Phyllis' Favorites

Science Monster
http://www.sciencemonster.com/
Includes: Solar System, Mars, Star Tour, Virtual Globe, World Watch, Gravity & Inertia, and Robots.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Links to Other Sites
http://www.sciencemonster.com/links.html
Includes links to sites on Space, Ocean, Bugs, Science, and Animals

Site found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, MAY 11, 2007

HubbleSite - out of the ordinary, out of this world
http://hubblesite.org/
No wonder this site won both a 2007 Webby award and a People's Voice
award. Besides the gallery of Hubble images and videos, there's info
about the discoveries this space-based telescope made possible, astronomy
teaching resources, interactive features and podcasts, an FAQ file, and
even instructions to kids on building a scale model.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2007.

The Universe
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?mini_id=54036
From the site:
“From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries. It's a very old universe. Yet just 50 years since man first ventured into outer space, the heavens are yielding their greatest secrets.”

http://www.history.com/genericContent.do?id=54499
From the site:
“From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries. Learn more about our ancient Universe.”

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PBS Teachers Newsletter: September 2 - 9, 2007
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Frontline
Much Ado About Something
Offline Activity/Project
9-12

Examine Shakespeare's plays and language, along with the
English Renaissance, to explore the controversy surrounding the
authorship of Shakespeare's works.

Teacher’s Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/muchado/

[NOTE:
Home Page:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muchado/ - previously posted.
Transcript:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muchado/etc/script.html
Video excerpts:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muchado/etc/video.html
Readings and Links:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muchado/readings/
- Phyllis ]

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Learning.now with Andy Carvin
Bringing the Universe - Real and Imagined - Into the Classroom
Online
3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

Host Andy Carvin highlights the educational possibilities of the
recent addition of high-resolution space imagery to the Web.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2007/08/bringing_the_universe_real_and_1.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3brbfj

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Copyright 2007 PBS Online

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Hi! It's Saturday, May 5, 2007, and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
ABC Toon Center
http://www.abctooncenter.com/

Age Range: 4-10 approximately, but fun for all (See educational notes
below.)

This website is a fun e-play and learning space for kids that offers a
variety of interactive games. It also has a special section that helps kids
learn how to draw their own cartoons!

When you get to the site you will be greeted by your hosts, Kat and Hoot
(two cartoon animals). If you click on "Cartoon Corner" on the menu you can
learn to draw your own version of Hoot and Kat online or offline. Just
follow the instructions to copy what you see on the screen, then color it
online. Or copy what you see on the computer screen onto a piece of paper
and then color it. You can also mix up the parts of four cartoon characters
to create one of your own using the "Magic Toon Machine."

In addition to the cartoon drawing instructions, there are plenty of games
for children on this site including dot-to-dots, mazes, word searches, and
jigsaw puzzles. For a bit more challenge, click on "Become a Junior Ranger"
and complete all six challenges to gain access to the secret clubhouse.
(Each challenge, when completed correctly, will reveal one secret letter.
Put the letters together to form the secret password to the clubhouse, which
contains more games and fun. :)

Educational Note: At the bottom of the home page, you will see a link to
"DAILY ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS & HOME SCHOOLERS
FROM THE ABC TOON CENTER TEACHER'S PAGE." Click on that, or click on the
"Visitor's Center" logo in the upper right corner of the page. Both lead to
the same spot where you will find a menu of learning activities that changes
each day of the week. Also, in the upper left corner of the home page is a
clickable icon that says, "Learning with Kat," that takes you to a few
educational activities for pre-readers and emergent readers.

BONUS! For those who would like a little more cartooning practice, Gary
Harbo, a "cartoonist in residence" at the Charles Schultz museum in Santa
Rosa, CA, posts a new 10-step cartoon drawing lesson to his site on the
first day of each month. Books containing the collections of past cartoons
are also available for sale on the site, together with a few sample pages.
You can visit his site at: http://www.garyharbo.com/activity.html .

MaryAnna Cashmore
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2007, 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 ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Professor Garfield
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_kbkids.html
Select Grade Level: K-6
Sections on Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies
More pages listed on top menu line

Professor Garfield’s Comics Lab
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_comics_lab.html
(Requires first name login)

Teacher Resources
http://www.knowledgebox.com/teachers/resources/index.jsp

KBKids
http://www.knowledgebox.com/kbkids.htm
Sections on Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies

A Woman's Work is Never Done
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Womanswork/
From the site:
“A look at women's work, from before the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution, using selected images from the Society's collection.”
[NOTE: Home page http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, MAY 4, 2007

11th Annual Webby Awards
http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=11%20
Links to the winners in a variety of categories, as well as to those
chosen by the "people's voice" and to the finalists in each category.
[NOTE: Winners from previous years also available. Some previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Bully Online: bullying in the workplace, school, family and community
http://www.bullyonline.org/
Includes information on the negative effects of bullying, practical
actions to take against it, case histories, resources for employers, and
an extensive list of resources.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Discovering Antarctica - teaching and learning resources
http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/
This very cool site (a 2007 Webby award finalist) offers backgrounders,
images, audios, videos, interactives, a glossary, and teachers'
resources.

OLogy
http://ology.amnh.org/
The American Museum of Natural History's site for kids. Each of
the "ologies" - marine biology, archaeology, astronomy, etc. - includes
polls, Stuff To Do, "Meet the Ologists," "What Do You Know?" and a
section on "What's the Big Idea?"
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Social Psychology Network - Links by Subtopic
http://www.socialpsychology.org/social.htm
Social psychology addresses many of our most common human issues -
aggression, racism, attraction, gender issues, divorce, and lots more.
This site directs us to prime research sites for those issues.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Womenfolk: the Art of Quilting
http://www.womenfolk.com/
This visual feast of a site includes a history of American quilting, of
quilting patterns, and of the quilting styles of various ethnic groups -
all beautifully illustrated. Also includes news, little known facts, info
on quilt care, and links to interesting quilts and techniques.

Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2007.

pipl
http://www.pipl.com/
The most comprehensive people search on the web

From the site:
“Welcome to the Deep Web

There are various reasons why you might need to search for people, you may need to find a lost relative, an old flame, a classmate or a business contact - but if you are using a search engine such as Google or Yahoo to search for people, you have probably realized by now that it might work in some cases but in most cases it won't.

How come the best search engines fail so miserably when it comes to people search? The answer lies in a little known but very important part of the web called "the deep web".

Also known as "invisible web", the term "deep web" refers to a vast repository of underlying content, such as documents in online databases that general-purpose web crawlers cannot reach. The deep web content is estimated at 500 times that of the surface web, yet has remained mostly untapped due to the limitations of traditional search engines.

Since most personal profiles, public records and other people-related documents are stored in databases and not on static web pages, most of the higher-quality information about people is simply "invisible" to a regular search engine.”

SKIL: Stanford's Key to Information Literacy - an interactive tutorial!
http://skil.stanford.edu/intro/index.html
From the site:
“The individual modules of SKIL cover key concepts about research skills and resources, with interactive exercises to reinforce your learning.”

Module 1 - Searching Expertise
Module 2 - Selecting Sources
Module 3 - Databases
Module 4 - Locating
Module 5 - The Web
Module 6 - Use Criteria
SKIL Glossary

Sites found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, May 10, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/97

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Warrior Challenge
Companion to a 2003 reality-TV series where "modern-day men and women [took] on the task of fighting as knights, Vikings, Roman soldiers and gladiators." Provides historical and educational features for to each type of warrior, warrior profiles, links to teaching tools and websites, and related material. From Thirteen/WNET.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warriorchallenge/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23792
[SEE ALSO: Resources:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warriorchallenge/resources.html – Phyllis]

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Statisticians in History
"Here you will find biographies on some of the most accomplished statisticians in history. Also featured, are papers written by some of these statisticians." Covers individual such as Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace, "one of the most picturesque characters in computer history," and Florence Nightingale, who was a math tutor before she became a nurse and who "invented colorful polar-area diagrams to dramatize medical data." From the American Statistical Association.
URL: http://www.amstat.org/about/statisticians/index.cfm?fuseaction=main
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23752

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Time Collection: Tennis Greats
Collection of Time magazine covers and stories about tennis players such as Helen Wills, Althea Gibson, Bobby Riggs, Jimmy Connors, and Bjorn Borg. Includes quotes highlighting the magazine's tennis coverage. From Time magazine.
URL: http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_tennis,00.shtml
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23697

[SEE ALSO: Time’s Archive Collection
http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/
Categories include: Arts & Entertainment, Current Events, Education, Health & Medicine, History, People, Social Issues. and Sport. - Phyllis
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Librarians' Internet Index
Websites You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/
Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Internet Index.

Sites found in:

ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
May 4-10, 2007

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US Copyright Office Circular 22 –
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ22.html

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FCC Adopts Report on Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children
News Release
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-272652A1.pdf
Full Text (39 pages; PDF)
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-50A1.pdf
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [has released a Report on the issue of excessively violent television programming and its impact on children. The FCC found that research indicates exposure to violence in the media can increase aggressive behavior in children, at least in the short term. Given this finding, the FCC recommends that action should be taken to address violent programming.
Source: FCC (via Docuticker.com)
DocuTicker is a service of ResourceShelf that provides a non-stop stream of new full text reports (often posted within hours of publication) from a variety of sources.
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Civil Rights Resource Guide
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/civilrights/home.html
This guide provides links to Library of Congress and external Web sites focusing on civil rights and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers.
Source: LoC
External Web Sites:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/civilrights/external.html

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Time 100 (Most Influential People), 2007
The 2007 Time 100 has been published.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/0,28757,1595326,00.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/296x83
[NOTE: Earlier years previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Resource of the Week:
Historic Government Publications From World War II
http://worldwar2.smu.edu/
By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor

Let’s face it; we’re librarians. We love history, we’re big fans of digital libraries…and we have a somewhat unnatural fondness for government documents. So we were delighted to discover this particular time sink collection, which we felt you might enjoy as well…We especially like the fact that you can either click through to browse each document page by page, or download the entire item as a PDF, for closer examination and/or printing at your leisure. A text box for a quick keyword search is available on the home page. More extensive search options allow you to restrict your search field — e.g., title, author, etc. Or you can build your own search, with boolean operators. Extensive help is available.”

