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PREPARE FOR THE S.A.T AND OTHER EXAMS FOR FREE!
Students can save on college textbooks by renting or buying electronic or used copies.
Here are some sites that can help keep costs down!
RENTING TEXTBOOKS:
www.Chegg.com
ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS:
www.CourseSmart.com
www.IChapters.com
www.ecampus.com/eTextbooks
www.online-college-happy-place.com/download-college-textbooks-online.
COMPARISON SHOPPING:
www.bigwords.com
www.bookfinder.com
Be sure to visit the "Hot Links" page to save money on Books & Magazines to find the books or "classics" you'll need for some college classes as well as magazines that are pertinent to your major!
TEST OUT OF COLLEGE CLASSES!
Take a CLEP test OR a DSST test to "test out of" basic courses and save both money and time! For the CLEP test go to www.collegeboard.com/clep and for the DSST go to www.getcollegecredit.com. There are over 30 different courses you can test out of!
SAVE MONEY ON COLLEGE EXPENSES!
Spending a year volunteering for Americorps can earn you almost $5,000 towards college! Go to www.americorps.org.
Grants for College - Receive a Free College Grant to take classes! You can get grant money to further your education that you never have to pay back. Intern in a field you enjoy and gain experience that can pay off later! Go to Parliament Tutors Email: parliamenttutors@gmail.com www.parliamenttutors.com/free_student_sat.php?testcatid=964
Top College Grants
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VOLUNTEERING OPTIONS FOR KIDS THAT PROVIDE AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS!
There are many programs that acknowledge and recognize youths involved in volunteer programs. Some offer scholarships and some like the Angels In Action Awards, present children a check to use as they like.
In honor of peacemaker Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15th--King's birthday--is a day of good works! Visit www.mlkday.org and click "How to Serve" to join a project-or simply reach out to someone you know who could use a hand.
Do Something Brick Awards. Selects youths under age 25 who contribute through volunteer efforts www.dosomething.org
National Caring Awards. The Caring Institute selects five outstanding young adults each year for their commitment to caring: www.caring-institute.org
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Recognizes students in middle and high school for community service. www.prudential.com/community/spirit.
Website: www.thefreedictionary.com
Medical, legal, financial, & computer dictionary, Thesaurus, acronyms, idioms, encyclopedia, and literature references.
And B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper at www.bjpinchbeck.com offering more than 800 updated links to subject matters from art to social studies. You'll also find links to study guides, such as www.studygs.net that can help your child with time management and other learning skills.
From the folks at Information Please/Pearson Education comes an attractive, easy-to-navigate reference site with flash cards, multiplication tables, history timelines, biographies of U.S. presidents, etc. www.factmaster.com
Developed by John Hopkins University Center for talented youth offers a virtual home for the world's brightest students with strong interests & abilities in math and science. Free use to all visitors who can access most of it's resources and learn about everything from global warming to cold fusion. www.cogito.org
Need help with a book report? Find tips on everything from how to come up with a topic to compiling a bibliography at www.factmonster.com/homework/writingskills1.html. This award-winning site also boasts a virtual library of dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias and atlases.. For English go to www.schoolwork.org/english.html
www.mathpath.com, www.gameaquarium.com, www.mel.org, www.coolmath4kids.com, www.gomath.com, www.AAAmath.com, www.purplemath.com, www.math.com & www.math.com/parents/helpyourkids.html, www.familyeducation.com, www.mathgoodies.com, www.figurethis.org
Stuck on Science? Log on to the Mad Scientist Network, www.madsci.org, which bills itself as "the laboratory that never sleeps". The archives contain answers to a whopping 36,000 commonly asked questions. Need ideas for Science Projects? Log on to http://school.discovery.com/students and click on "Science Fair Central" for cool suggestions!
GeoBee Challenge at www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee has five new questions from the National Geographic Bee posted every day. Look here also to find information on how to learn about the competition.
The Kids Zone, a new addition to the National Park Service's Website at http://www.nps.gov, contains more than 50 interactive activities designed to connect children with the people, places and events commemorated in the country's 391 National Park Service Sites. The Website also contains information on the 325 in-park Junior Ranger programs where young visitors complete booklets on park resources and earn certificates, patches or badges.
My Wonderful World at www.mywonderfulworld.org tests your global IQ and you can explore the world through games like Map Mashups and GeoSpy. Includes resources for kids, teens, parents and educators.
The Bill of Rights Institute
has created a new website just for students at www.DoYouHaveTheRight.org which has student-focused stories and lessons, an interactive student study guide on the Constitution, American history and Civics, innovative flash-driven quizzes and games, monthly audio and video content and links to other great resources on the web. Materials are created or reviewed by teachers and presented in a way that will meet the needs and interests of all students.
More sites! www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/index.html , www.kidocracy.com/homework/index.html, www.refdesk.com/homework.html, www.ipl.org/div/teen/browse/sh5000.
FREE COMPUTER PROGRAMS!
Don't want to pay $150 for a Microsoft Word Program? Don't blame you! Go to www.openoffice.org for an very, very similiar program that is FREE! You can save a
finished project on your computer as a Word document when you are done!
You can download FREE computer programs and games at this website that offers
a new, licensed program each day! Go to: www.giveawayoftheday.com.
COMPUTER EDUCATION RESOURCES
Web sites such as good-tutorials.com and office.microsoft.com offer free training in everything from Photoshop to PowerPoint! Why pay for tuition and books at a local college to learn what you can learn here for FREE??
Parents:
Computers record a history of recent Web sites viewed, which can be used to detect where your child or teen has surfed. Generally, you can view this history by clicking on "My Computer" from the desktop; selecting the "C" drive; selecting either "History" or "Windows" and then selecting "Temporary Internet Files".
