Eduhound Spotlight Sites Archives: 2000-2001
December 2001
December 13th
All About Snow @ NSIDC -
Offers answers to many of the snow questions we have received.
Find out why snow is white, or why forecasting snow can be so difficult.
Brings together interesting facts and bits of information we have run
across in answering questions. Use the Glossary to look up snow terminology
and weather terms related to snow. Learn the difference between a blizzard
and a squall, or find out what graupel is.
December 6th
Utah Education Network | 2002 Olympics Education -
This site is designed with the expertise of many Utah
teachers, curriculum designers, and Olympic organizers. We see the Olympics
as a wonderful opportunity to seize the teaching moment with students.
In that spirit, we bring you social studies, mathematics, humanities,
fine arts, health, physical education, science, and interpersonal communication
activities designed to take advantage of the excitement and momentum of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Utah.
November 2001
November 29th
History of the Holidays -
Explore the history of three December holidays, including
Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. You can even check out a calendar and
see where these days fall each year.
November 15th
The Character Education Partnership -
The Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a nonpartisan
coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral
character and civic virtue in our nation's youth as one means of creating
a more compassionate and responsible society. CEP is not affliated with
any party or creed. We are a non-partisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated
to the idea that character and education are natural partners in helping
children become ethical, responsible adults. Our members hold that core
ethical values such as respect, responsibilty, and honesty can both be
a matter of consensus and a model for our youth.
November 8th
Pilgrim Hall Museum -
Pilgrim Hall Museum is a gallery museum in the center
of historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through its exhibition of Pilgrim
possessions and Native American artifacts, Pilgrim Hall tells the stories
of America’s founding and traditions in stirring detail.
November 1st
King Tut One -
Tutankhamun, or better know as King Tut, once ruled Egypt
in the eighteenth dynasty. He ruled for only a short period and was given
the throne at the age of eight. Although not very popular during his time,
he remains today as the most famous pharaoh. Come learn about the boy
king and find out for yourself why his whole discovery was one of the
greatest finds of the world!
October 2001
October 25th
The time-warp project: -
The 20th century is marked by dramatic technology innovation.
The time-warp project is an attempt to archive the rapid advance in technology
through the decades. Initially we are starting from 1900 to the present.
So much has happened since the harnessing of electricity! The project’s
goal is to help preserve information about technology and make it accessible
for future generations.
October 18th
A Walk Through Time -
This site is a National Institute of Standards & Technology
Physics Laboratory presentation detailing 'The Evolution of Time Measurement'
though text and illustrations.
October 11th
M & O Bus Lines: Kids School Bus Safety
Zone -
School Bus Safety is very important. It is as important
for the kids around the bus, as it is for the kids on the bus. Take a
little time to check out some important rules you should know about school
bus safety. You can even try our Bus Safety Quiz to see how well you know
the rules. Be a Bus Safety Superstar!
October 4th
HalloweenMagazine.com -
This web site has been designed for the entire family.
They strive to provide the best in fun and information regarding Halloween.
Since 1996, they have provided this fun way for families and students
to learn Halloween Safety while trick-or-treating. They also have great
articles and links are available via our site for Halloween fun, games,
recipes, activities and more.
September 2001
September 27th
Fire Prevention Week 2001 -
FPW 2001 combines America's favorite pastime with important
fire safety tips to teach children and their families how they can "cover
the bases" to "strike out" preventable home fires. Sparky the Fire Dog®,
celebrating his 50th birthday this year as NFPA's mascot, will play a
visible role in coaching families and communities on the simple steps
they can take to avoid fires.
September 20th
National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) Report Card from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) -
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),
also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative
and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in
various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically
in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography,
and the arts.
September 6th
RefDesk.com -
Refdesk.com has three goals: (1) fast access, (2) intuitive
and easy navigation and (3) comprehensive content, rationally indexed.
The prevailing philosophy here is: simplicity. "Simplicity is the natural
result of profound thought." And, very difficult to achieve.
