Department of Defense Education Activity

Online Resources

Virtual High School

  • DoDEA Virtual High School
    DoDEA has a proud, 60+ year history of providing quality education for children of military families, the majority of which has been taught in traditional "brick and mortar" classrooms. As an organization dedicated to continually improving the education experience for our students.

Homework Supplement

General Homework Sites

Army OneSource
Attention Army Kids Get Real-time help with free online tutoring for grades k-12.
 
Discovery Education Homework Help
Tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
 
eLibrary
eLibrary offers more than 1,500 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips. See your school library information specialist for passwords
 
Homework Spot
Elementary, Middle and High School resources in various subjects as well as activities, tips and articles.
 
Jiskha Homework Help
Homework help for Pre-K college in subjects ranging from art and music to math and physical education.
 
Note Taking Help
The articles on this website are designed to teach you note taking strategies and to help you determine if a particular note taking strategy makes sense in a particular situation, to help you choose the note taking strategy that works best for you, and to help you determine whether a particular piece of information is important to note.
 
Smithsonian
Explore the exhibitions, take part in activities and more!
 
Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families
Military families get help from a professional tutor anytime you need it, for FREE. Tutors are online 24/7 and eligible military families in the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force can take advantage of this military family program to get help with more than 16 subjects. DoDEA Non-Military Students: Access for students attending Department of Defense Schools not included in the eligibility statement above, is being provided by Tutor.com through an arrangement with the Department of Defense Education Activity. If you are attending a DoD school, but do not meet the requirements in the eligibility statement above, you can create an account.

English & Literature

Bartleby Books
A huge collection of free online books. Offers a brief biography for each author and a number of other services including lists of quotes and a thesaurus. Books are viewable online and are also downloadable.
 
Classic Short Stories
A collection of and links to short stories.
 
EDSITEment
Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation.
 
Elements of Literature Site
Elements of Literature Site includes extension materials for the adopted textbooks in grades 7-12.
 
Language of Literature Site
Language of Literature Site includes student and teacher resources for the Language of Literature textbook series.

Language Arts (Reading & Writing)

Bartleby Books
A huge collection of free online books. Offers a brief biography for each author and a number of other services including lists of quotes and a thesaurus. Books are viewable online and are also downloadable.
 
Guide to Grammar & Writing
An online guide to grammar from word and sentence level to essay and research papers. Quiz yourself and watch presentations.
 
INFOTRAC -- Student Resource Center
The Thomason Gale collection consists of full-text articles from over 750 magazines and newspapers, hours of audio and video clips, 7,400 photos, and at least 2800 maps and charts, and hundreds of poems and plays. See your teacher for a username and password.
 
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Writing resources and instructional material.

Science

ActionBioscience.org
A non-commercial, educational website created to promote bioscience literacy by providing peer reviewed articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to six bioscience content areas: environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, and science policy.
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources-and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index.
 
Genetic Science Learning Center
Information and resources from the University of Utah.
 
Hippo Campus
HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
 
NASA
NASA is taking bold steps at the K-12 grade levels to prepare the next generation of explorers. Building on previous accomplishments, NASA has established a series of innovative programs designed to stimulate student interest in order to motivate higher levels of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, subjects. These activities provide unique learning experiences for students, teachers, administrators and families.
 
NOAA Education Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.
 
NOVA
Articles, interviews, and personal essays as well as slide shows, 360° panoramas, and regular interactive features—all of which strive to enhance or delve deeper into subjects covered in the television program.
 
Ocean Explorer
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Explorer is an educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. It provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment. The site provides a platform to follow explorations in near real-time, learn about exploration technologies, observe remote marine flora and fauna in the colorful multimedia gallery, read about NOAA’s 200-year history of ocean exploration, and discover additional NOAA resources in a virtual library.
 
Science News for Students
From the Society for Science & the Public (SSP)
 
The Franklin Institute
Online learning resources from the Franklin Institute Science Museum.
 
WISE
WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging.

Social Studies

50states.com
Links to state home pages and information.
 
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.
 
CultureGrams
CultureGrams links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 190+ countries and all 50 United States.
 
EDSITEment
Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation.
 
Hippo Campus
HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
 
National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.
 
National Constitution Center - Students
Need resources for your government or American history class? Want to catch up on current events? The National Constitution Center provides many different ways to engage in the American experience.
 
The British Museum
Learning activities from the British Museum.
 
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Over 15,800 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.
 
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
A nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation.
 
U.S. House of Representatives
Official United States House of Representatives website.
 
U.S. Senate
Official site of the U.S. Senate

Math

Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions
 
Cool Math
Math lessons, practice, games and reference.
 
Federal Reserve Education
Financial Literacy resources and lesson plans for K - 12.
 
Hippo Campus
HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
 
HomeworkSpot: Trigonometry
Trigonometry resources.
 
Math Forum @ Drexel
Internet resources for math K-College.
 
StudyGeek.org
Offers study guides for learning advanced mathematical  concepts and getting to grips with the most challenging mathematical  ideas. You can also brush up on your vocabulary and revise important  concepts with the math vocabulary tool, and learn lots of other  interesting things about topics related to mathematics and science.
 
WebMATH
Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.

Health and P.E.

American Cancer Society
Provides guidelines for diet and activity and find tips for a healthy lifestyle and community.
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources-and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index.
 
Choose My Plate
Weight management and calories, physical activity, healthy eating tips and other information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
 
HealthyPeople.gov
Challenges individuals, communities, and professionals to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.

Keyboarding

Typing Lessons
Typing Lessons with reviews for each lesson, words per minute and grading.
 
Typing Practice and Lessons
A variety of preliminary information, typing lessons and exercises to improve your skill in keyboarding.


Research Links

Dictionary.com
Reliable, free online access to millions of English definitions, synonyms, spelling, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and translations
 
Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, biographies and more.
 
InfoPlease
A comprehensive reference source that combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.
 
Library Spot
A free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.
 
National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.
 
ProQuest Professional Education
ProQuest Professional Education is a comprehensive reference collection for K-12 professional development and continuing education. See your school Information Specialist for passwords.
 
RefDesk.com
Indexes and reviews of quality, credible, and timely reference resources that are free and family-friendly.
 
Thesaurus.com
Sister site of Dictionary.com - a free reliable synonym search tool.
 
U.S. Copyright Office
Information about online copyright registration; key publications including informational circulars, application forms for copyright registration, links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; and more.