Phyllis' Favorites

The Weird Science Awards
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/17/521869.aspx?GT1=10645
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yue8jl
From the site:
“Here's how the Weird Science Awards work: You'll find a list of 31 stories below, organized chronologically. Feel free to review the nominees, then head over to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22301452 and vote for the weirdest.”

Seeing in the Dark
http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/
Although this site is a companion to the film aired on PBS, it contains several pages of resources and links that can be used independently.

Astronomy Topics
http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/astronomy-topics/

Websites to Explore
http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/resources-links/websites-to-explore.html

Glossary
http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/resources-links/glossary.html

For Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/for-teachers/

The Online Guide to Traditional Games
http://www.tradgames.org.uk/
From the site:
“This website provides history, useful links and current information about traditional games from around the world.”

Sites found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

35+ Ways To Find and Plan Events Online
http://mashable.com/2007/09/12/events-toolbox/, and
50+ Sites for Book Lovers,
http://mashable.com/2007/09/08/books-toolbox/
These two recent "toolboxes," which are a regular site feature,
illustrate why Mashable.com is worth visiting regularly or subscribing
to. It is a pity that they overlooked my own BookBytes site, though
<http://marylaine.com/bookbyte/index.html >.

The Children's Nursery and Its Traditions
http://www.childrensnursery.org.uk/
Links to complete texts of nursery classics: Mother Goose, the Grimm and
Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, etc.

Planet Patchwork - the Ultimate Address in Quilting
http://planetpatchwork.com/
Includes a quilt gallery, a Beginning Quilters Resource Page, reviews of
books and videos, product reviews of tools and software, info on
international techniques, info on quilting discussion groups, and more.

Unshelved Book Club
http://www.unshelved.com/bookclub.aspx
Links to all the Unshelved Sunday strips in which Dewey booktalks titles
that appeal to young adults.

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

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Hi! It's Saturday, September 15, 2007 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
National Gallery of Art: Kids
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Age Range: All Ages (There is something for every member of the family
here.)

The National Art Gallery offers a great website for kids that helps them
gain an appreciation for Fine Art. We've featured this site in 2001 and
2005. But, as a recent message from ClickSchooling subscriber Sue (in
Georgia) reminded me, they are always adding terrific new content making it
worth visiting again and again. Sue wrote, "My kids flipped over it." Maybe
yours will too! :)

New! Don't miss the FREE CHILDREN'S GUIDES TO ART described under "Egyptian
Sphinx" below...

When you get to the site you will see an icon menu of interactive art
activities followed by a brief introduction. Click on the largest picture in
the icon menu to enjoy "Lizzy & Gorden Visit the Sculpture Garden." This is
a multi-media, animated story about two children who visit the NGA's
Sculpture Garden and through a series of adventures they learn a great deal
about artistic sculptures. (Don't forget to turn on your speakers.)

Next, click on any of the smaller picture icons on the menu, and a new
screen opens presenting terrific art adventures for kids. These "virtual
tours" of artwork are presented as a game or puzzle that kids will be eager
to play or solve and include:

*Hide and Seek -- Explore a painting by James-Jacques Tissot

*American Indians - View the artwork of George Catlin who specialized in
painting portraits of American Indians.

*St. George & The Dragon -- Learn about the legend of St. George and the
Dragon while you view the painting of Rogier van der Weyden.

*Hummingbirds & Orchids -- See the spectacular detail and realistic
paintings of Martin Johnson Heade -- a treat for the senses.

*Jarama II: The Guessing Game -- See if you can figure out what the artist
Frank Stella had in mind when he created this work of art.

*Improvisation 31: Sea Battle -- Can you count the colors used by Russian
artist Wassily Kandinsky in this picture?

*Watson & The Shark -- Does a picture tell a thousand words? See if this
painting by John Singleton Copley captures a harrowing adventure as well as
a camera.

*Egyptian Sphinx -- JACKPOT! This sphinx guards a virtual warehouse of
FREE, downloadable (pdf) Children's Guides to art. This is an AMAZING ART
RESOURCE! Includes guides to the artwork of Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keefe,
Winslow Homer, and Rembrandt, as well as Egyptian art, Mayan art, Dutch
Still Life, and much, much more.

Next, head to the Art Zone to make your own art online. The menu selections
include:

-BRUSHster - An interactive painting machine that lets you create and paint
your own colorful abstract art.

-Interactive Dutch Dollhouse - Paintings by well-known 17th-century Dutch
artists "spring to life as you mix and match colorful characters, create
decorative objects, and explore the kitchen, living quarters, artist's
studio, and courtyard of this interactive Dutch Dollhouse."

-Jungle - Inspired by the paintings of French artist Henri Rousseau, this
activity lets you create an imaginary landscape. "Mix and match colorful
characters, control the environment by changing weather and lighting
conditions, or construct flowers, trees, and plants using special tools."

These are but a few of the many activities available in this ever-expanding
kids section of the NGA website - that gets a ClickSchooling Award for
Excellence! Bookmark it so your family can return often to indulge their
creativity and curiosity about fine art.


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
September 14, 2007
Volume 14, Number 35
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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-070914.php

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USGS Learning Age: Geologic Age
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/geoage.htm

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has created a number of
instructional materials for teachers as part of its Learning Web site, and
this particular lesson plan is one that can be used in a number of different
settings. The activity and lesson are designed for use by grades 7-12, but
these materials could also be used with ease in introductory geology courses
at the college level. This set of resources includes a background essay on
the use of radioactive decay to determine geologic age, and continues on to
provide detailed information on a classroom activity that is both engaging
and informative. The materials are rounded out by a set of questions that
can be used to guide future discussions. [KMG]

[NOTE: Other topics from
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/lesson_plans.htm
previously posted. - Phyllis]

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MFA Boston: Missing van Gogh Discovered [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.mfa.org/master/sub.asp?key=23&subkey=5034

Boston's lovely Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) has been in possession of Vincent
Van Gogh's painting "Ravine" for years. What curators at the Museum did not
know until recently was that there was yet another Van Gogh painting
underneath "Ravine". Working with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam,
preservation experts at both institutions noticed that there was a second
painting underneath the paint surface. After close examination, it was
revealed that this painting was in fact a draft of what later became the
work "Wild Vegetation". This site provides information on this important
discovery as well as a fascinating interactive tour of the works of Van Gogh
held within the MFA's collections. [KMG]

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

[NOTE: See Also: Interactive Programs
http://www.phillipscollection.org/html/interactive.html

American Art at The Phillips Collection
http://www.phillipscollection.org/american_art/collection/collection-artist_ab.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/ddnjn
From the site:
“A complete catalogue of all works of art in this program is accessible through the indexes on this screen. You may search the entire program by artist, by medium, or by date.”

American Art Timeline
http://www.phillipscollection.org/american_art/timeline.htm – Phyllis ]

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Site found in:
======== The Scout Report ==
======== May 3, 2002 ====
======== Volume 8, Number 16

Jacob Lawrence: Over the Line
http://www.phillipscollection.org/lawrence/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

An accompaniment to the special exhibition entitled _Over the Line: The Art
and Life of Jacob Lawrence_, the Over the Line Web site features the
paintings of Jacob Lawrence, along with photographs and a brief synopsis of
his life. The site is divided into three sections -- Beginnings, Young
Artist, and Over the Line -- and covers the period between 1917 (the year of
his birth) to 2000 (the year of his death). The site also contains suggested
classroom activities, discussion questions, teaching strategies, and
recommended books in the areas of social studies, language arts, math,
science, and visual arts. It also includes a collection of paintings by
secondary students in the Washington, DC area. Users can choose to view the
exhibit in Flash (which requires a Flash 4.0 plug-in) or HTML (which has
been optimized for low bandwidth computers). A part of the Phillips
Collection located in Washington, DC, this is an excellent online exhibit
that delves into the life of painter and educator Jacob Lawrence. [MG]

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

Sites found in:
Library of Congress Teachers Page Newsletter: September 2007

PREVIEW THE NEW TEACHERS PAGE
In the next few months, watch for a new look for the Library of Congress Teachers page, featuring a new Classroom Materials Finder and correlations to state and national standards. The same wide range of innovative classroom materials currently offered on the Learning Page will still be available, but in an updated format that will make them even easier to use in the classroom.

Take a look at the preview site and let us know what you think.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/preview

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Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/
This presentation will help students understand how Copyright protects others’ work and their own.

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Biography of Charles Simic from the Poetry & Literature Center
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/laureate_current.html
On August 2, 2007, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced the appointment of Charles Simic to be the 15th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Use this online biography to introduce the new Poet Laureate to your students.