August 2001
August 30th
Monarch Watch -
Monarch Watch is a collaborative network of students,
teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the study of the Monarch
butterfly, Danaus plexippus. The project is directed by Orley R. "Chip"
Taylor and staff within the Entomology Program at the University of Kansas.
Regional Monarch Watch coordinators throughout the United States and Canada
assist by recruiting volunteers in their areas.
August 23rd
FEMA & FEMA for KIDS -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency - an independent
agency reporting to the President and tasked with responding to, planning
for, recovering from and mitigating against disaster - can trace its beginnings
to the Congressional Act of 1803. This act, generally considered the first
piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a New Hampshire
town following an extensive fire. In the century that followed, ad hoc
legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes,
earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters.
August 16th
The Foliage Network -
The Foliage Network was developed to provide accurate foliage information for various locations across the United States. During the months of September, October, and November, The Foliage Network collects data from our foliage spotters twice a week. This data is collected, plotted, and analyzed by The Foliage Network staff. The end result is The Foliage Network Report which is transmitted to newspapers, television stations, radio stations, and web sites.
August 9th
SchoolShows.com -
A nationwide directory of school shows, school assemblies, school assembly programs, workshops, and residencies. SchoolShows.com is a great way to find presenters for your school assemblies. They list, by name, topic, and category, the performers who tour in your state, no just the ones who live there.
They have the most current available information on these performers. And they have it 24 hours a day.
June 2001
June 28th
Field Trips Site -
A site of virtual field trips on nature topics with the goal of making the best use of the web in the classroom. These annotated field trips take students to some of the best web sites on each trip subject. They have also listed additional teacher's resources for each of the trips. Their field trips format makes learning fun, and makes using the Internet in the classroom simple, efficient and focused.
June 21st
Declaration of Independence @ USHistory.org -
This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read. The site also provides links to other Declaration-related biographies and histories, and is a good resource for anyone curious about the Declaration or who needs resources for his or her research paper.
June 14th
PBS: The American Experience - WayBack Summer Vacation -
Takes a fun look at cool summer vacation spots throughout the United States! Learn about the history of summer camps or send a post card from your online trip.
June 7th
tutorialfind -
tutorialfind, launched in July 2000, is a unique online educational resource devoted to offering the very best tutorials on the Web. Today we are the world's largest online tutorial directory with over 3500 tutorials in over 300 categories. tutorialfind links to the highest quality tutorials on the Web today.
May 2001
May 31st
Education America Network -
The Education America Network (EAN) is one of the premier education employment networks for the United States. Education America Network users are able to find information and employment opportunities specifically related to the education industry quickly by using our easy-to-use interface. All resource information is provided free to be used personally or in a classroom setting.
May 24th
Certificate Creator -
Certificate Creator is the Internets' first site that allows you to customize the generation of certificates for school, business or personal use to be printed out on your own printer!
There are currently 38 pre-built certificates to choose from and customize in 5 different categories.
May 17th
Memorial Day History & Information -
This site was created to help promote the return of the original intent
and meaning back to Memorial Day, to be a central point for finding
information on the day, and to provide an online community for people to
share their feelings, pride, respect and honor for those that gave their all.
May 10th
CNNfyi.com -
CNNfyi.com is an interactive, multimedia news and information resource, offering powerful educational
content for middle and high school students and teachers. Produced and
written by journalists, teachers and students, CNNfyi.com presents daily
news and information in a unique, exciting context students can understand,
while making the material relevant for teachers.
CNNfyi.com is the first Web site created by CNN specifically as an
educational resource. The site combines CNN's 20 years of worldwide
journalism expertise with more than a decade of first-hand classroom
experience from Turner Learning, the educational division of Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc.
A unique partnership created CNNfyi.com, integrating high-tech,
relevant content, information and learning tools from education
leaders Riverdeep Interactive Learning, Harcourt and HighWired.com.
May 3rd
Origami USA -
Here you will find all sorts of different Origami activities. Look under "Fun Stuff" to find detailed directions (including illustrations) on creating several items. They also include Origami puzzles to try.
