Phyllis' Favorites

The Riddle of Pompeii
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/P/pompeii/index.htm
“A chronology takes us through the history of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The history of Vesuvius and its many eruptions is also featured, as is the science behind the eruption of AD 79. And there is an extensive list of websites and books through which viewers can expand their knowledge further.

Pompeii: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/index.html
Includes Pompeii Timeline. Click on each date for details.

Found in:
Don's Patch Issue #2005-09-01 from
http://www.don-guitar.com


Dig It!
http://www.mintmuseum.org/digit/index.htm
A virtual archeology exploration of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca world.
From the site:
“Dig It! is a multimedia introduction for fifth and sixth graders to archaeology and the pre-Columbian world of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas.”
[NOTE: From the same museum:
Ballgame
http://www.ballgame.org/
“Visitors to The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame website can explore Mesoamerica’s cultural history, visit archaeological sites, and take a virtual tour of an actual Mesoamerican ballcourt.”
Previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Girls Dig It Online
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/mcgee/digit/
From the site:
“Girls Dig It Online, the online program for Girls Dig It: An Archaeology Program for Girls Ages 12-14.”
[NOTE: See Also: Cool Archaeology Links
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/mcgee/digit/websites.htm - Phyllis ]
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Steve's Beatles Page
http://www.stevesbeatles.com/
A site for Beatles lovers.
Includes every Beatles song with lyrics and info
http://www.stevesbeatles.com/songs/

Maya Web Sites

NOVA Online—Lost King of the Mayahttp://www.pbs.org/nova/maya/Provides program-related articles, interviews, interactive activities, resources, and more.
Reading Maya Hieroglyphs
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyphs.html
This site teaches students the Mayan numbering system. (Particularly good for kids.)

The Mayan Calendar
http://www.pauahtun.org/Calendar/Default.htm

Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars
http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/node1.html
This site answers frequently asked questions about calendars and provides an overview of the Christian, Hebrew, and Islamic calendars in common use. It also provides a historical background for the Christian calendar, plus an overview of the Persian, the French Revolutionary calendar, the Maya calendar, and the Chinese calendar.

Mayan Numbers
http://www.niti.org/mayan/lesson.htm
This site from the National Indian Telecommunication Institute, explains the Mayan numbering system. (Particularly good for kids.)

Maya Adventure
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/top.html
The Science Museum of Minnesota's Maya Web site provides science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture. Participate in a hands-on activity demonstrating how the ancient Maya etched limestone using organic dissolvers. Also, take an interactive tour through the ruins of the ancient Maya world, replete with photographs from the museum's Maya archive.

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Found in:
Don's Patch Issue #2005-09-01 from
http://www.don-guitar.com


Dig It!
http://www.mintmuseum.org/digit/index.htm
A virtual archeology exploration of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca world.
From the site:
“Dig It! is a multimedia introduction for fifth and sixth graders to archaeology and the pre-Columbian world of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas.”
[NOTE: From the same museum:
Ballgame
http://www.ballgame.org/
“Visitors to The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame website can explore Mesoamerica’s cultural history, visit archaeological sites, and take a virtual tour of an actual Mesoamerican ballcourt.”
Previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Girls Dig It Online
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/mcgee/digit/
From the site:
“Girls Dig It Online, the online program for Girls Dig It: An Archaeology Program for Girls Ages 12-14.”
[NOTE: See Also: Cool Archaeology Links
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/mcgee/digit/websites.htm - Phyllis ]

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The Riddle of Pompeii
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/P/pompeii/index.htm
“A chronology takes us through the history of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The history of Vesuvius and its many eruptions is also featured, as is the science behind the eruption of AD 79. And there is an extensive list of websites and books through which viewers can expand their knowledge further.

Pompeii: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/index.html
Includes Pompeii Timeline. Click on each date for details.

