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| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Homework Assistance Reference Teacher Resource |
9-12 All Teacher |
A Celebration of Women Writers http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mmbt/www/women/writers.html A fine starting point for researching women’s literature. The site lists dozens of web pages dedicated to specific authors. |
9/16/97 |
| Geography Reading and Writing |
Bilingual Teacher Resource Social Studies |
Teacher All |
A Latin World/latin America on the Net http://www.latinworld.com/ “A Latin World” contains a directory of Internet resources on Latin America and the Caribbean. Here you will find everything you want to know about the region and its people, including current events and historical information. |
9/19/97 |
| Foreign Languages | Reference Search Engines |
All | A Web of On-line Dictionaries http://www.bucknell.edu/~rbeard/diction.html This site links the user to specialized English dictionaries and to a large number of English-target language dictionaries. |
9/10/97 |
| Mathematics Science |
Teacher Resource Reference Lesson Plans |
All Teacher |
AIMS Education Foundation http://www.AIMSedu.org/ Contains activities for integrating math and science with links to activity archive, mathematics history, puzzle corner, workshop information, and AIMS catalog. |
9/16/97 |
| Fine Arts Museums |
All | Art Galleries http://www.snet.org/ART/Arts.Gall.html This page contains only links. Included are Links to serveral Art Gallaries, Virtual Art Galleries and a few School Art Galleries. |
9/23/97 | |
| Fine Arts Museums |
All | Art Museum Network http://www.amn.org/ Links here will provide centralized, authoritative, and frequently updated information from 120 of the foremost art museums in Canada, Mexico and the United States. All are members of the Association of Art Museum Directors, the world's leading professional association of art museums. |
9/23/97 | |
| Mathematics | Homework Assistance | All | Ask Dr. Math http://www.mirrors.org.sg/mathforum/dr.math/index.html For homework assistance, Ask Dr. Math enables you to submit questions to mathematicians and students at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Get help with your troublesome math problems. Designed for students from kindergarten through 12th grade, this site also contains archives of past questions and answers (arranged by grade levels) and a link to a math dictionary. Leave your name and e-mail address, along with details of your question, and Dr. math will respond by e-mail. |
9/10/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Lesson Plans Reference Search Engines Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
AskERIC Virtual Library http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual This service for educators includes lesson plans, special projects, television series companion materials, teacher guides, and much more. There is a search capability on site and a Q&A service with a 48 hour response time. Language Arts lesson plans include debate, journalism, listening, literature, reading, spelling, story telling, vocabulary, whole language, writing composition, and more for various grade levels. |
9/16/97 |
| Geography | Social Studies | All | Atlas of Mars http://fi-www.arc.nasa.goV/fia/projects/bayes-group/Atlas/Mars/ This is the first WWW-browseable, zoomable, and scrollable atlas of Mars. It lets you choose a site by various means and will show the locations (as footprints) of thousands of high-resolution Viking Orbiter images. |
9/16/97 |
| Mathematics | Teacher Resource Lesson Plans Fine Arts |
All Teacher |
Aunt Annie’s Craft Page(tm)/Geometric Playthings Series http://auntannie.com/geomplay.html Instructions for making five geometric playthings: snowflakes, geometric solids, more geometric solids, flexagons, and tangrams. Can be incorporated into lesson plans or used as student projects. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Homework Assistance Language Arts Lesson Plans Reference |
All Teacher |
Authors at yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/ Looking for material about a specific author? Begin here to save time. Hundreds of writers, grouped according to genre and era, are listed with their web pages. |
9/16/97 |
| Civics Reading and Writing |
Language Arts Reference News Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Banned Books On-Line http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/banned-books.html A regularly updated survey of books that have been (or are being) banned by various authorities. The site features links to the actual texts, as well as to agencies fighting censorship. |
9/16/97 |
| History | Social Studies | All | Betsy Ross Homepage http://libertynet.org/iha/betsy/ A great resource about the history of our flag, Betsy Ross, flag trivia, photo gallery and more. Also, has interesting lesson plan ideas for elementary and middle shcool teachers. |
9/16/97 |
| Science | Reference Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Technology News Search Engines |
All | Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Labs Online http://nyelabs.kcts.org/ Bill Nye, the Science Guy’s Home Page. A resource related to the popular series on Public Broadcasting System. Lessons. Upcoming topics. Email to Bill Nye. Clickable site map. Demonstrations. TV episode listings. “Cool Stuff”. Science news. Costumes. Photo album. Recommended links. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts | All | Byron’s Poetry Corner http://rama.poly.edu:1800/poem/index.html A collection of both classic and original poetry, featuring an area for discussion and analysis. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing Mathematics Science |
Language Arts Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Social Studies |
All Teacher |
CEC Lesson Plans http://www.col-ed.org/cur/ Plans included were created by teachers for use in their own classrooms. Categories are: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Miscellaneous. Grade levels are specified. |
9/16/97 |
| Civics Economics Foreign Languages Geography History Mathematics Music Physical Education Reading and Writing Science |
Business College Info Drama Dance Fine Arts Health Homework Assistance Language Arts Lesson Plans Reference School to Career Social Studies Special Education Teacher Resource Technology |
All Teacher |
