Phyllis' Favorites

Common-Place
http://www.common-place.org/
From the site:
“Common-place is a common place for exploring and exchanging ideas about early American history and culture. A bit friendlier than a scholarly journal, a bit more scholarly than a popular magazine.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:

ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
Aug. 24-30, 2007
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PolitiFact (Analysis of Speeches, Ads, and Interviews of Presidential Candidates)
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
New resource from the St. Petersburg Times* and CQ.com. Access is free.

PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times and CQ will analyze the candidates’ speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate.

Source: St. Petersburg Times and CQ.com

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+ Free Lesson Plans on Racial Understanding (via SLJ)
http://www.racebridges.net/newsite/
If you’re planning a lesson on race relations, you may want to consider this: RaceBridges.net, a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote racial harmony in schools, is offering a set of four lesson plans to high school teachers and librarians.

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Updated: Selected Internet Resources on the Migration of the Monarch Butterfly
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/butterfly.html

Source: Science Reference Section, Science, Technology, and Business Division, 0Library of Congress

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The NFL Record & Fact Book
http://www.nfl.com/history/randf
An essential source.

The NFL Record & Fact Book features information for the most avid football fan, including all-time statistics, a year-by-year history of the NFL, regular-season and postseason records, a rules digest and much more.

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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
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
http://www.docuticker.com/

Site found in:
T.H.E. News Update: September 5, 2007

T.H.E. Journal: Educational RoadMap to the Web 2007
http://www.thejournal.com/the/resources/2007/roadmap/
“Introducing T.H.E. Journal's redesigned RoadMap to the Web--the valuable
online resource K-12 educators rely on to enhance their curriculum.
You'll find listings of the best education websites providing free,
relevant information for educators and administrators.”
[NOTE: Earlier editions previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Sites found in:

Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, September 6, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/114

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Today in History: September 9: Stono Rebellion
Overview of this slave revolt that started on September 9, 1739, when "twenty black Carolinians met near the Stono River, approximately twenty miles southwest of Charleston. ... [It was] the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American Revolution. ... More than twenty white Carolinians and nearly twice as many black Carolinians were killed." Includes links to exhibits and collections. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep09.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24397

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The Way We Worked
"Work and workplaces have gone through enormous transformations between the mid 19th and late 20th centuries. You can view these changes through photographs held by the National Archives and Records Administration. These historical photographs document: clothing, locales, conditions, and conflict in our workplaces." See photos of mine workers, police officers, mail sorters, picket lines, and more.

URL: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/twww/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23953
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper
This website "provides information on the on-going scholarly work of 'The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper,'" the goal of which is to "provide readers with sound scholarly editions of Cooper's major works, based wherever possible on authorial manuscripts." The site includes a list of the institutional holdings of Cooper manuscripts, images of the author, links to electronic versions of hard-to-find works, and other information about this 19th-century author. Maintained at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
URL: http://www.wjfc.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24393

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Top 100 Undiscovered Websites
PC Magazine "picks for the top new or under-the-radar sites of 2007." Includes annotated links to sites in areas of reference, health and food, lifestyle and entertainment, money and career, music, news, reading, shopping and travel, technology, and video. From PC Magazine.
URL: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2174685,00.asp
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24400

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Monkey Trial
Companion to an American Experience documentary about the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" of "a biology teacher named John Scopes [who] was arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of Tennessee state law." This was the first live radio broadcast of a trial in the U.S. Website features include material about speeches from attorneys Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, political cartoons, and profiles of people and events (such as H.L. Mencken and the Jazz Age).
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/monkeytrial/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24399
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Hippie Society: The Youth Rebellion
Images, archival footage, and brief descriptions of events of the mid- to late 1960s, with an emphasis on the hippie movement in Canada. Also covers San Francisco's Haight Ashbury, the beatniks, and ex-hippies in the 1980s. Also includes material for teachers. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
URL: http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-580/life_society/hippies/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24383
[NOTE: Other pages from the archives previously posted.
SEE ALSO: Index to Life and Society Archive clips:
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDT-1-69/life_society/ - Phyllis ]
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O. Henry in Austin
Companion to "a significant collection of materials relating to the popular writer O. Henry, who lived in Austin, still using his given name of William Sydney Porter, from 1885 to 1894." Features a biography, chronology, and list of short stories set in Texas. Also includes an annotated list of materials in this O. Henry collection and a map of Austin O. Henry sites. From the Austin History Center, a division of the Austin Public Library.
URL: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/ohenry.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24401

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

Official M.C.Escher Website
http://www.mcescher.com/
From the site:
“On this website you can find information about the use of M.C. Escher's work, a short biography, news, bibliography, links and some fun stuff like a Virtual Ride (select Downloads) through some of his works.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

From The Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (BM&AG).

BM & AG for Kids
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/preload.htm
Includes: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Victorians, World War 2

Alien Adventures (Interactive)
http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/aliens/interactive/spaceshipStart.html

Sites found in:

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The Scout Report
September 7, 2007
Volume 14, Number 34
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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-070907.php

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University of Missouri Digital Library
http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/

The diligent staff members at the University of Missouri Digital Library
have been working since 2001 to create this repository for various thematic
digital collections, and they have amassed over twenty text collections and
twenty-three image collections thus far. The site is a real delight, as it
contains everything from a 250-piece collection of World War I sheet music
to the complete digitized version of the University's student yearbook,
titled "The Savitar". Visitors can browse through the other collections as
they wish, looking over a collection of speeches by Daniel Webster,
photographs of the Missouri Botanical Garden, and sports posters from the
school. Additionally, there is also a link to another fine digital
collection of historic newspapers from the state as well. [KMG]

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Statistics Online Computational Resource [pdf]
http://socr.stat.ucla.edu/

Teaching statistics can be a stochastic nightmare, but all of those dark
clouds will part as users make their way through the fine resources offered
on this site. The Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR) is based
at UCLA, and their site includes online aids for probability and statistics
education, including such handy tools as interactive applets, computational
and graphing tools, and classroom activities. Teachers and those with a bent
towards the world of statistics can look through the "Interactive SOCR
Tools" area for items to use in their classes. The "Games" area includes an
interactive scatterplot, along with a few other extras. Visitors will also
appreciate their in-house wiki, which includes their latest educational
offerings, such as free online datasets and even a curriculum for an AP
statistics course. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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MDRC [pdf]
http://www.mdrc.org/

Founded in 1974, the MDRC was started by the Ford Foundation and a set of
federal agencies. As their website indicates, "MDRC was created to learn
what works in social policy." While some may remember their well-known work
on evaluating state welfare-to-work programs, MDRC now studies public school
reforms, employment programs for ex-prisoners, people with disabilities, and
other weighty matters. From their homepage, visitors can look in on their
latest publications and featured publications, such as "Building a Culture
of Evidence for Community College Student Access". Other research and policy
materials are organized thematically on the site in sections such as "Higher
Ed", "K-12 Ed", "Workers & Communities", and "Families & Children". Visitors
who wish to stay on top of their latest releases can sign up for email
updates and RSS feeds. [KMG]
[NOTE: Pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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National Capital Language Resource Center [pdf, Quick Time, Real Player,
iTunes]
http://www.nclrc.org/

The U.S. Department of Education funds fifteen Language Resource Centers
across the country, and the National Capital Language Resource Center
(NCLRC) is one of these well-regarded centers. The Center is a joint project
of Georgetown University, The George Washington University, and the Center
for Applied Linguistics. Simply put, their site is an excellent resource for
language teachers at all levels, and it is one that will merit several
return visits. First-time visitors may wish to start by looking at some of
their specialized sites, such as "The Essentials of Language Teaching",
which is a "how-to" guide for university-level languages teachers. After
that, they may want to look at "The Culture Club" area, which serves as a
place where teachers and students can share multicultural and multilanguage
resources. The site is rounded out by the "Teaching Materials" area, which
includes links to foreign language materials and assessment tools. [KMG]

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NASA: Rocket Activities [pdf]
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/TRCRocket/RocketActivitiesHome2.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2smz4r

There are many things in this world that are described as not being as
difficult as rocket science. Then, of course, there is the actual science
behind rockets. Understandably, this can be difficult for budding space
scientists to grasp. Fortunately, NASA has created these fun and interactive
activities which relate both to the science and math of rocketry. These
particular activities are taken from the "Rocket Educators Guide", and they
include activities related to altitude tracking, the world of pinwheels,
balloon staging, and of course the construction of an actual paper rocket.
Each activity comes complete with instructions, diagrams, and information on
the necessary materials. Taken as a whole, these activities could be equally
fun whether outside on a brisk fall day as in a classroom setting. [KMG]

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Physics & The Detection of Medical X-Rays
http://web.phys.ksu.edu/mmmm/piko/index.html

If Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist were alive
today, he would most likely heartily approve of this very informative and
well-designed site dealing with the detection of medical x-rays. This site
was created by the Physics Education Research Group at Kansas State
University and it serves as a good introduction to the science behind the
discovery and subsequent use of x-rays in a variety of medical settings. The
site starts with a brief discussion of Rontgen's initial discovery of x-
rays, and then goes on to offer a brief history of radiology. After that,
visitors can learn about different detection methods, including the use of
fluorescence film. One feature of the site that is most useful is the
inclusion of links to other relevant sites that cover such topics as the
concept of an x-ray dose and reduction measures. Overall, the site will be
very welcome for beginning students of radiology and medical technology.
[KMG]

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Medline Plus: Herbal Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbalmedicine.html

>From the world of Aloe Vera to yohimbe, this site leaves no herbal medicines
unexplored. As part of the Medline Plus omnibus site which was created by
the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health,
this particular section covers many aspects of the world of herbal medicine.
First-time visitors will want to start by looking over the background essays
on the use of botanical dietary supplements offered from the Office of
Dietary Supplements. After that, they should browse through sections that
include "Basics", "Learn More", "Research", and "Reference Shelf". They can
also just scroll down through the homepage, which includes overviews on the
use of different herbs and supplements. Those persons looking for the latest
information about research findings on herbs and topical treatments can look
within the "Latest News" listings, which are updated frequently. Researchers
will appreciate the inclusion of a "Clinical Trials" area which provides the
latest information about ongoing clinical trials that draw on various
aspects of herbal medicine. [KMG]

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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Interact [Macromedia Flash Player,
iTunes]
http://americanart.si.edu/interact/index.cfm

At Interact, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) invites visitors to
explore its collections through "rich media" where they "post slide shows,
podcasts, and other resources that present our collection in new and
engaging ways." A double row of thumbnails follows this invitation. While it
is difficult to determine which type of rich media a picture might link to,
it is easy to simply click through to find out. Destinations include:
"Speaking of pictures", an interactive view of Thomas Le Clear's oil
painting, Interior with Portraits, ca. 1865, with 5 rollovers
analyzing this portrait within a portrait of a photographer's studio; a
slideshow on the restoration of the SAAM building; and Campfire Stories, a
flash-based Web site on George Catlin's interactions with American Indians,
and the art these produced. A long list of recent interactives created at
SAAM is also posted the web site. Probably the best way to enjoy of all this
content is to sign up to receive the RSS feed of new additions. [DS]
[NOTE: Other pages from the Smithsonian American Art Museum previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Musically Inclined
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001468F/index2.htm
From the site:
“It is difficult to capture the many aspects of the art and language commonly known as music. From the forms or instruments that present music, to the people or composers who create it. From the artists or musicians who perform it, to the styles and history it's known for. Musically Inclined will attempt to inform the reader of these aspects, and the subject as a whole.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Musiclopedia
http://www.musiclopedia.com/
From the site:
“Resources indexed in Musiclopedia relate to music and its fields.”

Surfnetkids: Homework Help
http://www.surfnetkids.com/homework_help.htm
From the site:
“When you've googled till your fingers are numb, and all your searching still hasn't provided an answer to your homework question, it's nice to know that there are real people out there who can help. Here's the scoop on teachers, librarians, experts, authors, and fellow students who will answer your most perplexing homework questions via email, forums, and web chat.”
[NOTE: Page includes 9 links to sites (5 Annotated, 4 Honorable Mentions). Some previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Peter's Online Typing Course!
http://www.typing-lessons.org/
From the site:
“I believe there is everything here necessary for you to become an accomplished typist in the shortest amount of time possible. Plus, this course has the great advantage of being free, without the need of registration.”

Stop Bullying Now
http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/
From the site:
“The Stop Bullying Now Web site is here to help you stop bullying in your school and community.”

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NEA: School Safety: National Bullying Awareness Campaign
http://www.nea.org/schoolsafety/bullying.html

From the site:
“Bullying - Systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt and/or psychological distress on one or more students.

“However it is defined, bullying is not just child's play, but a terrifying experience many American school children face every day. It can be as direct as teasing, hitting or threatening, or indirect as in exclusion, rumors or manipulation. During the past decade, bullying has become more lethal and has occurred more frequently than it had in the previous two decades. In our quest to provide the quality education that America's children deserve, this problem can no longer be treated lightly.”

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STOP cyberbullying
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
Cyberbullying information for educators
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/educators/index.html
From the site:
“We’re here to spread the news on online safety, privacy and security.”

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National Crime Prevention Council: Delete Cyberbullying
http://www.ncpc.org/newsroom/current-campaigns/cyberbullying
From the site:
“Online bullying, called cyberbullying, happens when teens use the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. Cyberbullying is a problem affecting almost half of all American teens.”
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.ncpc.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Cyber Bullying
http://www.safecanada.ca/link_e.asp?category=28&topic=164
Includes:
Bullies at school, bullies on line
Challenging Cyber Bullying
Cyber Bullying - Information for Teens - Alberta
Cyberbullying
Hate on the Internet


See Also: Bullying in Schools
http://www.safecanada.ca/link_e.asp?category=28&topic=165

Math Slice: Interactive Math Games
http://www.mathslice.com/
From the site:
“our mission is to improve the mathematical skills of children. All the worksheets on this web-site are free and you can print as many as you want.”

PBS: Blythe Bennett's Recommended Site of the Week

Challenge of the Seven Cups
http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/7cups/index.html
Geometric Riddles and Runes

Visit this math centered playground of puzzles to experience seven geometric riddles. Baffle your brain with The Cup of Hiding, Healing, Sun, Virtue, and of the Earth. Math concepts include finding the area of a triangle, a square, a circle, and a trapezoid. Great group activity!

[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Hi! It's Tuesday, July 31, 2007 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Math/Science Nucleus
http://msnucleus.org/curriculum/curriculum.html
[NOTE: Elementary curriculum previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Age Range: 5-18 (grades K-12)

I recently received email from two ClickSchooling members who suggested the
same website - a website ClickSchooling reviewed in February of 2006. At
that time, the website was incomplete -- only the elementary school lessons
had been loaded to the site and the secondary curriculum was in the works.
The messages from Tiffany Davis of Oklahoma City and Lisa Gorski of Ventura,
California were a reminder that the site had been completed and new material
had been added resulting in a complete, FREE science curriculum for K-12
that I'm sure many of you will appreciate as the beginning of the 2007-2008
homeschool year approaches.

