Resources for Students

Search Engines

• Kid's Click Student web directory created by librarians and hosted by U.C. Berkeley. An excellent site for beginning research projects.
• AOL@School - Teacher evaluated web sites specifically targeted for Middle School students and curriculum.
• Ask Jeeves for Kids - Natural Language Student Directory (Ask a question to find the answer.
• Yahooligans - Student oriented web directory compiled by teachers. A great source for student research.
• Google - General purpose web browser and directory, with a companion image search engine.
• alltheweb (plus image & video search)

Software Help

• Inspiration Guide (Interactive)
• Composer Web Page Creator
• WebMonkey for Kids (HTML Tutorial)
• Bibliography Creator (Bibliographer)
• Tutorials for Teachers (Microsoft Office)

Subscription Sources

• ed1stop (Student/Teacher Portal)  (teacher_stu • Use teacher assigned password)

Reference Sources

• Merriam Webster Dictionary
• Merriam Webster Thesaurus
• Online Encyclopedia
• MSN Encarta Encyclopedia
• CIA Factbook
• InfoPlease Almanac
• Contra Costa Library  

Quotation Sources

• Quoteland
• Bartleby's Quotes
• Quotations Page

Primary Sources

• American Memory Project

Biography Sources

• A & E, The Biography Channel
• The Biographical Dictionary
• U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
• Making of America

Curriculum Support

• Spanish Textbook Online

Maps

• National Geographic Maps
• MapQuest World Atlas