HOT LINKS

New links are added to Sabine's web weekly. This page features a preview of the latest educational resources. Sites will be moved to the Virtual School and placed in appropriate rooms. Approximately 15 new sources are added each week.

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Pacific Naval Battles - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/131.html The enormity of World War II often defies description, yet this Website creates a study environment that succeeds in many ways in restructuring the Pacific Theater of the war. An interactive map sets the stage. There are detailed facts accompanied by color images of the Japanese and American ships and airplanes. Many aspects of the war are treated in essays, and there is a large bibliography.

The subject here, as its introduction points out, is a challenging topic for any medium: "The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. Across the huge expanses of the Pacific, the two most powerful navies in the world found themselves locked in a death struggle. The war was fought in every possible climate, from Arctic conditions in the Aleutians, to the appalling heat and swelter of the South Pacific. Every conceivable type of navalactivity was represented: carrier aviation battles, surface engagements, bitterly fought night-fights, the largest amphibious landings of the entire war, and the stealthy, brutal battles waged by and against submarines."

The pallet of dimensions available to Webmasters—interactivity, motion, color, text, sound—are powerful new tools to paint the past, as this site demonstrates.

GRADES K-12; Teachers Guides to Novels United States through Children's Literature - http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/uslit.html

Children's Literature Resources for Teachers- http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/rteacher.html

GRADES 6-8; Tornadoes Tornadoes Lesson Plan - http://wokr.weathereye.org/expert/tornadoes/lesson_plan.html

GRADES 6-8; Earthquakes Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes - http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/coe/summary.html

GRADES 3-8; Titanic Titanic Lesson Plan - http://www.gate.net/~margate/lesson.htm

Titanic Research Project - http://www.moline.lth2.k12.il.us/Middle/Wilson/projects/titanic/index.html

GRADES K-8; Apartheid Apartheid Lesson - http://thehistorynet.com/NationalHistoryDay/teach98/lesson3/

The Day Apartheid Ended - http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/resources/ed_lesson_plans/africa/micmea/index.htm

GRADES K-2; George Washington Carver George Washington Carver Lesson - http://www.mssc.edu/teachedu/carver/gwcart~1.htm

GRADES Pre-K; Teaching Resources KinderArt - http://www.kinderart.com/

Preschool Teacher - http://www.bv.net/~stormie/

Graphics for Complex Analysis - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/132.html The elegant exercises here for mathematical thinking are superior examples of new digital teaching tools. Animation of curves and applications of color coax the mind’s eye to grasp ideas whose expression has long been confined to formulas and chalkboards. The mathematical concepts here are for advanced students, but the animations are worth a visit for anyone interested in digital tutoring. It has been said that technology could not begin until Leonardo da Vinci’s doodles of imagined machines put the mind’s eye on paper. The graphics in this Website have leapt off the paper, and give students today new thresholds of thought.

Advertising Giants http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/133.html - For an overview assignment about advertising history, or biographical research on the giants in the field, this Website is an authoritative and attractive source. Twenty-six advertising giants are described, each in pages by a different University of Texas graduate student. There are biographies, quotations, and graphics of the ads created by the giants. This is a place to meet exceptionally creative people who helped caused the power of media now so much a part of our times:

"I will have clients, rather than people who just give me orders," said 19th century advertising pioneer F.W. Ayer.

"I’m trying to dangle a stimulus in front of you, a verbal stimulus which if acted upon, will gradually change this universe," said behaviorist advertising original Dr. John Watson.

During the 1950’s, the pinnacle of New York’s Madison Avenue advertising glory, William Bernbach would not handle a product that could not live up to its advertising because he felt "nothing makes a bad product fail faster than a great advertising campaign."

Chinese Archaic Jades http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/134.html - An eight thousand-year-old Chinese art graces these pages. It is noted that the jades can be viewed from three standpoints: archaeology, collection, and appreciation. Pages are devoted to explaining the traditions and definitions within this art. The photos emerge as astonishing apparitions from the hands of long dead carvers. The oldest is Simplified Human Face [Green Jade] Liangzhu Culture, Neolithic Period [3300-2200 B.C.], and among the youngest a winsome Camel [White Jade] Six Dynasties [220-589 A.D.].

Hurricane Tracker http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/135.html - This hurricane reporting Website brings everything to a student’s desktop except the wind and rain. Young students will be able to visualize storm movements and learn some geography. The eyes of hurricanes move with the progress of storms and colors represent water temperature. Torrents of more advanced information—updates, maps, records—are a click away.

Justice for Kids & Youth http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/136.html - The United States Department of Justice has created this Website for young people, providing information on different aspects of justice, including internet crimes, drug prevention and laws that protect their rights.

Mapmaker, Mapmaker - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/137.html Basic ideas about what maps are and how they differ are shown on these pages in interesting and interactive ways.

Library of Animal Facts - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/138.html Organized into several animal categories here are lots of facts about dozens of animals, making this an excellent place for students to find information for school reports.

Back to School - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/139.html

The first subsection of Homework Central’s Teachers Resources is a special collection of ideas and advice for beginning the new school year. The four subtitles, each with several links to Internet materials, are: New Teachers, First Lesson Plans, Preparing for School, and Special Ideas. Following the Back To School materials on the menu are freshly organized and greatly expanded sections of lesson plans, ideas, and much more, centralizing the Internet’s vast and multiplying resources for teachers.

Tsunami! http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/111.html - Science, observations, and records have poured on to Webpages here to give a detailed account of these destructive waves. First, they are defined: "A tsunami (pronounced tsoo-nah-mee) is a wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. Tsunamis can savagely attack coastlines, causing devastating property damage and loss of life."
Many of the materials here, like the Great Tsunami section with a page for each of the biggest waves, are created by the University of Washington where the Website is based. Also included is a link to near real-time reports from the West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, and a tsunami awareness brochure from the US government. This is an outstanding place to study the physics and history of these devastating phenomena, and for students to visit over a period of time to observe science at work.

A Hundred Highlights http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/112.html - Published in 1994 as a book, and now in digital form on the Internet, A Hundred Highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek is a selection of manuscripts, printed works, book bindings, and specimens from the history of paper from the Bibliotheek’s collections. Each of the beautiful, fascinating images is displayed with an explanatory essay from the staff of this national library in Holland, where these treasures are preserve as part of the Dutch written and printed cultural heritage.
The Koninklijke Bibliotheek is considered a leading learned library of the humanities, and in this Website offers students an eclectic feast among several arts and across five centuries. Although graduate students will find much to study here, even very young children can enjoy the beauty and energy in the images and colors. Once again, the Internet serves as a one-room school which offers a learner a little or a lot, to suit individual ability and interest. None will fail to admire the ornate golden Dutch butterfly that graces the homepage.

Subatomic Logic http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/113.html - Scientific American’s important ongoing leadership in educating the public, the scientific community, and students continues into the future in basic articles like this one which can be read and studied on the Internet. Part of its Explorations series, this SA article describes how researchers are nudging closer to quantum computing. Links in the text go to pages about several related concepts and the scientists who developed them in efforts to exploit the oddball laws of quantum physics to rational ends. In this case, the article describes progress so far in creating a radically new kind of computer that is far smaller and swifter than any modern silicon device.

Walrasian General Equilibrium Theory - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/114.html Can a complex theoretical subject be thoroughly presented in cyberspace? That is what happens here with the presentation of Leon Walras’ work, which lies at the foundation of Neoclassical Economics. The Website is an outstanding sample of putting a lot of text on to the Internet, and to making it more edifying by using interactive tools. For those studying Leon Walras, it is an excellent resource.

At Home in the Heartland - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/115.html The Illinois State Museum uses items from its collections to create time periods students can visit to learn about the history of the Midwestern United States. There are six periods, ranging over time from 1700 to the present. There are real people to meet, whose activities are based on diaries and other historical accounts. It is an enjoyable place to wander about, and around every corner there is something else to see and learn about what life has been like in America’s heartland.

Walk Through Time - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/116.html The National Institute of Standards and Technology tells everything about timekeeping here with attractive graphics, excellent text articles, and their own link to the exact time on a page about how time is calibrated.

Baseball Math - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/117.html Here are some math problems based on lots of sports action, from the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club. Answers are provided with explanations.

Virtual Pond Dip - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/118.html This delightful site from Britain introduces microscopic residents of a virtual pond, and has some excellent guidance about real pond dipping for young people learning about microscopes.

Safety - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/119.html

Norway’s Greatest Composer - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/71.html Variations on Internet themes strike a rich chord in this Website about Edvard Grieg. One experiences national character from Norway, where the site is based and Grieg is here featured in a larger collection of Great Norwegians. The composer’s biographies are gathered from sources around the world, led by one from Harald Herresthal, a professor at the Norwegian State Academy of music in Oslo. Collections of Grieg’s music can be studied and heard.
And on a most personal note, we visit Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard and Nina Grieg, now a museum. One of the Troldhaguen pages has photographs of the small cabin where Grieg used to do his creative work. The texts tells us that every night before going to his nearby villa, he left a piece of paper on top of his notes, begging a possible intruder to leave the notes alone, since "they are only valuable to Edvard Grieg."

Sipapu: The Anasazi Emergence - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/72.html - Past and future coexist in this archeological Website’s ongoing construction: as it describes Native Americans of long ago, building the story with cutting edge digital tools. It is difficult now to find a state-of-the-art Website which does not have some sections in process, and more features promised soon. Sipapu’s Web techniques range from photographs of the site, to artistic graphics, to 3DMF models. Kin Tl’iish, which means "Snake House" in Navajo, was constructed in the A.D. 1000s in northwestern New Mexico, and is explained in a text article beneath a photograph of the structure. The Sipapu Great Kiva pages offer QuickTime movies, including VR movies—and more soon.

Thermal Ignition Tutorial - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/73.html A small and specific energy engineering topic is thoroughly covered in this Website from the University of Leeds. By presenting two models for thermal ignition in parallel on a Website, the instructors here created a useful way to click back and forth between the ideas of one and then the other. If thermal ignition is not something you need to know about, take a look at this site as a template for teaching two (or more) ideas about the same subject.

Resource Atlas of Canada http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/74.html - The future of maps is developing at Websites around the globe, and a lot of it is about layers. On this Canadian atlas, there are 32 mapped layers of information. There are basics like boundaries, rivers, and populated areas, but most of the layers are more complex, like terrestrial ecozones, principal mineral areas, and commercial boreal forest. To create a map, check off any combination of these layers and click the draw map button. The information from every layer chosen is displayed in a map of Canada. This type of cybercartography is a powerful conceptual tool. Because as the Website is updated at its source, maps made from it are timely. The labor-intensive artistic and printing effort once required to produce maps is now accomplished and displayed almost instantaneously.

Coal Mining in the Gilded Age - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/75.html A century ago, as the Progressive Era began, the hazards of mining coal were a major issue for American labor and management. Revisit those days and get the story from people who lived it at this Website from Ohio State University. Contemporary pictures and reports that have not seen daylight for decades can be studied on these pages. Read, for example, "The Overthrow of the Molly Maguires (a lurid 1894 account)." Or follow the 1876 report of the great Avondale shaft calamity written by Andrew Roy, State Inspector of mines of Ohio, which ends with these words: "By noon the last of the unfortunate one hundred and ten men who had gone down to work three days before, full of health and vigor, were sent up to find their last resting place in the tomb."

Particle Adventure http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/76.html - Young General Science students will get the basics of the particles which constitute matter.

To Fly Is Everything - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/77.html This is a virtual museum about the invention of the airplane, with interesting pages and projects.

Children’s Butterfly Site - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/78.html Activities and information for children include coloring pages, frequently asked questions, a picture gallery, and guidelines for raising a caterpillar.

Citation & Avoiding Plagiarism - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/79.html This section of Homework Central has eleven references to guide students, teachers, and cyberauthors in general in correctly crediting sources which they use in research and writing. The new subject of online citation is thoroughly presented by several authorities.
Arrayed here are facts, warnings, and tips for safety from a variety of concerned sources. The beach safety pages are from Australia and the boating tips from the US Coast Guard. There are two links to an organization dedicated to preventing railroad-highway accidents. Fifteen major safety subjects are covered in a textbook from Columbia University. Other links set out the official bicycle helmet safety regulations, list boating safety rules, and document that seatbelts save lives. This section in Homework Central is a diverse source for students assigned to do health reports, with an emphasis on topics of interest to young people.

GOES Hot Stuff - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/82.html Here is a large and varied source for satellite images of Earth from GOES, which stands for "Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite". It is a scrapbook of images of important and interesting visual events going back to early 1996. For each image there is a brief caption with the date and a description of the visible events. There are views, for example, of the recent fires in Florida and a movie of the tornado that passed through Nashville in April. Move back through the months to see volcano eruptions, hurricanes, and random subjects where the satellite captured images its project directors considered special.

Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/83.html Using a homepage metaphor of a museum floorplan, this Website from Dartmouth is an accessible and unusual way to learn about the early Olympics. From 776 BC to 393 AD, thousands of people ceased all warfare every four years, and flocked to a small sanctuary in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer to witness the Olympic Games. We look in on them here through history, explanations of the contests, anecdotes, and other topics. A section called "The Story of a Competitor" is an engaging fictional memoir of a Corinthian athlete named Xenophon.

4 Dusty Plasma Poster Gallery http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/84.html This is a Webpage from the University of Iowa with intriguing images that reveal the complexity, specialization, and beauty of science today. The Internet here allows scientist, artist, or general inquirer to relish views of tiny substances and happenings within the dusty plasma milieu that range from the rings of Saturn to the surfaces of silicon wafers.

InfoNation Country Data - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/85.html InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. This Website from the UN makes country comparisons fast and flexible. The Member States are listed in continental sections. Check off up to seven countries and up to four attributes, then click View Info. Soon an attractive chart appears comparing the selected data for each of the chosen countries.
Working with this Website, a student can learn differences among factors of geography, economy, population, and social indicators. And the site can be used in English, Espanol, or Francais.

Aritm Interactive Practice http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/86.html This is an interactive trainer for mental calculations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Explorers of North America - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/87.html Flash cards, a matching game, a concentration game, and a word search all provide interactive practice for learning about the explorers of North America.

Jack London - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/81.html The stories beckoning from this digital trove were once enjoyed in The Saturday Evening Post, The Outing Magazine, The Century Magazine, and best selling novels. Full texts of the writing of Jack London are collected here by the Berkeley Digital Library of the University of California. The contents page for each work includes a color image of the book’s original binding, and many pages reproduce early edition illustrations. Speeches and articles by London are also here, making the sweep of this author’s writing astoundingly accessible.
Almost a century ago, Jack London wrote of The Call of the Wild. His closing words in this famous novel are vivid as ever, echoing to modern readers across the chasms of cyberspace:
"When the long winter nights come on and the wolves follow their meat into the lower valleys, he may be seen running at the head of the pack through the pale moonlight or glimmering borealis, leaping gigantic above his fellows, his great throat a-bellow as he sings a song of the younger world, which is the song of the pack."

GOES Hot Stuff - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/82.html Here is a large and varied source for satellite images of Earth from GOES, which stands for "Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite". It is a scrapbook of images of important and interesting visual events going back to early 1996. For each image there is a brief caption with the date and a description of the visible events. There are views, for example, of the recent fires in Florida and a movie of the tornado that passed through Nashville in April. Move back through the months to see volcano eruptions, hurricanes, and random subjects where the satellite captured images its project directors considered special.

Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/83.html Using a homepage metaphor of a museum floorplan, this Website from Dartmouth is an accessible and unusual way to learn about the early Olympics. From 776 BC to 393 AD, thousands of people ceased all warfare every four years, and flocked to a small sanctuary in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer to witness the Olympic Games. We look in on them here through history, explanations of the contests, anecdotes, and other topics. A section called "The Story of a Competitor" is an engaging fictional memoir of a Corinthian athlete named Xenophon.

4 Dusty Plasma Poster Gallery http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/84.html This is a Webpage from the University of Iowa with intriguing images that reveal the complexity, specialization, and beauty of science today. The Internet here allows scientist, artist, or general inquirer to relish views of tiny substances and happenings within the dusty plasma milieu that range from the rings of Saturn to the surfaces of silicon wafers.

