Homework help - Links
Here are some web based tools that students can access from home to help with a variety of homework questions:
· e-Learning Ontario: provides online courses and resources to secondary and elementary students, providing them with more opportunities to succeed.
· FactMonster.com: popular one-stop information resource for kids including timelines, almanacs, a colourful atlas and over 57,000 short articles from the Columbia Encyclopiea. The Homework Center breaks information down into subjects (geography, math, social studies) and skills (writing, speaking and listening, studying).
· Grolier Online: six research databases including encyclopedias and magazines:
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· Homework help: compiled by the Toronto Public Library, this site provides online help for homework assignments and studying; information is arranged by the Ontario curriculum courses and strands and includes extensive list of resources.
· Kidsspace.TorontoPublicLibrary.ca: the Toronto Public Library has provided 'pathfinders', collections of links to kid-friendly resources on everything from ancient Rome to Canada's trading partners to math and music.
· Mathville: a web-based math resource - a web software designed to make math fun for Ontario grade 1 to 8 students; to students it looks like a game collection but each of the activities addresses an important topic in the Ontario math curriculum. Mathville is licensed for school and home use by all Ontario teachers and students.
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· Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies: a free math help portal that features interactive lessons, worksheets and homework help (as endorsed by the TCDSB).
· Nelson Math: suggestions to help your child from JK to grade 8 learn mathematics.
· Students can also ask their teacher for the user id and password to the Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB).