BEOC Library/Learning Resources Center: Online Resources
The Library has developed an extensive list of websites that students can use including sites to support academic achievement, job placement and lifelong education.
Included in the list are websites focusing on:
Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center -SUNY
http://www.sunyeoc.org/attain/index.html ATTAIN central site: SUNY email
http://bklyn.eoc.cuny.edu/ Brooklyn ATTAIN Lab site
http://www.sunyeoc.org Information on NY EOC’S and ATTAIN
http://brooklyneoc.pbwiki.com BEOC student wiki
Business Plans
http://www.sba.gov/starting_buisness/planning/basic.html Business Plans from US Small Business Admin
http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html Business Plans
Career Information Sites – General
http://online.onetcenter.org Best site for career choice and job outlook
http://rileyguide.com/ Job Resources on the Internet
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/index.html Career Resources Library
http://www.jobsearch.org/ America’s Job Bank
http://www.careerjournal.com/ Wall Street Journal site
http://www.nycareerzone.org/ Careers in New York State
http://www.collegejournal.com/ Informational site for students
Career Information Sites - Government & Civil Service
http://www.cs.state.ny.us/ New York State jobs
http://usajobs.opm.gov/ Federal job announcements: can be
searched by location, salary, and job title.
http://online.onetcenter.org/ Best site for career exploration
http://www.mta.info/mta/employment/index.html Main page for transit jobs
check each of the seven agency sites for employment listings and procedures
http://www1.cuny.edu/jobs/index.html Career positions at City University of NY
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site//menuitem.c000402d63e84407a62fa24601c789a0/
listing of jobs with NYC Depts. and Agencies: there are 6 pages of website listings
http://www.nysegov.com/citGuide.cfm?superCat=36&cat=75&content=main
comprehensive listing of New York State Civil Service and job listings
http://www.careeronestop.org/
outlines skills, education for 10,000+ job titles, prospects, and pay scales
http://www.rfcuny.org/hr/pvn/default.asp CUNY project job openings
Career Information Sites - Job Listings
http://www.ajb.org/ America’s Job Bank
http://labor.state.ny.us/ NY State career resources library
http://www.careerbuilder.com CareerBuilder job site
http://hightechny.com/ High tech job listings
http://careermag.com/ Career Magazine
http://nyjobsource.com/ The New York job source
http://www.10minuteresume.com/ Online resume builder
http://jobbankusa.com/ Job announcements
http://www.nationjob.com/ National online job database
Colleges
www.cuny.edu Information on all the CUNY programs; admission information & procedures; links to all CUNY schools
www.citytech.cuny.edu New York City College of Technology
www.hesc.org Information on financial assistance
www.fafsa.ed.gov Apply for federal assistance on-line
www.collegeboard.com Information on colleges and financial aid
Computers/Computer Related Sites
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx Official Microsoft Office help site
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx Converting Word 2003 to 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101491511033.aspx Converting Excel 2003 to 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101490761033.aspx Converting PowerPoint 2003 to 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA102388991033.aspx Converting Access 2003 to 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102221621033.aspx Converting Outlook 2003 to 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/education/ Microsoft education website
http://officetutorials.com/Body%20Page.htm Includes links to other tutorials
http://www.jegworks.com/Lessons/lessonintro.htm Online computer related tutorials
http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm MS Word tutorial
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Online tutorials for MS Office
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm Power Point online practice modules
http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/2200/powerpoint/ Microsoft PowerPoint tutorial
http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/2200/access/ Microsoft Access tutorial
http://www.majorgeeks.com Good source for free computer software
Computer Hardware Related Study Sites
http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat1.html Free online computer related tutorials
http://www.kippez.com/ Free A+ test prep site
http://www.proprofs.com Free A+ Practice questions and exams
English
http://www.smic.be/smic5022/ English exercises online
http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html Business English exercises
http://www.gov.pe.ca/educ English exercises online
http://pbs.org General help
http://gedpractice.com GED practice site
http://www.litscene.com General help
http://www.writing-portal.com/portal/directory Writing assistance
ESL: Can also be used for English practice
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/ German ESL site
http://perso.club-internet.fr/riccioli/ French ESL site
http://roble.cnice.mecd.es/~eperez/ Spanish ESL site
http://esl-lab.com ESL Cyber Lab site
http://eleaston.com/ Online English teaching and learning
http://www.thefreedictionary.com Access to idiomatic dictionary
http://www.pbslearnenglish.org Access to free English exercises
Financial Literacy Sites
www.nefe.org Nat’l Endowment for Financial Education
www.pathtoinvesting.org Financial knowledge
http://www.mymoney.gov/ US Financial Literacy & Education Comm.
http://www.smartaboutmoney.org Financial planning, credit & debit, etc.