My family and I had great fun making the frog and then had a contest to see whose would jump the farthest! Try it with your class!
April 2001
April 26th
discoveryCams @ DiscoveryChannel -
See an excellent & exciting array of live webcams featuring sharks, gorillas, polar bears, penguins, bears, volcanoes, hurricanes, skyscrapers and much more!
Many of their webcams have schedules listed for live educational demonstrations and instruction.
April 19th
SpaceDay.com -
In celebration of the fifth annual Space Day on May 3rd, the Cyber Space Day webcast will bring the excitement of living and working in space to students, teachers and space enthusiasts the world over. Live from the world's most visited museum, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, the two-hour webcast will offer students the chance to learn from the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and to interact with space pioneers, astronauts and scientists first hand.
Cyber Space Day is hosted by leading broadcast journalists including ABC's Carole Simpson and writer and television anchor Melinda Wittstock. The webcast will be available at http://www.spaceday.com/teachers/cyberday.html and via satellite on Space Day 2001, May 3 from Noon - 2 p.m. ET.
April 12th
Poetry.com -
This directory site describes itself as featuring over 3.1 million poets!
They offer free poetry contests, visitor submitted poems, publishing and lots of poetry creation help.
They also have a vast collection of poetry resource links at: http://www.poetry.com/links/linksmain.asp
April 5th
Earth Day Network -
Earth Day Network is the nonprofit coordinating body of worldwide Earth Day activities. Our goal is to promote a healthy environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world by spreading environmental awareness through educational materials and publications, and by organizing events, activities, and annual campaigns. Our network includes more than 5,000 organizations in 184 countries.
The network is headed by the organizers of the original Earth Day in 1970, Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes, and is based in Seattle, Washington, USA.
March 2001
March 29th
Craft Central Station: Easter Crafts, Decorating & Entertaining Ideas -
Craft Central Station, previously known as the Internet Craft Fair, has been serving the Internet crafting community since 1995. We're dedicated to being your connection to crafts on the Internet.
You'll find Easter craft projects, egg decorating ideas, recipes and much more - all with full-color photo examples!
March 22nd
Keep Schools Safe -
A Project of the National Association of Attorneys General and the National Schools Boards
Association.
Our Youth Violence and School Safety Initiative is dedicated to promoting a mutual response
to violent instances occurring in our communities and schools. We are committed to working
together to find solutions to these problems.
None of us can any longer afford to have the attitude that violence will not strike our
hometowns. NAAG and NSBA would like to ask that local law enforcement, school boards,
parents, and communities also form partnerships to address the issues of youth violence
and school safety. Many communities have already demonstrated the success of such partnerships.
We would like to congratulate those programs and partnerships that have been successful and
showcase them as examples for others.
March 15th
About Daylight Saving Time from WebExhibits.com -
Daylight Saving Time begins for most of the United States at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday
of April. Time reverts to standard time at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.
In the European Union, it starts at 1 am the last Sunday in March, and ends the last
Sunday in October.
Daylight Saving Time, for the U.S. and its territories, is NOT observed in Hawaii,
American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Eastern Time Zone portion
of the State of Indiana, and the state of Arizona (not the Navajo Indian Reservation,
which does observe). Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, due
to its large size and location in three states.
This site includes detailed information, history, laws and more!
March 8th
KidsGardening.com -
Imagine creating a schoolyard habitat that allures fluttering beauties, inspires art
and writing, and provides a centerpiece for studying life cycles, habitats, plant/animal
interactions, and more!
In this month's Teachers' Resource Room at:
http://www.kidsgardening.com/teachers.asp,
you'll find classroom stories, how-to advice, and resources for using butterfly gardens as
learning laboratories.
March 1st
Awesome Clipart for Kids: St. Patrick's Day! -
Teacher, student and family-friendly free St. Patrick's Day clipart, banners, backgrounds,
coloring pages, icons and lines with clovers, shamrocks, leprechauns and pots of gold by
13-year-old Tom Brown and his family!
