Media Center

Media Resources

Online Subscriptions

Culture Grams

Information on Countries & the 50 States - Available @ School Only

Created for beginning Researchers - Available @ School Only

InfoTrac

Designed for elementary students to search magazines, newspapers & reference books - Available @ School Only

Online Encyclopedia - Available from Home or School - Ask in the media center if you need the username & password

Search Engines

States & Capitals

GEOSPY

REFERENCE DESK - Well organized site with links to many useful sites.

DISCOVERY CHANNEL - Check here for the TV schedule plus other information from the Discovery Channel

KIDS CLICK! - A directory with an excellent collection of sites and a search engine to help you find any subject you need on the web. Reading levels of sites are added to help guide you to information appropriate for your grade level. Nicely organized, kept up to date -- and no advertisements..

MARCO POLO - Search Engine and Internet Content for the Classroom

Reference Materials

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other standard reference sources

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - 10th edition of this excellent dictionary, available in its entirety, including illustrations and tables, linked to a thesaurus.

LIBRARIES

INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR YOUTH Online public library - can search by subject or keyword - organized according to Dewey Decimal System. Students can also ask questions of the librarian.

700 GREAT SITES - chosen by the American Library Association. A great selection of Web sites for children, chosen by librarians and arranged according to subject. An excellent and safe site for youngsters to explore. Don't miss this site!

OTHER

GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS

WORLD ATLAS - Great Site for Maps - Includes Outline Maps

AUTHOR INFORMATION - great site created by Lisa Hansen

KIDS DOMAIN - CLIP ART SITE - Click on icons and find lots of free clip art for your drawing projects.

EDUCATIONAL CLIP ART- (lots of neat, colorful stuff!)

OCCUPATION AND CAREERS CLIP ART

ALL ABOUT HOMONYMS (Check here for a complete list of homonyms with definitions)