Interesting Web Sites
This website (Book Nuts) has a list of the most popular
genres and their definitions.
ALFY,
the largest web portal for kids, was developed so that for the first time ever
3-9 year olds could safely and easily experience everything the cyber world has
to offer. ALFY is a fun, accessible, educational center stocked with interactive
stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Designed with the guidance of
an Advisory Board of world-leading psychologists and educators, ALFY is
revolutionizing the way kids learn and play online.
Our goal
with
FunRanch.com
is to produce software which entertains and enlightens, while continuing to
promote a safe environment for children. Although some of our games seem to be
geared towards a younger audience, you will find that we have in most cases
included unique features which make our games interesting to every member of the
family.
Search Tools
Interactive Crossword
Puzzles
References
Cobb
County's Online Resources
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Electric Library Elementary
- 100% full text content
from over 40 magazines, 40 reference books, 40,000 pictures, maps
- Content appropriate for
K-6 students and teachers
- Username:
- Password:
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Electric Library Classic
- 100% full text content
from over 800 magazines and newspapers, TV, radio, and government
transcripts, books and reference collections, photographs, maps, and
images
- Full text articles can be
printed or emailed from within the eLibrary
- Username:
- Password:
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GALILEO
- A virtual collection of
digitized books, images, manuscripts and media with the emphasis on
material important to the history and culture of the state of Georgia.
- Links to catalogs for the
University System, private academic, public and other libraries.
- Information on
Institutions, central Office, policies and procedures, publications,
University System Statistics.
- User Name: cobbes Password: cat
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GALILEO Kids'
- A simplified GALILEO.
- A limited selection of a
few of the best resources for students ages 7 to 15.
- Access to "kid friendly"
digitized books, images, manuscripts maps, and media.
- Contains SIRS Discover,
Searchasaurus, Junior Quest, DLG: Digital Library of Georgia, First Gov.
- Designed by kids for
kids.
- User Name: cobbes Password: cat
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Grolier Online Resources
- Includes three general
encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia,
and the New Book of Knowledge).
- Includes two specialized
encyclopedias (The New Book of Popular Science and Lands and People).
- Username:
- Password:
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World Book Online
- Reliable, authoritative,
easy-to-understand information
- Material from more than
260 U.S. and International magazines and newspapers.
- 15,000 Web links, over
9,000 pictures and maps, and more than 800 videos, animations, and
sounds.
- Username:
- Password:
Math Skills
Just for Kids!
ACORN NATURALISTS
Information on Plants
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Plants-in-Motion
- This web site is about
plants. Watch plants do amazing things and learn some interesting stuff
while you are at it!
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Why do leaves change
color in the Fall?
by SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE
- This site has a great
explanation of photosynthesis. It also has fun activities for your child
to do.
Miscellaneous Sites
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FunSchool Games
Free interactive, educational software for kids. This site has been
approved by
and
.
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Buddy Project
Buddy develops and facilitates demonstration projects of leading edge
student learning environments for K12 schools using technology in anytime,
anywhere settings.
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The Whole World is
My Neighbor
The Whole World is My Neighbor is an international online program that seeks
to provide a way for students to have a greater understanding about the
everyday lives of their counterparts in many areas of the world. Currently
there are students participating from the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria,
Malaysia, Turkey, Africa, Australia/New Zealand, and North America. We would
welcome writing from students anywhere in the world. The ages of
participating students range from 8 years old to about 17 years old.
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Kids Konnect.com
This site contains links to sites with information, questions, riddles, and
games for every day of the year!
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Spelling it Right -
Learn to Spell Confidently
Help, exercises and advice from an experienced teacher. This site is for:
- parents who are concerned
about their children's spelling and are keen
to help them improve
- children who are reasonably
capable readers and can work through the
spelling exercises without help from their parents
- adults who find spelling
difficult and want to learn to spell correctly
- and includes:
- advice about tackling
problems
- a series of exercises, each
comprising a complete lesson designed to improve spelling skills