http://www.americasaves.org/ Tips and strategies for saving money
http://www.finlitwi.org/default/index.html Money management
http://www.idfpr.com/finlit101/default.asp Credit reports, money management
http://www.ntrbonline.org/english/index.html Financial facts
http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html Financial education
GED
http://gedpractice.com GED practice site
http://litlink.ket.org/ PBS literacy link site
http://steckvaughn.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/gedtestmenu Steck-Vaughn practice GED site
www.myskillstutor.com My SkillsTutor: needs user name and password
Health-Related
http://www.webmd.com Health and wellness information
www.nysmokefree.com Help for quitting smoking
History, Civics and Citizenship
http://www1.cuny.edu/about/citizenship.html CUNY immigration & citizenship project
http://portal.cuny.edu/cms/id/cuny/documents/level_3_page/000268.htm City University site regarding immigration
www.pbs.org/civicslink General information on civics
www.historynow.org Current American history
www.gilderlehrman.org American history
http://uscis.gov Federal government site regarding immigration
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/ Info about naturalization services
and requirements to become a citizen
http://www.hmongnet.org/current-events/citizen-e.html Importance of becoming a citizen
and your children’s rights
http://www.thisnation.com/question/023.html Three ways to become a citizen
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_citi.html Constitutional topic of citizenship
Keyboarding
http://typingsoft.com/all_typing_tutors.htm All the touch typing tutors
http://www.freetypinggame.net/ Free typing practice/games online
Learning Centers/Skill Development and Practice in English and Math
http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/students/learningcenter/index.shtml City Tech Learning Center
http://lc.brooklyn.cuny.edu/ Brooklyn College Learning Center
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/tlc/services/index.shtml Hunter College Learning Center
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/halc/resources/home.asp Hostos Academic Learning Center site
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/act/ACTtutorial.htm Hostos Writing Center
http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/compass Prep for CUNY entrance COMPASS test
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu Reading and writing guides
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/academics/599.php John Jay E-Resource Center
http://www.departments.dsu.edu/owl/ Dakota State University writing lab
http://school.discovery.com/ Discovery Channel’s info site
Libraries these site do not require a library card to access information
http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/ City Tech Library
http://libraries.cuny.edu CUNY system-wide library
http://www.nypl.org New York Public Library
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org Brooklyn Public Library system
http://www.ipl.org Internet Public Library
http://www.novelnewyork.org NY State Library/internet resources
Library/Reference Sites
http://www.dictionary.com Basic dictionary/spellchecking site
http://www.en.wikipedia.org Online encyclopedia
http://thesaurus.reference.com Online thesaurus
http://www.rcls.org/deskref/ Best online reference sites
http://www.libraryspot.com/ Online library containing articles
http://www.thefreedictionary.com Dictionary
http://wfsearch.webfeat.org/clients/nypl/nyplsubjects.asp New York Public Library database collection*
http://wfxsearch.webfeat.org/clients/wfxbrooklyn/brooklynaz.asp?cid=11669 Brooklyn Library databases*
*using your public library card, access the 40+ on-line databases including the Learning Express database for access to civil service test prep, math and English practice, college entrance prep and downloads.
Math
www.hotmath.org Basic math/algebra
http://mathstar.lacoe.edu/national/teaching/teachers/algebra.html Basic math/algebra
http://www.math.com/ Online math help site
http://archives.math.utk.edu/tutorials.html Online math tutorials
http://themathpage.com BMCC math tutorials
http://math.hunter.cuny.edu/dolciani/ Hunter College Math Learning Center
http://www.studyguidezone.com/cunytest.htm Preparation for CUNY entrance exam
http://www.mathwords.com/ Index of topics for math tutors
http://www.math2.org/math/general/multiplytable.htm Multiplication table
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/TIP/mw/MathWorks.htm Gallaudet University site
Math Test Anxiety
http://www.nwlincs.org/wyGEDTran/MathAnxiety.htm Ways to manage math & test anxiety
http://www.mathpower.com/anxtest.htm Self-test
http://wc.pima.edu/~carem/MTHANXY.html Conquering math anxiety
Public Speaking and Presentation
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~markhill/conference-talk.html Oration and presentation
http://web.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/skills/oral.htm Effective oral presentation
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/oralreport1.html Giving an oral report
Study Skills: Help with Time Management, Note taking, Test Preparation, etc.
http://studygs.net Study guides and strategies
http://uwmc.uwc.edu/frehman_seminar/refrnce.htm Study skills guide
Test Anxiety
http://www.westbloomfield.k12.mi.us/testing2/tips.html Test taking tips
http://www.uwplatt.edu/counseling/tests/tpanic.html Lowering text anxiety
Textbooks
www.bookfinder4u.com Buy textbooks/ new and used
Government Sites
http://www.usa.gov A place to go for all federal government info
http://www.irs.gov/ Internal Revenue Service tax service
http://www.ed.gov United States Dept. of Education site
http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml Education resources for parents from USDOE
http://www.state.ny.us/ New York State website
http://www.nyc.gov New York City official website
Using Technology and the Web: Personal/Practical Sites
http://www.allmyfaves.com Links to the best of the web
http://www.factmonster.com Resource to help your children with homework
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Simple answers to technical questions
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/ Simple answers to technical questions
http://techlearning.com/ Technology informational site
http://www.flickr.com Photo sharing online
http://www.flickr.com/photos/Library_of_Congress Photo sharing from Library of Congress
http://www.everyblock.com Information on your neighborhood
http://www.familywatchdog.us Listing of sexual offenders by location
http://www.youtube.com Video sharing community
https://www.blogger.com/start Share your thoughts, photos, and more for free
http://www.blogspace.com Share your thoughts, photos, and more for free
http://www.pbwiki.com Share information & network with a free wiki
http://www.snappages.com/ Design your own webpage for free
http://www.mapquest.com Online maps, route planning, and directions
http://www.yahoo.com Sign up for free email
http://www.google.com Sign up for free email & search for information
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