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