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1.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Basic encyclopedia, thesaurus, dictionary, videos, timelines

http://www.school.eb.com

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2.

Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol

Basic encyclopedia, thesaurus, dictionary, videos, timelines in Spanish

http://www.spanish.eb.com

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3.

World Book Online

Encyclopedia for upper grades which also includes dictionary, atlas, and Maryland features

http://www.worldbookonline.com

Pooles

4.

Annals of American History

Timelines and primary source documents

http://www.america.eb.com

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5.

Webster’s New International Dictionary

Dictionary

http://www.mwu.eb.com

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6.

World Data Annals

Country comparisons

http://www.world.eb.com

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7.

NetTrekker

Kid friendly search engine

http://www.nettrekker.com

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8.

NoodleTools

Notetaking and bibliography assistant

http://noodletools.com

pooles

9.

SIRS Discoverer- easier
SIRS Knowledge Source

Newspaper articles, Magazine articles, subject searches, almanac, current events, monthly features

http://discoverer.sirs.com
http://sks.sirs.com

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10

TeachingBooks.net

Authors, Book Guides, Book readings, Author websites

http://www.teachingbooks.net         

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11

Facts for Learning

Grade level appropriate info. for grades 2-5 readers. Encyclopedia, dictionary , almanac, atlas, Weekly Reader, and Teacher materials included

http://www.factsforlearning.com

pooles

12

Newsbank KidsPage

Magazine and newspaper articles

www.mynewsbank.com

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13

Professional Education Journal (for teachers only)

Professional Magazines for teachers

http://proquest.umi.com/login

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