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Encyclopedic Resources

Sites that provide you with all the basic information that you could find in an encyclopedia.  Great sites for quick information look up.

 

Dictionaries and Thesauruses

Can't find a word?  Have a word and need to know what it means?  These are the sites for you.

 

General Web Search Engines

Just looking for information on the web?  Start here and see what you can find.  Don't forget, though -- the web is a big, big place

 

Miscellaneous Resources

Places to find different types of information:  from quotes to Bible verses to travel destinations to world country information.

 

Current News

Want to know what's going on in the world, check it all out here.

 

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  Yahooligans! Reference

An all around good source of basic information. Go here first if you are looking for anything that can be be found in a encyclopedia or almanac.

 

Encyclopedia.Com

A free encyclopedia online.  Perfect for all those little facts that you are looking for from Washington's inauguration date to when Satchel Page was born.  It also provides links to more information that is available online.

 

 


 

  Merriam-Webster Online

The Merriam-Webster dictionary and thesaurus available online.

 

Dictionary.Com

This site references several different dictionary and thesaurus sites.  Extremely useful.  Especially the thesaurus.

 

WordSmyth

This dictionary site gives you the usual definitions, but also provides other activities, including crossword puzzle builders and anagram help.

 

 


 

  Ask Jeeves for Kids

This is a perfect search engine for starting out.  Monitors sites for both accuracy and acceptability.  Another nice thing about this site is it provides links to other helpful educational resources, such as homework help and even clip art.

 

Ask Jeeves

A less monitored and restricted version of Ask Jeeves.  A great intermediate search engine.

 

Google

A great search, but to use it you have to have a very good idea of what you are looking for and a plan on how to find it.  It also provides an image search option, which should be used with care.

 

 


 

  Bartleby English

This site not only provides dictionary and encyclopedic sources, but it also has quotations and complete listings of some great works of literature.

 

Bible Gateway

Online tool for researching bible verses -- search and compare many different versions of the Bible.

 

Expedia

A good place to go to find out general "tourist" type information: Is it a safe place, what are the sites, where can people stay and what is there to do.

 

CIA World Factbook

More information on every country in the world than you will ever need to use.  Great resource, but you need to know what you're looking for.

 


 

  CNN

 

Fox News

 

CBS News

 

NBC News

 

ABC News

 

ESPN

 

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