Lisa wrote: "It has lessons, videos, storybooks, activities, and a scope &
sequence chart that can be used online or can be downloaded. Parents can
find support for specific ideas/concepts they are teaching or easily design
a whole year's worth of a science program. It is very easy to use and IT'S
FREE."

Tiffany commented, "I used it for a chemistry class I taught at a homeschool
co-op."

A production of the non-profit organization Math/Science Nucleus, this site
offers free hands-on lessons and activities that integrate math, science,
and technology for Grades K-12 based on over 23 years of research on how
children learn science content. The lessons have been designed for classroom
use with the recognition that parents may use them for home study.

The site now offers for free:

Elementary Curriculum (K-6) -- A complete science program for every week of
a child's K-6 experience. Includes 3 lesson plans for 34 weeks. Includes
all science subjects integrated through Applied Science, Universe Cycle,
Plate Tectonic Cycle, Rock Cycle, Water Cycle, and Life Cycle. These lessons
require certain materials to do the activities. You can download a
description of the material "kits" so that you can assemble the materials
needed on your own -- or you can purchase the kits for a reasonable fee via
the website.

Secondary Curriculum (7-12) -- These modules increase the knowledge from
the Elementary Curriculum. Each module can be developed into a semester or
year course depending on the instructor. An electronic textbook for
students is part of the program. Hands-on activities are built from the
textbook. Included are Biology, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Human
Biology.

When you get to the site, read the introduction. Then, look on the right
side of your screen. You can sign up to receive update alerts on new
curriculum as it is loaded to the site. Then, click on the icon below the
words "Free Access." A new page opens that is the gateway to the curriculum
for Elementary and Secondary grades -- or just go there directly by clicking
on: http://msnucleus.org/membership/index.html .

While all the lessons are available for free online, you can also purchase a
CD containing the full K-12 content to use offline.

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.

Science World: Play Online
http://www.scienceworld.ca/teachers_outreach/play_online/index.htm
From the site:
Bodyworks Games
Do you know how your body works? Let’s find out!

Engaging Science Games
Engage with six exciting games inspired by well-tested, hands-on classroom
activities from our Engaging Science teacher workshops.

Eureka! Games
Try our five online Eureka! games, each of which is similar to exhibits
here in our building.

CPRR Museum
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html
From the site:
“The first transcontinental railroad was completed when the rails of the Union Pacific, reaching westward from Omaha, Nebraska, and those of the Central Pacific Railroad, reaching eastward from Sacramento, California were joined, completing the coast-to-coast connection.”
Site includes: Transcontinental Railroad History, Exhibits, and Links to Related Railroad, Photography & History Websites.

The Manhattan Project
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/online/manhattan/index.html
From the site:
“The following documents demonstrate the tremendous concern of the Association of Manhattan Project Scientists toward nuclear power in peacetime. On the right is one of many drafts that shaped a collective statement from the scientists released just after the war (click on the image to see a larger version). These drafts were edited by Dr. Francis Bonner and Dr. Irving Kaplan, lead scientists who worked intimately with Nobel Prize chemist Dr. Harold Urey in the development of the atom bomb.”
[NOTE: Other Online Collections from http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/online/index.html
previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Histor eSearch
http://www.historesearch.com/
From the site:
“Histor eSearch was created for students, history teachers and history buffs. We now features links to K-12 history lesson plans and activities. All resource material has been previewed for academic content and relevance to national and state history curriculum content standards.”
Contents:
African American History
Ancient World History
Asian History
Current Events
Historical Documents
Latin American History
History Lesson Plans
Medieval & Renaissance
Modern World History
U.S. History
Rock & Roll
War and Military History
Documentary Reviews - New

MrNussbaum.com – United States Interactive Map
http://mrnussbaum.com/stateimageindex.htm
From the site:
“Click on a state to learn more. Click "Visit Home Page" to learn
even more about a state.”
[NOTE: Home page http://mrnussbaum.com/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Welcome to the Robert Munsch Virtual Story Room
http://www.robertmunsch.com/storytime.cfm
Some of Robert Munsch's books are available for listening to here online!
Great site for listening while reading along with the book.

Sites found in:
Connect-Eng
The newsletter of Web English Teacher
September 3, 2007

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Julia Alvarez
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/alvarez.html
Lesson plans for How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents, In the Time of the
Butterflies

John Gunther
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/gunther.html
Lesson plans for Death Be Not Proud

Robert Lipsyte
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/lipsyte.html
Lesson plans for The Contender, other books.

Christopher Marlowe
http://webenglishteacher.com/marlowe.html
Lesson plans for Dr. Faustus, links to other plays

Esmerelda Santiago
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/santiago.html
Ideas and resources for When I was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman.

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Sleuthing with Sherlock

http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/publish/etc/medialib/shared/educator_guides/sherlock_holmes.Par.0001.File.tmp/SherlockHolmes_1.pdf

or try this link: http://tinyurl.com/2k3elz

This 27-page guide contains activities appropriate for almost any of the
Sherlock Holmes stories, especially "The Red-Headed League." It includes
practice with syllogisms. Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application
required for access.

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Carla Beard
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
This newsletter is copyright 2007, Web English Teacher.

WRITING, POETRY & BOOKS:
All about authors, learning to write and literary fun and games
Poetry: Poems to Make, Watch & Hear
A compilation of materials by and for poets. Features poets
such as Seamus Heaney, W.H. Auden, and Sylvia Plath reading
their own works; a showcase of visual poetry; opportunities
for users to compose poems; and "some valuable tips about
writing your poetry and publishing it commercially." From
the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/
Subjects: Poetry...
Created by mcb
From: Librarians' Index to the Internet
Copyright 2003 by Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Site includes:
Poetry On Display: A Showcase of Visual Poetry
Poetry Out Loud
Word Play: Your turn to be the poet
LEAF Poems
Animated Poetry

Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/tutorials/
Site includes: [1. An Introduction to WWI poetry 2. 'Isaac Rosenberg's Break of Day in the Trenches' 3. An Introduction to Manuscript Study 4. An Introduction to Text Analysis 5. Comparing Literature PLUS WW I Poetry Discussion Board and The War Poems and Manuscripts of Wilfred Owen ]

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The Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive
http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/
From the site:
“The Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive contains a host of material relating to the First World War poet Wilfred Owen, in particular, and a large amount of related background material on the War in general.”

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Publications of the War
http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/pubs/
From the site:
“All the images have been taken from the John Johnson Collection in the Bodleian Library…The items cover a range of publications from trench newspapers, propaganda material, and comical gifts.”

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First World War and Poetry Links
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/links/index.html
Here are some links to other sites featuring World War I and/or poetry materials.

Planet Impact: Discover the fierce force of gravity
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/impact/home.html
From the site:
“The Online Exploration Planet Impact includes several modules
(“What's Your Angle,” “Step on it,” “Pick a Comet — Any Comet,” “It's a Matter of Mass,” and “Target Practice”)
as well the “Comet News” (articles 1-8).”
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/impact/teacher/index.html

[NOTE: Other Online Explorations from Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/
previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
Virtual Teacher Newsletter Saturday 1st September 2007 No. 150

The International Space Station (ISS) is a low-flying research
facility jointly operated by the space agencies of the U.S., Russia,
Canada, Japan, and eleven European countries. It was assembled
piece by piece in space, starting with a Russian module put
into orbit in November, 1998. The first crew arrived two years
later. Over fifty missions will be required to assemble the
entire thing. Completion is scheduled for 2010.

Classroom of the Future: ISS Challenge
http://iss.cet.edu/
The NASA-supported Classroom of the Future is a multimedia
resource for both students and teachers. Start with the
mouseover tour of ISS components such as the habitation
module, solar arrays and the service module. Then discover
the outstanding science activities filed under Life Science,
Physical Science, and Technology. "Welcome to Farming
in Space. This activity enables you to design and run a
student version of plant growth experiments flown aboard
the International Space Station." Each activity contains
Teacher Notes in addition to student material.

Discovery.com: ISS
http://www.discovery.com/stories/science/iss/iss.html
The first features that caught my eye were the Interactives
such as the Spacewalk ("Put on your spacesuit and tackle
your very own mission.") and Who Does What (see how
each participating country pitches in.) Other worthwhile
clicks include The Construction Timeline (from 1999 to 2006)
and the IPIX-powered Enter the Station.

How Stuff Works: Space Station
http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-station.htm
"Imagine waking up in the morning, looking out your window
and seeing this view. Breathtaking, isn't it? What would it be
like to live in space?" In six illustrated, hyperlinked pages,
How Stuff Works introduces the space station concept in
general, and the International Space Station in specific.
Best clicks are the pages about "Sustaining a Permanent
Environment in Space" and "Propulsion, Communications
and Power." Related space articles (How Space Suits
Work, How Space Shuttles Work) are listed at the end.

Astrobiology: The Living Universe
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003763/index.php
From the site:
“Astrobiology: The Living Universe is the web's premiere educational resource for astrobiology, featuring in-depth information and interviews on exobiology, planetary biology, the origins of life and human spaceflight.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
EDInfo@listserv.ed.gov
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 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/

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1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
recounts the struggle for control of Hawaii between native
Hawaiians and American business interests in the late 1800s.
This 1897 petition and a lobbying effort by native Hawaiians
convinced the U.S. Congress not to annex the islands. But
months later the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana and the
Spanish-American War began. The U.S. needed a mid-Pacific
fueling station and naval base. (National Archives and
Records Administration)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1950
Direct Link: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hawaii-petition/
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/index.html
previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Astronomy and Space
examines research on fundamental questions: Where did
everything come from? What is the universe made of, and how
does it work? Are we alone? Learn about the Big Bang, dark
matter, superstrings, and Einstein's general theory of
relativity. See images of galaxies, sunspots, and an area
near what is thought to be a black hole. (National Science
Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1944%20%20%20
Direct Link: http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/astronomy/index.jsp
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/ - previously
posted. - Phyllis ]

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Nanoscience
explains what nanoscience is, how it is used, and what it
means for society. Learn how individual atoms and molecules
are being manipulated to create tiny machines the size of
human cells. Find out how nanoscience could change the design
of many products, from car tires to vaccines to objects yet to
be imagined. (National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1945
Direct Link: http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/nano/index.jsp
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/ - previously
posted. - Phyllis ]

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Ocean Surface Topography from Space - Overview
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov./overview/overview.html
From the site:
“Earth's oceans are the greatest influence on global climate. Only from space can we observe our vast oceans on a global scale and monitor critical changes in ocean currents and heat storage.”
Ocean Surface Topography Interactive Flash module
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov./overview/ost/index.html

Ocean Surface Topography - Overview
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov./overview/topography.html
From the site:
“Topography is the shape of a surface, including its relief. The topography of the sea surface is influenced by both gravity and ocean circulation.”

Why Study the Ocean?
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov./overview/why-study.html
From the site:
“Oceans control the Earth's weather as they heat and cool, humidify and dry the air and control wind speed and direction. And the weather determines not just what you'll wear to work in the week ahead--but also whether the wheat crop in Nebraska will get enough rain to mature, whether the snow pack in the Sierras will be thick enough to water southern California, whether the hurricane season in the Atlantic will be mellow or brutal, whether El Niño will kill the eastern Pacific anchovy fishery, and so forth. Long-term weather patterns influence water supply, food supply, trade shipments, and property values. They can even foster the growth of civilizations, or kill them off. You can't escape the weather, or even change it--but being able to predict its caprice makes its impact manageable. And only by understanding the dynamics of the oceans can we begin to do this.”

Climate
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov./overview/climate.html
From the site:
“Climate is the long-term state of the atmosphere at a particular site--in a sense, the "average weather" over a long period of time.”

Benefits
http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov./overview/benefits.html
From the site:
“Satellite observations of the oceans over the past three decades have truly revolutionized our understanding of global climate change through global measurements and modeling of the ocean-atmosphere climate system.”

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Site of the Day for Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Real Climate
http://www.realclimate.org/

Today's site offers information on climate science in an ongoing,
up-to-date blog. For Gentle Subscribers looking for scientific material,
this presentation provides an excellent resource on relevant climate
topics.

"RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate
scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a
quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes
missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion here is restricted to
scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic
implications of the science." - from the website

The site features a number of sections aimed at visitors with differing
requirements in terms of scientific information on climate. In categories
ranging from "complete beginners" to the "informed", the "Start Here" link
at the top, leads to material appropriate to each. The resources cited
include exhibits from a number of noted scientific organizations, while
reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are recommended
for those in need of more advanced material. Among the topics covered
recently in the climate science blog are arctic sea ice, the carbon dioxide
problem and ozone impact, with frequent wrap-ups of salient news.

March over to the site for a useful and timely reference on climate at:

http://www.realclimate.org/

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

Seasons of the Year
http://www.surfnetkids.com/seasons_of_the_year.htm
From the site:
“Ever wonder why the northern and summer hemispheres have opposite seasons? Or why the longest day of the year is considered the start of summer? Whether you are just learning when to wear a winter coat, or are studying high school physics, there is probably something new for you to discover about the Earth's four seasons at today's website picks.”
Page includes 9 links to sites (5 annotated, 4 Honorable Mentions)

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Site of the Day for Monday, November 19, 2007

U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010763.html

If the above URL wraps in your e-mail client, enter it all on one line in
your browser or use this TinyURL:

http://tinyurl.com/2p3awh

Everyone wants to contribute to the festivities of the upcoming
Thanksgiving holiday, even the U.S. Census Bureau. Today's site offers the
kind of information which is the hallmark of the census folks --
statistics. Gentle Subscribers will find the very best numbers on all
things related to Thanksgiving.

"[Thanksgiving] eventually became a national holiday in 1863 when President
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day
of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that
Thanksgiving should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the
month to encourage earlier holiday shopping, never on the occasional fifth
Thursday." - from the website

Beginning with the above clarification of why Thanksgiving is not on the
29th this year, the web page provides numerous facts and figures, including
the number of places in the U.S. named Turkey, Cranberry, Pilgrim and
Plymouth. Since the most prominent aspect of the celebration is the
consumption of the lavish turkey feast, the Census Bureau has provided an
insider's view of the total production poundage of pumpkin, sweet
potatoes, green beans and cranberries, along with the number of turkeys. It
pointedly notes the average number of pounds of turkey and sweet potato
guttled as well.

