Phyllis' Favorites

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March 3, 3005

Computer and Video Game Addiction
"When time spent on the computer, playing video games or cruising the Internet reaches a point that it harms a child's or adult's family and social relationships, or disrupts school or work life, that person may be caught in a cycle of addiction." This site provides lists of physical and mental symptoms for children and adults of video game addiction. Also includes a bibliography. From the National Institute on Media and the Family.
http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_gameaddiction.shtml
Subjects: Video games Computer games Addicts Compulsive behavior

The Education Arcade
This site features information about the work of this "consortium of international game designers, publishers, scholars, educators, and policy makers who are exploring the new frontiers of educational media that have been opened by computer and video games." Includes articles on game research, images of game prototypes, and related information. Searchable.
http://www.educationarcade.org
Subjects: Educational games Electronic games
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Game Studies
Bibliography and extensive collection of links on topics related to "the academic study of computer games." Includes links to journals and journal articles, market data, and Web sites about video and computer game history, addiction, violence, art, and related topics. From a technology and telecommunications consultant.
http://www.ren-reynolds.com/game_studies.htm
Subjects: Video games Computer games Electronic games

Genre and the Video Game
This essay provides an overview with examples of the different types of video games, such as adventure, board games, driving, educational, fighting, flying, gambling, management simulation, pinball, role-playing, rhythm and dance, sports, and strategy. From a programmer and Web designer.
http://www.robinlionheart.com/gamedev/genres.xhtml
Subjects: Video games

The History of Video Games
An illustrated timeline about video games through 2001 that highlights ironies, such as the fact that "Atari was an American company with a Japanese name, and the Japanese company Sega was started by an American. Magnavox, the company that started it all, is owned by Phillips, a company that is over a century old, and Nintendo, the company that made video games popular again, is just as old." Includes links to related sites.
http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hov/
Subjects: Video games Video games -- History -- Chronology

Video Games: Did They Begin at Brookhaven?
"The following account, written in 1981, tells how a Department of Energy research and development program led to the pioneering development of video games." Includes a video clip showing the "Tennis for Two" video game that was developed in 1958 by William Higinbotham at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/videogame.html
Subjects: Video games Electronic games -- History
[NOTE: Home page http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Violent Video Games: Myths, Facts, and Unanswered Questions
This 2003 article by a psychology professor evaluates the results of studies of aggressive behavior arising from children having played video and computer games. Includes a link to related information by this author.
http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html
Subjects: Video games Computer games Violence in children

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ConnectEng newsletter
January 19, 2005

New Page:

John Keats
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/keats.html
Lesson ideas for a variety of Keats's poems.

Site to Check Out:

AlphaDictionary
http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml
Need to look up an English word? How about searching 967 online
dictionaries at one time? Follow links to rhyming dictionaries,
reverse dictionaries, phrase dictionaries, and a wealth of other
resources, as well. All of these resources are free.

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Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com

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http://lii.org/mntw/
March 31, 2005

Bug Review

This site presents information and photos on common household and garden bugs (such as aphids, earwigs, and carpenter ants), with details about habit, the damage they create, and the controls available for each bug. Searchable; browsable by insect name and insect location. Available in Spanish. From the University of Illinois Extension.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/bugreview/
Subjects: Insect pests Pests -- Control Gardening Housekeeping

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The Search for Peace

"This is BBC News Online's in-depth guide to the causes of the conflict in Northern Ireland." Features profiles of political parties and paramilitary groups (such as the Irish Republican Army and Sinn Fein), people (such as Gerry Adams), and events (such as Bloody Sunday and various ceasefires and agreements). Also explores themes such as prison protest and marching and parades. Note: Audio and video clips are not functioning.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/northern_ireland/understanding/
Subjects: Northern Ireland -- History Northern Ireland -- Politics and government Political violence -- Northern Ireland Social conflict -- Northern Ireland

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Hi! It's Friday, December 17, 2004 and time for a Virtual Field Trip atClickSchooling!

