PLACES TO SEARCH

INDEX STYLE

SEARCH STYLE

NON-STUDENT

OTHER

INDEX STYLE STUDENT SITES:

Kidsclick

loaded with links... well organized

CyberSleuth 

search by topic, word, or letter

Vivisimo.com

Homework Central Elementary & Middle/High School

many categories

KidInfo

loaded with links

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

teenager developed this site

Awesome Library

Meta Search

Enchanted Learning

Great for early Elementary

KEYWORD SEARCH STYLE STUDENT SITES:

Ask Jeeves for Kids

students ask a question

Berit's Search Site

a general search site for students.

Secure Search

only searches approved student sites

KidInfo

loaded with links

 BEST OF THE NON-STUDENT SITES:

Yahoo

outstanding index

Google

comes up with the great hits

NorthernLight

interesting sorting ability into folders

ByteDog

meta-search

  OTHER:

Trackstar

location to post links in themes

700+ great sites for children

Multnomah Cty Library Homework Center

Addition Sites Worth Searching

bullet IPL Teenspace: A+ Research & Writing
bullet Booktalks Quick and Simple
bullet MAGNOLIA: Selected full-text poetry resources online
bullet The Online Books Page: Search
bullet Young Adult Librarian's Help/Homepage - Literature
bullet Book Adventure-Novel Search Engine
bullet Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - 656+ fables -

Language Arts/Reading

www.funbrain.com Language Arts games and more

www.vocabulary.com Vocabulary activities

www.writesite.org Interactive Language Arts and Journalism

www.lexile.com Lexile Framework

www.kidsreads.com Book reviews, games, authors, and more

 

TIPS FOR 8TH GRADE SUCCESS

bullet Study Guides and Strategies - This is an excellent site for both parents and students. While the site is maintained by a former employee of the University of St. Thomas, it has a outstanding collection of strategies to assist middle school students across all curriculum areas. Check it out!
bulletPlagiarism- These are sites which both define plagiarism and give examples of what to do and not to do with other people's work.
bullet Citation Machine or EasyBib - These sites provide interactive tools to make it much easier for students to cite the resources used in research projects. Use MLA format

 

       Eighth Grade Roles and Responsibilities

8th Grade Rules!

8th Grade Homeroom Guidelines

 8th Grade Daily Schedule

8th Grade Homework Tips

 

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