For complete review:
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/05/10/resource-of-the-week-historic-government-publications-from-wwii/
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yp59b9

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Gary Price
Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
The ResourceShelf & DocuTicker Team
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"Post via ResourceShelf"
for even more resources visit
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National Geographic Education Update: Jamestown Anniversary
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007

On the Trail of Captain John Smith: A Jamestown Adventure
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith
Celebrate Jamestown’s 400-year anniversary with games, lesson plans, and activities from National Geographic!

ON THE TRAIL OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH: A JAMESTOWN ADVENTURE
Celebrate the 400-year anniversary of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the U.S., with a new interactive adventure for kids from National Geographic. Join John Smith on his explorations of the Chesapeake Bay and his encounters with Pocahontas, high chief Powhatan, and other inhabitants of the Chesapeake region. Build your own Jamestown fort, shoot a bow and arrow, go on a boat race, and more!

HyperHistory Online
URL: http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
From LII:
“Charts of history from 1000 B.C. to the present time, with abbreviated information for the years before 1000 B.C., including cosmology and prehistory. Provides indexes for people, events, and general history, covering empires and invasions, inventions and achievements, rulers and leaders, artists, writers, philosophers, and scientists; names of people, places, and events on the timelines link to brief narratives. Also includes maps and an index of over 1,000 people. Based on the World History Chart.”

Copyright © 2006, Librarians' Internet Index, LII.

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Hi! It's Thursday, May 3, 2007, and time for History at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
School History
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: 4-18

Today's United Kingdom-based website offers a tremendous amount of FREE
resources for learning (interspersed with occasional plugs to purchase
software programs). The site can be navigated in several ways. Use the red,
horizontal menu across the top to access lessons, games, and quizzes, or use
the grade-range menu directly below it to sort the activities according to
the student's age. You can also click on any topic of interest that is
featured on the landing page. Here is what you will find:

*Links - Get over 1,000 links to history websites sorted first by the age-
or grade-range they are suited for, and then divided into topic categories
such as Aztecs, Magna Carta, Spanish Armada, Industrial Revolution, etc.

*Lessons - These are illustrated lessons with short text, hyperlinked
vocabulary/definitions, and captivating tone, yet the material is not at all
frivolous. You can learn a lot here!

*Resources - Free downloadable .pdf worksheets and PowerPoint presentations.
This is a LARGE collection, well organized by age and topic, annotated, and
well done. Many of these were created by teachers. Definitely worth a look!

*Interactivities - Here are opportunities to show what you know. Fill in
online diagrams, write an essay, or make a cool storyboard with your choice
of several colorful backgrounds and characters to complement your text!

*Games - The rest of this site is great, but it's ok to admit that this game
section is the REALLY fun part! :) Here you will find such games as Penalty
Shootout, Make Your Teacher Walk the Plank, One- or Two-Player HoopShoot,
Beat da' Bomb, and more! All of these exciting and highly motivational games
have been customized by teachers and students, so there is an amazing
collection of history questions you can choose from in order to beat these
games!

*Quizzes - Here you can find a variety of quiz types - matching, multiple
choice, flash cards, word searches, and more - and again, an extensive list
of topics!

*Teachers - You can create your own content or questions for most of the
interactivities, lessons, quizzes, worksheets, presentations, and other
items found on this site! You can also access a vast collection of teacher
helps, hints, and much more! Or go see what bits of wisdom and experience
you can glean from history teachers in the forum!

*Students - There's a forum here for you, too, but it's a little harder to
find. Look at the top left corner of the main page. You'll see the word
"Students" - that's you! Browse through the four years' worth of archived
questions and answers in this moderated forum organized by age and subject.
Learn about topics you never even knew existed, or use the "search" function
to find the answer to that history question you've always wanted to ask. If
you don't find the answer, you can register and join the forum (with
parent's permission and proper internet safety precautions in mind, of
course); real live teachers are there to help you find the answers you seek.

You will definitely want to bookmark this incredible page and return often!

MaryAnna Cashmore
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2007, 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 ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

The 20 Greatest Historical Myths
http://www.writespirit.net/ad/greatest_historical_myths

[NOTE: Just passing this along. I have not checked them for accuracy.- Phyllis ]

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Site of the Day for Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Advanced Quantum Information Science: Unlocking Secrets
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/quantum/quantum_info_index.html

Today's site, from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
Quantum Information Program, offers a presentation outlining the
significance of the field in layperson's language. Gentle Subscribers will
find a challenging exhibit covering the current advances and future
expectations in this cutting edge area of scientific research.

"America’s future prosperity and security may rely in part on the exotic
properties of some of the smallest articles in nature. Research on quantum
information (QI) seeks to control and exploit these properties for
scientific and societal benefits. This remarkable field combines physics,
information science, and mathematics in an effort to design
nanotechnologies that may accomplish feats considered impossible with
today’s technology." - from the website

The presentation explains some of the practical applications originating
from this interdisciplinary field, such as encryption codes and code
breaking, and where these technologies are being used. Additional
information covers the ground-breaking work in quantum mechanics, with
respect to a new paradigm in computer technology and the future prospect of
quantum computing. In the realm of dazzling science, the concept of quantum
teleportation, involving the transfer of the salient properties of one atom
to another without physical contact, is difficult to top. The site also
includes data on the hot topics of ion entanglement and quantum
communications.

Nip over to the site to explore some of the remarkable facets of quantum
information at:

http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/quantum/quantum_info_index.html

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

Sites found in:
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The Scout Report
May 4, 2007
Volume 13, Number 17
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The Scout Report on the Web:
Current issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/
This issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2007/scout-070504.php

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Frontline: Hot Politics
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/

While scientists have been talking about global warming for several decades,
attempting to get politicians of different political stripes to act on these
pressing matters has been frustrating for many people. This provocative and
thoughtful documentary from Frontline takes a look at the “political
decisions that have prevented the United States government from confronting
one of the most serious problems facing humanity today.” As with other
Frontline sites, visitors can view the program in its entirety here, and
then take advantage of the numerous extras offered on the site. A section of
the site that should not be missed is that offered by the Center for
Investigative Reporting, which features scientific reports that were
suppressed by different government agencies and profiles of five prominent
global warming skeptics, among other excellent items. Also, visitors can
read special interview with various policy-makers and politicians, such as
Senator Chuck Nagel, Newt Gingrich, and Christine Todd Whitman. [KMG]
[NOTE: Other pages from Frontline previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Enrico Fermi and the Nuclear Chain Reaction [pdf]
http://fermi.lib.uchicago.edu/

On December 2nd 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi and his colleagues at the
University of Chicago successfully obtained the first controlled self-
sustaining nuclear chain reaction in a former squash court beneath the
athletic fields. Visitors to this fine digital collection created by The
University of Chicago Library can learn about this event and Fermi through a
selection of materials, including hand-written notes, papers, images, and so
on. Visitors may wish to read the biographical essay of Fermi located in the
“About Enrico Fermi” area, and then proceed to the “Enrico Fermi Collection”
area, which includes digitized copies of his notebooks that address such
topics as elementary topics, the famed Chicago cyclotron, and notes for a
course on nuclear physics. The site also has a nice selection of images that
include photographs of the converted squash court where the chain reaction
took place and a sketch of the experiment itself. Finally, the site is
rounded out by a copious list of additional online resources related to
Fermi and his work. [KMG]

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Math Teaching and Learning Center
http://www.uwstout.edu/cas/mathtlc/
Math Lab Rap song
http://www.uwstout.edu/lts/multimedia/streams/foleyj/mathlab.wvx

Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Stout is part
of the state’s vast university system. Under the direction of Dr. Jeanne
Foley, the Math Teaching and Learning Center has created a number of helpful
instructional activities for students and educators. First-time visitors to
the site will want to start by looking over their recent report on combining
technology with traditional approaches to improve student outcomes in
algebra courses for some helpful insights. Next, they might want to look
over some of their resources on their course web sites. The site is rounded
out by a selection of articles and links that talk about the Center’s recent
successes. Visitors should not leave the site without listening to a rap
created by student Marvin Ealy as the rap offers a lyrical tribute to the
good work they do there at the Center. [KMG]

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>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Understanding Nanotechnology
http://www.understandingnano.com/
From the site:
“The Understanding Nanotechnology Website is dedicated to providing clear explanations of nanotech applications in areas such as energy, medicine, and consumer goods. In line with my experience as co-author of Nanotechnology For Dummies, I attempt to make the concepts of nanotechnology understandable by anyone.”

The Odd Machine
http://www.edheads.org/activities/odd_machine/index.htm
From the site:
“The Compound Machine:
Learn how forces and simple machines can work together to create The Compound Machine!”

[NOTE: Other activities from http://www.edheads.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

The National Maritime Museum: Your Ocean
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/package/52/index.html

Teachers Section
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/package/52/teachers/index.html

From the site:
“The National Maritime Museum has developed a website and exhibition exploring the impact of the ocean on our lives and the importance of sustaining it for the future… The website has been designed to stand on its own as an interesting and intriguing resource on our ocean and is primarily designed for pupils aged 11 – 14, although it is also fascinating for the general public and for younger pupils too.” Site includes glossary.

From WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund):

Marine Conservation
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/index.cfm

About Our Oceans: Blue Planet - This is not Planet Earth, it’s Planet Water
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/blue_planet/index.cfm
From the site:
“Life began in the oceans, and continues to thrive in its diverse habitats. With as many as 100 million species - from the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth, the blue whale, to the tiniest bacteria - marine biodiversity far outweighs that on land. And new species are being discovered all the time.”