Virtual Trip to Admiral Perry's North Pole
http://www.matthewhenson.com/1909NPtrip/1910.html
This site provides a fascinating look through pictures and text of Admiral
Perry's attempts to reach the North Pole. The information at the site claims
he was successful in direct opposition to the information provided at the
North Pole Quiz website featured above! [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

North Pole Expedition
http://www.northpole-expeditions.com

This website is sponsored by Northwest Passage, a company offering real
expeditions to the North Pole for adventurous travelers. At the site, they
offer a "Virtual Journey" of the North Pole that gives potential customers a
taste of what they might experience on a North Pole expedition. Click on
that link and a new screen appears that includes a menu of topics covered at
the site.

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved
www.Homefires.com

Edgate’s World Language Center
http://www.edgateteam.net/WL/WLLanguage/wl_languages.htm
[NOTE: Other pages from Edgate previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Date: Sat Jan 8, 2005 9:24 am
Subject: [Net-Gold] GRAMMAR: PUNCTUATION: GUIDE: Guide to Punctuation

Guide to Punctuation
http://www.informatics.susx.ac.uk/doc/punctuation/node00.html

The document you are looking at is a textbook, and it
is written for people who find punctuation difficult. If you're
not too sure where commas ought to go, if you're puzzled
by colons and semicolons, if hyphens and apostrophes are
something of a mystery to you, then this document is for you.

Linda Bee
Temple Terrace, FL

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Subject: TeachersFirst Update - April 18, 2005
http://www.teachersfirst.com/

Calculus Grades 10 to 12 Alvirne High School
http://homepages.seresc.net/~sray/alvirne.html
The calculus class at Alvirne High School in Hudson, NH, has put together a wonderful resource for students who are preparing for the Advanced Placement Calculus exam. Tune in each week to try out a new problem and check the solution to a previous week's challenge, or browse through the archives of problems submitted by visitors to the site. The site also includes sample multiple choice AP questions and helpful online resources for calculus teachers and students.

Celebrating Hans Christian Andersen Grades 2 to 8 Jean Hersholt
http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/index_e.html
April, 2005, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, one of the most prolific weavers of folk tales, fables, and make-believe. In his honor, we note this site containing the author's complete works in English. It's a resource timely now, and useful as a source for any unit on folk tales, or any teacher in the habit of reading to young children. Enjoy!

Churchill Speech Interactive Grades 8 to 12 Churchill family
http://www.churchillspeeches.com/index.htm
Winston Churchill's renowned "Iron Curtain" speech, delivered on March 5, 1946 in Missouri, is elegantly presented in this multimedia site. Visitors can listen to the actual speech (beautifully synchronized with visual features and analytical materials), read the complete transcript, peruse Churchill's handwritten notes, and browse through an impressive selection of vintage photographs. Use the color-coded feature to zero in on a specific topic of interest.

ExerciseZone Grades 9 to 12 University of Phoenix
http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/long_longman_uoplezap_1/index.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/avp7n ]
Help your students improve their grammar and writing skills with this collection of interactive activities. Choose from more than 2500 exercises organized by topic. Students can isolate their strengths and weaknesses with the Diagnostic Self-Test that can help evaluate strengths and weaknesses.

Latin Language Resources Grades 10 to 12 Harvard University
http://www.forumromanum.org/latin/
This site, designed for serious students of Latin - has quite a lot to sink one's teeth into. Features include translations of Latin quotations and phrases, abbreviations, and a host of grammar-related resources. Students can find assistance with sentence structure, word building, inflectional endings and more.

Religious Pilgrimages Grades 10 to 12 TeacherXPress
http://www.teacherxpress.com/f.php?gid=31
Explore the destinations of religious pilgrimages throughout the world with this simple site that provides excerpts from religious texts, photographs, and basic information detailing the importance of each destination to followers of the faith. A useful resource for a study of world religions.
[NOTE: Home page http://www.teacherxpress.com/index.php previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Victorians Grades 5 to 8 Snaith Primary School
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/vicintro.htm
Use this kid-friendly stroll through 19th century England to introduce your students to the sounds, sites, people, and places of this unique historical era. Students can listen to musical selections written by Victorian composers, find out about some of the life-changing inventions that emerged during this time, and investigate the subject studied by 19th century students.
[NOTE: Other pages from http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Walden on Villains Grades 8 to 12 BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/walden/
This site examines the lives and actions of some of the world's most notorious characters - from the Roman emperor Nero to Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein. Each profile includes biographical information, an analytical discussion of actions and deeds, and links to related resources. A helpful site for understanding some of history's most infamous events.

