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English & Literary Criticism  -  Foreign Language  -  General Homework

Government  -  History/Geography  -  Math  -  Mythology  -  Quotations  -  Science

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Biography

Biography
Biographies of famous people.

Biographies for Kids
Mostly presidents and other important people.

College & Career Info

About.com's Guide for Students

Sample résumés, cover letters, and reference letters for students.

Adventures in Education

Get focused on your career goals, get the money you need to finish, and get a job.

College Board

Choosing a topic, recipe for a draft, and sample questions.

College Bound

A detailed directory of more than 5,000 school profiles highlighting four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, and career schools.

GED Testing Service

Start here for accurate and reliable information about the GED testing program.

Mapping Your Future

Learn all about your student loan rights and responsibilities.

My First Paycheck

Employment help and job listings for teens.

MyFuture.com

Get the facts about the benefits and requirements of military service -- with careers and programs spanning the five military branches.

Quintessential Careers

Writing the Successful College Application Essay.

College Entrance & State Exams

100 Most Common SAT words
Play this matching game and improve your SAT vocabulary.

5000 Free SAT Vocabulary Words
The title says it all.

ACT Assessment
FAQs and online registration.

The College Board
Register for the SAT online.

Education Testing Service
Practice Tests and a whole lot more.

NYS Regents Exams
Previous regents exams available from the NYS Education Department.

Regents Exam Prep Center
From the Oswego City School District.

Testing and Education Reference Center

Take online practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.  

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College Guides & Financial Aid

FAFSA [Free Application for Federal Student Aid]

Federal Student Aid, and office of the U.S. Department of Education, ensures that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally funded financial assistance for education beyond high school.

FinAid! Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
Scholarships, loans, grants.

Paying for College
Financial Aid Calculators. Figure out how much your education is going to cost!

Peterson's Colleges and Universities
Search for a college by major, location, tuition, etc.

Student Guide: Financial Aid
From the US. Dept. of Education.

US News & World Report
America's Best Colleges. Loads of other good resources.

Colleges [Local]

University at Albany

Hudson Valley Community College

College of Saint Rose

Sage Colleges (Russell Sage College; Sage College of Albany; Sage Graduate School)

RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Union College (Schenectady)

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Economics

Council for Economic Education
Economics lesson plans, personal education resources, and even online games to help you develop your personal financial skills.

English & Literary Criticism:

Citation Machine
Citation Machine creates bib. citations for you! How easy is that?

Critical Reading: A Guide
Guide to analyzing literature from an English college professor.

How to Find Literary Criticism on the Internet
Created by a student who had problems finding lit. crit. on the web.

IPL Online Literary Criticism
Your first stop when looking for criticism on the web.

Research Paper
From Lakeview Public Library.

MLA Guide
Answer all your MLA questions.

The Writing Center -- Writer's Handbook

From the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Foreign Language

Language Learning Library
The largest and most comprehensive language learning portal on the web offering highly relevant and useful language learning related resources.  Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, & Portuguese.

Mango Languages

Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian, and more.

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General Homework

Cliff's Notes

Study guides and test prep for a variety of subjects.

Columbia High School Library
Lots of links to helpful stuff, including summer reading lists/assignments.

HackCollege

"Work smarter, not harder."  They have lots of great tutorials, and the first one every student should check out is "Get More Out of Google"...  Trust me!

High School Ace
Based in NY, this site offers homework help and interactive learning.

Homework Center
Homework Help broken down into common categories.

Homework Spot
Find the best K-12 homework resources organized by subject and grade-level at HomeworkSpot.

How Stuff Works

They "figure out the world, one idea at a time."

Internet Public Library Teenspace

Find resources on topics related to school, jobs, and getting the education help you need.

Procrastination Remedies

10 tips to help you beat procrastination!

Study Skills

Assess your current skills, acquire new ones, and apply what you learn to study more effectively.