Classroom Connect: How to Cite Internet Resources http://www.classroom.net/classroom/CitingNetResources.html A how-to guide for referencing online sources in student bibliographies. Just as students need to cite the books and periodicals they use to support their research, so too must they cite online sources of information. This is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand method for citing online information in student bibliographies. It was revised in August of 1997 to include methods of making it easy for teachers to check the veracity of every online source their students cite. Since formal guidelines for citing online sources are beginning to evolve, the willingness of this site to revise is important. Note: The latest MLA Handbook contains citation information for electronic sources, but may have been out of date as soon as it was published. Topics include: Electronic Mail (Email); Gopher; Telnet; World Wide Web (WWW); Usenet Newsgroups; Internet Relay Chat (IRC); Online images; Online sounds; and Online video clips. The site also includes new information specifying how to cite the graphics, sounds, and video clips students retrieve from the Net for use in their multimedia presentations. Additionally, the site includes links to Web sites about citations |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | ESL | Teacher All |
CNN Newsroom and Worldview for ESL http://lc.byuh.edu/cnn_n/cnn-n_page.html This page features Grammar and Vocabulary exercises, as well as Speaking or Writing Discussion Questions for ESL Students.It is based upon a favorite weekly WorldView Broadcast by Turner Educational Services Inc. and is available on a private, noncommercial basis each Monday throughout the school year. |
9/19/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Homework Assistance Language Arts Reference |
All Teacher |
Common Errors in English http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/index.html A lively collection of those errors that both students and adults routinely make. The site is better for browsing than for reference, but if you have a specific query it will point you to a helpful destination. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Technology Language Arts Lesson Plans News Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Computer and Internet http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/intgen.html An Australian technology teacher has published a creative and diverse computing resource book (with disks) developed for students aged 8-16. She integrates the book with support disks and websites into a comprehensive teaching resource. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing Geography Foreign Languages History Mathematics Science Physical Education |
Lesson Plans Language Arts Fine Arts Social Studies Business Teacher Resource |
All 9-12 Teacher |
Connections+ http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus This site consists of Internet resources - Lessonplans, curriculum resources, activities - linked with corresponding supject-area content standards (from Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for k-12 Education). Included in these resource packages are other links to aid teachers, such as a direct link to the Lycos search engine. Each month there will be a few more packages posted, helping to organize the supplemental online information available to teachers. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Homework Assistance Reference |
All | Cool Literature Resources http://www.teleport.com/~burrell/literature.html For those students who accidentally left their copy of “Macbeth” at school, here it is on-line, along with thousands of other texts in a searchable database. Also includes a listing of author-based sites, from Austen to Yeats. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Reference Teacher Resource Homework Assistance |
All Teacher |
Cool School Tools—Literature http://www.walker.public.lib.ga.us/cst/literatu.htm A compilation of multinational literature resources, Cool School Tools is valuable for teachers of nearly every secondary English class. The site includes pointers for Twain, King Arthur, poetry, drama, mythology, and Peruvian folktales. |
9/16/97 |
| Drama | All | Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Page http://www.moviebuff.com/theatre/ Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site. A resource for educators, students, artists, and interested parties in creative drama and theatre. A resource for educators, students, artists, and interested parties in creative drama and theatre. Book lists, play information, theatre games, and lesson plan ideas are gathered on this site. Links to Creative Drama -What is it, resources for it, and lesson plans. Link to Classroom Ideas. link to 14 Theatre Games. Link to Plays For Performance - a list of plays. Link to list of books and a search tool. |
9/23/97 | |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Technology |
All | Cybergrrl Webstation http://www.cybergrrl.com This is a place online for girls (and anyone) to learn about the Web, to find sites, and to connect to others who share interests. Bookgrrl, Travelgrrl, Adventures of Cybergrrl, and other related links are included. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Technology Teacher Resource Fine Arts Language Arts Travel |
All | Cyberkids http://www.cyberkids.com/ This site is a place for kids’creativity to flourish while receiving feedback from others. It provides a place to read stories and poetry written by kids, to listen to kids’ musical compositions, to view artwork, and to meet keypals from all over the world. There is an excellent magazine, Kidzeen, and a link to Cyberteens. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Bilingual Teacher Resource Reference |
Teacher All |
CyberSpanglish- Computer Terminology in Spanish http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~seagull/spanglist.html The goal of this site is to provide Spanish-speakers with alternative terms to English computer jargon. This site includes a dictionary of computer terminology compiled with the collaboration of over 300 Spanish-speaking computer users in multicultural settings. |
9/19/97 |
| History | Bilingual Fine Arts Museums |
Teacher All |
Diego Rivera Web Museum http://www.diegorivera.com/ Visit an on-line gallery of Diego Rivera’s work. Learn about this artist and his life, or visit related web sites from this Homepage. |
9/19/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Teacher Resource Search Engines |
All Teacher |
Digital Education Network http://www.edunet.com/index.html D.E.N. provides or hosts a number of award winning and heavily visited Online Resources, including Online English Grammar and English Practice Pages. The site has search capabilities and there is a range of educational forums where one can exchange information and views with other students and professionals around the world. |