InfoNation Country Data - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/85.html InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. This Website from the UN makes country comparisons fast and flexible. The Member States are listed in continental sections. Check off up to seven countries and up to four attributes, then click View Info. Soon an attractive chart appears comparing the selected data for each of the chosen countries.
Working with this Website, a student can learn differences among factors of geography, economy, population, and social indicators. And the site can be used in English, Espanol, or Francais.

Chesapeake Bay Bolide http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/91.html - Imaginations stirred by comet movies can come here to learn the realities of an ancient cataclysm. This Website from Woods Hole Field Center describes and illustrates an event of 35 million years ago when an object from the far reaches of the solar system smashed into the Atlantic Coast. "With a brief flash of mind-numbing light, [the] tranquil scene was transformed into a bloody killing field of incredible carnage." The scientific knowledge of the event is given here, and is handsomely illustrated. The authors call this intruder from space a bolide, which they explain is as an extraterrestrial body moving faster than a bullet and between 1-10 km in size.

Today in History - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/92.html The Internet is always new, and this page from the Library of Congress epitomizes the freshness and depth which digital technologies have brought to academic research. Every day a new interactive, illustrated essay becomes the main page here, featuring an event in American history which occurred on the current date of the month. Highlighted are words in the text which are linked to related sources and essays.
Each topic of the day is a jumping off point into the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress, where one interesting thing leads to another. On May 8, for example, Zachary Taylor won a victory on the Rio Grande, and this links us to the online exhibit of the Treaty of Hidalgo. We also learn that Dr. John S. Pemberton sold the first Coca-Cola on May 8, 1886, at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, and from that fact move to an exhibit of 1938-1944 advertising signs with Coke, Orange Crush, and Royal Crown.

Art Guide to Florence - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/93.html On the homepage graphic map, choose from icons of the famous structures of Renaissance Florence to visit interactive, illustrated essays about monuments, historic periods, artists, and art works that have made Florence a treasure of history and culture. An optional index listing monuments, epochs, personages, and images provides a alternate route to separate pages for dozens of these subjects. Florentine riches are beautifully displayed here, and made amazingly accessible to beginning students or connoisseurs.

Vision in Art - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/94.html Demonstrating how visual information is used in art, this outstanding tutorial introduces and illustrates eleven phenomena of vision. Also included are tutorials on sensation and perception. Students of psychology, the visual arts, and of the increasing use of images on the Web, will benefit from the excellent treatment here of these perceptual topics. On the homepage, a detail from M.C. Escher’s Moebius Birds depicts this Website’s intriguing intellectual interplay among science, art, and human understanding.

Einstein Image & Impact - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/95.html The life and thought of Albert Einstein are showcased here by the American Institute of Physics. Among the great scientist’s reflections highlighted is this one about a how his young mind was drawn to speculative thought:
"At the age of 12, I experienced a wonder in a booklet dealing with Euclidean plane geometry, which came into my hands at the beginning of a school year. Here were assertions, as for example the intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle in one point, which—though by no means evident—could nevertheless be proved with such certainty that any doubt appeared to be out of the question. This lucidity and certainty made an indescribable impression on me."
Twelve-year-olds today may come to science through new kind of impressions, on the Internet. In this Website, for example, they will come upon basic ideas of relativity, quantum physics, and cosmology.

THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES

All About Sharks - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/96.html This lively Website is an entertaining and informative place to become a shark expert, without going near the water.

Algebra Easy Start http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/97.html - Beginning with the first principles of algebra, this interactive site allows a student to explore the rudiments of higher math, and to go a bit farther, with lots of explanations and excellent guidance.

Comet Central - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/98.html This site is well organized for young students of the heavens, with star charts, picture gallery, interesting activities, and a lot of information here about comets.

Renaissance - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/99.html The intellectual reawaking being generated via the Internet is reflected in this week’s showcase section from Homework Central. Renaissance topics arrayed here include Art & Artists, Literature & Philosophy, and Science. The profoundly influential Medici Family deservedly has a section of its own—as does Leonardo da Vinci, who now on the Web, as then in life, may be studied for his own high Renaissance contributions to the arts, philosophy, and science.

Aritm Interactive Practice - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/86.html This is an interactive trainer for mental calculations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Explorers of North America - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/87.html Flash cards, a matching game, a concentration game, and a word search all provide interactive practice for learning about the explorers of North America.

Froggy Stuff - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/88.html This collection of frog facts and fun is an enjoyable Internet experience, and includes good lessons on animal care and preservation.

Rules of Sport - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/89.html Here is a reference with the official rules for playing sports, with everything from American football and archery, to wrestling and yachting. It is part of the growing body of material in the Homework Central physical education sections.

Search Engine Watch - http://searchenginewatch.com/ Ever wondered why some pages show up on top of search engine results? Or maybe you just want to know how to search better. This useful site looks at search engines from multiple perspectives, and even includes a list of kid-friendly search engines and directories (http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/kids.html).
Grade Level: High School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Technology (Web Development, Child Safety, Internet)
Application type: Hotlist

familyplay - http://www.familyplay.com/ From Crayola, this site has hundreds of actitities for kids. Search by age, skill, or location and you’re sure to find a helpful suggestion or two.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School
Content Area: Arts (Crafts), Community Interest (Parenting/Families), Health & Physical Education (General/Other)
Application type: Resource

Statistics - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics With the winning combination of statistics and politics, this Annenberg/CPB Website offers an original, educational, and entertaining online experience. Visitors follow a fictional race between two candidates by reading news bulletins, then learn basic statistical concepts in a real-world context. Find the out what a random sample really is, what "margin of error" means, and why polls aren’t always right.
Grade Level: High School, College
Content Area: Mathematics (Statistics and Probability), Community Interest (Government/Politics)
Application type: Resource

Water What-ifs http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/depot/experiments/water/ This water quality testing project encourages inquiry investigations of water quality in North Carolina and Delaware, but teachers outside these states will also find useful links, information, and lesson plans. Developed by Lisa L. Grable and April J. Cleveland for Science Junction.
Grade Level: High School
Content Area: Science (Environmental Studies, Life Science, Chemistry)
Application type: Project, Resource

LibrarySpot - http://www.libraryspot.com/ This library resource was designed to "bring the best library and reference sites together with insightful editorial in one convenient, user-friendly spot." The site includes a reference desk (links to general reference tools), a reading room (links to journals, magazines, and newspapers), and libraries (links to library catalogs). Special resource guides are provided for parents, students, and teachers.
Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional Content Area: Community Interest (Reference Desk)
Application type: Resource

Internet Scout Project http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ - The Internet Scout Project points out excellent resources on the Internet. Most useful to higher education faculty and staff, the site includes the weekly Scout Reports and KIDS Report (also available by e-mail subscription), searchable Signpost, and much more. Subject-specific Scout Reports are offered for Science & Engineering, Social Sciences, and Business & Economics. Internet Scout is located in the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Technology (Internet), Science (General/Other), Business (General/Other)
Application type: Resource, Reference/Tool

Media Awareness Network http://www.media-awareness.ca - This Canadian site acts as a clearinghouse of information and resources for media literacy and violence in the media. It also includes over 140 prepared and copyright cleared teacher units and discussion groups on current media related issues. Available in French and English.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Education (Curriculum), History & Social Studies (General/Other), Technology (General/Other)
Application type: Lesson, Hotlist, Resource

NOVA Online http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/ - NOVA is a fantastic PBS program, and when they decided to create a Web site to help teachers use the program, they started by talking to educators. The result is this friendly, useful site with program information, teacher-contributed lesson ideas, and links to interactive components of the program Web sites.
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Content Area: Science (General/Other), History & Social Studies (General/Other)
Application type: Resource

The Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html - The Oregon Trail has a rich, dramatic history, wonderfully retold at this comprehensive site. Laid out like a colorful chapter book, major sections include All About the Trail, Historic Sites on the Trail and Fantastic Facts About the Oregon Trail.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School Content Area: History & Social Studies (United States History)
Application type: Resource

EducETH Reading List http://educeth.ethz.ch/english/readinglist/ - This reading list covers books that can be read with upper secondary classes. Each book and author includes well-organized hotlinks, comments by teachers and students, and more.
Grade Level: High School
Content Area: English (Literature) Application type: Hotlist

Marine Species Protection - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/41.html Go to the sea shores and into the oceans at this site to study the measures underway to protect and preserve whales, seals, turtles, fish, and other marine life. Provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Protected Resources, the Website has the pertinent laws and an extensive overview of the background and processes of preservation.
The separate sections for the individual species are each a fine source for a school study. The new Sea Turtles section, for example, has a picture and essay on each turtle, and downloadable recovery plans. All six sea turtles who inhabit United States waters are endangered and protected. Meet them here; they are the: green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, loggerhead and olive ridley.

