other good General Sources of info (tons of links) on a variety of Topics is Midwest Bookwatch,   StudyWebUniversity of Iowa Gateway to Online ResourcesLibrary Explorer on the WEB,  LibrarySpot & the Internet Public Library. The Milwaukee Public Library has put together a Great Reference resource with links to over 1200 Sites. It also has a search feature.   Another Source, especially for more specialized searches, is the ERIC DATABASE,  which is now part of the Educators Reference Desk.

 

Online Reference Works    (Ed1)    
Encyclopedias
All Shakespeare Wikipedia  (A Free Online Encyclopedia) Encyclopedia.com (Columbia Concise)
Encyclopedia Britannica  Kids Info Please Encarta**(Concise is free)
Encyberpedia Encyclopedia of the Orient  (North Africa & Middle East actually) Encyclopedia Mythica
Kid's Click Report a Bad Link
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet Suggest a Site!
Internat'l Financial Encycl.
Dictionaries
The Web of Online Dictionaries  (Including Foreign) Roget's Thesaurus
Dictionary of Slang (UK) Ectaco Multilingual Dictionaries Your Dictionary (Foreign Dictionaries)
Visual Thesaurus
OneLook Dictionaries Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
Philosophical Dictionary Grammar & Style Guide(Lynch)
Biographies Biographical Dictionary Errors in English
Almanacs
Acronym Finder Cliche Finder Ask a Scientist
The Education Index Information Please CIA 2001 Factbook
Medical Reference Works
Health Care Info Resources MSN Medical Encyclopedia MTDesk Med. Terms
Multilingual Glossary of Med. Terms Online Medical Dictionary Medterms.com
MedLine Plus Dictionary Links
Atlases  (Ed1a)      
Atlapedia Color Landform Atlas of U.S. Fascinating World of Maps & Mapping
How Far is It ?   Maps in the News
Microsoft  Encarta ®World Maps Microsoft Expedia® Maps 3D  Atlas Online Terra Server
National Geographic Maps U. of Texas Map Collection World Time (Time Zones)
WEB Directories (Ed1b)    
About Galaxy Go Network
Hotbot Look Smart Lycos
Open Directory Project WebCrawler Yahoo!
Report a Bad Link (Also See our Search Page) Suggest a Site !

       * The best organized of the group.  

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                      More Miscellaneous Reference Sites (Ed1m)  

  Some other Links that have Links to other Reference Sources include: DeskRef & Argus Clearinghouse for Subject Oriented Internet GuideVoice of the Shuttle provides quality Links in a number of disciplines, including Art, Humanities, Law & the Sciences. New Scientist is a Great Source of Science Info & Links.  Three great government sources of info are The Library of Congress America's Library and the Census Bureau

For  Great Info on the Economy, Go To Economy.com.

You can download entire Classic Novels, Poems etc. by going to our Literature Page. (Project Gutenberg is the easiest one to use)   I'm sure you're familiar with Cliffs Notes ...they're Online too!  They also have an E-mail Tip a Day service that covers many interesting topics. Sparknotes is similar to Cliffs Notes, except they're FREE!

Having trouble with your Term Paper? Go to ResearchPaper.com for help in writing it & researching it.  

For an entertaining way to improve your vocabulary, visit  "The Cool Word of the Day." Two other Vocabulary Building Sites are Word Smith's Word-a-Day and for an entertaining way to learn about Word definitions and their origins, see the Word Detective.   A more serious approach is offered by The Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Day Site. Merriam-Webster also has a Site where you can sign-up to be get a daily word by e-mail.

               

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