9/16/97 |
| Science Mathematics |
Reference Lesson Plans |
Teacher All |
Dilbert’s Daily Mental Workout http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/ddmw/html/puzzles.html Don’t be mislead: These are brainteasers culled from the likes of the Mensa homepage. It’s a good resource for MESA, Odyssey of the Mind, and Gifted and Talented groups as well as class starters or lateral challenges for science and math classes. A new puzzle is posted each day with the answers posted the next day. A link is included to a two week archive of puzzles. |
9/16/97 |
| Science Mathematics Geography History Reading and Writing |
Drama Fine Arts Language Arts Lesson Plans Museums News Social Studies Teacher Resource Travel |
All Teacher |
Discovery Channel School http://school.discovery.com This interactive environment provides free, convenient, and guided access to the world-class video documentary library of Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. The Resource finder identifies television programs for your subject area and grade range. For each program, there are online lesson plans, activities and links to related sites. Created by and for educators, this site assists the teacher in connecting the classroom to the worlds of science, math, history, geography, and literature. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Teacher Resource Technology Lesson Plans School to Career |
All Teacher |
Education World http://www.education-world.com This is a great search place for educators - like a Yahoo index, but specific to education. There are lots of teacher rescources, including lesson plans and activities, careers, news, etc. |
9/16/97 |
| History Geography |
Fine Arts Museums |
All | Egypt's CultureNet http://www.idsc.gov.eg/culture/mus.htm This site starts with links to Egyptian Museums, International Museums, and International Museums with Egyptian exhibits. Also links to Ancient, Coptic, Islamic and modern art. Links to individual museums have links to different exhibits they are showing. |
9/23/97 |
| Science Geography History Civics Reading and Writing |
Homework Assistance | All | Family Education Network http://www.familyeducation.com/ Click on the link entitled homework help for an extensive list of links designed to help with homework in the subject areas of American history,current events, geography, language arts, math, science, world history and reference tools. |
9/10/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Bilingual Search Engines |
Teacher All |
Fiera Buscador -Su Feunte de Información de Habla Hispana http://www.fiera.com/ Fiera Buscador is a Spanish Search Engine which contains sub-categories for searching a specific topic and searches web pages written in Spanish. |
9/19/97 |
| Teacher Resource Fine Arts |
Teacher All |
find Arts http://www.Find-Arts.com/First.html Here's a new search engine with a twist: the Find Arts site helps you find artists (and not just their Web pages) all over the world. You can search by a number of criteria, which, along with the usual name and location fields, include style, medium, and discipline. |
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| Civics Economics Foreign Languages Geography History Mathematics Science Reading and Writing Physical Education Music |
All | FINDOUT’s Ask any Question http://www.findout.com/ask.htm Need homework assistance? Ask any question of this site. Want to know how long the Chinese have been in Tibet, the date of the last NASA lunar landing, how much Bill Gates is really worth, the difference in cost between the parts of a new PC and the retail price? Send any question to FINDOUT and, free of charge, they will e-mail answers to the first 100 questions they receive every day. Get there early. In time, they promise to increase the number of questions. |
9/10/97 | |
| Teacher Resource Fine Arts |
Teacher All |
Fine Art Forum Resource Directory http://www.msstate.edu/Fineart_Online/art-resources/ Serving as a "resource and jumping-off place for people interested in art, and in the possible relationships between art and technology," this massive directory is maintained by Jeliza Patterson, a Masters candidate in art history at Tufts University. Patterson points browsers to advocate organizations like the American Council or the Arts (where activists can learn about current legislation for arts funding), and DIA Center for the Arts, a multi-disciplinary organization based in New York City. Links to wordwide festivals and exhibitions include the 2nd Annual South by Southwest Multimedia Festival and The 12-Hour-ISBN-JPEG Project, a "round-the-clock posting of sequenced, postmodern photographs." The pile of links to museums, galleries, artists, and journals should keep historians and enthusiasts enthralled for hours. |
9/16/97 | |
| Fine Arts Museums |
All | Galleria degli Uffizi http://www.uffizi.firenze.it/welcomeE.html The website for this remarkable museum in Florence, Italy includes links to information about the gallery, map of the gallery, exhibits in the gallery, history, and gallery related news. |
9/23/97 | |
| Geography | Social Studies | All | Geography Directory http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Social-Sciences/Geography.html This site contains numerous links to social, cultural, physical, and a variety of other Georgraphy resources. Teachers of both H.S. and Middle school can find useful information here. |
9/16/97 |
| Science | Reference Lesson Plans Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
GLOBE http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov Even if you haven’t taken a GLOBE workshop, you can still access this valuable website. Students in dozens of countries are entering environmental measures into one data bank. This can be retrieved in both graphic form and as raw data. The site contains a great links page and a teacher room. |
9/16/97 |
| Science Geography Mathematics |
Technology Teacher Resource School to Career Lesson Plans |
