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This online math resource puts forward a set of interactive arithmetic lessons for students from kindergarten through the eighth grade, with immediate feedback. The subjects covered include addition, algebra, comparing, counting, decimals, division, equations, estimation, exponents, fractions, geometry, graphs, and more. Lessons are also available on CD for a charge. - AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/
ABC Teach includes a free section, containing several printable materials for use by teachers, education majors, parents and others responsible for the education of children, as well as a membership area with additional teaching resources. - ABC Teach
http://www.abcteach.com/
The Center is for adults thinking about continuing their education, its online resources including advice and other information to help a person decide if going to college is the right decision for you, including financial aid data and other resources. - Adult Student Center
http://www.adultstudentcenter.com/
With a focus on study abroad programs, this company offers a variety of programs in such areas as healthcare, education, academic, internships and professional development, as well as its flagship language immersion programs. A profile of the company is discussed, including its specials, guarantees, and downloads, as well as a catalog of its offerings. - Amerispan Study Abroad
http://www.amerispan.com/
With a focus on mathematics, this student resource includes free online math jams, which include improvisational problem solving problems, informational sessions about specific programs, college admissions, or other topics of interest to students, as well as more structured online classes designed for high-performing students in grades six through twelve. Discussion forums are also featured. - Art of Problem Solving
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/
Provides information to aspiring medical doctors. There are tips on how to prepare for the MCAT exam, applying to medical school and information from medical experts. - AspiringDocs.org
http://www.aspiringdocs.org
This company is a provider of study abroad programs to Australia, New Zealand and to other parts of the South Pacific. Its site is designed to guide potential students and visitors through each step of the study abroad experience, beginning with the choice of a program. Available programs are identified and discussed, including degree programs, teacher education, summer programs, internships and universities. Specific information is available for parents, advisors, students and alumni. - Australearn
http://www.australearn.org/
This ad-supported site offers a variety of textual resources for people considering going back to college, including articles on getting started, admissions, financial aid, degree programs, online courses, career planning, credit options, internships, academics and discounted textbooks. - Back To College
http://www.back2college.com/
This website provides an introduction the how the American government is set up and works. Aimed at children and getting them interested in government. - Ben's Guide
http://bensguide.gpo.gov
A research site for students, the available resources here include literature summaries, study guides, biographies, literary criticism, essays, encyclopedias, film reviews, and electronic books on a variety of topics. - Book Rags
http://www.bookrags.com/
BC seeks to define or develop a scientific understanding of the brain and the mind, including explanations of how to understand early reading, children's development and bilingual development, brain teasers, and other resources. - Brain Connection
http://www.brainconnection.com/
Comprised of graduate students, teachers and professionals, the resources available on this site include academic assistance to secondary and undergraduate students throughout the world. For a stated fee, online teaching assistants allow students to post academic problems in any field of study, and to receive detailed explanations in response, to submit essays for review and critique, and other services, which are described here. - Brain Mass
http://www.brainmass.com/
Provides free study notes as well as study tools for literature, writing, foreign languages, math, sciences and other subjects. The website also offers test preparation guides and helpful college resources including financial help. You can also chill out and take a time out of studying and enjoy relaxing and easy reading articles. - Cliffs Notes
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/
A part of Hobson's, a leading firm in the educational area, this site provides college admissions, search and financial aid resources. Includes a financial aid and academic index calculators, discussion boards, college rankings, college life index and recommended college books and reviews. - College Confidential
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/
Features a guide for people seeking information about schools which offer criminal justice programs. - Criminal Justice Degrees
http://www.criminaljusticedegrees.org/
Student information and resources on choosing online schools, distance learning programs, and online colleges. - Edu.com
http://www.edu.com/
This teacher resource describes itself as the teacher's best friend. The website provides lesson plans to help you in your daily work, offers advice on professional development, and has a section dedicated to the interests of educational administrators. - Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/