Found on:
Access Learning, October 2005
http://www.ciconline.org/AboutCIC/Publications/Archives/AL_oct05.htm

Mystery of the Maya
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html
Other Maya-related sites of interest
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mmwwweng.html

© 2005 Cable in the Classroom

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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for August 25, 2005
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Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahara ---------------------------
Information about the world's largest desert, whose "size defies
imagination: 3.3 million square miles or around 25 percent of
Africa." Includes information about human inhabitants (such as the
Tuareg, "a semi-nomadic group known for their salt caravans and
distinctive blue veils"), and the ecosystem (plants, animals,
topography, rainfall). Also includes information about specific
countries. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/sahara/sahara_overview_lo.html
http://lii.org?recs=027125
Subjects:
* Sahara
* Deserts
* Tuaregs
* Arid regions ecology
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Home page http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/index.html previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Ancient Egypt: Science & Technology ---------------------------------
Explore "mummies, elaborate afterlife preparations, buried tombs
that require painstaking excavation, mysterious hieroglyphs and
wall paintings" at this site. You can also interact with a 3-D
mummy and view a mummy CAT scan, plan your afterlife, and send a
buried message. From the Museum of Science, Boston.

http://www.mos.org/quest/
http://lii.org?recs=027097
Subjects:
* Mummies
* Egypt
* Archaeology
Created by: ne

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Classic Motown, 1959-1988 --------------------------------
This official website from Motown Records highlights artists from
the Detroit-based record label, such as the Commodores, the Four
Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder.
Includes artist profiles, audio clips, a timeline of events in
Motown's history (from 1959-1988), and current news about Motown
and Motown artists from that time period.

http://classic.motown.com
http://lii.org?recs=027139
Subjects:
* Soul music
* African American musicians
* Motown Record Corporation
* Sound recording industry
Created by: je

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Coretta Scott King ---------------------------------------
Biographical information about Coretta Scott King, founding
president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent
Social Change in Atlanta. Includes details about her involvement
in the causes of her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., and her
activities after his assassination in 1968. Includes links to
related essays on Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, and related
topics. From the Martin Luther King Papers Project, Stanford
University.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/king_coretta_scott.htm
http://lii.org?recs=027132
Subjects:
* King, Coretta Scott, 1927-
* Political activists
* Civil rights movements
* Nonviolence
* African American women
* People
Created by: je
[SEE ALSO: King Encyclopedia
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/ - Phyllis ]
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African Timelines: History, Orature, Literature, & Film
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimelinetoc.htm
Part I: Ancient Africa: BC / BCE from the beginnings
Part II: African Empires: AD / CE 1st - 15th centuries
Part III: African Slave Trade & European Imperialism: 15th - early 19th centuries
Part IV: Anti-Colonialism & Reconstruction: 19th - mid-20th centuries
Part V: Post-Independence Africa & Contemporary Trends mid- to late 20th century

African Rainforest
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/rainforest/rainforest_overview.html
Includes the history, religion, traditions, and customs of the people, as
well as maps, information on the animals, temperature, and vegetation.

Found on:
Date Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:53 AM
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PBS Teacher Previews: October 23-29, 2005
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
South Africa: Ten Years On
Profdev>
High School

Spend time listening and watching the introduction to the site
for a brief overview of apartheid in South Africa: the release
of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990, the negotiation between
Mandela and De Klerk to institute free elections, resulting in
the election of Mandela in 1994 and an end to apartheid. This
site addresses some changes that have taken place in the ten
years since independence.

http://www.tenyearson.org/trythis/homepage.html


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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.

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Site of the Day for Monday, Aug 8, 2005

Safercar.gov
http://www.safercar.gov

Today's site, from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway
Traffic Safety Association, provides extensive information about the
various elements which comprise a vehicle's safety components. Gentle
Subscribers preparing for a motoring vacation or simply undertaking the
daily commute, may find pertinent facts and material.

"Rollovers are dangerous incidents that have a higher fatality rate than
other types of crashes. Explore this site for the most relevant news on
rollover safety, including information on NHTSA's updated rollover ratings
system, part of its New Car Assessment Program. ... Proper tire pressure is
the most important part of maintaining your tires. ... This site offers
important information to help you stay safe in a vehicle with air bags." -
from the website

Each of the site's main sections, "Air Bags", "Tires" and "Rollover"
features numerous helpful consumer oriented resources specific to each
topic, such as understanding and checking the correct tire pressure, along
with the tools to use; vital information about air bags; and rollover
issues. In addition, the home page lists extensive sources dealing with
more generalized vehicle safety issues. For U.S. manufactured vehicles, an
easy to use database of vehicles produced since 1990 provides crash test
and rollover ratings.

