CURRENT EVENTS & INFORMATION
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Study Skills
Study Skills:
Study Skills Guide
* Book Report Now
Crash course on how to make the grade.
* CliffsNotes™
and PinkMonkey.com
Literature notes, free booknotes, book
notes study
guides and online textbooks.
*
Education World®
Students
community.
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Elementary School
Find homework help activities
and resources
for students from Kindergarten to 6th grade.
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HippoCampus
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biology,
environmental science, American government, U.S.
history, physics and religion homework help.
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HomeWork Elephant
Internet
resources to help
complete homework assignments.
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Homework Helper [refdesk.com]
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Jiskha Homework Help
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Chat With a Live Tutor
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Khan Academy: Watch.
Practice.
Learn
almost anything--for free.
- YouTube™ - Khan Academy's Channel
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Knowledge Hound
Guide
to a huge variety of how-to tutorials
and tips covering thousands of subjects.
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Learning Styles Online.com
Free information and tools to understand
and
use learning styles effectively.
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OpenStudy™
Social learning network where students ask questions,
give help, and connect with other students studying
the same things. Make the world one large study
group, regardless of school, location, or background.
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Quiz Hub
K-12 educational quiz games (iPad compatible).
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Quizlet™
Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games.
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Skills4Study.com:
Useful Resources
Free resources full of practical advice for university study.
*
SparkNotes®
Today's most popular study guides written
by Harvard University students
and graduates.
*
Study Guides and Strategies
Educational public service helping learners succeed.
* Study Skills
How to study.
*
Study Strategies for Success
Meet the rigors of college coursework.
*
Test Prep Review
Online resource for test preparation.
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Tutorial Resoruces on the Internet (pdf)
Discover pathways available through the Internet
to find the latest tutorial resources and sites.
*
Tutorvista.com™
Online tutoring and homework help. Interactive whiteboard
to work problems, simulations, assessments and other tasks.
*
Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Student
Good study tips and habits can make a tremendous difference
in understanding academic subject matter, and improving test scores.
*
Yahoo!® Kids
Kids: great
education links and homework help.
HOMEWORK:
STUDENT EDUCATION:
Topic Outline of Education
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Homeschooling
- International:
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Homeschool Curriculum, Grades 2 - 12
Online curriculum for public schools,
alternative and charter
schools.
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Homeschool SuperSearch
Filtered, family-friendly search engine.
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HomeSchoolMom.com
Homeschooling support and encouragement.
- HSLDA |
Home Schooling—International
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Homeschool: HSLDA-Home School Legal Defense Association
- USA and Canada:
- A to Z Home's Cool (Homeschool)
Homeschooling information,
free homeschooling curriculum.
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HEM's Homeschooling Information and Resources
Homeschooling information, support,
encouragement,
resources, reviews, free newsletters, networking, discussion
lists and online archives of Home
Education Magazine.
-
National Home Education Research Institute
High-quality research (e.g., statistics, facts, findings)
on
home-based education (homeschooling).
* Living FAMILY and FUN Portal
Strengthen family ties with fun
times,
shopping, finances, home life, working,
education, recreation and social interactions.
*
Schools - Colleges - Universities:
Alumni and Genealogy Education
Worldwide comprehensive resource of educational
institutions, past and present students, alumni,
associations, faculty, friends and military personnel.
-
Lists of Universities and Colleges
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U.S. Department of Education
Topical subject resources covering all aspects of education.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents
and teachers on how the U.S. government works.
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Educational Associations and Organizations
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Find a School
Find schools and after-care.
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Helping
Your Child With Homework
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My
Child's Academic Success
Find ED programs by subject.
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Other Online Educational Resources
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Recursos en español
Education resources for Spanish speakers.
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State Contacts and Information
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Teaching Resources and
Lesson Plans
Free U. S. Federal resources for educational
excellence.