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Hi! It's Friday, January 7, 2005 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
E-Field Trips
http://www.efieldtrips.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. – Phyllis ]

I've recommended this website previously on ClickSchooling -- and want to
suggest you visit it again. They have added a brand new E-Field Trip to
Death Valley that your whole family can enjoy. While these field trips are
designed for school use, they are perfect for homeschools as well. They are
absolutely free, and only require registration to access the information.
Here is a full description of the virtual field trip to Death Valley taken
from the press release announcing this new addition to the site:

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How do animals adapt to the extreme heat of Death Valley? How would you
like to take your students on a field trip to Death Valley National Park and
have experts answer their questions about the animals that live there? You
may not be able to physically go there, but Death Valley National Park is
sponsoring a FREE electronic field trip, eFieldTrip, that your class can
participate in.

During January 2005, Death Valley National Park will offer schools
nationwide the opportunity to participate in an eFieldTrip titled, “The
Desert Dwellers of Death Valley: Cool Creatures in a Hot Place!”

Virtual Visit. An interactive multi-media web experience that your
students can complete at their own pace anytime. The Virtual Visit
premiered January 3, 2005 and will be available through the end of the
school year.

What do you need to participate? If you have access to the Internet at your
school or in your classroom, you can participate! The students access the
eFieldTrip using a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.

There is no cost for your school or students to participate. This program
is offered as an educational outreach opportunity by Death Valley National
Park.

For more information, or to register your school to participate, please go
to http://www.eFieldTrips.org and click on the banner “Desert Dwellers of Death
Valley: Cool Creature in a Hot Place!” We look forward to having your
students join us as we learn about these amazing desert animals.

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Once you get to the website, be sure to check out the many other e-field trip
offerings including:
*The Wright Brothers - 12 Seconds That Changed the World
*This is No Drill: Attack on Pearl Harbor
*Volcanoes: The Earth At Work

Diane Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com

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Date Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 1:15 AM
Subject: Education World Site Reviews Vol. 9 Issue 3

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Sites to See: Fine Arts
General Fine Arts sites offer resources and information about everything from sculpture, music, art, drawing, crafts, origami, graphic design and digital art, performing arts and architecture to creative ways of recycling items to create art.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites052.shtml
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Most have been previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan
Good, solid stuff about bringing tech into the classroom.

GRADE LEVELS
3-5
6-8
9-12

SITE URL
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/

CONTENT: A
Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan offers K-12 lesson plans that were created by practicing teachers and tested in the classroom for effectiveness. All major content areas are covered and although they were written to address Michigan Standards they can easily be adapted for any classroom.

SITE DESIGN: A
The lesson plans are grouped by grade level, elementary, middle school, and high school and categorized by subject area. Links are in the form of a table of contents on the main page. QuickTime and HyperStudio Player are needed for some of the lessons.

REVIEW:
Teachers who are new to integrating technology into the curriculum or veterans will find great lessons and ideas at this site. These “are examples of how technology can be used as a valuable tool in your classroom.” The lesson plans include Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, and Technology. They cover a variety of topics from the Iditarod to the Underground Railroad to simple machines to fossil fuels and much more. These lesson plans aren’t new, but they are good examples of how to implement technology use in the classroom and will give even the veteran teacher fresh ideas for developing their own plans.

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Pyramid History
Browse like an Egyptian! A BBC Web site.

GRADE LEVELS
3-5
6-8
9-12

SITE URL
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/pyramid/

CONTENT: A+
Pyramid History, presented by the BBC, offers a great collection of in-depth articles, interactive activities, multimedia galleries, timelines and more about the Egyptian Pyramids.

SITE DESIGN: A+
Links to the various areas of the site are listed on the main page with thumbnail graphics and a short introduction. Internal pages have a right side menu of related links. Flash Player is needed.

