Welcome to CFLC's INTERNET CLASSROOM

Good Starting Points:

• Berit's Best Sites for Children
• Blue Web'N
• Discovery School
• Education World   (education-related search engine)
• Electronic Text Center  (University of Virginia Libraries)
• Franklin Institute Educational Hotlists
• Global Show and Tell
• Great Sites
• How Stuff Works
• The Internet Public Library
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• KEWL: Kids Excellent Web Links
• KidGrid
• KidsClick   ("Web Guide and Search Tool for Kids by Librarians")
• Literacy Online (great site for adult literacy resources)
  • Spanish Language Version
• National Geographic Kids
• OH! Kids
• WebTeacher Tutorial   (ideal site for K-12 teachers and students)
• World Village Kidz
• Yahoo! for Kids  (formerly Yahooligans!)

Sites for Children:

• Amazon.com Children's Books
• Arthur
• Ben's Guide: U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids
• Bonus.com: The Super Site for Kids
• BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature & Books
• Children's Story Books Online
• CIA's Homepage for Kids K-5th Grade
• Community Learning Network's Kid's Stuff
• CyberKids Home
• Disney Home Page
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Kid's Page
• Florida Kids Page
• Froggy Page
• Houghton Mifflin Education Place
• IPL (Internet Public Library) Kidspace
• Kaboose (formerly Kid's Domain)
• Kids' Space (of kids, by kids, for kids)
• Kids Web - The Digital Library for K-12 Kids
• KidsCom
• KidsHealth
• NASA Kids Home
• OH! Kids
• OUPD Kid Safety on the Internet
• PLCMC Pages for Kids
• Scholastic Kids Page
• Sesame Workshop
• Sports Illustrated for Kids
• Time for Kids
• Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 8-18 Media
• Weekly Reader Online
• White House for Kids
• Yahoo! for Kids  (formerly Yahooligans!)
• YPress: A Children's News Network

Sites For Young Adults:

• About.com for Teens
• ALA YALSA: Teen Reading
• Amazon.com Teens Section
• ADOL Teens Only Page
• Children's Pressline  (news by and for kids 8-18)
• CIA's Homepage for Kids 6th -12th Grades
• College View:   Ready For College?
• Colleges & Careers Center   (U.S. News Online's College and Career Center)
• Cyberteens Homepage
• Girl Tech
• IPL (Internet Public Library) TeenSpace
• Launch - Music on Yahoo!
• OH! Teens
• PLCMC Teen Pages: The Loft
• Shakespearean Insult
• Sweet Valley Online
• TeenMag.Com
• TeensHealth
• Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 8-18 Media
• Weekly Reader: Teens Home
• YPress: A Children's News Network

Homework Helpers:

• 50 States - Key Facts
• A+Research & Writing   (for high school and college students)(from Internet Public Library; for high school and college students)
• A&E's Biography & Bio4Kids
• About.com Homework Help
• AltaVista's Translation Service
• Amazing Picture Machine (kid-friendly graphics)
• Ask an Expert
• Ask Dr. Math
• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
• Biology Project   (University of Arizona)
• Biology Place   (from Scientific American; worldwide classroom for scientific inquiry)
• Boundaries of the Contiguous United States
• brarydog - Your Homework Help and Web Companion & PLCMC Homework Help
• CNN (Cable News Network)
• EcEdWeb   (resources or economics education K-12 and undergraduate levels)
• Education Place Outline Maps
• El Niño   (for kids)
• Energy Quest
• FactFinder Kid's Corner (U.S. Census Bureau state info)
• Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help (from Information Please)
• Flags of the World
• Florida Electronic Library: Especially for Kids, Students and Families
• Florida Kids Page
• Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World
• Geometry Center  (closed, but maintains the archives)
• High School Ace
• Homework Help Web Links by Topic
• Homework Spot
• How far is it?
• How Things Work   (great site for physics and science questions)
• How to Compile a Bibliography (by grades, 1-6)
• Hubble Telescope Pictures
• Indispensible Writing Resources
• Information Please
• Infoplease.com Kids' Almanac (Fact Monster) Homework Center
• Interactive Frog Dissection
• Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
• IPL's Citing Electronic Resources Guide
• IPL's Reference Subject Collection
• IPL's Stately Knowledge
• iTools: Research Tools
• KidsClick    ("Web Guide and Search Tool for Kids by Librarians")
• Library of Congress: For Kids and Families
• MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
• Math2.org  (formerly Dave's Math Tables)
• Mega-Math
• MicroWorlds: Exploring the Structure of Materials
• NASA for Kids
• National Geographic Homework Help
• National Geographic's Star Journey
• The -Nine- 8 Planets   (a multimedia tour of the solar system)
• Online English Grammar
• Online Writing Lab (from Purdue University)
• Quotations - Land of Quotes
• SchoolNotes.com   (includes homework posting & class info for local schools)
• Schoolwork.ugh!   (site compiled by librarians)
• Science Fair Central
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide
• Science Spot
• Solar System Simulator    (view any body in the solar system from any other)
• Sunlink (database of school library media center holdings in Florida's K-12 public schools)
• Today in History (highly rated site)
• U.S. Geological Survey Education   (earth science resources)
• White House for Kids
• Why Files: Science Behind the News
• Windows to the Universe     (interactive earth and space sciences exhibits)

Sites for Teachers & Parents

• ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line
• American Library Association Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers & Others
• ArtsEdNet   (K-12 arts education/teaching materials)
• Art History Resources on the Web
• Children's Literature Web Guide   (great resource for all ages)
• Classroom Connect
• Common Errors in English
• Curriculum Archive  (lesson plans for all grades)
• Discovery School
• EDSITEment - The Best of the Humanities on the Web
• Education Week on the Web
• Education World
• Educator's Reference Desk
• Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans
• ERIC Database (Educational Resource Information Center)
• Enchanted Learning  (OUTSTANDING!)
• Florida Bureau of Library Development Youth Services
• Florida Department of Education Home Page
• Florida Electronic Library: Especially for Teachers
• Florida School District Data
• Florida School Districts
• Gateway to Educational Materials
• Harcourt Educational Measurement Page
• Internet Resources for Elementary Educators  (archived site -- no longer maintained)
• Internet Resources for Middle School Educators  (great site!)
• Internet Resources for Secondary Educators  (great site!)
• K-12 School Directory   (Internet guide to all 106,000 K-12 Schools in U.S.)
• KidGrid Help (section for parents & teachers)
• KidsHealth for Parents
• LD Online   (great resource about working with learning-disabled kids)
• Learning Services   (online sales for teachers; focus on educational technology)
• MagPortal (selective magazine articles on education)
• Media Literacy Online Project
• National Geographic Explorer Classroom Magazine
• National Science Foundation
• Net-mom's ® Internet-savvy Parenting—Three Quick New Year’s Resolutions (tutorial for parents)
• New York Times Learning Network     (news-related lesson plans)
• OH! Teach
• Peterson's  - Colleges, Career Information, Test Prep and more
• School District Demographics Website  (from National Center for Education Statistics)
• SchoolNotes.com   (includes homework posting & class info for local schools)
• Subject Guides in Education
• Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program (for grades 3-8)
• Teach With Movies (a few samples free; subscription mostly) 
• Teachers.Net
• U.S. Department of Education
• WebTeacher Tutorial    (ideal site for K-12 teachers and students)
• Weekly Reader Online
• White House for Kids: Guide for Parents & Teachers
• Why Files: Teacher Activities
• Yahoo! Education Links

Homeschooling Resources:

• A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Web Site
• About.com's Homeschooling Guide
• Canadian Homeschool Resources Page
• Eclectic Homeschool Online (published from a Christian perspective)
• emTech's Homeschooling Links  (many links to other resources)
• Finding Homeschool Support on the Internet
• Florida School Choice Home Education
• Home School Legal Defense Association
• Homeschool Resource Center
• Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap
• Homeschooling Information  (sponsored by Home Education Magazine)
• Jon's Homeschool Page
• Open Directory Home Schooling Resources
• Windycreek Homeschool
• Yahoo! Home Schooling Links

Librarian's Internet Resources

Reference Desk

click here for hundreds of links, arranged by category!

Fun And Games:

• Alfy
• Build A Monster
• Crafts for Kids   (from About)
• Crayola Coloring Book
• Disney Family
• Disney Kids and Teens    (requires plug-in)
• Enchanted Learning Software Online Activities
• Funschool.com
• KidGrid - Fun-Time Playground!  (multiple sites; pre-school age)
• Kids' Games at Yahoo! Kids   (World Wide Web: Online Games)
• National Zoo Live Animal Cams
• NfbKids.ca (National Film Board of Canada)
• Sesame Street Story Corner (requires Shockwave plug-in)
• Seussville
• Wacky Web Tales
• Zoboomafoo - PBS