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African American Registry

The African American Registry®  is an encyclopedia of Black History online!  We are a nonprofit educational organization with the largest Black American History web site in the world!  Presented are individual accounts that have shaped American society through the arts, business, education, entertainment, literature, military, politics, religion, sports and more.



Thesaurus

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Contains 35,000 synonyms and over 250,00 cross-references in an easy-to-use format. This thesaurus features word definitions and a hyperlinked category index.



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Homework Helpers

Ask Jeeves

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

National Geographic Homework Help



Weekly Reader

Weekly Reader is an exciting company and a leader in the field of education. Weekly Reader is a publisher of materials for elementary and secondary schools.



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Horace Mann School Virtual Resource Center
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The Horace Mann School Virtual Resource Center contains links to on-line reference materials, great web sites and resources for students, staff and families to use at home or school. The links below are sites which have been approved by the Department of Educational Technology - St. Paul Schools for use.

Art Resources Explore the Arts on the Web from Visual Arts to Music to Drama.

Atalas and Maps  Where is the world is that place you're doing your report on?

Atomic Learning  The "How to's" for a variety of computer software applications presented via QuickTime Movies. Learn how to set your tabs in AppleWorks 6, add linked ideas to Kidspiration or create Internet lesson plans. This site continually adds tutorials to help you learn new technologies.

Astronomy For Kids   Science education resource

Bartleby.com  The leading Internet publisher of litereature, reference and verse. Search by subject or select individual resources.

Biographies and Quotes Need more information about the person you are researching? Check out these great sites. Check the quote sites to see what they said.

Book Adventure a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.

BookPALS is a unique all-volunteer literacy program. Professional actors visit public elementary schools in local neighborhoods to read aloud to children every week. The world of literacy and literature is then opened to these children by the very people who can make books come alive through their talent and training.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments   Great site for keeping current on the names of foreign government leaders throughout the world. You will find the government position and the person who holds the position. This directory, maintained by the CIA, is searchable by country.

CNN Student News  For news events around the world.

Daily Buzzword  Check out all the great stuff at Word Central.

Discovery Channel School   Teaching tools, customizing a classroom, homework helpers and a Curriculum Center are a few of the sections offered on this Discovery Channel web resource. Also check out the Brain Boosters and Puzzlemaker.

Fact Monster   Facts about Math, Science, Sports, People and even a link to Harry Potter Quizzes

Figure This  Mathematical challenges for families provide interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families.

Great Web Sites for Kids   Includes links to resource sites divided by subject areas from Animals to Social Sciences. Created by the Am. Library Assoc.

Grolier On-Line  has seven online encyclopedias and reference resources. This web site is subscribed to annually by the Educational Technology Department. Within our schools access is automatic. For home access, please contact your teacher who has received instructions on how to access these encyclopedias from home. (  Note: A user name & password is required for this site.  The user name is: spps   The password is: 
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History of Ramsey County and Saint Paul   Brief history of Saint Paul.

Homework Research / Help

Arthur's Homepage, Dr. Seuss Book Homepage, Games With Clifford, Make Words, Math Game, Math, Maps and More, SeussvilleMeet Amazing Americans, National Geographic for Kids, Nature Research, Time Magazine for Kids, SeaWorldStates and Capital Games

HowStuffWorks   Learn how everything works

Internet Public Library  Includes Reference Center, Reading Room, Search Tools, Youth Resources, Subject Collections and Special Collections.

Kids Click Web search for kids by librarians.

Kid Info The Web's Best Homework and Student, Teacher/ Parent Reference Resource

Kids Konnect  a safe Internet gateway for kids...created and maintained by educators.

Kids Place  Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social studies, and more!

KidPort A place to learn, enhance your education, and show you how to have fun doing it!

Library of Congress   A repository of words, pictures and & sound. Sections for kids & families, special needs visitors and researchers. Teachers have a "Learning Page" with lesson plans, activities and professional development. Search by index, site map or ask a librarian.

Magickey On-line Storybooks   Complete stories on-line for students to read or be read to them.

Mapquest  Seach for city maps for larger cities in the United States. Also has online Yellow Pages.

Museums Check out these great links to museums in the Twin Cities!

Mysteries  Mystery Net is the place for online mysteries and mystery games. Every Month the site features See-n-Solve, Solve-it, Twist and Flash mysteries.

NASA  National Aeronautics and Space. Go to Saturn or go to the moon along with the austronauts.

National Geographic   Can a dolphin talk? What do you know about pollution? The answers to these and many other questions can be found on the National Geographic web site.

PBS Kids Public Broadcasting Service—the "Service" is made up of public television stations all across the U.S.

Reading Is Fundamental  prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to children and families

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Saint Paul Public Library  Saint Paul Public Library's online resource including catalog search, an online database, Ask A Question section and a Hot Topic section.

Saint Paul Reads  Saint Paul Reads online resource.

Saint Paul Winter Carnival History and legend of the Carnival.

Scholastic Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company, has a corporate mission supported through all of its divisions of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children.

Smithsonian Institute For Students  Did you know that baby giraffes are born six feet tall? Want to find out more about the Space Race? Answer these questions and find out much more on the Smithsonian Education for Students web site.

The Digital Ride  Designed for students 8 to 18 - this educational portal - with links to more than 400 web sites will enrich your education and expose you to a world of possibilities

The Gale Group  a business of The Thomson Corporation which serves school's education needs through its vast collection of print and electronic resources, which are used by students and teachers in their school libraries, at home and on the Internet to increase student achievement. Thomson Gale is best known for the accuracy, breadth and convenience of its data, in a variety of formats — books, eBooks, Web-based solutions and select free resources — addressing all courses in school's curriculum.

The Webquest Page  Contains searchable information relating to Webquests. Hosted by the Educational Technology Department of San Diego State University

The Whitehouse Click this link to take you to the Whitehouse in Washington, DC.

The Why Files Science behind the news

Thematic Pathfinders Why start with a search engine, when you can find a pathfinder to fit your needs at 42eXplore? When learning something new, it's nice to have more than one resource to explore. This web project provides "four to eXplore" for each topic. On each page you'll find definitions, activities, the 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic.

Today in History  Click into this site to see what happened on this day (today) in history.

Webster's Dictionary  Contain's Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, Unabridged Dictionary, and Thesaurus

World Almanac for Kids   Did you know Silly Putty was invented in the 1940s by James Wright while trying to find a substitute for rubber? Did you know that there are over 6 billion people living on the earth? Inquiring minds can find information on nearly any topic on this site.

Writing With Writers   Students work with authors, editors, and illustrators.

Yahooligans  A Web guide for kids

Zoos Worldwide   Study the African Elephant at the Knysna Elephant Park in Knysna, South Africa. Checkout the habitat of Snowflake the white gorilla at the Barcelona Zoo in Spain. You can even research dolphin communication at the Dolphin Reserach Center in Grassy Key, Florida. All this and more with a few clicks of your mouse.