New Samaritan Resource Links
FINANCIAL AID
Students planning to attend college or universities have literally hundreds of scholarship and financial aid sites to assist them using the internet. Most colleges now have individual websites to gain information-some with virtual tours of the campus!
Arizona Scholarship Fund: www.theriver.com/Public/asf
http://www.finaid.org/
http://www.wiredscholar.com/index.jsp
http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.collegecapital.com/
COLLEGE SITE SEARCH
http://www.petersons.com
AIMS sample tests (ADE website): http://www.ade.az.gov/standards/aims/sampletests/
SAT info: http://www.collegeboard.com/newsat/index.html
FEDERAL, STATE & MISC EDUCATION LINKS
Arizona Department of Education - includes Arizona Educational Directory, School Report Cards and school links:
1535 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85007; (602) 542-4361; (800) 352-4558 www.ade.state.az.us
US Charter School overview of benefits, history, statistics: http://www.uscharterschools.org
Arizona Charter Schools Association: http://www.azcharters.org/
Great Schools - K-12 online schools guide on profiles, how schools work, volunteering, library/glossary of school terms and free newsletter http://www.greatschools.net
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Grammar Help
Bartleby: http://www.bartleby.com
Encarta encyclopedia: http://www.encarta.msn.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com
Science
Try Science: http://tryscience.org
The Society for International Space Cooperation: http://www.spacesociety.org
How stuff works: http://www.howstuffworks.com
Geography
National Geographic Magazine: http://www.nationalgeographic.com
CIA World Fact Book - Maps and profiles of countries with their history, climate, people, government: www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
MISC
MapQuest: http://www.mapquest.com
Ilor search engine: http://www.ilor.com
Google search engine: http://www.google.com
Government "One-stop" shopping for government information; links to 47 million pages across all three federal government branches; new-user tutorial:
http://www.firstgov.gov
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