[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.panda.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sea Searchers Handbook
http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/teachers_place/resources_seasearchers.asp
From the site:
“The Sea Searchers Handbook, published by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1996, provides a treasure of activities, from art to science and from math to language arts. Explore rocky shores, wetlands, sandy shores, kelp forests, the open sea and the deep sea and enjoy over 90 hands-on activities.”

The handbook is available in PDF format. You can download each section separately or the entire book.

[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.mbayaq.org/ previously posted - Phyllis ]

The Cryosphere Today
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/
From the site:

“Thursday, August 16, 2007 - New historic sea ice minimum
One week after dipping below 4 million square kilometers Northern Hemisphere sea ice area and setting the new historic record NH sea ice minimum, there is currently 3.58 million sq. kilometers sea ice area. This new minimum is almost 11% lower than the previous historic minimum.

UPDATE: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - New historic sea ice minimum
There is currently 3.22 million sq. kilometers sea ice area in the Northern Hemisphere.”

Fractal Geometry (Interactive)
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/mathematics/interactive.jsp
From the site:
“Where classical geometry deals with objects of integer dimensions, like points (zero dimension), lines (one dimension), planes (two dimensions), and solids (three dimensions), fractal geometry describes non-integer dimensions.
Many natural phenomena are better described with a dimension part way between two whole numbers. So while a straight line has a dimension of one, a fractal curve will have a dimension between one and two, depending on how much space it takes up as it twists and curves. Fractals can combine structure and irregularity. For this reason, fractal geometry is used in computer graphics to create natural looking objects such as clouds or coastlines.”

[NOTE: Other pages from http://nsf.gov/news/overviews/ - previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Tenth Planet
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3302/01.html
From the site:
“PBS Special. A stunning discovery at the far reaches of our solar system raises questions about what makes a planet a planet.”

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Hi! It's Friday, April 27, 2007 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Imaginova's Virtual Space Tour
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour/
[NOTE: Previously posted – updated URL. - Phyllis ]

This website offers a multimedia tour of space.
Beautiful photographs, text, narration,
and music make this journey of our solar system a real treat for
the whole family. There's a lot of great information here, even if
you already know a lot about the Solar System. You're bound to
enjoy it - and you might even learn something new!

(Note: The multimedia version of this tour includes Pluto as a planet.
But Pluto is still out there, regardless of its current status, as unique
and intriguing as ever. :)

When you get to the site click on one of two buttons:

*"Let's start the multimedia tour!" -- This version has all of the bells and
whistles. When it loads, click on the words "Virtual Space Tour," then
click on each section of the solar system, wait a minute or so for a
download, and then sit back and enjoy the tour. The words "animated
encyclopedia" to the left of the animation window provide an alternative
link to this tour.

*"Skip the tour, just show me text." -- This version is for those who just
want the facts without all of the hoopla (or for those with computers that
can't accommodate the high-tech pace). Click on a topic and read the
text about planets, asteroids, etc., and look at stunning photographs too!

When you are through with the tour, check out the rest of the site -- it has
fascinating articles and pictures of every aspect of space -- including
space flight, science, astronomy, and technology. The upper row of tabs
lead off site, so, as always, parental discretion is advised.

MaryAnna Cashmore
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2007, 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 ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Sites found in:
Teaching Resources: from: EDInfo@listserv.ed.gov
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007

New resources at FREE, the website that makes
teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find:
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.free.ed.gov/

view an archive of past messages
http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/

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Song of America
commemorates the history of song composition in America.
Learn about 10 composers, including Charles Ives ("In
Flander's Fields"), Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna"), and
Francis Hopkinson -- the only American-born composer known to
have written songs before 1800. Hear and see the music for
nearly 20 songs, including "Shenandoah" and "Danny Deever."
(Library of Congress)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1881
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/songofamerica/index.html

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Federal Judicial Center
is the education and research agency for the federal court
system. Learn how the federal courts are organized. Discover
the history of the Supreme Court, courts of appeals, district
courts, circuit courts, and others. Find units for teaching
about notable federal trials -- the Sedition Act trials, the
Aaron Burr treason trial, Amistad, Chinese exclusion, and
others. (Federal Judicial Center)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1887
http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Portals to the World
is a starting point for studying other countries. Learn about
the culture, economy, geography, government, history,
languages, politics, religions, and other aspects of more than
150 nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Find links to
authoritative, in-depth information selected by area
specialists and other staff at the Library of Congress.
(Library of Congress)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1878
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Knowing Poe
introduces us to the life, works, and writing techniques of
Edgar Allen Poe. Learn about point of view in "The Cask of
Amontillado." Compare versions of "The Lake." Uncover code
in "The Gold Bug" and imagery in "The Black Cat." Hear "The
Raven" and "My Tell-Tale Heart." Consider Poe's view of what
makes a poem good. See letters he wrote and a piece of his
casket. (Maryland Public Television, Department of Education)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1891
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Marine Advanced Technology Education Center
offers over 100 interviews with marine technology
professionals. Learn what it's like to be a commercial diver,
software engineer, electrician, environmental cleanup and
monitoring technician, fish and game warden, fisher,
geological data technician, hydrologist, marine biologist,
metal fabricator, ship's engineer, and more. (MATE Center,
National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1886
http://www.marinetech.org/careers/index.php

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Microscope Imaging Station
shows what blood is, what happens when the immune system goes
awry, and what are stem cells are. See videos of cell
structure and function, cell development and motility,
plankton, plants, and protozoa. Learn how the sea urchin
helps us understand genes, reproduction, and cancer.
(Exploratorium, Multiple Agencies)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1884
http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/index.php
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.exploratorium.edu/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Practical Uses of Math and Science
features more than 60 examples of how science and math can be
used in interesting settings and everyday life. Topics
include clouds (why they float), social security benefits
(algebra), Pythagorean theorem (cabinet corners), ice sheets
and sea level, logarithms, matching birthdays (statistics),
natural selection and a scavenger hunt, photons, traffic
signals (probability), seasons (causes), volcanic clouds, wind
chill (algebra), and more. (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1888
http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Solar System
examines the solar system and NASA explorations in it. Learn
about how the solar system formed, what we know about Mars,
and the likelihood of earth colliding with an asteroid or
comet. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1890
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/solar_system/index.html
[NOTE: Other pages from http://science.hq.nasa.gov/education/
previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Universe
explores questions that include: How do galaxies and stars
form? What powered the Big Bang? What is dark energy and how
is it pulling the universe apart? Is the universe expanding?
What happens at the edge of a black hole? Is there life beyond
earth? (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1889
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/universe/science/index.html
[NOTE: Other pages from http://science.hq.nasa.gov/education/
previously posted. - Phyllis ]

A Photographic Tour Of Civil War Vicksburg
http://www.oldcourthouse.org/APhotographicTour.htm
From the site:
“Through the photographs that follow I will try to transport the viewer to that “Spirit land of Shadows” and walk the streets of wartime Vicksburg. All of the photographs in this tour are from the collections of the Old Court House Museum.”

Site found in:
The Scout Report
January 10, 2003
Volume 9, Number 1

Freedom: A History of US
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/

Collaborating with WNET New York, PBS has created this Web site as the
online analogue to the 16-part television series. Based on the books by Joy
Hakim, the series (and the Web site) are dedicated to exploring the theme of
freedom throughout the history of the United States, noting that "Freedom is
what has drawn to America countless human beings from around the world; it
is what generations of men and women have lived and died for; it is, in a
profound sense, our nation's highest calling." While anyone with an inkling
to learn more about the notion of "freedom" will benefit by perusing the
site, it is especially well-honed to serve the needs of educators and
students. The site contains 16 "Webisodes," which are both visually and
textually rich repositories of information, chronologically ordered,
beginning with the American Revolution and concluding with the presidency of
Richard Nixon. Additionally, each Webisode contains essays that contain
hyperlinks to word definitions, photographs, and brief biographical
profiles. Also, each Webisode contains standards-based teacher guides and
lesson plans prepared by the Talent Development Middle Schools Programs at
Johns Hopkins University. Overall, this site is a fine example of utilizing
the Web for educational purposes, both for young students and those looking
for general edification. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2002.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Site found in:
ConnectEng, the newsletter of Web English Teacher
April 30, 2007

FactCheckED.org
http://www.factchecked.org/Default.aspx

Sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation, this site is “designed to help students learn to cut through the fog of misinformation and deception that surrounds the many messages they’re bombarded with every day.” It includes lesson plans and other tools for both teachers and students. The target audience is high school students.

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

This newsletter is copyright 2007, Web English Teacher.

Sites found in:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
April 27 - May 3, 2007

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Portfolio
http://www.portfolio.com/

Portfolio: A New Business Magazine from Conde Nast, Offers Original Content, Research Databases, and More
A new Conde Nast print and online publication with a focus on business, Portfolio, recently hit mailboxes, newsstands, and the web.
The Portfolio web site (it’s labeled a beta, of course) at: http://www.portfolio.com/ is constantly updated with original material as well as what appears to be the full text of the print edition.
Note: After running several searches we noticed a few profiles not linked in a company profile. So, make sure to search the database so you don’t miss an available profile.

For complete review:
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/04/27/portfolio-a-new-business-magazine-from-conde-nast-offers-original-content-research-databases-and-more/
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yotro3

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Footnote
http://www.footnote.com/
More Digitized U.S. Government Documents via Footnote.com Now Online

Two recent releases from Footnote. Both free and fee-based content available. Footnote is working closely with the National Archives (NARA).

++ Footnote begins releasing Project Blue Book for free as worldwide interest in UFOs increases

If you’re interested in examining the evidence for UFOs, you can now access for free the Project Blue Book report documents compiled by the US Air Force from 1947 to 1969. A little more than half of the 130,000 documents are available now but we’re hard at work to bring the complete NARA collection to the web for the first time.