Cruise over to the site for an excellent compilation of resources on car
safety features at:

http://www.safercar.gov


A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd

August is National Inventor’s Month
http://coekate.murraystate.edu/kate/month/august/inventors/default.htm
Site contains links to resources and activities

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Kid Scoop: Inventors Webliography
http://www.kidscoop.com/resources/inventors.html

Found on:
The Kid Scoop Webliography
Online Resources for Kid Scoop Subjects
http://www.kidscoop.com/resources/index.html

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AT&T Technology Timeline – 1876-2005
http://www.att.com/attlabs/reputation/timeline/

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Site of the Day for Wednesday, July 6, 2005

Q&A: Nuclear Fusion Reactor
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4627237.stm

Today's site from the BBC offers information about the construction of the
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in France. Gentle
Subscribers, aware of the hoopla surrounding this recent announcement and
dreaming of a "Mr. Fusion" down the road, will find some hard facts and
helpful diagrams at the site.

"Iter is an experimental reactor that will attempt to reproduce on Earth
the nuclear reactions that power the Sun and other stars. It will
consolidate all that has been learnt over many decades of study. If it
works, and the technologies are proven to be practical, the international
community will then build a prototype commercial reactor, dubbed Demo. The
final step would be to roll out fusion technology across the globe." - from
the website

The site presents a layperson's explanation of fusion, its advantages, and
the enormous challenges involved in producing a commercially practical
reactor, in a question and answer format. Not to be missed is the most
striking feature of the site -- accessible from beneath the "More Details"
image -- a series of diagrams outlining the fusion process along with
photos of the Joint European Torus reactor. A brief video on "Iter" is also
available.

Hurtle to the site for a quick look at this significant technological
undertaking at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4627237.stm

A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd

American Inventors and Inventions
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm

From the Remembering Gallery of the:
America's Smithsonian
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/150exhib.htm
"America's Smithsonian", a traveling exhibition of more than 150 treasures from
the Smithsonian collections, traveled to 11 cities across the nation during 1996-1997.
The exhibition featured artifacts that are testaments to more than 300 years of
America's cultural, social, scientific and artistic heritage.

Imagining Gallery
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/imagine/imagin.htm

Discovery Gallery
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/discover/discover.htm

Remembering Gallery
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/remember.htm

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Hi! It's Wednesday, June 15, 2005 and time for Language Arts at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
AudioBookShelf.com
http://www.audiobookshelf.com/bytitle.html

Audiobooks are a wonderful way to supplement any Language Arts curriculum.
Audiobooks allow students to hear language spoken, thus (as today's website
proclaims) "building vocabulary, stimulating imagination, increasing reading
fluency and providing models of pronunciation, sentence structure and
grammatical accuracy. They introduce the art of storytelling. For students
who find reading books problematic, or students who are not fluent in
English, audiobooks allow exposure to text through aural interpretation and
aural/visual connection. Low-functioning students often comprehend more
easily by "reading with their ears" than struggling to decode text on its
own. Audiobooks offer the competent and avid reader or gifted students
individualized learning opportunities and expand the volume of their
reading."

One of my favorite resources for unabridged titles is the website featured
today. The quality of the titles they publish is unsurpassed, and I like the
sturdy vinyl packaging. (Unlike hard plastic containers that can easily
break, the vinyl holders protect CDS and cassettes from damage when you take
them along in the car on summer road trips, etc.) While this is a commercial
site where you can purchase many unabridged, award-winning, family listening
titles, they also provide FREE "Curricular Connections." They were developed
by Children's Literature Resources, a partnership of two children's
literature experts with years of experience in the classroom and library.
For each book title in the AudioBookShelf library that offers Curricular
Connections -- it includes book-related activities and lessons to enhance
learning as well as links to Internet resources on the book and the author,
and recommendations for further reading. The titles that have FREE
Curricular Connections include:

Across Five Aprils
Baseball in April and Other Stories
Blizzard! - The Storm that Changed America
Bull Run
A Day No Pigs Would Die
The Great Fire
I, Too, Sing America - Three Centuries of African American Poetry
The Light in the Forest
Lives of the Artists
Lives of the Musicians
Lives of the Presidents
Lives of the Writers
Lost! On a Mountain in Maine
The Man Who Was Poe
My Brother Sam is Dead
Night
Seedfolks
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World - The Extraordinary True Story of
Shackleton & The Endurance
Tuck Everlasting
Whirligig

When you get to the website you will see a list of titles in the
AudioBookShelf library. Look for the titles that have a "CC" after them.
Click on that title, and a new screen opens. Scroll to the bottom of the
page and click on the link to the Curricular Connection for that title. You
can print it out and do the activates and lessons at your leisure - and you
can use it online to access the linked resources for further exploration and
study.

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY to access the free Curricular Connections. You
could easily get the books and/or audiobooks at your local library, and use
the free CC's as desired.

