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Hi Kids,
You might be enjoying the dog days
of summer now, but look out! The school year is
just around the corner, and teachers, books, classes,
and winter will be here before you know it.
Get a jump on the upcoming school
year with this collection of downloadable software.
1. WordWeb -
If you think the Web has rendered offline dictionaries
moot, think again. An intuitive, integrated interface
and huge database of more than 150,000 root words and
120,000 synonyms make WordWeb essential freeware for
aspiring writers.
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2.
Typing
Master Pro Typing Tutor
- The rise of technology has made it imperative for all
students to master the standard QWERTY setup. This
top-rated app includes well-designed lessons, games, and
personalized exercises to teach or improve skills.
3. Zotero -
Today, online research is the name of the game, but
recording and citing sources is still as important as
ever. This free extension for Mozilla Firefox puts
reference information directly in your browser, while
letting you add and manage notes.
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4. Graph -
This free software for drawing 2D graphs of mathematical
functions includes a vast number of predefined
functions, and it's easy to add your own. It also
calculates length and area of functions, as well as
first and second derivatives.
5. StudyMinder Homework
System - Academic
commitments only get more complicated as you advance
through your school years, and it's best to master your
schedule as soon as you can. The publisher of this
feature-packed organizer also offers a free Lite version
and a portable version for U3 drives.
Behold, our favorite back-to-school
downloads. See the other five. |
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Join for
free and play Howrse. Create your first
horse or pony, choose his/her breed, coat, name and find
out all his/her capacities. Look after him/her and make
him/her the best. Then you will have the chance to
become the best breeder!
Discover an
entire world of horses in a fascinating
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Really Fun
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Links:
Netwise
SafeKids
Tips For Kids
Cool
Math For Kids - An
amusement park of math and more -- especially designed
for kids and FUN! Recommended by one of my
granddaughters.
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Search
Family Friendly Sites
on the
web
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A book or CD
with personalized with your name. Songs are
sung using your name in the songs.
Books
are written starring your name name throughout.
Choose from: Veggie Tales®, The Wiggles® and
Barney®
You will
want to keep these CD's and books for many years to
come.
Have
your parent visit
Just Me Music and
Books! |
StarChild - A Leaning Center
for Young Astronomers. You can listen to the audio
versions on the various pages. This is so
neat! |
Cartoon
Network This
site is similar to nick.com and has fun games made
out of all the characters from the cartoon network
channel. |
Candy Stand - An awesome selection of games to play
online. This site is recommended by my 10 year old
granddaughter.
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Crossword Puzzle Games This web site offers 32,400 free crossword
puzzles and fun tools for people who enjoy word games.
Get some help with a puzzle or create your own,
free.
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Word
Central - A Merriam
Webster site for kids and adults. Learn a new word every
day, stump your friends with a daily buzzword, build
your own dictionary and have lots of fun with
words. It's a Net Nanny Approved
site. |
How
Things Work - The physics of everyday
life. Think of this site as a radio call-in
program that's being held on the WWW instead of the
radio. Have a question? Ask it and you'll get an answer.
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A + Math - This web site was developed to help students
improve their math skills interactively with games,
flash cards, math word puzzles and
more.
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Ask Dr. Math - Here's help with math for
elementary school, middle school, high school, college
and beyond. This is a great math helper. And, you
can ask a math question and get an answer e-mailed to
you.
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National Geographic for
Kids - Play the road
trip game, take online adventures, enter contests,
see quick flicks, and, there's a section for your
teacher, so tell him or her about it.
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Transistorized - The history of the
Transistor, Interactive Science and Amazing
Technology. How the transistor was created. How it
came to be used in everything from early radios to the
integrated circuit. Games to help you learn. Verrrry
interesting.
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Kaboose Network - Funschool, Zeeks and
Kid's Domain offer
contests, clip art, crafts
and downloads. Great place for kids and adults to
make gifts, learn all kinds of cool
things.
Chemistry For Kids - Learn about Reactions, Elements,
Atoms, Matter, Biochemistry, ETC. |
Imagination Playground - Come stretch
your imagination. This site is a section of the Tech
Museum of Innovation and is designed for kids. Adult
kids have fun here, too. Check out Glow Stones, Toy Tech
Room, Bug Puppets, Mass Hallucination and the other
imagination stretching
sections. |
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Fun
Zone - The Lab, Time
Machine, Discoveries, Explore - it's all very
interesting. Just click to begin your journey.
