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All
Experts: Homework Help
Calling themselves "the oldest and largest
free Q&A service on the Internet," All Experts boasts a network
of a thousand question-answering volunteers. Find an expert by navigating
through the subject directory. Clicking on your topic (such as Geography
or Spanish), you'll be presented with an annotated list of volunteers.
Each expert has a profile with ratings and comments from previous
question askers, so you can choose your volunteer based on past performance.
http://www.allexperts.com/central/homeworkhelp.shtml
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AOL
@ School: Middle School Search
AOL @ School divides their site recommendations
into four grade levels: primary school (grades K-2), elementary (grades
3- 5), middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9 -12.)
This directory is for middle schoolers. The others can be found by
returning to Home (look for the link at the bottom of the page), following
the appropriate grade link, then choosing Browse by Category. Note
that the red at-sign icon next to a site listing means it is "educator
approved."
http://www.aolatschool.com/middleschool/search/
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AskA+ Locator
Need to find an expert on a particular subject?
The AskA+Locator will allow you to search for experts by subject area
and grade level.
http://www.vrd.org/locator/subject.shtml
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Ask Jeeves for Kids
PC Magazine Online ranks this as
the "best" search engine for middle school and younger students.
http://www.ajkids.com/
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BrainPop
BrainPOP was created to satisfy a demand among parents and educators
for an Internet environment where young people could learn about health,
science and technology while having fun.
http://www.brainpop.com/
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Britannica Online
Britannica.com editors bring you the best Web sites, leading magazines,
related books, and the complete Encyclopædia Britannica.
http://britanica.com/
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Captioned Media Program
We are a free-lending library of open-captioned
videos. We are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered
by the National Association of the Deaf. Currently, we have around
4,000 captioned videos in our collection and are adding more each
year.
http://www.cfv.org/
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CGFA-
Misc. Artists
A Virtual Museum of Fine Art
http://mirror.bibl.u-szeged.hu/cgfa/index.html
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Classroom Connect
Classroom Connect, Inc., is an innovative
Internet company that develops and markets original, Web-based curriculum
products and professional development programs for K-12 education.
http://www.classroom.com/
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Classzone:
Web Research Guide
Are you Web-savvy? You may already use the Internet
to e-mail friends and find the latest information on movies, news,
sports, or music. Take the Internet Basics Quiz to determine what
you know about the Internet and its uses. Then explore the other sections
of Web Research Guide to build on your prior knowledge and learn the
skills you'll need to do effective research on the Web.
http://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/
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Columbia Encylopedia Online
Bartleby.com has relaunched its electronic
version of the _Columbia Encyclopedia_ with numerous updates, including
improved search and navigation features. The sixth edition contains
close to 51,000 entries, including 17,000 biographies, with over 80,000
hypertext cross-references, as well as links to other resources such
as maps, speeches, and additional full-text collections held by Bartleby.com.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
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Crayola Lesson
Plans
Rich hands-on learning experiences, linked
with core curriculum standards. New lessons are added each week.
http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm
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CyberBee
Information on new sites for kids from MultiMedia
Schools.
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/MMStocs/MMScybertoc.html
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CyberDewey
A hotlist of Internet sites organized using
Dewey Decimal Classification codes.
http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html
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Debate Central
Here is a comprehensive site that covers almost anything you need
to know to begin a debate team at your school and/or involve your
team in all kinds of competitions. There's everything here from Lincoln-Douglass
style debates through Policy debates, Parliamentary debates and even
Internet debates!
http://debate.uvm.edu/
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DMOZ
for Kids and Teens
"The Open Directory Project is the largest,
most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed
and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors."
The volunteers responsible for the Kids and Teens section have reviewed
and organized 23,790 sites into fourteen subcategories Each site is
briefly annotated and includes a recommended audience: kids, teens,
or mature teens. Have a passion you want to share with the world?
Find an appropriate DMOZ topic, and volunteer to be a section editor.
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/
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Disney
Educational Productions -- Cyberlesson Page
Take an online field trip courtesy
of Walt Disney! Some really neat sites!
http://disney.go.com/educational/cyberlesson.html
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Edmark
For over thirty years, Edmark has been a
pioneer in developing innovative and effective educational materials
for children. Recognizing the possibilities of the computer as a learning
tool, Edmark has combined new multimedia technologies with proven
educational strategies to create a family of award-winning educational
software products (free downloads at this site)
http://www.edmark.com/
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Educate
the Children
Educate the Children provides free worksheets,
lesson plans, and teaching ideas to teachers and parents of children
5 to 11.
http://www.educate.org.uk/
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Eduhound
EduHound proclaims to be "Everything for Education K-12."
