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101 Top College, University and Scholarship Pages
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Features links to free scholarship search services, college "matching" databases, SAT practice tests, traditional African-American colleges, graduate school information, and much,much more.
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ACT Assessment
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FAQs, sample questions and strategies, and how to register to take the college entrance exam.
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Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer 4 with Disk
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Need to polish your typing and word processing skills? Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer is the program for you! It offers introductory lessons, plus speed and accuracy drills, and makes the practice fun. Adjusts to any skill level. Additionally, you can measure your progress with periodic reports. Use your own floppy disk to store your work.
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Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer 4 without Disk
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Need to polish your typing and word processing skills? Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer is the program for you! It offers introductory lessons, plus speed and accuracy drills, and makes the practice fun. Adjusts to any skill level. Additionally, you can measure your progress with periodic reports. No floppy disc needed.
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Alverno College
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Ask Dr. Math
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Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions (the Dr. Math FAQ).
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BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
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Here is an annotated list of over 700 educational Web sites and research tools relating to News and Current Events, Math, Science, Social Studies, English, History, Music and Art, Foreign Languages and Computers and the Internet. The Teacher's Corner is a treasure trove of lesson plans and an extensive Reference section linking to on-line Dictionaries, Libraries, Calculators, Encyclopedias and more.
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BLS Career Information
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Not ready to wade into a huge database? Try BLS. This site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides career exploration for teens and elementary students based on their favorite school subjects.
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Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition
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Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition is an EBSCO database for school and public libraries, which provides content including popular series from top book publishers. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for 2,448 popular grades 9-12 nonfiction books, including high interest titles on careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more. This database includes 1,464 books which are part of the Accelerated Reader program. Search a topic of interest to find full-text books on the subject. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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Cardinal Stritch College
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Career Library
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This database from EBSCO (also known as the COIN Career Library) is arranged into 4 major areas. The Exploration Center contains videos on various occupations, information on colleges, and a how-to all about financial aid. The Planning Center has checklists for college and career progress steps, as well as a resume builder. The Resource Center has a collection of links out to state data, articles, organizational websites, and a section called "Cool Jobs." Finally, the Activity Center takes users to quizzes to help in preparing for the GED and SAT/ACT, plus other useful tools.
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CareerOneStop
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CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy. It includes: America's Career InfoNet--helps individuals explore career opportunities to make informed employment and education choices, and America's Service Locator--connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at local One-Stop Career Centers.
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Carroll College
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Children in Urban America Project
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This is a collection of documents and photographs about the history of children in Milwaukee from the 1850s to the present. It offers an archive of more than 5400 newspaper articles, public documents, oral histories, letters and other sources, focusing on growing up in Milwaukee over the last 150 years.
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College & University Rankings
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Links to various sites that rate colleges.
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College Bound Magazine
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On-line magazine with useful information on student life and learning.
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College Home Page Directory
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Links to over 3,000 schools arranged alphabetically.
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CollegeGrad.com Job Search Info.
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Tons of tips on how to give a good interview, writing a resume, and doing a successful job search.
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CollegeNET: The Internet Guide to Colleges and Universities
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This search engine helps you find the ideal college. Narrow searches by region, college sports, major, tuition, and other criteria. Also, check on scholarships, financial aid, and buy books. Links to many on-line college applications are also available.
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CollegeNews.com
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College News delivers news coverage, fashion insights, study tips, spring break getaway tips, entertainment information, and many more subjects that influence colleges as well as their students. You can search for various travel tips, graduate school tips, apartment rentals, even jobs.
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CollegeSource
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CollegeSource Online features over 34,500 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools. It covers both U.S. and non-U.S. schools. Tables of contents and indexes are fully hyperlinked.
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CollegeView
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Free online college search service; over 3,500+ colleges profiled.
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COMPASS Guide
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Guiding people toward education and career opportunities. A unique site designed for Milwaukee teens who are looking for post-secondary information, featuring access to four- and two-year colleges, technical schools, the trades, apprenticeships, and the city's first online searchable database of local scholarships.
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Concordia University Wisconsin
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Cool Works - Jobs in Great Places
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Looking for jobs just a little out of the ordinary? This job site specializes in job openings at National Parks, Ski Resorts, Ranches and Marinas, Cruise Ships, and many other jobs across the nation.
