Libraries and Instructional Media Services
Web Resources
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Search Engines
AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com/
Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com
Google
http://www.google.com
Northern Light Search
http://northernlight.com
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com
CCS Recommended Resources
Jefferson Madison Regional Library
http://www.jmrl.org
University of Virginia Library- VIRGO
http://www.virginia.edu/lib/html
Library of Virginia
http://www.lva.lib.va.us and www.finditva.com
No Child Left Behind
http://www.nclb.gov/
Virginia Standards Of Learning
http://knowledge.state.va.us/welcome.htm
PVCC
http://www.pvcc.cc.va.us
American Library Association’s 700+ Great Sites
http://www.ala.org
Internet Public Library:Ready Reference
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/ or http://www.ipl.org
Marco Polo
http://www.marcopolo-education.org
Kathy Schrock’s Guide For Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
For Students
VDOE for Students
www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/ForStudents/
Yahoo Guide for Kids
http://www.yahooligans.com/
BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com/
Biography Find
http://biography.com/search/index.html
Fact Monster On-Line
http://www.factmonster.com/
LibrarySpot
http://libraryspot.com/
Links for Kids, Parents & Teachers
http://www.drtoy.com/drtoy/nettoys.html
Literature & Language Sites For Children
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/lit.html
College Board: Connecting Students to College
http://www.collegeboard.org/
Virtual College Tours
http:// www.campustours.com/
Top 100 Family Sites
http://www.top100familysites.com/index.html
Kids Web
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb
BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13
For Educators
Virginia’s Community of Learning Network
http://www/virginialearning.org
American Library Association’s 700+ Great Sites
http://greatsites/index.html
Kathy Schrock’s Guide For Educators Discovery Schools
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
Blue WEB’N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
AltaVista-Web Directory
http://looksmart.altavista.com
Education Week On The Web
http://edweek.org/
Teachers First
http://www.teachersfirst.org/
WebQuest Page
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
EduPuppy - Everything For Early Childhood Education Preschool-2
http://edupuppy.com/
Lesson Plan Search
http://lessonplansearch.com/
Lightspan
http://lightspan.com/
RHL School-Free Work Sheets & More
http://rhlschool.com/
Searchopolis Education Resource Center
http://www.searchopolis.com/
Virtual Field Trips
http://field-guides.com/
Virginia Standards Of Learning
http://knowledge.state.va.us/welcome.htm
Welcome to AskERIC
http://ericir.syr.edu/?Virtual/Lessons/
Busy Teachers’ WEB Site
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
Awesome Library for Teachers, Students and Parents
http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/awesome.html
General Learning
Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com/
Bigchalk The Education Network
http://www.bigchalk.com
Biography Find
http://biography.com/search/index.html
FactMonster On-Line
http://www.factmonster.com/
Grolier Online
http://go.grolier.com/
LibrarySpot
http://libraryspot.com/
Links for Kids, Parents & Teachers
http://www.drtoy.com/drtoy/nettoys.html
Literature & Language Sites For Children
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/lit.html
Reference Best Source for Facts On The Net
http://refdesk.com/
Argus Clearinghouse
http://www.clearinghouse.net/
College Board: 100 Years of Connecting Students to College
http://collegeboard.org/
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Top 100 Family Sites
http://www.top100familysites.com/index.html
Ed’s Oasis Web site
http://www/edsoasis.org
Berit’s Best Sites for Children
http://www.db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db
Kids Web
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb
Children’s Links
http://www.lishopper.com/weblife/child.htm
Kids Connect Favorite Sites
http://www.ala.org.ICONN/kcfavorites.html
Science
eNature.com
http://enature.com/
Planetpals Earthzone
http://planetpals.com/
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/
Nine Planets
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/planetarium/nineplnt/index.html
Yahoo! Science
http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/SCHOOLS/CHS/
Math
Flashcards for Kids!
http://edu4kids.com/math/
Math.com A World Of Math Online
http://math.com/
Teacher-Pathfinder Schoolhouse
http://teacherpathfinder.org/School/school.html
Social Studies
Africana.com Digital Bridge
http://africana.com/
Let’s Go! Around The World: Web Adventures
http://ccph.com/adventures.html
Ben’s Guide To U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Biography
http://biography.com
FirstGov Your First Click to U.S. Government
http://firstgov.gov/
History/Social Studies For K-12 Teachers
http://execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
Internet Public Library POTUS (presidents)
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com
Smithsonian Institute
http://www.si.edu/
Stately Knowledge, Facts About The United States
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/skhome.html
HistoryNet Where History Lives On The Web
http://thehistorynet.com/
Washington Post
http://washingtonpost.com/
WorldFactbook 2000
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Foreign Language
AltaVista Web Directory Results
http://looksmart.altavista.com
EduHound Espanl
http://eduhound.com/espanol/defaultEN.cfm
Parlez-Vous Francais?
http://members.yourlink.net/kappa/espanole/french.html
Language Arts
All Reviewed Children’s Books (Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature
Site)
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/allreviewed.html
Bartleby-Great Books Online
http://bartleby.com/
For Young Writers
http://www.inkspot.com/young/
ALA Resources for Parents, Teens & Kids
http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
Arts
Artcyclopedia The Fine Art Search Engine
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Creative Drama & Theatre Education Resource Site
http://creativedrama.com/
Music Education at DataDragon
http://datadragon.com/education/
WebMuseum
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/
Health
Flag House PE Central
http://pe.central.vt.edu/
Health Teacher with WebTV
http://healthteacher.com/
Special ED
Eric Clearinghouse on Disabilities & Gifted Education
http://ericec.org/index.html
Miscellaneous
EarthCam-Webcam Network
http://www.earthcam.com/cgi-bin/search_cam.cgi?subject:SOC;file:SOC
Regards Home (Greeting Cards)
http://www.regards.com
How Stuff Works
http://howstuffworks.com/
Schools (sample home pages)
http://redwood.org/