This user-supported site puts forward teaching resources for teachers and children, including printable books that can be used in the classroom, activity calendars that students can use to plan their activities for each day of the year, multi-language dictionaries, and other materials, with additional content available to subscribing members. - Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
The Enki classroom and homeschool curriculum is an approach to holistic education, including a multicultural, arts-integrated materials for children, discussion groups, conferences, and training programs for parents and teachers. Materials reviews, articles and special events are included. - Enki Education
http://www.enkieducation.org/
Focusing on education technology, the Internet edition of this monthly print publication presents news on a variety of topics pertinent to education, including legislation, litigation, case studies, purchasing practicies, and new studies. - eSchool News
http://www.eschoolnews.com/
Featuring an online, fee-based program, known as gizmos, for teaching mathematics and science for students from the third grade through college. Sample programs are available, along with testimonials from educators, researchers and others. - Explore Learning
http://www.explorelearning.com/
The Fathom Archive is an education resource provided by Columbia University in New York. The Archive brings together resources from a variety of institutions, universities, libraries and museums. The Seminar Of The Day section offers new online learning opportunities every day. These online seminars cover a wide range of topics: archaeology, literature, business communications, environmental health, astronomy, and more. - Fathom
http://www.fathom.com/
The work of the Global Ideas Bank is highlighted in this site, which features a database of ideas, which are submitted by people from all over the world, which are then voted upon by visitors to the site, with the more popular ideas rising to the top in the listings. The GIB also publishes books and other publications, which are described and offered for sale here. - Global Ideas Bank
http://www.globalideasbank.org/
Founded in 1999, Grade Saver is an online editing and literature site, which includes study guides, literature essays and other resources for writing college application and literature essays, as well as editing services where students can submit essays for review, revision, and suggestions, and an online discussion forum. - Grade Saver
http://www.gradesaver.com/
The University of Alberta's Guide to Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism is an academic resource that helps students and others insure they live up to high standards of academic integrity. You can find out how to prevent plagiarism, and read an introduction to the problem posed by so-called paper mills. - Guide to Plagiarism
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/
This affiliate-supported resource presents a large number and variety of pages of information on gifted children and adults, including the author's original work as well as those from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Disabilities and Gifted Education, organized alphabetically. - Hoagies' Gifted Education
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Provides information about various certifications that are available in subjects such as Arts, Business, Computers, Law and more, and shows what programs are available in these subjects. - How To Get Certified
http://www.howtogetcertified.com/
The Junior Achievement Student Center is an online tool intended to help students get ready to join the workforce. Resources available include a database of colleges, details about obtaining financial aid and money management, as well as career information, and tips on becoming an entrepreneur. - JA Student Center
http://studentcenter.ja.org/
Through this advertising-supported site, free downloadable and printable instructional materials such as lesson plans and worksheets are made available. Other resources include samples, clip art, technical information, and book lists. - Learning Page
http://www.learningpage.com/
The OCW is a web-based publication consisting of course content from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, open and available to anyone. The available online, non-degreed, courses are listed and described, along with stories, statistics, and a history of the site, a newsletter, and other information. - MIT Open Courseware
http://ocw.mit.edu/
Homeschooling and other learning resources are presented here, in an advertising-supported, child-friendly environment. Features include kids crafts, cooking recipes, activities, fun and games, homework help and worksheets. - Online Learning Haven
http://www.learninghaven.com/
A publisher of guidebooks on colleges and universities, Peterson's web-based products include directories of colleges and graduate schools, practice tests for the GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT Assessment, ASVAB and TOEFL, a financial aid database of scholarships, grants and prizes, as well as essay editing services and resume writing. - Peterson's
http://www.petersons.com/
Offering printables for kids, this site puts forward printable preschool, kindergarten and elementary school worksheets, coloring sheets, math problems, puzzles, mazes and other educational topics intended to assist in developing skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and logical reasoning. The site's printables are categorized by theme. - Print Activities
http://www.printactivities.com/
