Handy Websites for Students

All kids love to play on the Internet and with so many things out there, it is hard to choose which one.
These websites are a sure way to get your child learning and having fun at the same time. Answers are just a click away with these handy websites for kids and teenagers.

learninggamesforkids.com
This site offers word puzzles, math solution puzzles and much more.

Free Websites:

Cramster.com

This website is most helpful for teenagers either attending high school or college. This is a social network, which is designed to teach math and other math-based subjects such as chemistry, engineering and calculus.

Evernote.com

This website is a system which stores photos, research done for school exams and finished school work waiting to be turned in. Create an account and then you can cut and paste documents, scan photography and more.

Bing.com

This is a new hip and heavily trafficked search engine, which was created by Microsoft in 2009, which is specifically targeting students of all ages. Type in a name for a school project or video presentation and receive the information you need. Maybe you need a short video of one of President Obama's many speeches. Students may need to do a story about another country such as Iran, Iraq, Greece or France. Type in the name of the country and viola there it is.

Nationalgeographic.com
This site offers tons of interactive places to visit and explore. There is also games on this site that will teach kids all about the environment as well as nature.

BibMe.com

This website is great to obtain tons of information on anyone famous throughout history. If you need to write a term paper bibliography about Albert Einstein for example, just type in the name and all of the interesting facts just pop up. If you need to look up certain information from newspapers from years gone by, just type in the name of the newspaper and all the information is in front of your eyes. You can even type in the title of a book and see the entire book. This website is cool because all you do is obtain the information you need and then this website does all the correct formatting and you end up with a neat and very detailed bibliography.

pbskids.org
On this site, kids will find tons of educational games, cool coloring pages to print out, a section that is all about music and more. The content is animated, brightly colored, and geared for a younger audience.

sciencenewsfor kids.org
This site has a lot to offer in the realm of science. Kids can find ideas for science projects, play games, learn about science fiction, and get directions for fun experiments to do over the summer months. Kids have a chance to submit their own original works of science fiction writing and illustrations.

LiveMocha.com

This is a hip new social networking site where you can learn a new language at home. There are classes available where you can choose from 26 foreign languages all taught in a multimedia class. There is even a live web chat section where you can even hear the language being spoken from a resident of that country.

coolmath.com
There are tons of math games for all levels on this site. Kids will have lots of fun spending hours playing the mind-boggling and brain-teasing games and learning as they do. Many of the games do not require a lot of mathematical knowledge but test your child's logical ability which makes a great building block for future mathematical skills.

The FreeDictionary.com

Looking through a dictionary has never been so much fun with this cool website. You can look up a word and hear the correct pronunciation of that word and you can get translations by the dozen of each word. While your there, play a round or two of hangman or choose from other fun gilled games.

This website not only will answer math problems, but it can also take you back in history as far back as you want. All you do is type in a specific date and time and poof, all of the facts that go along with the date pops up before your eyes.

Free Trail Offer Websites:

Mathway.com

$4.99 One Day

One Year Various Mathematic Problems

$49.99

This website will help you solve any math problem you need starting from algebra, basic math, trigonometry and calculus. All you do is type in a math problem, which you do by using the symbols, which appear on the screen, and in a few seconds the solution is right before your eyes.

K12.com

$29.00 month for Classes/Courses

$395.00 Each Semester

This website is great for homeschooling your child. This virtual school offers everything and you can either take one course for credits you may need or full enrollment to graduate.

BrainPop.com

$9.95 month

This website offers animated segments on subjects such as Science, Math, Health, Art and Social Studies and then at the end of each segment there is a short quiz on each subject. This is great for children of all ages from kindergarten through grade twelve.

Sources:

Family Circle Magazine