NINE QUICK LEARNING STRATEGIES
Nine Quick Learning Strategies is a well planned site that walks learners through the process of picking a learning outcome, then a strategy to reach that outcome and a method by which to assess their learning skills.

MAINLY PRIMARY STAGES	MOSTLY SECONDARY	GENERAL REFERENCE
KidsClick! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ Lists about 5,000 web sites in variuos categories - compiled by US Librarians. Very easy to use. An excellent source for students to use in gathering information prior to analysing and using. KIDS KNOW IT this is a collection of kid-friendly educational resources. "From the human heart, to the moons of Jupiter you will find it all on the KidsKnowIt Network." The URL: http://www.kidsknowit.com	High School Hub The High School Hub is a noncommercial gateway to excellent free online academic resources for high school students. It features a poetry contest, reference desk, college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics,social studies, science, global languages, arts, and technology. American but full of good stuff!	Cybersleuth-Kids A comprehensive educational search engine, directory and homework helper for the K-12 student. Search from thousands of carefully selected subject specific internet sites. It is a virtual library and reference tool that provides easy access to safe sites.
Enchanted Learning Fantastic site covering far too many things to list here .. have a look and be amazed! Want some answers? get them here - this is a great site for students and it access many fantastic resources including Wiki This resource offers an encyclopedic responses to questions, and is continually updated. http://www.answers.com/	Homework Central HomeworkCentral.com is a free online learning environment made up of the world's best links to knowledge on the Internet. Our scholars have located, evaluated, and organized more than 100,000 links in over 10,000 subjects, and are adding more knowledge every day. Our carefully selected links contain useful and relevant knowledge and are located in the context of other related Internet resources. Not only is HomeworkCentral.com the biggest and most comprehensive online learning environment, it is also free to use and safe for kids.	Homework Spot HomeworkSpot.com is a free homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot.
Kid's InfoPlease The same as above but simpler and safer for younger students.	Infoplease Excellent resource for locating specific information. You ask the question and Infoplease will find the answers in dictionaries, almanacs and encyclopaedias	How Stuff Works How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you! A new article gets added every week, so visit often and sign up for the HSW Newsletter to get the latest news.
Zoom School Some great resources especially for younger students (years K - 3)	Library Spot Need to do some research? HomeworkSpot.com's sister site, LibrarySpot.com, brings the best library and reference sites together in one Spot. You'll find top-notch reference tools, online texts, libraries and much more	BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper If you can't find it here then you can't find it! says BJ
ZooNet - ZooNet gathers together links to zoos and a great image gallery of animals found in zoos across the world	Country Information, Regional and World Rankings This site is easy to navigate and provides statistical facts, figures, rankings and general information for over 190 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Oceania.	Fast Facts: - Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports & Related Reference Tools - An Acquisition Resource
Kids Hub http://kidshub.org Kids Hub is a noncommercial educational portal for elementary and middle school students. It features free online interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes plus some great links to lesson plans and resources for teachers. A must look at site!	Ask Now! National, State and Territory libraries in Australia have joined forces to provide an innovative service for all Australians - AskNow! - Australia's first collaborative reference service. ALSO see Ask an Expert	CIA - World Factbook - yes, that CIA! Site contains up-to-date facts on most countries in the world.
Ask An Expert Askanexpert.com connects you with hundreds of real world experts, ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. These experts have volunteered to answer your questions for free!	Ask Earl Got a question that's been stumping you? You might get the answer if you ... Ask Earl! This site is a part of Yahooligans! the Web Guide for Kids.	Fact Monster great site with loads of information and pleanty of links providing background information on events and world news.
The Best OnLine Homework Help This is an article written by Pete MacKay who runs The Teacher List . Its a great collection of very good sites which can be used as homework helpers or in the classroom.		Animaland.org This is a great site for information about pets and animals.The site is divided into several main areas, including pet care, animal encyclopedia, book recommendations, career info, current issues, humane education, and "Ask Azula" -- where young people can write in with their questions about animals.
Math and Reading Help for Kids is a directory of articles offering tips for homework help, improving test scores, developing positive study habits, and more.		Kids Net Au - all subjects covered from K-12 links to a vast array of resources. Kids.Net.Au is a searchable database of more than 30,000 sites designed specifically for kids, that also contains an English dictionary and a thesaurus. The website was the creation of 23 Year old University student, Nathan Rose, who created the search engine in his spare time between studying management at the University of Western Sydney and volunteering at Sydney's Children Hospital. "I conceived the idea of a kids safe search engine through my involvement with children at the hospital, and while taking an IT sub-major at University", Nathan Said. http://www.kids.net.au/kidscategories/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time

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