Almanacs
- FactMonster’s Almanac
Information on the World, US, People Words, Science, Math, Sports
- The Farmer’s Almanac
Atlas
- Color Landform Atlas of the US
Relief, county, and black and white maps of the states
- Infoplease Atlas
FactMonster’s World Atlas
- Information about Countries
FactMonster’s Country Profiles
- Google Maps (also an app)
- Google Earth (also an app)
- TerraFly
Aerial photos and videos
- Xpeditions Atlas
Maps for printing and viewing
Graphics
- Britannica Encyclopedia Image Sources
Free image sources from Britannica Encyclopedia! Username: hcsd Password: hcsd
- Flickr
A great photo sharing website
- Pics4Learning
Thousands of photos and clipart
- ClipArt for Microsoft Programs
Design Gallery Live
- TrekEarth
A wonderful source of photos from around the world
- 3-D Text Maker
- Cool Archive
Clipart, buttons, backgrounds, bars, icons and more
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia.com
- FactMonster’s Encyclopedia
Articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia
- Wikipedia
An open-source encyclopedia which can be edited by anyone.
News
Reference Tools
- Blended Learning Tools
A Google Presentation featuring links and descriptions to many blended learning tools and resources for various tasks.
- Citation Machine
Easy to use tool for creating citations in MLA format.
- Citation Maker
Helps you make MLA bibliographies
- INFOhio
A collection of reference resources
- Kids Info Bits
Great resources within INFOOhio - SlimeKids
Kid-friendly search engines. - NoteTakingHelp
Advice about improving notetaking skills.
- Online College Courses
Open Courseware: Access a database filled with open courseware options from leading universities.
- SAT Question of the Day
A new question each day shows percentage of correct and incorrect responses, and explains the correct answer