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Arts &
Music
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Health & Phys Ed
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History & Soc Studies
-
U.S. History Topics
-
U.S. Time Periods
-
World Studies
-
Language Arts
-
Math
-
Science
HOMEWORK: STUDENT
RESEARCH TOOLS and TOPICS:
Learning -
Research & Learning
* Academic
Disciplines
-
Academic Education Learning Resources: Educators
*
Archive
- Archives and
Knowledge Management
Scholarly online resource evidence and records.
-
K-12 Web Archiving
*
Book -
Portal:Books: (Category)
- Books - Publications:
Genealogical Materials
-
Genealogy - Wikibooks, collection of open-content
textbooks
- Google™ Advanced
Book Search
-
Direct Textbooks
Compare new and used textbooks
and textbook buyback prices.
-
Free Textbooks Internet Library
*
Computer
Software:
Software: Genealogy Programs
Support
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Childrens Educational Software
Review of books, software, videos and
toys, with teacher and parent resources.
-
Educational Software Directory.net
Learning software resources on the web.
-
Software Programs - Free
*
News Agencies and Newswires
-
News, Media and Travel
*
Standards:
Measurement
-
Documentation and Publications:
Professional Genealogical Sources
*
TekMom's Search Tools for Students
*
WatchKnow
Kids learn from organized video directory.
* Web Search Engine
- Education: Web Searching and the Internet
-
Families in the Fast Lane: Making the Most of the Internet
Parent involvement is best guarantee
of safe learning on the Internet.
-
GetNetWise
Educate parents
and children on Internet safety.
-
Student Research Subject Tracer by Marcus P. Zillman
Student research resources on the Internet.
- Top Search Engines and
Directories
Genealogy and family history
Internet portals and browsers.
-
Using SafeSearch : Google™
Search history and settings; web search help.
-
Ask Kids™
-
Famhoo?
Family friendly search engine.
-
netTrekker
U. S. educational search tool.
- OneKey.com
Kid safe search engine.
-
Quintura
for Kids
-
Sweet Search
Search engine for students.
- Topmarks Education
UK teaching resources, interactive resources,
worksheets, homework, exam and revision help.
- Yahoo!® Kids
*
Writing:
Handwriting -
Writing Systems and
Manuscripts
- English and Literature - Writing
Information
-
How to Write a Term Paper
- International Writing Centers
Association
-
Peter's Online Typing Course
Free online typing lessons for
everyone.
- Typing Tutor - Learn To
Type
- Research Guide for Students
-
uw-madison
writing center
Writer's
Handbook - University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Writing Program

REFERENCE HELP:
Reference:
Portal:Contents
Portal:Contents
- Overviews
*
Abbreviations
-
Abbreviations®.com
World's largest and most
comprehensive
directory and search engine for acronyms,
abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet.
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BUBL LINK: Reference
*
Credo Reference:
Credo Reference
Smart research starts here. Easy access to trusted content
from over 70 of the world's leading academic publishers.
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Citable Information At Your Fingertips
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Start Research With Topic Pages:
Examples
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Credo Reference:
Blog
Free access to Credo available
through any subscribing library.
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Etymologies
- Foreign Languages: Translations and
Translators
*
Internet Resources: Reference
*
ipl2
Resources by Subject
Information you can trust.
-
Pearson - Prentice Hall Reference Center
*
Library
Science:
Topic Outline of Library Science
- Professional Library Sources
*
Postal Codes
-
Worldwide Postal Information
*
Topics by Country
-
CIA - The World Factbook
-
Flags of the World:
Vexillology
- List of Flags
-
Mooney's Flag Report -
World Flag Database
- National Anthems:
National Anthems of the World
Download (mp3 files),
lyrics, flags, passports,
maps and other country information.
REFERENCE ORGANIZATIONS:
*
Libraries -
National Libraries
-
Digital Library Projects
- Libraries and Museums
Reference shelf for the genealogist and family historian.
Information for the amateur to professional researcher,
including Harvard, the U. S. Library of Congress, public,
private, college, local, university, international,
worldwide library links and classification systems.
-
Types of Libraries
- IASL:
International Association of School Librarianship
-
School-Libraries.Net
Library web pages maintained by
school libraries
in the United States and in countries around the
world, with related international
librarianship.