Disney on the
web -
where the magic comes to you. Recommended by one of my
granddaughters.
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Science a Go Go - Get your brain into
gear with the latest science news, offbeat technologies,
scientific hot topics, bizarre scientific research and
cryptic experimental results.
4-Kids.Org - Your link to the latest technology
on the web. A real cool site for kids and
adults.
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Sports Illustrated for
Kids - Up to the
minute information on sports plus games, trivia,
e-cards, fantasy sports and more. |
Logic Mazes - Here are the links to the
puzzles and to everything else about
mazes.
Nasa
for Kids - Learn about space and space travel. Search and
build a habitable planet. Talk live to Nasa personnel.
Adults like this site, too. |
Ben's Guide to the United States
Government for Kids by grade range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8,
9-12 plus a section for Parents and Teachers. Learn
about the government through interesting activities and
interactive games.
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Games. Com - Play other people online. Tons on
games, including: Yahtzee, checkers, Chinese checkers
and so much more. This site is geared for older children
and adults.
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4-Kids Only - Entertainment, Play Room, Reading,
Science - including dinosaurs, Social Studies,
Study Resources and a Search Thingy are the
sections of this site that is loaded with fun things to
do.
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Hershey's Kidz
Town
- Chock full of
fun! Games, Kid's Recipes, Quiz Time and Candy of
the Month.
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Lego
on Line
- Official site with Interactive Comics, Games, Building
and more.
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Fact
Monster - is
brought to you by the Learning Network and is designed
to help young people learn about a vast number of
subjects, especially helpful for school projects and
homework.
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Seussville -
Specially designed site for both High Bandwith or Low
Bandwith. Interact with Dr. Seuss and his friends.
A whole lot of fun!
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Ezone - Kids
and adults can log on and play free online games
and try to win awesome prizes. You can also download
games and other cool stuff to use on your own.
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PBS
for Kids - Did you know, Behind
the scenes, Get real, Games, Stories, Music, Coloring.
Home of Arthur, Jay Jay, Barney, Mr. Rogers, Sesame
Street and your other
favorites. |
Headbone
Zone - is a good place for teens to hang out. Play games and win prizes,
sound off about what's on your mind
and more.
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Funology - Boredom busters from the word go!
Brain Drains, The Laboratory, In The Kitchen,
Abracadabra!, Tummy Ticklers, Hot Stuff, That's Odd,
Crafts, Trivia and more.
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Ask Jeeves
Kids - Jeeves
welcome's you from behind the reference desk. There
your study tools will help you with your
homework and help make you a whole lot smarter than you
already are! |
Curious Kids - The name of the site says it
all. Go around the world. Learn about kids and places
far away. And, this site is run by
kids. |
Think Quest - Multiple web based learning
materials for children of all ages. |
Yahooligans - "The Web Guide
for Kids" is a fun source for interactive games,
jokes, movies, sports, dictionary, news, reference and
links to other cool sites for
kids.
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Mr.
Smith E-Mails Washington or Mr. Smith E-Mails the
Media. - Your chance
to speak up about your concerns to Washington or to the
Media.
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Animal Information
Database - Animal
Resources, Shamu TV, Teacher Guides, Educational
Programs, Adventure Camps, and more. Presented by Sea
World and Busch Gardens.
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Guideposts for Kids - Arts, Crafts, Games, Animals,
Stories, Poems, Sports, Cool kids,
Problem Solving, God's Mysterious Ways, Make
Greeting Cards to e-mail or to print and
mail. |
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Smithsonian's Kids' Castle - Be sure to go to the Castle Club.
This site also offers interactive information on
Science, Animals, Pesonalities, Sports, Arts, History,
Air and Space, worldwide, Picture of the Day and
What's new.
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Nick.com is
the place in cyberspace where fans of Nickelodeon can
come to find out more about their favorite Nick stars,
play games and have their opinions heard. Nick.com
believes in the power of kids and they urge both kids
and their parents to use and enjoy their web
site.
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Hi
Kids,
If you know of a good site for kids, big or
small, ask your parents if you can send it to me to
be included on this page. I sure hope you
enjoy the links we have so far. And remember,
do not tell anyone online where you live or give them
any of your personal information.
Take
care,
Joanne
Joanne L. Gardiner, Broker, e-PRO
Realtor
"For Old-Fashioned
Service in Cyberspace"
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