++ Footnote.com Releases Original Lincoln Assassination Trial Papers
Footnote.com has released its new collection, The Investigation and Trial Papers Relating to the Assassination of President Lincoln. Available for the first time on the Web, these original records provide a unique view into one of the last major events in the American Civil War…To view free samples of the trial papers, visit http://www.footnote.com/lincoln.php . Footnote members can sign-in and examine the entire collection. To become a member, register on the Footnote site, http://www.footnote.com/ .

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1507 Martin Waldseemüller’s “Birth Certificate” World Map Coming to Library of Congress on April 30th

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will officially accept the 1507 Martin Waldseemüller World Map on behalf of the U.S. government in a ceremony at the Library of Congress on Monday, April 30. The Federal Republic of Germany, represented by Chancellor Angela Merkel, will officially transfer the map, known as “America’s Birth Certificate.” The map is the first document on which the name “America” appears, and celebrated its 500th anniversary on April 25, 2007.

The map will be on display during the ceremony. It will be briefly lit once before and once after the ceremony for photographers but will otherwise be dimly lit. In December 2007, the map will be placed on permanent exhibition in a state-of-the-art encasement at the Library of Congress.

Construction Under Way for Encasement of Waldseemüller Map, "Birth Certificate of America"
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-143.html

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September 11th Video Collection Back Online via Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/details/sept_11_tv_archive

Some of you might remember the Television Archive’s collection of TV coverage of the events of September 11, 2001. The archive went live in October, 2001 and was available until 2003.

Recently, the video archive became available again at: http://www.archive.org/details/sept_11_tv_archive

The Internet Archive brings back this historically significant collection presenting news coverage from six networks for the first three days following the first attack. It is made available for non-commercial research purposes only

The content runs from September 11, 2001-September 13, 2001. Material comes from:
+ ABC
+ BBC
+ CBS
+ CNN
+ NBC
Additional material will be uploaded soon.

Source: The Internet Archive

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Financial Aid Glossary
http://www.financialaidletter.com/glossary.php

Dear Student,

Unfortunately, financial aid has become so complicated that it has developed a secret language of its own. Use this dictionary to translate the jargon, acronyms and buzzwords into plain English.

Source: FinancialAidLetter.com

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Updates at GovTrack.us
GovTrack.us
http://govtrack.us/
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated - Phyllis ]

GovTrack continues developing into an essential resource for political and legislative research in the U.S. So many useful tools/databases and it’s even available at no charge. Yes, GovTrack.us is free. So impressive!!!

From the blog post:

A new Presidential Candidates page for those candidates that have served in Congress, which is actually most. You can see how they line up in political leanings, sorted them based on their position in GovTrack’s Political Spectrum.

The representative statistics page has been updated to go back a few more years, and the political spectrum has been updated for the 110th Congress.

New download options at the top-right of the main Votes page (which is a relatively new page, btw) and on the pages for individual roll call votes so that you can import the data into Excel (CSV format) or use it for other applications (XML format).

Source: GovTrack News and Notes

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Milestones: Congrats to on the 10th Anniversary of AcronymFinder
http://acronymfinder.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Here’s a specialized database, a ready reference tool, that’s been around for 10 years. In Internet years that’s closer to a millennium.

On the AcronymFinder Blog,
(http://blog.acronymfinder.com/2007/04/acronymfindercom-celebrates-ten-year.html )Molloy writes:

When I launched the site in 1997, I had two goals: I wanted to make available a database of abbreviations and acronyms I had collected since 1985; and I wanted to learn about web database programming. Acronym Finder wasn’t the first web-based abbreviations search site, but the day it went online, it became the largest human-edited collection available – and it still is.”

Congrats and kudos Mike! Keep up the great work.

Fast Stats: 550,000 term and grows by an average of 200 new entries.

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New Science Tracer Bullet from LC: Geothermal Energy
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/geothermaltb.html

Categories include:
Overview, subject headings, basic texts, specialized titles, conference proceedings, dissertations, journals, selected Internet resources.

See Also: Directory of All Science Tracer Bullets
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/tbs.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Source: Science Reference Services, Library of Congress

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Genetic Alliance Introduces New Web Resource for Accessing Information on Genetic Diseases
http://www.geneticalliance.org/ws_display.asp?filter=diseases

From the news release:
Genetic Alliance today announced a new website feature designed to help patients, care givers, health professionals, and others easily locate and navigate the vast array of information on genetic disorders that is available from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The “portal” into NLM resources brings together, on one webpage, links to a wide range of information for patients and caregivers - from basic descriptions of a disease and its symptoms to the most current scientific research.

The Genetic Alliance/NCBI Resource is accessed through the “Disease InfoSearch” function on Genetic Alliance’s website, http://www.geneticalliance.org/ws_display.asp?filter=diseases. After selecting a genetic disorder from an alphabetic list, users see links for various information sources, including “Research and Genetic Information: National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH.” Clicking on the link brings users to a customized page where an automatic search for their disorder has already been conducted within the NLM resources.

Source: Genetic Alliance and NCBI

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Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
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Lindbergh Flies Across the Atlantic
The World Almanac E-Newsletter - May 2007
http://www.worldalmanac.com/newsletter/200705WAE-Newsletter.html

Select: Special Feature: Lindbergh Flies Across the Atlantic

The Lusitania
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/articles/lusitania.php
The British steamship of the Cunard Line, torpedoed during World War I
by a German submarine on May 7, 1915.

NOTE: Other pages from http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
previously posted. Phyllis ]

The Hindenburg
http://www.garemaritime.com/features/hindenburg/
From the site:
an “account of life aboard the ill-fated Zeppelin”


SEE ALSO:
Hindenburg (LZ-129)
http://www.nlhs.com/hindenburg.htm
NOTE: previously posted. - Phyllis

Sites found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, May 3, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/96

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The Airship Is Coming!
Material about the history of blimp transportation and communication. Features an exhibition about these giant airships, "from the very first zeppelin that flew over Lake Constance in Germany in 1900 to the last, which was broken up there in 1940." Also includes a video clip, maps of zeppelin routes over Denmark, and a game. In English and Danish. From the Post & Tele Museum, Denmark.
URL: http://www.postogtelemuseet.dk/zeppex/en/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23731

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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Material about this theater in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, and about John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated him. Includes historical data and photos of the theater, a map of Booth's escape route, a history of Booth's life, images of the chair Lincoln was sitting in and the gun used to shoot him, and more. From the National Park Service (NPS).
URL: http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/index2.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23733

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Titanic, Lusitania and the Forgotten Empress: Gallery
"This gallery tells the stories of three of the most famous and most tragic ships in history. Their names were Titanic, Lusitania and Empress of Ireland. Each was a proud symbol of Edwardian Britain." Features images of artifacts related to all three ships and their sinkings between 1912 and 1915, and the passenger liner Berengaria ("intended as a rival" to the other three ships). From the Merseyside Maritime Museum of the National Museums Liverpool, England.
URL: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/collections/liners/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23721

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Freedom of Information Act: Kent State University
Over a thousand pages of digitized documents pertaining to the "violent events at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio" during the May 4, 1970, student demonstrations against the Vietnam War. From the Freedom of Information Act site, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
URL: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/kentstat.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23725

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opensecrets.org: 2008 Presidential Election
Compilation of data on campaign contributions for the 2008 presidential election. Candidate profiles include total funds raised and spent, cash on hand, debts, and a breakdown of sources of the funds (such as individual contributions). Also includes week-by-week comparisons, a donor lookup, contributions by industry, and other data. From the Center for Responsive Politics, "a non-partisan, non-profit research group ... that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy."
URL: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp?cycle=2008%20
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23743
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Adolescent Health
Fact sheets, data, and other material about adolescent health topics such as injuries, alcohol and drug use, sexual behaviors, nutrition and obesity, skin cancer, and youth violence. Includes background on the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010, and links to related websites. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec801e457a
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23745
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.cdc.gov/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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AMA: Adolescent Health
Fact sheets, publications, and other resources about health concerns affecting adolescents. Topics include injury prevention, violence and bullying, nutrition and physical fitness, mental health, and teen pregnancy. Newsletter articles are only available to members, but the other publications and resources are available for free download. Includes links to related websites. From the American Medical Association (AMA).
URL: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23747
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.ama-assn.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Scrapbooking
Material about making scrapbooks and related crafts. Features articles on topics such as scrapbooking basics (supplies, inspirations, and layouts), why people make scrapbooks, and mother-daughter scrapbooking. Also includes a link to a digital scrapbooking community forum with a gallery of designs. From the Kaboose Family Network.
URL: http://scrapbooking.kaboose.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23728

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Picturing a Canadian Life: L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers
"This exhibition invites you to explore L.M. Montgomery's life (1874-1942) and visual imagination through a sample of her personal scrapbook pages and book covers, found in five Canadian archival and museum collections." Features covers of multiple versions of works such as "Anne of Green Gables," images of selected scrapbooks pages from the early 1900s, and related material. In English, French, and Japanese. From the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Canada.
URL: http://lmm.confederationcentre.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23729

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Altered Oceans
This feature series from 2006 examines threats to ocean life from pollutants from industry, agriculture, and other sources. Covers development of toxic algae (harmful algal blooms), health effects to marine life and humans, plastic debris and wildlife, and related topics. Includes articles, photos, videos, and graphics. From the Los Angeles Times.
URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.special
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/hql49
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23739

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Exoplanets.org
This project looks for and documents planets orbiting nearby stars. To date, over 200 of these exoplanets have been discovered. The site features a catalog of exoplanets, a description of how exoplanets are discovered, a virtual tour of the Automated Planet Finder Telescope, a bibliography of research publications, and related material. From the University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Institution.
URL: http://exoplanets.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23738

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Librarians' Internet Index
Websites You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/
Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Internet Index.

Follow The Flow of Food (interactive)
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSCHN000/23722/24311.html

Follow the digestive system with this interactive from InteliHealth.

