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602 PC Suite
Compatible with MS Office, includes word processor, spreadsheet, photo
editor, and photo organizer applications.
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AcademicInfo
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ALA's Banned Book Week
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ALA's Great Sites for Kids
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ALAN
Review
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AlltheWeb
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American Cultural
History: The 20th Century (Kingwood College Library gives an overview
of the important events and ideas of each decade)
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American Memory
(Library of Congress... goo stuff, difficult to navigate)
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American Studies Web
(searchable database of over 2000 sites)
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AppleWorks 6.0 The default productivity suite for Macintosh users
includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and drawing
and painting capabilities.
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AskJeeves
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AASA Professor
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AASA School Administrator
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AASA Strategies
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Astronomy Education Review
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A to Z
Teacher Stuff
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Australian
Educational Computing
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Authors for Teens
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Bartleby
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BeauCoup
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Ben's Guide
to U.S. Government for Kids
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The Big 6:
Information Literacy for the Information Age
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Canadian Journal of Learning
and Technology
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Carol
Hurst's Literature Site
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CEO Forum on Education
and Technology (STaR Charts)
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CERT
Certification Center
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Children's Literature Web Guide (this site is a little old, but many
useful links still work, check out the list of web sites for authors of
children's literature!)
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Civics
Online (resources, lessons plans, information for students, parents,
and teachers)
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CNET
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Cognitive Science Celebrities This site links readers to information
about almost 50 central contributors to modern cognitive theory.
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A collection of author links (updated March 2004)
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Community Learning
Network (annotated links to thousands of sites of interest to
educators)
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CompletePlanet: Deep Web Directory
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ComputerProblems
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Consortium for School
Networking
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Converge
Magazine
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CoolScience for Curious Kids (pretty good elementary school stuff
here)
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Corel WordPerfect includes word processor, spreadsheet, and
presentation software; other applications can be added.
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CoSN-Gartner
Tool (TCO calculator)
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CourtTV:
Forensics in the Classroom (a collection of 3 units for middle and
high school science students)
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Crossroads: K-16
Curricula
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Current Issues in Education
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CyberSecurity for the Digital
District
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CyberSmart
Curriculum
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Darwin Magazine
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Database Tutorial
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Dictionary.com's translator
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Discovery's webmath (OK if you can deal with Discovery's ads)
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A Discrepancy Survey: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress
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DogPile
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Download.com
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Early Childhood Research and
Practice
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Easy
Spreadsheets (for older versions of Excel, but still good)
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edHelper
(lesson plans, worksheets... some free, most for a $20.00 subscription)
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EDUCAUSE Quarterly
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Education Policy
Analysis Archives
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Education Week
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Education World (The authors claim this site is "the educator's best
friend," my enthusiasm is not as strong, but the site is worth visiting
and revisiting)
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Education World's Ideas for Teaching Current Events
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Educational Action
Research
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Educator's Reference Desk History Lesson Plans (used to be the ERIC
site... new name, same stuff)
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EduHound (T.H.E.
Journal's resource site)
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EDvancenet
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eHow:
Computers
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eJournal of Instructional
Science and Technology
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Electronic Journal for the
Integration of Technology into Education
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Electronic-School
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Evaluating Information on the Web
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Expert Systems
(nice collection of resources & articles)
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EZ2Find (a
clustering search engine & directory)
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FindArticles
(find full-text articles)
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FirstGov
(U.S. government web portal)
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First Gov for Kids
(an annoying design, but some worthy resources)
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FlamingText
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Fooling with Words
with Bill Moyers (the PBS series)
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Forum:
Qualitative Social Research
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Fractals (for middle school and high school students)
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Fractory (create fractals here)
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FreePCTech
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FreeTranslation.com
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Free-Translator
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From Revolution to Reconstruction
(speeches and biographies of US Presidents)
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FrontPage Tutorial
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FunSchool (has some advertising)
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GetTech (plenty to kep you busy for an hour)
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Google
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Grant Alert
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Grants & Funding
from American Association of School Administrators
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Grants and Related
Resources
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The Graphic Organizer (good content, but many ads)
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A
great collection of animal legends
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Green Mountain Quarry
from Griswold Library at Green Mountain College
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Greatest Achievements of the 20th Century (are these really great?)
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Guiding
Questions for Technology Planning
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Hawthorne's Twice Told Tales
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History Channel's Today in
History
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The History Net
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HotBot
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Houghlin-Mifflin's Education Place
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How Stuff Works (watch for the
advertisements!)