William Golding
http://www.william-golding.co.uk/index.html

William Golding: A Chronological Account
http://www.william-golding.co.uk/P_Biog.pdf

William Golding: More information and additional photos
http://www.william-golding.org/golding/

William Golding: Learning Resources
http://www.william-golding.co.uk/l_golding.html

Materials For Teachers
http://www.william-golding.co.uk/l_teachers.html

Materials For Students
http://www.william-golding.co.uk/l_students.html

Judy Blume
http://www.surfnetkids.com/judy_blume.htm
From the site:
“Judy Blume is an award-winning author of twenty-two books for children, young adults and grownups. Her books have sold over seventy-five million copies, and have been translated into more than twenty languages. Despite her huge appeal, her direct approach to difficult subjects such as puberty, divorce and religion has landed her on the Top Ten Challenged Authors list compiled by the American Library Association.”
Page includes 8 links to sites (5 annotated, 3 Honorable Mentions)

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Hi! It's Wednesday, September 12, 2007 and time for Language Arts at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
FunTrivia: Quizzes - Books for Kids
http://www.funtrivia.com/ql.cfm?cat=3668

At this website you will find many online, interactive quizzes based
upon children's literature. When you get to the site you will see a
menu that you can use to find quizzes according to book series, book
author, young adult books, and a general literature category that
includes quizzes on fairy tales. Don't let the sparse menu on the
landing page fool you -- there are tons of quizzes on just about
every children's book imaginable.

Click on a category and a new page opens with a large menu of quizzes
indicating the difficulty level of each quiz that range from easy to
difficult. Choose the topic that interests you -- and another page
opens where you can select what format you want to take the quiz in --
html or flash. Make your selection, and a new page opens where the
quiz begins.

It's fun to test your knowledge and memory of various story lines and
characters that you have met in books.

That said, parents have different criteria for what is suitable in
terms of children's literature. Therefore, as always, parents should
preview this site before exploring it with your children.

Note: There are innumerable quizzes on many subjects at this site. I
only reviewed the Children's Literature section for ClickSchooling.
Again, parents should preview this site before exploring it with
children.

[NOTE: Quiz home page: The Quiz Directory
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/index.cfm - previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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 #78 from http://www.don-guitar.com/ September 15, 2007

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A brief guide to evaluating and describing old and rare books.
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?a=13&Q=37747

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TheAntiDrug.com Web site, TeachersGuide
http://www.theantidrug.com/teachersguide/index.asp
From the site:
“TeachersGuide is a drug education resource that was developed by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. We provide teachers with ideas and resources for incorporating drug prevention messages into the classroom.”

Education Resources
http://www.theantidrug.com/teachersguide/resources.asp
From the site:
“Additional resources and organizations that TeachersGuide has reviewed - each of these links will take you to specific drug prevention and awareness information for teachers and educators.

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The Great Buildings Collection. Wonderful.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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On topic of Norse mythology.
http://www.wizardrealm.com/norse/gods.html

http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/gods.html

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Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained.
http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/

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

El Nino Theme Page
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/nino-home.html
From the site:
“A Theme Page is a set of Web Pages focused on a specific topic, such as El Nino, includng links to widely distributed information relevant to the topic, and provided on the Web by a variety of scientific, government, academic or commercial institutions throughout the world. The Theme Page includes background information which explains the topic, including what it is, why it is important, what impact it has on human lives, why we study it, and how we study it, all in terms which can be clearly understood by a high school student. It links to in-depth information and analyses, including relevant, often realtime, data and forecasts, as well as to historical data and perspectives.

“The straightforward explanations of the topic are useful to students, educators and the general public. The in-depth analyses and data links are valuable to more advanced students and to scientific researchers. The Theme Page presents a complete, layered approach to understanding the subject topic, and forms a rich resource with appeal to a very broad audience.”

WISE: The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment
http://wise.berkeley.edu/
From the site:
“Harness the power of the Internet... wisely. WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine realworld evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Our curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging. A web browser is all they need to take notes, discuss theories, and organize their arguments... they can even work from home! Our Teacher Area lets you explore new projects and grade your students' work on the Web. Best of all, everything in WISE is completely free.” [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

H2 lab
http://www.h2-lab.com/index_uk.html
Scroll down to select “English”
From the site:
“In the H2 lab you can actively familiarize yourself with the hydrogen cycle – from energy production and the production of hydrogen to the use of hydrogen…You will need to register for each experiment with your initials and a freely selected password.”

[NOTE: Other pages from The Chemical Heritage Foundation
http://www.chemheritage.org/
http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/class.html
- previously posted. - Phyllis ]

SEE ALSO: Explore Chemical History
http://www.chemheritage.org/explore/explore.html
“When most people think of chemistry, they think of lab coats, Bunsen burners, and the cryptic periodic table. They don't usually think of history. But chemistry has a fascinating story to tell.”


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Site of the Day for Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Polymers: Molecular Giants
http://www.chemheritage.org/explore/explore-nav5.html

Today's site, from the U.S. Chemical Heritage Foundation, presents an
exhibit on large molecule structures, a topic of perhaps surprising
fascination. Gentle Subscribers will discover some of the revolutionary
products which resulted from research in this field, along with some of the
scientists who made these remarkable breakthroughs.

"Polymers are macromolecules -- in other words, they are really big
molecules, and they are all around us. But as big as they are in the
molecular world, we can't actually see individual polymers with the naked
eye, but we can see all the things made of polymers." - from the website

The exhibit features a first-rate Timeline with links to significant
polymer discoveries and uses, from earliest times with the use of silk and
later, rubber, to the sophisticated conceptualizations of biomedical
science in developing artificial skin and bone. The Faces section focuses
specifically on chemists who have made significant discoveries in polymers,
such as the inventor of Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek. Additional references for
information are available in the Resources section.

Sprint over to the site for a layperson's overview of macromolecular
chemistry at:

http://www.chemheritage.org/explore/explore-nav5.html

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

The Migrant Experience
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html
From: Voices from the Dust Bowl
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/
“Covering a period between 1940 and 1941, this collection documents the lives of Dust Bowl migrants living in Farm Security Administration (FSA) camps in California.”
[NOTE: Home page http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html previously posted. - Phyllis ]


Learning Page Collection Connection: Voices from the Dust Bowl
History
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/vdb/history.html
Critical Thinking
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/vdb/thinking.html
Arts & Humanities
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/vdb/langarts.html

Sites found in:
Teaching History with Technology Fall 2007 Newsletter
http://www.thwt.org/newsletterh14.htm

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Iraq and the War on Terror
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/terror/
“Iraq and the War and Terror represents a collection of over 40 Frontline web sites that provide in-depth reports on the War on Terror from 9/11 through the recent troop surge in Iraq. Most of the web sites feature extended Frontline video as well as detailed timelines, interviews of key participants, expert analysis, and a discussion forum. This one page is a gateway to outstanding reports on the war in Iraq.”

The Internal Workings of the Soviet System
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intn.html
“A Library of Congress Soviet Archives Exhibit, this detailed section covers the Lenin/Stalin regimes. It includes information on the secret police, the great terror, forced labor camps, collectivization/industrialization, religion, and more. Primary source documents are integrated into the pages. A great breadth of information.”
[NOTE: Home Page: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intro.html – Phyllis ]

Acropolis360
http://www.acropolis360.com/
Acropolis360 is a full screen 360 degree virtual tour of the Athens Acropolis containing maps, 3D reconstructions, 360 degree QuickTime panoramas, text information, sounds, music, and voice commentary.

Ramayana
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/programs/sac/Outreach/ramayana/oral.asp
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yrjvla
The Ramayana provides insights into many aspects of Indian culture. This site includes a brief (and long) synopsis of the Rama story as well as many images, such as the "God Posters" or images of Hindu gods in the style of popular Indian posters and calendars. Consider the five lessons on "Moral Dilemmas." They include useful questions for the classroom to help students understand the moral dilemmas in the story and define outcomes and consequences. There is also an article on The Oral Tradition and the Many "Ramayanas."

The Biography Channel and A& E Classroom
Special Web Exhibit Available: The U.S. Presidents

Throughout the school year, students explore the lives and
contributions of Presidents from throughout U.S. history. This special
interactive website from The Biography Channel Classroom provides
excellent resources to explore these leaders and their legacies.
Background information, trivia, content-rich video clips, and helpful
links are featured on this mini-site devoted to the nation's highest
office. Log on to the link below to examine this site, and to search
other helpful educational websites from The Biography Channel
Classroom.