REFERENCE WORK:
Reference Work
Reference Works in the Public Domain
* Almanac
-
List of Almanacs
-
World Almanac For Kids Online
* Atlas:
Portal:Atlas
and
Gazetteer
- Geography and Maps
-
Geography Resources and World Maps for Kids
* Citation
-
Citation Index
- Citing Sources
- Indexers
- Science
Citation Index
* Concordance
(publishing)
- Where there is no list of every word
in a book, search for individual words:
-
Amazon.com: Search Inside™ the Book: Books
- Google™ Book
Search Help Center
*
Dictionary or
Lexicon (comprehensive)
- Answers.com®
Online dictionary and
encyclopedia.
- Ask Kids™
Free search engine designed
for young people ages 6 to 12.
- English and Literature: Dictionaries &
Information
- Zip Mouse:
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Reference Material
*
Directory - (Databases)
- Computer - Internet - Software:
Genealogy Programs Support
- Music and
Games
- Web Directory:
List of Web Directories
-
ALA | Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index
-
Google™ Search: Best Free Reference Web Sites
-
Information Websites Index
-
Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'
International art, business,
science & technology.
-
Refdesk.com
Reference,
facts, news; free
and family-friendly resources.
-
ThinkQuest : Library
Websites created by students around the world
who have participated in a ThinkQuest
Competition.
- Virtual Middle School
Library
Sources for students, parents,
teachers and librarians.
-
Virtual
Reference Shelf
Selected web
resources
by the Library of Congress.
-
Voice of the Shuttle (VoS): Reference
- Yahoo!®
Directory
*
Encyclopedia:
Encyclopedias on the Net
List of
Encyclopedias:
List of Online Encyclopedias
- Britannica: Britannica
- Britannica Blog:
Britannica's New Site:
More participation, collaboration
from experts
and readers.
- britannicanet.com
-
Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:
LoveToKnow 1911
-
Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica & English Cambridge Encyclopedia
-
Citizendium: Citizendium
Create the world's most
trusted knowledge base.
-
Columbia Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of Genealogy:
Index
A
B
C
D
E É
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
-
Encyclopedia
Research
Find encyclopedia articles.
-
Encyclopedia.com
Free online encyclopedias
and dictionaries.
- Infoplease®
Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas,
biographies, dictionary,
thesaurus,
with
current facts,
free
online reference,
research and homework help.
-
Knol:
Knol™: a unit of knowledge
-
Lists
Authoritative articles about specific topics.
-
Encyclopedias - a knol by David Paul Wagner
-
Scholarpedia:
Scholarpedia
- Wikipedia®:
The Free Encyclopedia
Written collaboratively by contributors from all around the world.
The site is a
wiki, which means
that anyone can edit articles,
simply by clicking on the edit this page link.
-
Help:Searching
-
Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface - NCSU Libraries
-
List of Wikipedias - Meta
-
Portal:Contents
-
Portal:Contents/A–Z Index
-
Yongle Encyclopedia
*
Glossary:
Glossaries
-
glossaries -
Google™ Book Search
-
Glossarist.com
Comprehensive directory
of glossaries on all subjects.
-
MetaGlossary.com
-
Research Tools, Articles and Forms
*
Handbook
- Family Genealogy and History Internet Education
Directory
*
How-tos (Wikibook
how-tos)
- How Do I Begin To Document and
File Family History? An Introduction
*
Journal (Online
Journal,
Scientific Journal)
-
Free Online Journals:
Journals
*
Magazine:
Magazines
*
Mathematical Table:
MATH: Mathematics
-
Mathematical Tables - Google™ Book Search
*
Newsgroup
-
Surname Newsgroups: Blogs, Genealogy Newsletters and Periodicals
*
Newspaper
-
Newspapers
*
Periodical
(Publication) Index
- Periodical and
Microform Resources
* Scientific
Table
-
Scientific Reference Tables
*
Thesaurus
-
Wordsmyth (Dictionary - Thesaurus)
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