30. LIST of educational "homework helpers" & research web sites & teacher helper sites
Compiled by Peter J. Jessen
Began in Fall 1997
Organized as below: 9-14-99)
Last updated: 3-28-01
Whither schooling? How to merge the physical (school buildings,
classrooms, etc.) with the virtual (Internet, satellite, closed circuit)?
The Internet can be a great help to students, parents, and educators alike:
tutorials, conducting research, research results, any information/news/opinion/etc,
class web pages. Access is now available to almost everyone.
In addition to individual homes, offices of parents or friends, homes
of friend's, free access is now available in schools (public, community
colleges, colleges and universities), in libraries, and in some community
centers. In the “old” days, education was by tutor.
In the 19th century learning was important, and one room school houses
graduated kids with their 8th grade education. Universal public
education, K-12, is a phenomenon of the 20th century. The Internet
“brings back” the tutors so sorely needed.
My Recommendation of BEST Internet Portal with great info/search links
1. www.ceoexpress.com Recommended portal to the Internet:
One of the best list of links for research, information, and major magazines/newspapers
and their columnists, internet info, business info, etc. Also check
out past highlighted sites in its "corner archive". Use
it as your portal or as a favorite bookmark so you can get back to it
easily as you need/want to. I use it as my opening home page, my
portal to the Internet. There is also “JournalistExpress,”
“LawyerExpress,” “LogisticsExpress,” and “MDExpress.
Web Tutorial (how to use it, what the various parts are)
2. http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_files.htp?fileid=84947&flt=TH
Homework Help page: just launched in December 2000
3. BEST Set of Educational Ed LinksO One Site: Ceo Express,
launched in December 2000
The "the best of the best" resources for schools, homes, students,
teachers, parents, administrators: a Dyno-mite list. Imagine
the great gain for students at home and at schools (add this site on class
and school web pages, along with syllabi, assignments, other course content
sites: http://www.ceoexpress.com/html/indhomework.htm
Other Home work sites by level (El, Mid,HS/College) and the by subject
or by subject only
Note: #4 and #5 now open as Big Chalk, “powered by Homework
Central”):
4. www.homeworkheaven.com [you can subscribe to weekly
free Email of 8
sites]
5. www.nosweat.com [El, MS, HS, College
sites]
6. http://web1.learning.com/tli/index [El, MS, HS,
teacher aids; class web
pages; shopping]
7. www.edview.com [El, MS, HS sites; I served
on original
Educational Advisory Board; bought by
Encycopedia
Britannica, it is now under Apple]
8. www.findtutorials.com Tudorials organized by subject.
“…the
largest Web index and search engine
dedicated to bringing you the best of the
Web's tutorials and online courses.”
9. www.questia.com A subscription service
(one time use for
$9.95, one month use for $19.95, use for a
year for $149.95). Has books to use in
reseaching, enables copying exerpts into
your paper and automatically setting up
footnotes and bibliography; also
highlight/markup/store notes on line.
10. www.peterjessen-gpa.com [Many ed sites, by subject]
11. www.askjeaves.com [type in your question, get an answer] (2/01:
down for now)
12. www.researchpaper.com and www.cais.com/makulow/awesome.htm./#
13. www.Elibrary.com Free encyclopedia! Newly updated and
expanded with more than 50,000 articles
plus links giving you access to millions of
articles and pictures in Electric Library,
Encyclopedia.com puts tons of information
right at your fingertips. It's free, quick and
useful!
14. www.netlibrary.com electronic books over the Internet,
both free
and those by subscription of $29.95/year
15. Project Guttenberg:
http://promo.net/pg/ [search by author and title all
books with expired copyright (early 20th
century and back to earliest know writings of
Greeks)]
16. www.nsba.org/itte/hotlinks.html/ National School Boards
Association
17. http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse For teachers
(lesson plans),
students (sites listed by class subject),
parents (helping with learning at home).
18. Applied: http://www.ussf.org/index.shtml (space
foundation) and http://www.starsprogram.com To follow NASA shuttle missions,
and http://www.space.com/ for pictures from satellites, with commentary.
21. http://www.intel.com/education/index.htm?iid=compinfo+education&
“Tools, resources and programs to achieve targeted goals in math,
science and technology.”
Research, Writing, English, Grammar sites
22. The Grammar Lady: FAQ;s (Frequently Asked Questions)
about basic grammar, spelling rules, etc. http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/7667/english.html
23. Online English Grammar:The Web 66 Registry of Educational
Sites: (best collection for HS English teachers):
24. http://www.questia.com A fee service ($149.95/year; 19.95
for one month; $14.95 for 48 hours) which may revolutionize term paper
writing. As it says to its potential subscribers, “If you have a
paper due, you need Questia: Never create another footnote or bibliography,
Questia does it automatically; Highlight and make notes online; Search
tens of thousands of volumes by keyword, topic, author, or phrase.
Link from home by going to the WHS home page: www.wilsonhs.pps.k12.or.us/ligrary
25. PROQUEST (full text of magazine and newspaper articles.
1st time acct #: 86JNB7MKW9
Password: welcome)
26. Facts on File (a data base. Logoin at wilhslib password
= facts
Text book purchasing
27. www.varsitybk.com [for buying text books]
28. http://www.limespot.com/events.asp?schoolid=umn
List of the major U.S. Educational Associations, each with many with GREAT
SITE LISTS
29. http://home.edview.com/search/ [click on
"company info", then click on "alliances"]
For Teaching Using the Internet AND for Web Based Projects
30.http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=11902&flt=TH
Best combination: Each class with web page: syllabus, homework
& test schedule; 12 links.
See also above, http://web1.learning.com/tli/index and
www.learningoutfitters.com
Spiritual site
31. www.spiritualRx.com Great reviews (movies/music/culture).
Great discussion questions. Wonderful spiritual practices.
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