Example Internet Resources

I began looking at various internet resources available to students. Nothing complicated–I searched under criteria such as: math, A, B, algebra, regents, review, book, resource, chapter, trigonometry, logic, etc. What I found fell (generally) into four categories:

1. Content that I can’t actually access unless I have that corresponding textbook

2. “Online study tools” that correspond to a textbook; I am able to access

3. Test-specific content such as regents review; not surprising considering that was part of my search criteria

4. Independent, stand alone material that doesn’t correspond to a state test; I am able to access

The number of resources that fell into category four were quite limited, and the ones I did find were usually college level material. Most of these were in the form of pdf.

My criteria for the search was all math related, so if you are based on another content area, try it for yourself and see if you don’t get similar results for another subject. I would guess that a search for science would turn up almost exactly the same thing. A subject like Global Studies, however, would probably be much different, with more editorializing. Usually the more ways there are to teach something, the easier it is to find someone who is willing to give a resource away for free (as evidenced by the numerous results for linear algebra I ran into).