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911VoIP Information needed about emergency services if you are deciding to use VoIP for your telephone service
ACT Activity, Curriculum and Technology - GCS Lesson Plans Database Online
ADSL Forum Ongoing information about ADSL
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts English literature, American literature, and Western philosophy
ANYDAY Today-in-History Find historic events and birthdays for any date
Ask Me Help Desk online expert community where you can ask questions in any topic and have them answered for free by experts
Banished Words Lake Superior State University releases its annual list of words in English which should be banned forever
Bartleby Comprehensive reference publisher. Books, quotes, dictionary, thesaurus, facts and information
Calculators On-Line Over 4000 calculators 
CIA - The World Factbook 2004 Comprehensive range of information on more than 200 countries
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers New information media always present challenges to bibliographers
Collection of Ambiguous or Inconsistent/Incomplete Statements Collection of some of the pitfalls of the English language which may both amuse and enlighten
Columbia Guide to Online Style The CGOS is authoritative comprehensive guide to online style
Community Learning Network Helps K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom
Country Reports In depth profiles on countries around the world
Desktop Publishing One of Hundreds of guides from The Mining Company
Distance Ed University of Colorado at Denver. School of Education Distance Learning Sources
Distance Learning Course Finder Directory of e-learning courses
Double-Tongued Word Wrester Growing dictionary of old and new words
Driving Under the Influence Info about driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs
Duke Collections Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library - Duke University
Educational CyberPlayGround Develops original Web-based curriculum for K-12 educators with over 1500 pages of content
Educational CyberPlayGround Develops original Web-based curriculum for K-12 educators
Educational Sites Great list of links for educators and instructors
English dictionary Powerful, no-frills English dictionary containing over 200,000 references with both US and British spellings
Fact Monster Fact Monster is the largest free reference site just for kids! Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education and health
Farmer's Almanac Around since 1792, now on line. 
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence FREE makes it easy for teachers, parents, students, & others to find teaching & learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations
GEC Computers in the Classroom Info and tips for using the computer effectively in the classroom
Geography Good links for information you may need
GoodQuotes.com GoodQuotes.com lists thousands of funny and inspirational quotes
Grammar Errors Common Errors in English
Grammar, Composition, Editing, Proofreading Resource Grammar NOW! Even answers questions 
Grantwriters Free info, training, grant writing materials, & services for grant and proposal writers
Guide to Grammar and Writing Professor Charles Darling 
HandSpeak Sign Language Dictionary Online with acual moving illustrations
History Net Where History Lives on the Web
Homeworkhelp.com Homeworkhelp.com free lessons
Household Products Database Health and Safety Info on over 4 000 consumer brands - research products based on chemical ingredients
How Everyday Things Are Made Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing helps explain how many everyday things are made
How Stuff Works How things work in the world around you
How Stuff Works Express Marshall Brain makes science and technology entertaining and understandable
Information Please Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference
Internet Grammar of English Online course in English grammar
Internet Picture Dictionary Free, online multilingual picture dictionary
IQ tests, personality tests and entrepreneurial tests on the WWW
Learn2 Animated 2torials online (non-computer) such as learn2 iron a shirt
Lesson Plans Page Over 1,000 FREE Lesson Plans for teachers
LibrarySpot Encyclopedias, maps, libraries and more. Good site to look at when doing research
LINGUIST Ask a Linguist
Literature on Electronic Sources of Information Deals with all aspects of electronic publishing and includes print and non-print materials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters in collected works
MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) is designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education with links to online learning materials
Merriam-Webster OnLine Merriam-Webster provides a free, on-line dictionary (with audio pronunciations), thesaurus and more
MLA Study and teaching of language and literature
Moodle Free, Open Source course management system (CMS) help educators create quality online courses
Multiple Choice For educators who are building secure online learning and testing environments at schools and universities
Museum of online museums Online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions
National Learning Institute Feedback surveys - employee surveys - online |~learning - distance learning and training support materials that help people learn and develop
NYPL New York Public Library
On-line Medical Dictionary Searchable Medical dictionary
Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources Book info and sample chapters
Open Video Project Digitized clips and complete short films video clips from a variety of sources
PhoneSpell What does your phone number spell?
Practical Guide to GPS - UTM Instruction manual addressing many key elements of GPS units
Proposal Writing and Government Contracting Proposal Writing and Management Info as well as services for Organizations Bidding on Government Contracts
ResourceShelf Contains professional news, search tips, and new web accessible resources, many of them available at no charge
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet
Self Test Software Inc. Self Assessment tests for Novell, Microsoft, & Lotus
Software for schools and nonprofits Discounted educational software and business applications for nonprofits
Sources Their Use and Acknowledgement from Dartmouth College
statehealthfacts.org Kaiser State Health Facts. Lots of health related facts
STATS STATS monitors the media to expose the abuse of science and statistics before people are misled and public policy is distorted
Straight Dope Archive Straight Dope columns in their entirety
Teacher Created Materials Created by teachers for teachers and parents
The Best on the Web for Teachers Web Portal for Educators
TNC The New Curriculum provides ideas and resources for teachers who want to integrate technolgy into their teaching
travlang's Word of the Day See and hear new word every day in many languages
Visual Thesaurus Artistic exploration and a tool to explore, study, and analyze the structure of language. In other words, a cool visual thesaurus
Voice Of America Pronunciation Guide Search or browse this database of names of people in the news. Then, read a phonetic pronunciation and/or listen (online) to the name pronounced by someone at the VOA
voycabulary Online dictionary & thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool
Web of On-Line Dictionaries Links to dictionaries in 160 different languages
Wikipedia Multilingual project to create a complete and accurate open content encyclopedia
Word Choice American Heritage Book of English Usage
Word For the Wise Merriam-Webster public radio broadcasts a daily glimpse into the intriguing world of words and language. Read or listen
Word2Word Language Resources and Translating Chat with links to online dictionaries and translators - many languages
Wordcount Interactive presentation of the 86,800 most common words in the English language
Wordsmyth English Dictionary Thesaurus Integrated English Dictionary and Thesaurus
World Wide Words History, origins, evolution and idiosyncrasies of English from a British viewpoint
Write Place Catalogue Literacy Education Online Writing Center at St. Cloud State University
Writer's Guide University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide
Writing Resources Tutors offer a wide range of help for writers with varying skills and abilities
Xtention Learning management systems and other human resource software
Yahoo! Answers Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people
YMMV Questions and Answers from Brett Glass

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