The Brain Explorer
http://brainexplorer.org/
From the site:
“The Brain Explorer has been developed to provide a guide to psychiatric and neurological disorders for anyone that is interested in these topics.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
Surfing the Net with Kids: Physical Fitness
http://www.surfnetkids.com/physical_fitness.htm

Page includes 9 links to sites (5 annotated, 4 Honorable Mentions)
Some of the sites were previously posted. - Phyllis

Sites found in:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #452 4/26/07

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Archive of American Rhetoric

In our relatively short time as a sovereign nation, the United States has
seen more than its fair share of historically pivotal and memorable
moments. From the American Revolution to the Civil War to the Civil
Right's Movement to the 2004 DNC Convention, legendary and skillful orators
have captured these moments that define our country's tumultuous and
triumphant history.

AmericanRhetoric.Com is a fascinating website that uses the orations of
many famous "figures of speech" such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy,
Martin Luther King Jr., FDR, Malcolm X, and Lyndon B. Johnson, to tell the
story of American history. Visitors to the site will find it is an amazing
audio resource where they can listen to some of the most famous, and
infamous, speeches ever made in America. Other cool features include the
"Top 100 Speeches", "Rhetorical Figures in Sound" which contains hundreds
of audio clips, and other sections such as "Movie Speeches", "Rhetoric of
9/11", and even a Rhetoric Quiz that scholars and history buffs will enjoy.

http://americanrhetoric.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Good Old Superstitions

We all have idiosyncratic beliefs about good and bad luck, whether it is
knocking on wood, finding a 4-leaf clover, avoiding cracks in the sidewalk,
or wearing a "lucky hat" to the ball game. OldSuperstitions.Com boasts the
largest list of superstitions on the World Wide Web, with enough irrational
fears to drive even the sane among us into a mild state of paranoia.

This spooky website takes a deeper look into the history of superstitions,
from commonly-known theories about black cats to more arcane beliefs about
Christmas, Acting, Weddings, New Homes, Animals, and even Parsley! Just
browse randomly to discover tons of odd tidbits such as how to scare away
evil spirits on New Year's Eve, the one word you should never say whilst
fishing, and how watching cows can help predict the weather.

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

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Play With Your Mind

Get your grey matter into top shape at this brainy site, which boasts one
of the largest selections of mind games on the Net. Visitors can test
their mental skills and exercise their brains with the help of an
impressive collection of logic puzzles, IQ tests, word games, memory
challenges, and focus exercises.

http://playwithyourmind.com/index.php

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Learn to Speak 'Computer'

Regardless of how many languages you may speak, anyone who is new to the
wide world of computers and the Internet will be unfamiliar with its
ever-evolving vernacular. Smart Computing presents this great online
dictionary/encyclopedia, which provides plain-English definitions for
literally thousands of computer terms.

Search the Dictionary of Computer Terms by keyword or letter/symbol, post a
question to the "Q & A" board, or read responses to common computer-related
queries. If you are so new to the Web that navigating this site proves an
arduous task, you may purchase your own 'old-fashioned' print version of
the dictionary. You'll be speaking "computer-ese" in no time!

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/index.asp?page=dictionary
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/na5g5

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Soccer Training

Soccer, or Football as it is called in many nations, is the most popular
sport on the planet. And while it still has a way to go within the
hierarchy of sports in America, soccer is gaining more and more players and
fans in this country every year.

The Soccer Training website is filled with great tips for honing skills on
the pitch, including pointers on fitness and nutrition, soccer
fundamentals, mental focus, drills, strategy, and much more. In addition
to the online training guide, the site is also a terrific resource for
other information on "the beautiful game", with an entire section dedicated
to the sport's 2,000 year history, as well as the latest news from FIFA and
the world of professional international soccer.

http://www.soccer-training-info.com/

The Map Archive
http://www.maparchive.org/
From the site:
“The Map Archive is a large collection of ancient and modern maps, maintained by a non profit organization, the maps are gathered and submitted by volunteers, mainly students and University teachers. This project goal is to create the largest online collection of maps.”

[NOTE: What non profit organization? – Phyllis ]

Sites found in:

ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
April 20-26, 2007

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Ask.com’s William Shakespeare Smart Answer*
http://www.ask.com/web?q=shakespeare&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir
The Ask.com Smart Answer (look for it at the top of the results page) includes:

++ Direct link to Who2 Bio

++ Direct Links to Digitized Folios/Quartos of Works by Shakespeare (Full Text)
Digitized at the University of Victoria, Canada. A digitized play includes a text transcript, digitized images (facsimiles) of actual pages, character appearance chart, concordance, and more.

++ Direct link to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Several fact-filled FAQ’s including one focusing on Shakespeare’s Life)

…and many more

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Top 100 Most Powerful Brands:
Brandz Ranking 2007
http://www.millwardbrown.com/Sites/optimor/Content/KnowledgeCenter/BrandzRanking2007.aspx
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2zmvcn

Millward Brown Optimor created the BRANDZ Top 100, a ranking that identifies the world’s most powerful brands measured by their dollar value. Our brand ranking provides key insights and actionable information for finance, marketing and business professionals on how to manage and grow their brand assets.

[SEE ALSO: The 100 Top Brands
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/07/0726_globalbrands/index_01.htm?chan=search
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/25qrtt
includes:
a snapshot of each of the 100 brands.
Best Brands Special Report
Read the Story
Table: The Top 100 Brands
- Phyllis ]
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New Online: Site Devised to Promote Environmental Awareness from National Geographic Society
Green.nationalgeographic.com
http://green.nationalgeographic.com/
Green.nationalgeographic.com is an online multimedia experience offering consumers the opportunity to explore the environment by engaging in a variety of interactive activities. Green.nationalgeographic.com encourages visitors to watch videos, download podcasts and photos, read daily news, take quizzes, participate in polls, learn about energy-saving products, download “how to” videos and participate in activities geared to inspiring people to make eco-friendly choices in their everyday lives…”We’ve created Green.nationalgeographic.com to be a multimedia tool kit for green living. It’s a powerful communication tool that is interactive, engaging and fun for all ages,” said Betsy Scolnik, president, National Geographic Digital Media. “Our goal is to encourage individuals to make a difference by giving them practical advice that empowers them to become environmental stewards.”

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Sites found in:
The Scout Report
April 27, 2007
Volume 13, Number 16

The Scout Report on the Web:
Current issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/
This issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2007/scout-070427.php

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Green Atlas
http://greenatlas.org/

Based in New York, the people behind the Green Atlas have been going “green”
since 1995. The Green Map system is an “adaptable framework for charting
nature and culture in hometown environments.” Recently, they published the
Green Map Atlas, and now visitors can access the entire publication on this
site. The Atlas includes maps of Jakarta, Kyoto, New York, Milwaukee,
Toronto, and six other areas around the world. Visitors will find all types
of interesting information on each of these maps, including the locations of
community gardens, green spaces, bike trails, and other environmentally-
friendly aspects of the built environment. It’s certainly a novel and new
way to think about communities, and these maps could also be used in courses
on environmental science or urban planning. [KMG]

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MFA Boston: Interactive Tours [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.mfa.org/collections/index.asp?key=37

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has always put forth a top-notch effort
when it comes to their online exhibits for touring shows, and recently they
have revamped many of their in-house online exhibits, and the results are
well worth looking at. On this page, visitors can view collection highlights
from their African, Ancient Near Eastern, and Etruscan holdings, as well as
other thematic areas. Each online collection allows visitors to take a close
look via a zoom feature and read about each work’s details, such as
particulars about materials used in its creation and its dimensions.
Visitors looking for a place to start should look over the “Watercolors by
Homer” collection and the “Musical Instruments” audio tour. As if that
wasn’t enough great material, the site also has a number of thematic online
exhibits, including ones that cover American history, Boston, florals, and
portraiture. [KMG]

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Exploring Magnetism on Earth [pdf]
http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/pdf/explore_mag_on_earth.pdf

Understanding the power of magnetism on Earth isn’t always easy, and
students and teachers alike will be glad to find out about this handy guide
to the subject. Created by experts at NASA, this 15-page teacher’s guide was
designed in partnership with other educators at Berkeley as well as several
other participating institutions. The guide contains problems which examine
Earth’s changing magnetic field in time and space, and how these changes can
impact navigation on Earth’s surface. In terms of specific activities, the
guide includes exercises on navigating the earth with a compass, the
declining magnetic field, and the reversal of magnetic polarity. Each of
these activities is explained in detail, and they all include relevant
illustrations, graphs, questions, and an answer key. [KMG]

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Smithsonian Jazz [Macromedia Flash Player, pdf, Real Player]
http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/start.asp

National and International Jazz Appreciation Month happens to be April, but
this shouldn’t stop visitors from celebrating the richness of this form of
musical expression during any of the other eleven months of the calendar.
The Smithsonian Jazz initiative has created this very fine website that
brings together oral histories from jazz greats such as Artie Shaw,
information about the Smithsonian’s own Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and a
very fun “This Day in Jazz History” feature. Amidst all these gems, the
interactive exhibit on the very real and enduring musical brilliance of the
late Duke Ellington should be looked at in close detail. Here, visitors can
listen to clips of some of his musical compositions, and learn about his
work as a composer, bandleader, and pianist. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Universal Leonardo
http://www.universalleonardo.org/
From the site:
“Universal Leonardo is a programme aimed at deepening our understanding of Leonardo da Vinci through a series of European exhibitions (2006), scientific research and web-based resources.”

The e-stories Project
http://www.prattlibrary.org/home/storyIndex.aspx
From the site:
“From the Enoch Pratt Free Library: a collection of live-action, multicultural storyteller performances…are available for on-demand use over the internet. Representing diverse cultures including African, African American, Appalachian, Celtic, Chinese, Indian, Iranian, Irish, Jewish and Native American the stories may help provide insight to other cultures.”

Quotations
http://en.proverbia.net/default.asp

Search by subject or author. Select “Version” to switch to Spanish.