Toddle over to the site to review a miscellany of eye opening Thanksgiving
figures at:

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010763.html

If the above URL wraps in your e-mail client, enter it all on one line in
your browser or use this TinyURL:

http://tinyurl.com/2p3awh

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

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Hi! It's Wednesday, August 15, 2007 and time for Language Arts at
Clickschooling!

Recommended Website:
Puzzle Choice
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Puzzle_Choicex.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

This award-winning family website was reviewed by ClickSchooling in
2003. It is updated regularly, making it worth another visit, and
offers a variety of Language Arts puzzles including crosswords, word
searches, and word play in either online game format or in
downloadable, printable versions.

When you get to the site read the introduction on the landing page as
it provides a brief overview of what the site offers. Use the menu on
the left of your screen to access the games and puzzles at the site.

In the section called "Kid's Choice" you'll find Word Play games and
a few puzzles that test math and logic skills. Here, you'll
find "Teacher Wordsearch" that offers wordsearch puzzles with themes
that include: mathematics, US Presidents, life science, physiology,
Shakespeare, and more.

This site provides lots of fun ways to supplement your studies
through games and puzzles to make learning fun!

Don't forget to print some out and put them in a binder to bring
along on summer road trips! :)

Diane 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.

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Hi! It's Wednesday, August 22, 2007 and time for Language Arts at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Wacky Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: 7-12 (and fun for all!)

Houghton Mifflin (the education textbook publisher) sponsors this
website that helps kids learn parts of speech - nouns, adverbs,
adjectives, verbs, etc. Using interactive stories called "Wacky Web
Tales" they offer an online version of the classic car game, Mad
Libs.

When you get to the site you'll see a menu of Wacky Web Tales titles.
Click on any one and a new page opens that reveals the story title
and a form. The form requires you to type in parts of speech (such as
a singular noun, adjective, or present tense verb). The words you
enter will be used to create a Wacky Web Tale -- simply click on
the "See Your Wacky Web Tale" button at the bottom of the form.

If you are unsure what an adverb (or any other part of speech called
for on the form) is - just click on the "Parts of Speech Help" button
for some quick definitions.

Because you don't know how the parts of speech you filled in on the
form will be used in the story - the resulting Wacky Web Tale can be
pretty funny. :)

This is a painless way to learn, reinforce, or remediate parts of
speech.

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.

PBS: Blythe Bennett's Recommended Site of the Week

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
http://powa.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. - Phyllis ]

“This is a great resource for people who need help with punctuation, writing effective sentences, and essay writing. Essay types include thesis, informal, argumentative, and exploratory essays. Examples of sentence structure are given and then sample exercises give you a chance to practice what you've learned. Ten helpful organizing processes include pyramids, webs, analysis and synthesis.”

Big Dog’s Grammar
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/index.htm
From the site:
“Here you have a list of the bare essentials of grammar. These are the things that English teachers love to comment on in your papers. They really are important…”

MLA Quick Guide
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/mla.htm
Includes:
Frequently Asked Questions
Why worry about quotation mechanics anyway?
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
What in the heck is MLA?
What is the difference between "quoting," "paraphrasing," "citing," and "documenting"?
Exactly what is plagiarism?
How do I indicate where I found a quote?
What's a "Works Cited" page? How do I write one?

NSDL Science Literacy Maps
Helping teachers connect concepts, standards, and NSDL resources
http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/
From the site:
“What are Science Literacy Maps?
NSDL created Science Literacy Maps as a tool for teachers and students to find NSDL resources that relate to specific science and math concepts. These maps illustrate connections between concepts as well as how concepts build upon one another across grade levels.”

Site found in:
Weekly Teacher Tips #369: Graphic Organizers Issue
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007

To view this week’s Teacher Tips newsletter, go to:
http://www.teachnology.com/newsletters/369.html

Graphic Organizer Theme
http://www.teachnology.com/themes/lang_arts/graphicorganizer/
Site contains links to Hands On Activities, Teacher Resources, Work Sheets, Lesson Plans, Web Quests, Background Information, and more. NOTE: Many are free, however some content is restricted to paid members.

Learn Videography, Video Editing and Lighting
http://www.videomaker.com/learn/
From the site:
“A large part of our mission is to provide you with the information you need to improve your skills in video production. And after 20 years of publishing, we have a lot to offer. This is the place to start for videography training…Let the learning begin!”
Site includes pages on Techniques, Tips on Getting Started, and Glossary

Videomaker Magazine
http://www.videomaker.com/issue/2007-11-01/
Includes full text articles from current and back issues.
Some articles:

Director's Chair: Maintaining Continuity
Dr. Robert Nulph
June 2007
“Even in blockbuster movies, continuity errors happen, and eagle-eyed viewers love to find the mistakes.”
http://www.videomaker.com/article/12988/

Director's Chair: Secrets of Storytelling
Dr. Robert Nulph
October 2006
http://www.videomaker.com/article/12649/

Guides and Tutorials
http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/
Free Technology Guides, Tutorials, and How-To’s

Exploring Africa!
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/index.php

From the site:
“The Exploring Africa! curriculum is divided into Units, Modules, and Learning Activities. Each unit covers a major topic or theme in the study of Africa. Each unit is divided into thematic, disciplinary, regional, or country modules.
“Each module plan in our curriculum follows a carefully prepared format. This format has been developed in accordance with standard lesson and module plans in middle and high school social studies.”

Sites found in:
Cable in the Classroom Magazine - October 2007
http://www.ciconline.org/cicmagazine-oct07

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Egypt Untold
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/egypt/egypt.html
With the help of Discovery Channel’s web feature Egypt Untold, students can get an overview of Egyptian civilization in an organized and timely manner through an interactive timeline, a quiz, streaming video clips, and additional related features. The timeline chronicles Egyptian history from rulers Cheops to Caesar, including images and descriptions of the culture and times. A streaming video library gives students an exclusive glimpse into the excavations of several tombs and gravesites, including a tour of the largest gravesite in the Valley of the Golden Mummies, where many mummies are actually covered in gold. Students wondering if they have what it takes to be an Egyptian leader can take the Are You Pharaoh Material? quiz, which offers detailed explanations for every answer, including information about Egypt’s most memorable rulers, their actions, and their responsibilities. The website also features links to a number of other Egypt-themed Discovery pages, including slide shows, video clips, and expert commentary about Rameses, Tutankhamen, and Nefertiti.

Follow a timeline of Ancient Egypt
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/egypt/timeline/timeline.html

Explore the world of Rameses the Great. (Interactive)
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/rameses/interactive/guide.html

The Valley of the Kings (Interactive Tour)
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Faces of the Dropout Epidemic
As the U.S. high school dropout rate climbs, students need to be fully informed
about the consequences of leaving school. With the help of MTV’s
new documentary The Dropout Chronicles, educators can help at-risk students
understand that although school may be difficult, it is vital to their
future to have a high school diploma. The documentary paints a portrait
of the lives of three students who are faced with the decision of dropping
out, with only one graduating in the end. Students can watch clips of the
program at the Dropout Chronicles website to see how peer pressure, family,
and other factors affect young people’s choices. Students can also visit
the thinkMTV: Education website for tips on being successful in school, including
ways to study and how to improve the school they attend. They can click on Don’t Give
Up for alarming statistics about dropouts, as well as positive action steps to
help at-risk students. The Boost site, from the Ad Council and the U.S.
Army, also features resources, including sites for homework help, encouragement from other
young people through e-mails and video clips, and advice for parents with
a struggling teen.
Boost: http://www.boostup.org/
The Dropout Chronicles Website:
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1558684&vid=147254
thinkMTV: Education: http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/education

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Mapping the United States
Memorizing a list of states and capitals may elicit more groans than excitement from students, but they might find it easier to learn about the many regions of the U.S. through the fun facts, stats, and more at The History Channel’s interactive website The States. Several features make U.S. geography interesting and engaging, including an interactive map that allows users to click on any state and open a mini-site that contains much more than basic facts, such as the capital, motto, or state bird. Each site also features an image gallery, lists of fun facts, and streaming video clips about the state’s history, points of interest, and even celebrities discussing what they think is great about their home state. By combining history and culture with first-person perspectives, learning U.S. geography may seem a little less daunting. After learning about all the states, students can then play a map game that asks them to place each state on a blank map, and, at the highest level of difficulty, name each state’s capital. The States: http://www.history.com/states.do

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From: Eric Ward - URLwire urlwire@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:50:16 -0700

WGBH Media Library and Archives Launches OpenVault - New Educational
Resource
URL: http://openvault.wgbh.org/

Muhammad Ali discussing his refusal to fight in Vietnam; African
American students arriving at school during Boston's court-ordered de-
segregation; Bill T. Jones performing a monologue and solo dance;
Robert McNamara reading from a letter sent by Nikita Khrushchev to
President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis - that's just a
taste of the resources available on Open Vault.

Launched by the WGBH Media Library and Archives (MLA), the Open Vault
(http://openvault.wgbh.org) Web site offers access to select video
clips and interview transcripts drawn from WGBH's award-winning
programming created between 1968 and 1993. Designed to encourage
educators and scholars in higher education to incorporate these
materials into classroom curricula and outside study, Open Vault
includes over 500 streaming video clips and more than 1,000 interviews
drawn from: New Television Workshop, an experimental video art series
that supported the creation and broadcast of experimental works by
artists from 1974 to 1993; Say Brother (now Basic Black), an African
American public affairs series with programs from 1968 to 1982; and
Ten O'Clock News, a Boston-based nightly news program including
stories on the African American community and busing from 1974
through1991.

Users can search by keyword or browse by topic (Arts; Business;
Education; Humanities; Massachusetts; Science and Technology; Social
Science) and view data alphabetically by person and by series. Advance
search allows for narrowing keyword searches within a single series
and/or subject. Resource management tools allow educators (after
logging in) to annotate and tag records, create topical lists and send
information to students for further study or classroom discussion.

Professors who have used Open Vault in the classroom found that the
short duration (one to six minutes) of the clips are well-suited for
class discussion as they are focused on one event and can be replayed
for in-depth analysis. Video provides a familiar landscape for today's
media-savvy undergraduates while allowing professors to model how
video and television can be used as important historical artifacts.
Professors cited more dynamic and insightful discussions that occurred
in their classes when these primary source materials were used and
observed that students who used video clips from Open Vault developed
more insightful papers for their assignments.

One early site reviewer commented, "As a professor teaching Humanities
courses the very first items to attract my attention were the video
clips of Robert McNamara on Khrushchev's letters to President Kennedy
during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Muhammad Ali on his opposition to the
Vietnam War and Mamie Till Mobley on her life after the murder of her
son. I teach each of these subjects in some depth and was delighted to
be able to direct my student's attention to this site and these
important details. It is one thing to talk about these subjects. It is
quite another to enable students to hear and see for themselves."

Each record includes a video description, and when applicable, program
and series descriptions. Full transcripts and complete longer format
interviews are available for purchase for selected entries. For those
unsure where to start, "Top Picks" on the Open Vault homepage help get
their discovery started, and once in a relevant record, further
recommendations appear under the header "People Who Liked This Also
Liked." Additional records will be added as licensing rights and
funding are obtained.

Support for the Open Vault project was made possible through a
generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The
IMLS Open Vault project was managed by Media Library Director, Karen
Cariani with archivists Karen Colbron and Helen Brady.


Eric Ward
URLwire
http://www.urlwire.com/

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Sites found in:

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PBS Teachers Newsletter: November 18-24, 2007
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PBS Launches Collaboration with AASL
Online

PBS and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a
division of the American Library Association (ALA), are
collaborating to support school library media and technology
integration specialists in their work. PBS Teachers site
visitors now have direct access to select articles from AASL's
flagship publication, Knowledge Quest, while Knowledge Quest
readers will be able to find information on PBS links and
resources that further enrich the content in the current
Knowledge Quest publication. Published bimonthly September
through June, Knowledge Quest is devoted to offering
substantive information to assist building-level library media
specialists, supervisors and library educators. Articles
address the integration of theory and practice in school
librarianship and new developments in education, learning
theory and relevant disciplines.

http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqweb.cfm

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Listen and Learn: New Education Lectures Available on the WGBH Forum Network
Online

A host of new lectures are now available on the WGBH Forum
Network, a free online resource that offers audio and video
streaming lectures from leading authorities. The WGBH Forum
Network offers an extensive on-demand audio and video library
of scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policy makers and
community leaders discussing numerous topics relevant to
educators and their students.

http://www.forum-network.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=118

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Nature
The Beauty of Ugly
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Sunday, November 18, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm
From hagfish to naked mole rats, warthogs to proboscis monkeys
to the ugliest bug in Oklahoma, "Nature" explores how and why
ugly can be beautiful -- even when it isn't pretty. (CC,
Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/beautyofugly/index.html

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NOVA
Master of the Killer Ants
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm
In the Mandaras Mountains of northern Cameroon lives the Mofu
-- an ancient tribe that shares its homes and crops with
insects in a mutual balance of survival. But this year, a
terrible drought has hit the region, and the termites, usually
the Mofu's precious ally, have left the fields and invaded the
huts and granaries. To fight back, the Mofu shaman calls for
Jaglavak, a ferocious army ant with the body of a dragon. This
program is shot in an intimate style that takes viewers into
the traditional mindset of the Mofu shaman and the villagers
who depend on him. Then, with high-tech macro shooting
techniques, the film goes underground and gives viewers a
terrifying close-up look at a termite's fortress and the war
that rages between termites and Jaglavak. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1
year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ants/
[NOTE: See teaching guide pasted below. – Phyllis ]

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Athens: The Dawn of Democracy
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Monday, November 19, 2007
9 - 11:00 pm
Bettany Hughes explores the contradictions of the "Golden Age"
of ancient Athens, where democracy emerged nearly 2,500 years
ago. Far from an environment of peace and tranquility,
democratic Athens was a bloody, tumultuous place of both
brilliant ideas and a repressive regime. No two years went by
that Athenians didn't vote to go to war. Eventually the empire
withered, to be crushed finally by Alexander the Great. It
would be another 2,000 years before society was once again able
to tolerate the idea of democracy -- rule by the people. (CC,
Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/previews/athens/

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Frontline
On Our Watch
On-Air & Online
9-12
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
9 - 10:00 pm
The world said "never again!" after the Holocaust, yet
Cambodia, Srebrenica and Rwanda would follow. "Frontline" asks
why the genocide in Darfur was allowed to unfold. It has been
meticulously chronicled, mapped by satellite, endlessly debated
at the UN and allowed to proceed unabated for four years. (CC,
Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darfur/
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Copyright 2007 PBS Online

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Subject: [NOVA Teachers] Master of the Killer Ants airs Nov. 20
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:46:20 -0500 (EST)

Hello Educators,

In next week's airing of "Master of the Killer Ants," NOVA reveals
the spiritual rituals of the African Mofu people as they go through
their harvest cycle, and follows the efforts of the tribe to bring
the ant they call jaglavak to their village to rid a home of
termites. (Subjects covered: life science, entomology)

Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@wgbh.org

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NOVA presents "Master of the Killer Ants"
Broadcast: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/nova/ants
(NOVA airs on PBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings as
broadcast dates and times may vary. This program can be used up to
one year after it is recorded off the air.)

