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Umbrella Sites Dictionaries and Thesauri Atlases Translations Vocabulary ESL Writing Skills Research Papers Reading and Study Skills Documentation

Anatomy & Physiology General References Biographical Dictionaries Newspapers, including foreign papers Grammar Idioms Organization Math ESL Worksheets Student Success Websites Note-Taking

Umbrella Sites

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab
  http://owl.English.purdue.edu
   
• The University of Kansas Writing Center
  http://www.writing.ku.edu/~writing/guides/
   
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General References

• Quick Access to Internet Tools
  http://www.itools.com/
   
• Unlimited Access to Reference Books
  http://www.Bartleby.com
   
• Internet Public Library
  http://www.ipl.org
   
• Library of Congress
  http://www.loc.gov
   
• My Virtual Reference Desk
  http://refdesk.com
   
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• Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
  http://www.webster.com
   
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• Biographies of Well Known People
  http://www.biography.com/
   
• Good for Biographical Dictionaries
  http://www.s9.com/biography/
   
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• World Atlas with Information About Individual Countries
  http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
   
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• Newspapers From All Over the World
  http://www.onlinenewspapers.com
   
• Associated Press Webpage
  http://www.ap.org
   
• CNN Webpage
  http://www.cnn.com
   
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• Use the Language Tool Button on the Right Hand Side To Use Translation Option
  http://www.google.com
   
• Translating Dictionaries
  http://dictionaries.travlang.com
   
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• Exercises on Grammar at the Word, Sentence, Paragraph and Research Paper Level
  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
   
• Exercises on Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar
   
• Exercises that Provide Practice for Editing Grammar, Style, Punctuation, and Mechanics.
  http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/content.htm
   
• Exercises for Grammar
  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
   
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Vocabulary

• News Stories
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/news/index.shtml
   
• Definitions
  http://www.antimoon.com/words/_index.htm

   
   
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• Verbs
  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
   
• Grammar
  http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/index.htm
   
• Handouts
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html
   
• Activities
  http://a4esl.org
  http://eslcafe.com
  
  
• Commonly Confused Words
  http://writing2.richmond.edu/WRITING/wweb/conford.html
  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0200807.html
  http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/words_commonly_confused.htm    http://www.edufind.com/english/writing/easily_confused_words.cfm 
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html 
  http://www.towson.edu/ows/indexexercises.htm#Commonly%20Confused%20Words%20Exercises 
   
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• Definitions and Examples
  http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html
   
• http://www.edict.com.hk/studyguide/idioms/learning.htm
   
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• Pre-Writing
  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/brainstorm_block.htm
   
• Starting to Write
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_plan1.html
   
• Writing Techniques Handbook
  http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/
   
• Grammar and Writing
   http://troy.troy.edu/writingcenter/handouts.html
   
• Writing Reference
  http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html
  http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref
   
• Verb Exercises
  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
   
• Developing a Thesis Statement
  http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Thesis.html
   
• Essay Builder
  http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
   
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Research Papers

• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
   
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• Outlines
  http://www.writing.ku.edu/~writing/guides/outlines.shtml
   
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Study Guides and Strategies

• http://www.studygs.net
   
• www.arc.sbc.edu/study.html
   
• http://www.ccis.edu/departments/writingcenter/
   
• http://www.howtowriteaparagraph.com
   
• www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
   
• http://www.ohio.edu/aac/
   
• http://www.literacynet.org
   

• http://www.csupomona.edu/~lrc/crsp/handouts/context_clues.html

Study Habits for Distance Learning

• http://www.learningassistance.com/2002/Sep02/online.htm
   
• http://www.studyguidezone.com/resource_tips.htm
   
• http://www.studytips.org

Identifying the Main Idea

• http://www.cerritos.edu/reading/Mainide3.htm
   
•  http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/mnielsen/implied_main_idea_practice_2.htm
   
• http://vclass.mtsac.edu/amla-51/Main%20Idea/Mainidea.htm
   
• http://users.dhp.com/%7Elaflemm/reso/mainIdea.htm

 
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• Westchester Community College Library Documentation Style Sheet
  http://starweb.sunywcc.edu/library/research/mla.pdf
   
• Incorporating References into the Text of a Paper
  http://www.writing.ku.edu/~writing/guides/references.shtml
   
• Links to Handouts on Research and Citations
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
   
• Citations for Research
   
• http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html
   
• http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html
   
• http://www.mla.org/www_mla_org/style/
   
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 Math

Math Help

• http://coolmath.com
• http://www.algebrahelp.com
• http://mathpower.com
• http://www.math.com
• http://useekefind.com/learningquest/tmfun.htm
• http://www.sosmath.com
• http://www.mathforum.org/dr.math
• http://www.mathacademy.com
• http://euler.slu.edu/Dept/SuccessinMath.html

• http://www.math.umd.edu/undergraduate/credit/placement/

          Calculator Help

• http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/kenny/papers/ti.html
• http://www2.ohlone.edu/people2/joconnell/ti/
• http://edhelper.com/algebra.htm

 
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• Cat Dissection
  http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/circ/circulat.htm
  http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/welcome.htm
   
• Sheep Heart dissection
  http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/heart/suphrt.htm
   
• Sheep Brain Dissection
  http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/braindissection/2.html
   
• Skeleton
  http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/skeletal.htm
  http://www.eskeletons.org
   
• Muscles
  http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/muscle/mustut.htm
   
• A&P Tissues
  http://learning.mgccc.cc.ms.us/science/scienceppt/tissues_files/v3_document.htm
  http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~minckley/anatomy/
   
• General
  http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy
  
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• Goal Setting
  http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html
  
• Learning Styles
  http://www.mindtools.com/mnemlsty.html
  
• Memory Tools
  http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newISS_02.htm
  
• Note-Taking Tools
  http://studytips.aac.ohiou.edu/?Function=Lecture
  
• Procrastination
  http://www.about-goal-setting.com/procrastination.html
  
• Reading Strategies
  http://studytips.aac.ohiou.edu/?Function=Reading
  
• Test-Taking and Test Anxiety
  http://www.how-to-study.com
  
• Time Management
  http://studytips.aac.ohiou.edu/?Function=TimeMgt
  
• Top Ten Study Tips
  
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Note-Taking

• Note Taking Strategies
  http://www.ccis.edu/departments/writingcenter/studyskills/notetaking.html 
  http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
  http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html