Cities/Buildings Archive - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/42.html Travel the world through images chosen by architects, and collected for educational use in this Website. These eclectic images are cataloged by countries scattered around the world. There are mosques, churches, markets, city buildings, and houses. Students may study here many famous structures, from the train station in Amsterdam, to the buildings on the Acropolis in Athens, to the Taj Mahal in India, and the Torii Gate in Hiroshima.

The Thirties in Print - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/43.html The homepage is a front page of The American Studies Tribune, which looks just like a 1930s newspaper. A large featured picture changes every few moments from FDR’s portrait, to an aircraft carrier at sea, to an aerial shot of the World’s Fair, to an industrial factory with smokestacks billowing, to the Hindenburg on fire. Each of the Tribune’s printed articles is clickable to enter a section, such as the one that compares "Gone with the Wind" and "Absalom, Absalom." The Website is pure art deco, with its clever zigzags among topics. The Great Depression chart is a bold outline to a crisis peak and has clickable years from 1929 to 1933 that link to a detailed timeline.

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/44.html Concerning one of the most familiar of all complexities, the weather, the subject here is a multilaboratory, interagency effort to resolve scientific uncertainties about global climate change, with a specific focus on climate research and prediction. Icons offer site instruments, data research, publications, and news.
Here is applied science at work and in detail. Visit cloud radiation and testbed sites. The Southern Great Plains site consists of in situ and remote-sensing instrument clusters arrayed across approximately 55,000 square miles in north-central Oklahoma and south-central Kansas. We see a picture of a trailer and other equipment on a green prairie, and a long list of clickable data subjects. Just to get started, they offer "quick looks" at daily plots of SIRS, SWATS and THWAPS to sample the information harvested at the grassroots of the cutting edge research done in weather laboratories.

Florida Archaeology - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/45.html A shipwreck, a Spanish mission, aboriginal Floridians, and a full review of the early history of Florida are assembled here by the state’s Bureau of Archaeological Research. The Website is an example of Internet work being done at state and regional levels to give localities a presence in cyberspace. Study gems like this site are wonderful places for students to learn in a fresh way from enthusiastic describers of subjects close to home.
The Emanuel Point Shipwreck section is a virtual visit to an active archaeological site. Click on the fish in the first page’s undersea photograph to enter a tour of the long-sunken wreck of one of the ships of Tristan de Luna’s 1559 expedition to colonize Florida. The Mission of San Luis pages describe the site of Florida’s Western capital from 1656-1704 -- a prosperous center populated by government officials, soldiers, fiars, and 1400 Apalachee Indians.

Lunar Prospector Mission - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/46.html Keep up with preparations for NASA’s first moon mission in 25 years, on this site with lots of interesting sections and continuous updates.

Living History Farms - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/47.html Visit some old-time working midwestern farms and learn how hard-working Iowans transformed the fertile prairies of the Midwest into the most productive farmland in the world.

My Body - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/48.html These are special interactive articles for young students to acquaint them with the major parts of the body: brain, ear, eye, heart, etc.

States of the Union - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/49.html This new section of Homework Central has lots of information for students to study about their home states, including geography, history, government, news, and specific characteristics of each state.

The Dinosauria - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/31.html The prestigious University of California Museum of Paleontology here sorts science, fantasy, and controversy in a very big topic today: dinosaurs. The Website provides an outstanding opportunity to learn the basics and the latest about dinosaurs. Each of the following questions is posed and discussed, in text and illustrations:     What is the truth about dinosaurs that underlies the popular awe and mystique that shrouds them?  What does modern science have to say about the dinosaurs? Are they truly obsolete, long-extinct relics of a more primitive and experimental stage in the history of life, or is there more to the Dinosauria than meets the eye?
    There are four main sections: the fossil record, life history & ecology, systematics, and a detailed morphology. A Dinobuzz section explores the latest research, including whether the animals were warm-blooded, why they went extinct, and their kinship to birds. Tyrannosaurus rex has an expo linked to these pages.
   Historians, too, may dig into matters in their field on this Website. The Early Dinosaur Discoveries in North America section recounts the mid-nineteen century fossil finds which first gave people a clear picture of what dinosaurs looked like. Soon, the discoveries of skeletons in great abundance led to the legendary Dinosaur Feuds.

Villa Bitricci - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/32.html The structure that is the subject of this Website was begun just after 200 C.E., and occupied as a private residence continually thereafter into the 20th century. First begun by Roman Emperor Caracalla as a last attempt to show the power and splendor of Rome, construction and renovation on the estate continued until it was stopped by the Fascists at the outbreak of World War II. It was owned through the centuries by powerful political and business leaders who each tried outdo the previous don in building and decoration. During the 13-18th centuries, many of Europe's foremost painters, sculptors, and architects were commissioned for projects at the villa.     As a study site, this is a rich niche of history, art, and architecture. Students of archeaelogy may learn here from the exacting work of the those engaged in studying Villa Bitricci.. They say that because so many people of intellectual prominence sojourned there, the art and architecture affected Western thinking in important ways, ranging from Thomas Jefferson's surveying theory to Max Wertheimer's gestalt psychology.

Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/33.html Interactive maps of earthquake activity are an Internet revolution for the study of geology. While this site was being reviewed and written about, two new red squares appeared on the California map, indicating two new earthquakes within the last hour. The blue squares, of which there are as this is written 19 on the map, are for quakes during the past day, and the numerous yellow squares mark activity during the past week. Clicking on the largest blue square brings up a detail map with a chart of facts, from which we learn that the magnitude was 4.0, and the location 5 miles east northeast of Gilroy.
    There are earthquake maps for Long Valley, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. All of the maps have brown lines visible along hazardous faults and fault zones. Lists are provided of big earthquakes and all earthquakes. A quick reload of the California map, before leaving the writing of this review, shows two new red squares, one in the Yosemite Valley and another just south of the border in Mexico.

Veterinarians Learning Project - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/34.html This is a very sophisticated Website about veterinary science. It is also a fascinating overview of what it really means to practice animal medicine -- giving a much more effective introduction to many aspects of the profession than a printed version could provide so quickly. College and pre-college students considering a veterinary career can here look at a wide range of topics, from anesthesiology (the icon is a puma), to diagnosis of equine lameness, to toxicology & poisonous plants, and much more. The section about surgery is a fine primer on the subject, with a photo gallery of instruments, downloadable videos on suture handling, and instructions for preparing patient, equipment, and surgeon for surgery.
    The Internet not only makes the Webpages conveniently accessible on the desktop. There is a new kind of access to young minds here as well, in the interactive texts, graphics, and pages which permit a virtual visit to the real world of veterinary practice.

Monterey Bay Area History - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/35.html From the earliest coastal explorers to the late American colony settlements, this Website provides a comprehensive and scholarly account of the history of the Monterey Bay area.  For those interested in Monterey and California, the timeline and sections are an excellent resource. The topics covered also introduce broader subjects, against the Monterey canvas: early Spanish explorations, Spanish colonization, the Mexican era, and American settlement. California missions area described in separate pages, which are linked both to Monterey matters, and among the missions.

Earth Viewer - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/36.html   There are many kinds of exciting views of the Earth here, from the sun, the moon and all sorts of angles. The site is a good introduction for young students, and an online laboratory for budding scientists.

How do you say "Hello"? - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/37.html The Peace Corps tells how to greet a person in languages from all over the world, from Mongolia "Sain bain Oo," to  Papua New Guinea "Tok Pisin," to Rwanda "Uraho," and dozens more.

Prevent Forest Fires - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/38.html   Smokey the Bear is online, with several cute forest friends, to teach children safety in the forest.