Jaglavak, Prince of Insects
http://www.pbs.org/nova/ants/mofu.html
Find out more about the beliefs and traditions of the Mofu people
and their relationship with the red ant, jaglavak. (Grades 9-12)

Being Queen
http://www.pbs.org/nova/ants/queen.html
Read about the role, challenges, and lifespan of the queen in
such social colonies as ants and bees. (Grades 9-12)

Bugs You Can Eat
http://www.pbs.org/nova/ants/bugs.html
View in this slide show a number of edible bugs and from grubs to
termites, read about what it was like to taste them from two
people who did, and find recipes for mealworm spaghetti and
grasshopper tacos. (Flash plug-in required; printable version
available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Amazing Ants Game
http://www.pbs.org/nova/ants/game.html
See eight different types of ants and match them to their habits
and abilities in this interactive game. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/programs/3417_ants.html
Learn more about Cameroon, review different types of species
interactions, evaluate the role of insects in the lives of the
Mofu tribe, and more with these viewing ideas. (Grades 6-8)

Program transcript
http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/3417_ants.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.

Plus Watch a Preview and Links and Books.

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Blog Readers,

I'll be in Long Branch for a couple of days at the NJASL Annual Conference.
Hope to see some of you there.

Postings will probably resume on Friday.

- Phyllis

Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org

"Science Myths" in K-6 Textbooks and Popular culture
http://amasci.com/miscon/miscon.html
From the site:
“The complex and abstract nature of Science makes the subject difficult to understand. But complexity is not the only barrier to our understanding Science. The subject is made much more difficult by the presence of numerous misleading "Science Myths" which circulate in the popular culture, which are handed down from parents to children, and which have become so common and widespread that they appear widely in science textbooks and are taught as facts in grade school.”

[NOTE: Previously posted. See below- Phyllis ]

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Hi! It's Tuesday, February 25, 2003 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Science Misconceptions
http://www.amasci.com/miscon4/miscon.html

This website contains no science experiments and no bells and whistles, but the
content is worth reading. It debunks myths about science, and reveals some
prevailing science misconceptions that are propagated in K-6 textbooks.

When you get to the site you will see a menu of article titles. Scroll to the
section
titled "Misconceptions" and choose an article of interest -- then click on
it to read it. Some of the misconception articles include:

-Scientists Use the Scientific Method
-Gravity in Space is Zero
-For Every Action There is An Equal & Opposite Reaction
-Ben Franklin's Kite Was Struck By Lightning
-Clouds, Fog, and Shower -Room Mist Are Made of Water Vapor
-There Are Seven Colors in the Rainbow
-and many more.

You may be surprised to discover that long-held beliefs are not true. The site
demonstrates what Dr. Richard Feynman, Nobel physicist, said, "That's the way
all the books were: they said things that were useless, mixed up, ambiguous,
confusing, and partially incorrect. How anybody can learn science from these
books, I don't know, because it's not science."

This site will make you think twice. :-)

Diane Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2003, 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.

CHEMystery
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/
From the site:
“We have created CHEMystery, a virtual chemistry textbook, to provide an interactive guide for high school chemistry students. In addition, CHEMystery allows you to further expand your chemistry knowledge by letting you interact with other Internet resources on the World Wide Web.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
Don's Patch #77 from
http://www.don-guitar.com/
September 1, 2007

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Read Print
http://www.readprint.com/
Online books, ebooks, virtual books, whatever you call 'em,
they don't cost anything.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The eSkeletons Project
http://www.eskeletons.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The Science Channel's big 100 list of greatest discoveries.
http://science.discovery.com/convergence/100discoveries/big100/big100.html
Shortened URL: http://big100discoveries.notlong.com/

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

Sites found in:
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The Scout Report
August 31, 2007
Volume 14, Number 33
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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-070831.php

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Math Science Center [pdf]
http://www.swtc.edu:8082/mscenter/

Developed by Peter C. Esser and John W. Pluemer of the Math and Science
Center at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, this site brings together a
veritable cornucopia of resources related to learning about applied math,
occupational math, elementary algebra, technical science, and the
fundamentals of chemistry. First-time visitors will want to start by looking
at the "Resources" section. Here they will find online tables and scientific
calculators, sets of tips such as "Fractions: The Basics" and "Using the
Place Value System", and some rather fine tutorials that cover health
occupations and culinary mathematics. Moving on, the "Topics" area provides
access to the various resources on the site organized into subtopics such as
"Finance", "Geometry", and "Statistics". [KMG]

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X or Y-Does it Make A Difference? [pdf]
http://www.bioedonline.org/lessons/chromosomes.cfm

BioEd Online has providing helpful resources for biology teachers for years,
and they have recently placed this "ready-to-go" lesson online for use by
educators. The basic objective of this particular resource is to have
students learn to describe the functional differences of X and Y-
chromosomes. To make this possible, the lesson includes four articles,
worksheets, and several discussion questions. Instructors can also download
a complete lesson plan, along with extensive notes. Finally, the site also
includes information about the National Science Standards covered within
this unit, along with an estimate of how long this unit will take to
complete. [KMG]
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.bioedonline.org/previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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eHistory at OSU
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/

eHistory has been around in one form or another since 1995, when it was
created by the budding historian Scott Laidig. These days, eHistory is
operated and maintained by The Ohio State University’s history department.
Dedicated to all things historical, the site contains primary sources and
documents, original book reviews, digitized books, maps, and multimedia
features. These multimedia features are uniformly quite good, and they cover
topics such as the internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States
during World War II and responses to immigration over the past 125 years.
Historians will want to look through the "Primary Sources" area at length,
as it contains letters and diaries from the Civil War, along with the oft-
cited "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of
the Union and Confederate Armies" in all of its 128-volume glory. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. - Phyllis ]

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Legal Portraits Online
http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/online-collections/portraits/
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yomexs

The Harvard Law School Library has quite an impressive collection of legal
art and visual materials, and as of late, they have been working to digitize
these works and place them online for the web-browsing public. The
collection includes images of jurists, political figures, legal thinkers,
and lawyers that date from the Middle Ages all the way up to the late
twentieth century. As the website notes, the collection is quite strong in
its coverage of eighteenth and nineteenth century British and American
lawyers, including such luminaries as Jeremy Bentham and John Marshall.
Visitors can search the collection at their leisure, and they can also look
at the online exhibition titled "The Legal Portrait Project Online", if they
wish to do so. [KMG]

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Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th
Centuries
http://www.asia.si.edu/EncompassingtheGlobe/default.htm

This exhibition from the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery traces the importance
of Portugal in the 16th and 17th Centuries, a time period often called the
Age of Discovery. Explorers from Portugal traversed the globe, bringing back
news of exotic people, animals, foods, and spices to Europe. The web
exhibition highlights Portuguese voyages to Africa, Brazil, China, and
Japan, and around the Indian Ocean. By simply following a few links, it is
possible to view the exhibition in Google Earth, free software that will
plot the routes of the Portuguese explorers, along with a chronology, as
well as display the informative captions prepared for the exhibition. Images
are also included, such as a salt container, heliotrope spoon, and an ivory
casket or box, all from Sri Lanka, the source of cinnamon to the thriving
spice trade that Vasco da Gama found when he sailed his four ships into the
Indian Ocean in late 1497. [DS]

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

Site found in:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
Aug. 10-16, 2007

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FTC: Reporter Resources
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/reporters.shtm

The Office of Public Affairs has assembled some useful links to information on the FTC website that will be of interest to reporters.

Topics include:
* Privacy
* Identity Theft
* Do Not Call
* Credit
* Oil and Gas
* Data Security for Business
* Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
* Real Estate Competition
* Healthcare Competition
* Spyware and Malware
* Phishing
* Funeral Rule
* Energy Labeling Issues
* Travel Fraud
* Military Identity Theft Resources
* Jewelry Guides
* Textile, Wool, Fur, Apparel and Leather Matters

Source: Federal Trade Commission

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Editor, ResourceShelf
gary@resourceshelf.com
The ResourceShelf & DocuTicker Team
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for even more resources visit
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Oregon School Library Information System Citation Maker
From the site:
“Information included on the OSLIS website is in the public domain and therefore may be copied, reproduced, or adapted to meet local needs, provided that the information is distributed free of cost and not for profit, and that OSLIS is cited as the source of such information.”
MLA Citations - Secondary
http://www.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/index.php
APA Citations
http://www.oslis.org/APACitations/
MLA Citations - Elementary
http://www.oslis.org/MLACitations/elementary/index.php

[NOTE: Previously posted. URL and site updated. - Phyllis ]

DOC Cop
http://www.doccop.com/
From the site:
“DOC Cop is a plagiarism detection tool that creates reports displaying the correlation and matches between documents or a document and the web… Entirely web based, no installation necessary.”

Review:
DOC Cop Delivers Free Anti-Plagiarism Tools
http://campustechnology.com/articles/49892/
From the site:
DOC Cop Delivers Free Anti-Plagiarism Tools
8/23/2007
By David Nagel

“A new service has been launched to help instructors in both higher education and K-12 institutions detect plagiarized work submitted by students. The service, DOC Cop, is an entirely Web-based tool that provides free and automated assistance in locating "source material" (ahem) used in assignments submitted to teachers.” <<>>

# posted by Phyllis @ 10:04 PM 0 comments

Sites found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, AUGUST 24-31, 2007

Academic Plagiarism
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~hexham/study/plag.html
Many students lack a clear concept of what plagiarism is, and why it
matters, so this site will be useful for both teachers and librarians
trying to train them in academic honesty. It not only illustrates various
forms of plagiarism, but in each instance shows how to use the
misappropriated material responsibly.

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The Mannahatta Project
http://www.wcs.org/sw-high_tech_tools/landscapeecology/mannahatta
This is fascinating: scientists are using historical and biological
evidence to try to "reconstruct the ecology of Manhattan when Henry
Hudson first sailed by in 1609." Find out how they do it and what they've
learned so far here.

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

From: The Gilder Lehrman Institute
Tue, 07 Aug 2007

"To Enlist the Sympathies both of England and America"
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive/docs_archive_stowe.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2qc56m

Featured Document: a letter written by novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe to England's Prince Albert, appealing to the sympathetic hearts of the British people and their Queen for an end to slavery.
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive.html
previously posted. - Phyllis ]

“MOP TOP” the “HIP HOP” Scientist
http://www.moptopshop.com/
Biographies celebrating African-Americans in the Sciences

Interactive Lab
http://www.moptopshop.com/interactive_lab.html
From the site:
“The “Hip Hop” Science Shop is an interactive multimedia Science Lab
where we will learn about some very important people.”

Links
http://www.moptopshop.com/resources1.html

Puzzle
http://www.moptopshop.com/puzzle_player.html

Little Rock Nine
http://www.surfnetkids.com/little_rock_nine.htm
From the site:
“Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision supporting school integration, the Little Rock, Arkansas School Board agreed to integrate by the 1957/1958 school year. However, on September 4, 1957, when nine black high-school students showed up at Little Rock's all-white Central High School they were greeted by the Arkansas National Guard, deployed by Governor Orval Faubus to support continued segregation. You can learn the rest of the story at the following sites.”
Page includes 9 links to sites (5 Annotated, 4 Honorable Mentions)

---------Forwarded Message--------
AASC Feature of the Month: November 2007
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007

November 2007 Feature of the Month
The Negro Leagues
http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public/features/current/index.jsp

Dear Feature of the Month Subscriber,

The Oxford African American Studies Center’s Feature of the Month has been updated!

This fall, with the excitement of Major League Baseball's World Series looming in the autumn air, is a perfect time to remember the Negro Leagues.

THE PRE-SEASON
Though black players could be found on some baseball teams in the late nineteenth century, they were largely excluded from the sport and so found other ways to play the game. The first officially recorded game was "the championship of colored baseball" between the Brooklyn Uniques and the Philadelphia Excelsiors in 1867. When Octavius Catto's Philadelphia Pythians applied for membership to the NABBP a year later, the justification for refusing their application was that "if colored clubs were admitted there would be in all probability some division of feeling, whereas, by excluding them no injury could result to anyone." By 1889 there were no more black players in the now-white professional leagues. Refusing to be exiled from the most American of sports, African American businessmen (and, in a few cases, women) and black players created the Negro Leagues, which thrilled fans for decades before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947.

THE PLAYERS
This month’s feature includes a Featured Essay, (http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public/features/current/essay.jsp ), written by President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Paul Finkelman of Albany Law School, which provides a concise history of the Negro Leagues, focusing specifically on the socio-economic context of post-Civil War America. In addition to the Featured Essay, a Photo Essay (http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public/features/current/photo_essay.jsp?page=1 ) visually chronicles the development of early integrated teams, as well as great Negro League powerhouses, like the Chicago American Giants, and key individuals, like Octavius V. Catto and Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first African American to play professional baseball.

BATS, BALLS, and GLOVES
To provide more information about the Negro Leagues, this month’s feature also includes a number of free subject articles taken from the African American Studies Center on topics like “Baseball in America” and “Sports and African Americans.” In addition, 14 free biographies about individuals who were associated with and/or contributed to the impact of the Negro Leagues. Lists and tables that chart the Negro League teams and the earlier all-black baseball teams are also included.

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Hi! It's Monday, August 20, 2007 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
KidsBank.com
http://www.kidsbank.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: 5-12 (approximately)

This website, sponsored by Sovereign Bank, explains the fundamentals
of money and banking to children. It demystifies money and banking
and teaches good savings habits so that children will have the
confidence to spend and save their money wisely.

When you get to the site, you can choose to see the website through
one of two versions. Before you make a selection, click
on "introduction and download pages" just below the illustrations.
There you can learn what this site has to offer and the best way to
navigate the main sections that include:

*The Story - The five-chapter story begins on the homepage, where
children join the KidsBank characters on a tour of Money, Savings,
Interest, Checking, and Electronic Banking. Begin your journey with
Penny to follow a logical progression through the topics. While the
story is written with young children in mind, older kids should look
for the click-able icon, known as "The Professor," who provides more
detailed information. For example, interest is discussed in simple
terms in the story, but the Professor explains the difference between
simple and compound interest.