All | GLOBE - International Hands-On Science and Education http://www.globe.gov/ An international science and education partnership: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). Students and teachers in over 4000 schools in 55 countries around the world are working with scientists to learn more about our planet. GLOBE students make a core set of environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data via the Internet. Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback to the students to enrich their science education. Each day, images created from the GLOBE student data sets are posted on the World Wide Web, allowing students and visitors to the GLOBE web site to visualize the student environmental observations. You are invited to join GLOBE. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Bilingual Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Hispanic Online http://www.hisp.com/ Hispanic Online is the web site for HISPANIC Magazine, a monthly magazine for and about Hispanics with a national circulation of 250,000. Hispanic Online cover news, events, resources, and issues of interest to the Latino community. |
9/19/97 |
| Science | Technology Reference Lesson Plans News Search Engines |
Teacher All |
HST Public Information (Hubble Space Telescope) http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/ The HomePage of the Hubble Space Telescope. Includes lots of images, news, educational activities, movies, animations, fact sheets, and links to other science sites. |
9/16/97 |
| Science Geography Foreign Languages Reading and Writing |
Social Studies Travel Fine Arts Language Arts |
Teacher All |
I*EARN http://www.igc.apc.org/iearn/ I*EARN is a non-profit,international organization with member schools in over 30 countries. It is an interactive network allowing students and teachers to collaborate on 35-40 structured projects, each designed by participants themselves and each with a teacher-facilitator. These projects may be in social studies, science, environment, math, arts, literature, and interdisciplinary areas. This global community of youth, teachers and youth service leaders is committed to using telecommunications to make a meaningful difference in the world as part of the educational process. I*EARN is a place to find specific action steps to address local, national and global issues. As such it is a "time-saver" for teachers because it saves having to constantly surf the Internet for project partners around the world. I*EARN is open to elementary through secondary schools. I*EARN sponsors annual international conferences. |
9/16/97 |
| History | Social Studies | All | Index of Civil War Information http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm The United States Civil War Center at LSU has been designated as the flagship institution for the planning of the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. This site contains several hundred links of information about the Civil War. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing History Geography |
Museums Language Arts Social Studies Reference |
All | Indigenous Peoples’ Literature http://www.indians.org/natlit.htm An archive of the literature of indigenous peoples, from Native Americans to the Maori, focusing primarily on legends and verse. |
9/19/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Homework Assistance Reference Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Indispensible Writing Resources Page http://www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/writing.html An opinionated guide to some of the best writing sites available, including grammar and usage, poetry, drama, journalism, business, and essay instruction. |
9/16/97 |
| History Mathematics Geography Reading and Writing Science Music |
Bilingual Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Intenet de Mexico http://www.internet.com.mx/ Internet de Mexico contains a directory of Internet resources and links covering technology, art and culture, travel and tourism, education, government, history, and periodicals. This page is in Spanish only. |
9/19/97 |
| Foreign Languages Reading and Writing |
Bilingual ESL Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/ The IECC (Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections) mailing lists are provided by St. Olaf College as a free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges. •IECC is intended for teachers seeking partner classrooms for international and cross-cultural electronic mail exchanges. This list is not for discussion or for people seeking individual penpals. •IECC-PROJECTS is an electronic mailing list where teachers may announce or request help with specific classroom projects that involve e-mail, internationally or cross-culturally. •IECC-SURVEYS is a forum for students (and teachers) to post requests for assistance on projects, surveys, and questionnaires. |
9/19/97 |
| History | Social Studies | All | Internet Resources for Social Studies http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/internet.html The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS) of the Social Studies Development Center, Indiana University presents this directory of internet tesoruces for social studies education as a service to the educational community. |
9/16/97 |
| Science Mathematics |
Language Arts Reference Teacher Resource Health |
All Teacher |
Inventor of the Week http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventor_week.html A different inventor is celebrated weekly at this site maintained at M.I.T. From Edison to the Olson brothers (in-line skates), students will find fascinating accounts of a culturally diverse group of inventors and their inventions. You can also access previous weeks’ notables. There is also a good links page. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts News Technology |
All Teacher |
KidNews http://www.vsa.cape.com/~powens/Kidnews.html KidNews provides a safe place on the internet to play, explore and learn. It is loaded with places for kids to chat, news and features, as well as adult talk. Kids can write and submit their own articles. The material is of value to students, educators and families. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts School to Career Reference Homework Assistance |
9-12 5-8 All |
Literacy Education Online http://leo.stcloud.msus.edu/ This site is the home page for The Write Place, the writing center at St. Cloud University, as well as the online site for Kaleidoscope, SCSU’s multicultural literary magazine. It is full of writing basics: specific assistance on getting started, organizing, citations, quotations, and grammar. Information is included about writing for school, writing in a business or technical setting, and writing to get a job. There is also help for those whose native language is not English. |
9/18/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Homework Assistance Reference Teacher Resource |
Teacher All |
LitWeb http://www.arcana.com/shannon/litweb.html A genre-based collection of web sites for students and teachers interested in more contemporary authors and poets. Includes discussion groups and reference tools. |