Classical Philosophers - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/39.html   Select individual sections for the great philosophers of the Classical world, for biographies, texts of their writings, analysis, and more. The Philosophy section of Homework Central has similar sections for each of the major schools of philosophy. Another Philosophy subsection has the material from all of the schools arranged alphabetically by the name of each philosopher.

Homestead - http://www.homestead.com Homestead is a free Web authoring tool that creates and posts your Web page on the Homestead server. Because the authoring is done online, you can create and edit your pages from any Windows NT/95 computer without dowloading software or transferring files. Homestead is easy to use and allows you to insert your own text, images, and even chat group. You can even share your password for group collaborations. This tool should make it easy for students to create collaborative Web pages in lab settings. We'll let you know if they create a version that works with Macintosh Browsers.
   Grade Level:  Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Adult/Professional
   Content Area:  Technology (Web Development)     Application type:  Reference/Tool

Little Horus - http://www.horus.ics.org.eg With its rich history, facinating culture and famous pyramids, Egypt is
appealing to even the youngest internet explorers. Now there is an Egyptian web site for children that is both educational and fun. Tour guide Little Horus takes visitors on a whirlwind tour of this ancient land, where they
learn about Egyptian history, geography, entertainment, facts, and even fun places for children visit. This site features over 300 pages of information and illustrations and is billingual (English and Arabic).
   Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School
   Content Area: History & Social Studies (Geography & Cultures)    Application type:  Resource

Connections+ - http://www.mcrel.org/connect/plus/index.html From the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) , Connections+ consists of Internet resources linked with corresponding subject-area content standards in a broad range of topics and subject areas (arts, social studies, civics, economics, foreign language, geography, health and physical education, history, language arts, mathematics, science, and interdisciplinary).  This is a good starting point for educators seeking ways to integrate Internet into curriculum.
   Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School
   Content Area: Education (Curriculum), Technology (Internet) Application type: Resource

The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook - http://wings.ucdavis.edu NASA's Learning Technologies Project and Cislunar Aerospace have taken a potentially dry subject, The Principals of Aeronautics, and created this outstanding educational web site. The illustrated textbook includes sections on history, mythology, fundamentals and more. Before "opening" a chapter, visitors select a reading level, from beginner to instructor. The text is also available in Spanish. Other highlights of the site include curriculum bridges, lesson plans, activities, and an Internet guide.
   Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School
   Content Area: Science (General/Other), Mathematics (General/Other), English (General/Other)

Math Reference Tables - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/13.html The meaning of "definitive" achieves a high plane here, as this site provides text, numbers, and illustrations to reference math basics. Divisions are: general math, algebra, geometry, trig, odds and ends, statistics, calculus, and advanced topics. Many sections, like the expansions of pi, are list of formulas. Others, like the conic sections, include color illustrations and charts. The site can be downloaded to view it off line, and with a click on Espanol, can be used in Spanish.

Knot Plot Site - http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/scharein/KnotPlot.html Anyone who sees this Website will be cured of the notion that mathematics is not colorful! Knot theory is a branch of algebraic topology concerned with the embedding of one topological space into another. A visit to this site reveals the power of computing to create images from formulas, and even to animate them. A page is included about Celtic knots, where one cannot help but wish the ancient designers of the knots of illumination could get to see the 21st century knots aborning at the Knot Plot site. These are beautiful pages to explore which showcase the visualization gifts of digital imaging to mathematics -- and the site is, quite literally, mind-bending.

Expeditions to Antarctica - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/14.html
This is an unusual  and very effective way to find historical information: by studying the images commemorating the exploration of Antarctica on postage stamps. Woven into this site is a large amount of knowledge. One essay outlines the status of travel and of the United States Navy at the conclusion of World War II. A Navy saddened by dismantlement, was rejuvenated when when Admiral D.C. Ramsey signed the orders for Operation Highjump. In this project, in the Antarctic summer of 1946-47, twelve ships and several thousand men conducted extensive scientific and logistical operations.
   Using this Website is an adventure of exploration, which thaws history out a bit to make it more interesting. The numerous images of stamps and historic photographs make the pages attractive and remind us as we study of the real courage and adventure commemorated.

Fifteen Basics of Safety - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/15.html This chapter from Columbia University College's Complete Home Medical Guide, is an excellent standard text for physical education and health classes -- and an important subject for study as the vacation season begins. There is detailed and expert information, ideal for reference in writing school papers. Choose from safety at home, in the workplace, farm and country, road and highway, bicycles, water and boats, hiking and camping, and winter hazards. More than a list of tips, each article is extensive and interesting. The boating section concludes with advice to stay with your boat if there is an accident. It goes on to explain that the US Coast Guard reports that many people drown within 10 to 15 feet of safe haven, and that current, water temperature, fatigue, poor swimming ability, and panic may all work against you if you swim for shore.

Memory - http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/ The Exploratorium has crafted this memorable set of online exhibits, articles, activites, features, and links. Don't miss the Sheep Brain Dissection.
   Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
   Content Area:  Science (Life Science),
        History & Social Studies (Psychology),
        Arts (Visual Arts)   Application type: Activity, Lesson, Hotlist, Resource

Guide to Writing Research Papers - http://cctc.commnet.edu/mla.htm The Guide to Writing Research Papers takes a comprehensive look at research techniques, proper forms for citation based on MLA form, and much more.
From Capital Community-Technical College in Connecticut.
   Grade Level:  High School, College
   Content Area:  English (Writing) Application type:   Reference/Tool

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - http://daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare/ Shakespeare has been dead nearly 400 years, but thanks (in part) to Web sites like this, his popularity has never been greater. Created by Terry Gray, "Mr. William Shakespeare" is an annotated, scholarly guide to William Shakespeare, his works, life, and times. Features of this outstanding site are a Shakespearean Timeline, Works (synopses of plays, study guides, canons and more), Criticism, Critical Resources, a bibliography, and even a Shakespeare Biography Quiz. Whether you are a student, teacher, parent, or fan, this web site is for you.
   Grade Level: High School, College
   Content Area: English (Literature) Application type: Hotlist, Resource

Welcome to the World Wide Web (WWW) Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp) - A comprehensive directory of on-line museums and museum-related resources

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - http://www.ed.gov/free/ On April 18, 1997, President Clinton asked Federal agencies to identify resources that would "enrich the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning." 30 agencies responded, contributing to this rich site that makes hundreds of educational resources from federally sponsored programs available to the public, free of charge. Visitors interested in art history, for example, will find links to the American Folklife Center, virtual tours of Mathew Brady portraits, and a Multimedia Project on Amiens Cathedral at Columbia University. General topics range from art to educational technology to vocational education, and are easy to browse or search. The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) is a new search tool designed to locate other instructional materials on the internet.
   Grade Level:  Elementary, Middle School, High School
   Content Area:  Education (General/Other)   Application type:  Hotlist

The NODE: Learning Technologies Network - http://node.on.ca/ Supported by a consortium of Ontario higher education institutions, this site facilitates information and resource-sharing, collaboration, and research in the field of learning technologies for postsecondary education and training. Resources focus on distance learning and include forums, technology reviews, learner support resources, and papers on a variety of topics, from practitioner support to library services. Users can subscribe to Networking, an electronic newsletter for learning technology and distance education professionals. The unique blend of research, informal discussion, and well-thought resources make this a useful site for anyone working with instructional technology.
   Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
   Content Area: Education (Distance Learning,
        Educational Technology) Application type: Resource

The Chalkboard - http://thechalkboard.com/ The Corporate Chalkboard offers information on free corporate-sponsored education programs, curriculum, grants and scholarships, and services. Teachers, students, parents, and community members can search for resources by subject, grade level and geographic area.
   Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
   Content Area: Education (General/Other, Grants) Application type: Resource

The New Teacher Page - http://www.geocities.com/~newteach/ This site offers advice, ideas, and links for "education students, student teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and those who think maybe, just maybe, they'd like to be an educator someday. " From high school English teacher Lisa Pajot Renard.
   Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
   Content Area: Education (Teaching and Learning) Application type: Hotlist, Resource

wNetSchool Bulletin - http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/   Sometimes busy educators need just the highlights. Each month, look for the wNetSchool Bulletin at wNetSchool or in your emailbox. The Bulletin features information on exciting wNetSchool resources and news of the latest developments in K-12 education online.