By the way, I am a featured "Educator of the Month" at this website
(although the feature is about 5 years old) -- but have no financial
affiliation with AudioBookShelf. I just think they produce a terrific
product -- and thought you'd like to know about the free Curricular
Connections available at the website as a means to enhance your Language
Arts curriculum.

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

Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.

Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com

Found in:

Don's Patch Issue #2005-08-01 from http://www.don-guitar.com/


A mini-feature on abbreviations and acronyms.

Acronym Finder
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Acronym Server
http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym/acro.html

AbbreviationZ: The A to Z of Acronyms and Abbreviations on the Net
http://www.stands4.com/index.asp
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information
Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Medical Abbreviations
http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/
A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical,
biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.

Internet Acronyms Dictionary
http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

List of Acronyms & Text Messaging Shorthand
http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
[NOTE: Home Page: Welcome to NetLingo The Internet Dictionary
http://www.netlingo.com/index.cfm – Phyllis ]

The Numa Dictionary of Derivatives Acronyms
http://www.numa.com/ref/acronym.htm

The Dept. of Defense Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/acronym_index.html

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/acronyms/

A Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations
http://www.scirpus.ca/cgi-bin/dictqaa.cgi

Cknow.com: Definitions/ Acronyms/ Abbreviations
http://www.cknow.com/ckinfo/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Genealogical Abbreviations and Acronyms
http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/abbr.html

Frequently Seen Space/Astronomy Acronyms
http://tla.surly.org/

Official US Postal Service Abbreviations
http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.usps.com/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Acronyms of High-Energy Physics
http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/ahep.html

Abbreviations, acronyms and TLAs often used in television broadcasting and reception
http://www.tla.tvheaven.com/

Learning, Performance and Training Acronyms
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/acron.html

Acronym Dictionary – Shortcuts
http://www.magicpub.com/netprimer/acronyms.html
[NOTE: Some rated R. – Phyllis ]

Human Genome Acronym List
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/acronym.shtml
[NOTE: Home page
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html
previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Followed by a brief excursion into jargon.

Hacker Jargon
http://www.jargon.net/

http://www.johnsmurf.com/jargon.htm
A tongue-in-cheek guide to business jargon and management buzzwords.

http://www.jonstorm.com/glossary/
Computer jargon explained.

The Jargon File
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/

Jargon Buster
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/jargonbuster/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The BRMRG Knot Review
http://brmrg.med.virginia.edu/knots/knots.html

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nonsenselit.org
http://www.nonsenselit.org/
a portal devoted to Nonsense literature, released on
12 May 2004, to celebrate Edward Lear's birthday

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The state of Maine.
http://imaginemaine.com/

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BrainyQuote
http://www.brainyquote.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Archives for this ezine are available online here:http://www.freelists.org/archives/donspatch/

Classic Poetry
http://www.drpsychotic.com/classic_writings/classic_written_works.html

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Mythology Index
http://www.abcgallery.com/mythindex.html
World Literature in Painting Index
http://www.abcgallery.com/literindex.html

[NOTE: Home Page: Olga’s Gallery http://www.abcgallery.com/
- previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Found on:
The History Cooperative
http://www.historycooperative.org/
From the site:
“The History Cooperative is a pioneering nonprofit humanities resource offering
top-level online history scholarship.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

From: The History Teacher, Nov. 2001
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ht/35.1/index.html
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2001 PRIZE ESSAYS
A Lasting Impression:
French Painters Revolutionize the Art World
by Lindsay Snider, Junior Division
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ht/35.1/snider.html

Found in:
ConnectEng
Newsletter of Web English Teacher
July 23, 2005

Sites to Check Out:

Aldous Huxley
http://somaweb.org/
An extensive collection of links: writing by Huxley, writing about
Huxley, links related to Brave New World, and more.


CIMC Integrated Units: Children's Literature
http://library.uncc.edu/display/?dept=reference&format=open&page=646
This extensive collection from the J. Murrey Atkins Library, The
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, links to children's
literature activities created by teachers as part of a class. Access
requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.


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

copyright 2005, Web English Teacher.

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Found in:
ConnectEng
Newsletter of Web English Teacher
August 28, 2005

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New Pages @ Web English Teacher:
Kate Chopin
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/chopin.html
Lesson plans for The Awakening, short stories.

Allen Say
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/say.html
Lesson plans for Grandfather's Journey and other books.

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Sites to Check Out

Cummings Study Guides
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/
An extensive collection of basic information about canon works.

