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INFORMATION for GED (General Educational Development) Diploma

GED Registration/ Transcript/Post-Secondary Scholarship Info

REGISTRATION: After passing the OPT click this link to register (via the Internet) for the GED exam!
Our next GED test is 1/21 Deadline for registration is 1/11/2011.
Get your WV GED Score Report
Click here to access your scores one to two weeks after taking the test!
Application for WV GED Transcript
Send this form with the required $10 Fee.
GED Video Profiles
Add yours TOO!
Yahoo! Email Sign Up
You will need to establish an Email account prior to signing up for GED online.
GMail Email Sign Up
An alternate free Email site
Hotmail Email Sign Up
An alternate free Email site
Apply for Post-Secondary Scholarship
GED graduates and residents of WV who score 2500 and above on the GED exam are eligible to apply.
Fill out your FAFSA
Apply by February
Scholarship Application-PDF
Application in PDF format
Scholarship Application-WORD
Application in Word format
GED Fact Sheet

GED Study Information

Study for the GED online at home
Sign up for PLATO online coursework at the Learning Center (291-9226)
Steck Vaughn GED Practice Test
Sample GED Test Questions
Reading Course
Writing Course
Mathematics Course
Science Course
Social Studies Course
Essay Topics
GED Connection
Awesome Stories
Sign up to use this free resource with audio links!
Sign up for Thinkfinity!
Engaging Interactive Games
Jeopardy Games
Basic Math, Science, Social Studies
GED Math
Using Ratio/Proportion to pass the math portion of the GED Test
March2Success
Standardized Test Preparation Course Provided by the Army
GED Math Study Guide
Printable Worksheets

GED Resources/ References

Math Formulas Page
Like the one you will have during the actual GED test.
Study Guide for GED Math
Printable Worksheets
GED Calculator Instructions
Click on Instructional Video
GED Gridding Instructions for Alternate-format Math Questions
Click on Instructional Video
Casio FX-260 Solar Scientific Calculator
Purchase a calculator like the one you will be using on the Math Section of the actual GED
US GED Administrators
Find your Successfully Completed GED Transcript
GED Testing Locations
Find an official testing site anywhere in the US, US Territories or Canada.
Obtain GED online???
The Official GED Folks Speak out on this dubious practice! Will your credential be valid?
High School Diploma online???
Are those sites for real??? WV Speaks Out!
How is my essay scored?
Take this lesson to understand essay scoring.
Special Accommodations
If you have a documented disability, special accommodations may be requested for GED testing.
Just Quit School? Start here!
Some information to help you!
Military Acceptance of the GED Diploma

Test Preparation/General Research

Research Resources
TABE Practice Tests
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia by the People
Practice Tests
Practice Tests for GED/SAT/ACT/GMAT LSAT and more
Test Preparation
Click on Learning Express Library and Create an account for access to various practice tests!
Grolier Encyclopedia
for older readers
March2Success
Standardized Test Preparation Course provided by the Army. Register FREE!
Grolier Encyclopedia
for younger readers

Virtual Field Trips

Field Trips from Utah
Museum Field Trips
Collections of Field Trips
Join These Expeditions
Take a trip with Matt!
He dances around the world
Newseum
Interactive News Museum located in DC

Mathematics

Math Videos

Math Goodies

Interactive Math

Math Games
MORE Math Games
Word Problems
Interactive Math Problems
Utah online Math Lessons
Counting Money Activity
Money Count
Thinking Blocks
Using models to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and ratio problems
Calculator
LARGE Math Calculator
Are you a Math Magician?
Multiplication Game
Cool Math
An Amusement Park of Math and More
Math Skill Builders
Interactive Games!!!
Multiplication Jeopardy
Interactive game

Flashcards

Math Flash Cards
add, subtract, multiply, divide, square root, rounding. Create printed custom flashcards.
Math Flash Cards
Timed flash cards for practice
Math Flash Cards
Interactive/seven levels.

Miscellaneous Math Links

Math Trivia
Degrees in a circle
Math Worksheets
Make worksheets for home use.
Numeracy Activities
Explore for great interactives
From the UK but still works!

