USEFUL RESEARCH AND HOMEWORK
WEBSITES
GENERAL/HOMEWORK
http://www.ala.org/greatsites
700+ Great Sites for kids recommended by the American Library Association for kids and teens. Books to read, websites, lists of award winners, etc.
http://infoplease.com
Info Please Kid's Almanac provides biographies, a daily almanac, and information on science and technology, history, world and U.S. news, arts and entertainment, countries, and more.
http://factmonster.com/
Fact Monster, produced by Information Please, provides homework help, a dictionary, an atlas, an almanac, timelines, and an encyclopedia.
www.multcolib.org/homework/
Multnomah County Public Library Homework Center concentrates on K-12 homework-related sites. Includes web resources that are reviewed by librarians.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/homework_help_home.html
Sponsored byDiscovery Education, this site covers subjects like world languages, health, math, research, science, social studies, technology.
http://homeworkspot.com
A free homework information portal that features K-12 homework-related sites that are grouped by grade level.
http://pbslearningmedia.org
Free access to thousands of innovative, standards-aligned digital resources.
SPECIALIZED/RESEARCH
NOVELNY: The New York Online Virtual Electronic Library is available 24/7, providing a wide variety of resources like books, magazines, newspapers, research and reference sources.
http://www.novelnewyork.org/
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA: An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legends for many cultures.
www.pantheon.org
THE NEW TIMES LEARNING CONNECTION provides news summaries, a web navigator, resources and lesson plans for teachers, links to The New York Times Upfront and discussion guides for parents.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
THE NEW YORK TIMES is an online version of current and archival news articles.
http://nytimes.com/