REVIEW:
The Pyramids hold a certain fascination for many people and this site offers anyone the opportunity to explore the subject fully. This site has it all from articles about how the Great Pyramid was built to an interactive game where the user chooses the site, negotiates the Nile and motivates a workforce to build the ultimate tomb. Visitors can listen to a letter from a king, a princess's prayer and the dream of a temple dancer, learn about the lives of the ordinary people who built the Pyramids and the methods used in the construction, or find out how the hieroglyphic code was cracked. The multimedia galleries include the God’s Gallery featuring the important deities that were worshipped by the Egyptians, the Pyramids Gallery that traces the evolution of the pyramids, Khufu’s Pyramid Complex and the Animal Gallery showing the animals that were important to the Egyptians. Included is a timeline that traces the main events of ancient Egyptian history and a section on historic figures such as Khufu and Menkaura,

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Last Expression: Art and Auschwitz
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URL: http://lastexpression.northwestern.edu
Record Id: 522315
Created: 2004-12-21 10:45:32
Categories: arts,liberal

This comprehensive online exhibition presents essays, interviews, the art of close to fourty artists, a bibliography, virtual tours of Auschwitz and Birkenau and a glossary of relevant terms.
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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O*NET OnLine : Occupational Information Network
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URL: http://online.onetcenter.org
Record Id: 522313
Created: 2004-12-21 09:39:32
Categories: govpub

"O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics" that replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated December 2004. – Phyllis ]

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SouthAfrica.info
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URL: http://www.southafrica.info

Record Id: 522298
Created: 2004-12-19 23:02:32
Categories: liberal

"South Africa's official internet gateway. Country information for investors, tourists, citizens and South Africans abroad." Exhaustive resources [http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/ ] concerning culture, government, history, geography, social development, economy and travel as presented by the International Marketing Council of South Africa.

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Greek Theatre Research
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URL: http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/donmillsci/library/lessons/greek_theatre.htm
Record Id: 521305
Created: 2004-12-14 23:19:32
Categories: liberal

A small collection of useful links to various resources regarding ancient Greek theatre managed by the Don Mills Library Information Centre.
[NOTE: Other subject links
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/libraries/links.asp?schoolNo=3415&catId=35
- Phyllis ]

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Mythology in the Classroom
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URL: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yamyth.htm
Record Id: 521300
Created: 2004-12-14 23:17:32
Categories: liberal

"The [Internet School Library Media Center] is a meta-site where teachers, librarians and students can find information. The mythology pages listed below are primarily adult sites for those interested in the fascinating world of mythology. The ISLMC has additional pages related to myth and legend for younger students."
[NOTE: Other pages from http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/index.html previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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d'Art: The Internet Art Database
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URL: http://www.dart.fine-art.com
Record Id: 303199
Created: 2004-12-14 17:52:32
Categories: arts

A database and comprehensive guide which lists 7,889 contemporary, emerging artists and 41,708 pieces of art. It is browsable by style, subject matter and media types, and includes forums and critiques. "Use the listing service to find art. Search the directory to find websites. If you want to critique or research an artist, visit the artist forums."
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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
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URL: http://www.pafa.org/splashFlash.jsp
Record Id: 521211
Created: 2004-12-14 12:18:32
Categories: arts

While the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts collection is most well known for its holdings from the Federal period it includes art from 18th-21st centuries. "Many of the nation's most important artists were founders, teachers or students at the Pennsylvania Academy, including Charles Willson Peale, William Rush, Thomas Sully, Thomas Eakins, ... ". There are close to eight hundred images from their collection, predominantly paintings and works on paper, online. The images are thumbnails which may be enlarged. Academy Archives presented here include exhibition listings starting in 1805.
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Insect Images: The Source for Insect Images
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URL: http://www.insectimages.org
Record Id: 333054
Created: 2004-12-13 19:38:32
Categories: bioag

Insect Images: The Source for Insect and Entomology Images includes thousands of free photographs of insects, bugs, butterflies, beetles, spiders, flies and caterpillars. On this web site there are 10,396 images of 1,783 entomological subjects.
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The Topkapi Palace Museum
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URL: http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/topkapi.html
Record Id: 521206
Created: 2004-12-13 19:23:32
Categories: arts

"Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans until the reign of Abdulmecid I (1839-1860), a period of nearly four centuries." This web site is an efficient overview of the palace and includes images of Korans, calligraphy, ceramics, various views of the architecture of the palace, and garments among other objects. Some historical narrative is presented. Images may be enlarged by clicking.
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Arts and Humanities Internet Resources
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URL: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/subject_portal/fass_arts.shtml
Record Id: 520357
Created: 2004-12-09 00:36:32
Categories: liberal

"This collection of Web sites for the Humanities has been selected by University of Waikato Library staff. It is not a static collection and it will undergo changes as and when better and more relevant websites are identified...Our selection does not pretend to be comprehensive but instead, it offers links to some of the more interesting sites in the field of the Humanities."

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April 14, 2005
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AITC Kid's Zone
This site for children features activities and information about agriculture, including an agriculture timeline, links to animal and food sites, science fair ideas, and state-by-state agriculture profiles. Searchable. From Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC), a "program coordinated by the United States Department of Agriculture."
http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/
Subjects: Agriculture Agriculture -- United States Agriculture -- Study and teaching

Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
This site features thematic sets of historical maps "accompanied by lesson plans written for four grade levels and designed to support a variety of social studies, history, and geography curricula." Themes include exploration, migration, environmental history, transportation, political and military history, and American communities. Also provides a glossary. From the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library.
http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/
Subjects: United States -- History -- Study and teaching Teaching -- Aids and devices Maps Historical geography

Medieval Bestiaries
Annotated links to sites about medieval bestiaries, "those compiled books of animals both real and fantastic." From SCAToday.net, a Web site "offering news, information, and discussions ... to members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)."
http://scatoday.net/node/view/2842
Subjects: Bestiaries Animals, Mythical Literature, Medieval

Victorian Fairy Painting
This companion to a past exhibit at the University of Iowa Museum of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts (London) looks at the depiction of fairies in paintings from the late 18th to the early 20th century, a period when "fairies became a valid subject for ballets, operas, books, paintings and illustrations." Includes short essays and images of some of the paintings.
http://www.uiowa.edu/uima/fairy/startfairies.htm
Subjects: Fairies Fairies in art Victoriana

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BBC: The League of Nations & the United Nations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/nations/league_nations_01.shtml
The imposition of a peaceful world order was a key objective for the League of Nations, established in the aftermath of World War One. How can its successor, the United Nations, react to the challenges of the 21st century?

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Handmade Paper on the Net
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URL: http://www.meduniwien.ac.at/user/dieter.freyer/handpaper/about.php?lang=en
Record Id: 526005
Created: 2005-01-04 13:48:32
Categories: arts
This virtual library lists several hundred web sites organized into eleven categories such as History of Papermaking, Paper Art and New Pages. Each listing has about one line of description. It is browsable and searchable, and may be accessed in either English or German.
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The Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking
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URL: http://www.ipst.edu/amp
Record Id: 350291
Created: 2005-01-04 09:02:32
Categories: arts,physci

We find here an online tour of the history of paper, four teacher's guides and a list of workshops sponsored by the museum. "The Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking is an internationally renowned resource on the history of paper and paper technology. In addition to more than 2,000 books, the Museum features a remarkable collection of over 10,000 watermarks, papers, tools, machines, and manuscripts."
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The Drexel Digital Museum Project: Historic Costume Collection
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URL: http://digimuse.cis.drexel.edu/home.html
Record Id: 525987
Created: 2005-01-03 19:51:32
Categories: arts

The Drexel Digital Museum Project is a joint initiative between the College of Media Arts & Design and the College of Information Science to provide access to Drexel University's rich collections of art, textiles, clothing, ceramics and artifacts from around the world. A searchable database of garments provides access to archival data and detailed graphics for the Drexel Historic Costume Collection, housed in the College of Media Arts & Design and the Drexel Collection, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Garments from the collection can be searched by time period, designer, fabric, or donor and are viewable in 3D panorama.

