General Education & Reference

Encyclolpaedias
Dictionaries
Search Engines
School Websites
Other Useful Sites

 

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Encyclopaedias
 

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Electric Library Encyclopaedia
Free on-line encyclopedia that allows you to serach for information or browse its many volumes of information labelled A - Z. The Internet's premiere free encyclopedia! This site conveniently places an extraordinary amount of information at your fingertips. More than 14,000 articles.
Encyberpedia
Welcome to the Encyberpedia Index. It is a gateway to hundreds of very useful sites covering a large range of topics.
Lets Find Out
The Knowledge Adventure Encylopedia - a great description of this site. Its very child friendly and an excellent aid to homework problems. The site focus on building important learning skills while offering state-of-the-art graphics, animation, video, music and sound. It covers a wide range of subjects -- from maths, reading and foreign languages to just plain fun -- for toddlers to college-bound students.
Reference Desk
Good source of information/links on the internet.
Encyclopędia Britannica Online
Good site for information but you have to subscribe. You can use it for 30 days free initially whilst you decide if it is what you want!
Multimap.com
A complete interactive atlas on the Web!! Searches enable you to see local and world maps even down to the street you live in. An excellent resource.

 

Dictionaries
 

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Biographical Dictionary
This dictionary includes more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. Don't be put off by it's boring appearance - it's really good!
Dictionary.com
Discover the meaning of every word in the English language. Links to a range of dictionaries, including Roget's Thesaurus. Don't miss it!.
Thesaurus.com
Find all those words that mean the same thing! A very useful site with links to thesaurus and a word of the day.

 

Search Engines
 

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Yahooligans
Ajkids
Disney Search
Squirrelnet
This site is excellent for those wishing to use search engines effectively. It is American based, but the advice holds good using whatever search engine. You could save yourself a great deal of time by learning a few of the useful tips from this site!

 

School Websites
 

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Educate OnLine (School e-mail addresses)
St Nicholas JMI School
Stonehill JMI School
The Highfield School
Hugo Meynell School
Welford and Wickham School
Southwold Primary School
Sandford Primary School, Bristol

 

Other Useful Sites
 

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National Grid for Learning
DfEE Standards Site: Target Setting
DfEE Standards Site: Schemes of Work
Tcsn.net
BECTa
BUBL Information Services
Eclectic Homeschool Online
Audrey Wood Clubhouse
Schoolzone
Discovery Channel School Online
Star Tower: Educational Games for Children
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers
Eduweb
BBC Education
Living Library
DfEE
Greenwich 2000 Millennium

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