Golden Eagle Charter School
Internet Resources
Here are some of our favorite internet resources.
Quick Reference
Atlapedia.com: Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on many countries.
http://www.atlapedia.com
HowStuffWorks: Find out how stuff works: from F-18 Hornet jets to fabric softener.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Merriam-Webster: online dictionary and thesaurus, “word of the day” and “spelling bee hive” spelling practice, Spanish/English dictionary.
http://merriam-webster.com
OnlineConversion.com: Convert just about anything to anything else.
http://www.onlineconversion.com
Timelines of History: Search by date or event.
http://timelines.ws
Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia that anyone can add to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Homework Help
Homework Help
http://kcls.org/hh/
Discovery School’s BJ Pinchbeck Homework Help
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Educator’s Resources
California Department of Education Reading List
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/readinglist.asp
Education Place activity search
http://www.eduplace.com/activit
Education Portals and Starting Points
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic21.htm
Paths of Learning: resources for all children that support strong parent
involvement in education.
http://www.pathsoflearning.net/
The Educator’s Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org
PBS Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Sites for Teachers
http://sitesforteachers.com/index.html
Library Resources
American Library Association Great Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
California State Library
http://www.library.ca.gov/
Education Resource Information Center (ERIC): free access to Journal
and non Journal education literature
www.eric.ed.gov
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: Offering hundreds of federally supported education resources from over 45 Federal agencies.
http://www.free.ed.gov/
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
ThinkQuest Library: over 5,500 educational websites created by students for students.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html
Online Classes and Distance Learning
Personal Professors: Algebra 1,2, Biology, Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre Calculus
http://www.personalprofessors.com/
OdysseyWare: Grades 3-12, Standards aligned. Four core subjects and electives.
www.odysseyware.com
North Dakota Independent Study: Core and elective curriculum for grades 4-12
http://www.ndisonline.org/
Brigham Young University Independent Study: Grades 7-12; Over 600 paper and 400 online courses
http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/index.cfm
Educational Fun
Starfall.com: Interactive fun for primary kids.
http://www.starfall.com/
Kidscom: Interactive fun and educational games for older elementary students. http://www.kidscom.com/
Brain Pop: Video clips and games on a variety of topics.
http://www.brainpop.com/
FunBrain.com: Academic games, comics, humor, and more!
http://www.funbrain.com/
Assessment Sites
For career assessments, please check out the college and career planning section of our website.
CTL Learning Styles: Center for Teaching and Learning Indiana State University
http://web.indstate.edu/ctl/styles/invent.html
Performance Learning Systems: free online learning style assessment
http://www.plsweb.com/resources/kaleidoscope/