Computer Skills Lesson Plans - http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/Curriculum/Computer.skills/lssnplns/wordproc/wp_toc.htm North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

How to write for the INTRAnet - A web-site that discusses how to create good business documents in the linked, on-screen environment of Intranets and the Internet.

"Surfing the Net with Kids" - (from the syndicated newspaper column of the same name) ferrets out the best of the online world for students, parents and teachers. Each weekly column rates and reviews five fun, educational Web sites on topics as diverse as Stock Market Simulations, Gargoyles and Monarch Butterflies.

ED's Oasis MasterSearch lesson plan contest - http://www.edsoasis.org/TGuild/MasterSearch.html Enter your Internet-Infused lesson plans in this contest and you could win one of over 60 prizes!  Due May 30th.

Cross Country Cyclists - http://pointer.wphs.wpps.k12.va.us/cc_cycle.htm In this project, 5th grade students learn Web authoring and social studies as they plan a cross-country bike trip. According to teacher/coach David Lancucki, "This project allows the freedom to exercise identified talents, challenge known abilities, and investigate beyond rutted pathways. The team responds to meet a common goal and yet has access to pursue individual interests. " Though this is not set up for other classes to participate, it's a fine example of technology integration, appropriate use of the Web, and authentic learning. From West Point Elementary School in Virginia.
   Grade Level: Elementary
   Content Areas:  History & Social Studies (Geography & Cultures),
        Technology (Web Development),
        Health & Physical Education (Physical Education) Application type: Project

TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia - http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia From A: to Zip, thousands of terms are here for the searching in this illustrated on-line technology encyclopedia from CMPnet.
   Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional
   Content Area: Technology (General/Other) Application type: Reference/Tool

The Great Plant Escape - http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~uplink/gpe/index.html In this series of online cases, 4th and 5th grade students are asked to "help Detective Le Plant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life." The interdisciplinary lessons at this site combine Web-based activities with hands-on experiments. The site includes six cases, a glossary, links, and a guide for teachers. From the Illinois
Cooperative Extension Service.
   Grade Level:  Elementary
   Content Area:  Science (Life Science) Application type:   Tutorial, Activity, Lesson

People's Century - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/ This Website extends the PBS television series that "offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there." Thematic overviews, timelines, and a teacher's guide all help put the episodes into perspective. Readers are also encouraged to submit their own stories, which could provide a broader audience for students doing oral history projects.
   Grade Level:  Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional
   Content Area:  History & Social Studies (World History,
        Geography & Cultures) Application type:  Resource

A Road Trip Through the National Parks of Utah - http://socialstudies.com:80/activities/parks1.html In this engaging activity, students explore Utah national parks, plan a trip, and write a travelogue. A separate guide
(http://socialstudies.com:80/activities/parks1.html) offers an overview, objectives, strategies, and extensions. This could be used to kick off vacation season. From Social Studies School Service.
   Grade Level:  Middle School, High School
   Content Area:  History & Social Studies (Geography & Cultures),
        English (Writing), Mathematics (Problem Solving) Application type: Activity

The Food and Nutrition Information Center - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic You'll find everything you ever wanted to know about food here. The wealth of resources include searchable databases on topics like "Food and Nutrition Software and Multimedia programs" and "Healthy Schools Meals Training Materials." You'll also find hot lists on subjects ranging from "Audio Visuals by Topic" to General Nutrition here, but that's not all! The "Healthy School Meals Resource System," USDA Reports, and "Food Borne Illness Education and Information Center" are but some of the other features of this outstanding site.
   Grade Level:  Adult/Professional
   Content Area:  Health & Physical Education (Nutrition) Application type:  Resource

ABC’s of Nuclear Science - http://user88.lbl.gov/NSD_docs/abc/home.html Fusing knowledge and digital teaching tools, Berkeley National Laboratory provides here an attractive basic tutorial for nuclear science. There are brief fundamental articles on Nuclear Structure, Radioactivity, Alpha Decay, Beta Decay, Gamma Decay, Reactions, Fusion, Fission, Cosmic Rays, and Antimatter. Each article is illustrated with handsome graphics. The terms of nuclear science are highlighted in the text, and clicking one of them opens a glossary across the top of the page to the definition of the term clicked. The definitions of these "ABC's," from which the site gets its name, are concise and authoritative. There are also more advanced materials. Detailed descriptions of experiments give a view of laboratory practice, and are accompanied by Radiation Safety instructions.

Planetary Tour from Scientific American - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/11.html Beautiful, basic, and issuing from one of science's most respected periodicals, this Website is an excellent primer and reference source. Based on a special issue of the magazine, here is a wonderful example of the repositioning of visual and textual information created for print into a dynamic, interactive Web presentation.
     The homepage begins with a brief introduction, which contains links to pages on the Milky Way, nebula. our Sun, asteroids, and comets. Below, a planets at a glance chart sets out the physical facts of each planet. The base of the page is a color drawing of the relative sizes of the largest bodies in the solar system, based on images from JPL/CALTECH/NASA.
     A vertical planetary tour frame along the left has a miniature color image of each planet, which serves as the icon for navigation to the individual planet page. The planet pages have magnificent drawings and photographs from Scientific American. The text with the pictures is sufficiently brief and straightforward to make it useful for beginning science students, as well as the more advanced. Sidebars add knowledge and enticements to further study. The Uranus page, for example, has an annotated illustration of the magnetosphere of Uranus and mentions related magnetic mysteries of  the planetary dynamo.

How Far Does Light Go? - http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE/web/hf.html From Philip Bell of U.C. Berkeley's Knowledge Integration Environment Project (http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE.html), this debate project engages
students in an examination of the scientific properties of light using relevant evidence from the Web. It culminates in an informal classroom debate where groups present their arguments and respond to questions from other students. According to Bell, it "works very well as a culminating project where students have spent significant time learning about various properties of light through previous instruction." Be sure to see the extensive project description for teachers for goals, lesson plans, technical requirements, and more (http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE/web/hf-description.html)
   Grade Level:  Middle School, High School
   Content Area:  Science (Physics) Application type:   Activity, Project

Wharton Ethics Case Studies - http://rider.wharton.upenn.edu/~ethics/cases/cases.htm The prestigious Wharton School has put online fourteen case studies, which together are a contemporary and comprehensive resource to explore the gamut of events and issues of economic ethics. Although the articles are consummately in-depth for advanced students, introductory and young students can benefit from this site as well. Real businesses are studied, like Campbell Soup, Chemical Bank, and the House of Nomura. Issues include the hot and growing: product liability, stakehold management, hostile environment, and whistle-blowing. And evergreen topics are explored as well: bribes, honesty, and organizational v. individual ethics.

London Underground Archeology - http://www.jle.lul.co.uk/arch/index.htm The Jubilee Line Extension project of the London Underground lets you travel deep into the past, with Roman stops at the London Bridge and Stratford, and prehistoric and Medieval stops at Parliament Square. In cooperation with the Museum of London, excavations of the new subway line are being used to find and preserve a variety of ancient objects. The Website of the Jubilee Line Extension celebrates the work in progress toward a major addition to London transit -- and sets aside these interesting pages to take the world along on its archeological side trips.

George Washington - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/12.html This is a brief biography of the American founding father from the Almanack of Historical Williamsburg. Many topics in the text are highlighted and may be clicked to go to other pages in the Almanack. The design of the site makes for a lively introduction to George Washington, as you move back and forth through the main text and its hyperlinks. The first paragraph offers a click to an essay about his frequent sojourns in Williamsburg, where Washington was well-known for three decades and may have first visited as early as 1749.
     Many of the buildings and other sites mentioned and linked in the text were personally known and visited by Washington. We also meet people he knew. His aide George Mercer describes his chief in these words: "His bones and joints are large, as are his hands and feet," and he keeps "all his muscles of his face under perfect control, though flexible and expressive of deep feeling when moved by emotion. In conversation he looks you full in the face, is deliberate, deferential and engaging. His voice is agreeable . . . he is a splendid horseman."