U.S. Presidents Exhibit:
http://biography.com/presidents/index.jsp

HistoryWiz: for students, teachers and lovers of history
http://www.historywiz.com/
From the site:
“HistoryWiz is a nonprofit organization. Since 1999, we have offered history to students, teachers and lovers of history. The site is aimed primarily at the non-scholar adult, high school, and lower college level.

The mission of this site is to promote an interest in history, to help us understand where we have been so we can know where we are going, and to provide high-quality history materials free of charge to everyone. We believe that history is more than a compilation of facts - it is the stories of the great and small, the causes and the effects. It is not just the political, but the social, religious, economic, and philosophical development of humankind. We try to bring this to life using multimedia exhibits.”
http://www.historywiz.com/multimedia.htm

Search by Subject, Time, or Region.

[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

DrawAnywhere
http://drawanywhere.com/
From the site:
“DrawAnywhere is an online diagramming website, where you can draw, modify and share flowcharts and other diagrams, with the look & feel of a desktop application. It runs on any browser with Flash 9 installed. There is no need to download and install any custom software. It runs entirely on the web, and thus it is an always-on-access-anywhere solution. It meets all your diagramming needs without installing, maintaining and purchasing expensive software.

“Create any type of diagram such as Flowcharts, Process diagrams, Organizational charts, Floor-plans and more.”

Art History
http://www.eyeconart.net/history/directory.htm


Art Links
http://www.eyeconart.net/links.html

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Art Interactive
http://www.hmsg.si.edu/education/interactive.html

From the site:
“Making art is about creating something that represents an idea or vision that is all your own. It involves making choices about materials, shapes, composition, color, texture, and even scale. This art interactive will show you a few different types of sculpture in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and encourage you to explore your own artistic expression by making a piece of art online.”

A Lifetime of Color
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/
Formerly: ArtEdventures - previously posted. Site updated.
From the site:
“alifetimeofcolor.com provides educators with a comprehensive resource of lesson plans, projects and techniques.”

Lesson Plans (by grade level K-8)
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=1

Lesson Plans (by subject)
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=10

Activities
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2
From the site: “You'll find techniques, projects and featured artists in this section.”

Study
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=3
From the site: “Explore the world of art and artists through our interactive timeline and glossary.”

Play: Interactive Games (select primary or intermediate)
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=4

Monthly Calendars of Events
http://www.surfnetkids.com/january.htm

BIRTH Television Archive
http://www.birth-of-tv.org/birth/
From the site:
“The BIRTH Television Archive (BTA) is the World's first internet archive of vintage from the early times of European television… The BIRTH Television Archive is an internet accessible digital archive of selected material coming from (currently) five different television archives in Europe. The purpose is to make these materials accessible to external users via the internet… Information about and preview video streams of television programmes that had been broadcasted in the early days of television in the 1950's and 1960's.

“Images: Early television broadcasting was done without any recording equipment except film, which was very expensive at that time. Therefore only very few early recordings have survived the times. But by photographs taken during production the archives give us some insights into early television broadcasting. The same goes for photographs about early television equipment, like cameras.”

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Site of the Day for Friday, September 7, 2007

AllMovie.com
http://www.allmovie.com/

Today's site, a long-running commercial venture from the All Media Guide,
offers an abundance of film information and features. Gentle Subscribers
may find its comprehensive and constantly refreshed database a useful
source for movie news.

"How many titles are in [the AllMovie] database? At the time of this
writing there are over 220,000 titles but that number increases on a weekly
basis. ... We have 1.5 million cast and production credits in the
database." - from the website

Prominently displayed at the site is the crop of currently playing movies,
along with their studio released trailers. Most movies listed include an
overview with a plot summary, a review, as well as cast and production
information. A useful option of the site is the cross-referencing feature
for similar and related movies and those with the same personnel. As well
as searching directly, visitors can browse the database by genre, from
westerns to musicals. In addition, the site also notes the current releases
of series TV on DVD.

Zoom over to the site for a useful movie reference spot at:

http://www.allmovie.com/

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

Sites found in:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 471 9/6/2007

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The Eighties

The 1980's, also known as the "Me" decade, significantly redefined the
political, social, and technological nature of our culture. Pivotal events
of the decade ranged widely in scale and scope, including the fall of the
Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the onset of the AIDS crisis,
Political Correctness, the birth of Personal Home Computers, MTV, and the
popularity of dubious fashion trends such as shoulder pads and mullets.

The "80's Nostalgia" website takes a look back at the decade, for better
and for worse, with a wealth of information on topics such as Classic TV,
Advertisements, Computers, and even Memories. Other cool features include
an "80's Dictionary", Online Karaoke, a community discussion board, and
other fun tidbits. Radical!!!

http://www.80snostalgia.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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National Anthems of the World

If you want to energetically express your patriotism through song, or just
impress a foreign girlfriend/boyfriend, check out this fun site. "National
Anthems of the World", a part of CountryReports.Org, lists the lyrics to
the official songs of nearly every nation on Earth from Andorra to Zambia.

The site has both lyrics and a recording of each country's national anthem,
giving ambitious visitors the ability to serenade locals, foreign love
interests, family, friends, and business associates (assuming they have a
good voice and a passable accent). While the website does have a small
general subscription fee, those who don't want to pay can bookmark the site
for future reference or email it to international friends and colleagues.

http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/nationalAnthems.aspx
[NOTE: Home page ( http://countryreports.org/ ) previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Movie Mistakes

Ever watched a movie and noticed an accidental inconsistency, like an
object that suddenly disappears in one scene and magically reappears in the
next? These cinematic errors are the main focus of MovieMistakes.Com, a
website that meticulously documents blunders from every major film of the
last thirty years, including movies that currently in theatres.

http://www.moviemistakes.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Interesting Animals

When we think of exotic animals, images of leopards, birds of paradise,
komodo dragons, and other elegant creatures usually come to mind. This
feature by QueDat.Com, entitled "25 of the World's Most Interesting
Animals", clearly demonstrates that the natural world has no shortage of
truly unique critters.

Browse through this list of unusual animals and you will find striking
images and detailed descriptions of some of the most bizarre beings on
Earth. Highlights include the adorable Sun Bear, the White-Faced Saki
Monkey, and the indescribable Aye-Aye from the country of Madagascar.

http://www.quedat.com/2007/09/02/25-of-the-worlds-most-interesting-animals/
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2wc9k3
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Online Einstein

The recent publication of "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter
Isaacson has brought the already ubiquitous genius back into the
spotlight. Those who are interested in learning more about the man behind
Relativity will enjoy this informative website.

The Einstein Archives Online offers an intimate look at the famous
physicists' scientific and non-scientific manuscripts, which were assembled
from the archives of Jerusalem's Hebrew University. Visitors will also
want to check out The Gallery, a virtual tour through Einstein's personal
papers, notebooks, diaries, and other documents that reveal major insights
into his life and legendary work.

http://www.alberteinstein.info/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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Sites found in:

ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
Sept. 7-13, 2007

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National Hispanic Heritage Month: Library of Congress Portal
http://www.loc.gov/topics/hispanicheritage/
From the site:
“…pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.”

Hispanic Americans
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_hispanic.php
Help your students understand the rich heritage of Hispanic Americans. Visit the Hispanic Americans Community Center to discover historical primary resources from the Library of Congress. Don’t miss the ready to use primary source set on "Hispanic Exploration in America." http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_hispanic_kit.php
From the site:
-“This Primary Source Set includes maps, images, documents and a sound file to help teach about the age of exploration, specifically, the contributions and interactions of Hispanic peoples in America.”

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EHP Science Education Program
http://www.ehponline.org/science-ed-new/

The EHP Science Education Program offers a library of 91 high-quality science and interdisciplinary lessons based on selected articles and scientific research published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the leading international research journal. Lessons advance critical basic skills through the context of engaging, current environmental health topics.

Lessons are aligned with National Science Education Standards in biology, chemistry, environmental science, geology, and physical science, and are targeted at students in grades 9 through 12, although many lessons are also appropriate for undergraduates. All lessons and corresponding news articles can be downloaded for FREE from this website.

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NAS Makes 150 Years of Scientific History Available Online

Announcement
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=09102007
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/25w8eg

Direct Link to Biographical Memoirs
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMOIRS_A

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is making 150 years of American scientific history available by publishing its entire collection of Biographical Memoirs on the Internet. Biographical Memoirs are brief biographies of deceased NAS members written by those who knew them or their work.

