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    **SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL:

  1. Beginner Tips - Please note this link - Learning how to use new technologies is vitally important to teaching and learning
  2. Online Tools and Productivity - New tools are here!
  3. See extensive list of Free Software here - See really outstanding selections from many open source and freeware categories
  4. Also please see Free Educational Technologies Home Page for important additional links and messages

    YOUNGER STUDENTS SECTION:

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  5. MINIMIZE TIME ONLINE - USE SEARCHABLE SITES FIRST:

  6. Ivy's Internet Search Engines for Kids - Many specialized searches
  7. Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet (RCLS)
  8. See safe-rated sites at Safesurf.com
  9. Fiction Writing Topics - Definitive Collection of Net Links
  10. Alphabet Game for Very Young Students - Billybear4kids
  11. Words and Stuff (KITH)
  12. Librarian Safe Sites (lii.org)
  13. ARS Science 4 Kids! (also in Spanish) (ARS, USDA)
  14. Kids Links TN: Ed: Resources
  15. Superkid's Educational Tools
  16. Top Kids' Sites - from Glavac.com
  17. Time For Kids (pathfinder.com)
  18. U.S. Mint Pocket Change tips and games
  19. Biography Dictionary (s9.com)
  20. Biographies at Biography.com
  21. Kid's Astronomy (.com) with dictionary
  22. Cyndi's List: Kids and teens
  23. ALFY - The Web Portal for Kids
  24. Just for Kids (stirlinglaw.com)
  25. Fun Sites for Students - Links from mvschools.org
  26. MORE STUDENT SITES - Links mainly for Kids - usiouxfalls.edu
  27. TechKids - A technology education lab site for youths
  28. Kids.Net.Au - Kids safe portal for children, parents, schools and teachers
  29. ZillaMail is a free, child safe, web based email system
  30. Children's Multilingual Dictionary with audible pronounciation - From LogosDictionary.Org

    GENERAL STUDENTS SECTION:

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  31. Top 20 Student Sites
  32. 100 Top Educational Sites by 100.com
  33. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
  34. Kathy Schrock's Alphabetized Index - Faster way to find educational links
  35. (The) High School Ace Reference desk, college information, and subject guides
  36. The Invention Dimension (MIT)
  37. Resource Kit for Students - See Contents section plus Free Computing Dictionary
  38. Learn the Net (.com) - in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian
  39. Super Sites for Students - Education Oasis
  40. Research and project links - from National Student Research Center
  41. Student Media Sourcebook from ACP/NSPA (-for student journalists)
  42. How to Be a Good Graduate Student|Advisor - by Marie desJardins
  43. Mathworld - Very extensive entries - see alphabetized list -Wolfram.com
  44. Cool Sites for Middle School Students
  45. ACM Crossroads Student Magazine - back issues including tutorials
  46. The Online Books Page - Over 35,000 free books - library.upenn.edu
  47. Online Study Guide for Student Drivers
  48. Medworld Medbot - Super search for selected medical sources - Stanford Univ.
  49. Writing Bugs - Education World®
  50. World Wide Words
  51. The Most Useful Web Tools - From About.com®
  52. The Most Helpful Web Tools for Students
  53. 52 Handy Tools and Sites for Students - From Legal Andrew
  54. 21 Online Student Tools to Help With Research, Communication, and Organization
  55. Health Science Education Tools for Teens
  56. 69 Free or Open Source Tools For Students
  57. SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides
  58. How To Become A Good Student from WikiBooks
  59. Resumes in a Web 2.0 world - See details at zdnet.com

    EDUCATION TOOLS:

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  1. Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students
  2. K-12 Educators Guide To Web 2.0 - Tips for everyone from Teachinghacks
  3. Visual Literacy - Organization of visualization methods
  4. Mind Map - Explanation by Wikipedia
  5. eLearning YellowPages.com - Click on online education... for Ditch The Backpack - 100 Essential Web Tools For Virtual Students
  6. College@Home.com See June 2008 archive for: 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner -
  7. Podcasting Terms: Glossary Courtesy of Whatis?com
  8. Podcasting - Articles from About.com®
  9. Audio & Podcasting - Educational links and tools - from From Webtools4u2use
  10. How to Subscribe to a Podcast - Video Tutorial
  11. Conversions - See conversions of text to audio
  12. Zamzar - Free Online File Converter - Convert URLs or any given file type to another (text-to-MP3 for example)
  13. Vozme - Free online text-to-MP3 converter - pick male / female voices (several languages)
  14. Media Converter - Online version or download version - Swiss scientist's invention
  15. Dr. Lebeau's HomePage - See Education resources and other topics
  16. Web Video Tutorials - From Web Video
  17. Glossary on Video Terms - Courtesy of Miracle Tutorials
  18. Video Tools & Sharing - From Webtools4u2use
  19. Studenthacks.org - Helps with student productivity - Covers: Top 20 RSS Feed Readers, Twitter Search Engines, study aids...
  20. Distance Learning Glossary
  21. Free E-Learning tools
  22. Tools & Strategies that can be used at home
  23. Online Courses & Resources
  24. Open Source Language Educational Resources Repository
  25. Top 100 Tips for Learning
  26. 10 Free eBooks About Web 2.0
  27. The Incoming University Student's Guide to Web 2.0
  28. Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies/Web 2.0 Tools - From Wikibooks
  29. 101 Free Learning Tools 101 Learning
  30. 95 free Learning tools
  31. 11 Tools from Sourceforge.net
  32. List of emerging technologies - From Wikipedia
  33. David Meaney's Top Ten Tools 2007
  34. Educational Technology
  35. Podcasting tools
  36. Directory of E-Learning Tools: Podcasting tools
  37. Guide to Podcasting
  38. See 25 tools tutorials for podcasting
  39. Pocket Sized Podcasts For Learning Management Systems - From ezinearticles
  40. Learning in the 21st century
  41. Learning Tools
  42. Doing E-Learning
  43. Technology for Teaching and Learning
  44. Podcasting - K12 Handhelds
  45. Learning in Hand - Podcasting in Education
  46. Select a Podcast Genre for titles
  47. Podcasting Directories - PCA Forum
  48. PodSafe Music Sites
  49. Software for Downloading Podcasts - PCA Forum
  50. Teacher Innovations - See free tools and presentation tutorials
  51. Cell Phones in Learning
  52. All You Need To Know - From readwriteweb.com
  53. Skype + Podcasting = Skypecasting
  54. Introduction to English Learning Podcasts - From About.com®
  55. Podcasts & audio recording - All about podcasting and useful links
  56. Teaching & learning with podcasting
  57. Podcasting - Resources from Philadelphia University
  58. To pics in Social Learning - Strategies and Trends
  59. Podcasting - Educational focus

    OPEN EDUCATION:

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  1. Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges in the World - OEDB
  2. Open Courseware Directory - Courtesy of College@Home.com
  3. Teacher Tube
  4. How to get an education on itunes - See how to get over 100,000 audio & video courses at eHow™
  5. Wikiversity: Main Page See offerings at wikiversity.org
  6. Handbook of Open Universities
  7. Free Online MIT Course Materials for High School - MIT OpenCourseWare
  8. Free Online Courses from MIT Open Course Ware - No registration required
  9. Yale now also offers free non-credit courses, lectures, notes online - With download options
  10. The Open Coursework Consortium - Lists free courses from universities around the world
  11. Academic Earth.org - Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars
  12. Open (No Cost) Educational Content - Wikieducator - To support students and teachers in the creation,
    re-use and sharing of e-learning material
  13. WikiEducator Content Page - Outlines in Education
  14. Free Online Encyclopedia - Everything is open content by Academic Kids.com
  15. More Reference.com: Encyclopedia - Provides information which is open content
  16. Open-site.org - Content is freely available for everyone under the GNU Free Documentation License
  17. Free Education on the Internet Courses: - from Arts & Humanities, Automotive, through Math, Science, and Social Science - Courtesy of Free-Ed.net
  18. Online Education How-To Guides
  19. Reference Tools for Distance Learners
  20. Virtual Libraries
  21. K12 Open Education
  22. EPN the Educational Podcast Network
  23. Learning Online Info - Links to Podcasting educational sources
  24. Podcasts Learning - eLearningLearning.com
  25. YouTube - EDU - Videos from college and university partner
  26. Recommended Top 100 Tools for Learning - By www.c4lpt.co.uk
  27. Jane's E-Learning: Top Tools in 2009
  28. Top Tools for Learning 2009 - From c4lpt
  29. Learning Tools Directory - Over 3,000 tools listed

