Thinking Tools
World Book Dictionary-type a word in the search line to find pronunciation and meanings (limited browsing feature)
Dictionary.com- type a word in the search line to find pronunciation and meanings (site includes some advertising)
Thesaurus.com-type a key word in the search line to generate a list of synonyms (site includes some advertising)
World Wide Web Libraries
Enchanted Learning- Another great site for kid-friendly information and teachers' resources; many subjects, including Canada, artists, nursery rhymes, dinosaurs...
Kidspace (Internet Public Library) This site includes online stories to read, links for Art, Music, Science, the World, Computers, and Math.
How Stuff Works- "HowStuffWorks is widely recognized as the leading source for clear, reliable explanations of how everything around us actually works. Through the flagship Web site HowStuffWorks.com, a popular series of books, an acclaimed kids' magazine, as well as many other ventures, the award-winning company has helped demystify the world for millions of curious people." Contains advertising.
Virtual Museums
Learning Centre-Library and Archives Canada- students will find websites, educational tools, and digitized primary sources (printed documents, diaries, maps, illustrations, paintings, manuscripts, and printed and recorded music)
Research Tools
The Biographical Dictionary- Thousands of people have entries here--important people from the past, current leaders in many fields, sport and entertainment stars, and more!
CIA World Factbook- Brief description of every country in the world, including map, flag, statistical information
World Book Online Reference Center- from the publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia [School District 23 access is automatic through District computer networks; home access will require User ID and password.]
•includes the National and International Editions, the Dictionary and the Atlas
•supplementary resources and special resources for Students, Parents and Teachers
Wikipedia-the free encyclopedia. Use the Search line for your topic. CAUTION: Information on this site is presented without guarantee of accuracy. Articles have been submitted by volunteers, and can be edited by others.
•online reference system that offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.
•contact the Teacher-Librarian in your school for your school UserID and password
•comprehensive list of the sources is available on the web site.
•Keyword, Natural Language, Advanced and Expert searching
•School District No. 23 license provides access to the following databases: Canadian MAS FullTEXT Elite, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, EBSCO Animals, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, and the Professional Development Collection. Secondary and Middle Schools also have at-home access to these database services.
Quoteworld.org-browse by topic or author, search by keyword from thousands of quotes.