9/16/97 |
| Mathematics | Lesson Plans Teacher Resource |
Teacher All |
Math http://ericir.syr.edu:70/11/Lesson/Subject/Math Lesson plans mini-math lessons for K-12. Each plan includes: overview, purpose, objective(s), resources/materials, activities and procedures, and tying it together. |
9/16/97 |
| Mathematics | Lesson Plans Teacher Resource |
Teacher All |
Math Forum: Student Center http://forum.swarthmore.edu/students/ Contains an elementary problem of the week, a geometry problem of the week, and geometry project of the month. Problem solving challenges for four levels are posted. Contains student showcase of projects and ideas. |
9/16/97 |
| Mathematics | Technology Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Mathematics Archives--Software http://archives.math.utk.edu/software.html Contains abstracts, reviews, and references to reviews for Macintosh software and MSDOS software. Organized by subject area. Public domain and freeware can be downloaded; open with Stuffit Expander. |
9/16/97 |
| Mathematics | Lesson Plans Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Maths with Photographs http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/Maths/photomath/ Problem-posing with photographs. Questions with varying degrees of difficulty are posed for each photograph. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | Language Arts Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Multicultural Book Review Homepage http://www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/homepage.html This page creates a qualitative list of multicultural literature where K-12 educators can find out more about literature that others have used successfully, and also submit books that they have used or read. |
9/16/97 |
| Fine Arts Museums |
All | Museums http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/other/museums.html#galleries This URL takes you to the middle of this list where the art museums are located. This is a very extensive list of art museums that have links to hompages and exhibits. Be sure and scroll down the opening page a bit to get to some interesting links. LOTS of museums listed! |
9/23/97 | |
| Fine Arts | All | Museums of Russia http://www.museum.ru/defengl.htm Links to different museums and exhibits. Most of the page is in russian. Looks very interesting! |
9/23/97 | |
| Music | Teacher Resource | All Teacher |
Music Education Online http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2405/index.html This page is designed to aid music educators in connecting with a variety of music education resources located on the Internet as well as providing an interactive bulletin board for posting questions and comments on music. Designed for Music Educators K - 12. Includes links to Music Is... ( advocacy ) Lots of links and articles. Suite 101 - Music Education (newsletter format) Music Education Webquarters - Handbooks geared for the the beginning music director. Good ideas for experienced ones too. Lots of links to music sites! |
9/16/97 |
| History | Social Studies | All | National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/exhall/originals/original.html Original documents of history. These are physical links to the past. The original documents of the United State government--those that have been identified as having permanent value--are preserved and made available to the public by the National Archives. This online exhibit is based on one currently on display in the rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. American Originals presents a selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents from the National Archives holdings. |
9/16/97 |
| Museums Fine Arts |
All | National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov/ Includes general information about the gallery with links to Collections, Exhibitions, Programs, Events, and Resources. |
9/23/97 | |
| Reading and Writing Science Geography |
Language Arts Lesson Plans Social Studies |
All Teacher |
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html This site is enormous and has an independent site search feature. It includes national park info., kids info., and special report info. The current kids portion (as of 8/97) includes information on how to make a mummy, written at a fourth to fifth grade level with photos to support the text. The kids section also features pet hero stories where students can publish their animal hero stories, a difficult quiz on world events, information on pirates, presidents and planets. Some sections require downloading the latest versions of Javascript, Quicktime, and special audio packages. |
9/16/97 |
| Geography | Reference News Lesson Plans Social Studies Teacher Resource |
All | National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com An exhaustive and well-maintained site. NG features several extended articles with photos and classroom ideas. They also have a section specifically designed for elementary students. You can also access a vast library of maps in a variety of forms (i.e. political, physical, etc.) |
9/16/97 |
| Science | Lesson Plans Reference Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org The premier science organization maintains a great website which includes their quarterly Reports publication, a Science Teacher’s Network, and an exhaustive links page. |
9/16/97 |
| Foreign Languages History Reading and Writing Science |
Fine Arts Language Arts Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Technology Reference News School to Career Museums Search Engines |
All Teacher |
Nerd World http://www.nerdworld.com/nw2633.html This expansive site has search capabilities and can be used as a hub for a complete exploration of the educational field on the Web. Included are personal home pages, online lesson plans, special education news, museums, and articles with the newest educational approaches. |
9/16/97 |
| Mathematics Science |
Teacher Resource Reference Lesson Plans |
All Teacher |
OASIS HOME PAGE http://www-co-cas.colorado.edu/oasis/oasis.html Menu of internet activities that fit with Colorado State Standards in Mathematics and Science. Organized by subject matter, grade level, type of activity, and/or Colorado State Standards. |
9/16/97 |
| Fine Arts Museums |
All | Picasso and Portraiture http://www.clubinternet.com/picasso/homepage.html Has an Introduction by Claude Picasso and a link to an exhibit. The exhibit categories are - The Family, The children, The Friends, The Women, Self Portraits, and Others. |
9/23/97 | |