Learning to Read
http://toread.com/
An extensive collection of links to literacy resources: research,
lessons, professional organizations, books, and more. A great deal
of work went into this page.

The National Center for Teaching Thinking
http://www.nctt.net/lessonsarticles.html
The lessons here encourage critical thinking skills along with
developing literacy.

PATH (Pupils Ask, Teachers Help)
http://www.pathwhelp.org/main.php
When AOL closed its Homework Help center, many of those volunteers
joined forces to establish this site, which offers online help
both live and via message board, all grade levels, all subjects.
There is no charge for this service. Students working at home might
find valuable assistance here.

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Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com
This newsletter is copyright 2005, Web English Teacher.

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See Also:
Aspects of Critical Thinking
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/teaching_backgrounders/media_literacy/aspects_critical_thinking_1.cfm
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/9lgl2 ]
“…offers a critical thinking approach to television that can be applied to all media.”
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Hi! It's Saturday, November 12, 2005 and time for Music at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
All About Ludwig van Beethoven Website
http://www.all-about-beethoven.com/index.html

There are lots of websites that contain information about the great classical composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. The site featured today, is a good starting place for learning about Beethoven's life and work. When you get to the site use the menu on left side of the screen that includes:

*Beethoven's Life -- Read his biography including information about his childhood and youth, his rise to fame, life in Vienna, and his final years. There is also a timeline of major events in the composer's life.

*Beethoven's Music -- This section provides a brief history of the composer's works including his symphonies, sonatas, opera, concertos and overtures. If you would like to hear many of Beethoven's works - download free Midi files at: http://www.classicalarchives.com/beethoven.html [NOTE: Home Page http://www.classicalarchives.com previously posted. – Phyllis ]

*Pictures of Beethoven -- View an online gallery of portraits of Beethoven, as well as pictures of important people and places in his life.

*Free Sheet Music -- Download free sheet music of Beethoven's compositions including Fur Elise, The Moonlight Sonata, Ecossaise, Piano Sonata Op.27, and Piano Sonata Op.31.

*Playlist Advice -- A directory of the best-loved Beethoven compositions that everyone should hear at least once.

*Documents -- Read two documents written by the composer. One is the Heiligenstadt Testament in which he discusses his deafness, and the other is a collection of love letters.

*Beethoven Sites -- Find links to other great resources about Beethoven on the web. In fact, two that are mentioned that are really worthwhile are:

Ludwig Van Beethoven Website:
http://www.lvbeethoven.com/index_En.html
Includes a bio, music, and lots of additional trivia like films depicting Beethoven's life, etc.

Ludwig Van Beethoven - The Magnificent Master
http://www.raptusassociation.org/index.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Read this site in German or English. It archives Beethoven's biography, a picture gallery, song histories, comments by other musicians about Beethoven's work, questions raised by research on Beethoven, and much more.


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

Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should also preview the sites for suitable content, and then review the sites together with their children.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Registered Trademark and may not be used without written permission of Diane Flynn Keith.

Planning a family road trip? For FREE educational car games visit:
http://www.Carschooling.com

Found in:
*** NEAT NEW STUFF, August 5, 2005

BBC Radio 2 - Sold on Song
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/
Includes background and audios of classic pop and rock songs, performers, and genres. Also offers a glossary and a guide to songwriting and the music business. Though it's well organized, it's also a great site to wander around and get lost in.

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Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2005 Results
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2005.htm
Winning entries, runner-ups, and "dishonorable mentions" in the annual contest "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels."

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Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2005.

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Site of the Day for Thursday, July 21, 2005

The Enjoyment of Music
http://wwnorton.com/enjoy/chronological/index.htm

Today's site, from the Norton Company, those folks of the Norton
Anthologies to Literature fame, presents an excellent classical music
tutoring module. Gentle Subscribers may find themselves humming their way
through cantatas, cantabiles and recitatives in this wonderfully helpful
and user-friendly guide to music throughout the ages.

"Welcome to The Enjoyment of Music, 9th Edition Online Tutor! ... Listen to
a selection of more than 250 musical excerpts ... learn more about 80
composers ...complete with representative musical examples. ... Do you
ever wonder where one musical period, or era, ends and another begins?
These lessons promise to help you to understand and distinguish the
differences between eras. ... Cultural perspective ... essays." - from the
website

The site offers an introductory presentation of music from medieval to
modern and all the eras in between. The essential glossary, since music,
like any discipline, has its own distinctive language and vocabulary --
with terms such as "diatonic", "tonality" and "cadence", includes images of
various musical instruments, as well as direct links to music illustrating
specific terms. For example, along with the definition of "diatonic" is the
musical representation -- Mouret's 'Rondeau', immediately recognizable as
the theme from PBS's "Masterpiece Theater". Particularly helpful are the
notations of many of the musical selections, highlighting their salient
features. The guide can be browsed by era or composer, with the relevant
music available from the left "Jukebox" sidebar.

