14 Useful Websites for Students by Microsoft At Home

Microsoft likes young inventive people, than can learn lots of things and maybe one day change the world, so it has quite a bond with the students community.

The company does many things to help and encourage students, from organizing events to providing big discounts on its products, giving away tons of free software, sponsoring and funding world class competitions, giving free books and so much more.

And let's not forget the Microsoft Student Program or the fact that the company provides on-campus placements and the best tech personnel is always available for students.

These tech gurus are giving tips and info as well as sharing some of their experience with students, through specialized communities and websites, the Windows Club says.

Microsoft created Microsoft at Home, a specialized website for keeping end users informed about the latest and newest Microsoft products, the latest offers and many tricks and tips on how to make computing simple, secure and, why not, fun.

The company published a series of 14 top websites for students, that can be very useful in gathering information related to students' studies.

The list was included in Microsoft Home Magazine and later shared on the Microsoft at Home website, by Marc Saltzman.

Today, the Internet has become the new library, the place where people look for resources.

But what happens when some do not know how to navigate that system, and also, how can a user know what information to trust?

“Learning how to find the information you need on the Internet, and how to evaluate and appropriately use the information you find, can be challenging for both parents and students,” Saltzman said in his article.

The website list “is a look at some of the most comprehensive—and reliable—educational websites a student can bookmark and use to research school projects and homework assignments.”

The websites are classified according to different educational streams, thus having some websites providing information very useful to engineering students and other websites helpful for those studying literature.

Here is the complete list of websites:

* Information Literacy
* ipl2
* Refdesk
* Fact Monster
* Microsoft Download Center
* Microsoft Student Experience
* FreeTranslation
* Project Gutenberg
* Internet History Sourcebook Project
* Novelguide.com
* Shakespeare Online
* Math.com
* Science Made Simple
* HowStuffWorks