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html Tutorials
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HyperStudio
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iBoogie (a clustering meta-search engine)
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Index for Authors of Children's Literature another long list of web
sites... not updated in 2 years, but many links still work
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InfoMine (academic research portal)
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Inspiration
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Interactive Multimedia
Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
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The Invisible Web Directory
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isee Systems (software for
modeling)
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Issues in
Science and Technology Librianship
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International
Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning
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International
Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
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International Society for
Technology in Education
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Internet
Glossary of Statistical Terms (illustrated-- with graphs--
definitions of important ideas)
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Invention
Dimension from MIT (ideas and games for upper elementary through high
school students)
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Invention Hall of Fame (good information, but someone should have
invented a good interface for the site)
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I Love That Teacher Idea (full of ideas)
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Issues in Education Research
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Jean Piaget
Society
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Journal of
Asynchronous Learning Networks
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Journal of
Educational Enquiry
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Journal of
Educational Technology and Society
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Journal of Interactive
Learning Research
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Journal of Interactive
Media in Education
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Journal of
Interactive Online Learning
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Journal of
Library Service for Distance Education
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Journal of Research
for Educational Leaders
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Journal of Special Education
Technology
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Journal of
Statistics Education
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Journal
of Technology Education
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Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment
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Journal of
United States Distance Learning Association
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Justice Learning (great information and resources for dealing with
issues of justice and liberty... for high schoolers)
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K12 TCO
Calculator
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KartOO
(visual metasearch engine)
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Kathy Schrock's Grant Sources for Educators
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
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KidBibs
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KidLink ("Empowers
children to build global social and knowledge networks")
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Kohn, Alfie: One of the leading
proponents of Progressive education in modern society, Kohn writes for
educators, parents, and the general public.
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Kids' Corner:
Website Usability for Children
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KnowledgeLoom
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Landmark Project Citation Machine
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Language Learning and
Technology
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Learners Online
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Learning to
Read
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Learning with
Technology Profile
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Lesson Plans and
Teaching Strategies (scores of links to great plans and resources)
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Lewis & Clark
(the companion site o the PBS series)
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Librarians' Index to
the Internet (a comprehensive reference site)
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Library and
Information Science Research Electronic Journal
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Library of
Congress
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Library of
Congress Map Collection (the difficult navigation that is typical of
LOC sites appears here)
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LibrarySpot
(a terrific reference portal)
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The Listening Booth from the Academy of American Poets
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Literary Calendar
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LookSmart
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Lotus SmartSuite includes spreadsheet, word processor, time and
contact manager, presentation graphics software, and database.
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Lycos Directory
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MagPortal
(find full-text articles)
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Making of America (search and read thousands of primary documents from
American history)
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Mamma MetaSearch
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Map Resources from the U.S. Census
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MarcoPolo (plan to stay here for some time)
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Math
and Paperfolding
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MathForum
(many good resources for teachers... fewer for students)
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Meridian:
Middle School Technology Journal
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Merriam-Webster Word-a-Day
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Merriam-Webster Word Games
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office Clip Art
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Microsoft Works an entry level suite that includes word processor,
spreadsheet, calendar and address book; other applications can be added.
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MIDCAT from Middlebury College
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Milken Family
Foundation: Educational Technology
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Modern Fairy Tales
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Mrs.
Glossner's Math Goodies (problems and lessons for elementaryt through
high school math)
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Multiplication.com
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My eCoach
(provides some free resources... requires a fee for others)
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MythWeb (Greek
mythology resource)
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National Archives and
Records Administration Digital Classroom
-
National Center for
Technology Planning
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National Geographic Society (great content here)
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National
Geographic Map & Geography Guide
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National Library of
Virtual Manipulative for Interactive Mathematics (many resources for
K-12 math teaching)
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National Middle
School Association
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Native American Folklore Page (turn off your speakers when you enter
the page, unless you want to hear the chant... a nice touch, but it can
become distracting)
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NC Wise Owl (loads
of great resources)
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Network Troubleshooting
-
New England
League of Middle Schools
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Newseum
(and interactive news museum... check out the newspapers!)
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New York Public
Library for Kids
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New York Times Current Events
-
New York
Times Word-a-Day
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NYU’s Interactive Boolean Search Tutorial
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Ohanian,
Susan Susan provides an alternative viewpoint for understanding No
Child Left Behind and other efforts to standardize children.