Swing over to the site for a great musical learning experience from
Georgian chant to Ragtime at:

http://wwnorton.com/enjoy/chronological/index.htm

A.M. Holm
view the List archives on the web at:
http://www.freelists.org/archives/sotd

BBC OneMusic: Virtual Studio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/studio/

"Interactive games show you what it's like to work in the music industry
There is virtual equipment like mixers and sequencers you can play with.
Other tools help you create your own songs. You can download samples to use
on your computer."

Found on:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
July 15-21, 2005

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Photography--Databases
Source: CBC
Website to be database for acclaimed photography
http://www.photomuse.org/
"The George Eastman House and New York's International Center of Photography are collaborating on a project to create a massive online database of photography... Currently operating as a test site, Photomuse.org is scheduled for completion in fall 2006…”

Education
http://www.photomuse.org/EDUCATION/index.html

There are currently three varied resources available for teachers, students and researchers.

Photographic Chronology
(Click on Timeline)
“The timeline of photography provides a chronology of activities in the medium compared to other cultural, political, and social landmarks. The core of this project started at the George Eastman House in the 1990s. This dynamic version now includes information within other disciplines and the history of film and television. As part of a growing "image affiliation engine" the Collection section on photomuse also includes links back to the chronology based upon the date of a photograph or the life dates of the photographer.”

“Focus on Photography: ICP Curriculum Guide, a forthcoming book and Web site, is a comprehensive resource on teaching photography to K - 12 audiences. For educators interested in bringing photography to a school or after-school program, the project offers guidance and a wealth of resources: essays, curriculum, lesson plans, activities, case studies, samples of student work, reflections by ICP educators, information on the basics and history of photography, an online resource of images, and slide sets for use in the classroom.”

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Poverty--United States--Statistics
Source: US Census
Areas with Concentrated Poverty: 1999
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-16.pdf
"A special Census 2000 report on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of census tracts by levels of poverty. Data are provided for the nation, regions and states." Includes: “How Poverty is Defined”

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Electricity--United States--Statistics
Source: EIA
Just Released, New Info Product: U.S. Household Electricity Report
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/enduse/er01_us.html
"This report is the first report in EIA's newest Regional Energy Profiles series. It analyzes electricity consumption by U.S. households for each of several end uses, including air-conditioning, space heating, water heating, lighting, and the operation of more than two dozen appliances."

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George Orwell
Source: The National Archives, UK
Just Released Filed, George Orwell under the watchful eye of Big Brother
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/releases/2005/highlights_july/july19/default.htm
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/8g5yb ]
This newly released Metropolitan police file (MEPO 38/69) reveals how George Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, was under Special Branch surveillance for more than 12 years of his life. MI5 first became suspicious of the author's activities in 1936 when carrying out research into the living and working conditions of the working class for The Road to Wigan Pier. The reports link Orwell to well-known Communists and left-wing organisations. Download documents here (free).

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Dental Health--Glossary
Source: American Dental Association
Glossary of Dental Terms
http://www.ada.org/public/resources/glossary.asp
In alphabetical order, from Abrasion to X-Ray.

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Technology Transfer--NASA--Database
Source: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information
Spinoff Database
http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinselect.html
"The Spinoff database will help you find products/services that incorporate NASA technology in such areas as health and medicine, environment, public safety, consumer/home/recreation, transportation, computer technology and industrial productivity. You can find the date of the publication, page number, the center responsible for the technology, and the original NASA program in which the technology was developed if applicable."
[NOTE: Earlier edition previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com

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Found in:
TOURBUS Volume 10, Number 68 -- 19 July 2005

“The HISTORY OF COMPUTING PROJECT offers a timeline of the
major events in the history of computers, biographies of computer pioneers,
and even a history of video games.”http://www.thocp.net/=====================[ Tourbus Rider Information ]===================
The Internet Tourbus - U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1094-2238
Copyright 1995-2005, Rankin & Crispen - All rights reserved
Tourbus Home - http://www.TOURBUS.com
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Found in:

Virtual Teacher Newsletter No. 113 21st August 2005
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/directory.html