Since 1877, NAS has published over 1,400 memoirs. Although the memoirs published since 1995 have been freely available on the Academy’s Web site, over 900 memoirs were available previously only through archives and libraries. “This is a ‘historic’ event that will have substantial scholarly value and be of general interest to the public. This personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of such prominent scientists will be a wonderful resource,” said John Brauman, home secretary of the Academy.

Among the additional 500 memoirs published online are those of famed naturalist Louis Agassiz; Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Thomas Edison; Alexander Graham Bell; noted anthropologist Margaret Mead; and psychologist and philosopher John Dewey. More memoirs will be published regularly until the entire collection is available online. PDF files of each memoir are available online at www.nasonline.org/memoirs.

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Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries
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URL: http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/catalog.html
Record Id: 672435
Created: 2007-09-11 12:45:57
Categories: liberal,physci

"This catalog is a collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of
the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital
facts about each individual and their contributions to science."
Indexed by nationality, scientific discipline, education, religion,
means of support, patronage, and involvement in scientific societies;
searchable.

[NOTE: Home page http://galileo.rice.edu/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

SEE ALSO:

Science
http://galileo.rice.edu/science.html
From the site:
“Here you can find records of the other scientists and scientific institutions of Galileo's time.”

European Timeline 1450 - 1700
http://galileo.rice.edu/chron/europe.html
From the site:
“This timeline presents a chronology of religious, political, and military events in Europe.”

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MathPages
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URL: http://www.mathpages.com/
Record Id: 672384
Created: 2007-09-07 03:30:43
Categories: physci

Brief articles on a variety of math topics in these categories: number
theory, geometry, algebra, calculus, probability, set theory, physics,
and more.

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Biographies of Women Mathematicians
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URL: http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Record Id: 672383
Created: 2007-09-07 02:28:59
Categories: liberal,physci

Biographies of women in mathematics, with references, links, and a list
of women granted mathematics Ph.D.'s in the United States before 1930.

[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
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The National Women’s History Museum
http://www.nwhm.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. Site updated. - Phyllis ]

Educational Resources
http://www.nwhm.org/Education/education_index.html

Biographies
http://www.nwhm.org/Education/biographies.html

Self-Guided Walking Tours of Women's History Sites
http://www.nwhm.org/home/selfguidedtour.htm

Cyber Exhibits include:
Woman Suffrage
Women Olympians
Women in Industry
Rights for Women
Women in World War II
Women in Education
Women & Progressive Era
Women Spies
Coalition Organizations
Women of Jamestown
Women with Deadlines: Female Printers, Publishers, and Journalists from the Colonial Period to World War

Sites found in:
15 September 2007 Earth Science Sites of the Week

MINERAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, Women in Mining, (suggested by Nancy Svien, Ames, Iowa), the Women in Mining website has a lot of great labs and games that I have had a lot of fun with. The students love the cookie mining activity (what better than mining chocolate chips!).

http://www.womeninmining.org/index.htm
From the site:
“Women In Mining is dedicated to educating students, teachers and the general public about the importance of minerals.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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HYDROSPHERE
OCEAN EXPLORER, NOAA, (suggested by Patti Grammens, South Forsyth Middle
School, Georgia), There are some really great lessons with labs and
activities available at the NOAA site - Lot's of good Ocean science.
The best part is it is a great way to teach Topography/bathymetry,
tectonic plate spreading, volcanoes, etc. while you learn about our
oceans. Just go to the site and put in your search topic, and you will
be surprised at all the available resources. They also offer some great
workshops around the country.

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Mark Francek
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

Sites found in:
TOURBUS Volume 13, Number 6 -- 13 Sep 2007
Tourbus Home -- http://www.InternetTourbus.com/


Best Websites for K-12 Students
http://askbobrankin.com/top_10_sites_for_students.html
here are some sites that will inspire K-12 kids to learn, help them with homework, and
provide a little fun when the work is done.
From the site:
“There are scores of sites on the Web, aimed at students (or their parents) who are seeking learning tools, a little help with research, homework helpers and good clean after-school fun. Here are some of my favorites:”

Top Ten Sites for Teachers
http://askbobrankin.com/top_ten_sites_for_teachers.html
Teachers, we've got something for you as well. My top ten sites
for teachers will help you with lesson plans, classroom activities,
ideas to stimulate your students, and resources to make learning fun.
From the site:
“Here are my top ten sites for teachers. You'll find help with lesson plans, classroom activities, ideas to stimulate your students, and resources to make the learning process fun. Whether you teach small children or older ones, we applaud you in all your efforts for helping our upcoming generations of adults become the best they can be in whatever field they choose to pursue.” -- Bob Rankin

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The Internet Tourbus - U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1094-2238
Copyright 1995-2007, Rankin & Crispen - All rights reserved

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Site of the Day for Thursday, September 13, 2007

Common Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Today's site, from Washington State University English professor Paul
Brians, offers a handy compilation of those tricky words and instances
which can trip up the unwary English speaker. Gentle Subscribers will find
this a ready reference for clarifying the most acceptable language usage.

"What is an error in English? ... The concept of language errors is a fuzzy
one. I'll leave to linguists the technical definitions. Here we're
concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged
by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and
literate executives and personnel officers. The aim of this site is to help
you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and
titters of amusement at the way you write or speak." - from the website

The site uses an alphabetical listing of hundreds of words to zero in on
the ones most prone to cause difficulties to native English speakers. With
explanations of the differences between such words as augur and auger;
complementary and complimentary; and how one can go wrong using the term
"koala bear", this helpful list presents the careful speaker with
enlightening information on confusing words and the most satisfactory
choices for standard use.

Slip over to the site for a practical guide on avoiding everyday English
mistakes at:

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

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

[NOTE: Home page: http://www.actden.com/ There are also areas for Math,
Graphics, Information Skills, Astronomy, TOEFL test prep, and free tutorials
for some older software. Some areas may require free registration.
Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Hi! It's Wednesday, September 5, 2007 and time for Language Arts at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
WritingDEN
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm

Age range: 11-18 (grades 6-12)

The WritingDen website offers online activities that help students in
grades 6-12 improve their writing skills by working on vocabulary,
sentence structure, and paragraph development. We featured this
site in 2002, but new content makes it well-worth another visit.

When you get to the site you will see a "Featured Story" and a menu.
Click the "About" button on the menu for a good description of what
the WritingDen offers.

Then, go back to the home page and click on the "Featured Story." The
topic is wolves and you get to see how the story is developed from a
selection of vocabulary words, to simple sentence structures, and
finally to the development of paragraphs.

The Words and Sentences sections include Real Audio clips that
provide student instruction. The Paragraphs section includes a "note
set" that shows how the thoughts presented in the paragraph were
organized. The step-by-step process really helps students to see how
stories are constructed.

Then, take the quizzes to test your comprehension and understanding
of vocabulary, sentence structure, and paragraph development.

When you are through with the "Featured Story," you will have a clear
idea of how material is presented at this site. If you like it, go
back to the home page and click on "Topics" to see the archived list
of stories on subjects that include: History, Nature, Canada, Science
and Lifestyle. Click on any story to go through the writing process
as you did with the "Featured Story."

This site also contains "Tips-O-Matic" that provide grammar rules on
word, sentence, and paragraph usage.

Another great feature of the site is the "Word Of The Day" email
list. Sign up to join the list that will send you a new vocabulary
word to learn on a daily basis.

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.

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From: Jim Escalle jimescalle@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:50:40 -0800
Subject: Missing in MiG Alley on PBS NOVA

Dear Phyllis:

I happen to come across your "Phyllis' Favorites" blog while surfing the Internet for the program, Missing in MiG Alley. Half the program will feature the duels between the F-86 Sabre and MiG-15, but the other half will feature the search for missing Sabre pilots.

I was wondering if high school students would be interested in watching the program. And if so, would they have any interest in seeing photos and learning about an F-86 Sabre pilot who never came home.

My uncle is on the list of 31 missing F-86 Sabre pilots that the program may mention, even though I haven't seen it yet. My uncle disappeared on June 19, 1953 while strafing a North Korean truck convoy. I had the pleasure of talking with Troy Cope's nephew at the 2001 F-86 Sabre Pilots Association reunion in Las Vegas. Troy Cope, or "Gordie" as he was called, is the pilot (his remains) they find on the program. He went down in China.