| Science Civics Economics Foreign Languages Geography History Mathematics Music Physical Education Reading and Writing |
Teacher Resource Reference Business Drama Fine Arts Health Language Arts Social Studies Search Engines Technology Travel |
All | Pitsco’s Ask an Expert: Main Menu http://www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert/ Pitsco's Ask an Expert is a directory of links made up of 12 categories with over 300 web sites and email addresses where you can find experts to answer your questions. Ask an Expert is a directory of links to people who have volunteered their time to answer questions and webpages that provide information. keywords:ask an expert, ask, expert, question, questions, answer, answers, technology, lab, education, new, learning, students, teaching, teachers, educators, facilitate, facilitators, model planning, labs, middle school, high school, need advice, k-12, science, technology, career, industry, health, internet, computer, computers, recreation, entertainment, personal development, education, relationships, international, cultural, geography, resources, money, business, fine arts, music, law, legal, religion, christian, christianity, jewish, judaism. |
9/16/97 |
| Reading and Writing | ESL Language Arts |
Teacher All |
Planet English http://www.tesol.com/ Planet English is a web site for learners and teachers of English. This site includes a bookstore with ordering information for books, videos, and software for learning English, a chat line for teachers and students, and its own search engine. |
9/19/97 |
| Fine Arts Museums |
All | Prestige Art Gallery http://www.prestigeart.com/ Prestige Art Galleries currently has on their web site works of Tito Salomoni and Jean-Paul Avisse. Click on each picture to get a full size version of it. Prestige Art Gallery is in the process of adding additional artists, as well as on-line shopping |
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| Science | Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Reference |
All Teacher 5-8 K-4 ECE |
Public Broadcasting System(PBS) http://www.pbs.org Public Television has put together a well-maintained if somewhat limited website. You can participate in field trips to a variety of locations (Everest, Antartica), complete with journal notes and photos. PBS Science provides guides to shows like Nature, NOVA, and Newton’s Apple. PBS Kids takes you to web pages for younger students (Sesame Street, Arthur). |
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| Reading and Writing | Reference Language Arts |
All | Quotations http://www.lexmark.com/data/quote.html A compendium of great and worthy quotations, including the classics and more recent sayings not found in Bartlett’s. |
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| Reading and Writing | Bilingual Teacher Resource |
Teacher All |
Schools on the Web: Sites of Interest to Bilingual/Multicurtural Educators http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/classroom/bilschool.html Currently there are over 3,500 schools in the United States and abroad with home pages on the World Wide Web. Many of these schools enroll substantial numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students In this section. This site provides links to school web sites that share information, ideas, and resources related to the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students. |
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| Science Mathematics Reading and Writing |
Language Arts Lesson Plans Reference Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Science Fiction Resource Guide: Fiction http://sflovers.rutgers.edu/Web/SFRG/sfrg10.html#Fiction A listing of various linked resources about Science Fiction. Many of the links are to amateur writers posting on the web. The site Lists the following topics: Fiction - entire works, Serial Fiction and Ongoing Stories, and Sample Chapters and Incomplete Works. The links include the following topics: What's new, Anime, Archives, Art, Authors, Awards, Bibliographies, Bookstores, Comics, Conventions, Fandom, Gaming, Mailing Lists, Movies, MUDs, Music, Radio, Audio, News, Publishers, Reviews, TV, StarTrek, and Writer’s Resources. |
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| Science | Teacher Resource Reference News Lesson Plans |
Teacher All |
Seaworld http://www.seaworld.org SeaWorld maintains a website with a variety of interesting features. Students can read about several tracking programs (one involving a sea turtle) and animals in the news. Teachers can access several guides focussing on the water and its inhabitants. This site has great graphics as well. |
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| Science | Reference Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
Sky On-line http://www.skypub.com/ This is a strong astronomy resource run by the folks who publish Sky and Telescope magazine. It includes a well-maintained links page, a weekly news bulletin, and a weekly night-sky update. This is a great place to begin an “astronomical” search. |
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| History | Social Studies | All | Smithsonian Web Site http://www.si.edu/strttxt.htm Information on the Smithsonian's many museums, galleries, research centers, and offices, both in and outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Also included at this site: historical video clips, map of the National Mall, link to an overview of Smithsonian Museums available in English, French, German, and Spanish, and exhibitions across the country from the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibitions section. |
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| Science | Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Reference News |
All Teacher |
Spacelink http://spacelink.nasa.gov/ At this site you will have access to an intimidating amount of NASA information which,nonetheless, has been constructed to easily navigate. Any project which involves NASA can be found here. Great photographs, teacher plans, and current information. |
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| Geography History Mathematics Physical Education Reading and Writing Science |
Language Arts Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Technology |
All Teacher |
Teachnet.com http://www.teachnet.com/ This site contains an enormous amount of resources for teachers, including tips for beginning the school year, classroom management, teachers helping teachers, and lesson plans in most all subject areas and grade levels. |
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| Fine Arts Museums |
