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Homework Help
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Fractions Rap
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Other Fun Tools!
Here's a list of ten reasons why you should use Gmail. Google documents add to the function of your Email account. Open just about ANY file with Google!
Take a look at this chart and you will be surprised............
Every article in Mashpedia "provides a basic definition of the term, along with the most relevant videos about it, a stream of current Twitter messages, latest news, images, blog posts and links. Mashpedia also offers semantic connections between the articles, in form of links."
Orangoo is a free program which will spell check your paper (just paste in the box) or a web site. Choose from 27 languages!
There are so many combinations this site offers! Either upload your file or enter the URL for the file. You don't need to download any software. Best of all, it's FREE.
Culture Crossing is a site which teaches about customs and etiquette of different countries in the world. For example, if you look up Ghana, it will tell you that when you "speak with an elder or superior, it is best to avoid direct eye contact". Take the culture quiz on the site to see how much you know.
Tired of printing loads of pages when all you want is just the text of your article? Print Friendly allows you to remove images,e-mail the edited page or save as a pdf file. All you have to do is poaste the url (web address) of your web page and watch what happens. SAVE A TREE! You will find this site under "Quick Links" at the top of this page.
Think again. Google merely fetches the information for you; it doesn't tell you whether or not you can trust the information on the site. This 10-minute tutorial explains how to spot sites you can trust. Acadia University produced this wonderful tutorial.
Creaza has an audio editor, video editor, cartooning, and a mind map program. Create projects to share with your friends and family.
The New York Times published a college cost calculator. Total your cost by how many years it will take you, (a 2-year college is the path for a lot of students) based on the percentage it increases each year. This is very helpful!
Remember how you were able to list the planets? Or how about those space and lines on a music staff? You used a mnemonic device. Simply give it a group of words and The Mnemonicizer will create your own sentence to help you remember.
Just upload your paper and have it checked before you hand it in! Also receive writing suggestions. Try it here.
Take the quiz and see how millennial you are. You may be surprised with the results!
Print Friendly takes out the ads and lets you print only what
you want to print! Best of all, it's free! Simply drag the print friendly button on this page to the menu of your browser and you will be helping to save the environment!
Every Friday, The Week in Rap has a new video which provides its listeners with the top news stories as a rap.
Play the game, and for every correct answer you get, you help raise money for free materials to help people learn to read.
All websites on Sweet Search have been researched by their "research experts," so click here for a very long list of available biographies. The main site has resources by subject for high school students and middle school students. Remember that you also have access to those databases which have several biographies. Come by the media center to get the database passwords.
GirlTalk Radio podcasts feature girls in grades 5-10 interviewing women who have careers in the math and science field.
Number one on this list is Apple's new tablet, iSlate, which will be introduced on January 25th at Macworld. Click here to see the other 9 items.
Need an article on early television or FDR and the Great Depression? This site covers many topics, including: World War I, weird inventions, the Nazis, women's suffrage, fashion and religion.
With 15 categories to choose from, (including resumes & cover letters, calendars, forms) there are hundreds of choices here. Everything is FREE, and it is especially great if you already have a Gmail account.
Created by Phillip Niemeyer, this wonderful chart gives you a look at the past decade, showing key events, people and things. Very creative and useful! You can view it here or download a copy here.
Remember the Milk allows you to organize and locate your tasks, add tasks wherever you are, and it will remind you via email, SMS, IM or Skype. Available from the iTunes App store, it also works with Blackberrys, Google Calendar, Twitter and GMail Gadget.
There are 333 videos just for Microsoft Office 2007, so take a look at this site if you're having trouble with Word or Powerpoint. You'll also find tutorials for the iPhone, iPod, Xbox 360, and much more.
The Kentucky Virtual Library produced an easy-to-follow worksheet which explains the steps to do research. Click here to download a copy to print out.
Join for free and you will have access to study groups, free expert help and step-by-step textbook solutions. Why study alone when your have Cramster?
A visual search which does so much more, Wonder Wheel is a great tool for online searches. Check out the step-by-step instructions here.
Campus Compare allows you to search three colleges at a time from their huge database. Also on this site: financial aid information, cost per year for each college, SAT requirements and much more.
Excellent site allows you to input two foods side by side and view the nutritional value of both.
You will find hundreds of words on this site, each one visually demonstrated. Your computer needs Quicktime to view the short clips.
Here's how PaperBackSwap.com desribes their site: "We help members Swap, Trade & Exchange Books with each other for Free. Mail a book. Get a book. Any book you request is yours to keep, share or trade. No late fees. No processing charges. No hidden charges. Every time you mail a book to another member, you can request one for yourself."
It's free, and the only thing you need is a computer and a scanner. Try it out here. Works on PCs and Macs.
Class Brain for Teens is a site which has loads of great information on things of interest to teenagers. From school matters, to various school subjects, you are bound to find something you like here!
View 732 front pages from newspapers in 73 countries!
This archive has "more than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 digital images."
*sites adapted from www.rpps.net/RPHS/mc.html