I wrote a book on my uncle's life, which is still at the publisher, but I also have two websites that cover him and his squadron. I thought that maybe you would be able to pass this on to anyone who would like to learn a little Korean War history as it relates to Air Force fighter-bomber pilots. I think my book will have a lot to teach, but I'm still waiting to see if it will be published.

My two websites are: http://www.jimmylescalle.com/ and http://www.36thfbs.com/

I'm an elementary school substitute teacher and have tried to show the smaller kids some of the photos and let them read the stories, but they don't show too much interest. I though that perhaps the older kids might.

Regards,

Jim Escalle
Email: jimescalle@earthlink.net

Time’s 50 Top 10 Lists of 2007
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/
Includes News, Arts & Entertainment, Science, Business, Tech & Sports, and Pop Culture

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From: Gilder Lehrman Institute gli@gilderlehrman.org
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:31:07 -0500 (EST)
Subject: New Issue of History Now: World War II

The Institute is pleased to present the fourteenth issue of HISTORY NOW, a quarterly online journal for history teachers and students, available at http://www.historynow.org/

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into the global conflict known as World War II. The impact of this war was felt by civilians as well as soldiers, as the nation transformed itself from a peacetime to a wartime economy. In this issue, our scholars and teachers explore the war years and their aftermath.

Don't miss this issue's interactive feature: a slideshow of wartime posters from the Smithsonian collection:
http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/interactive.html

Click on the links below for each feature:

Every Citizen a Soldier: World War II Posters on the American Home Front
by William L. Bird Jr. and Harry Rubenstein
http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/historian.html

America's Depression, America's War: A Study in Contrasts
by David M. Kennedy
http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/historian2.html

The World War II Home Front
by Allan M. Winkler
http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/historian3.html

From Citizen to Enemy: The Tragedy of Japanese Internment
by Julie Des Jardins
http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/historian4.html

Patriotism Crosses the Color Line: African Americans in World War II
http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/historian5.html

[NOTE: Earlier issues previously posted.
http://www.historynow.org/past.html
- Phyllis

Links to PBS history programs’ companion sites.
Many include timelines, teacher’s guides, and links to additional resources.

Ancient World
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_ancient.html

World History
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_world.html

United States
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_united.html

War and Espionage
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_war.html

Biographies
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html

Sites found in:
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NOVA
Missing in MiG Alley
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
In 1950, Russian and American fighters clashed over Korea in
the fastest dogfights ever seen. Thirty-one American F-86 Sabre
pilots are believed to have survived crash landings, and the
evidence suggests that a few of the pilots were captured and
secretly imprisoned in Russia. NOVA combines forensic detective
work with an in-depth look at why the Sabre and the MiG
acquired their reputations as legendary fighting machines. (CC,
Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warplanes/
[NOTE: See teaching guide pasted below. – Phyllis ]
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Independent Lens
An Unreasonable Man
On-Air & Online
9-12
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
This documentary takes an unsparing look at Ralph Nader, one of
the most important and controversial political figures of our
time. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/unreasonableman/

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Original Message:
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:43:29 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] Missing in MiG Alley airs Dec. 18

Hello Educators,

In next week's airing of "Missing in MiG Alley," NOVA explores the
world's first jet war, comparing the U.S. F-86 Sabre and the North
Korean MiG-15 fighter planes and revealing a number of stories
regarding pilots who went missing during the Korean War. (Subjects
covered: social studies, U.S. history, world history,
technology/engineering)

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

NOVA presents "Missing in MiG Alley"
Broadcast: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/nova/warplanes
(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/warplanes/program.html
Watch the entire program online after the broadcast date. (Quicktime or Windows Media required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

All About G Forces
http://www.pbs.org/nova/warplanes/gforces.html
Learn about gravity forces and their impact and effect on the human body. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Bringing Home MIAs
http://www.pbs.org/nova/warplanes/mias.html
Find out about U.S. efforts to identify, bring back, and inter all American personnel lost since World War II. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

MiG vs Sabre Anatomy
http://www.pbs.org/nova/warplanes/anatomy.html
See how the Soviet MiG-15bis and the American F-86 Sabre compare in this interactive. (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Outfitting a Fighter Pilot
http://www.pbs.org/nova/warplanes/pilot.html
Take a close look in this interactive at the clothing and equipment essential to a fighter pilot. (Flash plug-in required; printable version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/programs/3418_warplane.html
In this classroom activity, students research the technological advances, tactical strategies, and roles aircraft have played in the United States' five major international conflicts of the 20th century. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Program Transcript
http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/3418_warplane.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.

Plus Watch a Preview and Links & Books.

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Hi! It's Saturday, September 8, 2007 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Yesterday, September 7th, was the birthday of Anna Mary Moses, a celebrated
American folk artist (who didn't begin to paint until she was 70-years-old,
and wasn't "discovered" until she was 80.) She was born in 1860. She lived
to be 101 years old. Her paintings delight children of all ages -- and there
are many children's books that feature the artwork of Grandma Moses. Here
are some websites that feature her work. Explore them with your family. :)

Recommended Websites:

American Art: The Phillips Collection
http://www.homefires.com/click?grandmamosesmcdonn
Direct Link: http://www.phillipscollection.org/american_art/artwork/Moses-McDonnell_Farm.htm
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3e4uao

At this website you can see a picture of a Granma Moses painting titled,
"McDonnell Farm." It was inspired by the children's nursery rhyme, "Old
MacDonald Had A Farm." The website explains the compositional components
that Grandma Moses used in this landscape painting including "contrasting
colors, figural groupings and empty space, abstract pure color and narrative
detail." Click on the painting to enlarge it for a better view.

Then, back on the landing page, click on the FREE "Learning Activities." A
new page opens with suggested activities to enhance learning in visual arts,
social studies, and language arts through further study of the "McDonnell
Farm" painting.

Women Artists: Grandma Moses
http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women2/moses.html
At this site you can see 6 of Grandma Moses' paintings. Click on the images
to enlarge them to view the detail.

[NOTE: See Also: Women Artists: Medieval Period to the Present
http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women/womenart.html
Select: Links to Sites About Women Artists.
Page includes:
Women Artists in History
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Women Artists 1900-1940
Women Artists 1940-1960
Women Artists 1960-Present
Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Galerie St. Etienne: Grandma Moses
http://www.gseart.com/moses.html
At this website you can see a photograph of Grandma Moses in the act of
painting. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Enjoy!

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.

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Subject: AASC Feature of the Month: December 2007
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:22:48 -0800
Feature of the Month Email

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DECEMBER 2007 FEATURE OF THE MONTH
African Americans in the Fine Arts

Dear Feature of the Month Subscriber,

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

This month the feature highlights African American fine artists active before the twentieth century.

A SKETCH
Due to the enormous difficulties encountered by African Americans in the pursuit of the fine arts, evidence of black painters before the late nineteenth century comes not from paintings presently in museums or private collections, but from newspapers advertising their services. As with early American art in general, African American art largely consisted of folk arts and crafts produced anonymously for everyday use. As a result, very little work produced before the Civil War, which we would today identify as “art,” has survived.

VIEW FEATURE:
http://www.elabs3.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=ef6,vlrf,5j,nb5,gjf4,eh6y,gfib

THE FOREGROUND
In a Photo Essay, editors of the Oxford African American Studies Center use photos and text to identify and celebrate eight individuals who have emerged as some of the few known African American artists whose work predates the twentieth century. Artists include Scipio Moorhead, a slave who was the earliest significant black fine artist, Robert Scott Duncanson, who saw early success in Canada but became recognized for his bleak Civil War-era landscapes, and Joshua Johnson, who is considered perhaps the best-known African American artist of the early republic, known for his portraits of white, upper-class children.

