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INFOhio's Core Collection provides state-funded resources free to all Ohio's K-12 students and teachers for the 2008-2009 school year.

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CONTENTS: Book Reports | Computer Presentations | Essay Writing | Foreign Language | General Sites | Maps | Posters | Research Papers | Science Fair Projects | Spelling | Study Skills and Test Practice | Survey Projects | Timelines

Book Reports

The Book Report. Lakewood Public Library, for intermediate through high school.

Homework Spot: Book Reports. For middle and high school.

How to Write a Book Report. eHow, Inc., for grades 5-12

How to Write a Book Report. Infoplease, for middle and high school.

How to Write a Book Review. Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia), for high school.

Writing a Book Report. Prince George's County Public Schools (Maryland), for elementary and middle school.

Writing a Book Report or a Book Review. Nicholls State University (Louisiana).

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Computer Presentations

A Few Scanning Tips. Wayne Fulton provides the fundamentals of digital images and about the basics to help you get the most from your scanner, for middle and high school.

How to Make a Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Presentation. Olivet Nazarine University (Illinois).

PowerPoint Directions. Discovery Middle School (Canton, Michigan), for middle and high school.

Taking Great Pictures. Tips from Kodak for taking, printing and storing digital photographs, for middle and high school.

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Essay Writing

The Elements of Eloquent Essays. Learning Assistance at Brazosport College (Texas), for middle and high school. How to write a good essay; includes a pictorial look at the construction of a good essay.

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Foreign Language

fonetics.org. Allows non-native speakers to improve their pronunciation, for middle and high school.

The Internet Picture Dictionary. English, French, German, Italian and Spanish illustrations, for middle and high school.

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General Sites

ˇcolorín colorado! WETA Reading Rockets site with information, activities and advise for Spanish-speaking parents and educators of English language learners, primary and intermediate school

FamilyFun Homework Helper. Tips for helping with homework; includes links to Web tools for math, grammar, etc., for primary and intermediate.

Helping Your Child With Homework. Complete text of U.S. Department of Education booklet and link to download PDF version, for all levels.

Helping Your Child With Homework. Kidsource Online version of U.S. Department of Education guidelines by Nancy Paulu, for all levels.

SUNLINK Links for Parents! Florida Department of Education site for links to parenting issues, homework help, reference tools and Internet safety.

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Maps

Online Map Creation. A software package to create high-quality Postscript maps in various projections. It was developed by Paul Wessel (University of Hawaii at Manoa) and Walter H. F. Smith (NOAA)

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Posters

Creating Effective Poster Presentations. From the North Carolina State University site, for middle and high school

How to Make a Great Poster. Tips from the American Society of Plant Biologists, for middle and high school.

Poster Presentations. Eastern Kentucky University professor's site with guidelines and illustrations for science posters, for middle and high school.

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Research Papers

How to Write a Term Paper. Tips from Thomson Gale for high school.

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Science Fair Projects

Science Fair Project Guidebook. South Carolina Energy Office's guide with several suggested projects, for intermediate through high school.

Steps to Prepare a Science Fair Project. Cyber-Fair's site for elementary and middle school.

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Spelling

Some Rules and Suggestions About Spelling. Tips on how to be a better speller from the Capital Community College Foundation, for elementary through high school. Includes a PowerPoint on spelling rules.

Spelling It Right - Learn to Spell Confidently. National Grid for Learning site that includes advice for parents helping their children become better spellers, for elementary through high school.

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Study Skills and Test Practice

Handouts, Worksheets and Other Self Study Materials. Includes time management, note taking and test taking sections. From the Learning Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

Study Tactics Checklist. Tips from the University of Victoria (British Columbia), for high school. Includes a formula for efficient reading.

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Survey Projects

How to Write a Good Survey. Tips from InfoPoll, for middle and high school.

Survey Design. Tips on how to create a survey, sample and collect data from Creative Research Systems, for high school.

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Timelines

Create a Timeline in Microsoft Excel. For grades 2 and up.

Timeline Student Guide. Lakewood Public Library, for intermediate and high school.

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Last Updated on March 30, 2008

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