Dictionaries and Language Sources
Dictionary.Com http://www.dictionary.com
Dictionary.Com provides definitions from a
variety of sources which are cited with the definition. Links are included
to other internet word sites.
WWWebster Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/
The online version of the Merriam-Webster
dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's CollegiateŽ
Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
Your Dictionary.Com http://www.yourdictionary.com
This portal for language & language-related
products links to more than 1800 dictionaries in 250 languages.
OneLook Dictionaries http://www.onelook.com/
OneLook searches for your word in over 740 online
dictionaries: including medical, technical and sports dictionaries.
Wordsmyth: The Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus http://www.wordsmyth.net/
Wordsmyth provides simple definitions with links to synonyms
for each meaning of a word. A "spelled-like" button makes it
easy to look up words even if you aren't sure how they are spelled.
Yahoo
In this free translation service you may
translate up to 150 words or an entire web page.
AF Acronym Finder http://www.AcronymFinder.com
AF is a searchable database of more than
210,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology,
telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations.
Bartlett's Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/100
This site contains the tenth edition of Bartlett's
Quotations published in 1919.
Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html
At this site it is possible to search the
headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911, version.
Yahoo Maps
http://maps.yahoo.com
Popular site for directions which includes the feature of
reversing the directions for the directionally challenged.
AnyWho http://www.anywho.com
AT&T's directory service.
A directory of foreign phone numbers which
allows the searcher to select individual countries for searching.
Post Info http://postinfo.net/html/
Find a postal code for a foreign country by
selecting a country for information.
The Postal Service provides mailing and
shipping information and an excellent zip code look-up.
News Media AJR News Link http://ajr.org/
Both news stories and links to many types of
media are found here. The site is published
by the Philip Merrill School of Journalism at the
Newslink http://newslink.org/menu.html
This directory of the American Journalism Review has
18,000 news media links.
1st Headlines http://www.1stheadlines.com
1st Headlines provides headlines from many
different sources for the user to scan or to selelt a
subject and scan the headline. The headlines are linked to the actual
online article.
Total News http://totalnews.com
Total News is a search engine and directory of
news sites.
Media Links Online Media Directory http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp
This web site of Editor & Publisher
Magazine contains links to local and international newspapers.
This is the digital version of our local
newspaper.
The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov
The Library preserves a collection of nearly
121 million items. The web site provides access to many of these items in
facsimile, video, or audio formats.
U.S. Government http://www.usa.gov
usa.gov is the official U.S. Government portal
to 30 million pages of government information, services, and online
transactions. Usa.gov features a topical
index, online transactions, and links to state and local government.
FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/
This is the portal to
Kathy Schrock's Home Page http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing
curriculum and professional growth.
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org/
LII is a searchable, annotated subject
directory of more than 7,900 Internet resources selected and evaluated by
librarians.
The American Secular Holiday Calendar http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html
This site list
Calculator.com http://www.calculator.com/
Calculate anything from mortgage payments to
temperature conversions through this calculators page.
CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
The World Factbook, prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the
use of US Government officials, is a good source of information about the
countries of the world.
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
The Bureau of Labor Statistics guide to career
information.
The DMV provides information about all types of
licenses as well as many useful forms.