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Learning with Online Help
The Internet can help you to learn and prepare for your examinations. It is one of the learning resources available for students aspiring for excellent performance at examinations.

The following are possibilities.

1. You can conduct research for school work, even on daily basis.
2. If you are a student studying for GCSE or A-level examination, you can explore relevant Internet websites for help.
3. You can look for past examination papers and can obtain online help to set revision timetables.

There are so many things that you can conduct research on, all related to your studies.

There are working people who study while working to improve their chances of moving up the hierarchical ladder. It is possible that some of them are studying the equivalent of secondary school learning.

But there are also people who are not looking for examination-based assistance. They want to enhance their knowledge and skills enhancement. Online publications are available for them. Explore these websites:

Plan Before Starting
If you want to make the most out of your plan for secondary school learning, including the following in your plan:

• making a list of the subjects you want to study
• prepare keywords and phrases that you will use to conduct the search
• when you will do it, the time and duration
• get ready adequate storage space for downloading important files
• get ready other things that you may need such as a pen, note book, etc.

The majority of people, especially children and young people, know very well how to use computers nowadays. At least among those who have access to this technology.

This may not include children in poor countries although it is very probable that those whose parents can afford the technology are familiar with it.

Use web browsers that are reliable. It would appear that Mozila Firefox is considered one of the best as of now.

As for search engines Google has the most extensive coverage. Yahoo is good enough, though. There are other web browsers (Search Engines) such as Ask, AllTheWeb (Powered by Yahoo) and AOLSearch.

Brief Explanation on Web Search
When performing searches for subjects related to Secondary School learning or education, you need to do as follows:
If you are familiar with the process, consider this as a reminder only.

1. Connect to the Internet. You can do this at home or at any cyber cafes.
2. Type the address of the search engine. You can type the full version using 'http://' or starting with 'www.' is usually good enough.
3. Type the key word or phrase as stated in your list
4. Click on Find or just press on the Enter tab
5. Click on the website that you are searching for.
6. Look for the exact web site. This is stated beneath the short explanation about the site.

Some Useful Educational Web Sites on Secondary School Learning
The ones listed here are only some of them.

1. If you are looking for general study sites, try http://bbc.co.uk/education/schools.
2. You can get a lot of useful information from http://www.schoolzone.co.uk. Click and explore.
3. If you are conducting searches for information on how things are made and how they work, go to http://www.howstuffworks.com.
4. Sites on http://www.moma.org on the Museum of Modern Art New York and http://www.npg.org.uk on the National Portrait Gallery, London provide guided tours for Arts students or anyone for that matter.
5. Students of Mathematics have many sites available to explore. One of these is http://www.maths-help.co.uk.
6. When you encounter difficulty in writing essays, for example, you may want to explore http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus.

Of particular interest to American students and potentially secondary school students in Singapore and elsewhere is the Stanford University online high school, the Education Program for Gifted Youth. This is the first complete online high school. It has an "interactive and advanced program for advanced learners."
Click on http://epgy.stanford.edu

Secondary School Learning is Preparation for College Education
Students know this. Parents are aware of this.

Doing well when undergoing secondary school education is crucial for entry into colleges and universities.

1. As a GCSE student you may want to check the website http://www.gcse.com for mathematics and English subjects.
2. Other sites:

• On spelling and grammar: http://www.dictionary.com
  
• On revision courses and tuition: http://www.virtualschool.co.uk
• On general education: http://www.studyweb.com
• On further education advice: http://www.dfee.gov.uk/iyc
• On educational interactive CD-ROMs: http://edugreen.teri.res.in/surf/educd.htm

Internet Use, Secondary School Learning and Parents
It is good that students can search from the Internet for the purpose of doing well in their studies.

Chatting with students from other schools or other countries is part of learning.

Parents may want to allow their children to do so.

In addition E-mails can assist learning. One web site http://www.epals.com connects children of similar age studying the same subjects.

There is the need to take precaution. Students - your children - may lose focus when searching for information. They may get addicted to chatting. And e-mails may not involve educational topics at all.

Parents can make use of on-line timers such as http://www.thefreecountry.com/logtime/index.shtml an Internet Timer.

Time spent online depends on your budget.

The Right Plan is All That You Need
Make plan for your future and that of your kids.

By doing this you will surely become part of that group of people who can make people - including your children - and organizations succeed, thus contributing to the development of people, communities and country.

This plan takes into consideration learning resources in the form of books to ensure success of secondary school learning. You can look for them at the nearest book stores.

Alternatively, you can shop online in the comfort of your home and without traveling.

Amazon is one of the popular place to shop for books online.

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