You can even make your own St. Patrick's Day word search puzzles & cryptograms! And download
Tom's very own St. Patrick's Day font!
February 2001
February 22nd
Iditarod.com -
You can't compare it to any other competitive event in the world! A race over 1150
miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws
jagged mountain ranges, frozen river, dense forest, desolate tundra and miles of windswept
coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that temperatures far below zero, winds
that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of
darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the Iditarod. 788
A RACE EXTRAORDINAIRE, a race only possible in Alaska.
February 15th
Read Across America: An NEA Project - March 2, 2001 -
With a little help from our friends - our wonderful non-profit partners -
Read Across America's message about the joy of reading reaches into almost
every nook and cranny of the U.S.
Find out what these organizations are planning for March 2nd in your community,
and how they might be of help to your own reading event.
February 8th
Acadia's PowerPoint Resource Center -
This site serves as a reference center for using Microsoft PowerPoint to develop presentations.
It includes links to sound, video, and graphics archives, as well as instruction and
tutorial on how to accomplish specific tasks in PowerPoint.
February 1st
Black History at Kids Domain -
You'll find links, quizzes, activities and history related to Black History Month.
Valentine Fun at Kids Domain -
Happy Valentines Day! You'll find crafts, games, puzzles, cards, links and more to
celebrate Valentine's Day!
January 2001
January 25th
Groundhog.org - the Official Site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club -
From its European roots to the lights, camera and action of Hollywood, Punxsutawney Phil
has had more than a century of rich tradition!
Find details about the tradition of Groundhog Day, a record of Phil's past predictions,
and meet the modern day Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club!
They even have an extensive activity area with coloring pages, puzzles, mazes, word searches
and more!
http://www.groundhog.org/activities/
January 18th
CNN.com -- George W. Bush -- The Inauguration of the 43rd President -
With Inauguration Day falling on Saturday this year, legions of extra tourists and local
curiosity seekers are likely to descend on the expansive National Mall, which stretches from
the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol Building -- where Bush will take the oath of office late
in the morning.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee 2001 estimates some 500,000 people could be on hand for
the day's events.
Here you will find a complete inaugural schedule, photo gallery, quotes, quizzes, CNN on-air
times and much more!
January 11th
T.H.E. Journal: T.H.E. Week in History! -
Make History Come Alive in Your Classroom
Log on for week-by-week listings of ideas and activities to help you effectively incorporate
history into your classroom.
Look in this month's T.H.E. Journal for the first in a continuing series of companion history
posters. Both the poster and the web site contain web links to each event that connect you and
your class to dynamic online resources.
Are you concerned about plagiarism on the web?
Afraid that your students might be getting their papers off the Internet?
How can you as a teacher prevent this from happening in your class?
The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning researched sites to help
educate both student and teacher about plagiarism. Get tips and learn how to
spot a fake all on this page!
Includes, lesson plans, links, and resources for K-12 studies of snow and winter.
December 14th
Mr. Eclipse -
The Ultimate Resource for Eclipse Photography. Quick Index Solar Eclipses, Photos,
Travel, Totality, Lunar Eclipses, Potpourri, Links, Night Sky & more!
Includes detailed explanations and information about observing and
photographing both solar and lunar eclipses.
December 7th
Web Holidays -
Everyday is a holiday. Imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now. Our world is filled with mystical celebrations and powerful memories. Come and delve into the magical world of Web Holidays. There is a myriad of holidays to explore from Candlemas to Christmas, Purim to Ramadan, and Boxing Day to Tet.
Christmas:
http://www.web-holidays.com/xmas/index.htm
Hanukkah:
http://www.web-holidays.com/chanukah/index.htm
November 30th
School Libraries on the Web: A Directory -
This is a list of library web pages maintained by K-12 school libraries in the United States and in countries around the world.
This directory is limited to listing pages that focus on the school library/media center. The content of these pages is quite varied and displays the marvelous creativity of school librarians around the world.
Librarian Linda Bertland at Stetson Middle School, Philadelphia, PA, maintains this site.