CERN
http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html
CERN is the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
“This website is a must for physics students…Check out Why Physicists want to study particles
http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Content/Chapters/AboutCERN/WhyStudyPrtcles/WhyStudyPrtcles-en.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/cu6nu ]
The site is huge and the resources are excellent, this is a brilliant resource for schools.”
Resources for Teaching
http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Content/Chapters/Education/OnlineResources/OnlineResources-en.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/e2ggl ]

From the site:
“WHO INVENTED THE WORLD WIDE WEB
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (that you are currently using!). The Web, as it is affectionately called, was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information sharing between scientists working in different universities and institutes all over the world.
Read all about the history of the web, how the web works and why it was so important to CERN.”
http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Content/Chapters/AboutCERN/Achievements/WorldWideWeb/WWW-en.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/8noku ]


Biotechnology Online Secondary School Resource
http://www.biotechnologyonline.gov.au/
From the site:
“The Biotechnology Online Secondary School Resource provides balanced and factual information about biotechnology.”
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A History of the Crusades
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=browse&scope=HISTORY.HISTCRUSADES
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/cch63
From the site:
“Are you interested in the Crusades? We present a 6-volume work edited by Kenneth M. Setton -- truly a collaborative and comprehensive treatment of the topic.”

The first hundred years (1969)
The later Crusades, 1189-1311 (1969)
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (1975)
The art and architecture of the crusader states (1977)
The impact of the Crusades on the Near East (1985)
The impact of the Crusades on Europe (1989)

Nineteenth-century European-American views on Life in and the Peoples of the American West
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=browse&scope=History.SetInd
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/8snov
From the site:
“…nineteenth century views on Native Americans, the Indian wars of the late-nineteenth century, life in the West, and George Armstrong Custer.

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/frameset.html
Part of the Nebraskastudies.org site that is organized in a timeline by Era,
Nebraska Events & Themes (each listing is hyperlinked), National, and International.

From the Nebraskastudies.org site:
http://www.nebraskastudies.org/index.html
“Nebraskastudies.org offers teachers, students, and history buffs access to archival
photos, documents, letters, video segments, maps, and more – capturing the life and
history of Nebraska from pre-1500 to the present.”

Timelines of History -
This site delivers on its promise to provide timelines of
world history, starting with the Big Bang and up to the
present. Each entry provides a bibliographical record,
with an explanation of abbreviations under References.
Browse by spans of years or specific dates, country, states
and a few U.S. cities (including some in the San Francisco
Bay Area), or subject. Searchable. - smb
Subjects: Chronology History
http://www.timelines.ws/

[NOTE: Updated URL - previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.

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Timeline Index
http://www.timelineindex.com/
From the site:
“The Timeline Index : People, Events, Periods and Places in a chronological context.”
Searchable by Who, What, When, Where or Which.

Found in:
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American Experience: Truman ------------------------------------------------
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American
Experience program about Harry S. Truman, the 33rd U.S. president.
Features biographical material, timeline, documents, and image
gallery. Includes information about domestic policy (such as civil
rights) and foreign policy (such as the decision to drop the
atomic bomb and the division of post-World War II Europe). Also
includes a teacher's guide and show transcript.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/truman/
http://lii.org?recs=026861
Subjects:
* Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
* Presidents
* United States
* People
Created by: mcb

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BirdIQ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
This site provides "information and educational material about
birds" of the United States and Canada. It features bird facts, a
list of endangered and extinct birds in the U.S., virtual
fieldtrips (such as to the Texas Rio Grande Valley), information
about International Migratory Bird Day (held the second Sunday in
May) and a resource directory with links to materials available to
the birding enthusiast. From ConocoPhillips and the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation.

http://www.birdiq.com/
http://lii.org?recs=026850
Subjects:
* Birds
* Bird watching
Created by: mcb

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Crime Case Closed ----------------------------------------------
"Here you'll find profiles of infamous crimes and criminals, and
how forensic science helps to solve crimes." Includes information
about criminals such as Bugsy Segal, Al Capone, Charles Manson,
Son of Sam, and Peter Sutcliffe (the "Yorkshire Ripper"); infamous
crimes such as the Great Train Robbery, the Profumo Affair, and
Watergate; and information about forensic science such as the use
of DNA evidence. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/caseclosed/
http://lii.org?recs=026838
Subjects:
* Criminal investigation
* Forensic sciences
* Criminals
Created by: mcb
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Paris Libéré! -------------------------------------------------------------
This site was created in 1994 as a "commemoration of the 50th
anniversary of the liberation of Paris 25 August 1944," near the
end of World War II. It features a timeline (in English and
French) and images and information about important individuals
(such as Charles de Gaulle), the French Forces of the Interior
(FFI, a French resistance network), and related information. From
a site with tourist information about Paris.