*Calculators - Use 2 interactive calculators to see how time,
contributions, and interest rates impact a child's savings. The first
is The Holiday Savings Calculator that shows how much money a child
can save by a specific date, based on principal and weekly savings.
The second, a Car Calculator, shows a child how much he/she can save
over a certain number of years, based on principal, interest, and
weekly savings.

*Game Room - Try your hand at 10 multiple choice quizzes based on
information about money and savings learned in the story. Try the
simple Story Quizzes for youngsters, or the more challenging
Professor's Quiz for older students.

*Links- Find Internet Sites about money and other topics of interest
to children and parents.

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:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, August 30, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/113
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Wellcome Images
This site provides "free, unlimited access to two thousand years of mankind and medicine in pictures made available through Creative Commons Licence" from the collection of the Wellcome Library, U.K. The searchable and browsable collection of thousands of high-quality images includes anatomical images, rare books and manuscripts, posters, photos, and more. Also includes galleries on war, witchcraft, wellness, and other subjects. Prints are available for a fee.
URL: http://medphoto.wellcome.ac.uk/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24367

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BusinessDictionary.com
This site provides definitions of over 20,000 business-related terms. Users may search by letter or topic such as accounting, currency trading, investing and speculating, advertising, and securities and futures trading. The site features a term-of-the-day and over 115,000 links between related terms. From an Internet design company that specializes in finance.
URL: http://www.businessdictionary.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24366

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NIMH: Suicide Prevention
Compilation of background and news about suicide prevention topics, including statistics, recommendations to the media for reporting on suicide, documents on nationals efforts concerning suicide prevention, and booklets on topics such as depression and suicide in older adults and antidepressant medications for children and adults. Also includes information for researchers and links to related resources. From the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24360
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Diana Remembered
"Ten years after her death [on August 31, 1997] Diana, the Princess of Wales, remains as fascinating today as when she was the most photographed woman in the world. People looks back in snapshots at the mom, fashionista, humanitarian and icon." See annotated photos of Diana and her sons, Princes William and Harry now, her style, her hats, famous images, and of Diana doing charity work. From People magazine.
URL: http://www.people.com/people/static/h/package/dianaremembered/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24371

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Working Heroes: Men and Women Who Shaped America's Labor Movement
Brief biographies of U.S. labor leaders. Individuals include César Chávez ("folk hero and symbol of hope who organized a union of farmworkers"), Eugene Debs ("apostle of industrial unionism"), George Meany ("builder of the modern AFL-CIO"), and Frances Perkins ("committed labor secretary and first woman in a presidential cabinet position"). From the AFL-CIO.
URL: http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/bios.cfm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24333

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Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
Companion to a 2002 Public Broadcasting System (PBS) program about the legacy of Muhammad, "the merchant, husband, father, statesman and warrior whom [Muslims] consider the final prophet." Includes a timeline, material about the Hajj ("the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslims is urged to perform once in a lifetime"), and video clips on topics such as women and Muslims in America. Also includes a transcript and links to related sites.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24339

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

Sites found in:

EDInfo@listserv.ed.gov
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 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/

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America's Career Resource Network
provides career development guidelines and resources to help
students identify career directions and related education
programs. A "career decision-making tool" walks students
through a 6-step cycle for making decisions about careers and
education programs. (America's Career Resource Network,
Department of Education)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1934
Direct Link: http://www.acrnetwork.org/Default.aspx

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Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
tells the story of Camp Chase, one of the largest prisoner-of-
war camps for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
Located on the western outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, the
camp -- now a cemetery for Confederate soldiers -- played a
key role in the evolution of federal policy on marking
Confederate graves. (National Park Service, Teaching with
Historic Places)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1940
Direct Link:
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/123camp_chase/index.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2vk3uj

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Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom
recounts the history of the building in Philadelphia where the
Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of
Independence and where, a decade later, delegates to the
"Philadelphia Convention" formulated the Constitution: the
Pennsylvania State House. The Pennsylvania Assembly, which
had been meeting in homes and taverns, moved into the building
in September 1735. It was considered the most ambitious
public building in the colonies. (National Park Service,
Teaching with Historic Places)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1941
Direct Link:
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/132independence/132independence.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2vz9ol

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Computing
examines computer science research efforts to create
information systems of the future: virtual one-on-one
instruction for students of all ages, robots to amplify
physical abilities and software agents to carry out our
specialized thought processes, a web of systems to coordinate
our response to natural and man-made disasters, and more.
(National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1943
Direct Link: http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/computer/index.jsp

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Engineering
looks at the work of engineers: using fundamental science to
develop new devices and systems to solve societal problems.
Learn how engineers are helping improve health, national
security, and the economy. (National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1942
Direct Link: http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/engineering/index.jsp

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Science of Healthy Behaviors
introduces middle school students to the scientific study of
behavior. Lessons focus on defining "behavior," what
influences it, surveys, and behavioral specialists in health
care settings. In role-playing activities as behavioral
therapists, students investigate the influences and
consequences of behaviors. They also learn how science
provides evidence that can be used to understand and treat
human disease. (National Institutes of Health)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1938
Direct Link:
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih7/healthy/default.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3xpugv

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Science of Mental Illness
provides six lessons that help students understand what mental
illnesses are. PET images show changes in the brain and how
treatment can change activity levels and restore functioning.
Case studies and other activities explore differences among
illnesses, risk factors, and treatment plan goals. Students
develop a brochure to inform people about mental illness.
(National Institutes of Health)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1939
Direct Link:
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih5/mental/default.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/393rla

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USGS Publications
offers 40 online booklets on geology-related topics: acid
rain, birth of mountains, building stones of our nation's
capital, changing continents, collecting rocks, deserts,
earth's interior, earthquakes, fossils, gemstones, geologic
history of Cape Cod, geologic time, glaciers, gold, the Ice
Age, San Andreas fault, and volcanoes. (U.S. Geological
Survey)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1935
Direct Link: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/
[NOTE: Some of these publications were previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Out on a Limb
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html
From the site:
“Out on a Limb has nothing to do with trees. Nope! It’s an interactive guide that teaches children strategies for getting along with others. It is designed to teach youth how to better manage conflicts and challenges they face on a daily basis. Out on a Limb is designed for third graders, but can be used with second and fourth graders as well. Students learn about communication skills, how to listen to others, and how individuals perceive things differently. If you’re looking for an effective prompt to get students talking about feelings and how to handle them, this is it! (Also available in Spanish.)”

[NOTE: From: Just for Kids http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/index.html
Other curricula previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Conflict Resolution in Education
http://www.disputeresolution.ohio.gov/index.htm
From the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution & Conflict Management
From the site:
“conflict management programs can teach life skills, "win-win" negotiation strategies, mediation skills, and violence prevention strategies. They are implemented in elementary, middle and high schools to help students, teachers, administrators and parents resolve conflicts effectively.”

K-12 Conflict Resolution in Education
http://disputeresolution.ohio.gov/k12.html

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Making Peer Mediation a Part of Campus Life
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin348.shtml
From the site:
“Teen skirmishes over rumors, perceived put-downs, and he-said-she-said arguments might seem inconsequential to adults, but to kids they can be major distractions. Mediation by peers can clear up misunderstandings quickly and improve school climate.”

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Conflict Resolution Education
A Guide to Implementing Programs in
Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and
Community and Juvenile Justice Settings
http://www.healthteacher.com/teachersupports/content/conflictguide_NCJRS.pdf
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2zhqc6
A 144-page document from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice. (NOTE: Dated Oct.1996)

Gapminder
http://gapminder.org/
From the site:
“This website, powered by Trendalyzer, enables you to explore the changing world from your own computer. Moving graphics show how the development of all countries by the indicators you choose.”

The Presidents
Explore the life and careers of all the American Presidents
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/index.html
From the site:
“The Presidents Web site builds on the enormous collection of research materials developed for the award-winning broadcasts. The site includes a summary page for each chief executive, provides Featured Presidents, an in-depth look at the presidents in the broadcast series line-up, and includes resources such as links to presidential sites, a detailed bibliography and a comprehensive collection of primary sources. Of special note is an expanded Teacher's Guide for each of the featured presidents, which provides instructional activities and suggestions for using the programs in the classroom.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, AUGUST 17, 2007

Book TV on C-SPAN2
http://www.booktv.org/
C-SPAN2 offers extensive programming on the best nonfiction every
weekend, including extended author interviews and even more extended
examinations of chosen authors' entire body of work. You can watch
selected programs from past weeks here, and search for previous
episodes which are available for purchase. Also available: program
schedules for the coming week.
[NOTE: See Archives:
http://www.booktv.org/programs_archive.aspx?SectionName=Encore%20Booknotes
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2d6xpb
http://www.booktv.org/programs_archive.aspx?SectionName=After%20Words
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yo9sgb
- Phyllis ]

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How the World Really Shapes Up - The Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=439315&in_page_id=1811%20
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2v67rx
What the world would look like if we viewed it not by the size of each
country's land mass but by the size of each country's alcohol
consumption, wealth, HIV prevalence, etc. Another proof of how
visualization helps people understand raw data.

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Lit2Go:MP3 Stories and Poems (Free)
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/index.htm
Courtesy of Florida's Educational Clearinghouse. Browse the collection by
author or title. Each passage comes with an abstract, citation, playing
time, word count, and, in some cases, a suggested reading strategy.

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TechPresident: How the candidates are using the web and how the web is
using them
http://techpresident.com/
An intriguing blog, plus links to the latest polls, and data on the
number of YouTube views and MySpace and Facebook friends for each
candidate. Click on techPresident Politickr, which "combines the official
blog posts, news feeds, photo streams, and video posts from 2008
presidential candidates (plus some unannounced wild cards and third-party
sites) and presents them side by side to help you keep up with the
election."

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

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

NEW THIS WEEK, August 23, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/112

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Paper Cuts: A Blog About Books
This blog is "about books and other forms of printed matter, written by Dwight Garner, senior editor of The [New York Times] Book Review. Look here for book news and opinion, interviews with writers, regular raids on the Book Review's archives, and other special features." Includes posts on topics such as the 50th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" in 2007 and playlists of songs from writers. From The New York Times.
URL: http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24327

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American Friends of Lafayette
This group "is an historical and patriotic society dedicated to the memory of Major General Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and to the study of his life and times in America and France." The site features a timelime about Lafayette from his birth in 1757 to the present (Lafayette became the sixth honorary citizen of Virginia in 2006), 27 reason why we should honor Lafayette, and links to related sites.
URL: http://www.friendsoflafayette.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24301

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Richard Wright, Black Boy
Companion to a documentary about Richard Wright, the "influential and infamous writer who changed the face of American literature." Features a chronology of Wright's life from his birth in 1908 to a sharecropper and teacher in Mississippi, the publication of "Native Son" in 1940 and "Black Boy" in 1945, and his death in 1960. Also includes a selected bibliography. From Independent Television Service (ITVS).
URL: http://www.itvs.org/RichardWright/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24299

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

Sites found in:
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
Aug. 10-16, 2007

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Fast Facts: Where Do Drugs Get Their Names?

The always informative World Almanac Blog
( http://www.worldalmanac.com/blog/2007/08/drug_naming_conventions.html )
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3xl4r2
provides a post about drug naming conventions in the U.S.

From the post:

According to The Merck Manuals, (http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec02/ch017/ch017a.html ) “When a drug is approved by the Food and Drug Administration … it is given a generic (official) name and a trade (proprietary or brand) name. The trade name identifies it as the exclusive property of a particular company.”
The United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council is responsible for selecting a drug’s generic name and approving the drug’s trade name, as proposed by the pharmaceutical company. Click below for insight into drug naming schemes, and a list of names currently under consideration (anyone for a little lebrilizumab?).

The post includes links to:
+ United States Adopted Names Council
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2956.html

+ FDA Approved Drug Products (Drugs@FDA)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

Source: The World Almanac Blog

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Intro to Dewey Decimal Classification (22 pages; PDF)
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/intro.pdf

The Dewey Decimal Classification Vocabulary (9 pages; PDF)
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/glossary.pdf

New Features in Dewey (20 pages; PDF)
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/versions/ddc22print/new_features.pdf

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America’s Most Endangered Places 2007 (U.S.)
http://www.infoplease.com/world/buildings-structures/americas-most-endangered-places-2007.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2oyprq

Each year since 1998, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (http://www.nationaltrust.org) has released a list of 11 historic sites across the country that are in danger of being lost forever. Inclusion on the list does not guarantee a site’s survival, but it does generate publicity for the locations and in many cases leads to increased conservation efforts.

Source: Infoplease.com

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All About Zoos
http://www.teachingheart.net/zoo.htm

From:

Teaching Heart (K-4)
http://www.teachingheart.net/

Sites to See: The Web's Best Zoo Sites
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites071.shtml
From the site:
“Although going to a real zoo is ideal, that kind of real field trip might not be an option for many students. If that's the case in your classroom, why not supplement your animal study with a virtual zoo visit? Check out the list below to discover the cool tools on the Web for teaching and learning about zoos.”

Sites found in:
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Nature
The Cheetah Orphans
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Sunday, November 11, 2007
When the mother of two cheetah cubs is killed, a veteran
filmmaker becomes their new parent, beginning a two-year
emotional rollercoaster as he prepares them to return to the
wild. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/cheetahorphans/index.html

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NOVA
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
8 - 10:00 pm
In Dover, PA, in 2004, the local school board ordered science
teachers to read to their high school biology students a
statement that suggested there is an alternative to Darwin's
theory of evolution called Intelligent Design. The science
teachers refused to comply with the order; alarmed parents
filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of
violating the separation of church and state. Suddenly, the
small town of Dover was torn apart by controversy, pitting
neighbor against neighbor. NOVA captures the emotional conflict
in interviews with the townspeople, scientists and lawyers who
participated in the historic six-week trial. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1
year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/
[NOTE: See Teaching Guide pasted below. – Phyllis ]
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Independent Lens
Miss Navajo
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
For more than 50 years, the Miss Navajo Nation beauty pageant
has given its contestants opportunities to showcase not just
their beauty, but their skills in dance, music and sheep
slaughtering. Following contestants in their quest for the
crown and featuring personal stories of recent winners, "Miss
Navajo" is a celebration of womanhood. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/missnavajo/

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Copyright 2007 PBS Online

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Original Message:
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:05:43 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial airs Nov. 13

Hello Educators,

In next week's two-hour airing of "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design
on Trial," NOVA explores the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School
District trial, which considered whether intelligent design is
science and whether it should be taught alongside evolution in a
public school science classroom. (Subjects covered: life science,
evolution, genetics, social studies, U.S. history)

Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@wgbh.org

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NOVA presents "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial"
Broadcast: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id
(NOVA airs on PBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings as
broadcast dates and times may vary. This program can be used up to
one year after it is recorded off the air.)