    HOMEWORK HELPERS:

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  30. B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
  31. Homeworktips.about.com
  32. Homework Helper refdesk - Loads of useful links here!
  33. A Research Guide for Students
  34. Cramster Online homework help - even for technical areas
  35. H3 - Handy Homework Helper
  36. Multnomah County Lib Homework Center (Spanish version there also)
  37. A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW
  38. Study & Reference Links for Students, Teachers, and Parents
  39. Find the Best Reference Sites on the Web - More research from About.com®
  40. Math Homework Help (Lynn Ewing)
  41. Bibliomania - Many reference sources in one spot
  42. 50 States.com - Detailed report on each state
  43. ASL University (Lifeprint.com)
  44. Technology Archive - For the Students / College Category - technology tips from Makeuseof.com
  45. Search for Quotations - Via www.quotiki.com
  46. Reference Sections - For business, law, science, etc. via Enotes.com
  47. Research Guide for Students
  48. Organize Your Life With Free Online Tools - Tips from PC World
  49. Free Online Spell Checker - check any text (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian)
  50. Spellchecker - Online Spell Check Form
  51. Spell Check: Online Spell Checker
  52. Free Online Spell Checker
  53. Dictionary.com: Cite This Source
  54. Classic Bookshelf -Read online in any color
  55. Visual Dictionary Online - By Merriam-Webster
  56. Discovery Education Homeworkhelp - Math Homework Help - Video tutorials plus extensive math links
  57. Soshiku - Online Homework Manager - smart way to keep track of your schoolwork
  58. NowDoThis.com - Enter only one task - it's free!
  59. doitdoitdone.com - Free Online To-Do-List Manager - No registration! No login!
  60. See HOMEWORK HELPERS PAGE for extensive help with research links & tools

    S.A.T. LINKS: (Free courses, tests, etc.)
  1. Ace the LSAT: 100 Tips, Tools, and Guides - Details at collegedegree.com
  2. Free study material for S.A.T. Test Preparation - From takesat.com
  3. S.A.T. Homeworkhelp - From about.com
  4. College Admissions - S.A.T. I II Preparation Tips/Advice from the About.com®
  5. Wordsmyth S.A.T. Dictionary 2000 words - Free for personal use from lightlink.com
  6. Free Vocabulary Words - 5000 - Automatically loads PDF document from freevocabulary.com
  7. Smart Teaching.org - See September 2008 archive for - The Ultimate Guide to the SAT: 100 Helpful Sites and Resources
  8. Ten Tips for Improving Your SAT Score - Also see link to common errors in English - Courtesy of Ronnie Demler

STUDY SKILLS:

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  1. Remember any number-with the sound number system - See details at Lifehack
  2. Best Web Sites for Students Who Want to be Productive - By the Technology Evangelist
  3. Recording and Producing Your Podcast - Read more at tomshardware.com (even record your study notes)
  4. See STUDY SKILLS PAGE for more outstanding tools and ways to learn / memorize things

    WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION:

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  1. See INDEX for EDUCATION (SERIES), REFERENCES, TEACHER LINKS, TUTORIALS, etc.
  2. FREEWARE SECTION has related FREE software
  3. Search the Internet using various engines and strategies listed in INDEX
    under HOW-TO GUIDES, and WEBTOOLS (for SAFE SEARCHING), etc., eg:
    Ask.com
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