This is not just a meta-site of annotated links. EduHound also provides
a free tool for developing a password-protected hotlist, a site of
the week, a list of A+ sites, and a weekly newsletter. The database
of resources is extensive, with more than 60 subject categories. The
site is also offered in Spanish. Just added to the site is a new section
for the Pre-K through 2 set, EduPuppy. It is very similar in format
to EduHound, and users can browse by category or search by alphabetical
keyword.
http://www.eduhound.com/
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ERIC
The Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC) is a national information system designed to provide users
with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.
ERIC, established in 1966, is supported by the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, and the
National Library of Education.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
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Ethics
in Computing
Ethics in Computing covers such broad topics as the basics, privacy,
intellectual property, speech issues, social justice issues, commerce,
risks, and computer abuse. The series of topics within each category
link to off-site articles and papers. A study guide and questions
for discussion are provided for each area. Teachers will appreciate
this rich resource when designing a study of ethics and technology
to meet student technology standards.
http://www.eos.ncsu.edu/eos/info/computer_ethics/
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FactMonster: On-Line Dictionary,
Encyclopedia and Homework Help
Fact Monster, a part of Information Please,
is a reference site for young students. It includes fun facts, homework
help, and cool games and quizzes.
http://www.factmonster.com/
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FamilyFocus.com - Helping
to Strengthen Families
FamilyFocus.com has prescreened millions
of sites that contain family related "search" words. Now
the best internet sites for family related topics are summarized here
and made available by subject.
http://www.familyfocus.com/
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Fast Facts
This site has everything from almanacs to weather
http://www.refdesk.com/fastfact.html
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Genius Find
Geniusfind is a directory of search engines, archives, and databases
that are topic-specific.
http://www.geniusfind.com
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High School
Hub
The High School Hub is a noncommercial gateway
to excellent free online academic resources for high school students.
It features interactive learning activities, an ongoing poetry contest,
a reference collection, college information, and subject guides for
English, mathematics, social studies, science, world languages, arts,
and technology. Over 500 U.S. high schools representing all 50 states
have linked to the High School Hub from their web sites.
http://highschoolhub.org/
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Homeschooler
Freebies
This site is dedicated to helping homeschooling
families find the best educational freebies the internet has to offer.
http://www.geocities.com/tolerance_diversity/HomeschoolerFreebies.html
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Homework Help
About the site. This site is loaded with helpful links to homework
help online.
http://www.journalismnet.com/school/
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Internet School Library
Media Center
This site contains professional and student
resources. It also provides librarian resources and links with online
networks. Visually appealing with many links to library and academic
information. This site is user-friendly, providing several links and
extensive search features. There are lesson plans available along
with curriculum resources. Student resources are easy to understand
and are well thought out. It also has an electronic library and is
updated regularly.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil
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IPL
KidSpace: Ask a Question
At IPL KidSpace there are no previous questions
and answers to peruse, just a form to submit your own query. Questions
will be answered via email by a school librarian in a couple of days.
Most likely, the volunteer will point you to Internet resources where
you can find your own answer. What else would expect from a librarian?
IPL KidSpace reminds us that our own school librarians are terrific
(and live) resources that should not be
overlooked.
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ask/
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IPL Teen Library
Your suggestions and a real librarian select
fun & useful sites from all over the Web.
http://www.ipl.org/teen/
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IPL Youth Division
Internet Public Library, Youth Division
http://www.ipl.org/youth/
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KidsClick!
Web search for kids by librarians.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
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Libraries and the Information
Literate School Community
This site is devoted to media centers, libraries,
books, electronic information, information literacy and the search
for understanding.
http://www.newlibrary.org/
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The Library of Congress
Web-based excerpts from the nation's largest
library, with subject-based and thematic groupings which change from
time to time. Not the simplest site to navigate, (it's improving),
but the content is high-quality.
http://www.loc.gov/
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Library Tips for Kids
A collection of ten great things to do at
the library. Compiled by the American Library Association as part
of American Library Week. This site also includes links to other library
resources and ideas.
http://www.ala.org/kidsday/
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Lightspan-Online Learning
and Search
The Lightspan Partnership, Inc., a provider
of curriculum-based educational software and Internet products and
services, is guided by a simple principle: there is no limit to what
students can achieve when provided with tools that motivate them to
learn. That's why Lightspan is dedicated to improving student academic
achievement by providing educational resources that can enhance learning
in schools and students' homes
http://www.lightspan.com/
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Linktown.kids
links
The Denver Public Library has put together this
neat site
http://www.denver.lib.co.us/kids/index.html
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National Center for Educational
Statistics
Welcome to the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) Students' Classroom. We're glad you stopped by our
site. Move your mouse around the classroom above and watch the chalkboard
to see the different pages you can visit. Click on one when you're
ready to try it out. You can also use the text links below.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
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Net Surf Learning
The site provides a collection of interactive
work sheets. Students at all levels use materials from the Web to
learn English.
http://www.netsurflearning.com
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Newspapers US and
Worldwide
Locate and read newspapers from around the globe
http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html
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Noodle Quest
One of the hardest parts about doing academic
research on the Internet is figuring out where to start! A search
engine is usually the first thing to try, but what search engines
are the most useful for your topic? Fill in the short form below,
and we'll point you in the right direction.
