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Dictionaries and
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Education
Encarta Resources
Entertainment
General Reference
Hobbies
Homework Help
Internet Website Directories
Math
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News for Kids
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Plug-Ins
Research
Top Sites
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PBS Book Recommendations:
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Virus Software & Information:
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Trend Micro, Inc. is a global leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services. Today, Trend Micro focuses on providing customers with comprehensive security strategies to manage the impacts of known and unknown threats to information.
| Computer Fun |
Computer Fun
Digital Learning Center Welcome to the Digital Learning Center (DLC). The DLC is a collection of information, tips and techniques on Digital Imaging. The KODAK Digital Learning Center (DLC) is your digital reference solution. The DLC was developed to educate people about the digital world and to help them succeed with digital imaging. The site was built on the basics of educational instruction and has been utilized by thousands of people to Take Pictures.
Network Advertising Initiative Some of the Net's nosier advertisers use cookies to track your movement from site to site. If you don't like it, you can do something about it. To get a smidgen of your privacy back, use the opt-out form at the Network Advertising Initiative. Check off a few boxes and hit Submit to tell several ad organizations at once that you no longer want to be tracked. There's a tool to verify that you've successfully opted out, as well as information on each of the ad networks so that you can make informed choices about which ones you want to exclude.
F-Secure SirCam? Code Red? Code Red 2? Tired of fretting about viruses? Tired of worrying about viruses that may not even exist? Online security company F-Secure maintains a list of viruses and hoaxes for you to check out when some well-meaning but clueless friend forwards you yet another urgent virus warning.
TestMySpeed.com
Check the speed that your computer is
connecting to the internet with modem speed tests from all over the world.
It's easy to do text-based searches on the
Net, but multimedia searches are still a bit tricky. If you're looking for audio
files, go no further than FindSounds.com. Whether you're on the hunt for a clip
of Krusty the Clown's laugh or the roar of a rocket liftoff, Findsounds has it.
Instant Messages:
AOL Instant
Messenger (AIM)
Jabber
Trillian
Odigo
Net2Phone Calling All Chatters
Those who were online five years ago may remember the "Net Phone" software
packages that had the phone companies in a brief snit. Because they were
complicated, hard to use, and plagued by pauses and bad sound quality (remember,
14.4Kbps was blazingly fast at the time), they never emerged as any kind of real
threat—but it's time for Ma Bell to start looking over her shoulder again. IM
programs are incorporating voice chat into their software, making it almost as
easy to talk as to type: All you need is a computer with speakers and a
microphone. MSN Messenger and AIM both let you make free calls from computer to
computer, as well as calls from your PC to someone's phone with a prepaid
Net2Phone account. Yahoo! Messenger also offers free PC-to-PC talk, with
international PC-to-phone calls running 4 cents per minute.
| Dictionaries and Thesauruses |
Dictionaries &
Thesauruses and 
Merriam-Webster Online A free, searchable on-line
dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English
language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.
Cambridge International Dictionaries
Free online dictionary from Cambridge
University Press.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
| Education |
Education
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nationwide nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the United States, the U.S. extra-state jurisdictions, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. In representing the chief education officers, CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that serve pre-K–12 students throughout the nation.United States Department of Education (USED)
The Department produces hundreds of publications annually, administers programs and initiatives, and underwrites education research. More than 200 organizations receive support from ED to provide technical assistance and information. Resources produced under these efforts are presented here for seven subject areas and for more than a dozen issues and challenges. Particular emphasis is given to reading and accountability, standards, and assessment, key components of President Bush's education plan, No Child Left Behind.
AOL@SCHOOL
A Safe,
School-Focused Online Learning Tool
While virtually all schools in the U.S. are now wired for the Internet, studies
clearly indicate that educators are not certain how best to make use of the
medium's vast educational resources. AOL@SCHOOL applies America Online's
hallmark focus on convenience and ease-of-use to this dilemma, providing a
variety of age-appropriate educational content, state-of-the-art communications
features and special safety tools to make the Internet more powerful for
teachers and students.