DONATE YOUR OLD COMPUTER, RECEIVE A FREE COMPUTER FOR MISSIONARIES
AND NON-PROFITS AND RECYCLE YOUR COMPUTER
Goodwill Industries also accepts old computer equipment which they then use to teach students how to repair the equipment. Go to www.goodwillsemi.org for more information.
Nonprofit organizations and schools could use your old computer OR television. Find a school in need at www.techsoup.org (click on "Donate Hardware").
Also, E-Cycling Central is on online guide to electronics recyclers. This site is created by the Environmental Issues Council of the Electronics Industry Alliance. It gives information about recycling used electronics products. Go to www.ecyclingcentral.com
If your machine isn't obsolete, you can trade it in. Hewlett-Packard arranges trade-ins through a third party. HP will give you a free quote online through its Trade-In Program (www.hp.com/united-states/tradein).
Toshiba (http://toshiba.eztradein.com) and Gateway (http://gateway.eztradein.com) offer similar trade-in programs. You can also trade in other electronic gadgets.
If all else fails, recycle your old computer. But recyclers often charge a fee. The materials in the computer aren't worth much, but the hazardous materials will be disposed of properly. Finding a recycler can be tricky, but you'll find websites that will help at Electronics Recycling (www.electronicsrecycling.net). The recyclers are listed by state. Some charge fees; others do not.
You can also recycle your machine through Dell (www.dell.com/recycling). Dell doesn't charge to recycle its own machines; it will recycle other manufacturer's machines free with the purchase of a new Dell.
HP (www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/recycle) will also recycle all brands. Prices range up to $34, but if you buy a new HP machine, you'll get a credit.
Apple (www.apple.com/environment/recycling/program/index.html) offers free recycling of any brand when buying a new machine. For more recycling solutions, visit the National Safety Council (www.nsc.org/ehc/epr2/Cntctlst.htm).
RESOURCES TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER
A FREE program from Grisoft is useful to prevent your computer from getting a virus or worm ....download it from free.grisoft.com/doc/1. The program is only free to those using it on a single computer. It is not free if intended for use in a network or for business use!
The dowload at www.pcpitstop.com will test your hard drive and give you a full report on any problems it finds. It even tells you which fixes you might need and how to do them--all you do is click on "full pc tune-up".
Did you know that Spyware and Adware are the leading cause for slow computers? Try Microsoft Defender, available FREE from Microsoft at www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
You can also stop Spyware in its tracks and stop it from changing your homepage or adding a new toolbar to the top of your browser by downloading the Search & Destroy software at www.safer-networking.com.
Visit www.ccleaner.com for software that will find and remove any useless and unused files, as well as the history of your online activity--the information spyware thrives on.
Become invisible! Visit www.anonymizer.com and use the FREE private surfing area. Since you're invisible while using it, your computer is shielded from sites that plant spyware onto it.
This software also prevents others from gathering information about you, like the sites you usually visit and your Internet shopping habits. www.zonealarm.com
Download a free firewall and virus cleaner from www.alwil.com, which will give you extra protection even if you already have a virus program on your computer. Also www.avast.com.
This site will explain simple solutions to common problems such as viruses, Windows problems and more www.pchell.com . Companies like Gateway and Dell offer free support if you chat online. If your computer manufactuer doesn't offer chat help, thry www.protonic.com. Click on "Ask a Question" and get a reply in minutes.
FREE SOFTWARE
This new site makes software available FREE. These are actual licensed programs that usually cost $10 to $40 but on the ONE DAY they are featured on the site, they are FREE! Bookmark and check daily! www.giveawayoftheday.com
FREE WIRELESS INTERNET
Two websites-www.jiwire.com and www.anchorfree.com can help you find FREE Wi-Fi in the places you're going. Just type in the location for a list of spots offering free Internet access.
FIND OUT IF SOMEONE IS ONLINE
Want to know if someone is on instant messenger, but don't want to be "seen" by everyone else on your list when you log on? Just visit www.imcheck.com and enter their screen name.
Ready for FUN?? This site is packed with colorful interactive games for grades K-8. By playing "Math Baseball", "Grammar Gorillas", and many others, you will have fun AND get smarter too! www.funbrain.com
Thrive By Five www.creditunion.coop/pre_k/index.html. Site focused on teaching parents what to teach their preschoolers about money.
A free online collection of study guides for today's most popular topics in literature, math, science, language, history and more are at www.Sparknotes.com. It also has practice quizzes, fast facts and comprehensive summaries.
WAYS KIDS CAN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY!
Give new or used art supplies to Artists Helping Children www.artistshelpingchildren.org a group
that paints murals on the walls of children's hospitals and shelters.
Nonprofit organizations and schools could use your old computer or television. Find a school in
need at www.echo.org (click on "Donate Hardware")
Send toys, clothes or school supplies to children in impoverished places through Operation Give
www.operationgive.org. FedEx will pick up and deliver packages for free.
Visit www.moneytalks.ucr.edu which is a website designed to teach teenagers about money.
My Wonderful World at www.mywonderfulworld.org tests your global IQ and you can explore the world through games like Map Mashups and GeoSpy. Includes resources for kids, teens, parents and educators.
Give your child a GREAT start! Dial 734-334-1475 and your child will hear a celebrity read one of
three award-winning children's books (stories change monthly). Tune in to your local school district education access channel for dates and times of programs that will help you learn how and why it is important to read to your child every day. Presented by Wayne RESA. www.resa.net
Visit www.moneytalks.ucr.edu which is a website designed to teach teenagers about money.