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CQ Researcher
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Writing a report on a hot topic? Want to know the story behind a headline in the news? Need Pro and Con views for debate?CQ Researcher is the place to start. Find titles of additional books and articles for follow up information or locate organizations to contact. Most CQ Researcher reports include an abstract,
full report, overview, chronology of the issue, background, current situation, outlook and special focus. Content is footnoted and full bibliographies are provided. Reports can be printed or e-mailed.
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EBSCO Animals (via Web from EBSCO)
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Find in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. This database contains indexing, abstracts, full articles or sections of books and photos that deal with the nature and habitat of familiar animals, birds, fish and insects. Clicking on the Milwaukee Public Library button will return you to the MPL Reference Resources page. Click here to view requirements and tips for remote access to library databases. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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Educational Testing Service
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Practice questions for the AP, SAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and LSATs. Also has information about financial aid, colleges and universities, and careers.
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Financial Aid Information Page
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Provides free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid.
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FREE Application for Federal Student Aid
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From the U. S. Department of Education, here's everything you need to know to apply for federal student aid programs online, including Federal School Codes.
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Guaranteed Scholarships
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Scholarships that require no portfolio,audition, competition, or other secondary requirements.
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Guide to Grammar and Writing
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Information on developing sentence structure, creating effective paragraphs and writing research papers. This site also provides quizzes to test grammar skills.
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High School Ace
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The High School Hub provides excellent free online academic resources for high school students. It features learning activities, an ongoing teen poetry contest, a reference collection, college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, arts, health, and technology.
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High School Directory
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Links to America's high schools home pages organized by state.
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History Reference Center
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History Reference Center from EBSCO is a full text history database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. It features content from more than 2,500 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from history publishers and full text for nearly 170 periodicals including American Heritage, American Historical Review, American History, Archaeology, Aviation History, Chinese America: History & Perspectives, Civil War Times, German History, History Today (back to January 1975), Journal of American History, Military History, Naval History, Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Wild West, Wisconsin Magazine of History, and World War II, in addition to other titles. Further, the database contains more than 112,000 historical documents (such as landmark legal decisions); more than 113,000 biographies of historical and current figures; over 112,000 historical photos and maps; and 80+ hours of historical video. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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Homework Central
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Whether it's an overnight homework assignment or a long-term research project, ProQuest products are there to help. Here you'll find a growing set of hands-on resources and related information to enhance student achievement.
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How Stuff Works
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This site offers educational and entertaining articles about how everyday things work.
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How Things Are Made
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These detailed descriptions of how things are made can help with science projects.
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Insight School of Wisconsin
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Insight School of Wisconsin is a full-time, diploma-granting, online public high school. A tuition-free option to traditional high school. At Insight, students complete their coursework in a self-directed, teacher-facilitated environment. They study at their own time, place and pace.
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JobHuntersBible.com
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Author of the bestselling "What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers" has created a Web site to help you learn more about job searching on the Internet in general, "gateway sites" and "search engines," in particular, and which ones are the most helpful. Also, what to do if you exhaust the Internet, and still can't find a job.
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Kaplan Online
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Home page of one of the nations leading providers of test prep materials for the college bound.
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Learning for All
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Learning for All is a new program designed to help students improve their reading comprehension, writing and study skills, and their self-esteem.
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LearningExpress Library
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Be ready for school or career tests. Some of the practice tests available are: ASVAB, AP, SAT 2005, ACT, GRE, civil service, GED, U.S. citizenship, firefighting and law enforcement. Many others are included, plus tests for sharpening basic skills. Free registration provides you with a personal account to monitor your progress. This database was formerly called Learn a Test.
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Literary Reference Center
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The Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database which provides users with a broad spectrum of information on literature from antiquity to the present day. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works. In addition, it includes reference books such as the Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature, hundreds of literary journals, author interviews, a timeline of literature, a literary glossary, and guide to various citation formats, such as MLA, APA and Chicago. This EBSCO database can be searched by author or title, and some works, such as The Canterbury Tales, Hamlet and approximately 1,000 others are conveniently contained in full here as e-books. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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MAD Scientist Network
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Nearly 800 scientists in academia, in industry and at government agencies including NASA and the Los Alamos National Laboratories provide answers to questions asked here. The questions are from many areas of science including chemistry, physics, astronomy, engineering, computer science, earth sciences and the biological sciences. Visitors can ask questions, view previously answered questions, or search the archives for information.