Watch the Program
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/program.html
Watch the entire program online after the program airs.
(Quicktime or Windows Media required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Senior Executive Producer's Story
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/apsell.html
Read excerpts from an interview and watch a short video with
Senior Executive Producer Paula Apsell explaining why NOVA
decided to tackle the controversial issue debated in Kitzmiller
v. Dover. (Grades 9-12)

In Defense of Intelligent Design
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/defense-id.html
Find out in this interview why Phillip Johnson, known as the
father of intelligent design, feels that evidence for evolution
is insubstantial, why he believes that intelligent design is a
testable science, and what his thoughts are about the Dover case.
(Grades 9-12)

In Defense of Evolution
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/defense-ev.html
Discover in this interview with biology professor and author
Kenneth Miller what evolution is and why it is so controversial,
what Miller sees as the flaws in the intelligent-design argument,
and why he believes the controversy will continue. (Grades 9-12)

Board vs. Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/boardvsteachers.html
View the statement that the Dover school board ordered science
teachers to read in their biology classes, followed by the
teachers' response. (Grades 9-12)

The Judge Speaks
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/judge.html
Hear Judge John Jones read some of his key findings from the
Dover trial in this audio interactive. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)

Defining Science
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/defining.html
Listen to audio clips of seven scientists, philosophers, and
educators as they reflect on the nature of science. (Flash
plug-in required; text version available.) (Grades 9-12)

Darwin's Predictions
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/predictions.html
Explore in this interactive slide show some of Darwin's
pioneering conjectures -- including natural selection and descent
from a common ancestor -- and learn how they have been verified
or greatly substantiated over time. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)

Fossil Evidence
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/transitional.html
See in this interactive five examples of fossil evidence for
transitional forms that bridge the evolutionary gap between two
completely different types of animal. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)

Join the Discussion
http://discussions.pbs.org/viewforum.pbs?f=231
Share your thoughts about the NOVA program at this PBS
discussion board.

Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/programs/3416_id.html
In this classroom activity, students evaluate a variety of data
for the common ancestry of humans and chimpanzees, and consider
their level of confidence in their conclusions as they review
each piece of data. (Grades 9-12)

Briefing Packet for Educators
http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/media/nova-id-briefing.pdf
Learn about the key issues in the evolution versus intelligent
design debate in this downloadable PDF.

Program transcript
http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/3416_id.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.

Plus Watch a Preview and Links and Books.

America from the Great Depression to WWII, 1939-1945: Color Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsachtml/fsowhome.html
From the site:
“The color photographs of the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection include scenes of rural and small-town life, migrant labor, and the effects of the Great Depression. A significant number of the color photographs concern the mobilization effort for World War II and portray aircraft manufacturing, military training, and the nation's railroads. The 1,600 color photographs produced by the FSA and OWI photographers are less well known and far less extensive than the 164,000 black-and-white photographs in the collection.”

America from the Great Depression to WWII, 1935-1945: Black & White Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html
From the site:
“The black-and-white photographs of the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection are a landmark in the history of documentary photography. The images show Americans at home, at work, and at play, with an emphasis on rural and small-town life and the adverse effects of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and increasing farm mechanization. Some of the most famous images portray people who were displaced from farms and migrated West or to industrial cities in search of work. In its latter years, the project documented America's mobilization for World War II. The collection includes about 164,000 black-and-white negatives; this release provides access to over 160,000 of these images. The FSA-OWI photographers also produced about 1600 color photographs. Two illustrated lists of frequently requested images from the FSA-OWI Collection, "'Migrant Mother' Photographs" and "Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination", are also available from the Prints and Photographs Reading Room.”

Time of Remembrance Program
http://www.egusd.net/tor/index.html
Site includes interviews, videos, links and lessons.
From the site:
About the Time of Remembrance Program
“The Time of Remembrance Program was created in 1983 by the late Mary Tsukamoto, Elk Grove educator and lifelong civil rights activist. In 1942, Mary, her husband Al, and daughter Marielle were forced to leave their home with whatever possessions they could carry and relocate to an internment camp in Jerome, Arizona. It was not until 1945 that Mary and her family returned to California, hoping to pick up the pieces of their lives in an atmosphere that was still charged with racial prejudices against Japanese-Americans. With much determination and courage, she pursued a career in teaching and became one of California's first Japanese-American teachers.”

Interview Archives - First-Hand Accounts of the Internment Experience
http://www.egusd.net/tor/archive.html
From the site (includes photos and video clips):
“Note: The following interviews were recorded in the spring and summer of 2006…Students and teachers across the state and nation can learn about the internment experience through first-hand accounts.”

PowerPoint Palooza
http://pptpalooza.net/
Subjects include: A.P. American History, A. P. European History, Global Studies, Early European Civilization, and others.
From the site:
“Over 180 PowerPoints! These presentations range in size from a dozen or so slides each to over 145 slides.
Several PPTs contain large sound/music files. Therefore, they may take a while to load. Be patient!
To teachers--Save them, modify them, use them in your classroom as you wish, BUT please do NOT run the PPTs from the internet. Download them and save them on your own hard drive. Just keep me as the original source.”

Sites found in:
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The Scout Report
August 24, 2007
Volume 14, Number 32

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-070824.php

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Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives
http://www.learner.org/resources/series187.html

Getting ahead in the field of biology is important to young scholars, and
staying on top of the material is important to their teachers. The Annenberg
Media group has created this thirteen part video course for educators, and
recently they placed the complete set of videos online here. The programs
include interviews with expert scientists, detailed animations that provide
a micro-level view of biological processes and techniques, and a number of
learning activities. Visitors can take in each program at their leisure and
they can also avail themselves of the link to the interactive website
designed in tandem with the video series. Here, they are welcome to look
over in-class activities, annotated animations, and case studies that will
illuminate the materials introduced in the series. [KMG]
[NOTE: Other videos from http://www.learner.org/resources/ previously
posted. - Phyllis ]

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The Universe in the Classroom [pdf]
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/tnl.html

>From dark matter to the transit of Venus, "The University in the Classroom"
has all the astronomical bases covered for educators. This electronic
educational newsletter is published by The Astronomical Society of the
Pacific and has been published since 1984. Each issue is designed to help
teachers learn more about astronomy themselves, and then they can bring this
new knowledge into their classroom. On the newsletter's homepage, visitors
can read the current issue, subscribe to receive updates, and also browse
through the archives, which stretch back to late 1984. Within each issue,
visitors can read an in-depth exploration of a certain astronomical subject,
complete with classroom activities and links to other related resources.
[KMG]
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.astrosociety.org/education/ previously
posted. – Phyllis ]

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Native Words, Native Warriors [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/

Throughout World War I and World War II, American Indians were asked to join
the United States armed forces. They served in many different campaigns, and
in many different capacities, but perhaps one of the best known groups of
American Indians were the "Code Talkers". The "Code Talkers" were asked to
develop a way of transmitting secret messages using their own native
languages, and they were tremendously successful. This beautifully designed
and multi-layered site developed by the National Museum of the American
Indian presents the voices of the "Code Talkers", along with other voices,
all of which are combined seamlessly with historic images, graphics, and
songs. Visitors will learn about the "Code Talkers" experiences in the
military, their reintegration into society upon their return from war, and
subsequent recognition by both the French and United States governments.
[KMG]

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Marine Biological Laboratory [pdf]
http://www.mbl.edu/

In 1888, the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) was started in Woods Hole,
and since then it has served as a place for world-class biologists and
ecologists to gather and work together. Their ambitions are very broad and
admirable, and visitors should start by reading through the introduction in
the "About MBL" section before looking around further. Most visitors will
then want to go to the "Education" area. Here they will find such resources
as a marine organism database, a number of full-text classic works on marine
organisms, and several image databases. Moving on, visitors might also want
to look at the "Research" area, which contains materials on their
laboratories, research opportunities at the MBL, and an overview of their
current research projects. [KMG]

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Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase [pdf]
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/lapurchase/index.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2y8ahj

When a young United States finalized the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, they in
some ways literally didn't know what they were getting. Certainly a number
of surveyors, explorers, and Native Americans had traversed different
segments of this vast territory, but it had by no means been completely
explored and documented. Recently, the American Memory Project at the
Library of Congress created this rather delightful online collection that
tells the historical and cultural story of the European explorations of
these lands. The collection contains 119 items such as a Native American map
of the Upper Missouri from 1801 and the "Accurate Map of North America" by
Emmanuel Bowen from 1767. First-time visitors should make a point of reading
the 118-page explanatory essay offered here. It covers such topics as the
cartographic setting of the Purchase and Louisiana's tenure as a Spanish
colony. [KMG]

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Selections from The Curriculum Library's Historical Collection
http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/digilib/ccm/index.html

If you have ever sat up at night wondering, "Where is the C in CAKE and
COD?" you will need to wonder no more after you turn the digital pages of
"Dolly's ABC" from 1854. Along with "Dolly's ABC", this delightful
collection from the Curriculum Library's Historical Collection at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers up nineteen complete children's
books of historical importance. This collection contains very short picture
books, along with several other instructional manuals for teachers, such as
"Teaching Boys and Girls How to Study", by Peter Jeremiah Zimmers. For
students with a passion for the history of education, this site will be
quite a find, and it will merit several return visits. [KMG]

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Archipelago
http://www.archipelago.org/

Started in 1997, Archipelago offers up a farrago of poetry, fiction, photo
collages, and other such artistic endeavors once (sometimes twice) a year.
It's a delight to learn about, and interested parties will appreciate
looking over their most recent offerings. Of course, they won't want to stop
at the latest material, as they can also delve into their online archive. To
give curious parties a sense of Archipelago's contents, they have recently
featured Frank McGuinness' piece "Andy Warhol Says A Mass", the poems of
Katherine E. Young, and the transcript of a talk on Thomas Jefferson and
intellectual property rights given by Jeffrey H. Matsuura. Visitors wishing
to take a copy of Archipelago away from their computer screen can also click
on a PDF version that is more than appropriate for printing out and taking
to their favorite coffeehouse or literary salon. [KMG]

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StarDate Online [Real Player]
http://stardate.org/

As the longest-running science feature in the United States, StarDate has
covered everything from the Big Dipper to super novas. The program serves as
the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald
Observatory, and is broadcast in both Spanish and English. Visitors can
listen to their latest radio program, and there is so much more to take in
on this fine site. Amateur astronomers will want to look at their daily
"Stargazing Tip" which is featured on the homepage, and then can look at the
"Featured Image". After that, it's definitely worthwhile to look more
closely into the "Stargazing" section. This section includes weekly tips, a
stargazing almanac, a beginner's guide, and tips for viewing the planets and
meteors. Finally, educators will want to look at the "Teachers" section, as
it features lesson plans and classroom activities. [KMG]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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

Phyllis' Favorites from CJRLC Newsletter, Nov. 2007, Pg. 3


Al Filreis: Modern American Poetry
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/home.html
The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html
Literature of the Holocaust
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/holhome.html

allmath.com
http://www.allmath.com/

CareerZone
http://www.nycareerzone.org/

Career One Stop
http://www.careeronestop.org/

Center for American Women and Politics
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/cartoonintro.htm

Critter Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/critter.html

CyberSchoolBus
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
http://www.factcheck.org/

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/

Mathematics Tutorials
http://www.analyzemath.com/

WayBack: U.S. History for Kids (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/wayback/tech1900/index.html
SEE ALSO: 8 More WayBacks

The Virtual Cell
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm

- Phyllis Anker
- anker@hslc.org

--------Forwarded Message--------
Site of the Day for Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The Naked Scientists
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

Today's site, from a high-flying group of Cambridge University scientists,
seeks to demonstrate the "cool" factor in science. Gentle Subscribers will
discover some of the remarkable and fascinating aspects of science,
compelling for both adults and older children.

"The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers
... who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down
to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. ... They have
... put together this website to allow the radio show, lectures, and much
more to be accessible world-wide. According to Dr. Smith, the basic goal of
the Naked Scientists 'is to help people enjoy science as much as we do and,
at the same time, to have fun.'" - from the website

The site offers sections with startling articles and experiments, along
with brief reports of the latest science news and a legion of questions
submitted by visitors. With more than a hundred articles on a range of
topics, from turning turning wheat and potatoes into plastics, to why
plants make caffeine, the articles section can also be browsed by specific
science. The Kitchen Science Experiments section leads visitors to some
eye-opening answers, exploring "how to pick up a jar of rice without
touching the jar, and what it has to do with holes in the road" and "how
fat would you have to be to stop a bullet". Visitors can even test
themselves on a true or false science quiz, which gives instantaneous
feedback to curious questions with engaging answers.

Soar over to the site for riveting science with all the dull bits left out
at:

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

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

What's That Stuff?
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. - Phyllis ]
From the site:
“You might ask yourself... What's That Stuff?
Ever wondered about what's really in hair coloring, Silly Putty, Cheese Wiz, artificial snow, or self-tanners? C&EN presents a collection of articles that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.”
From: Chemical & Engineering News

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Hi! It's Tuesday, August 14, 2007 and time for Science at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Websites:

XVIVO: Scientific Animation
http://www.xvivo.net/press/harvard_university.htm

Age Range: 14 and up (note: designed for college level biology
students)

List member Nancy Hogan suggested this website that offers an
incredible 8-minute video-animation titled "The Inner Life of the
Cell" that was designed "to transport Harvard Biology students into a
three-dimensional journey through the microscopic world of a cell."
It moves beyond textbooks and "vividly illustrates the mechanisms
that allow a white blood cell to sense its surroundings and respond
to an external stimulus. This animation explores the different
cellular environments in which these communications take place."

While it is fascinating to watch, unless you have some knowledge of
cell structure and function it may be difficult to understand what
you are seeing -- as no explanation is provided, just musical
accompaniment. If this triggers interest, then use the following
website to develop a foundation to better understand this video...


Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: 12 and up (younger children may enjoy various aspects of
this site)

Cells Alive was previously featured on ClickSchooling in 2002. The
site has been updated and is really worth visiting multiple times. It
uses animations, interactive and colorful illustrations, and
interesting text to help visitors learn about the many forms and
functions of cells. The categories include:

Cell Biology -- all about the structure of plant, animal, and
bacterial cells that includes interactive animation of mitosis and
meiosis, and a quiz to check your knowledge on cell structure and
function.

Microbiology -- get familiar with viruses, bacteria, and parasites
from E.coli to strep to HIV - and take the quiz on microbes.

Immunology -- don't miss the anatomy of a splinter, the workings of
allergies and mites, making antibodies, and take the quiz on the
immune system.

Microscopy -- get the scoop on the latest techniques for cell imaging
and research and visit The Crystal Gallery for some eye-popping
microscope images.

