WEB SITES

Dictionary
The Merriam-Webster Online dictionary and thesaurus.

Translator
AltaVista's Babel Fish translates up to 150 words quickly from/to English from/to Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Also will translate Russian to English.

English Practice
Interactive online self-study quizzes from the TESL Journal to help with grammar, vocabulary, and American culture.

Activities for Students Learning English as a Second Language
Activities that make learning fun, plus bilingual quizzes in many languages.

Interesting Things
A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language which includes word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, proverbs and much more.

Power Proofreading
The power has gone out at WHME-TV, and they need proofreading technicians to fix TV scripts, memos, and other writings. Can you help? Just type your first name, choose your grade (from 2 to 8) and choose a story.

Word Central
Word Central offers kids vocabulary-building resources, dictionary, and "Daily Buzzword" plus eight interactive word games to help with spelling, reading, writing, and grammar.

Humorous Grammar Rules
Laugh and learn!.

Big Dog's Grammar
A "bare bones" guide with self-tests.

The Five Paragraph Essay
Everything you need to know about how to write one.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Grolier Online
A complete reference library: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, and America the Beautiful.
To use Grolier Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Visual Thesaurus
Try this amazing interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word maps exploring the meaning and relationship of words.
To use Visual Thesaurus at home, CLICK HERE, but first see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

Student Edition
This InfoTrac database, designed for high school students, has access to a variety of magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Student Edition Tutorial
To use Student Edition at home from anywhere in the world, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

Biography Resource Center
Use this Gale (InfoTrac) database for award-winning biographies of famous people past and present. Biography Resource Center Tutorial
To use Biography Resource Center at home from anywhere in the world, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

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updated 07/01/2008