Children's Television Workshop
Early Childhood:
| Entertainment |
Entertainment
We love a good quiz at Incredibly Useful Sites, and you can find pointers to tests of all types at AllTheTests.com. Whether you want to test your knowledge of eating disorders, French, or organic chemistry, start here. Just choose the type of test you want to get a list of links with estimated times and ratings. You'll also find personality and relationship tests too. If you need some self-knowledge, you can find it here. Features television news, listings, and interviews.Concert Tours Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Chicago America Online's Digital City is the nation's largest local online network, delivering local entertainment, commerce, news, community resources and personal interaction to residents and visitors in more than 60 cities across the country.
Fun
iVillage.com: Pet Name Finder Unless you're a nostalgia buff, pet names such as Rover and Fido just don't do the trick. George W. Bush probably didn't spend much time coming up with the handle Spot for his dog. If you need a respectable moniker for a puppy or kitten, try iVillage.com: Pet Name Finder. Choose by category, such as Art, Musicians, or Odds and Ends, and then pick a letter of the alphabet or a gender. You can also vote for your favorite here; when we stopped by, Rocky was the top choice.
Webforwards.com We know you depend on Y-Life to deliver you the Forward of the Day, but if you're craving even more daily Net fun and nuttiness, have a look at Webforwards.com, an encyclopedic compendium of funny stuff online, arranged for easy browsing. Visit occasionally, or sign up for the periodic newsletter of jokes.
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO DATE MY DAUGHTER.
Guinness World Records Online edition of
the book bearing the same title. Features world records arranged by category,
the Daily Wow selection, games, and user favorites. Flash plug-in recommended
for viewing.
Kodak Tips on picture taking as well as solutions to common
problems.
| Hobbies |
Hobbies
| News |
News
| News for Kids |
News for Kids
News
- News for Students (MSNBC.com) Provides top news stories, including sports, written for kids and teens
- Astronomy News (KidsAstronomy.com) Provides information on the latest space missions, discoveries, and achievements each day
- News for Students (CNNfyi.com) Provides news for students
- News for Students (PBS) Provides world news, with a focus on several key stories.
- Science News for Students (WhyFiles) Provides news stories in science
| Research |
Research
FindTutorials There are several things you probably can't learn how to do online—riding a bike and swimming come to mind. For everything else, though, there's FindTutorials, a search engine that can direct you to the best cyber lessons available. Search by keyword or drill down through categories to find how-tos on subjects from arts to sports, with a healthy dose of computing topics thrown in. You'll find everything from making your own candles to writing SQL database queries.
HighBeam Web Research When a general purpose search engine isn't turning up hits on a specific topic, it's time to meta-search. Researchville is a site that lets you search multiple engines at once, as well as the "deep web." Enter your search string, choose a search type on the left such as Search Engines, General News, or How-to Guides. You'll get back hits from the appropriate search engines, topic-specific databases, newspapers, and other info sources—Researchville can access almost 700 databases and search engines.
All Things William Quotes based on the name William in its various forms.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
A collection of passages, phrases, and
proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature by John
Bartlett. The first edition appeared in 1875.
Daily Quotation Server
Poetry, literature,
science, philosophy and rare quotes with online browsing, searching, daily email
mailing, user voting and no banners.
World Flag Database Features drawings from the Flag Institute Collection.
Geographic.org: Flags Listing of flags of all countries.
World Animated Flags World animated flags, free animations and java applets.
| Top Sites Pictures & Albums |
Top Sites
Pictures & Albums
National Geographic
Hints on how to build a portfolio, improve your photography and
carry film while traveling.
Lawrence Hall of Science Public science
museum and research center for K-12 education at the University of California,
Berkeley. LHS offers hands-on science exhibits, discovery laboratories, computer
labs, planetarium shows, after-school classes and summer camps, family
workshops, special events, school programs and teacher education.
The Exploratorium Hands-on museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco. Site provides interactive online exhibits and exhibitions, activities, science news, and publications, general information about the museum.
| Weather |
Weather
| More Links: |
More Links:
ERIC is the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
Educator's Reference Desk You can access AskERIC's 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. While the question answer service will no longer be active, The Educator's Reference Desk provides a search interface to the ERIC Database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational research, theory, and practice.
