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WE ARE ONE FAMILY TOGETHER IN FAITH HOPE, AND CHARITY
 

Testimonial

“I came to Chicago two years ago and chose St. Dorothy after many referrals from different parents and friends. They said St. Dorothy was a school of mission that sets high academic standards for its students to be successful in life. Thank you for helping to make my dream and my daughter’s dream come true here at St. Dorothy’s.

- Parent of 8^th  grader
 

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Internet Links…

Internet Safety is very important.  Check out this fun and educational site packed with good advice for surfing the web. 

• http://www.kidscom.com/games/isg/isg.html  Play the Internet Safety Game!

• http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/kidinternet.htm  This website addresses these issues: Are You a Good Cybercitizen? Rules in Cyberspace You Can Get in Real Trouble for Hacking!

• http://www.m-w.com/  Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

• http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html  Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

• http://www.loc.gov/  Library of Congress – Many primary resources available.

• http://www.factmonster.com/  The Fact Monster – Variety of topics

• http://www.fieldmuseum.org/  The Field Museum

• http://www.funschool.com   (Pre-K -6^th)

• http://www.funbrain.com/ Fun Brain   

Catholic Links:

• http://www.archdiocese-chgo.org Stay in touch with the Archdiocese

• http://www.dubuquepresentations.org Sisters of the Presentation, Dubuque, Iowa

• http://www.ncea.org National Catholic Education Association

• http://www.catholic.org Catholic resources including saint database

• http://www.vatican.va/ Official Vatican web site

• http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/index.htm  Vatican news

• http://community.catholic.org/  All Things Catholic on the Web:  Catholic Community

• http://newadvent.org/cathen/   The Catholic Encyclopedia

• http://www.catholic.org/cen/data/  Catholic Schools Search

• http://www.sacredspace.ie/  The “Sacred Space” Web page

• http://www.catholicnewworld.com/cnw/issue/index.html  The Catholic New World

• http://www.homefaith.com/ - (Spiritual help for families)

• http://www.faithfirst.com/   Faith First - Resource for Christian Living

 Homework Helper

Suggested Sources for Kids and the Adults Who Care for Them - all on the Web:  http://www.ala.org/greatsites   American Library Association’s  Great Websites for Kids. - Chosen by children's librarians, this list also includes sites for parents and teachers. http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm
section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfmWant a shorter link to this page? Use the short URL: http://www.ala.org/greatsites

•   http://www.ajkids.com    Ask Jeeves for Kids - A plain-English search engine that can provide help on many topics.  Just type in your question and Jeeves will send back an answer.  More selective than most search engines.

•  http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/  Search Engine

•  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ Awesome Library - Awesome Library organizes the Web with 24,000 carefully reviewed resources,  including the top 5 percent in education.

•  http://www.beritsbest.com/ Berit’s Best Sites for Kids - This site helps parents enjoy fun and educational computing with their children.

•   http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/  B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper - A delightful collection of over 700 useful sites for elementary and middle school kids, compiled by a 14-year old and his dad.  Sometimes slow to load, contains lots of ads.

•   http://www.kids.gov/ Firstgov for Kids - Guide to federal government sources for children, includes a homework resource section; fun to look at too!

•   http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/  (K-5  and 6-12)

•   http://www.42explore.com/ Four to Explore - Has a wide variety of topics and four quality websites on a each topic.  A great place to start your research!

•   http://www.infoplease.com/ InforPlease Online Almanac - A little bit of everything.  Easy to use, includes an almanac, encyclopedia, calendars, dictionaries, atlas, and biographies.  Has a homework center and "Fact Monster", a guide to frequently asked schoolwork questions.

•  http://kidsclick.org/ KidsClick! - a searchable and browse-able directory of more than 6,400 web resources for kids and those who work with them.  Indexed by grade level

•  http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/ RefDesk.cm Ask the Expert Services - List of many similar services including some that are subject specific.

Ask and Expert Sites
 

•  http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ask/ Ask a Question - Have a homework question?  Send your question in to a librarian and get an answer by email.

•  http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Ask Dr. Math - Have a math question?  This is a great place to ask it!

•   http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html An “Ask the experts” website. - An "Ask the experts" website.
   

Science Sites
 

•  http://www.howstuffworks.com/ How Stuff Works - These authors know what they're talking about!  Loads of information written at a kid's level with referrals to other good sites on each topic.  Covers science, technology, and culture.

•  http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html Animal diversity Web - Concise info from the University of Michigan’s zoology department. Great pictures!

• http://www.animal.discovery.com/  Animal Planet
   

Math Help
 

•  http://www.aaamath.com/ AAA Math - Basic math skills, interactive practice, explanations of math topics on each page, and Challenge Games

•   http://www.webmath.com/ Web Math - Very helpful problem solver for elementary through high school math.

•  http://www.mathpower.com/  Professor Freedman’s Math Help  (Upper Grades)

•   http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/ Every Day Math

Language Arts and Books
 

• http://www.pantheon.org/ Encyclopedia Mythica - An online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend. The browse section is arranged according to world cultures. Includes a search engine for keyword searching.

• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/  Guide to Grammar and Writing  (Upper Grades)

• http://www.biography.com/  Biography

• http://www.spinandspell.com/  Spelling

• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/games.html Sharpen your proofreading skills, practice parts of speech, as well as create interesting definitions for words.  Check out this site, sponsored by publisher Houghton Mifflin.

History and Geography
 

• http://www.state.gov/travel/ Background Notes - The U. S. State Department’s guide to living and visiting in other countries. Good place to find cultural details: food, greetings, gift-giving, dating, dress, etc.

• http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ CIA World Factbook - Best source for general country information, statistics, maps. They’re the experts.

• http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html Constitution Online - Great for our 8th graders or anyone interested in learning more about the U. S. Constitution.  This site is a searchable electronic version of the U.S. Constitution, with history of each amendment

• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html Library of Congress Country Studies - Complete text of handbooks on the history, culture and geography of many countries

•  http://www.historylink101.com/ Historylink 101 - The perfect website for all those "day in the life" classes, with photos, maps, artwork, statistics, biographies and narrative on ancient civilizations, Native American culture and history; the Middle Ages; and World War II.

• http://www.sparknotes.com/history/ SparkNotes History guides - Overviews of topics in American history through the Vietnam War, and European history through WWII. Requires free registration.

•  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html Perry-Casta~neda Library Map Collection - Best choice for high quality, printable maps from around the world.

• http://www.mrdowling.com/  Mr. Dowling’s Virtual Classroom

• http://www.theodora.com/maps/  Theodora’s Quick Maps
   

Paper Writing, Academic Honesty
 

•  http://www.copyrightkids.org/ Copyright Kids - The Copyright Society of the U.S. wrote this excellent, jargon free explanation of copyright law, and the many misconceptions about its use.

• http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/ Guide to Writing a Basic Essay - Simple steps to help write an essay.

• http://www.easybib.com/ EasyBib - Bibliography formatter for kids’ papers.

•  http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/cfimages.html Public Domain Image Sources - Avoid copyright problems; use these sources instead!

• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html University of California Berkely Library Guide to Internet Site Evaluation - The best guide out there on how to choose and evaluate Internet information.
   

Resources for the Primary Grades:
 

• http://www.billybear4kids.com/games/online/alphabet/abc.htm  BillyBear’s Alaphabet

•  http://pbskids.org    games, stories, music, coloring  (PreK-1)

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm   Online Clifford Stories.

• http://www.mrsalphabet.com/  Mrs. Alphabet

• http://www.willing-to-try.com/ Willing To Try

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