November 16th
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Past & Present Info. -
Here you can find out all you ever wanted to know about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Including "What's New for 2000," "Parade Map & Tips," "The Big Balloon Blow-up," and detailed parade history with photos!
This 74th annual classic takes place on Thursday, November 23, 2000!
November 9th
iwebquest -
Students, Teachers, and Parents will enjoy learning when they see these webquests!
Discover the Joy of Learning while you use their wide selection of award winning webquests, hotlists, and treasure hunts.
November 2nd
The Democracy Network -
Read non-partisan discussions of national/local issues and upcoming elections.
Enter your Zip code to find the candidates in your area and learn how they stand on the issues.
October 2000
October 26th
Time Zone Converter -
Time and time zone converter. Readily tell the time anywhere in the world using our frequently updated time zone database.
Now you can find out the time anywhere in the world with The Time Zone Converter.
Convenience: Use the converter to plan International travel, phone calls, or many other uses.
Accuracy: The time zone rules on which the converter is based are updated whenever local laws or ordinances change
to provide you with the most accurate time converter utility on the Net!
October 19th
Fundango - Where learning is always fun! -
One of the web's youngest editors, 16-year-old Livi Kitson, fronts
Fundango's free weekly ezine, 'Go4IT', for children aged 10-14. Popular
with kids, teachers and parents, it's full of jokes, web sites to visit
and things to do. The BrainGame is a 'first' on the web at
Fundango.com - enter your email address and the Fundango computer
automatically sends you a random game card containing nine puzzles. If
their answers match those on the web site, you win a prize - five are
given away every week.
Now in its third year, Fundango's activity is advertising-free and operates from an old barn near Oxford, England.
October 12th
Halloween Online - Halloween Safety -
Everyone wants to have a safe and happy Halloween for themselves, their guests and their children. Using safety tips and common sense can help you make the most of your Halloween season and make it as enjoyable for your kids as it is for you!
Inside, you'll find helpful tips and ideas to make the most of HALLOWEEN!
October 5th
Fire Prevention Week 2000 -
The theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign is "Fire Drills: The Great Escape!" This year's "The Great Escape" (a.k.a. the world's largest fire drill) will take place on Wednesday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m. (local times may vary). "The Great Escape" is a fun, family-oriented activity that gets the public actively involved in home fire planning and practice.
Over the past two years, NFPA has documented 58 lives saved as a direct result of this campaign. With help from fire safety advocates throughout the United States and Canada, our goal is to make sure more families are truly prepared to survive a home fire than ever before.
September 2000
September 28th
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse -
Established by the U.S. Department of Education, ENC's all-new web site provides K-12 math and science educators with a central source of information about teaching materials, innovative ideas and professional development.
Content on ENC Online has been organized into four major categories. They
are Curriculum Resources, Web Links, Professional Resources, and Topics.
The Topics area arranges hundreds of articles, teacher interviews, and selected curriculum resources and web sites thematically. Key education issues addressed in the Topics area include inquiry and problem solving, integrating educational technology, equity and assessment. These areas include the materials developed for ENC Focus, their quarterly magazine for math and science educators at: http://enc.org/focus/
September 21st
Filamentality -
From the people who bring you Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. It helps combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality". Support is built-in through Mentality Tips that guide you along the way to creating a Web-based activity you can share with others even if you don't know anything about HTML, Web servers, or all that www-dot stuff.
September 14th
EduMatch -
CDL started with one catalog of software for science teachers, back in the good old days of the coal-burning computer (about 1979). A couple of years later, we added a ground-breaking catalog offering software to special needs teachers and soon found that we had developed 12 catalogs, serving teachers of all subjects and all grade levels. Since then, we've been providing educators like you with carefully selected curriculum software, handpicked from over 150 educational publishers, large and small.
We've also been burning the midnight silicon to include most states' curriculum standards in our search engine. We'll show you how to integrate each program into your curriculum and get the most out of it. We've added links that we've actually screened for you, articles that actually matter, and jokes that are actually funny... plus there are free downloads, publishers' specials, new products and reviews, funding updates and your very own forum!
