The Links Page

Course Resources

• Reference Materials

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary Search: In IE, add this link to your Favourites; in Netscape, add the link to your bookmarks, or drag it to your personal toolbar. a Dictionary to your Web Browser
• If you need help with your grammar,check out HyperGrammar.
• The Five Paragraph Essay
• Canadian Geography:
• The National Atlas of Canada

• Cursive Handwriting Resources

  Check these sites for resources to help you practise your cursive handwriting

  • Handwriting for Kids has instructions for each letter and practise pages for you to print.
  • ABCTeach site -- This is where I got my 'handwriting' practise sheets. The ones I have in class are D'Nealian, but have a look at the others too.
  • The Left-Hander's Club Handwriting Factsheet (.pdf) -- This may be of use to those southpaws out there.
  • learningpage.com -- More D'Nealian practise sheets.
  • Make your own custom cursive worksheet -- you can type in your own phrase or words and it will create a custom worksheet for you.
  • Kate Gladstone's Handwriting Repair Page -- Written by someone who overcame her own handwriting problems and now helps others. There's also an article about why cursive writing is important which, although not well formatted, is full of very interesting information.
  • Teaching Left-Handers to Write from the Handedness Research Institute

Netiquette

• Emoticons

• The Unofficial Smiley FAQ

• ICQ

• Chatwise with ICQ is a good primer for anyone new to ICQ (or any other instant messaging programme).

• Internet Safety

• About.com's Family Internet Expert Guide
• The Children's Partnership
• Family GuideBook [to the Internet]
• The Kaboose Safe Surfing Guide--Lots of links here
• The Internet Detective -- A tutorial on evaluating Internet sources
• A Parents' Guide to the Internet
• The Police Notebook: Safety on the Internet from the University of Oklamhoma Police Department
• Safeteens.com -- Not a beautiful site, but lots of important info

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Word Games

• Due to popular demand, here are some links to word games like our class warm-ups and other fun word sites.
• NB: Although links to online translation services may appear on some of the sites below, using them to complete your homework contravenes the school 'Plagiarism & Cheating Policy' . . . so don't use them.)

• Thinks.com
• Verbivore (Richard Lederer's Site)
• WordCentral