B.J. Pinchbeck
This site is maintained by 17 year-old B.J.Pinchbeck and his dad. The quality of the 650+ plus links impressed the Discovery Channel people, and they now sponsor the site.
Fact Monster
This attractively designed site has all of the usual links plus daily features, spotlighted articles, and an opportunity for students to ask questions for homework help.
Homework Spot
A well-organized site with input from students, parents, and teachers.
Hot Topics
Hot Paper Topics
From St. Ambrose University. Great links to information about topics making the news today.
Information on Common Drugs of Abuse
Information from NIDA, the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
Public Agenda Online
Covers more than 20 areas of public concern including; aborton, crime, health care, illegal drugs, poverty and welfare, and right to die.
Social Issues
A collection of links about contemporary social issues created by Multnomah Public Library in Oregon to meet the information nees of middle and high school students.
Research Papers
Documenting Sources APA Style
Handout for documenting online sources from the Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab.
Documenting Sources MLA Style
Handout for documenting online resources from the Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab.
Colleges
ACT Assessment Home Page
Online registration, how to apply to college, strategies and sample ACT questions, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Campus Tours
Not all colleges provide online tours but for those that do, this is a neat way to get another view of a college or university.
College Board Online
Includes College Board tests, programs, online registration, a searchable database of colleges, and financial aid information.
College Cost Finder
EdRef
A comprehensive listing of schools, colleges and universities by categories – College Degree Programs, Online Schools, Alphabetically by Schools, Minority Colleges, Religious Schools, Athletic Scholarships.
FAFSA on the Web
Apply for financial aid online.
Fast Web
Students may register to find what scholarships may be out there to fit their needs.
Kentucky Virtual University
Opportunities to take college and university classes online.
GohigherKY.org
Sponsored by the independent colleges and universities of Kentucky to provide information about “admission, financial aid, and college preparation.”
Kentucky’s Independent Colleges and Universities
Links to the homepages of independent colleges and universities.
Making Higher Education More Affordable
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority provides calculators to help parents and students determine how much they will be expected to pay toward higher education as well as the estimated monthly payments for reoaying student loans. Other information makes this site the “most comprehensive source of student financial aid information for Kentucky students”.
number2.com
Free SAT test preparation materials.
Petersons.com
Information about college, technical schools, distance learning, and colleges and careers from the well-known publishers of Peterson’s Guides.
Review.com
Some of the products here are for sale, but there is enough free information about various tests to make it a worthwhile stop.
Literature
William Shakespeare and Elizabethan England
Elizabethan England: Teacher Resources
Some links no longer work but the ones that work have good information – for students, teachers and anyone else who needs information on this topic.
School Life in Elizabethan England
Includes everyday life information in an interesting format. From the Guild School Association, Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom.
Guide to Shakespeare
From Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Shakespeare Authorship Page
“Dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare.”
Shakespeare for Kids The Shakespeare Mystery
PBS presents an “objective exploration of the history of the Shakespeare authorship debate.”
Shakespeare Resource Center
A great collection of resources and links.
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