Online Sites for K-12 Information and Reference Resources
by WPS Media Specialist David Privett
May 16, 2011
Below are some online resources I have located through peer recommendation, professional journal recommendations, and some I have just come across through my own searching. In an attempt to keep this page as up-to-date and useful as possible, please report all dead links or new links you would like added to dprivett@esu2.org.
Information & Reference
Resources
The Biographical Dictionary
Searchable biographical dictionary online
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Fact Bites
"Get the full picture on any topic. Find top lists of anything, wikis, geo maps, mind maps, encyclopedias, definitions, travel guides, quotes, fandom and videos all in one place!"
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infoplease
"All the Knowledge You Need"
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Internet Archive
"Universal Access to Human Knowledge"
A useful multimedia collection, including images, music, audio, and texts. A great site to use for enhancing those PowerPoint Lessons!
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Internet Public Library Reference Center
Collection of links to almanacs, dictionaries, quotations, phone books, statistics, news, biographies on the internet.
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.
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Memidex
A free online dictionary and thesaurus with a simple interface, complete inflections, auto-suggest, adult-filtering, frequent updates, a browsable index, support for mobile devices, and millions of external reference links for definitions, audio, and etymology.
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My Virtual Facts on File
by Bob Drudge, part of My Virtual Reference Desk
Links to ready references sources on the Web, like dictionaries and almanacs, atlases, phone books, and libraries.
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Newslink
A comprehensive worldwide collection of newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, along with resources.
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Research Tools
Search dictionaries (including foreign language), thesauri, biographical sources, atlases, e-mail discussion groups, the Bible, stock quotes and ticker symbols.
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xrefer
The free version of this site lets you search encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, and some subject-specific material.
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Library Compilations
of Internet Resources by Subject
(Borrowed from Norris School District Web Site)
Omaha Public Schools (OPS) Media Center Links for:
Elementary AND Secondary
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University of California-Berkeley
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University of California-Riverside
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University of California-Santa Barbara
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