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Project Vote Smart - www.vote-smart.orgFind 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 |
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Newspaper Headlines - http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/usatable.htm
or http://www.newspapers.com/
Top Newspaper Headlines
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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
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Mag Portal - www.magportal.com
For newspaper and magazine articles |
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Math Sites |
World of Math Online - http://www.math.com/
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A+ Math - http://www.aplusmath.com/
A web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. |
Math Goodies - http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Free math help site featuring interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets. |
RHL School - http://www.rhlschool.com/
Reading, Math and Research Skills |
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Map Skills |
Kid Info Map Skills -
http://www.kidinfo.com/geography/maps.html
Prof. David Levenson Map Scales -
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/scale_use.html
Developing map skills |
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Reading / Language |
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Language Tools - http://www.itools.com/lang/ or http://bartleby.com/reference/
Site contains links to dictionaries, thesaurus, etc. |
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 |
| Guide to Grammar and Writing - http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ |
OWL English - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Offers online writing, research, and MLA and APA style help to the world. |
TV411 - http://www.tv411.org/
A television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills. |
InfoPlease - http://www.infoplease.com/homework/ |
Paragraph Punch - http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
Takes users through the actual steps of writing a basic paragraph.
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RHL School - http://www.rhlschool.com/
Reading, Math and Research Skills |
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42eXplore - http://www.42explore.com/skim.htm
How to skim to locate information
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Study Guides and Strategies - http://www.studygs.net/crtread.htm
Reading critically |
| English Zone - http://english-zone.com/ |
Reading Skills 1100 - http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/mnielsen/read_1100_home_page.htm
Reading skills practice tests |
Cuesta College Learning Skills Service - http://www.cuesta.cc.ca.us/campus/student/support/lrnskills/iwyr.htm
Evaluating Information
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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 |
H&H Publishing Company - http://www.hhpublishing.com/_onlinecourses/ppstdemo/ppst/writingskills/A1.html
Writing Competencies
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Unv. of Richmond Writing Center - http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/trans1.html
Transition Cues |
The Little, Brown Handbook - http://wps.ablongman.com/long_fowler_lbh_9
Find material to enrich their learning experience, including video tutorials, exercises. |
Duncan Ken & Associates Ltd. - http://www.techcommunicators.com/pdfs/sharp-05-twenty-rules.pdf
20 Rules of Plain English |
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