Reference Materials

Britannica.com (http://www.britannica.com)
Here you'll find the complete, updated Encyclopedia Britannica, articles from more than 70 magazines, and a guide to the Web's best sites.

Dictionary.com (http://www.dictionary.com)
Look up words in the online dictionary or thesaurus, play word games, and Ask Dr. Dictionary questions about grammar and language.

Infoplease.com (http://ln.infoplease.com)
This one-stop information center gives you access to all Infoplease resources, including a dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac, and atlas.

Help with Schoolwork

Bigchalk.com (http://www.bigchalk.com)
Use the Homework Central search engine to find the information you need for homework. The site also has a library of magazines and journals and useful links.

StoryPlace: The Children's Digital Library (http://www.storyplace.org)
This electronic library has stories and activities, as well book lists and reviews. Math.com http://www.math.com This site has cool math tools, study tips, homework help, and lots of puzzles and games.

Jokes and Games

PBS Kids (http://www.pbskids.org)
Visit Barney, Clifford, and your other PBS friends, read jokes, color, and play games.

Gamebrain.com (http://www.gamebrain.com/)
Play games that are fun and help you build brainpower.

Search Engines

Ask Jeeves for Kids (http://www.ajkids.com)
"Why is the sky blue?" "How many wings does a fly have?"Ask Jeeves a question, and he'll guide you to the answer.

Yahooligans! (http://www.yahooligans.com)
Here's an easy-to-use search engine especially for kids. You'll find jokes and games here, too.

KidsClick (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/)
Librarians created this search engine to help you find the information you need fast.

Parent Links

FamilyEducation.com (http://www.familyeducation.com)
Family Education is a comprehensive education-related resource for parents.

National Academy for Child Development (http://www.nacd.org/)
Dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential, this site offers everything from research articles to an asynchronous online forum for members to ask questions and discuss the latest issues in child development.

Internet Safety (http://www.emtech.net/safe.htm)
Here you will find links to sites dealing with children's safety on the Internet, plus jumping-off points to child-friendly Web resources.

ABC's of Parenting (http://www.abcparenting.com/)
This resource offers chat rooms, discussion boards, and helpful articles about parenting and family management.

Homeschool World (http://www.home-school.com/)
This site includes resources for home schoolers and parents who are looking for experts and links to online forums about the home schooling movement.

The National Parenting Center (http://www.tnpc.com/)
At this site, authorities on child development and parenting provide advice to parents of children of all ages.

SesameWorkshop (http://www.sesameworkshop.org/)
The Children's Television Workshop produces this informative and entertaining site that includes activities for children and information on parenting and education for parents and teachers.

SuperKids (http://www.superkids.com/)
This site includes reviews and ratings of educational software, practical and fun tools for online and offline use, and news about important educational issues.

Professional Resources

The Knowledge Loom (http://knowledgeloom.org/index.shtml)
Developed by Brown University, this site provides a wealth of information about best practices in education.

Teachers.net (http://www.teachers.net)
This comprehensive site provides a wide range of resources for educators--from lesson plans and peer chat to job lists.

ProTeacher (http://www.proteacher.com/)
This professional community for elementary teachers features discussion boards, mailrings, and an extensive directory of teacher-selected lesson plans, teaching ideas, and resources.

WestED (http://www.wested.org)
This nonprofit research laboratory has been designated by the U.S. Department of Education to provide national leadership in the area of assessment.

www4teachers (http://www.4teachers.org/)
Here you'll find ideas and tools for integrating technology into your classroom, along with links to dozens of professional development resources.

GreatTeacher.net (http://www.greatteacher.net/)
This site provides a jobs list, chat and message boards, and links to useful educator resources, including lesson plans, online references, and schools online.

MyClass.Net (http://www.myclass.net/)
Teachers can build their own website in minutes here--and it's free.

Resource2000.org (http://www.resource2000.org/)
Here you'll find links to over 1,400 sites of value to educators

Administrators (http://nces.ed.gov/practitioners/administrators.asp)
A general resource center for school administrators, developed by the Department of Education.

Lesson Plans

LessonPlansPage.com (http://www.lessonplanspage.com/)
A collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily for elementary classrooms.

AskERIC Lesson Plans (http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/)
This site from the Educational Resources Education Center offers hundreds of lesson plans from teachers across the United States.

Teachersplanet.com (http://teachersplanet.com/)
Lesson plans and project ideas are organized by subject area

WebQuests (http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm)
This site tells you how to develop your own web quests and provides over ../1,200 example quests in various subject areas.