Proverbs
http://en.proverbia.net/proverbs.asp

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Hi! It's Wednesday, April 25, 2007, and time for Language Arts at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Writing for Books, Business, and Journals, Grammar and Writer's Block
All about writing for fun and profit!
http://www.essortment.com/in/Hobbies.Writing/index.htm
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.essortment.com/ previously posted. -
Phyllis ]

Age Range: 13 and up

This website has over 200 FREE articles on the many aspects of writing. Just
a "heads up" -- it is supported by hyperlinked words within the articles
that lead to advertisements. So, for example, in the article about creating
a believable character for your fiction story, the highlighted phrase "eye
color" leads to an advertisement for eye drops. Advertising aside, the
content of the FREE articles is quite useful. Here is some of what you can
find:

*The nuts and bolts of grammar, punctuation, common mistakes, proofreading,
and general advice.

*Tips for a whole range of academic writing assignments, including poetry,
essays, term papers, and more!

*What you need to know in order to write an effective business letter.

*Pointers for greeting cards and personal correspondence.

*Keeping journals (this includes personal journals, therapy journals, and a
few others).

*How to write and market a book. (There's a whole section on writing
children's books!)

*How to overcome writer's block. (This section includes many articles,
including advice on keeping track of your dreams, getting inspiration from
your kids, and jump-starting your day.)

*How to write for television.

And much, much more!

Each article is short and to the point, making this a great reference site
for any kind of writing assignment or endeavor.

MaryAnna Cashmore
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2007, 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 ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark

Sites found in:
Don's Patch #69 from http://www.don-guitar.com/ May 1, 2007

Punctuation made simple.
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/intro.html
Colon Semicolon Comma Dash Apostrophe
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated URL- Phyllis ]

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PhysOrg.com
http://www.physorg.com/
Includes Nanotechnology, Physics, Space & Earth Science, Electronic Devices, Technology, General Science, Medicine & Health

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BioTech
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
From the site:
“Our goal is to enrich the public's knowledge of biology and chemistry. We aim to serve everyone from high school students to professional researchers.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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

Ball State University Electronic Field Trip
http://bsu.edu/eft/
http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/12howDoITake.htm
From the site:
“The real good news about registering for the program is that it's ABSOLUTELY FREE. The Best Buy Children's Foundation, which funds the EFT program, also covers the registration fee for any school that wishes to take the program. Just select the "Best Buy Scholarship" as your payment method when you complete the registration form.

That registration form, of course, can be found online — right on this very website! Just click here to sign up for any of this year's EFTs. They're free, and you're more than welcome to take all of them.”
Register: http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/41register.htm

Past EFTs are archived and available.

The 2007-2008 schedule includes: The Grand Tetons (gr. 3-8), Little Rock Desegregation (gr. 7-12), A Whale Story (gr. 3-8), and Smithsonian Kite Festival (gr. K-5).

Site found in:
From: History.com Classroom This Week's Educational Programming Update
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007

Commemorating Courage: The Nine Who Made A Difference! Central High
School National Historic Site commemorates the events that surrounded
the desegregation Crisis of 1957 with an Electronic Field Trip

Imagine having to have the National Guard block your entrance on your
first day of school. This was the experience of "The Little Rock
Nine" in September of 1957!

Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was the first important
test for the implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka decision of May 17, 1954. The Little
Rock Controversy was the first test of the national resolve to enforce
equality in public school education in the face of massive southern
defiance during after this decision.

Central High School National Historic Site commemorates the events
that surrounded the desegregation Crisis of 1957. Join the Rangers
and other special guests of this National Historic Site on Tuesday
December 4th on the Electronic Field Trip (EFT) to examine the issues
and compelling stories that have evolved from the desegregation of
Little Rock Central High School.

Meets national standards in: U.S. History, Civics and Language Arts

Sites found in:
Virtual Teacher Newsletter No. 143 April 28th 2007
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/archives.html
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/directory.html

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Kathi Mitchell: Types of Poems for Kids
http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html
Kathi Mitchell, a language arts teacher from New Hampshire,
shares a list of nineteen poetic forms for elementary students.
Each form includes a fun sample, and many also include links
to more examples. In addition to the usual forms, such as
limericks and haiku, Mitchell describes Monster Poems
("Describe an imaginary monster. Try to have a theme ...")
and Third Eye Poems ("The Third Eye poem tells about things
that might go unnoticed and are improbable or impossible to
see with regular eyesight. The Third Eye knows what is really
happening.")
[NOTE: Other pages from: http://www.kathimitchell.com/ - previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Ms. Rogers: 30 Days of Poetry
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm
"You can write poetry!" exclaims Marsha Rogers, and her thirty
daily lessons (with titles such as "Month Metaphor" and "Diamonte")
will show you how. Each lesson explains the format to follow
and includes several sample poems written by high-school
students. She suggests that students write a few poems for each
lesson. "This gives you an opportunity to use the form and, most
often, create an even better poem in doing so."
[NOTE: Previously posted. From The English Room
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/Engindex.htm
See Also:
King Arthur: http://www.msrogers.com/English2/LiteratureStudy/Arthur/ArthurIndex.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3cos9a
Fahrenheit 451: http://www.msrogers.com/English2/LiteratureStudy/Fahrenheit451/fahrenheit451_front.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2wrq8n
- Phyllis ]
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The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
From the site:
“Considered the most important work of literary history and criticism ever published, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts: A Spike Lee Film
http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whentheleveesbroke/

Free curriculum kit
"Teaching The Levees" Curriculum package will be shipped in September 2007
Curriculum Designed to Help Students Understand Aftermath and Social Impact of Hurricane Katrina. The curriculum is intended for high school aged students and older.

Request at http://www.teachingthelevees.com/getkit.php

If you would like to request multiple copies of the curriculum, please contact 800-575-6566.

Site includes links for facts, timeline, maps, and curriculum materials.

From: 2007 Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Hi! It's Saturday, April 28, 2007 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
The Balloon Animals Blog
http://www.balloon-animals.com/

Age Range: All! (AS ALWAYS, parents should preview to determine suitability
of content. See notes under "Sculpture Review" below.

This is a blog (a weblog, or personal journal online for the world to see)
created by a talented young balloon twister, Michael Floyd of Southern
California.

Before taking the kids to see this site, you might want to stock up on long,
thin balloons. :)
Using the multi-colored menu in the left column, here is what you will find:

*Balloon Twisting Instructions - Be sure to visit this section! Here you
can watch home video instructions for making everything from a dog to a
four-balloon guitar; you can even learn to tie a balloon with one hand!

*Balloon Art Gallery - See the amazing things this artist can make with
balloons!

*Balloon Artist Photos - See the amazing things that other artists can make
with balloons! Each photo is accompanied by a link to the corresponding
artist's page. There is a whole world of unbelievable balloon creations out
there - far too many to see in just one day!

*Balloon Twister News - News of interest to professional balloon twisters,
such as winners of recent twisting competitions.

*Sculpture Review - This section includes two YouTube movies of other
artists making a life-size motorcycle and a working musical instrument.
These are simply incredible. Note: There is some mild swearing, as they
weren't filmed with small children in mind, so parents will want to use
their discretion in this section.

Enjoy! :)

MaryAnna Cashmore
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2007, 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 ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Site found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, March 15, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/89
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Quilts
Companion website to television documentaries on quilting, including "The Art of Quilting" (visiting quilt exhibitions and artist studios), "A Century of Quilts" (a search to find the most acclaimed American quilts of the 20th century), and "America Quilts" (exploring quilts and their stories). Features interviews, images, classroom materials, and other resources on quilting. From Wisconsin Public Television.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23501

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Librarians' Internet Index
Websites You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/
Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Internet Index.

Fun Paper Airplanes
http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/
From the site:
“At Fun Paper Airplanes you will learn how to make 15 of the best paper airplane designs, absolutely free. Each model has a template that you print right from your computer with clear, easy-to-follow directions and flying tips.”

3D-papercraft
http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/
From the site:
“Nearly everyone has made paper airplanes or tried origami when they were children. Take these memories further when you download dozens of 3D-Papercraft projects for free.”

Science Update
http://www.scienceupdate.com/index.cfm
From the site:
“Quirky, entertaining and informative, Science Update is a daily, 60-second feature covering the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine. Produced by AAAS, the world's largest general science society, Science Update has reported on thousands of scientific and medical breakthroughs—and won dozens of national awards—since its inception in 1988.”

--------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Monday, April 23, 2007

Everyday Mysteries: Why does hair turn gray?
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/grayhair.html

Today's site, from the U.S. Library of Congress, offers a summary of the
science behind that inevitable sign of advancing years -- gray hair. Gentle
Subscribers will find that although scientific progress in exploring the
universe has made giant leaps, explaining exactly why hair turns gray still
has a few steps to take.

"It is well known that gray hair results from a reduction of pigment, while
white hair has no pigment, but why this happens remains somewhat of a
mystery. ... Parents often cite having teenagers as the cause of gray hair.
This is a good theory, but scientists continue to investigate why hair
turns gray." - from the website

The site provides several diagrams to illustrate individual new and old
hair follicles and the current scientific theories about why hair
experiences a slowing down of its melanocyte or color production. In
addition, the text notes a number of interesting observations about hair,
including why people, unlike many species, do not molt. Links to further
information about hair loss, the biology of hair and chemically altering
hair color are also available.

Totter over to the site for the latest scientific theories on why hair
turns gray at:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/grayhair.html
[NOTE: More Science Mysteries at
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html
Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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

The Nile River
http://www.nileriver.com/nile/nileinfo/nileinfo.htm
From the site:
“There is no better way to trace the course of Egyptian history than to follow the course of the Nile. The river has been Egypt's lifeline for millenniums, fertilizing the narrow strip of land along its bank with a deposit of silt after each annual inundation - now controlled by the High Dam at Aswan. Along its length Pharaohs, nobles and lesser mortals have all built monuments and tombs to immortalize themselves.”