Timeline of British History - http://britannia.com/history/time1.html This timeline has brief statements of historical facts from the beginning of the construction of Britain’s largest stone circle at Avebury in c. 2300, to 1457, the year of the final engagement of the War of Roses. As current scholarship generates new information, ideas and theories in their fields, the timeline is an excellent new and refreshable reference for students of Celtic literature, and of the early history of Britain. Many of the events and places are highlighted, providing links to elaboration. Hadrian's Wall, for example, brings up a World Heritage Site introduced by the words of G.M. Trevelyan:
   "It is the land of far horizons, where the piled or drifted shapes of gathered vapour are for ever moving along the farthest    ridge of hills, like the procession of long primeval ages that is written in tribal mounds and Roman camps and Border towers on the breast of Northumberland."

How To Tell Birds From Flowers - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/16.html First published in 1907, this collection of short poems for young children has lots of old fashioned charm, along with nature facts that have always interested children.

Sharks - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/17.html Designed for elementary students, this shark site covers different kinds of sharks, how sharks see, smell and hear -- and much more.

Rabbit in the Moon - http://www.homeworkcentral.com/toplinks/18.html This handsome Website introduces the writing, art, architecture and other aspects of the ancient Mayan civilization.

Peanut Power - http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/projects/projects-html/peanut.html This is a hands-on project with detailed instructions for turning the chemical energy of a peanut into heat energy.

Math League Help Topics - http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm Designed for 4th through 8th graders, this is a resource for learning and practicing the fundamentals of elementary math.

Harmonic Lessons - http://www.volcano.net/~jackmearl/10lessons.html Here is a site for getting ready for camp: ten harmonica lessons, including instructions, advice, and practice tunes with audio files. There are gospel songs, old time favorites like Oh Susanna and the Tennessee Waltz, and more recent melodies, including Love Me Tender and the Ballad of Davy Crockett.

ArtsEdge - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ ArtEdge aims to bring together and organize the best of ideas, information, and resources from the arts and from education. Includes news, links, curriculum, and more. From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts (with additional support from the U.S. Department of Education).
 Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School,
        High School, Adult/Professional
 Content Areas: Arts (Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music)    Application types: Lesson, Hotlist, Resource

Headbone Derby's "Revenge of the Lunar Fringe" - http://www.headbone.com/derby/fringe/ Internet heroes Iz and Augie need your help to beat the evil Cosmo La Rue in Headbone Zone's the "Revenge of the Lunar Fringe!" Sign your classroom up for this no cost, interactive learning adventure and your students will match wits with a clever foe while developing internet skills and testing their "musico-cultural" smarts. Learning doesn't get much more fun than this, and better yet, participating classrooms can win free software and hardware in the current contest. A teacher's guide includes an Internet primer and curriculum integration tips.
   Grade Level: Middle School
   Content Areas: Technology (Internet), Arts (Music),
        History & Social Studies (Geography & Cultures) Application type: Activity

George Lucas Educational Foundation - http://glef.org/ Dissappointed by his own early education, George Lucas started a foundation to promote change, technology infusion, and community involvement in schools. This Web site offers links to resources and grant information as well as information about the foundation, but the heart of the site is the the Learn and Live section. For $20, you can order a Learn and Live kit that contains a documentary film, hosted by Robin Williams, and a companion book that showcases innovations in K-12 schools. Online versions of the film and book are packed with examples and ideas from schools and educators.
   Grade Level: Adult/Professional
   Content Areas:  Education (Teaching and Learning,
        Educational Technology,   Reform)  Application type: Resource

Geologylink - http://www.geologylink.com/ For anyone who has ever been interested in "the world's daily geological
rumblings," Geology Link is a "must see" site. You'll find breaking news on geologic events all over the world, the latest news and discoveries, hot topics, virtual field trips, interactive forums, an image gallery and more. From Worth Publishers, this site has something for everyone, from preschoolers to professional geologists.
   Grade Level:  Elementary, High School, College, Adult/Professional
   Content Area:  Science (Earth Science) Application type: Resource

Little Planet Times - http://littleplanettimes.com/ "Dateline, Little Planet. Yesterday, in the meadow at the edge of the Old Forest, two friends were pulled apart just before they were going to fight. And what the two friends were ready to fight over was ..." You'll have to visit this site to find out what made Porky and Dorky so mad. This original web site encourages kids to read and write with The Little Planet Times, a newspaper created by and for kids. Top stories creatively present monthly themes, like conflict resolution. Readers can find out what's new in the "School Spotlight" or check out the Entertainment section for movie reviews or sports news. "Creative Corner" invites readers to view work of others or submit original poems, stories or artwork.
   Grade Level: Elementary
   Content Area: English (Reading, Writing)     Application type: Resource

Multilingual Web - Multilingual Web "provides links to worldwide multilingual computing resources on the Internet, gives an overview of the technical issues, and offers tools for browsing and publishing on the Web in dozens of
languages." The site focuses on the seventeen languages taught at NYU, including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Turkish. From New York University's Academic Computing Facility Innovation Center.
   Grade Level:  High School, College
   Content Area: Foreign Language (General/Other)   Application type: Resource

Helping Your Students With Homework: A Guide for Teachers - Homework is a source of frustration for many teachers. That's why Nancy Paulu of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research & Improvement (OERI) produced this site. Filled with ideas from teachers for helping make homework effective, the site is organized around 18 tips for getting homework done. Parents may want to browse Helping your Child With Homework (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/), a related site published in 1995.
   Grade Level:  Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult/Professional
   Content Areas:  Education (Teaching and Learning), Community Interest
(Parenting/Families)  Application type: Resource

ART Capades - This site has easy, fun, educational activities for young students (K-3), including monolingual Spanish speakers. The site distributes the activity to the student without linking to external sites. Hypertext links provide flexible navigation within the application for browsing and art selection and elaboration.
   Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary
   Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts) Application typ): Activity

Ebarb High's Native American Indian sites

History of Native Americans in West Virginia - The spirit of the archivist -- to preserve for the future -- proves its purpose here, where students may now survey the parade of peoples who lived in West Virginia, beginning eleven millennia ago. Compiled by the West Virginia State Archives, this Website organizes information from its sources into topical pages. The Early Culture section ranges from Paleo-Indian (before 11000 BCE) through Late Historic (1100-1600 CE). These articles are linked to images and texts in the Mounds & Mound Builders section. The subjects covered in Clashes with European Settlers broaden the scope, and make this site useful for general students of Native American culture and history.
   A fascinating phenomenon of the growth of the Internet is the entry of material organized at its original source and then made available to the cyber world. This West Virginia Website is an example of a kind of information available to school-age students only on the Internet. The Homework Central section on State Histories in the History: United States section has many more of these new digitized histories percolating up from state sources.

Citing Online Sources - Here are straightforward, practical and up-to-date rules for quoting sources of research material on the Internet. The references for the rules are included in a Sources list, and there is a hyperlinked additional information section for those who wish to research cyber citation conventions in detail. The citation article is housed in the World Wide Words pages, which are frequently freshen with vocabulary stretchers and essays about words.

Medieval & Renaissance Musical Instruments - Quite literally, the musical sounds of the Renaissance are reawaken at this Website. Listen to audio files of the Hurdy-Gurdy, the Rauschpfeife, the Zink, and forty-five other instruments. For each instrument there is a beautiful page with illustrations and a written description. Woven through this rich collection of musical knowledge are all sorts of memories and melodies. Chaucer is quoted here: "And al above ther lay a gay sautrie." The sautrie is the Psaltery, which once again gaily plays from this site. The name, we
learn, for this ancient instrument derives from the Greek "psallein," meaning to pluck with fingers, and is a word that entered Biblical literature in the 3rd century BCE with the Septuagint.
   For all its richness, this Website is fun and interesting for young students and musical novices. Illustrations show musicians in costumes of old, playing each of the instruments. Familiar pieces like the lute and bagpipes are included. Today we still introduce music to youngsters with the Recorder, which this site's host Music Antigua says seems as old as mankind. Hamlet is quoted here advising of the recorder: "Govern these ventages with your fingers and thumb, give it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music. Look you, these are the stops."

Internet for the Curriculum Gourmet at ED's Oasis!