All | The Andy Warhol Museum http://www.warhol.org/warhol/ The museum features extensive permanent collections of art and archives. Temporary exhibitions, which may include the work of other artists, are presented on a regular basis. The Andy Warhol Museum is essential to the understanding of the most influential American artist of the second half of the 20th century. It is also a primary resource for anyone who wishes to gain insights into contemporary art and popular culture. A Tour Through the Museum includes links to: Examples of Andy Warhol's Art Exhibitions Archives Study Center Film and Video Education Resources Museum Store Links to th following information: General Museum Information Directions to the Museum Frequently Asked Questions Museum Membership Program and a link to Additional Museum/Art Collections |
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| Science | Lesson Plans Reference Museums Teacher Resource |
All Teacher |
The Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/ From one of the most active museums in the world comes a fascinating website. San Francisco’s Exploratorium contains on-line versions of some of their best exhibits. It gives directions for building class-sized models. A great “Top Ten Cool Sites” changes monthly, and “What’s New in the World” presents an update on science topics in the news. |
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| Foreign Languages | Local Resources Fine Arts Museums Social Studies Teacher Resource Travel |
5-8 9-12 All Teacher |
The Forbidden City : A Virtual Tour http://www.chinavista.com/beijing/gugong/!start.html This is a photo tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Languages: Chinese (WorldScript I & WorldScript II required), English |
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| Mathematics Science |
Lesson Plans Reference Teacher Resource Technology |
All Teacher |
The Home Page for Users of TI Calculators and Educational Solutions http://www.ti.com/calc/index.html Information on TI products, calculator programs, Teachers Teaching with Technology, CBL programs, publications, and links to other mathematics resources |
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| Mathematics Science |
Teacher Resource Technology |
Teacher All |
The Logo Foundation http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/logo-foundation/index.html Information about Logo (programming language with activities in mathematics, language, music, robotics and science) and Logo-based software. Latest releases of UCB Logo and MSW Logo (public domain) are available to download. |
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| Mathematics | Homework Assistance Teacher Resource Reference |
All Teacher |
The Math Forum--Ask Dr. Math http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html Question and Answer service for K-12 math students and teachers. Searches can be made in the archives. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is available or questions can be e-mailed to Dr. Math. |
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| Fine Arts Teacher Resource |
All | the Museum of Modern Art, New York http://www.moma.org/ Links to “See at MoMA” which shows what’s on display currently, “Summergarden Concerts”- a list of concert events that take place in the sculpture garden, “The Digital Video Wall” presents rotating videos selected by the curators, “Department of Education” information on public programs offered to children, families, schools, visitors with disabilitites and adults, “Art research Link” with links to resources, libraries and bookstores. Links to all kinds of information about the museum as well as exhibits. |
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| Science Mathematics Geography |
Reference Teacher Resource Technology News |
All Teacher |
The NASA Homepage http://www.nasa.gov/NASA_homepage.html This is a direct link to NASA and all of its public resources, not just those aimed at education. It includes PATHFINDER MISSION INFORMATION. Other headings follow. NewsRoom: If you've read about NASA recently or seen something on TV, this is place to go for links to more details about breaking news. You can find the most recent Hubble Space Telescope Images, links to the Shuttle Web and the latest news releases. [This site is extremely busy, please be patient.] NASA Organization: A list of the offices at NASA Headquarters with links to their Web sites. Below this list, you'll find an extensive subject index of NASA Web sites. Questions and Answers: Have you ever wondered where you can order NASA photographs? Or how to become an astronaut? Or how to see a launch? This is the place to go to find the most commonly sought information about the U.S. space program. NASA Centers: Most of NASA's work is done at the agency's field centers. Here you'll find links to their Home Pages. Go To: Links back to the NASA Organization, the NASA Centers, other nations' space agencies and other U.S. federal agencies. Gallery: Video, audio clips, and still images are here for the downloading. Aeronautics: An overview of NASA's aeronautics research and links to related Webs. Space Science: What lies beyond our home world? Here's information on NASA's planetary exploration, astronomy and research into the origins of life. Mission to Planet Earth: Dedicated to understanding the many ways the Earth is constantly changing and how human beings influence those changes. Human Space Flight: This Web provides links to the Office of Space Flight, including the Space Shuttle and Space Station Home Pages, and the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences, which conducts research aboard the Shuttle and is planning experiments for the Space Station. Education: If you're a student looking for information for a school paper or a teacher seeking material to add to your curriculum, this is the place to start. |
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| Reading and Writing | Language Arts | All Teacher |
The On-Line Books Page http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/books.html This site is a directory of books that can be read freely right on the Internet. It includes: an index of thousands of on-line books, pointers to directories and archives of on-line texts, special exhibits, and more. |
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| Science | Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Reference |
Teacher All |
The Planetary Society http://planetary.org/tps This well-known astronomical organization maintains an informative and visually stunning site. Several sections (Hot Topics, Young Explorers) will keep students fascinated. |
