NEDPC Learning Resources
 

 

Information about NEDP


Definition of NEDP
NEDP and the SCANS Report


Worksheets for NEDP

 
 
 


Web Resources for NEDP

General Information
Project Vote Smart - www.vote-smart.org
Find info on voter registration plus find out who  your local elected officials are.

Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org/collections
Site will give student experience with art prints

Newspaper Headlines - www.ctcentral.com or www.ctnow.com
Top Newspaper Headlines

Encarta Encyclopedia - http://www.encarta.msn.com
Contains articles, pictures, references for research

Editorial Cartoon - www.cagle.com
Site will give experience interpreting editorial cartoons.
Roll Call - www.congress.org
For elected officials and more.
Consumer Search - http://www.consumersearch.com
For products' reviews
Mag Portal - www.magportal.com
For newspaper and magazine articles
Business Network (BNet) - http://findarticles.com/
For newspaper and magazine articles 
 
 
Math Sites
World of Math Online - http://www.math.com/
A+ Math - http://www.aplusmath.com/
A web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
ExploreLearning - http://www.explorelearning.com
Offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science.
RHL School - http://www.rhlschool.com/
Reading, Math and Research Skills

Math Goodies - http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Free math help site featuring interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets.

 
 
Map Skills
Thomas Intermediate School - http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/thomas/mapsk.html
Developing map skills
Interactive Learning Center - http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/8112/map2.html
Reading a map
 
Reading / Language

Language Tools - http://www.itools.com/lang/
Site contains links to dictionaries, thesaurus, etc.

The Little, Brown Handbook - http://wps.ablongman.com/long_fowler_lbh_9
Find material to enrich their learning experience, including video tutorials, exercises.
Guide to Grammar and Writing - http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ Vocabulary University - http://www.vocabulary.com/
Allows students at high-elem., junior high and high school levels, teachers and life-long learners to acquire and retain vocabulary
TV411 - http://www.tv411.org/
A television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills.
OWL English - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Offers online writing, research, and MLA and APA style help to the world.
Paragraph Punch - http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
Takes users through the actual steps of writing a basic paragraph.
InfoPlease - http://www.infoplease.com/homework/

42eXplore - http://www.42explore.com/skim.htm
How to skim to locate information

RHL School - http://www.rhlschool.com/
Reading, Math and Research Skills
English Zone - http://english-zone.com/ Study Guides and Strategies - http://www.studygs.net/crtread.htm
Reading critically
Interlink Language Centers - http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/CLOZE/R1.HTM
Site to improve English language skills
Reading Skills 1100 - http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/mnielsen/read_1100_home_page.htm
Reading skills practice tests

Cape Higher Education Consortium - http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/fact.htm
Evaluating Information

Glendale Community College - http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/topic.html
Reading tips and practice quizzes
InfoPlease - http://www.infoplease.com/homework/ttransition.html
Transition words and phrases
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay - http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
How to write on a single subject
Houghton Mifflin - http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html
Education Games
Leo - http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/transitioncues.html
Transition Cues
H&H Publishing Company - http://www.hhpublishing.com/_onlinecourses/ppstdemo/ppst/writingskills/A1.html
Writing Competencies
Duncan Ken & Associates Ltd. - http://www.techcommunicators.com/pdfs/sharp-05-twenty-rules.pdf
20 Rules of Plain English