Want to learn how to write a speech? Spending some money abroad and need to convert Takas in Bangladesh to a Albanian Leks? Then head for the Internet for loads of help. There are sites that present tutorials on just about any topic. Others are specific and work as calculators and converters.

Activity

1. Visit the websites below and be sure to try out the features of each.
2. Describe in detail how you would use one of these resources in your classroom.

Related Online Resources

• FastFacts 2000 www.refdesk.com/fastfact.html
• Calculators and Online Math Tools www.useekufind.com/learningquest/tmcaltoo.htm
• Currency Converter
  • www.xe.net/currency/full
  • www.oanda.com/converter/classic
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper school.discovery.com/students/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck
• Ask Jeeves for Kids www.ajkids.com
• Learn 2 www.learn2.com