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Reforming Fashion, 1850-1914: Politics, Health, and Art
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URL: http://costume.osu.edu/reforming_fashion/trouble_with_fashion.htm
Record Id: 525983
Created: 2005-01-03 12:09:32
Categories: arts

The Reforming Fashion 1850-1914 exhibition is about the women's dress reform movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. Solutions promoted by the dress reformers included trousers, reform underwear, and artistic dress. The reformers had a lasting impression on dress as trousers were adopted by sports enthusiasts and became part of the archetypal gymnasium suit worn at colleges and high schools.

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Web Resources in Costume
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URL: http://www.library.ubc.ca/finearts/COSTUME.html
Record Id: 517654
Created: 2004-11-27 22:00:32
Categories: arts

Links to costume resources, exhibitions and museums, libraries, and organizations.

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Newspaperindex
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URL: http://www.newspaperindex.com/
Record Id: 517651
Created: 2004-11-24 16:04:32
Categories: liberal

Provides links to free, daily updated, news and newspaper sites from around the world.

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TechLearning News - January 19, 2005 - No. 3

Photos of the American West
http://photoswest.org/collect.htm

Teaching history with authentic historical photos certainly makes the task easier. The Denver Library has supplied wonderful photos that document the development of the American West: the great railroads rolling West, covered wagons on the trails, wild west shows, Native Americans, and even the famous Western saloons complete with patrons. The Library has also provided special collections on Native American women, and on Denver, The City Beautiful, which contains pictures of great early American architecture.

Author/Publisher:
The Denver Library

Website Content:
Pictures and/or Illustrations

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School Elementary School


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American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass (National Park Service)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/
[NOTE: Previously posted.Updated URL.
National Park Service Museum Features
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/index.html
- Phyllis ]

Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. At an early age, he realized that the ability to read was the key to freedom. He rose through determination, brilliance, and eloquence to shape the American nation. Committed to freedom, Douglass dedicated his life to achieving justice for all Americans, in particular African-Americans, women, and minority groups. Sections include: Power of an Idea; The Mighty Word; Women's Rights; Home in Washington; Time Line; and a QuickTime virtual tour of the Douglass home.

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School Content Area: History & Social Studies (United States History) [Dewey #973] Application type: Information Resources

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Subject : [Net-Gold] GENEALOGY: MIGRATION: Early American Roads and Trails

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Early American Roads and Trails
with descriptions of 18 major early roads
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gentutor/trails.html?sourceid=00224688806430993204

Tiny URL = http://tinyurl.com/4fr6z

Because we live in the area where major trails to the Far West
began, I became fascinated with the subject of early American
trails and roads. Moreover, my genealogical studies and research
have shown me how important it is to try to determine the migration
trails of our ancestors. That's what led to this RoadTrails site!

Linda Bee
Temple Terrace, FL

Cherokee History (part 1)
From deSoto to Treaty of Hard Labor, a detailed history including town name, culture and other facts about the nation.
http://www.tolatsga.org/Cherokee1.html

Cherokee History (part 2)
Covers the Chickamauga Wars, Revolt of the Young Chiefs, and the Trail of Tears, up to present day
http://www.tolatsga.org/Cherokee2.html


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TechLearning News - December 8, 2004 - No. 49

A Guide to Visiting the Lands of Many Nations
http://www.lewisandclark200.org/pdf/IndianCountry_web.pdf
[NOTE: Home page http://www.lewisandclark200.org/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]

This is a beautiful .pdf version of a brochure written by the Circle of Tribal Advisors, the Native American group connected with the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Reenactment. Although it is written in conjunction with the Bicentennial, the content of the brochure is ageless. Written with a perspective that Lewis and Clark's journey was a foreshadowing of future sorrow, the authors still welcome visitors to the lands with open arms. They ask only that visitors of other cultures respect their lands, legends, beliefs, and sacred sites. The brochure also offers vivid pictures and narrative about the Lewis and Clark journey through their lands. Of great interest is the listing of current tribes that are living along the trail and the tribal events that are scheduled for the Bicentennial. This is an excellent tool that teachers can use to present the Native American perspective of the famous Lewis and Clark journey.