September 7th
WTech Gateway -
The WTech site contains interesting information on various countries around the world
and an InfoZone, where there are links to sites that are of interest for everyday life.
There are now more than 40 countries and 2 Oceans on the site!
The site enables people to understand cultural differences and recognize similarities
between different groups of people.
August 2000
August 31st
50States.com -
A wealth of detailed state information with resource links to state homepage,
symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, songs, birds, flowers, trees and more!
August 24th
Time for Kids -
It's a big world, especially to kids, and Time For Kids -- from the creators of TIME magazine -- brings the latest news of the world to you (so you don't have to circle the globe looking for it yourself!).
Time For Kids delivers three editions throughout the school year: The World Report edition
is an eight-page weekly magazine, and most of its readers are in grades 4-6. The four-page
weekly News Scoop edition is for younger readers, and the four-page Big Picture bi-weekly
edition is especially for kindergarten and 1st graders who are learning to read.
Timeforkids.com, the online version of Time for Kids magazine, is the news,
information and exploration destination for kids on the Internet.
August 17th
Web66 -
Just as U.S. Highway Route 66 was a catalyst for Americana, we see the World Wide Web as a
catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K12 school curricula. The Web66 project is
designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools.
Perhaps the most widely known of their projects is their International Registry of Schools at:
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html,
where they maintain the Internet's oldest and most complete list of schools on the Web!
August 10th
LessonPlanz.com! -
Lesson Plans & Resources for Teaching Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts,
Reading, Writing, Thematic Units, Themes and Classroom Activities - preschool, kindergarten,
elementary, middle school and high school. Here you'll find a collection of over 3,500 links
to individual lesson plans and resources hand-picked and reviewed to help ease your planning
time.
August 3rd
Amazing Kids! -
Amazing Kids! is dedicated to inspiring excellence in children. We base this mission on the belief that every child has the potential to be "amazing" in her or his own way. We believe it is through the realization of this potential that children will be able to live more productive and satisfying lives.
The following is a list of some of Amazing Kids! educational programs and projects found of their site:
July 2000
July 27th
EnviroHealthLink -Sponsored by Maryland Public Television -
Created by Maryland Public Television in partnership with John's Hopkins Department of Hygiene and Public Health for middle and high school teachers and students.
This site contains two interactive environmental health student sites: "The Case of the Disappearing Frogs" & "The Case of the Mystery Malady," 49 technology-infused environmental health lesson plans at "Classroom Central" on topics of air pollution,
cancer, electric & magnetic fields, environmental toxins, food, lead poisoning, noise pollution, water pollution and radiation; the "EnviroHealth Review" for environmental news and resources and web links;
extensive links to environment, health/medicine & science Internet Resources; and an online bulletin board, "Teacher to Teacher," to enable middle/high school science & health teachers to communicate about environmental health topics in the classroom.
July 20th
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) -
This on-line journal, by ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, provides education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local education agency (LEA) level.
July 13th
FreeWorksheets.com -
There are now 7000+ free worksheets on this website. Find worksheets by subject area, grade level, age and theme!
The Free Worksheets on this site are for anyone to use. Teachers may make as many copies of these as you need for your students. The worksheets are copyrighted and may not be sold.
June 2000
June 29th
Kate.net: Fourth of July Page -
In addition to large, categorized sections of holiday links, you'll find original Kate.net free holiday screen savers, free holiday wallpapers, history, cards, activities and more!
*You will also find many links to fireworks safety sites.
June 22nd
Musee -
An impressive interactive directory to museums' collections including art, science, history, zoos, archaeology and aquariums, etc. providing links to their educational, entertainment, archive and shopping features.
MUSƒE is a not-for-profit organization, which works with cultural institutions around the world to provide services to museums, schools, and the general public.
MUSƒE's mission is to enhance cultural awareness, advance education at all levels, and stimulate public interest in cultural institutions.