Sites found in:

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PBS Teachers Newsletter: August 19 - September 1, 2007
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Listen and Learn
The WGBH Forum Network Offers On-Demand Lectures from World-Renowned Scholars
Online
6-8 / 9-12

Educators have an audio and video library of scholars, authors,
artists, scientists, policy makers and community leaders at
their fingertips with the WGBH Forum Network, a free resource
that offers audio and video streaming lectures from leading
authorities. With partners such as the Harvard Graduate School
of Education, the MIT Technology and Culture Forum and the
Boston Public Library, the WGBH Forum Network has recorded
hundreds of lectures that can be used in the classroom or for
your own professional development. In addition to subjects such
as history, literature and technology, the lectures include a
series on issues in education.

http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh

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Great Performances
Nureyev -- The Russian Years
On-Air & Online
9-12
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
9 - 10:30 pm
Rudolf Nureyev is one of the enduring icons of the performing
arts in the 20th century, a figure whose fame reached far
beyond the ballet stage. This program traces his meteoric
career with fresh insight and candor. (CC, Stereo, HDTV, 1 year)

Learn more about the life and career of Nureyev at the
companion Web site.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/nureyev
(Available August 23, 2007)

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Independent Lens
Web Karaoke
Interactive/Online Activity
6-8 / 9-12

Create a poem that becomes the lyrics to a song in this
interactive karaoke activity. Type in the lines of your poem,
listen to the melody while singing along and print your song.

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html

[NOTE: From OFF THE CHARTS: The Song-Poem Story
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/index.html – Phyllis ]

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Copyright 2007 PBS Online

Site found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, APRIL 27, 2007

FAFSA4caster
http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/
The Department of Education created this tool to give students an early
estimate of their eligibility for federal financial aid for college.

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Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2007.

The History of Mexico
http://www.history.com/minisites/mexico/
From the site:
“Mexico was the site of some of the earliest and most advanced civilizations in the western hemisphere. The first major Mesoamerican civilization was established by the Olmec, who flourished between about 1500 and 600 BC. During 1535 to 1821, known as the Spanish colonial period, military and exploratory expeditions eventually made present-day Texas, New Mexico and California part of New Spain.”

The Mariners’ Museum: Exploration through the Ages
http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php
From the site:
“Exploration has been a part of civilization for thousands of years. Retrace the steps of the great explorers from the far-off days of ancient Egypt, to 19th century expeditions of the harsh North and South Pole, and beyond…”
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.mariner.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!

NEW THIS WEEK, April 26, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/95
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Mother Goose Rhymes
Ideas for using nursery rhymes to teach prekindergarten language arts skills. Features many photos illustrating activities such as a Mother Goose assembly, art projects, a nursery rhyme play, "silly rhymes," and child-illustrated nursery rhymes. From the Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania.
URL: http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/PreK/MotherGoose/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23690
[SEE ALSO: The Mother Goose Society Page
http://www.librarysupport.net/mothergoosesociety/ --- Phyllis]

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Scientific Data of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster
This site, created on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the explosion of an atomic bomb over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, describes and often graphs the "medical effects of the atomic bombing -- particularly the late effects of exposure to radiation." Topics include acute effects (such as burns and liver damage), and late effects (such as leukemia). In English and Japanese. From the Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University.
URL: http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/start-E.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23712

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Inside the Courtroom: United States Attorneys Kids Page
This site provides an introduction to the workings of U.S. courtrooms. It includes a description of federal prosecutors and U.S. Attorneys, an illustrated guide to a courtroom and its participants, and a glossary. From the U.S. Department of Justice.
URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/kidspage/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23705
[NOTE: Previously posted. URL updated. - Phyllis ]
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The Beast of Loch Ness
Companion to a 1999 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova film that "follows a three-week expedition that used state-of-the-art sonar and sensitive underwater cameras in an attempt to track down and identify the elusive creature [the Loch Ness Monster]." Features an overview of legendary creatures, the birth and development of the legend of the Loch Ness monster, text and audio of eyewitness accounts, and a description of sonar techniques.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23676
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Librarians' Internet Index
Websites You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/
Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Internet Index.

I will be away for about a week. Postings will resume when I return.

- Phyllis

Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org

Larry Ferlazzo, Teacher
http://www.bayworld.net/ferlazzo/
The best way to start exploring this site is by first clicking on English (http://www.bayworld.net/ferlazzo/english.html ). The English page will lead you to thousands of activities appropriate for English Language Learners or for young children who are native English-speakers and are just learning to read. These include Social Studies, Math and Science activities specifically for English Language Learners. The other sites listed under "Subjects" on this page have links more appropriate to native English speakers. (Academic Reading & Writing (ARW), Social Studies, Science, Math)

The English area is divided into nine sections:
All these sections are specifically designed to assist
adults and children who are learning English as their
second language.

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites Of The Day For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
From the site:
“Recent sites added to the 7,000 links on Mr. Ferlazzo’s English Website assisting English Language Learners (and younger native speakers). These sites include ones for English, Social Studies, Science, and Math.”

--------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Monday, April 23, 2007, at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Hippocampus
http://www.hippocampus.org/

Age Range: 11 and up (readiness for Algebra or Calculus)

But there's more! Other courses currently available are Calculus, Physics,
Biology, US History, AP US History, Environmental Science, Government, and
even Religion!

The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education has made a fantastic
resource available for free for individual high school and college students
to further their education.

When you get to the site, the subjects can be selected from the menu at the
left. For each subject, you can either select a specific topic or, if you
are using one of the textbooks included in their data base -- you can find a
lesson that correlates to a specific section in your book.

If you select any topic from "Algebra," you are in for a treat. A curtained
stage opens and reveals illustrations and problems to try; to your left a
small column appears with the script of the lesson. Read along as you are
taught step by step, lesson by lesson, with an opportunity to practice each
piece of information as you go. These high-quality multimedia interactive
lessons constitute a complete high school level course -- all for FREE!

But there's more! Other courses currently available are Calculus, Physics,
Biology, US History, AP US History, Environmental Science, Government, and
even Religion!

Bookmark this one. There is enough under any one of these subjects to keep a
high school or college student engaged and learning for a good long time.
Check back often as this new site is still growing.

MaryAnna Cashmore
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2007, 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 ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Kids, Know Your Rights!
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscpubs/KidsKnowYourRights.pdf
A Young Person’s Guide to Intellectual Freedom
From the American Library Association

S-cool
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/default.asp
This is a wonderful website with students of all ages in mind. There are
great, easy to understand tutorials in subjects ranging from writing to
physics. Select subjects from drop-down menus on left for GCSE Revision and
A Level and AS Level. GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education (UK).

From the site:
“The S-cool student website is one of the most used student-facing educational sites in the UK, second in terms of page views only to the BBC.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #451 4/19/07
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Exercise Your Mind

People spend a lot of time exercising and eating well these days in an
effort to stay fit, but what can do we do to keep our minds in great
shape? This cool article by the Online Education Database (OEDb) offers 77
tips on how tone your noggin into a "faster, deeper, and better" learning
machine.

"Hacking Knowledge" breaks down these valuable and tips into more specific
categories such as "Health", "Verbal and Auditory", "Recall", "Perspective
and Focus", "Self-Motivation" and more. Browse through the OEDb article
and pick up some great techniques on how to train your brain to improve
aspects of your personal, professional, academic, and even spiritual life.

http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/hacking-knowledge

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100 People Who Shape Our World

Our society is changing rapidly, fueled by myriad factors such as
globalization, advancements in technology, the expansion of the Internet,
pressing environmental challenges, war, and politics. In the midst of such
a tumultuous time in history, Time Magazine presents this fascinating list
of "100 People Who Shape Our World".

Browse through the diverse list of "influential" people, which are divided
into the categories "Scientists & Thinkers", "Leaders & Revolutionaries",
"Artists & Entertainers", "Builders & Titans", and "Heroes &
Pioneers". Members of this list cover a wide social spectrum, including
inspirational figures Elie Wiesel and Oprah Winfrey, controversial
political leaders Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Ehud Olmert of Israel, and
aggressive dictators such as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/

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The Vintage Toy Encyclopedia

Stores today are filled with high-tech gadgets of all shapes and sizes that
provide children with endless entertainment, and make the simpler toys of
yesteryear seem quaint and outdated. Take a trip down memory lane at
Toynfo.Com, an online Vintage Toy Encyclopedia that is sure to awaken the
kid in all of us.

The toys in this virtual encyclopedia are divided into three main sections,
"Action Figures", "Dolls", and "Toys and Collectibles", then listed
alphabetically in each category for easy browsing. Visitors will enjoy
rediscovering old favorites from childhood like "He-Man and the Masters of
the Universe", "My Pet Monster", "Wheelies" and many others.

http://www.toynfo.com/

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All About Ferrets

While they may not be quite as popular as dogs or cats, or even turtles for
that matter, ferrets can make wonderful pets for the right owner. This fun
site truly lives up to its name by providing a ton of information on
everything one could possibly want to know about these adorable creatures.

Readers will discover that the Ferret, or Mustela putorius furo, has been a
part of human society for centuries in a number of roles including domestic
pet, racing animal, hunting companion, and even in ancient medicinal
practice. Owners will also find a lot of useful features relating to their
favorite pets such as tips about training, breeding and caring for ferrets,
as well as more lighthearted information including ferret quotations and
trivia.

http://www.all-about-ferrets.com/

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Sites found in:
21 April 2007 Earth Science Sites of the Week

DINO RUSS`S LAIR , Russell Jacobson, find a comprehensive and easily
navigated portal on dinosaurs featuring hundreds of links on such topics
as dinosaur art, eggs, exhibits, tracks, publications, and much more.
http://www.dinoruss.com/index.html

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GIANT CRYSTAL CAVE'S MYSTERY SOLVED, National Geographic News
(submitted by Virginia Malone, consultant, Hondo, TX) These are some
really big gypsum crystals. Some are estimated be 11 m in length and
weigh up to 55 tons. The geologist in the accompanying photo is
overshadowed by the crystals. The explanation of how these giants
formed is written for a general audience.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070406-giant-crystals.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/39brt5

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REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING, Ajax, discover, in real time, the path
of a number of military, weather, geostationary, and other types of
satellites. When choosing satellites, if you get the "Your tracking
list is empty" box, click on the "Single tracking "Track it now!" link.
http://www.n2yo.com/

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Mark Francek
Professor of Geography
Central Michigan University
http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/

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Site of the Day for Friday, April 20, 2007

The Movie Review Glossary
http://www.movieprofiler.com/movieglossary/

Today's site, from the "Movie Profiler", explains the specialized terms and
references commonly used in film reviews and discussions. Gentle
Subscribers will find a comprehensive list of terms to demystify the
sometimes obscure citations and language frequently relied upon in summing
up whether a movie ought to make a must-see list.

