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Homework Central

The GEDonline Community
[This website is a new online resource for people
wanting to prepare for the GED exam.]

Educational Opportunity Centers, Inc.
This website assists adults with career planning, returning to school, researching career opportunities, and getting a GED.


 
Reading 
Writing 
Student Writings
Math
Computer Skills
E-Mail

READING

ADULT LEARNER WRITINGS ON THE WEB
http://www.nsn.org/wkkhome/adult/stuwri.html

WEB PAGES CREATED BY ADULT LEARNERS
http://www.nsn.org/wkkhome/adult/StuWeb.htm

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
http://novel.nifl.gov/

ONLINE BOOKS PAGE
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/bookauthors.html

PROJECT GUTENBERG
http://www.gutenberg.net/

IMMIGRATION FAQS
http://www.murthy.com/txlaw/txfaq.html

UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/law/

BOOKMARKS
http://www.prendergastlibrary.org/refers.html CNN NEWS NETWORK
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/week.html

AUDIO BIBLE
http://www.audio-bible.com/


WRITING

BASIC PROSE STYLE AND MECHANICS
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/text/proseman.html

BIG DOG'S GRAMMAR - A BARE BONES GUIDE TO ENGLISH
http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/index.htm

GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND WRITING
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm

EXCHANGE  [English as a Second Language]
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/exchange/
"The author of articles submitted to EXCHANGE should be a non-native speaker of English.
All submissions must be the author's own original work."
MATH

Workshops and Activities for Teacher Trainers and Teachers of Mathematics to
Adults
http://easternlincs.worlded.org/TEACHERS/Maththing/ny1home.htm

MATH DRILL WORKSHEETS
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml

WEBMATH
http://www.webmath.com/ FLASHCARDS
http://www.aplusmath.com/flashcards/index.html MEASUREMENTS / WEIGHTS:

CALCULATORS ON-LINE CENTER
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html

COOKING MEASURES & CONVERSION CALCULATOR
http://www.2way.com/cgi-bin/hts?convcalc.hts+weight+new

WHAT IS A DOLLAR WORTH?
http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/economy/calc/cpihome.html HOW FAR IS IT?
http://www.indo.com/distance/ MEASUREMENTS CONVERTER
http://www.mplik.ru/~sg/transl/index.html


COMPUTER SKILLS

WHAT IS THE INTERNET?
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/WhatIs.html#Internet

HISTORY OF THE INTERNET
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml

SEARCHING THE WORLD WIDE WEB
http://thewebtools.com/searchgoodies/tutorial.htm#index

HOW TO CHOOSE THE SEARCH TOOLS YOU NEED
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/ToolsTables.html

INTERNET 101:  SEARCHING THE INTERNET
http://www2.famvid.com/i101/search.html

SEARCH ENGINES
http://www.prendergastlibrary.org/bookmarks/s.html#SEARCHENGINES


This website and workshops for adult learners and tutors are presented by the Prendergast Library through the Library Services and Technology Act Funds granted by the New York State Library.