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Homework Help on the Web |
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Megasites:These are subject directories linking you to good sites on specific topics
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
King County Library Homework Help
http://www.kcls.org/hh/homework.cfm
Multnomah County Library
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html
Research Paper.com
http://www.researchpaper.com/
Librarian's Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org
Kids Click!
http://www.kidsclick.org
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.comAdditional
Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com/
Ask Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/
Biographies on the Web
http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/leaders.html
Brain Pop.com
http://www.brainpop.com/
BrainMania
http://www.brainmania.com/
The Classroom
http://www.gradebook.org/
This is aimed at teachers rather than students.
The Copernicus Education Gateway
http://www.edgate.com/st_research.html
Partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica
CyberBee Web Links
http://www.cyberbee.com/links.html
Electronic Prodigy
http://www.aros.net/~rchris/
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Homework Elephant
http://www.homeworkelephant.co.uk/index.shtml
InfoPlease.com Homework Center
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/
Homework Spot
http://www.homeworkspot.com/
Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites
http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/detectives/
Kids On the Web Homework Tools
http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-homework.html
Lycos Homework Help Links
http://www.nanana.com/homeworklinks.html
PDLaw's Research World
http://members.aol.com/teachpdlaw/index.htm
700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
Scottsdale Public Library Homework Help
http://library.ci.scottsdale.az.us/kids/homework.htm
USA Homework Help
http://www.kmbs.com/homewrk.html
Short list.
Web Help
http://www.webhelp.com/home
Human search experts help you find what you need.
Reference
Ask Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com/
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Discovery School, Students
http://school.discovery.com/students/index.html
The Electronic Library
http://www.mmsd.org/elib/ (this is NOT elibrary)
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/
Internet Public Library Ready Reference
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/
Kids Connect
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html
Questions and answer online help for K-12.
The Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/
NetCheck Web Site Evaluation Tool: Grades 10-12 OR Grades 7-9
http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div4netscheck2.html
http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div3netscheck2.html
Questions to ask when you visit web sites that help
you evaluate their content and quality. Type right on the page,
print it, clear it and use again.
Process Guide #3: Evaluating Web Sites
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/evaluating_
student.html
Process Guide #4: Using Primary Source Documents
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/HowToPrimaryS.html
Reference Desk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
Virtual Reference Desk
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/
Subject Specific
see also -- Expanding the Library Collection: Online Tools
Math and Science
The Why Files
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
Science News web site
Dave's Math Tables
http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm
Homework Help at Math Goodies (message board)
http://www.mathgoodies.com/homework/
Science Fair Studio
http://www.school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.htmlSocial Studies, History, Geography
American Memory Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html
Atlapedia.com
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Online Atlas
Fed World
http://www.fedworld.gov/
United States government info.
Hyper History
http://www.hyperhistory.com
3000 years of World History Timelines
Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
Print maps at this National Geographic site
National Archives
http://www.nara.gov
States and capitals
http://www.50states.com
This Day in History
http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/thisday.html
List of sites with what happened on "this day."English
See also -- Writing Help
How to Interpret a Poem
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/poem/poem.html
This site has a variety of "help" tools. Choose carefully.
Sports
Basketball Tips
http://www.basketball-tips.com/OurGurus.aspNewspapers and Magazines
BBC News Archive Search -- dates back to 1997
http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/advquery/advquery.htm
BBC In Depth Articles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/in_depth/html/default.stm
CNN Newsroom
http://www.cnn.com/
The archives go back several years.
CNN Special Reports
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/
Crayon.net
http://www.crayon.net/using/links.html
Links to news and more from around the world.
Find Articles.com
http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml
Lycos News Network Search
http://news.lycos.com/headlines/TopNews/
News Choice
http://search.newschoice.com/
Search over two dozen newspapers at once.
Newspapers.com
http://www.newspapers.com/
Newsweek
http://www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp
Online News Hour Search Index from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html
Archive goes back to 1996. Easy to search.
Time
http://www.time.com/time/daily/
Total News
http://www.totalnews.com/
Search engine and directory of news sites.
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
Yahoo News
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/
Where can Teachers Post Homework?
Big Chalk
http://www.bigchalk.com/
Blackboard.com
http://www.blackboard.com/
Class Page.com
http://www.classpage.com/
eboard.com
http://www.eboard.com/home.html
Create your own "virtual corkboard" at this easy to use site. Look at their examples to get ideas.
Homework Hero
http://www.homeworkhero.com/
Homework Now
http://homeworknow.com/
School Notes.com
http://www.edgate.com/notes.html
Teacher Web
http://www.teacherweb.com/
Your Homework.com
http://www.yourhomework.com/
For Parents
Berit's Best for Children
http://www.beritsbest.com/Study Skills, and Tutorials
Study Skills Topic Pages
http://www.how-to-study.com/
Changing Your Study Habits to Improve Your Skills and Grades
http://csucub.csuchico.edu/study/sskills.html
Dozen Reasons to Examine a Returned Test
http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/rtrned.html
Effective Study Skills by Dr. Robert Kizlik
http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm
Longer article with advice in all areas.
Homework Tips
http://www.jiskha.com/features/homework_tips/
How to Tackle Common Test Items
http://www.crk.umn.edu/people/services/academasst/Testpage.htm
Improve Your Studying Skills
http://www.unc.edu/depts/unc_caps/TenTraps.html
Making the Grade 101
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/makinggrade/makinggradeindex.html
Memory Techniques
http://www.demon.co.uk/mindtool/memory.html
Note Taking Skills
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html
Process Guide #1: Brainstorming
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/brainstorming.html
Process Guide #5: Viewing Photographs
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/photographs.html
Research and Writing: Step by Step
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/stepfirst.htm
RU Organized?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002345/homepage.html
Think Quest site gets you organized.
Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/
Study Skills Help Page at Middle Tennessee State University
http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/index.html
Scroll down to the High School Tips area.
Study Skills, Self-Help Information
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Study Skills Survey
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/cgi/embp.cgi/student/embp/study_skills.htm
Study Strategies Homepage
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/
Study Strategies and Skills
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/st_read6.html
Study Tips, Strategies and Techniques
http://www.nursehealer.com/StudyTips.htm
Toshiba: Homework Help, Study Skills
http://www.zapme.com/net/homework/skills.htmlTime Management
Process Guide #7: Time Management
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/time_manage.html
Time Management
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/time_manage.html
Time Management for University Students
http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/tm/time.htmWriting Help
ABC's of the Writing Process
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
The Critical Book Review
http://www.bowdoin.edu/~prael/writing_guides/book_review.htm
Five Paragraph Essay
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
How to Write Formula Poetry
http://kidswriting.miningco.com/teens/kidswriting/library/blextras/blextra104.htm
How to Write a Book Report
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/Academics/LS/3/BookReports/howtowritten.htm
How to write a Book Review
http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/mbgraham/c&i210/bokrev.html
Improptu Essay Help from About.com
http://kidswriting.miningco.com/teens/kidswriting/msub208.htm
Preparing the In-class Essay
http://www.ivygreen.ctc.edu/luckmann/Compworks/writing/essayexm.htm
Process Guide #6: Interviewing Techniques
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/interviewing.html
Process Guide #8: Persuasive Arguments
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/persuasive.html
Report Writing and Presentations
http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/kidsreport.html
Thesaurus.com
http://www.thesaurus.com/
Thesaurus, dictionary and other writing resources.
Writing a Book Report
http://www.webspawner.com/users/BBBookReport/
For Younger Students
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Be a Web Explorer
http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/webtutorial/webtutorial1.html
Tutorial for younger students to learn to use the Internet.
EduPuppy.com
http://www.edupuppy.com/
Fact Monster (formerly InfoPlease Kids)
http://www.factmonster.com/
Kid Info Homework Help
http://www.kidinfo.com/schoolsubjects.html
Also has a section for parents and teachers at home page of http://www.kidinfo.com
Kids Click
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
NetCheck Website Evaluation Tool for Grades 4-6 or Grades 1-3
http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div2netscheck2.html
http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div1netscheck2.html
One Week at School
http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/kidsweek.html
Chart to fill in study plans for one week.
Type right on the web page, print it, clear it and use it again.
Web Tracks: Keeping Track of Internet Sites
http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/2Learnkidswebtrack.html
Type in the site you have used for research, print it, clear it and use it again.
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Test Practice
Analogies Step-by-Step
http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/tutor/anyl000.html
Gridding: An Interactive Skill Builder
http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/tutor/grid000.html
Master Quantative Comparisons
http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/tutor/qc000.html
SAT and PSAT Practice and Tips
http://www.collegeboard.com/psat/student/html/verb001.html
Skill Builders
http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/html/skill.htmlFinding Pictures and Graphics
Alta Vista
http://www.altavista.com
Click on "Images."
The Amazing Picture Machine
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
Audubon Zoo in New Orleans -- pictures
http://photo.net/summer94/new-orleans-zoo.html
Discovery School Clip Art
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
Use these without fear of copyright problems.
Remember to give credit in your bibliography or put a link on your web page.
Ditto.com
http://www.ditto.com/
Search for pictures by category or keyword.
http://www.google.com
Look for the button for images.
National Archives
Teen.com Graphics
http://teen.iln.net/html_p/clipart/asp/clipart.asp
No copyright problems here.Citing Sources
Automatic Bibliography
http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/research.html
Scroll down to where is says "How to cite."
Choose the type of material. Type it in, click, cut-and-paste!
Voila! Instant bib format.
Classroom Connect
http://connectedteacher.classroom.com/newsletter/citeintres.asp
This site has formats for all types of electronic media, from email to sounds.
Noodle Bib -- this is changing to a subscription based service April 2002
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/index.html
Automatic formatting for bibliographic entries
Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources:
Humanities (MLA & Chicago), Scientific (APA & CBE), and History (Turabian)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.htmlback to top
Search Directories
Choose the best Search Tool for Your Purpose
http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html
Digital Librarian
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
Hot Paper Topics
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
IXQuick
http://www.ixquick.com/
Kids Click
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Librarians Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/
Net Trekker This looks like it charges a fee now.
http://www.nettrekker.com/subject/
New subject organzied net search with sites carefully selected for students.
Search Tools for Students TekMom
http://www.tekmom.com/search/
Study World
http://studyworld.com/
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
http://www.google.com
Efind
http://www.efind.comTools
Atomica
http://www.atomica.com/
Blink
http://www.blink.com
Store Bookmarks on the web and get free stuff.
FreeDrive
http://www.freedrive.com
Another online disk storage site. Free.
xDrive
http://www.xdrive.com
Free online storage
Articles and advice
Cyberbee: 911 Homework Help by Linda Joseph
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/may00/cybe0005.htmMnenomic Suggestions
Geologic Periods
http://geou.open.ac.uk/camels_mnemonic.html
Forget Knot: Mnemonic devices
http://members.tripod.com/~ForgetKnot/
Learn how to set up a new IMAC
Learn how to put together a web pageImage of Boy in Desk from Discovery School.com
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/category/stud02.html