http://www.paris.org/Expos/Liberation/
http://lii.org?recs=026864
Subjects:
* World War, 1939-1945
* Paris (France)
Created by: mcb

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Say It Plain: A Century Of Great African American Speeches --------------------
A collection of the audio and transcripts of speeches by famous
African Americans. Features speeches by Booker T. Washington,
Marcus Garvey, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dick Gregory, Fannie Lou
Hamer, Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley
Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Jesse Jackson, Clarence Thomas, and
Barack Obama. Also includes audio and transcripts of the
accompanying radio documentary and links to related sites. From
American RadioWorks.

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sayitplain/
http://lii.org?recs=026831
Subjects:
* African Americans
* Speeches, addresses, etc.
* African American orators
* Black History Month
Created by: sf
[NOTE: Other documentaries from http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/
previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Timeline: Women in Space ----------------------------------------------
"Hundreds of humans have flown in space. Only 40 women have made
the journey -- including Eileen M. Collins, who commands the Space
Shuttle Discovery on NASA's historic return to flight" in 2005.
This timeline features photos and brief information about some of
these women, including Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in
space), Sally Ride (first U.S. woman astronaut), and Kathryn
Sullivan (first American woman to perform a spacewalk). From
National Public Radio (NPR).

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4770249
http://lii.org?recs=026872
Subjects:
* Women astronauts
* Space flight
Created by: je

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MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base ----------------------------------
This site "is the one-stop resource for comprehensive research and
analysis on global terrorist incidents, terrorism-related court
cases, and terrorist groups and leaders. ... The database features
interactive maps, biographies on key terrorist personalities," and
creates "charts and graphs and tables that analyze RAND data on
terrorist incidents or legal data on the prosecution of
terrorists." From the National Memorial Institute for the
Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT).

http://www.tkb.org/
http://lii.org?recs=026893
Subjects:
* Terrorism
* Terrorists
Created by: sf

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The Mississippi: River of Song ---------------------------------------
Companion to "a Smithsonian Institution series for public
television ... that explores the richness and vitality of American
music at the close of the twentieth century." The site features
information about music in different regions along the Mississippi
and biographies and audio and video clips for musicians in genres
such as blues, Cajun, bluegrass, gospel, folk, hip hop, jazz,
rock, and ethnic and traditional music. Includes a teacher's guide
and links to related sites.

http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/
http://lii.org?recs=026895
Subjects:
* Music
* Musicians
Created by: sf
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Nuclear Numbers ----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Collected here is the most recent information about the
composition of global nuclear weapons stockpiles. Click on the
name of the country for more detailed information." Includes
information for the United States, Russia, China, France, the
United Kingdom, Israel, India, and Pakistan. Also includes links
to related information about nuclear weapons and weapon material,
weapon proliferation, missile systems, and more. From the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/npp/numbers/default.cfm
http://lii.org?recs=026910
Subjects:
* Nuclear weapons
Created by: mcb

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Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.
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Thank you for using Librarians' Index to the Internet!

Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Websites you can trust! http://lii.org/

Bird Information: Paul and Bernice Noll's Bird Choices
http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Birds/index.html
Includes information on bird identification, migration, nesting, anatomy, and more.


Birds: Resources & Links
http://www.birdnature.com/resources.html
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.birdnature.com/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Ichthyology at The Florida Program for Shark Research
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sharks
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/sharks.htm

Education
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Education/education.htm

Sharks: Site Map
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/sitemap/sitemap.htm

Just for Kids
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Kids/kids.htm

Ichthyology Links and Shark Links
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Links/Links.htm

Animal Attractions
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/attractions

Animal Attractions offers enough video clips, interactive games,
puzzles, art projects and previews of upcoming PBS Nature Programs to
make you roar with delight. Even if you're curious as a cat, you'll
come away from Critter Guide satisfied - this feature lets you explore
photos, facts and links on creatures from aardvarks to zebras!

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National Zoo Animal Index
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AnimalIndex/
Check out lists of and fact sheets about the species of mammals,
birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and invertebrates in our collection.
[NOTE: Other pages from the National Zoo ( http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ ) previously posted. – Phyllis