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days, school days. If they're not already here for you, they're
just around the corner. In this new millennium, going back to
school involves more than new notebooks, pencils and lunchboxes.
As children, their parents and teachers become more familiar with
the Internet, it becomes a useful--sometimes invaluable--tool
for doing research and homework. "We think the sites will
be a big help for the kids' school work this year," said
a New York mom of three.
Here are some sites that are bound
to help the students in your house get a great start to the school
year and help them form strong study habits that will last a lifetime.
You might even have some fun exploring these sites yourself.
- If you are a subscriber to America
Online, visit the Homework Help area on the Kids Only channel.
You can join a chat with teachers and students, or post a question
for a teacher (grades K-6) on a bulletin board and receive and
answer back. You also have access to an online thesaurus, dictionary
and encyclopedia.
- www.ajkids.com
Type in a question and Jeeves will provide an answer, or suggest
other places to search.
- http://kids.infoplease.com
The bestselling almanac comes to life on this site. You'll also
find help with study skills, a broad list of topics, and a solid
search mechanism here.
- http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck
This site, designed by 14-year-old B.J. Pinchbeck
and his dad, is part of the Discovery Channel site. It contains
links to just about any place students would want to visit to
find information: newspaper sites, news organizations, book
and author sites, grammar pointer sites, and more.
- At www.homeworkcentral.com
students can search by subject and by age group (Kids, Teens,
and College & Beyond) to research such topics as current
events, history, geography and technology. On the lighter side,
visitors will find games and contests, too. Teachers and librarians
have plenty to choose from here as well.
The New York surfin' family commented,
"The sites were easy to use, though we ran into a little
trouble with some of Jeeves's questions."
TAKE IT FROM ME:
"We'll use the sites we visited to find some home projects,
too, instead of having the kids play games on the computer (as
they normally do)." --Peggy LaClair
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