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http://mustang.coled.umn.edu
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provides
content for integrating the world wide web into the curriculum, students
can make their own web pages, lesson plans available
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www.webopedia.com
**
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lesson
plans on all subjects, has good computer terms, computer word of the day
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www.nyphilkids.org
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great
site for music teachers elementary and lower middle school grades
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www.pbs.org/teachersource/index.htm
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teachers
find lesson plans by grade and subject to go along with PBS programs
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www.Dell.com
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a
site to use to check our computers if you’re looking to buy one
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http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/Butterfly.html
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great
site if you’re raising butterflies
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www.Mathstories.com
**
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site
where children can practice problem solving and critical thinking
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www.Northpole.com
**
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activities
for students and teachers for holidays
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www.intel.com/education
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hints
for using software and hardware to improve student learning
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www.teacher.scholastic.com
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excellent
site for plans, activities , games for teachers, students and parents
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www.janbrett.com
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has
lessons for Jan Brett’s books, well organized
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www.kidsdomain.com
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friendly
kids site, word searches, crossword puzzles, levels of difficulty
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www.looksmart.com
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search
engine that narrows down the search quickly
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http://www.ditto.com
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search
engine for pictures , gives you larger data bases to choose from
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www.yahooligans.com
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easy
to follow site for students and teachers, research, pictures, chat areas
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has
almanac and teacher’s guide
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www.google.com
** excellent
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simplistic
web search, “I’m feeling lucky” search
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takes
you to highest ranked site by topic
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www.hotbot.lycos.com
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ideal
for classroom use with children, won many awards as search engine
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www.oingo.com
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latest
search engine, search gives you open directory of text and website hits
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meaningful
symbol marked with a lightbulb
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www.dogpile.com
** excellent
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mega-search
engine, search by words, favorites or directories, Boolean logic not
necessary
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www.lycos.com/
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overwhelming
site, no direct Boolean searching, visually stimulating
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http://conbio.rice.edu/vl/search
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specific
key word search. Good for Science and Social Studies topics, narrows down
the search
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www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html
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for
students, parents, and teachers, Information and games about safety
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www.nvo.com/ecnewletter
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provides
valuable connections between curriculum areas and technology
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each
month highlights thematic units
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www.education-world.com
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needs
Java, teacher centered site but students may use the on-line reference
tools, great lesson plans, references for teachers
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www.channelone.com
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excellent
current event source, students can see videos, participate in polls, post
comments, engage in games and contests, student oriented
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www.educationplace
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user
friendly for parents, teachers and students, games for students, provides
bilingual resource links
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www.olemiss.edu/mathed/problem.htm
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challenging
math problems for fun or extra credit, contests
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www.funbrain.com
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teachers,
parents, and children on-line quizzes and games, premade or make your own
quizzes
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www.pde.psu.edu
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check
out school profiles, professional vacancies
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www.onvia.com/usa/products/
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let’s
you purchase computer supplies online
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www.skewlsites.com
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examines
hundreds of educational sites each month
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www.studyweb.com
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valuable
tools for teachers looking for lesson plans and curriculum ideas, lacks
kid appeal
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www.discovery.com
**
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great
site, visually appealing, videos and lots of pictures
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great
resources for animals and science topics
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www.webBrain.com
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topics
are expanded and expanded,too much information
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www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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very
informative when dealing with foreign country statistics
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good
site for students to hone their web searching skills
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www.civilwar.com
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excellent
source for information on the civil war, interesting data
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www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary
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good
for student use and teacher research, goes well with current events
projects
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www.100hot.com
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educational
subjects, has great links to animals and environmental sites, links
automatically to really great sites
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http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html
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excellent
site for teachers, theme related resources, with complete lessons for individual or interdisciplinary units
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www.discoveryschool.com
**
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good
for educators and students, Kathy Schrock’s site for educators is a real
plus, has a good clip art gallery
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www.teachers.net
**
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great
website for educators, chat rooms, advice ,lessons on all topics and
levels, easy to maneuver
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www.imaging-resource.com
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articles,
hints, tips on technology, simple , clear site
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www.dep.state.pa.us/educators/default.htm
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a
reference source for teachers, has useful information
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http://school.discovery.com
**
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has
ideas and information for students, teachers and parents, relevant
materials for the classroom
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www.LhsL.com
**
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provides
excellent translating ability for teachers, good for sending letters home
to parents of non-English speakers
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www.westnet.com/~rickd/kids/kidsmenu.html/
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good
middle school site for computer buffs, history and use of computers,
informational purposes
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http://forum.swarthmore.edu./dr.math/
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good
for middle school students, students can consult Dr. Math for answers that
arise in math course in school
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www.pbs.org/
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easy
to use, 1400 lesson plans and activities, good links to other sights
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www.coolmath4kids.com
**
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set
up as an amusement park of learning activites, for students, teachers and
parents, well-organized, attractive
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www.ccclearn.com
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simply
a sight for teachers who use CCC, to better understand it
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www.bonus.com
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kids
love this sight, great games and graphics but it also has an academic
section with a special corner for Harry Potter fans
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www.family.com
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storehouse
of activities and information for family and consumer science. Has 8 areas
with subdivisions
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www.mainfunction.com
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great
sight for information concerning technology and computers, has products,
curriculum and a good newsletter
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http://umbra.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/latest.html
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strictly
a science sight for solar images and links to environmental centers and
observatories, great images but heavy duty stuff
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