Study Stack
Flashcards help students quickly learn facts. StudyStack takes flashcards to a new level.

Government

Electoral College

Everything you've wanted to know about the Electoral College since the 2000 election craziness.

FactCheck.org

A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.

First Gov
Official Website for searching U.S. Government.

New York State Assembly
Official Website for the New York State Assembly.

New York State Senate
Official Website for the New York State Senate.

Rock the Vote

Rock the Vote's mission is to engage and build political power for young people in our country.

Service Vote

Mobilizes and supports young people to be civically engaged as advocates addressing the issues they care about in all areas of civic life.

United States House of Representatives
Official Website for the United States House of Representatives.

United States Senate
Official Website for the United States Senate.

Vote Smart

At Project Vote Smart, Americans young and old volunteer their time, take no money from special interest groups, and have committed themselves to an extraordinary effort that, if successful, will provide their fellow citizens with the tools for a reemergence of political power not known for half a century.

White House
The ".gov" is very, very important... Don't leave it out if your type this URL!

History/Geography

A Chronology of US Historical Documents
Historical documents arranged into 13 time periods.

Geography World

Information, games, puzzles, quizzes, and trivia.

History Central

Complete timelines of major events in American history and world history.

KidsClick!
KidsClick! has a great subject directory for History and Geography. Rather than me duplicate it, why don't you just check them out? Including world history.

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
Everything you need to know about history from a real teacher!

Math

A+ Math
Helps students develop their math skills interactively.

AAA Math
Over 1700 pages of free online interactive arithmetic lessons, problems and games for grades K-8.

Graph Paper
Print your own graph paper!

Introduction to Algebra

Need help with algebra?  Try this!

Logical Reasoning
Everything you've always wanted to know about logic…but couldn't find anywhere else. (I know, I tried!)

Math Expression

Free, Online Math Tutor.

Math Goodies
Math Goodies is a free math help site featuring interactive lessons, homework help, worksheets and forums.

Math Worksheets

Arranged by topic area.

Scientific Calculator

Just in case your forgot your calculator.

Unit Converter

Because the metric system still matters!

World of Math Online
Free math lessons and math homework help from basic math to algebra, geometry and beyond.

Mythology

Ancient Greece

Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece.  Things you should know about ancient Greece. Lots of links for further information.

Ancient Greece
This site offers short, illustrated examples of Ancient Greek life and culture.

Ancient Greek World
The artifacts you will see here tell a vivid story of life in ancient Greece.

Classical Myth
For the serious mythology student.

Encyclopedia Mythica
It was down for a while and I was sad, but now it's back up! THE best mythology site ever.

Greek Mythology
Family tree of the Gods and other information. Includes some well-known stories.

MythWeb
Devoted to heroes, gods and monsters of Greek Mythology.

Quotations

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations

Find quotations to spruce up that term paper!

LitQuotes

Features quotations from the great works of literature -- which you can search for in a number of ways.

Science

The Biology Project
Developed at the University at Arizona, this site will help high school and college students.

By Kids, For Kids (Teen Inventors)

Inspires young innovators to create and share their ideas. Various competitions to win amazing prizes with big time innovators.

Chem4Kids
Basic Chemistry.

Chemicool Periodic Table
Periodic Table of Elements.

ChemTutor

Begins with the fundamentals and gives expert help with the most difficult phases of understanding chemistry.

Frank Potter's Science Gems

Great links to great science resources.

Geothermal Energy Facts
From the Geothermal Education Office, check out the rest of the site too.

Inventions and Discoveries

Figure out who made your life easier.

NASA for Students

Stories, images, videos, podcasts, and more!

On-Line Biology Book

Yup!  It's exactly what it sounds like.

Periodic Table of Videos

Videos about the elements.

Physics Classroom

Multimedia Physics Studio.

Scientific Calculator

Just in case you forgot your calculator.

Unit Converter

Because the metric system still matters!

What is Geothermal Energy?
From the US Department of Energy.