Sites listed below are only a few of countless sites on the Internet
available for students seeking help with their homework. Remember that your
classroom teacher is the best person to answer questions about your homework.
If that teacher is not available, checking these sites should be helpful.
Tutor.com,
an online tutoring resource, is a wonderful resources
provided FREE for all students in the Urbana schools. This is live homework
help for students in grades 4 - 12. Tutors are available for Math, Science,
English, and Social Studies. To use Tutor.com, simply go to the Urbana
Free Library (UFL) web site and click on the "tutor.com" button.
You will then need to enter your 14-digit Urbana Free Library barcode, then
enter your grade level and subject and wait for a tutor to help you. If you
don't have a library card, there is a special barcode number that can be used
by any Urbana student; ask a counselor or the UFL reference desk (217-367-4058)
for that number.Tutor.com is safe and anonymous. This service is available
from 4 - 10 PM every day. (Students must enter the tutor.com site
through the Urbana Free Library site.)
TheUHS Library
is open to serve Urbana High students during school hours. Students should
see the librarian for home access codes to some of the online resources available
from the library.
The Urbana Free Library is
open when the school is not. They have an abundance of resources to help students.Their
hours are generally 9 - 9 Monday through Thursday; 9 - 6 Friday and Saturday;
1 - 5 on Sunday. The library is closed on major holidays. See their site for
more specific information.
General Help Sites (various subject areas)
Carnegie Library
of Pittsburgh has a Homework Help section with links to useful
sites related to Foreign Languages (some even have audio), Mathematics,
Sciences, Social Studies, English, Health, and more! Click on "English"
for online dictionary, thesaurus, or grammar guides. Some of these links are
very cool!
The folks from the Discovery Channel (Discovery School) have a homework
help site with more than 700 useful links. The BJ
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper page has links for a wide variety of ages
to access both reference material and subject area materials.
i-Global
Library® has a very nice collection of links for homework help, both
general and in specific subjects. General help is under "Internet Resources,"
then "Gateways" and "General." Specific areas of Language
Arts, Math, Science, and History and Social Studies are alos listed. This
library also has "Secondary Guides" with more links to topics
in Fine Arts, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science.
Arts and Social Sciences
Cornell
University Arts and Social Sciences Gateway provides a wide range of educational
services, including links to resources in social sciences ant he arts for
K-12 students and educators. This site has links for Art, Cultures, Demographics,
Economics, Foreign Languages, Geography, Government, History, Language Arts,
and News.
"Important
History Links" from the history department at Southern Illinois University
in Carbondale has a plethora of resources. This is a list of links to information
on various regions of the world, then each of those has a long list of links
under it.
History Channel has all the program
schedules and such that you would expect, but it also has good sections for
maps, historic speeches, and a world history timeline.
English/Research/Writing
The OWL at
Purdue, a great writing help site, has a section especially for students
in grades 7 - 12. Whether you need help with the writing process, citation,
or style and language, check this site!
Indispensable Writing Resources are at your fingertips (or mouse click)
at EnhanceMyWriting.com. All
kinds of help on researching and writing papers and links to reference
materials.
Common Errors
in English is a very helpful site focusing on English usage
issues. Do you use lay or lie, affect or effect? This site explains things
quite clearly. And as a bonus, there is a great list of additional
resources down toward the bottom of the page. This site is from Washington
State University profesor Paul Brians.
Biographical sketches of authors, commentaries, etc. may be found
at Authors
on the Web.
Foreign Languages
The UHS French curriculum utilizes textbooks from Glencoe.
The fine folks at Glencoe have extra tutorial help and practice that directly
correlates to the textbooks (chapter, concepts, and vocabulary) that we use.
Get French Help from Glencoe.
Quia, (pronounced key-uh) is the
"Quintessential Instructional Archive" providing a wealth of activities in
a variety of areas. Foreign Language activities are especially attractive
on this site, though math, science, geography, literature, and other topics
are included. The big attractions for students at this site are the games,
flash cards, and other interactive activities. Some activities are even matched
to specific textbooks!
Mathematics/Sciences
The Cornell
University Math & Science Gateway provides links to resources in mathematics
and science for educators and students in grades 9-12. Under the broad
category of math and science are Agriculture, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry,
Engineering, Math, Health, Meteorology, and Physics.
Math, math, and more math await you at Math.com.
From basic math through Algebra, Geometry, Trig, Stats, and Calculus, material
is available to assist any student. Formulas, homework help, online calculators,
practice sessions, and even "math fun" await you at math.com.
Another collection of great math helps is at Math2.
The site is similar to the one above, having sections for nearly every level
of math a high school student would encounter. However, this site has links
to external sites, too. This site is available in English, Spanish, and French
(practice a foreign language while doing your math--double the fun!).
MathWorld® is the web's
most extensive mathematical resource, provided as a free service to the world's
mathematics and internet communities as part of a commitment to education
and educational outreach by Wolfram Research, makers of Mathematica.
Eric Weisstein's World of Science
is the science counterpart to the site above (also from Eric Weisstein of
Wolfram Research). Topics covered in the world of science include Astronomy,
Biographies of Scientists, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
If Calculus has you wondering if you should have recharged your brain
as well as your calculator batteries, perhaps you should see if Karl's
Calculus Tutor could be of some assistance. All calculus here, nothing
but the tough stuff. However, it's (reportedly) presented in a very nice,
understandable manner. The table of contents is very helpful in helping a
user find just the topic needing attention.
Physics facts, formulas, and fun await you at PhysLink.com
- Physics and Astronomy Online Education and Reference. The Reference
page has lots of good formulas and such, Community gives you the opportunity
to post questions and read what other students have asked and replied, and
Fun has science jokes and cartoons. This is an excellent award-winning site.
Tutor.com,
an online tutoring resource, is a wonderful resources
provided FREE for all students in the Urbana schools. This is live homework
help for students in grades 4 - 12. Tutors are available for Math, Science,
English, and Social Studies. To use Tutor.com, simply go to the Urbana
Free Library (UFL) web site and click on the "tutor.com" button.
You will then need to enter your 14-digit Urbana Free Library barcode, then
enter your grade level and subject and wait for a tutor to help you. If you
don't have a library card, there is a special barcode number that can be used
by any Urbana student; ask a counselor or the UFL reference desk (217-367-4058)
for that number.Tutor.com is safe and anonymous. This service is available
from 4 - 10 PM every day. (Students must enter the tutor.com site
through the Urbana Free Library site.)