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Mapping Your Future
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Provides information on career planning, school selection, and paying for your education.
Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation is one of the many sponsors of this site.
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Marquette University
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MAS Ultra - School Edition (via Web from EBSCO)
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Check out MAS Ultra - School Edition (formerly MAS Online Plus) to search the full text of over 600 general interest magazines, 268 reference books, and 500 pamphlets used in high school and junior college libraries. Some titles include the Sporting News, Herizons, Hispanic and Scholastic Math. The Image Collection contains more than 100,000 items, such as photos, maps and flags. Also included are Essential Documents in American History, the Christian Science Monitor, and the CIA World Factbook. The database is updated daily. Clicking on the Milwaukee Public Library logo button will return you to the MPL Reference Resources page. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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Medical College of Wisconsin
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Middle Search Plus (via Web from EBSCO)
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Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular magazines (such as Teen People, Weekly Reader - Senior, and Game Now) for middle and junior high school research, plus indexing and abstracting for over 200 additional magazines. The database also contains the text of thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains Essential Documents in American History, the World Almanac & Book of Facts and the World Almanac of the U.S.A. and other important information resources such as an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags, 96,600 biographies, and 76,000 primary source documents. Middle Search Plus is updated daily. Clicking on the Milwaukee Public Library logo button will return you to the MPL Reference Resources page. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College
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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
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Milwaukee Jobs for Teens
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A Milwaukee County site which has job listings for teens. A job description, wage range, and contact information is given.
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Milwaukee Public Library Teen Page
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This page is for the young adults of the Milwaukee County area, containing fun and useful information on jobs, homework help, colleges, music, games, and more.
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Milwaukee Public Schools
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Milwaukee School of Engineering
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Mount Mary College
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National College Access Network
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The mission of the National College Access Network (NCAN) is to improve access to and success in postsecondary education for disadvantaged, underrepresented, and first-generation students. NCAN does this by supporting a network of state and local college access programs that provide counseling, advice, and financial assistance; sharing best practices among the network; providing leadership and technical assistance; and helping establish new college access programs.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Bureau of Labor Statistics guide to different occupations including information on working conditions and salaries.
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Online Degrees
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This is an alphabetical list of links to colleges and universities offering online degrees, and the online degree programs offered by each. It also includes financial aid and scholarship information.
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Opposing Viewpoints
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center offers in-depth coverage of social issues, and debate topics, such as Gun Control, Genetic Engineering, Censorship, Endangered Species, and Terrorism. The database brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazines articles, as well as links to more than 1,400 reviewed and subject-indexed Web sites. It takes its name from the well-known print series published by Greenhaven Press, an imprint of the Gale Group, but also contains material from the Information Plus statistical series. Also included are tools on citing sources, writing thesis statements and conclusions, building arguments for debates, and judging opinionated material.
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Peterson's College Guide
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Leading publisher of guides to colleges, test prep manuals, and financial aid information.
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Peterson's Summer Opportunities
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Looking for something to keep you busy during the summer? Search this database of over 3000 summer camps, and academic and travel programs.
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Plagiarism Tutorial
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Acadia University's Vaughan Memorial Library has created this interactive and informative tutorial on the topic of plagiarism. Students of all ages can learn exactly why and how to cite research resources.
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Quintessential Careers--Indispensable Writing Resources
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You'll find everything on and off the Net that you could possibly need in writing or researching a paper, including links to all sorts of reference material, links to writing labs, links to Web search engines, and links to writing-related Web sites.
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Research Starters - Business
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Using a different kind of learning method, Research Starters - Business (from EBSCO) are study and research guides designed specifically for advanced high school students and college students. They consist of comprehensive, yet concise topic summary articles of about 3,000 words in length written by researchers, scholars and other subject matter experts. The topics parallel course offerings at major colleges and universities in the subject areas covered, for example, marketing, management, understanding business ratios, etc. These articles are designed to be starting points for students, providing them with topic overviews, definitions of relevant terms and concepts, detailed bibliographies, and links to top supplementary articles from relevant EBSCO databases. Research Starters supports student textbooks and other materials with current and focused topic overviews, helping students to undertake their assignments and research successfully. Use the left sidebar to limit results to only Research Starters - Business records.