Reading

RAP/Hip Hop Lessons

Metaphors and Similes
Midsummers Night Dream
PreviewLiterature Shakespeare

General Reading Skills

Learn to Read
Reading with Audio Link
Reading with Audio Link
Excellent for upgrading reading skills!
Optional Reading with Audio Link
Reading Comprehension Skills
Compare and Contrast
Children's Book Lists
Young Adults' Book Lists
Reading the news
With Audio Links... (BBC) British Production
Reading Skills for Today's Adult
Levels 0.7-8.0 With AUDIO
Short Stories
Resource for short stories
Reading
what you are interested in...w/ audio

English as a Second Language

U.S.A. Learns
with Audio links
Sounds of English
Pronunciation and MORE
Activities For ESL Students
Podcasts for ESL Students
Interesting Things for ESL Learners

Language/Writing

Vocabulary

Visual Words
Exciting way to explore vocabulary and parts of speech!
Vocabulary games
Vocabulary Trivia
Vocabulary Jungle
Dictionary
Merriam Webster online
Vocabulary RAP 1
Vocabulary RAP 2
Vocabulary RAP 3
Vocabulary Quiz
Build your vocabulary while contributing to the world. FREE!
Learn SAT/GRE Words
Vocabulary Flash Cards
Vocabulary Building Games and Activities
Building Vocabulary
Master the use of context clues in this game
Building Vocabulary
EXPERT LEVEL- Using Context Clues
Vocabulary University
Extensive Vocabulary Exploration
SAT & PSAT Vocabulary
Flashcards and Matching Games

Writing

Citations
How to create citations for your research paper
Paragraphs & Paragraphing
Biography Maker
Read Write Think
Compare and Contrast
Thesaurus Tangle
Cause and Effect Transitions
Passive Voice Exercises
Noun, Verb or Both
Penguin Handbook
Proofreading Game
Getting an A on an English Paper
Your guide to the do's and don'ts
Scoring the GED Essay
Practice Here!
Increase your essay score
learn strong words to incorporate into your GED essay
Map out your essay
Great Interactive Tool!
The Writing Fix
Halfway down the first page for Interactive Plot Creator
Daily Writing Prompts
Get ideas for your essay here!
Virtual Writing Center
e-handouts and online resources
Basic Guide to Essay Writing

Grammar

Grammar Tips
Guide to Grammar and Style
Common Errors Workbook
from the Penguin Handbook
Verb Tense Tutorial
Grammar and Composition
Subject Verb Agreement
Interactive lesson
Big Dog's Grammar
Bare Bones w/Interactive Exercises

Spelling

Spelling City
Online Spelling Program PLUS more!
Word Wanderer GAME
Much like scrabble...great brain developer!

Science

Explore Science

Science Lessons
Antarctica
Exploring the Environment
Science NetLinks
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Smithsonian Institute
National Geographic Environment
National Geographic Science & Space
National Geographic Map Machine
Way Cool! (Enter Your Address!)
Science Experiments
Hands on activities
Government Science Portal
Grades K-8
Agricultural Research
for kids
Science...Just For Kids
sponsored by Univ. of Illinois
ScienceSpot
Your One Stop SPOT to study science!

Interactive Java Tutorials

Electron Microscopy
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
Environment
Map of the Human Heart
Interactives
Get involved in your own learning!

Health Occupations

Interactive Health Tutorials
How the Lungs Work
Seeing Hearing and Smelling the World
The Digestive System
The Immune System
You Have to Have a System
Cells Alive!
Wonderful site with many interactive applications!
The Virtual Body
Medtropolis
See how the body works!
Virtual Knee Replacement
Virtual Hip Replacement
Virtual Hip Resurfacing
Heart Transplants
You and Your Skin
Anatomy
5 great sites!
Medical Terminology
Interactive

Earth Science

Earth and Moon

NASA Eclipse Web Site
Exploring the Moon
The Moon
The Eight Planets
Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Moon Phases
Virtual Reality Tour
Earth and Moon Viewer
Windows to the Universe
The Apollo Program
NASA for kids
k-4

Earth's Hydrosphere

Ocean World
Office of Water
NASA Weighs in
Water Science for Schools
Terrific Water Resources!
Water Facts and Figures
The Hydrosphere
Surf Your Watershed
Check out the water in YOUR neighborhood!

Earth Structure and History

Natural Resources

ABC's of Nuclear Science
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy Network
Enery Information Administration
Fossil Energy
Control the Nuclear Power Plant
SIMULATION (JAVA required)
Earth Science Picture of the Day
Global Warming
Natural Resources Conservation

Planets and Motion

Lunar and Planetary Institute
Exploring the Planets
Lunar and Planetary Science
What's new!
The Physics Classroom
Physics of Circular Motion
Space Science Hotlist
Strange Stuff Explained
Stephen Hawking
Windows to the Universe
Interactive

Rocks, Minerals and Soils

webGeology
Natural Resources
State Minerals
EPA for Kids, Students, Teachers
Virtual Dating
No, this is not a dating site!
Minerals by Name
The Evolving Earth
Documenting Earth's History through rocks etc.
Minerals and Metals

Physical Science

Energy

Bang! Boing! Pop!
Different Forms of Energy
Energy Information Administration
Energy Concepts
Boil Water with Shockwave
Proof that a watched pot DOES boil... eventually!
Potential Energy
Power House
How much energy does your household consume?
The Secret Lives of Energy

Motion

Bang! Boing! Pop!
The Mechanical Universe and beyond!
Video explorations.