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/
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Noodle Tools
NoodleTools offers two research aids: a "fill
in the blanks" search engine designed to help novice web users
conduct complex searches, and an on-line tool to generate MLA style
bibliography citations for a wide variety of sources. The bibliography
tool is especially useful for its ability to spit out a technically
correct citation for almost any situation.
http://noodletools.com/
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Odyssey of the Mind
The OM folks have really spruced up their website to reflect the quality
of their competition! OM promotes creative problem solving and team
work through assigned problems. Each team works the same problem and
the solutions are then evaluated for efficiency and effectiveness
http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
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OWL:
Research & The Internet
The free PowerPoint viewer is required to view
this Purdue University Writing Lab workshop. Windows users can get
one from http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Ppview97.aspx
; Mac users can download theirs from
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/download/office98/powerpoint98viewer.asp
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Once the slide show is opened, use a single
mouse click anywhere on a slide to proceed to the next slide. A right-mouse
click will open a navigational menu with additional selections such
as full-screen or reverse. For your efforts, you'll be rewarded with
a nice introduction to online research and criteria for Web site evaluation.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/Internet.ppt
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Personal Educational
Press
Personal Educational Press is a free utility for generating work sheets,
word lists, game boards, quizzes, and flashcards.
http://www.educationalpress.org
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Princeton
University Reference Resources
A virtual reference desk from Princeton University
Library staff. This is an easy access to online dictionaries, encyclopedias,
data archives, government info, library resources, book/journal collections,
measures and weights, currency converters etc. It is user friendly
and updated regularly.
http://infoshare1.Princeton.EDU:2003/databases/
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PROJECT GUTENBERG
OFFICIAL HOME SITE - INDEX
Project Gutenberg began in 1971 when Michael
Hart was given an operator's account with $100,000,000 of computer
time in it by the operators of the Xerox Sigma V mainframe at the
Materials Research Lab at the University of Illinois.
http://promo.net/pg/
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RefDesk:
Ask the Experts
Wouldn't it be wonderful if your class could
submit questions to a real astronomer while studying the solar system?
Or how about an entomologist to answer your bug questions? This site
contains the Web addresses of fifty experts who are willing to answer
questions. It is not as extensive a list as the Pitsco site (see below),
but it is a good starting point.
http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html
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Scholastic
News Zone
Scholastic News Zone, part of the
larger Scholastic site, presents current events in a fun and appealing
way for students in grades three through eight
http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/index.asp
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School
Library Journal: Surf For
A thematic guide to Internet sites.
http://www.slj.com/articles/surffor/surfforarchive.asp
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Study Guides
and Strategies
Your path for most effective learning is through
knowing yourself your capacity to learn the process you have successfully
used, and will need interest, and knowledge of, the subject you wish
to learn. It may be easy for you to learn physics but impossible to
learn tennis, or vice versa All learning, however, is a process which
settles into certain steps. This amazing site is full of study and
learning strategies
http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/
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The FamilyEducation
Network
The FamilyEducation Network, helping parents
help their kids succeed in school and in life. Rated one of the top
10 Web sites in the world and the #1 Web site on the Internet for
parents (FamilyPC Magazine, May 1998)
http://familyeducation.com/home/
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The Global Schoolhouse
Link to educational information
from all over the world!
http://www.gsn.org
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The New York Times
Learning Network
The New York Times Learning Network is a free
service for students in grades 6-12, their teachers and parents. The
site is updated Monday through Friday throughout the school year.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
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Think Quest
You've seen some of the fabulous websites created for this competition
featured in this newsletter and on hotlists around the Net. Here's
your chance to participate in the thrill of international competition
while working with students to research and create their own original
website on a high interest topic!
http://www.thinkquest.org/
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United States House of Representatives
Washington D.C. 20515
http://www.house.gov/
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World Book
Fun
World Book Encyclopedia's Fun Pages
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/html/fun.htm
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Xerox
Map Viewer
The Xerox PARC Map Viewer is a World-Wide Web HTTP server that accepts
requests for a World or USA map and returns an HTML document including
an image of the requested map. Each map image is created on demand
from a geographic database.
http://mapweb.parc.xerox.com/map/color=1/features=alltypes
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Yahooligans!
A Great Kids Search Engine!
http://www.yahooligans.com
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