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Research Starters - Education
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Education made easier! Research Starters - Education from EBSCO are introductory study and research guides designed specifically for advanced high school students, college students and selected graduate students. They consist of comprehensive, yet concise topic summary articles of about 3,000 words in length written by researchers, scholars and other subject matter experts. Topics include early childhood education, teaching reading, special education, the No Child Left Behind act and others. These articles are designed to be starting points for students, providing them with topic overviews, definitions of relevant terms and concepts, detailed bibliographies, and links to relevant articles from EBSCO databases. Research Starters supplements students' existing tools with current and focused topic overviews, helping them begin their assignments and research successfully.
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Resume Workshop
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Resume Workshop was designed by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL). Besides explaining what elements should be included in a resume, Resume Workshop provides a step-by-step explanation and how-to guide. This page also includes a link to OWL's Cover Letter Workshop.
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RileyGuide.com
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This site includes sections on preparing for the job search, and writing resumes and cover letters. Plus, under the Teen section, there is a link to Youth Rules, from the Department of Labor on what your rights are as a teenager in finding a job and keeping it, including Federal and State rules governing the hours and type of work that young employees may perform.
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Scholarship Resource Network
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Provides overview on financial aid resources. Special focus on scholarship information.
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ScholarshipHelp.org
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The goal of this Web site is to educate students about scholarship access and the necessary requirements for achieving maximum financial aid. Information is free of charge to help students avoid scholarship scam artists and misleading authors who promise "secrets" to what is essentially publicly available information.
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SchoolMatters
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SchoolMatters is a place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about public schools. It provides tools to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance. SchoolMatters will educate, empower and engage education stakeholders.
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Science Reference Center
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From EBSCO, Science Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student's science research needs, the database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
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Seasonal Jobs from Wisconsin JobNet
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Need a job for the summer? This site includes jobs like lifeguard, ice cream scooper, camp counselor, museum staff, and farm workers. See what's available right now. Includes links to the wider Wisconsin JobNet site for more opportunities.
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Student Loans
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Loan finder compares various student loans and allows on-line application.
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Summer Youth Internship Program
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City of Milwaukee internship program for teens.
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TeenGrowth.com
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An interactive Web site geared toward the health and general well-being of teens. The site includes information on the body, emotions, friends, sports, school and the family, among other important topics for teens.
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The Cool Spot
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Provides resources and activities for young teens ages 11-13 or in grades 6-8 about the use of alcohol, alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and peer pressure.
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The Fun Works: For Careers You Never Knew Existed
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This Web site allows students ages 11-15 to explore various careers in the arts, music, sports, science, technology, medicine, and engineering suited to their personal interests. It includes quizzes to focus on aptitudes, games and puzzles to provide a glimpse of the jobs, and information about necessary education, typical salaries, and the nature of the work. From the Educational Development Center
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The Princeton Review
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The Princeton Review helps students, parents, and educators deal responsibly with the increasingly competitive and complex process of admissions to college and graduate school.
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The Why Files
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Supported by the University of Wisconsin, each week a new story is posted on the homepage about the science behind our everyday news. Search the archives for past headlines.
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U.S. Department of Education
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Provides information and guidelines for Federally funded financial aid programs and assistance.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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US News College and Career Center
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Extensive information on Colleges, on-line education and financial aid.
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UWM Multicultural Information Center
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MIC focuses its efforts on long-term precollege work with African American, Latino/Hispanic, American Indian and Southeast Asian students (particularly pre-12th graders.)
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Virtual Teen Library
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Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Adult and Teen worlds on Second Life are separate. A goal of the Virtual Teen Library is to create teen centered services and programs, taught by teens themselves and to promote useful services to teens that might not use the real library.
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Wetfeet.com
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WetFeet Inc. is a recruitment solutions provider that helps leading corporations to attract, screen, hire and retain the right people. WetFeet provides comprehensive career content for job seekers and a vast library of career advice articles.
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WISCareers
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The WISCareers Web site is a fun and easy tool to help you explore your career development options. Through WISCareers (formerly Career Visions), you can investigate more than 700 occupations and 4,000 schools or interest through taking on-line assessments and inventories, find financial aid, scholarship, and budgeting information, or research potential employers or apprenticeships throughout Wisconsin and the U.S. Over 8,000 external links are featured, inlcuding America's Job Bank. To assist the job seeker, a sample job application and cover letter can be found on the site.
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