History's Happening!

Kid Safe Web Sites


General Resources for Teachers

  1. Martindale's Reference Desk - is an outstanding collection of reference links and sites, well-organized and fast.
  2. My Virtual Reference Desk - is the first place to go when you can't make it to the library, it is the mother of all reference sites.
  3. History News Network - Articles and opinion on all aspects of history and current events written by journalists and historicans.
  4. The Encyclopedia of World History - Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. Includes Search Feature.
  5. The BBC Home Page - is a great resource for teachers. Check out "Education Online" for programs and resources for teachers.
  6. Teachers Helping Teachers - is advice for teachers from teachers on a wide range of subjects.
  7. Book Stacks Unlimited, Inc. - is a web page for book lovers. It contains over 320,000 titles, plus a chat area and publishing gossip.
  8. Librarians' Index to the Internet - has Librarian evaluated, annotated resources which are of use to public library users.
  9. Oracle ThinkQuest - Index of ThinkQuest units available on line.
  10. Discovery Channel On-line - contains more than just a schedule of programs on the Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, it also contains a wealth of information for the classroom teacher.
  11. Watching America - If you are focusing on America in the global context, you can discover what the world thinks about the USA at this interesting website.
  12. World of Interest - is a giant database of informational sites.
  13. The Positive News - tells news of medical and technological breakthroughs, heroic people, and just plan good news. You can subscribe (free) to this one and get daily news.
  14. Education World - is like Yahoo! especially made for teachers. A great site to get educational materials.
  15. Amazon.com - is the largest book store on-line in the world.
  16. San Francisco Examiner - The Gate is one of the best big westcoast online newspapers.
  17. KidInfo - is an interesting site being developed for Teachers and Parents that could grow into an important educational site.
  18. Search Engine Watch - Looking for search engines? This site lists some top choices in various categories. (Although the best are already included in the "Teacher Search Tools" of this site)