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OGT Preparation (www.studyisland.com)
Proficiency Test Review
 
LearningExpress Library (www.learningexpresslibrary.com)--online, interactive practice tests, career building tools and writing aides.
 
Tech Prep Information
 
World Book Online
 
CollegeBasics website--comprehensive college information
 
MarcoPolo  The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines.
 
World Book Online  World Book Online (WBOL), from the publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia, is your online route to reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information and an array of supplementary search tools and information sources. WBOL can fulfill many research needs.
 
Parents Pages Newsletters  A Newsletter for All Parents of Young Children.

MiddleWeb  MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades.

Art for all Ages This site attracts children in grades K-12 with its unique educational experiences in art with the late Keith Haring's colorful, animated cartoon drawings. Children will enjoy interactive coloring books, picture puzzles, and tic-tac-toe. A new lesson plans section-organized by subject, age, and materials-offers teachers, parents, students, and fans resources for enriching, explorative lessons for all ages and fields of study.

New York Times Digital For grades 3-12, the New York Times Learning Network provides interactive learning resources to match the contents of the newspaper. Students benefit from geography and vocabulary "knowledge tools" as they learn about the day's top stories. They can also take online news quizzes, complete crossword puzzles, and participate in special features suck as "Ask a Reporter." The site is equipped with daily lesson plans, news snapshots, and much more.

Video Projects Guide This website offers a comprehensive guide for teaching students how to produce a complete video project. Included is a 70-part online textbook that covers countless topics related to film-from script writing and the importance of lighting to 15 steps of production and legal and ethical issues. Students can tailor sample video projects to suit their schools needs, look up key terms, and take interactive quizzes.

http://school.discovery.com

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

http://www.learningplanet.com

http://kinlive.factmonster.com

http://www.funisland.com

http://www.prongo.com

http://www.infohio.org

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/proficiency/9thprevious.asp 

http://www.yahooligans.com--get kid-appropriate results for a report

http://www.ajkids.com--kids' version of Ask Jeeves question-and-answer site

http://www.school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck--day-to-day help w/various subjects

 

Last Updated:  02/28/08