VIEW PHOTO ESSY:
http://www.elabs3.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=ef6,vlrf,5j,k0qt,la4r,eh6y,gfib

PAINT, BRUSHES, AND CANVAS
To provide more information about African American fine artists active before the twentieth century, this month’s feature also includes a number of free subject articles taken from the African American Studies Center on topics like “African American Art” and “African Americans in Graphic Arts and Printmaking.” Also included are links to free biographies for seven of the eight artists profiled in the Photo Essay.
http://www.elabs3.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=ef6,vlrf,5j,nb5,gjf4,eh6y,gfib

Sites found in:
EDInfo@listserv.ed.gov
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 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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History of Cartography
provides information on a multi-volume effort to assemble a
comprehensive history of map making. Volumes that have been
completed examine cartographies of prehistoric, ancient, and
medieval Europe and the Mediterranean; traditional Islamic and
South Asian societies; traditional East and Southeast Asian
societies; traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian,
and Pacific societies; and the European Renaissance.
(Multiple Agencies)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1956
Direct: http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Brain: Our Sense of Self
helps middle school students understand basic scientific
principles related to the brain and nervous system. Five
lessons examine the structure and specialized regions of the
brain, its diverse functions, how the body receives and
delivers information through the nervous system, factors that
affect learning, and our sense of self. Interactive web
activities are included. (National Institutes of Health)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1954
Direct: http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih4/self/default.htm
[NOTE: Other pages from http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements
previously posted.- Phyllis ]
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To view an archive of past messages
* http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/

Sites found in:
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007
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Stopping Sprawl : Sierra Club
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URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl
Record Id: 672317
Created: 2007-08-28 14:53:05
Categories: bioag,busecon,liberal

Resources from the Sierra Club on urban sprawl, with a focus on urban
development and the environment. Offers reports, articles and factsheets
on urban sprawl, land use, costs, communities, transportation, and
activism.

[NOTE: Other pages from Sierra Club previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Sprawl City
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URL: http://www.sprawlcity.org/
Record Id: 672316
Created: 2007-08-28 14:38:09
Categories: busecon,govpub,liberal

Population statistics and reports on land consumption, population
growth, and urban sprawl.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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California Shipwrecks
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URL: http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/
Record Id: 672312
Created: 2007-08-28 11:44:13
Categories: govpub

Searchable shipwreck database with records of over 1500 shipwrecks in
California. Search by ship name, type of ship (barge, schooner,
two-masted ship, etc.), California county, latitude and longitude.
Also, articles and stories about California shipwrecks,

Sites found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, September 13, 2007
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/116

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Agatha Christie and Archaeology
Companion to an exhibit, "Agatha Christie and Archaeology: Mystery in Mesopotamia," which "presented a fascinating look at the secret life of one of the world's most popular writers. Agatha Christie (1890-1976) originally became interested in archaeology on a visit to the site of Ur (in modern Iraq) in 1928. It was at Ur that she met her future husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan." Includes annotated photos and images of archaeological items. From the British Museum.
URL:http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/middle_east/agatha_christie__archaeology/agatha_christie_and_archaeolog.aspx
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yrwker
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24418

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Agatha Christie: The Official Agatha Christie Site
Official website for this British mystery writer. Features background about how Christie wrote and the influence of travel and archeology, descriptions of her famous fictional detectives (such as Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot), material about Christie works on stage and screen, and a database where you can find books based on keywords or by location, detective, or means of murder. Includes some commercial content.
URL: http://us.agathachristie.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24416

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Delicious Death: Agatha Christie Works List
This website features images of thousands of covers of English and non-English language versions of Agatha Christie mystery books and plays (and works written under the name of Mary Westmacott). Also includes a Christie chronology, and a brief plot description, character list, and list of movie and TV productions for each work. In English and Japanese. From an enthusiast.
URL: http://www.deliciousdeath.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24417

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Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings
Companion to a traveling exhibit about book burning activities in Nazi Germany. Topics include the immediate American response, how "books figured prominently" in U.S. patriotic slogans during World War II, and later symbols of book burning. Features written and audio material about 58 authors whose works were burned. Authors include Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway, Helen Keller, Jack London, Karl Marx, and Upton Sinclair. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
URL: http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/bookburning/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24452
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Rave Reviews: Bestselling Fiction in America
Companion to an exhibition that provides "an index of American interests and reading tastes over the last two and a half centuries" and considers the impact of popular fiction on American society. Features illustrated discussions of bestsellers and movies, and types of bestsellers (such as regional, genre, and war fiction, social criticism, and scandalous books), and a link to bestseller lists (1900-1999). From the Albert H. and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/rave_reviews/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24453

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Social Security History: Upton Sinclair
"Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California, who pioneered the kind of journalism known as 'muckraking.' His best-known novel was 'The Jungle' which was an expose of the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry." He ran for Governor of California in 1934 based on his EPIC (End Poverty in California) plan. Includes the text of the EPIC plan. From the Social Security Administration (SSA).
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/history/sinclair.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24450

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CRS Annotated Constitution
"The content of the CRS Annotated Constitution was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress. ... The initial online annotations were published in 1992, and supplements were released in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. This edition is a hypertext interpretation of the CRS text. It links to Supreme Court opinions, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations." Provided by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School.
URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24420

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Agnes de Mille Dances
Brief illustrated biography of this dancer and choreographer and details about some of her featured dances. Includes photos, summary, description of cast, and composer for dances such as "Rodeo" and "Fall River Legend." Also includes images of dances for musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Brigadoon," and a complete danceography with a list of theater, film, ballet, and television choreography.
URL: http://www.agnesdemilledances.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24447

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Madeleine L'Engle: 1918-2007
Official website of writer Madeleine L'Engle, best known for her 1962 Newbery Award-winning novel, "A Wrinkle in Time." Features a brief biography, the text of her Newbery Award acceptance speech, a bibliography of her numerous publications (some with cover art and introductions), photos, and links to articles and interviews with the author.
URL: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24468

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Samuel Johnson Tercentenary 2009
"This site contains information about the celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Johnson, which falls on 18 September 2009." Features include a biography of Johnson (1709-1784) who "was (amongst other things) a poet, biographer, lexicographer, essayist, editor and reviewer"; listing of events in the U.S. and U.K.; and links to related websites. From the Samuel Johnson Tercentenary Committee, which consists of representatives from Johnson-related organizations.
URL: http://www.johnson2009.org/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24430

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Time 100: Margaret Sanger
Profile of Margaret Sanger, whose "crusade to legalize birth control spurred the movement for women's liberation." Written by Gloria Steinem, the article discusses Sanger's life and 50-year career and lessons that can be learned from her experiences. From Time magazine.
URL: http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/sanger.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24422

[NOTE: Home page http://www.time.com/time/time100/ previously posted. -
Phyllis ]

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About North American Bison
Images and descriptions of differing characteristics of plains bison and woods bison. Includes information about the prevalence and range of North American bison, and links to material about the difference between bison and buffalo and what is a European bison. From the Bison Specialist Group North America, established under the direction of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Species Survival Commission.
URL: http://www.notitia.com/bison/AboutBison.htm
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24476

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NOAA Marine Debris Program
Website for this federal government program concerned with marine debris, which is "typically defined as any man-made object discarded, disposed of, or abandoned that enters the coastal or marine environment." Features articles, fact sheets, news, photos, outreach materials, and glossary. Includes a link to the website for the program's Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris project, showing marine debris deposited on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
URL: http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24427

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Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
"This exhibition [about censorship] hopes not so much to judge censors and censorship but instead to provoke questions." Some of the topics and case studies covered in the exhibit include reference and religious works, Margaret Sanger and birth control, John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," the objectivity of science, Internet censorship, and censored films and television. From the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/censored/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24421
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Indian Country Diaries
Website for "a two-part series of documentaries that, for the first time, explore[d] the challenges facing Native Americans in the 21st Century, in both urban and reservation settings." Stories on the site cover issues such as identity and assimilation, tribal sovereignty, education, culture of specific tribes, tribal casinos, and health concerns. Also provides history (such as the Trail of Tears and the urban relocation program), classroom materials, and related resources. From Native American Public Telecommunications.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24428

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

Suggested by a reader:

The Beehive Homework Help Center
http://www.thebeehive.org/freehomeworkhelp
Includes sites for elementary, middle and high school students as well as a section for parents.

CommerceWOW!Zone
http://www.commercewowzone.com/
Sections for kids, teens, parents and educators. Free registration required.
From the site:
“The CommerceWOW!Zone is a website created to provide a fun and interactive place where children and teens can gain a better understanding of the value and worth of money. Parents can share the learning experience with their children by reading the stories and playing the games. And, educators can access suggested lesson plans for incorporating this information into their classes.”
CommerceWOW!Zone for Educators!
“Commerce Bank supports educators in creating fun and educationally sound programs that teach financial literacy within the classroom. We have a wide range of educational programs designed to make learning fun.”

Online Video Clips
http://www.thinkport.org/Classroom/onlineclips.tp
From the site:
“Do you need a short clip of video to compliment your activity or lesson? No problem. Browse through one of our subject categories or use our advanced search to find a clip that suits your needs.”