Author/Publisher:
Circle of Tribal Advisors, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial

Website Content:
• Pictures and/or Illustrations
• Biographical Information

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School Elementary School


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Taken From:
T.H.E. Newsletter for January 19, 2005

Top Teaching Resources
http://www.topteachingresources.com/
Merit Software created this one-stop information source, which uses unbiased listings of commercial and non-commercial resources for teachers. Through the site, you can browse through an extensive database of available grants, funding, discounted teaching supplies, free lesson plans, reference manuals and dictionaries, the latest educational news, and links to other Web sites and educational software. Topteachingresources.com also enables educators to identify supplemental electronic teaching resources that both meet instructional needs and embody the implementation of curriculum standards.

SupportMusic.com
http://www.SupportMusic.com
Launched by the Music Education Coalition, an entity formed by NAMM, the International Music Products Association and MENC, the National Association for Music Education, SupportMusic.com is the source of information for the largest initiative ever in support of school music programs and inspiring action to support music education. The site allows visitors to explore sources, understand research that supports the case for music education, and link to a variety of additional related sources and original materials. In addition, Dr. John Benham, a 30-year music education veteran and leading music advocate is currently keeping a weekly blog called, “CounterPoint,” which offers an experienced insider’s insight on fighting to keep teaching music in schools.

Copyright © 2005 ETC Group LLC.

K-12 Academic Links (by subject)
http://www.msad54.k12.me.us/MSAD54Pages/Curriculum%20Resources/Resource_Links.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/6vqqr ]

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Taken From:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 330 12/23/04

Smithsonian TV

The country's premier museum is now accessible from the comfort of your
PC. Smithsonian.Tv is an online guide to the latest exhibitions, lectures,
performances and other interesting museum events made available through
streaming video content from the Smithsonian.

The site has both live and archived events, on cool topics such as Art,
Design, History and Culture, and Science and Technology. Visitors to
Smithsonian TV can take virtual tours of current exhibits, watch live
footage of pandas playing at the National Zoo, and peruse a countless
number of the cool features on this fascinating website.

http://www.smithsonian.tv/default.htm
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Taken From:
ResearchBuzz #318 -- January 6, 2004
http://www.researchbuzz.com/

** It's Like Google Suggest, Only As A Dictionary

There's been a lot of discussion about Google Suggest, which provides potential words and phrases depending on what you type into the query box. There's a similar tool available using a couple of dictionaries instead of the Web. It's called ObjectGraph Dictionary and it's available at http://www.objectgraph.com/dictionary .

There are two dictionaries being used here; a regular dictionary and FOLDOC (Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing.) The default is regular. I started typing in esuriant and ObjectGraph began cycling through suggestions. the cool thing is that in addition to word listings, the suggestion box also contains definitions. So when you've gotten as far as esuri you'll have four relevant words and their dictionary definitions right there.

In addition to the tool itself, the site also has extensive information on how the tool works, as well as a development 'blog.
[NOTE: Also has a Dictionary of Elements and a Thesaurus. – Phyllis ]

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ResearchBuzz is copyright 2005 Tara Calishain. All rights reserved.

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Date Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:12 AM
Subject: Awareness Watch Newsletter V3N1 January 2005 Announcement

It gives me great pleasure to announce my January 2005 V3N1 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter. It is a 31 page .pdf document (558KB) from the below URL. The Awareness Watch Featured Report this month highlights a comprehensive listing of online Grant Resources.

January 2005 V3N1 Awareness Watch Newsletter
http://zillman.blogspot.com/2004/12/v3n1-january-2005-awareness-watch.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/6pm3f ]

Also my January 2005 Zillman Column is now available and is titled World Wide Web Reference. This January 2005 Zillman Column is a comprehensive list of world wide web references resources and sites available over the Internet. Download this excellent 16 page free .pdf (345KB) column today and begin using the many reference resources about the World Wide Web!

January 2005 Zillman Column - World Wide Web Reference
http://zillman.blogspot.com/2004/12/january-2005-zillman-column-world-wide.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/4jkws ]

[NOTE: Other columns by Marcus Zillman previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.Internet Expert, Author, Keynote Speaker and Corporate Consultant
Editor
Awareness Watch Newsletter
http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/
http://www.Zillman.us/