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Subjects
English & Language Arts
Bartleby: English Usage, Style & Composition http://www.bartleby.com Full-text, searchable versions of useful reference books on grammar & language. Includes William Strunk’s The Elements of Style and The American Heritage Book of English Usage.
Book Rags http://www.bookrags.com/ - Similar to Schmoop and Cliffs Notes, Book Rags provides summaries, plot analysis, and other information for students writing papers about books.
Dictionary.com (http://www.dictionary.com/) - Search several online dictionaries to find word definitions and usage. Be sure to visit the sister-sites Thesaurus.com and Reference.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing (http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/) - No matter how obscure your grammar question, this site can help you. It indexes grammar and writing topics based on your problem, providing sentence-level, paragraph-level, and even paper-level assistance.
OWL: Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/) - Find clear instructions for overcoming writer's block, gathering information, and writing a great paper. OWL also offers tips on style and avoiding plagiarism.
MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/) - This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Shmoop (http://www.shmoop.com/) - Shmoop provides excellent information on theme, plot analysis, and literary devices used in many of the books you have to read and write about for school.
Foreign Languages
Babbel: Enjoy Learning Languages (http://www.babbel.com/) - Learn languages in an easy, straightforward way.
Babel Fish (http://babelfish.yahoo.com/) - Translate text or websites from English to a variety of other languages, and back!
BBC: Languages (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/) - Pick a language you want to know more about and then find news, learning games, videos, photos and more.
FREE: Foreign Languages (http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=69) - The U.S. government list of links relating to foreign languages and language learning.
I Love Languages (http://ilovelanguages.com/) - This site claims that: "whether you're looking for online languages lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, or just a little information on a language you've heard about, iLoveLanguages probably has something to suit your needs."
Iforeignlanguage - (http://iforeignlanguage.com/) - Practical tips for language learning.
Linguanet Europa (http://www.linguanet-europa.org/plus/en/home.jsp) - This site, put together by European Union agencies, provides links, forums and online study games.
Parlo (http://www.parlo.com/) - This site offers courses, music, and information about other cultures for students learning English, Spanish, French, Italian, or German.
StudySpanish (http://www.studyspanish.com/ ) - Provides a word of the day, podcasts, lessons, and more.
YourDictionary (http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages.html ) - Dictionaries for over 260 languages - including English!
History & Social Studies
A+ Country Reports for Countries Around the World (http://www.countryreports.org/ ) - A comprehensive source of information about the countries of the world.
A&E's Biography.com (http://www.biography.com/) - Look here for biographies of more than 25,000 people from throughout history.
The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html) - (Library of Congress) View primary source documents at this African-American history and culture site.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government (http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/) - Information on the branches of government, how laws are made, the election process, and more.
Biographical Dictionary (http://www.s9.com/biography/) - A database of over 28,000 brief biographical sketches that can be searched by name, keyword, or date.
History on PBS (http://www.pbs.org/history/ ) - Information on historical topics covered by the various Public Broadcasting System television programs.
Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html) - Online books that give political, economic, social, and national information for a variety of foreign countries.
Math & Science
Ask Dr. Math (http://mathforum.org/dr.math/) - If you have a math question of any level, this is the place to get the answer!
Biotech ( http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/scitools.html) - Biotech was developed by the University of Texas and contains information on biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics, general chemistry, and anatomy.
Cells Alive! (http://www.cellsalive.com/) - Everything you ever wanted to know about cells, all in one place. Includes info on cells, microbiology, and immunology. Check out the great animation of cell mitosis and meiosis.
Computer Science Tutorials and Applets (http://www.cs.usask.ca/content/resources/csconcepts/index.html) - Find all the technical explanations you need on this site from the University of Saskatchewan. Learn about things like Boolean algebra, SQL, trees, and how encryption works.
FactMonster Homework Center: Mathematics (http://www.factmonster.com/homework/hwmath.html) - Conversion calculator, formulas and more.
General Chemistry Online http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml - General Chemistry Online from Frostburg State University provides interactive chemistry help with compounds, reactions, and even quizzes to test your knowledge.
HighWire Press Stanford University (http://highwire.stanford.edu/ ) - Find peer reviewed articles on diverse topics: biology, chemistry, environmental science, and more.
HippoCampus (http://www.hippocampus.org/ ) - HippoCampus provides high school and college students with multimedia help on a variety of science and math topics. Having trouble understanding your physics lesson? Watch a video demonstration on HippoCampus for a different take on the subject.
The Physics Classroom Tutorial (http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/BBoard.html) Find clear explanations of concepts in physics and help with problem-solving and experiments.
PLoS Biology (http://biology.plosjournals.org/) - Access abstracts and full research articles from this peer-reviewed journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLoS is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource.
Science Daily (http://www.sciencedaily.com/) - An online magazine featuring quick takes on the latest research on a wide variety of science topics.
WebMath (http://www.webmath.com/) - WebMath covers K-8 math, general math, Algebra, Trig & Calculus, etc, and doesn't only give the answer but shows how to arrive at it. Also has conversion calculators, personal finance math, and "everyday math".