Collin County Community College District
English as a Second Language
Financial Aid
General Resources
Higher Education
Homeschool Resources
Homework Questions
Information on Public and Private Schools
Plano Independent School District
Science Fair Assistance
University Home Pages
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CCCCD: http://www.ccccd.edu
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Dave's ESL Cafe: http://www.eslcafe.com
FINANCIAL AID
CollegeNet Scholarship Search: http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
Department of Education Student Financial Assistance: http://www.studentaid.ed.gov
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Finaidfacts.org: http://www.finaidfacts.org/
Financial Aid Information Page: http://www.finaid.com
Financial Aid Search Through the Web: http://www.fastweb.com
Scholarship Search: http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/
Texas Tomorrow Fund (Texas College Prepaid Tuition Program):
http://www.texastomorrowfunds.org
GENERAL RESOURCES
AEIS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/
Academic Excellence Indicator System Reports (also know as School Report Cards) for Texas schools from the Texas Education Agency
Eric Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education http://www.eric.ed.gov
EXCET: http://www.excet.nesinc.com
TExES (formerly ExCET) study guides and preparation manuals.
GRE OnLine: http://www.gre.org
The Lexile Framework for Reading book search page:
http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa&tabindex=3&tabid=68
TAKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/index.html
TAKS booklets and sample questions from the Texas Education Agency.
TAKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/study/
TAKS study guides from the Texas Education Agency.
Texas Education Agency: http://www.tea.state.tx.us
THEA (formerly TASP): http://www.thea.nesinc.com/
Information on THEA test, such as internet registration, test dates, sample tests, etc.
Test Prep Review: http://www.testprepreview.com
Source for free practice tests.
U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov
HIGHER EDUCATION
Collegeboard: http://www.collegeboard.com
Information on tests, application, scholarships, etc.
College Express private schools: http://www.collegexpress.com/
CollegeEdge: http://www.embark.com
CollegeNet technical colleges, junior colleges. community colleges, public and private universities:
http://www.collegenet.com/
Peterson' Education and Career Center: http://www.petersons.com/
Texas Common Application: http://www.applytexas.org
State of Texas common application for freshman admission to Texas public universities.
Vocational Schools - Business, Trade and Technical: http://www.rwm.org/rwm
Directory of private, postsecondary U.S. vocational schools, organized by state and training occupation.
HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES
Homeschool World: http://www.Home-school.com
Jon’s Homeschool Resource Page: http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/
North Texas Home Educator's Network: http://www.nthen.org
Learn in Freedom!: http://learninfreedom.org/Homeschool_hotlist.html
Education reform, Homeschooling links.
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: http://school.discovery.com/Homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Fishbase: http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm
Facts on Fishes.
How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com
The hows and whys of the mechanical world.
HyperHistory Online: http://hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Kapili Research Labs: http://www.kapili.com/research/index.html
Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography and physics all geared toward kids.
Lone Star Junction: http://www.lsjunction.com/
Texas history
Multnomah County Library Homework Center: http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/Homework
Native American Sites: http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
SparkNotes Online Study Guides: http://www.sparknotes.com
Literary plot summaries.
Texas Indians: http://www.texasindians.com
Virtual Field Trips: http://www.field-guides.com/index.htm
Biomes, animals, weather, etc.
INFORMATION ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
DFW Private Schools: http://www.dfwprivateschools.com/
Summaries of school's admission policies, curricula, philosophy, tuition, etc.
School Information: http://www.greatschools.net/
Data about public, private, and charter schools nationwide.
SchoolMatters: http://www.schoolmatters.com/
Research information about public schools.
PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
PISD: http://www.pisd.edu/
PISD AEIS report: http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/awards.ratings/aeis.report.shtml
Plano ISD's Academic Excellence Indicator Report (School Report Card) from the Texas Education Agency
SCIENCE FAIR ASSISTANCE
Cyberfair: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/welcome.html
For grades 3-6, actual projects described and a link to judges' forms.
Facts on File through Plano Public Library System: www.planolibrary.org/newdatabases.htm
Access Facts on File through the PPLS website, and find science fair information for elementary and secondary school projects.
MadLINKS Science Fair Projects: www.csee.usf.edu/~rundus/madpages/scifair.html
Everything about how to do a project, and links to project ideas.
Science Fair Central from DiscoverySchool.com: http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
A helpful list of project ideas in addition to lots of other advice about science fair projects.
Science Fair Page from Houston Public Library: www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/science_fair_index.html
The "Big Six" applied to science projects as well as idea page links at the bottom of the page. For grades 5-9.
UMDNJ and Coriell Research Library. Science Fair Projects: A Resource for Students and Teachers: www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/scifair.html
Lots of links.
UNIVERSITY HOME PAGES
American Universities: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
University Home Pages: http://www.universities.com/