Arts
Health
Language Arts
Mathematics
Professional Development
Science
Social Studies

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Theme Archive (Links and lesson plans)
http://www.thinkport.org/CLASSROOM/archive.tp


[NOTE: May have to double-click.
Other pages from http://www.thinkport.org/previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Kitchen Myths
http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm
From the site:
“There are several web sites devoted to researching and exposing these fake stories. The same sort of thing happens in the world of food and cooking.”

The Pizza Explorer
http://65.79.226.35/pizza/
From the site:
“The purpose of the IFT Pizza Explorer is to teach students food science and the chemistry of food components through interactive, hands-on activities. This educational product is designed for students in middle and high school to facilitate the learning of food science, chemistry and biology.” “The program was created to complement and supplement the science curriculum at your school.”

Computer Science E-1:
Understanding Computers and the Internet
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie1/
Freely available, via Harvard Extension School.
From the site:
“This course is all about understanding: understanding what's going on inside your computer when you flip on the switch, why tech support has you constantly rebooting your computer, how everything you do on the Internet can be watched by others, and how your computer can become infected with a worm just by turning it on. In this course we demystify computers and the Internet, along with their jargon, so that students understand not only what they can do with each but also how it all works and why. Students leave this course armed with a new vocabulary and equipped for further exploration of computers and the Internet. Topics include hardware, software, the Internet, multimedia, security, website development, programming, and dotcoms. This course is designed both for those with little, if any, computer experience and for those who use a computer every day.”

InventNow.org
http://www.inventnow.org/
From the site:
“All inventions start as ideas. InventNow.org is the place to create and explore a world of ideas that just might inspire the world’s next great inventor.”

InventNow: Parents & Teachers
http://www.inventnow.org/parents/
From the site:
“Free downloads of invention-themed curricula from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.”
Page includes links to Resource Guides for Elementary, Middle and High School.

First name only registration.

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The National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
From the site:
“The National Inventors Hall of Fame honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress.”
“Search the Hall of Fame Inductee Library, or browse information by inventor, invention, induction date, or by decade.”
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Sites found in:
NEAT NEW STUFF, SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

ChemSpider - Database of Chemical Structures and Property Predictions
http://www.chemspider.com/
I'm not a chemist, but a reader who is says this site is a "Great
resource for chemists, molecular biologists, and others."

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FactBites - Where results make sense
http://www.factbites.com/
"What do you get if you cross a search engine with an encyclopedia?
Factbites," where the search results page itself includes key sentences
from each of the sources retrieved. Uber-researcher Mary Ellen Bates, in
her BatesInfoTip Newsletter
<http://www.batesinfo.com/august-2007-infotip.html > recommends this as
a "useful filter on search results that may help you find in-depth
answers quickly."

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Sci-Fi Lists: Top 100 Sci-Fi Books
http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_books_rank1.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3966gt
Another great discussion-starter and library display topic. You could
invite your staff and library users to add their own favorites, and start
a discussion on your blog.

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Statetris
http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/
Test your geography skills and manual dexterity by playing Tetris with US
states instead of blocks.
[NOTE: Try Europe: http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/europe/ - Phyllis ]

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

--------Forwarded Message--------
From: Walter mrmck@staffnet.com
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:59:47 +0000
To: Innovative-Teaching@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Innovative-Teaching] ITN December 2007: Author! Author!

The Innovative Teaching Newsletter
Volume 10, Issue 4 - December 2007
Topic: Author! Author!

"A new age demands a new paradigm!" -Walter McKenzie

This month's topic is Authors Online. Consider the possibilities
for your students.....

http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/authors2007.htm
[Scroll down for list of links]

Walter McKenzie
The One and Only Surfaquarium
http://surfaquarium.com/
walter@surfaquarium.com

The Innovative Teaching Newsletter is free to educators everywhere.
Copyright 2007 Newsletter Archive (by topic)
http://surfaquarium.com/NEWSLETTER/

The newsletter may be forwarded, copied and distributed provided the
header and signature information remain intact.

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/

[NOTE: Other issues of ITN Newsletter previously posted. - Phyllis ]

--------Forwarded Message--------
From: URLwire - News of Useful, Unique and Educational Web Content
Subject: [URLwire] Lovethebook.com Launches News and Reviews Site for BookLovers
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:57:49 -0800 (PST)

Lovethebook.com Launches News and Reviews Site for Book Lovers
URL: http://www.lovethebook.com/

Site will appeal to lovers of good literature, progressive politics
and to those who enjoy the pleasure of book browsing...

Do you love to browse for books? Are you offended by unsightly web
sites that are cluttered with advertisements and inappropriate
recommendations? Are you interested in non-mainstream views and
progressive politics? Welcome to lovethebook.com: The book lover's
site for books.

Lovethebook.com award listings are unparalleled in their breadth and
depth, with an ever growing list of book awards categorized by genre,
year and age. Over 250 book awards are currently included together
with nearly 8500 award winning books with full details including book
jacket, description, reviews and price if available for purchase. You
can easily spend a pleasant hour (or two) perusing these lists, just
as you might wander through a library or a bookstore.

What's the latest news in book and literary awards? Find out by
reading the lovethebook.com book awards news page or subscribe to the
dedicated rss feed for book awards and news.

While many online bookstores present the same authors--bestsellers,
book-club picks, celebrity tomes--lovethebook.com spotlights books you
might not see elsewhere. Lovethebook.com has broad listings of both
small, alternative and independent press books, and university press
books. Designed for browsing pleasure, they feature select small
press and university press books. Publishers, authors and readers are
invited to suggest candidates.

The latest news in books and authors can be found on the
lovethebook.com book notes and book news pages (book notes for
shorter news items, book news for longer items). Although many major
book and literary events are covered, lesser known stories that are
largely ignored by the online news media are prominently featured, in
particular, news stories highlighting progressive books and authors
and news items covered from a politically progressive point of view.

Lovethebook.com book lists is a page that is still in its infancy but
offers a forecast of what's to come. The book lists page will
ultimately compete with the book awards page for breadth of coverage
and compliment it for the pure pleasure of book browsing.

[NOTE: Includes past and current titles from more than 25 Children’s Book Awards. – Phyllis ]

# posted by Phyllis @ 9:41 PM 0 comments

Sites found in:
Cable in the Classroom Magazine
December 2007
http://www.ciconline.org/cicmagazine-dec07

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Teacher Feature: Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/discovery-atlas/
Site features video clips about Italy’s history,
culture, religions, and geography; a word game
about famous Italians; lesson plans; and more.

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A Fresh Look at Weather on the Web
The Weather Channel Kids!
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/

The weather can be irregular and tough to predict,
but The Weather Channel has redesigned its
Weather Channel Kids! website to shower students
with opportunities to make sense of it all. And
the outlook is sunny, with the expanded site now
offering everything from explanations of global
warming to suggestions for getting outside and
measuring weather in the real world. With features
that allow students to enter data to design
their own five-day forecast and streaming video
that explains how melting snow makes for extreme
whitewater rafting conditions, the site combines
the fun and the educational, hosting a virtual internship
game at the Severe Weather Command
Center and explaining exactly how the UV Index
works—and why being near sand can affect it—
with the Weather Encyclopedia. And if students
still have not satisfied their curiosity, they can
e-mail their questions to real experts using the
Ask the Meteorologist feature. The site shows
that you really don’t have to be a meteorologist
to know which way the wind blows—but for students
who are hooked, there is a Careers in Meteorology
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Terror at Sea: Sinking of the Lusitania,
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/lusitania/lusitania.html
The social and political complexities and events that are the root
of war can be difficult to comprehend, but an event like the sinking
of the Lusitania galvanizes citizens and puts pressure on decision
makers. Students can explore what brought about the 18-minute
destruction of this ship on the Discovery Channel’s website Terror at Sea:
Sinking of the Lusitania. Through an interactive timeline explaining the
historical events and aftermath of the ship’s destruction, students can see
how the sinking of this ship changed public opinion on the impending
Great War. The site also features video clips of historical re-creations
what happened not only on the Lusitania, on the German U-boat that sunk
as well. While historical re-creations provide valuable insight, the gallery
of propaganda posters and drawings used to sound the call for war
America after the ship was destroyed can be used to help students
understand the attitude of the country the time. Students can examine this
collection of drawings, newspaper clippings, and posters to learn about the
sentiments of country as it grappled with the tragedy.

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Tomb Builders: Valley of the Kings
http://science.discovery.com/convergence/vok/vok.html
Explore the places where pharaohs were buried through
an interactive map and a timeline
( http://science.discovery.com/convergence/vok/timeline/timeline.html )
that details the initial building of the tombs in the Valley of the
Kings as well as the 20th-century discoveries of their remains.

