Type

Name of Site

Description

Bibliography Help

Bibliography Writer

Bibliography helper, just enter the correct information, click the button and you have correctly formatted your bibliography. Some editions for font style, color and alignment may be necessary.

Homework Help

AOL’s Homework Helper

Help in Math Science, English and Social Studies, includes a video of the day also.

Homework Help

Facts

Interesting facts about many subjects available.

Homework Help

Homework Helper Discovery School

List of several sites that may help stimulate those creative juices of a project.

Homework Help

Info Please Homework Helper

Claims to be the world’s largest free reference site with your normal dictionary , encyclopedia, almanacs and homework help on English, math, history, geography, science and more.

Homework Help

Reference Desk Homework Helper

Many sites are listed that will help with all grades and many different areas of need.

Internet Information

Webopedia

An online dictionary and search engine that give computer and technology information.

Local Forecast

Yahoo Weather

Find the local weather by zip code, includes short range and long range.

Maps - Road

Map Quest

Gives directions from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’. Finds businesses in a locality.

Maps – Satellite

Google Earth

Gives student a glimpse of the earth and their home from a satellite

Maps – Satellite

Google Satellite Search

Another way to access satellite pictures

Research

Dictionary

Another online dictionary

Research

Epnet Database Search

Allows student to research many reliable database sites. See Monroe Middle School librarians for password information.

Research

Museum of Science and Industry

Information and activities to explore and investigate.

Research

NASA

NASA’s information site to students by grade.

Research

National Geographic

National Geographic site provides wonderful information and pictures about people, places, and animals.

Research

Net Trekker

A very reliable research site using building password information

Research

Shedd Aquarian

Site provides information on many different animals.

Research

World Book Encyclopedia

World Book Online enables student to do research in an encyclopedia online.

Research – the Big Six Research

Big Six Research Model

Will answer questions about this research model

Research – the Big Six Research organizer

Big Six Research Organizer

Helps students organize before they get started so it is easier to start.

Resource

Copy Write Information

Provides information about copyright laws and their use today

Resource

Dictionary for Kids

A dictionary for kids, helps build word power.

Resource

Dictionary

An online dictionary that even has an audible pronouncement. Will also say some foreign language phrases if typed in.

Resource

Family Education

Article for parents on the Lure of Instant Messaging.

Resource

Parenting Tips

Information to help raise healthy, self-confident and well-adjusted children.

Resource

Scholastic

Games, contest, and books for kids. Activities, Information and advice for Parents.

Resource

Super Kids

Educational Software reviews

Resource

Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia

A collaborative encyclopedia, that means others have contributed to it. Be sure anything you get from there is backed up in other reliable sources.

Resource

PBS

Site for kids for fun and parents for advice.

Resource

Starfall.com

Excellent site for students with limited English to improve their language skills

Search

White Pages

Helps find people, their address and phone number and also do reverse searches.

Service

Amazon.com

Order any book you need.

Service

Child Abuse

US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health site for Child abuse issues.

Service

Half.com

Site to purchase all kinds of books, textbooks, Music, Movies, and games systems at lower prices.

Service

Internet Safety

Information to help protect children on the Internet

Service

Tattered Cover Bookstore

Large Colorado bookstore online that carries unique and unusual products.

Tutorial

Atomic Learning

Videos that teach how to use different software programs

Writing

Six Trait Writing Model

Designed to help teachers learn how to teach and grade with the Six Trait Writing Model

Writing

Six Trait Writing Model

This site is not only for kids but also parent as teachers. It’s designed to help you understand the different traits in the Six Trait Writing Model, give ideas on how to improve a paper and what criteria might be used to grade that trait.