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| History | Social Studies | All | Today in HIstory http://www.440int.com/twtd/today.html Birthdays and Historical events around the World. Excellent site for other historical references. The resources cover a variety of subject matter for both World and American history teachers. |
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| Science | Teacher Resource Reference |
All Teacher |
Today’s Earthquake Activity http://athena.wednet.edu/curric/land/todayqk.html A concise site which leads to a fascinating year-long activity. By placing small marks of earthquake epicenters, students begin to see the edges of tectonic plates. |
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| Science | Local Resources Health Lesson Plans School to Career Reference Teacher Resource Technology |
Teacher All |
UCB Hughes Initiative http://www.colorado.edu/Research/hughes/ The Hughes Initiative at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) offers multiple programs for students and teachers of the biological sciences. With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, they are able to offer many free programs for K-12 teachers as well as to offer paid research opportunities to undergraduates at the University of Colorado. They invite you to explore their Web Site and the programs relevant to your needs. Examples include: Opportunities for K-12 Teachers; Science Squad (Scientists visit your classroom and lead hands-on activities); Outreach Awards ("Minigrants" to buy equipment for hands-on science explorations); Science Courses (Tuition-free courses for teachers at UCB for graduate credit); Science Workshops (Afternoon and Saturday workshops emphasizing hands-on classroom activities); Library of Lab Activities (Protocols for laboratory activities designed and tested by the UCB Hughes Initiative); Opportunities for K-12 Students Careers in Science (See what real scientists do. Interviews with scientists and people in science-related careers) [coming spring 1998]; Opportunities for Undergraduates; Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program (Students with little or no research experience earn an hourly wage working on a research project with a faculty mentor); UROP: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (Students with moderate research experience earn a stipend while collaborating with a faculty mentor on a jointly designed project) |
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| Geography | Social Studies | All | US Gazetteer http://wings.buffalo.edu/geogw Search for the locations of towns in the United States (Also provides longitude and lattitude coordinates). These maps can also be copied for use in the classroom. |
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| Teacher Resource Fine Arts |
Teacher All |
Very Special Arts http://www.vsarts.org/ This site is the online home of an international organization founded in 1974 to encourage participation in the arts by people with disabilities. Here you can read about the group's goals, find a local office (there's one in all 50 U.S. states), or find out about upcoming events sponsored by the organization. Unfortunately, works from the group's real-world gallery in Washington, D.C. haven't made the leap to the Web yet, but you can get a taste on each page: The colorful images of masks throughout the site were all inspired by the work of Petros Roukoutakis, a blind sculptor from Greece. |
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| Reading and Writing Geography History Mathematics Music Science |
Fine Arts Lesson Plans Language Arts Social Studies Teacher Resource Travel Museums |
All Teacher |
Web Sites and Resources For Teachers http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009 Included are collected sites and resources from the Internet for teachers to use in their classrooms. Organized into eight categories, these useful sites range form lesson plans, creative classroom projects, interactive activities, visits to museums, and trips around the U.S.A. and other countries. There is a category for ESL and Bilingual Education. |
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| Science | Lesson Plans Technology Teacher Resource |
Teacher All |
Wisconsin Fast Plants http://fastplants.cals.wisc.edu/ The home page of the Wisconsin Fast Plants program. WFP is a science education and outreach program located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fast Plants are a species of Brassica which are easily grown and go through a complete life cycle in a short time. They are excellent for genetics and life cycle experiments. They are relatively inexpensive. Site includes Frequently Asked Questions; news and information on Fast Plants educational projects and related programs; everything you want to know about Fast Plants and more! Contains links to various resources pertaining to Fast Plants. |
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| Mathematics | Fine Arts Teacher Resource Reference |
All | World of Escher http://lonestar.texas.net/~escher/ Site highlights work of M. C. Escher, who is famous for his spatial illusions, impossible buildings, and tessellation patterns. Library contains stories, essays, Escher history and quotes by Escher. Art Museum contains photos of Escher’s best works. |
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| Geography | Social Studies | All Teacher |
XERPX Map Viewer http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map This is an interactive map of the world - with a clickable image that allows you to zoom in on any location. Great source for making classroom maps to copy for your students. |
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| Reading and Writing | Language Arts News Reference |
All | Yahoo Reuters Hourly News Summary http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/current/news/summary.html Students can check in on the top news stories at any time. This site lists about 10 headlines with a paragraph of content for each. There are no graphics; it downloads quickly and reads easily. |
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| Reading and Writing Science Mathematics History Geography Physical Education |
Fine Arts Language Arts News Social Studies Teacher Resource Technology Health |
All Teacher |
Youth Net http://youth.net/welcome.html Youth (of all ages) around the world can safely meet each other, and participate in discussions, interactive learning projects, and activities that meet their needs. |
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