"A glossary of movie criticism, and movie industry related terminology.
Created for movie reviewers, critics and film students alike, as well as
general public interested in movie reviewing and filmmaking related
terminology." - from the website

This glossary of film language offers more than 1000 terms, alphabetically
arranged, from the obscure "AC-3", to the familiar "zombie". With
explanations for movie language such as "matte artist", "McGuffin" and
"mise en scene" (accent grave omitted) among the M's, this dictionary
provides a handy source to decode those ubiquitous middlebrow film reviews.

Nip over to the site for an informative dictionary of movie vocabulary at:

http://www.movieprofiler.com/movieglossary/

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

Sites found in:
The Scout Report
April 20, 2007
Volume 13, Number 15

The Scout Report on the Web:
Current issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/
This issue: http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2007/scout-070420.php
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3ccntn
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The Math Worksheet Site
http://themathworksheetsite.com/

For people of a certain age, the phrase “math worksheet” may conjure images
of pieces of paper with wet purple ink, freshly mimeographed. For others,
they might just say: “What’s a mimeograph?” Both groups will find things to
like about this website, which brings together a number of math worksheets
for general use. The site is maintained by Scott Bryce, and while some of
the materials require a subscription, there is enough free material to
warrant several visits. Visitors should take a look at the “Preview”
section, where they can look over examples of instructional worksheets that
cover concepts such fractions, mixed numbers, graphing, and measurement. The
site is rounded out by a weblog, which is updated with additional materials
and suggestions on using the site. [KMG]

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Earth & Sky [Real Player]
http://www.earthsky.org/

Under the banner of “A clear voice for science”, the radio program “Earth &
Sky” has been on the air since 1991. On this site, visitors can listen to
the program, which has answered such questions as “How slow does the slowest
animal move?” and “How will Antarctic ice sheets behave?” Visitors can
browse their archive, listen to their podcasts, and sign up to receive RSS
feeds here. One rather fine feature of the site is the “Skywatching” area.
Here, visitors can learn about that night’s sky, and what to watch for as
they go outside. Visitors can also read and comment on their blog and read
program transcripts. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted as http://www.earthsky.com/ - Phyllis ]

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The Jackie Robinson Story [Quick Time]
http://www.archive.org/details/Jackie_Robinson_Story_The

For those readers who enjoy a traditional biopic now and then, this link leads to
the complete 1950 film, “The Jackie Robinson Story”. Jackie Robinson plays
himself, the late Ruby Dee plays Rae Robinson, and the original tagline for
the film was the very action-oriented: “You’ll HIT with Him! You’ll RUN with
him! You’ll SLIDE With Him!” [KMG]

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>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

OnlineConversion.com
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Convert just about anything to anything else.
Select from list or use the Auto-Converter.

Most Popular Conversion Pages
Length, Temperature, Speed, Volume, Weight,
Cooking, Area, Fuel Economy, Currency.

From the site:
To use the Auto-Converter
Simply type in what you want to convert and press return.

Examples:
convert 100 feet to meters
convert 53 miles to kilometers
convert 45 liters to gallons

Oddcast Text-To-Speech
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/frameset.php?frame1=talk
Enter text, select language and voice, and then click on "Say it"
When you move the mouse around, her eyes follow the pointer.

Polly Glotto
http://www.pollyglotto.com/index8.php
…and can translate to or speak in different languages

AjaxTrans
http://ajax.parish.ath.cx/translator/
From the site:
“Start typing any text you want to be translated into the first box. The words should be automatically translated into the language of your choice and appear in the lower box.”

Sites found in:
INFOMINE Email Alert Service
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007
http://infomine.ucr.edu/

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Google Translate
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URL: http://www.translate.google.com/
Record Id: 667686
Created: 2007-04-17 02:23:42
Categories: liberal

Google's translation tool, offering translations of text or web pages in
11 languages.

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AltaVista : Babel Fish Translation
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URL: http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Record Id: 667346
Created: 2007-04-12 12:04:42
Categories: liberal

The classic web-based translation program. Translate a block of text or
a web page in 12 languages.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Science Magazine : Special Online Collection : The Macaque Genome
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URL: http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/macaque
Record Id: 667685
Created: 2007-04-17 00:27:42
Categories: bioag

Free content from Science on the rhesus macaque monkey genome, the third
primate genome which has been sequenced, after human and chimpanzee.
Overview, news, research articles, and reports are offered.

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Cedars-Sinai : Health InfoCenter : Health Library
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URL: http://healthinfo.cedars-sinai.edu/library/healthlibrary.htm
Record Id: 667353
Created: 2007-04-13 15:46:42
Categories: bioag

Consumer health library from Cedars-Sinai, with information on illnesses
and health conditions; a drug guide; FDA drug approvals and actions;
what to expect from medical tests; a directory of organizations and
support groups; and a complementary medicine database.

Site found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, APRIL 13, 2007

midomi
http://www.midomi.com/
A web service, still in beta, aims to help with one of the hardest
reference questions: identifying an unknown song when you only know the
tune. Hum it into your microphone, or, if you think you know the artist,
search its catalog of song samples.

Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2007.

Ludwig van Beethoven (some sites previously posted)

Ludwig Van Beethoven Website
http://www.lvbeethoven.com/index_En.html
From the site:
“a presentation of the life and work of Beethoven”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Ludwig Van Beethoven - The Magnificent Master
http://www.raptusassociation.org/index.html
Site includes:
“This biography is dedicated to exploring the life of this most unique genius in an endeavor to discover more of the man behind the music,…a thorough overview of the history of the creation of Beethoven's nine symphonies…we hope that the links we are providing to you will offer you possibilities for further reading and personal enrichment.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

All About Ludwig van Beethoven
http://www.all-about-beethoven.com/index.html
From the site:
“Information on Beethoven, his life, his music and classical sheet music”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Ludwig van Beethoven
http://www.lucare.com/immortal/
From the site:
“This site is devoted to the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Mad about Beethoven
http://www.madaboutbeethoven.com/
From the site:
“In the pages of this website, he offers his unrivalled collection of photographs, as well as a comprehensive gallery of Beethoven’s family and friends, to take you into the heart and mind of the great composer.”

Beethoven, Philly Style – June, 2006
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?columnId=5477647
From the site:
“The Philadelphia Orchestra performs all nine of Beethoven's symphonies as part of a season-long tribute.”
At this site you can listen to the performances, interviews with the conductor, and read the Program Notes for each performance.

Unheard Beethoven
http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/
From the site:
“This website endeavors to make all of Beethoven's unrecorded music readily accessible to the public.

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New Library of Congress Online Collection: Captain Pearl R.
Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/nye/index.html

The Library of Congress's American Folklife Center is pleased to announce
a new presentation, "Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie
Canal," now available on the Library's American Memory Web site at:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/nye/

"Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal" captures the
culture and music of the men, women, and children who worked and lived
along the Ohio and Erie Canal. Nye, who was born and raised on a canal
boat, never lost his love of the "Big Ditch." After the canal closed
permanently in 1913, he devoted considerable time and energy to preserving
its songs and stories.

This presentation contains recordings of 75 songs, sung by Nye. The
recordings were made by John, Alan, and Elizabeth Lomax, and Ivan Walton
between June 1937 and September 1938. Lyrics for the recorded songs have
been transcribed by Library staff and are available on the Web site as are
song transcriptions, photographs, and personal letters Nye sent to the
Library from July 1937 to October 1944.

Also included in this presentation is an essay called "An Informant In
Search of a Collector: Captain Pearl R. Nye of Ohio" and a timeline that
identifies significant events in the life of Nye and the history of the
Ohio and Erie Canal with which his life was so closely associated. A radio
program excerpt from "Two Sailors: Sea Shanties and Canal Boat Ballads,"
part of the Library's "Ballad Hunter" series, provides additional insight
into Nye's life.

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For further information, please contact the American Folklife Center:
< http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-folklife2.html >.

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Laura Gottesman
Digital Reference Team/ American Memory:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html .
The Library of Congress: < http://www.loc.gov/index.html >
Ask a Librarian: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/

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AASC Feature of the Month: August 2007
African American Literature in the 20th Century

http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public/features/current/index.jsp

This month’s feature focuses on the cultural and literary impact made by a number of African Americans at the dawn of the twentieth century.

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THE RISING ACTION
This month’s featured content includes a photo essay that provides accounts of the lives and contributions of famous African Americans whose enduring endowments have helped shape the present literary and cultural landscape of the United States. In addition to information on popular figures like Maya Angelou, peruse the essay to learn about the violent childhood that undoubtedly influenced Richard Wright’s works Native Son and Black Boy or about Amiri Baraka’s contributions to politics as a black nationalist and his role during the avant-garde literary movement on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

D’ENOUEMENT
To provide further background on the literary achievements made by African Americans in the early twentieth century, this month’s feature also includes a number of free subject articles taken from the African American Studies Center on topics like the Harlem Writer’s Guild, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts movement, children’s literature written by African Americans, and the dual tradition of African American fiction. In addition, more than 20 free biographies of notable African American writers have been included.

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