Under "Interactive" on the menu, you can examine cell models, view an
animation of the cell cycle, watch the Cell Cams that let you see in
real time how long it takes for cancer cells and bacteria cells to
double. Solve some puzzles and take some quizzes too.

This is a "must see" site for anyone studying the sciences in grades
7 and up. Younger students will find aspects of it interesting too --
parents can preview the site to determine which parts will be of the
most interest to their kids. You will want to bookmark this site and
return often.

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.

DNA From The Beginning
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
From the site:
“DNA from the Beginning is organized around key concepts. The science behind each concept is explained by: animation, image gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and links. An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Women's Suffrage Broadsides
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive/docs_archive_WomensSuffrage.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2e6b5j

How to Vote for Woman Suffrage Amendment, Election Day, November 6, 1917.
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/search/display_results.php?id=GLC08961

Plain Facts for the Working Man, circa 1910
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/search/display_results.php?id=GLC08962
Author: New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association

Votes for Women! The Woman's Reason
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/search/display_results.php?id=GLC08963

Women in the Home, 1915.
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/search/display_results.php?id=GLC08964

By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women"
Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
These thirty-eight pictures include individual portraits,
photographs of suffrage parades, picketing suffragists,
an anti-suffrage display, and cartoons. The images,
which complement a collection of text documents, are
both searchable and browsable. From the American
Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
Subjects: Women -- Suffrage -- United States
Created by slr
Copyright 2002 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

[NOTE: See Also:
One Hundred Years toward Suffrage: An Overview
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwtl.html - Phyllis ]

Timeline from
A History of the American Suffragist Movement
http://www.suffragist.com/timeline.htm


Sojourner Truth's Speech to the Akron Convention, 1851
and
The Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
http://www.suffragist.com/docs.htm

from A History of the American Suffragist Movement

Reaching Out: The Evolution of Communication
http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/
From the site:
“Our site is an educational web site that takes visitors on a journey of discovery through the fascinating world of communication. It is about the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history, covering prehistoric cave drawings and hieroglyphics; the more sophisticated semaphore, telegraph, telephone, radio, and television; and today's advanced computer and satellite based systems. It shows how developments in the field of communication have affected our lives and how they have continuously been changing the world in which we live.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Hi! It's Tuesday, August 21, 2007 and time for Science at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
TryScience.org
http://www.tryscience.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: All (Grade Range: K-12, although the site looks like it
was designed with elementary/middle school in mind.)

TryScience.org provides online and offline science activities that
the whole family will enjoy! Over 400 science centers worldwide have
pooled their resources and invite you to investigate, discover, and
try science yourself. They're hopeful that you will enjoy these
science activities so much, that you will want to visit a science
center near you.

When you get to the site you will see two illustrated menus. The one
on the left offers:

*Experiments - There are over 40 science experiments archived
covering earth science, biological sciences, mathematics, physical
sciences, space science, technology and engineering, chemistry,
social sciences, medicine and health, and more. Project titles
include Amazing Robots, DNA Detective, Mummy Magic, Musical Coat
Hangars, Seafood Surgery and more.

*Field Trips - This is a goldmine. You can take virtual field trips
to 11 different science centers and museums worldwide and explore
their virtual exhibits that include all kinds of interactive
displays. What fun!

*Adventures - This section offers a couple of interactive online
games that explore engineering and the science of sports.

The menu on the right includes:

*Now In Focus - Join "Citizens for Planet Earth" or just explore this
section featuring "Journey To Planet Earth" that includes ideas for
field adventures the whole family can participate in to instill
environmental awareness and global stewardship.

*Live Cams: What a treat for everyone in the family! See live views
from webcams at science and technology centers worldwide including:
The Taronga Zoo, The Hudson River, Penguins at the Montreal Biodome,
Ant Cam at the Museum at Bristol, and the Butterfly Cam at North
Carolina Museum of Life and Science.

*Curious About - Explore a variety of interesting topics through
short polls, quizzes and activities, plus related news links.

Want more? Click on "Parents" on the menu bar at the top of the
screen for info and tips on learning about science. You can click on
the "Family Guide to Science" and download listings for science
centers and museums, nature centers and botanical gardens, zoos,
aquariums, local parks, and science organizations and schools in your
area. You can also order a hard copy of the guide for free. There is
also a "Teachers" section with info on integrating a science
curriculum in the classroom.

TryScience.org gets a ClickSchooling Award for Excellence. Bookmark
it, as there is no way to see it all in one visit. :)

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:
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The Scout Report
August 17, 2007
Volume 14, Number 31
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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-070817.php

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International Space Station: An Interactive Reference Guide [Macromedia
Flash Player]
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm

NASA can really put together a website, and the dramatic visual and audio
introduction to their online interactive guide to the world of the
International Space Station (ISS) is worth sitting back and watching in its
entirety. After the introduction, visitors can listen to Commander Mike
Fincke talk about the various scientific endeavors that are part of the
Station's mission. The rest of the materials on the site are divided into
three sections: "How the Crew Lives", "How it Works", and "ISS 360 Tour".
While all of the sections are equally interesting, the "How the Crew Lives"
is quite a treat, as visitors can watch videos demonstrating how the crew
eats, sleeps, and exercises. Of course, visitors with a penchant for
engineering technology should definitely not miss the "How it Works" area,
which contains explanations of how the ISS is operated and supported.
Finally, the site also contains a music video which blends together what
sounds like early 1990s-techno music with in-flight scenes of space
scientists at work and play. [KMG]

[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nasa.gov/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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An Evolutionary Text Book-Evolving by Student Activities
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/4/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=1405%20

Working on a new calculus textbook can be a daunting project, and it is
something that Håkan Lennerstad knows a bit about. He happens to be a
faculty member at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, and he
recently created this paper (along with two of his students, Maria
Salomonsson and David Erman) that describes how he was able to develop new
ways of learning calculus while working collaboratively with his students.
This paper was released in June 2007, and in the article he talks about the
process involved with creating this textbook and how he worked effectively
with his students. It's a rather interesting piece, and one that fellow
mathematics educators will want to look over and pass along to other
colleagues. [KMG]

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Life of a Vertebrate Fossil [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://paleobiology.si.edu/LVF/

Unless you have a very large research grant, it can be difficult to find
fossil bones. Fortunately, this very fine online learning module from the
Smithsonian's Natural History Museum can help both young and old to learn
about locating fossil bones, among other things. Through this multimedia
feature created by the History Museum's department of paleobiology, visitors
will learn what paleontologists do in each stage in the life of a vertebrate
fossil. With the assistance of short video clips, interactive diagrams, and
photographs, visitors will learn about how fossils are prepared for
examination and how scientists unravel the stories of these paleontological
finds. Finally, visitors will also learn how fossils are stored and
preserved. [KMG]

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Knocking [Real Player, Windows Media Player]
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/knocking/index.html

The Independent Lens series has taken on a number of controversial subjects,
but this recent documentary about the world of Jehovah's Witnesses is quite
an eye-opener. While some people can be dismissive of this faith, this
documentary provides a nuanced and rather fascinating look at both those who
practice this faith and their involvement in a record number of important
Supreme Court cases. Visitors might do well to start by looking over the
"Myths and Realities" section, which provides answers to questions such as
"Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in drinking and dancing" and so on.
Clicking on the "Jehovah's Witnesses" section of the site brings visitors to
materials on their role in Supreme Court cases of note, their beliefs
surrounding blood and blood transfusions, and their community structure.
Additionally, visitors can view select clips from the program and also read
interviews with two of the Jehovah's Witnesses featured in the film. [KMG]

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

The International Space Station
http://www.surfnetkids.com/international_space_station.htm
From the site:
“The International Space Station (ISS) is a low-flying research facility jointly operated by the space agencies of the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and eleven European countries. It was assembled piece by piece in space, starting with a Russian module put into orbit in November, 1998. The first crew arrived two years later. Over fifty missions will be required to assemble the entire thing. Completion is scheduled for 2010.”
Page includes 9 links to sites (5 annotated, 4 Honorable Mentions)

Sites found in:

INFOMINE Email Alert Service
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007
http://infomine.ucr.edu/

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Art:21 : Art in the Twenty-first Century
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URL: http://www.pbs.org/art21/index.html
Record Id: 672282
Created: 2007-08-21 11:34:31
Categories: arts

Companion website to the PBS television series on American contemporary
art and artists offers 200 video clips, biographies, interviews, and
over 1,000 images.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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NASA : Shuttle Missions
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URL: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/list_main.html
Record Id: 671672
Created: 2007-08-20 13:03:59
Categories: govpub,physci

Summaries of NASA space shuttle missions from 1981 to date.

[NOTE: For STS 120 – set to land Nov. 7
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
- Phyllis ]

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Printable Maps : Presidential Elections 1789 - 2000
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URL: http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/elections.html
Record Id: 671669
Created: 2007-08-17 14:21:42
Categories: govpub,maps

Maps of "electoral votes won, by political party, for the fifty-four
Presidential elections from George Washington in 1789 to George W. Bush
in 2000."

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Printable Maps : Congressional Districts
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URL: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html
Record Id: 671668
Created: 2007-08-17 13:58:09
Categories: govpub,maps

Page-size PDF maps illustrating each congressional district of the
United States. Browse by state.
[NOTE: Earlier edition previously posted. - Phyllis ]

The Sixties: The Years that Shaped a Generation
Online
Gr. 9-12
From the site:
“It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation and hope that transformed an entire nation. THE SIXTIES: THE YEARS THAT SHAPED A GENERATION traces the events of one of the most turbulent and influential periods of political and cultural change in the 20th century and the powerful impact forced on an entire generation. There is disagreement even today over the failures and accomplishments that were born from the 1960s, but one thing is certain there has never been a time quite like it. THE SIXTIES: THE YEARS THAT SHAPED A GENERATION highlights the tumultuous and exhilarating moments of a decade that continues to have a profound impact on our society today from American foreign policy to the birth of the environmental and gay rights and women's liberation movements.”

Find out more about the revolutions, pop culture and politics of the Sixties.

http://www.pbs.org/thesixties
http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/index.html

History Buff
http://www.historybuff.com/
From the site:
“Welcome to HistoryBuff.com, a nonprofit organization devoted to providing FREE primary souce material for students, teachers, and historybuffs. This site focuses primarily on HOW news of major, and not so major, events in American history were reported in newspapers of the time. In addition, there is information about the technology used to produce newspapers over the past 400 years.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Alaska’s Gold
http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/
From the site:
“Welcome to Alaska's Gold!

“The discovery of gold brought adventurers, dreamers and schemers to Alaska. It's a great story! In fact, it's a lot of great stories.

“But the stories aren't completely written yet. They are hidden in the bits and pieces of history that have managed to survive for over 100 years: things like diaries, newspapers, maps, photographs, government documents and things people used in their everyday lives. We call these primary source materials.

“Alaska's Gold has two parts: Alaska's Gold Themes and Alaska's Gold Lode. Alaska's Gold Themes includes primary source materials enhanced with questions, suggested activities and a teacher's resources packet. Alaska's Gold Lode includes a larger selection of documents related to the project themes.”

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Hi! It's Thursday, August 16, 2007 and time for History at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
WestWeb
http://www.homefires.com/click?westernhistoryreso
Direct Link: http://scholar.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/main.html
[NOTE: Previously posted.
CAUTION: Be sure to check links to other sites. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: 9-18+ (There are so many websites archived here that it
would be hard to pin-point an age range. Most of the material I saw
was geared toward middle school through college. However, a few multi-
media sites would probably have interest for younger students as
well.)

This website is devoted to exploring the history of the wild and not-
so-wild American West (in the U.S. and Canada). Organized by topic,
it was created and is maintained by the Department of History,
College of Staten Island, The City University of New York. Access to
this website is like having your own western reference desk. As often
happens with this kind of website a number of the links are no longer
working. It can be a little frustrating to navigate, but there are
enough live links that are real treasures to offset any
disappointment. Plan to have some time to explore when you visit.

When you get to the site, you'll see a menu of western-themed topics.
Click on any one and a new page opens with a menu of links to
websites that explore the topic. Some lead to eye-popping, multi-
media, history extravaganza's and others offer a more subdued
approach with primary texts or secondary texts, for example. Some of
the subjects covered include:

-Native Peoples of the American West
-The Frontier
-Settlement & Expansion of the West
-Immigration and Ethnicity in the West
-Asians in the American West
-African-Americans in the West
-Spanish Borderlands
-Agriculture, Mariculture, and the Fur Trade
-Cowboys
-Western Military History
-Political and Legal History of the West
-Water in the West
-and much more!

Bookmark this site to return often - you can't possible see it all in
one visit.

Note: I explored many links here, but did not see them ALL. Parents,
as always, should preview the sites to determine suitability for
their own children.

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 #76 from
http://www.don-guitar.com/
August 15, 2007

The Tarantula's Burrow
http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/home.htm
From the site:
“If it has eight legs (Tarantula or Other Spider, Scorpion or Other Arachnid) or no legs (Snakes or Snails), then you will find something about it here.”

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Ecology.com: An Ecological Source of Information
http://www.ecology.com/

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NovelWorld: The Best New Novels on This Planet
http://novelworld.squarespace.com/

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

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Site of the Day for Thursday, August 16, 2007

Reviewing the Evidence
http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/default.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Today's site, created by Barbara Franchi and currently edited by UK
journalist Sharon Wheeler, offers a mystery lover's paradise of book
reviews. Gentle Subscribers will uncover one of the most comprehensive
collections of book reviews devoted to a single genre.

"ReviewingTheEvidence.com was set up ... in 2001 to fill the growing void
of mystery review websites. It now boasts thousands of reviews of mysteries
and thrillers of all categories, and has more than 30 reviewers from the
US, the UK, and Australia. ... We are not a mega dotcom, and we are not out
to make a profit (although we would like to break even ...) Because we are
independent, you can be sure the reviews you read will be honest -- and
written by people who love the genre." - from the website

The site features browsable listings running to more than 160 pages, with
the publication date of the novel and the date of the review noted for each
title. In addition, the reviews can be searched by author, title, publisher
and even by reviewer. Some of the more popular authors, such as Peter
Robinson for example, may be reviewed by more than one critic. For those
feeling they may be running out of good leads on new mystery writers, the
site is a convenient location to do a bit of sleuthing on that score as
well.