TerraServer - see your house from space !
| Encarta Resources: |
Encarta Resources:
College
Homework
Reference
Encyclopedia
Dictionaries
Maps Center
The Gateway to Information
The Ohio State University
Libraries
This is an easy to use and excellent source of information on ALL subject matter.
| Internet Website Directories: |
Internet Website Directories:
Blue Web'n A collection of blue ribbon internet sites for teachers and students.
AcademicInfo AcademicInfo A great directory of sites geared toward college and advanced high school students.
Education World "Where educators go to learn"
Education Index A listing of internet sites broken down by subject and life stage.
| General Reference |
General Reference:
Internet Public Library
My Virtual Reference
Library of Congress
| More Homework Help Sites: Homework Help |
Homework Help Sites:
| Tutor.com Ready to try some distance learning with your own personal tutor? See who's available at Tutor.com to give you lessons for as little as $20 an hour. Teachers from kindergarten to college level are available in a wide variety of subjects, and lessons take place in live online chat mode
What could be better than a Web search site created by librarians for kids? KidsClick! is that site. All of the categories are organized by - you guessed it - the Dewey Decimal System - just like the card catalog in a library. KidsClick can help you find answers to everything in an easy to use and safe format. Click here and find the answers to all of your homework questions.
Chemistry, math, and science can be tough subjects. Chem4Kids definitely makes all of these, as well as many other subjects, much easier. Take quizzes yourself then impress or stump your parents with all the things you've learned while hanging out on Chem4Kids.
B J Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Info Please Homework Center
If you are looking for a comprehensive site with study tips, help with your SAT or ACT tests or getting help on a variety of subjects, then you'll want to visit About.Com's Homework site. There's information for most school subjects as well as help with memorization and managing your study time.
Homework Spot is a free homework site featuring the very best K-12 homework-related sites grouped in grade-related categories. Click here to visit the Homework Spot site and don't forget to check out the reference center with free access to many of the world's best libraries, museums, and current event sources.
What a combination, The Learning Channel and The Discovery Channel both on one site! Find out the TV schedules for both channels, get the latest headlines, and the ability to search the sites for almost any topic imaginable.
What happened on today's date in history? On what date was the first shot fired in the Civil War? Find the answers to these, as well as all of your questions about any historical person, place or event on the History Channel.com.
Looking for information about a specific famous or infamous person? Biography.com is the online counterpart to the cable television program. It's a wonderful resource to find a comprehensive biography on just about any historical or famous personality you can think of.
Britannica.com answers your search with unique results; links to web sites, links to Encyclopedia Britannica, links to magazine articles and finally, links to related products. Art: Visual Arts and Architecture | Literature | Music | Dance | Theater | Nonwestern Traditions | Art Studies History: Ancient Greece and Rome | The Middle East | Europe | Asia | North and South America | Africa | Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania | Historiography Society: Peoples and Cultures | Social Structure and Change | Language and Communication | Economy | Government and Politics | Law | Education | Sports and Recreation | Social Sciences Religion: World Religions | Indigenous Religions | Religions of Ancient Peoples | Religious Institutions and Practices | Religious Experience | Study of Religion | Classification of Religions Science: Astronomy | Chemistry | Physics | Biological Sciences | Medicine | Earth Sciences | Social Sciences | History of Science | Philosophy of Science Technology: Agriculture | Computers | Construction | Energy | Industrial and Manufacturing Technology | Military Technology | Telecommunications | Transportation | History of Technology Mathematics: Foundations of Mathematics | Set Theory | Algebra | Combinatorics | Numerical Analysis | Number Theory | Topology | History of Mathematics | Philosophy of Mathematics Philosophy: Branches of Philosophy | Schools and Doctrines | History of Philosophy
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Adobe
Acrobat formats documents so that they print more
accurately.
RealPlayer streams audio and video files so that visitors can enjoy media experiences without waiting for the entire file to download.
Shockwave allows visitors to experience interactive multimedia—including audio, video and animations—through a Web browser.
QuickTime
enables visitors to watch videos or view QuickTime VRs—"virtual reality"
panoramic
scenes.
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