Webopedia
"Designed for professionals who need to keep up with technology, Webopedia has a number of features you won’t find in the other glossaries. Visit their home page to learn what’s hot (""Top 15 Terms""), what’s new ( ""Recently Added"") and to sign up for the Term of the Day newsletter. Once you’ve arrived at a definition page, you’ll see links to related categories and terms, and the ability to email a definition to a friend. The site is maintained by professional editors who verify their work against multiple sources, so if technology is your game, Webpedia deserves a spot in your favorites list."
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Webcorp Multimedia
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Virtual Presentation Assistant
"This brief tutorial from the University of Kansas is excellent, but lacks sequential navigation. To get from one section to the next, use your browser’s back button to return to the table of contents. Best bets include Supporting Your Points, where you’ll learn about using statistics, humor, facts and narrative to defend your claim; and you can examine famous speeches that include good support, such as Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, and King’s I Have a Dream speech."
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Virtual Reference Desk: Learning Center
"Published by the US Department of Education, the VRD Learning Center is both a directory of sites, and a place to ask questions. Start by drilling down the directory to find your subject (such as Mathematics to Algebra.) Although there is a link to Ask a Question (which requires free registration) on all the pages, if you continue to your topic page you’ll find Top Sites, FAQs, AskA Services (third-party expert sites), and an archive of previously asked questions. There is also an excellent Etiquette section (look for the link at the bottom of any page) with question-asking dos and don’ts."
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Virginia Tech: Study Skills Self Help
"Although written for college students, high school students will also benefit from these study tips. Best clicks are the five Online Study Skills Workshops (including Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance) which are self-paced slide shows that pop up in their own windows. I suggest starting with the Study Skills Inventory. After answering thirty-two questions on a sliding scale from "Very true" to "Not true at all," you’ll be directed to various sections of the site (such as articles on time management or note taking) based on your own weaknesses."
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Using the Web for Research
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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University of Waterloo: Study Skills
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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University of Minnesota: Study Strategies
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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University of North Carolina: Study Habits & the Ten Traps
"The appeal of top ten lists is universal, and the Ten Traps of Studying doesn’t disappoint. Here’s one I remember from college: "I’m Gonna Stay Up All Night ’til I Get This." Unfortunately exhaustion takes its toll both physically and mentally, and recall improves when study time is spread out over time (not crammed into a single session.) Whenever you study, remember to take plenty of breaks; the experts seem to agree on ten minutes every hour."
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UCSD Reference Shelf
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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