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Cool Links

Homework Help

Guide to websites covering every subject  http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/

Free online encyclopedia http://encarta.msn.com/

Find articles from lots of different magazines, newspapers & scholarly journals http://www.findarticles.com/

Literature study guides http://www.sparknotes.com/

Good comprehensive reference guide http://www.factmonster.com/

Online dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com/

Foreign language translator http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn?lin=fr&translate_me=yes

Writing style guide http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml

Evaluating Internet sources http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm

 

Entertainment

http://www.imdb.com/ Search for information about your favorite movie, movie star, director, etc.

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/

http://www.allmovie.com/

http://www.allmusic.com/

http://www.mtv.com/

http://www.gamespot.com/ Game reviews, cheat codes and more

http://www.gamespy.com/ Gaming's home page

 

Sports

For all your NFL needs... http://www.nfl.com/

Gnash and the rest of the Preds... http://www.nashvillepredators.com/

Your Nashville Sounds http://www.nashvillesounds.com/

Basketball (even though we don't have a local team...yet)  http://www.nba.com/

Major League Baseball http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp

U.S. Soccer http://www.ussoccer.com/

 

Help and Advice

If you can't talk to your parents or friends about your problems, or need more information from an impartial source, these sites may be of some help.

Al-Anon/Alateen  http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/

Child Abuse  http://www.childhelpusa.org/tennessee/index.htm

Ask the Dietitian  http://www.dietitian.com/index.html

Cool Nurse  http://www.coolnurse.com/

Go Ask Alice! (health questions)  http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children  http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html

Teen Advice Online -- for teens, by teens  http://www.teenadviceonline.org/

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)  http://www.saddonline.com/

 

Reading

Reading Rants! Out of the ordinary Teen Booklists  http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/

No Flying, No Tights (graphic novel reviews)  http://www.noflyingnotights.com/

Booklists based on genre or author http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/fiction.html#Like

Search for a poem by title , keyword, poet, first or last line, etc.  http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/index.cfm

The Slam -- post your poems or short stories here for feedback from readers   http://www.cricketmag.com/activity_display.asp?id=208

 

College and Careers

http://www.allaboutcollege.com/ Links to colleges and universities around the world, study abroad information, and more.

http://www.finaid.com/ The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid, including links to various financial aid forms.

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/ By the author of What Color is Your Parachute 

http://www.mycollegeguide.org/index.phtml Enter your specifications and get matched with the college of your dreams.

http://www.quintcareers.com/index.html Career, College and Job Guide

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp Federal Student Aid website

http://www.supercollege.com/ Information about how to get into and pay for college.

http://www.monster.com/ Search jobs, post a resume, get career advice