Sidle over to the site to track down reviews of a huge range of whodunits
at:

http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/default.html

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

The Alamo
http://www.surfnetkids.com/the_alamo.htm
From the site:
“The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is a former mission and fortress, built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century. In 1835, during the Texas Revolution, it was the scene of a pivotal battle for independence between the Republic of Texas and Mexico. Do you remember the Alamo? Today's website picks will explain why you should.”
Page includes links to related sites (5 annotated and 3 Honorable Mentions)

Sites found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, August 16, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/111

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Blogging for a Good Book
This blog provides a book review every weekday, from librarians at the Williamsburg Regional Library (Virginia). Browse past reviews by reviewer and by subjects and genres such as literary fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries, young adult, and thrillers.
URL: http://bfgb.wordpress.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24105

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Remember the Alamo
Companion to a PBS American Experience documentary that "explores the life of the famed Tejano leader [José Antonio Navarro] and his efforts to protect the sovereignty of his homeland as it passed through the hands of multiple governments." Features a timeline, map, profiles of people and events (such as Texas annexation and statehood, Davy Crockett, and the Santa Fe Expedition), essays about the Navarro family and the Alamo, a teacher's guide, and more.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alamo/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24275
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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The Tom and Nan Riley Collection of Roman Portrait Sculptures
This collection "dating to the period when Rome was at its greatest prosperity -- the first century B.C. to the third century A.D. -- is especially good at introducing students ... to the diversity of the Roman world [ranging from patricians to plebeians]." Features images, physical descriptions, and associated material about portrait sculptures depicting Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian, a Roman matron, a young man, and others. From the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
URL: http://www.vroma.org/~riley/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24288

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Huey Long: Every Man a King
Brief background about Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and U.S. senator, and his contributions to the development of the Social Security system. Long's "Share Our Wealth" program "wanted the government to confiscate the wealth of the nation's rich ... [and] to guarantee every family in the nation an annual income." Also includes excerpts from Huey Long's autobiography, and the text of a U.S. Senate speech. From Social Security Online.
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/history/hlong1.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24268

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Huey Long: The Man, His Mission, and Legacy
Material about Huey Long, Louisiana's legendary governor and U.S. Senator who was assassinated in 1935 at the age of 42. Features an illustrated biography, background about his programs to modernize and reform Louisiana. Significant programs included public works, expansion of health care options, and the "Share Our Wealth" proposals, which featured public benefit programs such as old-age pensions. From a nonprofit organization founded to educate the public about Huey Long.
URL: http://www.hueylong.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24267

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Of Cottages and Castles: Homes of Our Presidents
This exhibit provides "a glimpse into the private homes and lives of each of our presidents." The exhibit is organized into groups of presidents who "rose up from poverty," were "born into privilege," and presidents from middle class backgrounds. Includes images of miniature models and artifacts from the physical exhibit. From the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.
URL: http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/cottages/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22982

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The Enduring Meaning of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco Within the Italian American Experience
This site features articles written in the 1990s and related material about these two Italian-born American anarchists, who were executed 1927 in Massachusetts for murder and theft. Includes an essay on the historical and legal setting relating to Sacco and Vanzetti's arrest and trial. From a Sacco and Vanzetti scholar.
URL: http://www.saccovanzettiexperience.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24261

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Crockett, David
Biography of David (Davy) Crockett (1786-1836), "frontiersman, congressman, and defender of the Alamo." Includes highlights from Crockett's life and career, and discussion of some of the events that led to his status as a folk hero. Includes a brief bibliography. From the Handbook of Texas, published by the Texas State Historical Association.
URL: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcr24.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24273
[NOTE: Other pages previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Women's Equality Day
Collection of links to material related to Women's Equality Day, celebrated each year on August 26 "to honor women's continuing efforts toward full equality. ... The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution on August 26, 1920." From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
URL: http://www.va.gov/dmeeo/calendar/wed.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24265

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

Sites found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, August 9, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/110

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Alex Murray Palmer Haley, 1921-1992
Biography of author Alex Haley, whose "literary fame rests on two best-selling books: 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' (1964) and 'Roots' (1976)" Discusses highlights of his career, the prize-winning television miniseries based on "Roots," the plagiarism lawsuit pertaining to "Roots" and the Harold Courlander novel, "The African," and authorship questions. From the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, cosponsored by the University of Tennessee Press and the Tennessee Historical Society.
URL: http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=H004
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24227
[NOTE: Home page http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/ - previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Haley, Alex
Essay about U.S. author Alex Haley, "best known for as the author of the novel 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family,' from which two television miniseries, 'Roots' and 'Roots II,' were adapted." The focus of this article is on the television series and Haley's impact on TV history. Includes a brief biography and a bibliography. From the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
URL: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/haleyalex/haleyalex.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24225
[NOTE: Home page http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html - previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Galaxy Zoo
This interactive project invites "members of the public to help [astronomers] make major new discoveries by taking part in a census of one million galaxies." Participants sort digital images into spiral and elliptical galaxies. Provides project background, a FAQ, a discussion board, and related material. Free registration required to participate in the project. From a team of scientists and web designers.
URL: http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24168

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How Bridges Work
This site describes the engineering of bridges in general and looks at the beam, arch, and suspension bridge, illustrating different types of bridges, factors such as "how each bridge type deals with two important forces, compression and tension," and related details. Includes links to other engineering articles. From HowStuffWorks.
URL: http://science.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24243

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

PBS: Blythe Bennett's Recommended Site

Project Mercury
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/index.html

NASA honors the seven original Mercury astronauts with this commemorative site about Project Mercury. Take a virtual tour (requires Flash) of Glenn's tiny Friendship 7 capsule, can you imagine being in that small space, being the first person to orbit the Earth? Other features are short biographies of the astronauts, a photo gallery, and interviews with Sen. John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Walter Schirra.
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.nasa.gov/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

[NOTE: 50th Anniversary of the Space Age
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/SpaceAge/

SEE ALSO: NASA’s 50th Anniversary Website http://www.nasa.gov/50th/
From the site:
“Celebrating 50 years of NASA history...
NASA's "birthday" is October 1, 1958.” - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
Weekly Teacher Tips Newsletter #370: Outer Space Issue
Date: Sun 05 Aug 2007

To view this week’s Teacher Tips newsletter, go to:
http://www.teachnology.com/newsletters/370.html

Space Teaching Theme
http://www.teachnology.com/themes/science/space/
Site contains links to Teacher Resources, Work Sheets, Lesson Plans, Web Quests, Background Information, Interactive Sites, Downloads, Hand On Activities, and more. NOTE: Many are free, however some content is restricted to paid members.

Sites found in:

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PBS IN EDUCATION
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Media Infusion
Connecting Students with History
Online
Gr. 3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

In this month’s Media Infusion, American History teacher Eric
Langhorst writes about the importance of making history matter
to your students by giving them more than just facts and
figures. Langhorst was a 2005 Global Microsoft Innovative
Teacher and teaches eighth grade in Liberty, Missouri. He
offers tips for bringing history - and World War II in
particular - to life through personal stories.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mediainfusion/

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Nature
In the Valley of the Wolves
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Sunday, November 4, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm
Three years in the making, this is the dramatic saga of
Yellowstone's Druid wolf pack, its turf wars with rival packs
and the fate of the wolves' Lamar Valley ecosystem. (CC,
Stereo, HD, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/wolves/index.html

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NOVA
Sputnik Declassified
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm
Why didn't the U.S. beat the Soviets in this first crucial
round of the space race? NOVA reveals an astonishing
behind-the-scenes story of the politics and personalities that
collided over the earliest efforts to get America into space,
long before the founding of NASA. In "Sputnik Declassified,"
NOVA details the previously untold story of the technological
and political missteps that made the U.S. lose out to the
Soviets' beeping electronic basketball. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sputnik/

[NOTE: See Teaching Guide pasted below. – Phyllis ]

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Independent Lens
Red White Black and Blue
On-Air & Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
10 - 11:00 pm
On June 7, 1942, 3,000 Japanese troops invaded Alaska, the only
invasion of American soil since the War of 1812. Sixty years
later, two U.S. soldiers who fought on the remote Aleutian
island of Attu embark on a journey back to one of the bloodiest
battles of World War II, where they relive the brutal 19-day
combat that the American government kept secret. (CC, Stereo, 1
year)
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/redwhiteblackandblue/

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Online NewsHour EXTRA
Schools Fighting Deadly "Superbug"
Online
Gr. 6-8 / 9-12

Schools in the northeastern U.S. are using Lysol and better
hygiene to combat outbreaks of a bacteria known as the MRSA
"superbug."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec07/staph_10-22.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3b6we7

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Learning.now with Andy Carvin
Overcoming Media Illiteracy among Media Literacy Educators
Online
Gr. 3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

Andy Carvin looks at a new report that says educators aiming to
improve students' media literacy are hampered by their own
illiteracy when it comes to copyright and fair use.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2007/10/overcoming_media_illiteracy_ab.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/39xo7u

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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:12:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] Sputnik Declassified airs Nov. 6

Hello Educators,

In next week's airing of "Sputnik Declassified," NOVA reveals the
political and scientific story behind the 1957 launch of the first
satellite, Sputnik 1. (Subjects covered: social studies, world
history, space science, technology/engineering)

Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@wgbh.org

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NOVA presents "Sputnik Declassified"
Broadcast: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sputnik
(NOVA airs on PBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings as
broadcast dates and times may vary. This program can be used up to
one year after it is recorded off the air.)

Space Race Time Line
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sputnik/timeline.html
Explore the first two decades of space travel against the
tension-filled backdrop of the Cold War in this time line. (Flash
plug-in required; printable version available.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

A Tainted Legacy
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sputnik/vonbraun.html
Read an excerpt from the biography of V-2 rocket pioneer Wernher
von Braun. (Grades 9-12)

A Blow to the Nation
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sputnik/nation.html
The launch of Sputnik came as a shock to Americans long
accustomed to being number one. (Grades 9-12)

Build a Rocket
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sputnik/v2.html
Assemble your own V-2 rocket online. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

What Satellites See
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sputnik/satellite.html
View this slide show of the many ways satellites are used to
survey Earth, from weather and archeology to disaster management
and tracking disease. (Flash plug-in required; printable version
available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/programs/3415_sputnik.html
Create a scale drawing of Earth's atmosphere, discuss the
implications of Sputnik's launching, simulate what satellites
"see" from Earth, and more with these viewing ideas.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Program transcript
http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/3415_sputnik.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.

Plus Links & Books.

Independence Day Quiz
http://games.toast.net/independence/
From the site:
“The 4th of July is the time when we celebrate our nation-- a time to reflect on the freedoms which we believe are not granted by our government, but are self-evident rights for all humankind. Time for the Independence Day Quiz which asks, "How much do you really know?" Every day thousands leave their homelands to settle here in the land of the free. Before they become citizens they are required to take a citizenship test and score 80%. Could you pass this test if you took it today?”

Our quiz is made up of 20 questions found on the actual citizenship test with a few curveballs in the mix. The last ten questions may be a bit harder, but a score of around 24 out of 30 is considered a passing grade.

Presidents' Day Quiz
http://games.toast.net/presidents/
From the site:
“Traditionally the Celebration of Washington's birthday, President's day was officially moved to the third Monday in February and made a Federal holiday. Informally our celebration of the day includes President Lincoln, whose birthday falls on the 12th of the month.

With the success of the Independence Day Quiz and many asking for more tests, we've put together another brain teaser. Good Luck!”

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Hi! It's Monday, August 13, 2007 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Math Night
http://orion.math.iastate.edu/mathnight/activities/modules/

What's Math Night? It's a fun event, supported by the National
Science Foundation, that was created for kids in elementary school
and their parents. On Math Night, kids and their parents see math
displays and participate in activities that may include math problems
to solve or math-based crafts to make and take home. Families compete
in math games, and work in teams to solve math problems. The ideas
and resources for the math displays, crafts, and games are all
archived in the "Math Night Modules" located at this website. You can
print them out and use them to enjoy fun math projects at home.

When you get to the site just click on any item on the icon menu that
includes:

Abacus Arithmetic
Topology Tricks
Wrapping Paper Symmetry
Math is a Piece of Pi
Bridges of Koenigsberg
Binary Numbers
Geometry Gems
Algorithms, Braids, and Kolam Figures
Clock Arithmetic
Secret (and not so secret) Codes
Construction by Instruction
Mathematics of Music
Methods of Multiplication
The Slide Rule
Cake Walk Math
Mirror, Mirror
Make a Mountain Out of a Map
Math 'N Music Notes
You Can Count On It!

A new page opens displaying a trifold about that activity. Use the
menu at the top of the screen to learn about the module and access
the printable materials you'll need.

Want to try other activities? Look on the menu on the left side of
the screen to access
Some "Pencil and Paper Games" as well as the rules for playing "Math
Jeopardy."

Have fun!

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:
Cable in the Classroom Magazine - November 2007
http://www.ciconline.org/cicmagazine-nov07
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time
Even though the remains of Pompeii were first discovered in the eighteenth century, historians are still uncovering more about one of the greatest natural disasters in history. The Discovery Channel’s website Pompeii: The Last Day takes students to the edge of the action, moments before volcanic ash buried Pompeii and several other seaside towns. Through photo galleries, students can dive into the history, architecture, and daily life of Pompeii in AD 79, then read a step-by-step recounting of the disaster. Because the eruption occurred so quickly, artifacts were preserved as they would have been on a normal day, giving students a fascinating look at everyday Roman culture. The site reveals these artifacts through a chronicle of recent excavations, with photos and descriptions of one of the largest intact Roman villas and a look at carbonized scrolls that wouldn’t have survived until today had they not been buried in ash. The site also features a video reading of the only surviving eyewitness account of what happened the day Vesuvius erupted, and students can learn about the science behind the eruption and the factors that influence volcanic activity through the site’s interactive Virtual Volcano and quiz.
Pompeii: The Last Day: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/

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Interactive Geometry
Explore-Learning’s website Gizmo Catalog: Geometry also can serve as a creative way to incorporate geometry into everyday lessons. The site covers a variety of topics, from lines and angles to 3D figures, and includes activities that let students create their own geometric figures on the computer screen. In addition to helping students create, the interactive site helps students learn how to calculate angles and distances from one point to another.
Gizmo Catalog: Geometry:
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cresource.dspchildrenforcourse&courseid=127
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2cajm8
[NOTE: Other pages from the Gizmo Catalog previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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C-SPAN’s Campaign Network
http://www.campaignnetwork.org/
Site features information on the 2008
presidential election, including streaming video
and audio clips of the candidates, campaign ads,
and other news.

Why Vote?
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/election/index.html
From the site:
Worried that voting could take up too much of your time this Tuesday? You might be a good candidate for "Vote-B-Gone." Find out more about this revolutionary new product from cartoonist Mark Fiore.
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Vote-B-Gone
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/election/cartoons/swf/vote.swf
Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore created this new-media work of political satire to underscore, among other things, the importance of voting. An excellent device for introducing lessons on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship or as source material for deciphering the content of political cartoons.

"I'm Not Old Enough to Vote, but If I Was..."
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/election/edu/index.html