The OWL offers a variety of free resources, including writing and the teaching of writing, research, grammar and mechanics, style guides, English as a second language, professional writing, job search and others. - Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Features listings of college professors throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and elsewhere, with student-generated ratings, which may be used to help students determine which classes to sign up for. Professors may be searched for by last name, location or institution. - Rate My Professors
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/
Middle and high school teachers from throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom are listed here, with ratings generated by students. Teacher ratings may be found through a search on the teacher's last name, location or school. - Rate My Teachers
http://www.ratemyteachers.com/
Residence life resources and information, including programming ideas, teambuilders, icebreakers, training games, bulletin boards, door tags and more resources for resident assistants. - Resident Assistant
http://www.residentassistant.com/
Sandlot Science is dedicated to puzzles and optical illusions. Visitors can find several hundred original exhibits here to help stimulate thinking skills, as well as suggestions for students interested in studying optical illusions for school projects. - Sandlot Science
http://www.sandlotscience.com/
Website offers comprehensive and trustworthy information on student loans and financial aid - School Loans
http://schoolloans.org/
Standard & Poor's school evaluation service provides parents and taxpayers with an objective analysis of school and school district data through its publicly-accessible, interactive site. Users of this resource may search for and compare schools by name, district, location or zip code, or sign up for email updates. - School Matters
http://www.schoolmatters.com/
Provides information for students on such topics as renewable energy technology, boat design, history, geography as well as relevant social issues like war, famine and peace. Also presented are details on musicians, solo and bands, as well as sports figures and facts. - Solar Navigator
http://www.solarnavigator.net/
Created by Harvard students, and a part of the Barnes & Noble publishing group, Sparknotes is intended to help students learn and practice basic skills, write papers, study for a test, and achieve other academic goals. The resources presented include free study guides, notes on Shakespeare and other works of literature, facts and charts, test preparation, condensed college texts and other help files. - Sparknotes
http://www.sparknotes.com/
Lists textbooks, solution manuals, and test bank for a variety of subjects, including engineering, science, business, medicine, education, mathematics, law, economics, computer and nursing. Registration is required for further access. - Student Dump
http://www.studentdump.com/
Researched, authored, maintained and supported by Joe Landsberger, this is an international, multi-language, educational public service presenting study guides and learning tips for a variety of subjects, including preparation, learning, studying, online communications, classroom participation, project management, research, reading skills, test preparation, and others. - Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/
Web-based instruction, practice, assessment and reporting, according to each state's standards, is made available to schools, and sold on a subscription basis. Content may be navigated through an interactive map of the United States, along with an overview of the company and its products, statements on Internet safety, careers, and contact data. - Study Island
http://www.studyisland.com/
Supported by advertising, this site puts forward a variety of suggestions, texts, and resources relating to the teaching profession, and particularly ways in which students can let teachers know that they are appreciated, including gifts, quotes and jokes, as well as ideas for teachers themselves, on how to be a better teacher, teacher associations, and teaching skills. - Teacher Appreciation
http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/
Designed for intermediate and middle grade readers, this teaching resource utilizes kid-friendly graphics using characters from the Blackhole Gang to teach the basic techniques of navigating the Internet, and links to selected texts for learning about a variety of science topics, including Albert Einstein, bats, rain forests and others. - The Black Hole Gang
http://www.blackholegang.com/
This guide to overseas language and cultural immersion programs for students between the ages of thirteen and seventeen. Its site discusses working, studying, traveling and living abroad, and gives details about specific programs, including the dates offered, costs and contact information, including the web sites of companies offering study abroad or related programs. - Transitions Abroad
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/
Provides online tutoring to help students work through problems in English, algebra, physics, biology, chemistry, number theory, Boolean algebra and other topics. Tutoring is available for K-12 students and college students, including essay grading. - Tutor Vista
http://www.tutorvista.com/
Typing Pal Online is a commercial website that helps you learn how to type. The site has a variety of lesson plans; you can purchase typing programs on CD or type via the Web. The site also has exercises and practice tools to improve your typing. You can also test your typing skills here. - Typing Pal
http://www.typingpal.com/