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PoeStories.com
http://www.poestories.com/index.php
From the site:
“This site contains short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allen Poe is a common misspelling), story summaries, quotes, and linked vocabulary words and definitions for educational reading. It also includes a short biography, a timeline of Poe's life, and links to other Poe sites.”

Roget's Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

The thesaurus that appears on this site is Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus. To use the thesaurus, simply type a word in the gold search box and click the 'Search' button. A list of synonyms and antonyms will be returned.


Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/ - previously posted.
Encyclopedia: http://www.reference.com/
Browse All Reference: http://www.reference.com/browse/all/

Premium subscription is ad-free.

Track the flights of 9-11-2001
http://www.kerman94.com/911-Flights.HTM
Follow the flight paths

Sites found in:

ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com/
Aug. 30 – Sept. 6, 2007

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Resource of the Week: Foreign Relations of the United States
By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor

Foreign Relations of the United States
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/

We’ve told you before that we have an unnatural fondness for government documents here on ResourceShelf. And if you’re regular here, you know we are also huge fans of digitized historical collections. This week’s find, from the extensive University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center, “is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department’s Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office.”

Actually, more recent editions of Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) have been available online directly from the State Department Historian’s office. Here you’ll find volumes covering the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon-Ford administrations, and they are searchable. A list of all existing volumes is online here http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/c4035.htm , along with information on whether they can be ordered in print from GPO or where they might otherwise be obtained.

The digital collection at Wisconsin — a joint project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries and the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries (which, it says here, maintains the collection on the State Department site) — “is an incomplete run from 1861-1960 with missing volumes being added as they can be acquired and processed.” You may browse the collection by scrolling and clicking through the 360+ documents, or search the full text of “some or all items.” According to the site, “Full-text searching may not be available for every title. If full-text searching is not available, you may still search by title, author, and section title.” In addition to the default search form are options that allow you to perform boolean or proximity searching.

Curiosity led me to the document “Foreign relations of the United States, 1958-1960. Cuba” http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/FRUS/FRUS-idx?id=FRUS.FRUS1958-60v06%20 (U.S. Interest in the Cuban Revolution, the Overthrow of the Batista Government, and the Consolidation of Power by Fidel Castro). You can display the page images in several sizes by clicking on icons arranged in what looks like a bar graph in the lefthand navigation panel; the images are extremely clear and readable even in the smallest size. If you want to print out a page, click on the “Image for printing” link to display the page image by itself in your browser, without navigational frames, etc. I particularly enjoyed browsing the List of Persons section of this particular document:

“This list is designed to provide identification of those persons mentioned most frequently in this volume. The list generally covers only the years 1958-1960. All titles and positions are American unless otherwise indicated. Where no dates are given, the person usually held the position throughout the period. In some cases, it has not been possible to determine all positions and titles held.”

Lots of familiar names here and a plethora of minor players, too. It would be way cool if the extensive index were hyperlinked; alas, you’ll have to browse page by page by page by page…or give the search engine a run for its money.

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Three New Digital Resource Collections: War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American War

A Guide to the War of 1812
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/1812/
From the site:
“The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the War of 1812, including manuscripts, broadsides, pictures, and government documents. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the War of 1812 that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on the War of 1812 and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers.”

A Guide to the Mexican War
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/mexicanwar/

A Guide to the Spanish-American War
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/spanishwar/

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Library History: Timeline: American Libraries: The First 100 Years
16 pages; PDF.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/resources/selectedarticles/0607_feature_timelin.pdf
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/373ja4
Key moments and lots of pictures as this PDF celebrates the 100th anniversary of American Libraries. A must for any person interested in library history.

Source: ALA

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Enhanced Merriam-Webster Word Central Site for Kids Goes Live
http://www.wordcentral.com/
From the overview:
Merriam-Webster’s Word Central for kids has been visually reprogrammed and upgraded with exciting new content! We’ve integrated the fully searchable Merriam-Webster’s Online Student Thesaurus, turbo-charged the classic feature Build Your Own Dictionary, and assembled two great new games—Robo-Bee and BIGbot—to make this the ultimate language site for younger humanoids. Activate here! http://www.wordcentral.com/

Source: Merriam-Webster

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From the Smithsonian: New Web site for Educators: The Object of History
http://www.objectofhistory.org/
This Web site features artifacts from the Museum’s collections, related high school curriculum materials, and opportunities for students to participate in live online forums with Smithsonian curators.

Source: National Museum of American History

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New Special Collection from FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence):
September 11
http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=251

The 9/11 Collection Consists of 4 Resources:

+ September 11: Bearing Witness to History
Source: Smithsonian Institution

+ 9-11-01 Remembrance
Source: National Park Service

+ Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions
Source: Library of Congress

+ September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
Source: Library of Congress

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The Gift of Holiday Traditions: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas
http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=134
From the site:
“December is a month of holidays, celebrations, gift giving, and—to the glee of students and educators alike—school vacations…”

SEE ALSO: Monthly Feature Archive
http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature_archive.asp

[NOTE: Other pages from http://edsitement.neh.gov/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Phyllis' Favorites from CJRLC Newsletter, Dec. 2007 – Jan. 2008, Pg. 3
http://www.cjrlc.org/Newsletter/newsletter.htm

BugGuide
http://www.bugguide.net/

Center for History and New Media
[Drop-down menu for “Our most popular sites”]
http://chnm.gmu.edu/
Women in World History
http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/index.php

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Online Exhibitions
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/

The History of the Supreme Court
http://www.historyofsupremecourt.org/

Holocaust Encyclopedia
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/

How Much Is That?
http://eh.net/hmit/

Lewis Carroll Home Page
http://www.lewiscarroll.org/nfcarroll.html
Lewis Carroll As taught in K-12
http://www.lewiscarroll.org/k12.html

Martin Luther King, Jr. Encyclopedia
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia

NY Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
NY Times Newsroom Navigator
http://www.nytimes.com/navigator
NY Times Student Navigator
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/navigator/students.html
NY Times Teacher Navigator
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/navigator/teachers.html
NY Times The Learning Network: Issues in Depth
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/index.html
[May require free registration]

Television News Archive
http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/

Timeline Index : People, Events, Periods & Places
http://www.timelineindex.com/content/home.php

U.S. History Resources
http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/USHistory.html
Contemporary Ethical Issues
http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/ethics.html

Wex: Law Encyclopedia and Dictionary
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Main_Page

- Phyllis Anker
- anker@hslc.org

---------Forwarded Message--------
From: Leslie Kahn lkahn@npl.org
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:10:48 -0500

Subject: oh what fun--for library workers

In case you haven't seen this, it may prove useful:
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Libraries/etc/index.html

Leslie Kahn
lkahn@npl.org
Reference Division
Newark Public Library
5 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-733-7820
fax 973-733-5648
www.npl.org
CDL 1539

Interactive: How a superflu is born: Antigenic shift
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/cold.flu/interactive/superflu/index.html
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/2o8q3m
From the site:
“The flu virus is actually a simple structure – it contains only 8 genes…”

From: The Cold & Flu Report, 2007-2008 Season
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/cold.flu/

Human Rights Day December 10
http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/2007/
From the site:
“Human Rights Day 2007 marks the start of a year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/humanrights/index.html
Links to U.N. organizations and additional resources links provided for information purposes

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Subject: [NOVA Teachers] Airing December 11, 2007
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:57:57 -0500 (EST)

NOVA Presents "Deadly Ascent"
Broadcast: December 11, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/nova/denali
(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.)

Predicting Survival
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/core.html
Learn what physiological factors may play a role in whether a
climber does well at high altitude or not. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Dispatches
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/dispatches.html
Read accounts of the Spring 2000 NOVA expedition sent in from the
field. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Climb Denali
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/climb.html
Explore the route from base camp to the 20,320-foot summit.
(QuickTime plug-in required; printable version available.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Survival Skills
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/skills.html
Learn about four survival skills that climbers must have before
tackling Denali. (Flash plug-in required; printable version
available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Body Breakdowns
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/body.html
See how extreme cold can affect the human body.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/3303_denali.html
In this classroom activity, students learn more about some of
Earth's extreme environments and some of the possible dangers
they present. (Grades 6-8)

Denali for Kids
http://pbskids.org/nova/denali
Find out where Denali is, learn what the NOVA team ate for
dinner, see what high altitude can do to your body, and more.
(Grades 3-5, 6-8)

Program Transcript
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3303_denali.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.

Plus Links and Books.

Blog Readers,

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

Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org