Kids Online
 http://www.kids-online.net/
 Offers kids club, dictionary, learning zone, and hardware overview.

Keyboarding Practice
 http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/index.html
 Seventeen keyboarding drills. Students will use for classroom typing warm-ups.

Rules and Tools History of typing
 http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/keyboarding/questions.htm 
 Provides answers to those pondering questions over the keyboard. Why are the keys not in alphabetical order? click here to find out.

 Technology Tutorials From Around The World
 http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm
 Provides training for various computer applications such as Front Page, Works, General Technology, and more.

Inside The Computer
http://www.kids-online.net/kidsframe.html
Inside the computer allows visitors to see inside the computer. Also provides iinformation for the computer parts. Vistor should click the "enter" here banner, choose "Click-N-Learn" on the left hand side, and lastly click "master".

Computer Dictionary  
http://www.maran.com/dictionary/                                                           
Provides definition for computer related terminology as well as a 3-D image related to the term. For example, if you need to know the definition of  a hard-drive, this site will give you a definition and a photo of a hard-drive.

Keyboard Key Definitions
 http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/keyboard/page1.html 
 Click on a key on the online keyboard to learn about the key.

Parts of A Computer
 http://www.fayette.k12.il.us/99/intro2comp/parts.html 
Definition and photos of the computer workstation.

Your Words, Your Story
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ 
Practice using nouns, verbs, adverbs, explanations, and adjectives.

Purchase Computer Parts
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
Online computer store for the purchasing of electronics and computer parts. Students will use the website for "pretend"     computer shopping. Provides a photo of the items as well as the technical term for the part.

Children's Storybooks Online
 http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Online reading with illustrations. Designed for young children, older children, and young adults.

Gifts of Story
http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/GOS.html 
Online stories from Aaron Shepard. Reading selections for children of all ages.

TAKS Test Assesment
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/ 
Practice TAKS test objectives by completing practice test and submitting for grading. Allows user to identify areas of strength and weakness.

Yahooligans
www.yahooligans.com
Search engine designed for kids. this search engine provides kids safe activates and search results.

Clipart Resources for Students
http://www.kidsdomain.com/clip/
Clip arts for download or copy/paste. Holiday, animal, seasonal, and miscellaneous clip art are provided.


Reference Tools for Student
www.coolmath.com
 Offers activates and explanation for math concepts for Algebra, Fractions, and decimals.

http://refdesk.com
 Online reference site that provides a genre of research based tools such as an online dictionary and encyclopedia. Has extras of Thought of The Day, Site of The Day, and Search Resources
http://bartleby.com/reference/
Free access to reference books, verses, fiction, and non-fiction.


How to Evaluate Web Resources
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html
List five criteria to use as a guide to determine the validity of a website.
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/checklist.html
Informs reader how to determine if the information on WebPages is accurate. User may printout an evaluation checklist to use.

How to Cite References
http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/
Oregon School Library Information system website that teaches how to do research, choose resources, cite sources, and provides activates related to research.
http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/find/citation/
Murdoch University's Library site provides research help and citation help. Click on links provided on site for further information.
http://citationmachine.net/
Does the citation work for you. Choose the format needed APA or MLA, complete fields, and submit for correct citation.

Additional Resources

*How to Conduct an Effective Search on the Internet

*Extensions for Learning for How to Cite References*
 
*Acceptable Usage Policy

*HISD Computer Usage Policy