OpenOffice.org

• http://www.openoffice.org
  • Works almost like Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) except it's free to download and use.

CST Released Questions

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

Links to Career websites & resources

• College Board
  • http://www.collegeboard.org
• College Navigator
  • http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
• College View
  • http://collegeview.com/index.jsp
• Career Information - Bureau of Labor
  • http://www.bls.gov/k12
  • http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20021.htm
• Career Information - CollegeGrad
  • http://www.collegegrad.com/careers

Links to online educational websites & resources

• BBC - British Broadcasting Company
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk
    • Good for news on current events
• Mr. Dowling's Website
  • http://www.mrdowling.com/index.html
    Useful website to get some background information on history
    
    
• Discovery Education
  • http://discoveryeducation.com
    • Very educational website with videos, images, and other educational resources for you to browse through. Registration is not required to access a lot of the content on this website.
• Math Videos/Explanations at Patrick JMT
  • http://patrickjmt.com/
    • Website with instructional videos on many different levels of math (don't look at anything after algebra unless you want a headache)
• Docufans - site with a variety of historical documentaries arranged by topic & historical period
  • http://docufans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
• Make your own Crossword Puzzle
  • http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/
    • This website allows you to make your own crossword puzzle. All you need to do is provide the clues and correct answers and the website will make the puzzle for you.
• MyStudiyo - Make your own quizzes
  • http://mystudiyo.com/
    • Once you register (it's free!), this website lets you make your own quizzes & take quizzes made by others.
• Guidelines on Evaluating a Web Page
  • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
    • The link above shows you how to evaluate websites you find online as you are researching or looking for information. Skim through it to get an idea of how to figure out if information you find on a website is reputable or accurate.
• Arcademic Skill Builders - Online Educational Games
  • http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
    • Website with educational games you can play online for free.
• Religious Tolerance(website with information on the world's major religions)
  • http://www.religioustolerance.org/
• Maps of War
  • http://www.mapsofwar.com/
• TeachingHistory.org
  • http://teachinghistory.org/
• Eyewitness to History (firsthand accounts of historical events)
  • http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
• Discoverers Web (primary source accounts of explorers)
  • http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/primary.html
• Religion Facts (website has links and citations to original sources in case you're curious about where the author gets his/her information from)
  • http://www.religionfacts.com/

• Why study history? (links on why the study of history is useful & important)
  • http://www.historians.org/pubs/free/whystudyhistory.htm
  • http://www.historians.org/pubs/archives/whmcneillwhystudyhistory.htm
  • http://www.historyguide.org/guide/study.html (this one seems to be written for students)