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Internet Basics and Tools
The Internet has become an invaluable learning tool. The links below provide
students, parents, and teachers a guide to using and searching the Internet.
Best Tools Chart
http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html
Using the Internet with the K-12 Community
http://www.infopeople.org/training/past/archived/1999/K-12/
Evaluating Web Pages Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Guide to the Invisible Web
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html
Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
http://citationmachine.net/
Online Classes and Distance Learning
Global Student Network
http://www.globalstudentnetwork.com/
Personal Professors: Algebra 1,2, Biology, Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre Calculus
http://www.personalprofessors.com/
OdysseyWare: Grades 3-12, Standards aligned. Four core subjects and electives.
www.odysseyware.com
North Dakota Independent Study: Core and elective curriculum for grades 4-12
http://www.ndisonline.org/
Brigham Young University Independent Study: Grades 7-12; Over 600 paper and
400 online courses
http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/index.cfm
Youth Digital Arts Cyber School
www.ydacs.com/
Homeschool Resources
California Homeschool Network
http://californiahomeschool.net/default.htm
Home Education Magazine: online edition with homeschooling information
and resource pages.
http://www.homeedmag.com/
Homeschool.com: lots of information and resource links
http://www.homeschool.com/
Federal Resources For Educational Excellence: thirty federal agencies providing
educational resources including lesson plans for all subjects.
www.ed.gov/free/
Jon’s Homeschool Resources: a source of neutral, non-commercial
homeschooling information
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/
Educational Resource Links
Paths of Learning: resources for all children that support strong parent
involvement in education.
http://www.pathsoflearning.net/
Performance Learning Systems: free online learning style assessment
http://www.plsweb.com/resources/kaleidoscope/
Nevada County Library
http://new.mynevadacounty.com/library/
California State Library
http://www.library.ca.gov/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Education Resource Information Center (ERIC): free access to Journal
and non Journal education literature
www.eric.ed.gov
Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia that anyone can add to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government For Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
The Academic Homepage for High School Students
http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
ThinkQuest Library: over 5,500 educational websites created by students for students.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html
California Department of Education Reading List
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/readinglist.asp
PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Sites for Teachers
http://sitesforteachers.com/index.html
The Educator’s Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org
Education Place activity search
http://www.eduplace.com/activit
Education Portals and Starting Points
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic21.htm
American Library Association Great Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Just Think: media education website
http://www.justthink.org/