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Clearinghouse of Professional Information
Cybersites for Children
These sites are examined regularly to ensure that they are
generally wholesome and educational for most children. Because Internet sites are always changing and standards vary from individual
to individual, the content of the sites linked to from this page cannot be guaranteed to be appropriate for your children. For
links on "Books and Reading" visit our
Children's
Services Resources and
Youth
Literature Resources pages.
Topics Include
General Resources |
Animals |
Dinosaurs |
Dragons |
Entertainment |
Famous people |
Fun Stuff |
Games |
Homework Help & School Stuff|
Safety on the Net |
Science |
Search the Internet
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Great Web Sites for Kids (The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association) Features links to valuable Web
sites of interest to children, organized by subject headings such as animals; literature and languages; mathematics and computers; the arts; and history and
biography. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers and teachers, plus an area devoted to sites in Spanish.
- The Internet Detective (Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of
Bristol, U.K.) Use this free Internet tutorialto learn to discern the good, the bad and the ugly for your
online research
- OLA Position on Children's Rights in the Public Library
- World Almanac for Kids A good website where a sizable amount of reference content is free
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Dinosaur Dictionary
- Dinosaur Links (University of California Museum of Paleontology) Covers
several categories of dinosaur-related information on the Internet.
This site does not contain links to commercial for-profit sites .
- Dinosaurs: Royal Tyrrell Museum
- Dinosaurs: Zoom Dinosaurs: a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs,
designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension, with an easy-to-use structure that allows
readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired,
simply by clicking on links.
Fun Stuff
- 2008/09 Wikipedia Selection for
Schools This updated "checked content" selection holds the same amount of
data as a 20 volume encyclopaedia with 34,500 pictures, 20 million words and
articles on more than 5,500 topics. It's on the web and downloadable, free from
SOS Children (UK).
- Cite Bite Link directly to specific
quotes in web pages
- Homework Help (About.com)
- Burlington Public Library.
Homework Help
- Kingston Public Library.
Homework Help Links
- Hamilton Public Library.
Homework Help
- London Public Library.
Homework
Help Links
- Math and Reading Help (US)
"Math-and-Reading-Help-for-Kids.org is created by a cooperative of concerned
individuals dedicated to helping children, parents and teachers find appropriate
educational information on the World Wide Web. We understand that, despite the
growing popularity of the Internet, it is becoming increasingly difficult to
find the credible information families and educators are looking for. Our goal
in the creation of this website is to offer a destination portal for all publics
looking for children's educational information and resources."
- Pickering Public Library.
Homework Help
- Prince Edward County Public Library.
Homework
Help
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Thinfinity @ your Library
Afterschool resources. Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's literacy, education
and technology initiatives. Its goal is to improve student achievement in
traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and
extensive professional development training.
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TVO: Ask a teacher
School Stuff
- Fact Monster (The Learning Network) Dictionaries, encyclopedia, homework help
- InfoZone: Research Skills Area
(Pembina Trails Shool Division)
Excellent approach to learn how to research at different levels
- Amazon Interactive Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and
activities.
- A+ Math flashcards, games, homework helper
- CBC Archives
On this Web site you'll find a selection of
radio and television clips from the Archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Canada's School Net / Réseau scolaire canadien
- Community Learning Network. (Open Learning Agency B.C.)
A site designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom. Over 5,800 annotated links to educational sites with free resources, all organized by theme pages and keyword search.
- Cool Math (US) Math lessons, math games, math puzzles
- Funbrain.com Grammar gorillas, math baseball and way, way more.
- HyperHistory Covers the major epochs of world history during the last 3000
years. Timelines.
- Internet Public Library Kids
Space Lots of fun and educational stuff to see and do.
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KidsConnect:
research toolbox for students (ALA) In KCTools you'll find help with four basic
phases of the research process. It begins with "I wonder" and asks you to think about your question or topic and how to seek further
advice on the Internet.
- KidsHealth
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Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources: Humanities
(MLA & Chicago), Scientific (APA & CBE), and History (Turabian),
UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
- World Almanac for Kids (grades 2 to 7) Sites, arranged by topic, have been selected by the staff of the
World Almanac for Kids as informative and fun.
Safety and Media Awareness
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