General Science

Social Studies

The Time 100 - The Most Important People of the 20th Century

Visit Daily/Weekly- Keep Current

Social Studies RAP

Influential People

History

Civic Responsibility

World War II
Rosie the Riveter and more
Environmental Impact
Evaluate YOURS!
The Miniature Earth
What if the world's population were reduced to 100 people! This is what it would look like.

Economics

Economics

The Financial Crisis in the US

General Social Studies

Government Portal for Social Studies
Grades K-8
The 50 States
Learn about WV and the rest!
Geography Skill Builder
Interactive Game... Click Geography tab.

Help for Parents/Sites for kids & teens

Smithsonian Institute Art
Leap Frog Test
Can you do this? Second Graders in China CAN!
Kids.gov
Portal for Kids info by Government
Environmental News and Info
for kids
Children's Digital Library
Mrs. Schneider's PortaPortal
Good Educational Sites for kids
Creativity with pics
Thirteen Ed Online
General Adult Ed Resources

Education

Free Handouts
for teaching literacy
WV 21st Century Site
Find the CSOs for your child's level
Fact Monster
A site for your kids ages 6-14
Homework Help
Big Words for Little Kids
These work for BIG KIDS too!!!
Great sites for kids...
Developed by librarians, here's the site for parents to explore!
ABC-ya (Grades K-5)
Where Education and Technology Meet
Worksheets
for math and grammar
Dad's Worksheets-MATH
Free and Plentiful!
Math interactive games
KerPoof
Writing for Kids

Internet Guides for kids and families

Protect Your Kids
Guide to Pervs by the folks in Canada
Surfing the net with kids
Parents beware
Teen "Sex"ting
Talking about "Sexting"
Parent Advice
Cyber Ethics for Kids
Adults can learn something too.
Are Your Kids Being Tracked?
GPS tracking devices-Good or Bad?
Kids Click!
Kids search created by librarians
Video for Parents
Kids Online Protection Laws
Video for Parents
Stop Cyber Bullying

Character Education

The AntiDrug site
Packaging Girlhood
Podcast on countering stereo-typical media messages aimed at your daughters
Help Your Kids Stay Kids
Avoid Too Sexy Too Soon

For your Little Ones

Celebrities Read Stories
to your kids and YOU!
Yahoo! Kids
Safe site for your kids
Writing Stories
Capturing the Voice of Childhood

Local Information

Morgantown Parent Zone
Resources for daycare and activities
Mon County Schools Site of the Week
Tips for working with your child's teacher

Teen Interest

Teen Space by Internet Public Library
If your teens go to one spot on the Internet, this should be it!

Important WV Links

Career Exploration/College Opportunities

Career Exploration
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Explore your Skills
Use to find the skills necessary for your career.
Resume Tips
Build an e-portfolio
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Research your desired job using Bureau of Labor Statistics
West Virginians...Apply Yourself
Explore Post Secondary Opportunities
College is Possible
College Match
WVU Admissions & Records
Find out what you will need to enroll at WVU
Fairmont/Pierpont Admissions & Records
Find out what you will need to enroll at FSU & Pierpont Technical
Promise Scholarship Requirements
Financial Aid Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Explore careers here
My Next Move
What will you do for a living???
College Foundation of WV
Create an account with username and password

Consumerism

Financial Fitness for Life
Financial Football Training
Smart Money Quiz Show
Reality Check
Want to live on your own? Take this quiz!

Everyday Skills

OnLine Learning
Interactive Math, Computer Literacy & Everyday Skills.

Civic Consciousness

Find your Representatives
Bill of Rights
Sample US Citizenship Questions
Environmental Protection Agency
Ways to protect your earth

Disabilities/Accommodations

One-Hand Typing
Keyboarding for Disabilities
West Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation
The mission of DRS is to enable and empower individuals with disabilities to work and to live independently.
Guide for Parents
of Students with Special Needs

Technology

Microsoft Office Tutorials

Microsoft Word Tutorial
Microsoft Access Tutorial
Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial
Microsoft Publisher Tutorial
Microsoft Outlook Tutorial Links
Microsoft Excel Tutorial
Microsoft Excel 2007
High speed Internet connection recommended
Microsoft Word 2007
High speed Internet connection recommended
Microsoft Word 2007

Computers

Computer Basics
Mouserobics
Learn to use the mouse
The Internet
Online Computer Book
Computer Literacy 101
Basic Computer Tutorial
Ignore the ads while you explore computer basics!

Internet

Internet Search 101
A Bare Bones Tutorial
List of Search Engines
Life beyond GOOGLE....

Smart Phone Applications

Free Apps for Kids
Great apps for your children.
Top Educational Applications
for iPhone
Best Educational Apps
for Kids
Muscle System App
For Health Occupations Students
Educational Apps
From iTunes