MASSENA PUBLIC LIBRARY 

GENERAL EDUCATION
Includes Homework sites, help for parents, teachers, 
and students & Homeschool links.
 



   GETTING HELP WITH HOMEWORK ON THE WEB 
 

 ASK DR. MATH:  Math help from Kindergarten to high school.  Contains a 
     large archive ot topics, organized by grade level, on typical questions 
     that kids ask.  If you can't find the answer, you can e-mail your 
     question to the Dr. Math site.

 
 BIOGRAPHY:  More than 15,000 short biographies.
 
 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ON THE WEB:  Visit the Children's Literatue Web
                   Guide for news and announcements, recommended books, author 
                   information, resources for teachers and parents, and much,
                   much more. Students can conduct research about particular 
                   authors, stories, or characters; join literature-based 
                   newsgroups; hear stories; and download stories.  

 NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY:  Features sites linking to a vast amount of 
                   research topics,  NYS government information,  US government 
                   information and more.   Even find out where newpaper 
                   microfilms are located around the state of NY.

 NOBEL FOUNDATION'S SITE:  Has a biography for may of the Nobel Prize Winners.

 SCHOOLWORK UGH!:  Nicely organized list of Web links to the kinds of 
                   information that elementary, middle and highschool students
                   can use to do research.  



 
HELPFUL SITES FOR TEACHERS & PARENTS 
 
STUDENTS WILL ALSO FIND THESE LINKS INTERESTING: 
 

 ERIC:   A Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early
                   Childhood Education. ERIC is a project of the 
                   U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION and contains a BIG 
                   COLLECTION of materials on children's education. Tricky  
                   to use but worth the effort, especially for teachers and parents. 

 SCHOLASTIC PLACE:  Connecting teachers, parents and students to the 
                   world of Scholastic. Features Classroom activities in many subjects
                   See what is available from Scholastic, a leading publisher and
                   distributor of children's books, classroom and professional
                   magazines, and other educational products.

  TEAMS DISTANCE LEARNING:  TEAMS Distance Learning brings exemplary
                   learning opportunities to K-8 students, teachers, and parents across 
                   the  United States through nationally televised satellite broadcasts 
                   and the Internet.



HOME SCHOOL SITE: 

 
 THE HOMESCHOOLING ZONE:  Loaded with resources and support groups.  
                   Features a virtual mall focusing on curricula for computer-assisted 
                   learning, and the schedule for IRC chats to help students discuss
                   subjects in real time.
                             
 
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