REFERENCE

Dictionary.com - This source answers any question about words, grammar, or language. It even has foreign language dictionaries as well as a language translator.
http://www.dictionary.com

Encyclopedia.com - More than 14, 000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia has been assembled to provide free, quick, and useful information on almost any topic.
http://www.encyclopedia.com

Library of Congress - One of the best resources when you're on the "hard to find" scavenger hunt.
http://www.loc.gov

Library Spot - Links to references, but also has lists, virtual field trips, and help for librarians.
http://www.libraryspot.com

Reference Desk -Links to encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, news, search engines and much more!
http://www.refdesk.com

Thesaurus.com - This is an online thesaurus with an alphanbetical index of headwords.
http://www.thesaurus.com

HOMEWORK

ACT, Inc. - ACT prep offers students the opportunity to learn testing techniques that will assist them with the ACT Test. In addition to this, the web site offers practice tests in all areas.
http://www.act.org

Ask Jeeves for Kids - Search engine with friendly features, like spelling when you enter a word.
http://www.ajkids.com

AWESUM: Award Winning Educational Supplementation for Understanding Math - Developed by a "Teacher of the Year", this site strengthens student's understanding of math through a mix of voice, graphics, and animation.
http://www.AWESUMath.com

Calculators:Calculators On-Line - This site offers more than 11,000 onscreen working calculators for every kind of purpose you can imagine.
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html

Homework Central - This site boasts that it is the best study and research collection on the web. It also includes resources for teacher and parents as well as students.
http://www.homeworkcentral.com

How Can I Help My Child Learn To Read? - This site covers just a few of the questions parents ask teachers about their child's reading.
http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/connecting/tools/index.html

The Internet Schoolhouse - This site offers education resources for students, parents, and educators in a graphic format
http://www.internetschoolhouse.com

Know Your Way Around - At this site, you can get the statistical lowdown on the geographical area where you live. Created by the United States Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/qfd

Researchpaper.com - This is a large collecton of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects.
http://www.researchpaper.com

Searchopolis - An overall favorite that lists most relevant sites first.
http://www.searchopolis.com

Schoolwork - You can search twenty-seven references, subject areas, and issues for homework help.
http://www.schoolwork.org

Yahooligans - Offers a modest number of sites. Best for kids ages 8 and up.
http://www.yahooligans.com

ENTERTAINMENT

FunBrain.com - This is a source of all kinds of educational games for K-8 students with special helps for teachers and parents.
http://funbrain.com

Hollywood.com - This site has movies, articles, and reviews, as well as listings of movies playing in local areas.
http://hollywood.com

Rock On The Net - New releases, Weekly Top 40, and music related articles can be found at this site.
http://www.rockonthenet.com

TV Guide - The TV Guide site is the magazine online. Listings of programming. You can search for your local area programming listing
http://www.tvguide.com

HOBBIES

Birdwatching - A site for birdwatching enthusiasts.
http://www.kodak.com/US/birdcam2000/index.shtml

Genealogy - This site turns the library into a huge archive of genealogical data.
http://www.ancestry.com

What's New in Robotland? - Check out the latest robot technology at this site
http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html