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Education: School on the Web

From its start, the Internet has helped scientists and academics share their work, so it’s no wonder that people now are able to use the Web as an educational resource and research library. If you’d like to take a class without leaving your home, find the right college, locate teaching resources or learn about almost anything, we’ve found Web sites that help you do it.

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Elementary, Middle and High School Student Resources

Students will find a wealth of resources on the Web and, so long as they sort the good from the bad, can benefit greatly from the amount of information available to them online. Here we’ve selected a few educational resources for students of all ages.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • Many reference sites (for example, libraries, search engines and Web directories) have sections devoted to student resources: Ask for Kids, Yahoo Kids, and Quintura for Kids, for example. Even news magazines like Time For Kids and the Newsweek Education Program provide information to help kids keep up with the news.
  • Ask your teacher for suggestions about Web sites that might be of help. Many school districts provide teachers with lists of homework help sites and other educational sites.
  • Check the Web site of the company that publishes your textbook for help with lessons from your text. Often these sites have extra games, study tools and practice problems to help you get a grasp of the subject at hand.

Dulcinea's Picks

For students in elementary school …
The American Library Association (ALA) has a list of sites that can be a great help for any homework assignment in history, math, social sciences, art, literature, science and many more subjects. Click the big “Search” button to search the sites chosen by the ALA.
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Kids.gov is a portal to government and kids’ sites and has links to homework helpers and other reference sites.
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BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper has links to more than 700 homework helping sites. Resources are categorized by subject, such as Art/Music, English, Science and Foreign Languages. BJ also has a particularly useful section on Search Engines so you can eventually do your own searches.
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For students in middle and high school …
Quizlet is an online flashcard site. Become a member for free and then enter vocabulary words or other flashcard material into the site; Quizlet then makes flashcards and generates tests to help you learn new material.
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Jiskha.com is the place to go for fast answers. More than 200 experts volunteer to assist students with their homework every day. Simply post your question and one or more Jiskha.com certified teachers will respond, sometimes as soon as within an hour. There’s also a Search feature for finding a specific topic and an extensive reference section with helpful links. 
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High School Ace features subject guides, reference tools, daily news, puzzles and quizzes. Subject guides include English, Foreign Languages, Math, Science, and both U.S. and World History.
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SparkNotes offers free, short, and very specific study guides on a wide variety of topics in subjects including history, film, literature, math, language, and more. If you want an overview of the history of the Roman Empire or the plot summary of “Casablanca,” this is the place to go. SparkNotes also has a variety of printable charts and reference materials as well as test prep materials and college application tools. Access content online for free, or pay a small fee per document to download and print for offline reference.
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Applying to college …
The College Board is the official Web site of the SAT and has an entire section devoted to helping you choose the right college. Depending on your needs, use either College MatchMaker, which searches for colleges based on your interests, or College QuickFinder, a tool for finding and researching a particular college.
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U.S. News & World Report publishes an annual ranking of the best colleges for undergraduate and graduate study. Browse the list and see how all the schools measure up based on U.S. News’s rigorous criteria. The Education homepage also offers advice on paying for college, academic programs and college news.
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