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Mark Richardson, Technology Facilitator |
| 01/06/00 | richard1@ih.k12.oh.us |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators | "Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites." Great place to go when trying to find worthwhile sites to integrate into a teaching unit. |
| Yahoo's Education Page | Yahoo is an Internet subject-oriented directory. Their service links to thousands of educational sites. Currently links to over 700 K-12 sites. Yahooligans is the "child safe web" guide for kids. |
| Global SchoolNet | One of the most valuable sites on the Net for educators. Links to valuable articles about Internet use and one of the largest registries of projects that are happening on the Internet. Great place to publicize or join a project. |
| Global Schoolhouse | Built with the concept that teachers, students, business, government, and the community can learn side-by-side. The Global SchoolNet Foundation is a major contributor to the philosophy, design, culture, and content of educational networking on the Internet and in the classroom. |
| Web66: A K-12 World Wide Web Project | Ever wonder what other schools are doing on the Internet. Why not visit them. This site links to 1000s of school sites from all over the world via its international school registry. Great information about building web sites as well. |
| Franklin Science Institute | Educational hotlist of sites with educational content. |
| BYU School of Education's Virtual Library | Be sure to check out the Curriculum Subject Guides. |
| Classroom Connect's Best K-12 Internet Links | Classroom Connect creates educational materials which integrate the Internet. |
| Cisco's Virtual Schoolhouse | A Meta-Library of K-12 Internet Links |
| BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper | Site created by nine-year-old student and has Dad. Site has links to over 300+ sites of value to teachers and learners of all kinds. |
| Fido Educational Sites | Fido stands for "Family Internet Directory Online". This page lists educational sites which have been "screened" to ensure child safe content. |
| Blue Web'n Applications Library | Provides educators and parents with links which support Internet-based instruction. |
| Education World | Subject-oriented list of K-12 web resources. Searchable database of 35,000+ sites. |
| Education Station | Includes extensive list of educational resource and lesson plan sites. |
| Teaching and Technology | Online magazine published by Time which contains interesting articles about Internet integration. Check out the Online Teacher Toolkit for subject-oriented lists of web sites. |
| Integrating the Internet | Use this page to find primary resources, projects, a weekly newsletter, units of study, and a tutorial to help you plan projects and class homepages. |
| Georgia Tech's Busy Teachers' Web Site | "Goal is to provide teachers with direct source materials, lesson plans, classroom activities with a minimum of site-to-site linking, and to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the teacher who is learning to use the Internet." |
| Online Education | Electronic/print magazine concerning teaching and Internet usage. Curricular links with comments about each site. |
The PTO asked that I compile some information about Internet sites that might be interesting to parents and students. In addition to the printed materials available from PTO, I have created a web page which links directly to many of the sites mentioned in the handouts.
Happy Surfing!
| Alfy http://www.alfy.com/ |
ALFY, a web portal for kids, was developed so that 3-9 year olds could safely and easily experience the cyber world. ALFY is a fun, accessible, educational center stocked with interactive stories, games, crafts, activities, and much more. Designed with the guidance of an Advisory Board of psychologists and educators. |
| Child Safety on the
Information Highway www.co.chatham.ga.us/sites/chldsfty.htm |
On-line pamphlet prepared by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to educate parents of the potential pitfalls of children being on the Internet unsupervised. |
| National Geographic Society www.nationalgeographic.com |
Top site of parents and kids as rated by FamilyPC magazine. |
| Yahooligans www.yahooligans.com/ |
Searching and locating kid friendly information on the Internet has never been easier. |
| Magellan www.mckinley.com/ |
Another great family oriented web directory. Sites are rated 1-4 stars for quality and given a red light (potentially offensive) green light (kid safe). |
| The Franklin Institute Science Museum sln.fi.edu/tfi/ |
If you can't visit the museum in Philadelphia in person, why not visit it in cyberspace. Wonderful sites that maintains many on-line exhibits and activities geared towards kids. |
| FreeZone www.freezone.com/ |
The fun at this site includes Brain, Chat (with monitors to ensure safety), Kulture Club, and many other areas including a special one just for parents and teachers. |
| The Yuckiest Site on the Internet www.nj.com/yucky/ |
Great site filled with fun facts, cool graphics and sounds all devoted to worms and roaches. |
| GusTown www.gustown.com |
Projects include creating a face which animates itself, as well as videos and games. However, this page uses the latest animation and design tools on the web and may load slowly on many computers. |
| White House for Kids www.whitehouse.gov/WH/ kids/html/home.html |
Take a tour of the White House with Socks the Cat. |
| CyberKids www.cyberkids.com/ |
The site created by kids and for kids. Includes stories, graphics, and music all created by kids. |
| National Football League www.nfl.com |
Official homepage of the NFL. |
| B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper www.bjpinchbeck.com |
Incredible site of Internet-based resources created by a 10 year old and his father. Great site to find fun sites as well as use Net resources to help with homework. |
| Knowledge Adventure www.adventure.com/ |
The software company that produces many of our favorite CDs also has a fun website with games for kids and parents. Be sure to try the Lemonade Stand. |
| Franklin Institute: Kids Did This! sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kids.html |
Subject-oriented list of Internet sites created by kids all over the world. |
| Exploring Leonardo www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html |
Want to learn more about one of our greatest minds ever? Visit the Exploring Leonardo page to learn more about the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. |
| Neuroscience for Kids http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html |
This page has been created for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learn more about the brain and spinal cord. |
| The Astronaut Resources www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6098/ |
Ever wonder what it takes to become an astronaut? This page shows you what it takes to become an astronaut and more. |
| Investing for Kids tqd.advanced.org/3096/ |
It is never to early to start saving and investing! |
| The Online Planetarium Show tqd.advanced.org/3461/ |
The Online Planetarium Show is an educational site, teaching fun and interesting lessons in astronomy and in related subjects. Started with the Guided Tour of the main feature -- an interactive planetarium program called "Hubble: From Here to Eternity." |
| The Museum of Unnatural Mystery unmuseum.mus.pa.us/ |
The Museum of Unnatural Mystery is a slightly bizarre science museum for all ages. Are there really flying saucers? What killed the dinosaurs? Is there something ancient and alive in Loch Ness? The Museum takes a scientific look at these, and other, questions. |
| Eyes on Art www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art/art.html |
On the Web, students have access to the world's art treasures like never before. Eyes on Art seeks to provide meaningful activities for students to use the great wealth of online art. The comparison activities are particularly noteworthy. |
| Culture Quest www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/ |
Take a tour of different cultures from around the world. |
| Major League Baseball www.majorleaguebaseball.com/ |
Interested in catching up on your favorite baseball team? This is the site for you! |
| Girl Tech www.girltech.com/ |
Girl Tech's mission is to encourage girls in technology use by creating products and services just for girls. |
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Mark Richardson, Technology Facilitator |
| 01/06/00 | richard1@ih.k12.oh.us |