Crossroads: The ACM Student Magazine - A student-run publication of the Association for Computing Machinery, Crossroads is written by students, for students. Each issue focuses on a different topic about computers and includes book reviews. Available in Spanish.
   Grade Level: College
   Content Areas:  Science (Computer Science),
        Vocational Education (Drafting/Design),
        Technology (Web Development) Application type: Resource

Telementoring Programs

A Guide to E-mail Based Volunteer Programs Designed to Help Students Master Challenging Mathematics, Science and Technology

The Electronic Emissary Project - Type: Resource to help teachers design & implement curriculum-based projects involving communication with subject matter experts.

Electronic Mentoring Project University of Texas at Austin, College of Education - Type: Resource for subject knowledge to supplement classroom activities

Hewlett Packard E-mail Mentor Program - http://mentor.external.hp.com   As of June 1998: http://www.telementor.org       Type: One-on-one sustained mentor relationship

Learning Through Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) - Type: One mentor to one student team, sustained mentor relationship

Mentor Center - Type: Ongoing feedback on student work by mentors
Project Description: Mentor Center provides students with a guided process for obtaining feedback from mentors.  Mentors from outside a school can review student work easily & offer constructive comments.  Mentor Center allows for several variations of relationships: one student working with one mentor, one student working with several mentors, or several students working with one mentor. 

Pan-Educational Institute National School Network Schools Telecommunications Testbed Project - http://www.pei.edu/pei/project/testbed/testbd2.html   Type: One mentor to one student team, sustained mentor relationship
Project Description: The National Schools Network Testbed project creates mentoring relationships between a team of 4-5 students & a community mentor who has expertise & interest in a selected project.  Trained mentors & students must commit to communicating for at least 2 hours each week via e-mail for at least 1 semester

Science, Engineering, & Math (SEM) Telementoring Program - Type: One-on-one sustained mentor relationship
Project Description: The Science, Engineering, & Math (SEM) Telementoring Program, supports Internet-based, one-on-one mentor relationships between students with disabilities & volunteer mentors from the Applied Science & Engineering Laboratories (ASEL) at the University of Delaware. 

Telementoring Young Women in Science, Engineering, & Computing - Type: One-on-one sustained mentor relationship
Project Description: The Telementoring Young Women in Science, Engineering, & Computing project, through on-line one-on-one mentor relationships, encourages young women to explore & achieve in the fields of science, engineering & computing by providing sustained support from & communication with female professionals.  Mentors, after undergoing two weeks of on-line training, provide students with opportunities to discuss the content of their classes & develop strategies for dealing with difficult subject matter & situations. 

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Teachers and librarians will appreciate this rich collection of reviews, curriculum ideas, and activities. Reviews are organized by title, author, type of book, and grade level, and educators can also look for ideas based on curriculum areas or themes. There's plenty here to help educators integrate literature into their curriculum.
   Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School,
        High School, Adult/Professional
   Content Area:  English (Literature, Reading) Application type: Resource

Center for Indigenous Research - All hands are invited here to sift through an excitingly real mix ofarcheology, paleontology, and Native American prehistory, radiating from a project at a New Mexico desert site called Dry Gulch. The Virtual Mammoth section of the Website is in real time until May 15th, providing a daily online report with notes and pictures of the actual work in Dry Gulch, where the remains of a mammoth elephant who died there about 13,000 years ago are being excavated. The events which led to the dig are described in other pages, providing knowledge of the challenges faced in understanding and preserving a modern archeological find.
The Website is new, and it is growing by adding projects covering other aspects of the ancient Southwestern United States. The First Americans Initiative deals with the peopling of the Americas. Adoption of Agriculture is a paleobotany initiative to take advantages of the American Southwest's unique opportunity for the study of ancient agriculture the region's dry caves and large number of village sites.
Throughout the sections, a Java pop-up glossary entry can be accessed. The field researchers at Dry Gulch invite students to send them questions by email. These folks are serious when they say on their home page: "We believe young hands belong in the dirt discovering things and learning about the past."

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES

 

Microsoft in K-12 Education - Monthly newsletter

THE TECHNOLOGY SOURCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/

A PERSPECTIVE ON TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN HARRISON - This month's Commentary features an interview between James Morrison and John Harrison, one of the leading figures in the implementation of instructional technology in the higher education system of North Carolina. Harrison describes several strategies used in the past by colleges and universities to successfully incorporate telecommunications and computers into their infrastructures. He also addresses a number of questions that persist concerning this issue and suggests some possible solutions.

COOPERATION AND COMPETITION: CASE STUDIES OF ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Case Studies comes to us once again from a familiar source. Barbara Horgan contributes another in a series of articles for The Technology Source, this one discussing the subject of partnerships within higher education, in terms of inter-institutional consortia as well as ventures that pair up academic institutions and private corporations. Horgan examines projects of both types and makes a strong case for continued cooperation between educational providers of every stripe.

USING NETMEETING TO ENHANCE ONLINE PUBLISHING - The Featured Product for the month of March is Microsoft NetMeeting. James Morrison and Lorelei Feldman look at the way that On the Horizon a futures-oriented periodical published both in an online format and in traditional printed form, uses this software to enhance its service to the educational community by providing an opportunity for readers, authors, and the editors to come together virtually and share ideas. They invite you to join in a NetMeeting focusing on virtual universities to be held March 20, 1998.

PLAN AHEAD:  THE ONLINE MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLANNING - March's Site of the Month is Plan Ahead, the online magazine of the Society for College and University Planning. This expansive site contains not only information about this influential organization and its past, present, and future projects, but also a number of links to other related sources, professional articles, and reviews of books pertaining to issues of curricular and institutional planning in higher education.

We are proud to announce the winners of the Student Innovators in Higher Education contest! - We've added a new case study for our library, featuring Cerro Coso Community College in central California and their foray into developing web-based courses using Microsoft FrontPage.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/studies/caseh50.htm

Another recent Case Study is University of Washington, where one of the nations top Computer Science programs finds that a Windows NTŪ Server operating system environment enriches its ability to fulfill its two top missions: research and education. http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/studies/caseh49.htm

You might also want to check out the new Community College page; http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/ccpage.htm it highlights events, a sample online course, a virtual art gallery and a few other things that might pique your interest!

Dear Louisiana Technology Leader,

I am Project Director of the Magellan Global Adventure--an educational project using the journals, photos, and scientific and sociological data collected by an actual sailboat expedition retracing the route of Ferdinand Magellan, including lengthy stops in the following locations:
Strait of Magellan
Easter Island
Indonesia
Philippines
Indian Ocean
Canary Islands
Portugal
Brazil

Participating classrooms in the project recieve a full interdisciplinary curriculum guide and web access to the project for an entire school
year.  The website includes journals, photos, data, lesson plans, background information linked to Microsoft Encarta, and online educational games.  We do charge a subscription for the curriculum and online interaction.  However, we are very motivated to promote
participation in this project in Louisiana.  We are willing to offer several incentives:
1. For those that pay for a subscription for the 1998-1999 school year, they will recieve the project free for the remainder of this school year.
2. We are willing to provide correllations to district/state curriculum frameworks for those interested in district/regional purchase plans.
3. We are willing to provide training sessions for those interested in district/regional purchase plans.
4. We are willing to collaborate in grant efforts, which encourage the integration of the Internet into the curriculum.
5. Discounted access to Adventure Everest '98--the first-ever attempt to summit Everest by a disabled team of climbers.

Please contact myself or Tom Allen, Director of Sales, if you are interested in pursuing any of these options.

Learning Outfitters creates thematic, interdisciplinary curriculum based on national standards and which utilizes the motivation and excitement of real-life adventures and expeditions.  Although I was the original Project Director for MayaQuest, we are taking a different route by creating projects which are a full year long and which can be utilized by teachers year in and year out.

Learning Outfitters creates thematic, interdisciplinary curriculum based on national standards and which utilizes the motivation and excitement of real-life adventures and expeditions.  Although I was the original Project Director for MayaQuest, we are taking a different route by creating projects which are a full yearlong and which can be utilized by teachers year in and year out.

Please feel free to contact me for further information.

Sincerely,

Rod Haenke
Project Director
Magellan Global Adventure
Learning Outfitters
612-645-0201 vc
612-645-0240 fx
rod@learnout.com

Tom Allen
Director of Sales
612-645-0201 vc
tom@learnout.com