Okaloosa County School Board & State Department of Education

• Okaloosa School District Home Page
• Okaloosa County Technology Department
• Okaloosa County Outlook on the Web
• Florida Department of Education
• Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN)
• Course Descriptions from the Department of Education
• Sunshine State Standards from the Department of Education

College Information

• American Universities - Links to most US colleges
• Campus Tours - Virtual Campus Visits
• Collegeview - Multimedia Tours of 2- and 4-year Colleges
• Peterson's College Information
• The Princeton Review
• U.S. News - provides college comparisons

Colleges and Universities in the Surrounding Area

• Okaloosa-Walton College
• Pensacola Junior College
• University of West Florida
• Florida State University
• University of South Alabama
• Auburn University
• Troy State University

Educational Tools - Literacy

• A.Word.A.Day
• Beacon Learning Center
• Center for Media Literacy: The Center for Media Literacy is dedicated to a new vision of literacy for the 21st century: The ability to communicate competently in all media forms, print and electronic, as well as to access, understand, analyze and evaluate the powerful images, words and sounds that make up our contemporary mass media culture.
• Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence Center (FLaRE)
• Just Read Now!
• Media Awareness Network
• Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY)
• Practical Teaching Ideas on Reading from the National Council of Teachers of English

Educational Tools - Media

• Center for Media Education
• Media Education Foundation
• Media Literacy Online Project (MLOP) from the University of Oregon - Eugene
• TV411 Online
• VidKids Media Literacy Program from the University of California, Riverside
• www.mediacs.ca

Educational Tools - Other

• A Guide to High School Programs in Science and Engineering: Created by the chapter of Tau Beta Pi at MIT and submitted by Emily Craparo, a 1998 graduate of FWBHS
• SchoolNotes.com
• Tech Bytes: The Coalescence of Technology and Classrooms
• U-S-History.com: This site has been developed to provide students of American history with an interactive tool with which to locate detailed information about the nation's history. There are several ways to use the site.
• www.inspiration.com

Scholarship and Financial Aid Information

• Bright Futures - information on the State of Florida's Bright Futures Scholarship Program
• Finaid - an online guide to financial aid
• Fastweb - free scholarship and financial aid information
• GI Bill - information about the Montgomery GI Bill's education benefits
• Kaplan - college financial aid and testing information

Standardized Testing Information

• ACT - get information on and register online for the ACT
• The College Board - get information on and register online for the SAT

• Kaplan - college financial aid and testing information