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OAIster (academic
research portal)
-
Online Books Page
from the University of Pennsylvania (a collection of 20,000 books
available for download)
-
The
Online Catalog from the Calvin Coolidge Library at Castleton State
College
-
The
Online
Catalog from the College of St. Joseph in Vermont
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Online Catalog for the
Isley Public Library
in Middlebury
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Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
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Online Map Creation
(just what the title suggests)
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Online Poetry Classroom
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OpenDirectory
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OpenOffice
An open source suite compatible with MS Office include word processor,
spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing tool.
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OWL (Purdue's
Online Writing Lab)
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Papert, Seymour
Papert is the creator of Logo and Lego Mindstorms as well as the author of
books about using technology with children.
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PBS TeacherSource (tons of
lesson plans, video clips, and resources for using PBS programs)
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PCC
Assessment Tool
-
PCWorld
-
PE Central
(many ideas... a searchable database!... not just for PE teachers)
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Penn State's
Boolean Search Tutorial
-
Perry-Castañeda
Library Map Collection (from the University of Texas at Austin... maps
from all over the world)
The
Physics Classroom (tutorials and lessons for high school students)
PhysicsWeb (a whole ton of sites... many for advanced students... be
sure to check out the interactive experiements!)
PhysLinks (you must check out the "Fun" section)
PlanetEsme
Poetry Outloud (from
the BBC)
PowerSim (software for modeling)
Project
Gutenberg (a collection of 13,000 books available for download)
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Project
Interactivate (games and interactive features dealing with money)
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PROMPT-Online
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The
Qualitative Report
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Radical Pedagogy
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Read, Write, Think
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ReadingLady (not only reading ideas here, but primarily reading ideas)
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Reading
Online
-
Reading
Rainbow
-
Real VNC.com
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Revolution
-
Rice Virtual Lab in
Statistics (applets that demonstrate important principles of
statistics... for high school students)
-
RubriStar (online
tool for creating rubrics... visit this site!)
-
Scholastic
(just what you would expect from this well-know company)
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School Administrator
-
SDF Public UNIX System
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SearchEngines.com
-
Search Engine Guide
-
SearchEngineShowdown
-
SearchEngineWatch
-
Sense and Dollars (virtual demonstrations and lessons for middle
school math)
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Smithsonian
-
Southern Regional
Education Board's Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites
-
Spreadsheets in Math Class (brief, but good introduction)
-
Stanford
Guidelines for Web Credibility
-
StarOffice
includes word processing, spreadsheets, email, graphics, web publishing,
scheduling, database, and management applications.
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SUNY
Albany's Library Site
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Tales from
Around the
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Teaching with Folklore Lesson PlansWorld
-
Teacher Magazine
-
TechLEARNING
-
Techne:
Journal for the Society of Technology and Society
-
Technical
Horizons in Education Journal
-
Technology
Opportunities Program
-
Teoma
-
The
Technology Source
-
Theory and Science
-
ThinkFree
Office includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation
graphics applications.
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Today
in History Page (has some advertisements)
-
Tom's Hardware Guide
-
Top Ten Guidelines
for Homepage Usability
-
TrainingTools
-
Univ. of Montana
Billings: Collection of Web Design Tutorials
USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program (look for the recent earthquake maps)
USGS
Learning Web (good lesson plan ideas for all ages)
-
USGS Map Lesson Plans (a map lesson for all levels)
-
United
States Patent Office Kids' Pages (great stuff for an invention unit)
-
Universal Services Administration Company
-
University of North Dakota's Volcano World (everything you need to
know about volcanoes)
-
Kay Vandergrift's Special
Interest Page (great children's literature info)
-
Vermont Association for Middle Level Education
-
Vermont
Automated Libraries System (VALS)
-
Virtual
Experiments and Models from Univ. of Illinois (high school or better)
-
Visual Thesaurus
(try it here)
-
Vivisimo
-
Vocabulary University
-
The Voyager
System to search the libraries of the University of Vermont
-
Vygotsky Archives
(included excerpts of selected books)
-
The Vygotsky
Project
-
Vygotsky Resources (introductory resources)
-
WebAlley
-
WebMonkey
-
WebUse:
Scientific Research on the Internet
-
Whyville
(free registration for some great resources for kids)
-
WorldLingo Online Translator (type is a URL and see the web site in a
new language... very cool!)
-
Word Safari
-
Word for the
Wise (audio files)
-
Writers' Almanac (hear archived editions of Garrison
Keillor's Minnesota Public Radio program)
-
WWW Virtual Library
-
xStudio.ca
-
Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors
-
ZDNet