June 15th
Postcards from America: 50 State Travel Adventure -
Does the call of the open road tug at your heartstrings? Then c'mon. Travel with them as they discover America, seeing all 50 states and their capitals!
Their "Discover America" adventure began on Columbus Day 1999 at dawn, atop Cadillac Mountain in Maine (the first place the sun rises on America). The trip will end this week at sunset in Lands End, Hawaii (the last place the sun sets on America).
This site has a detailed travel tips from each state they've visited, along with interesting,
educational, and fun places to go: http://www.postcardsfrom.com/travt.html
And personal photographs and "postcards" taken during each week throughout each state:
http://www.postcardsfrom.com/arcin.html
Although the actual traveling part of this first journey ends in Hawaii, the website will continue running indefinitely. Over the summer they'll be updating the Diary, Travel Tips, and Postcard Gallery, as well as working on new features!
June 8th
Our Timelines.com - This free to use web site generates truly fascinating personalized time lines for you, based on your year of birth. They show how your life (or the life of anyone else you choose - for instance, your descendants and ancestors) fits into history as we know it.
You can generate as many timelines as you like. If you're into creating web pages, you can even take the timelines we generate for you here and put them on your own pages - an unmatched personal touch everyone will enjoy.
In addition, you can insert up to ten, custom, color-coded personal time segments (events or ranges) in a time line. These might include schooling, marriages, births, job assignments, military service and so forth.
For families, or educators, this is a wonderful tool to use to enlighten children as to what went on in their lifetime, or another relative's lifetime. You'll understand this as soon as you try the site out!
June 1st
American Library Association's Books for Youth - This is the digital counterpart of the American Library Association's Booklist magazine. For more than 90 years, Booklist has been the librarian's leading choice for reviews of the latest books and (more recently) electronic media. Every year we review nearly 4,000 books for adults, more than 2,500 titles for children, more than 500 reference books and electronic reference tools, and 1,000 other audiovisual materials. We also publish a wide variety of feature articles including author interviews, bibliographies, book-related essays by well-known writers, and a selection of columns.
This excellent site has categorized selections (in non-fiction & fiction) for: Jr. High/HS; Grades 3-6; and Preschool-Grade 2, with ratings and detailed descriptions of books.
May 2000
May 25th
Memorial Day by Mountain Dragon -
This comprehensive site has information on Memorial Day history, proper observance,
Presidential remarks, speeches, memorial locations, images, and other related link resources.
May 18th
Mexico for Kids (Spanish)
and
Mexico for Kids (English) - This multilingual site (in English, Spanish, and French)
is a wonderful site to explore about the country and its culture. Learn about geography,
current events, history, government, music, games and much more! An easy and fun site to
navigate...for all ages!
May 11th
Earth & Sky -
Earth & Sky is an award winning daily earth science, astronomy, and environmental
science radio series heard by millions of listeners on over 950 commercial and public
stations - (Directory of radio stations:
http://www.earthsky.com/Shows/Directory/) and their translators throughout the United States. It can also be heard in Canada, the South Pacific and on a variety of international networks, including Armed Forces Radio, World Radio Network and Voice of America.
Their website includes areas such as:
...And a "must see" area, "Skywatching Center," with a day by day listing, with images, of what you can view in the sky each night:
http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching/
May 4th
T.H.E. Journal -
T.H.E. (Technological Horizons in Education) is a privately-held publishing and services company based in Tustin, Calif. T.H.E.'s monthly print magazine, T.H.E. Journal, with more than 170,000 subscribers, has been the leading publisher of trends and applications in the educational technology market for more than 26 years. T.H.E. Online serves as a leading Web site for breaking news in the educational technology market. T.H.E.'s professional development division, T.H.E. Institute, is the leading online resource for continuing technology education for teachers. Established in 1996, T.H.E. Institute partners with leading curriculum and technology providers to offer anytime, anywhere, professional development services for teachers serving the K-12, community college and university educational markets. T.H.E. Institute offers online courses for graduate credit or for continuing education.
For your free subscription to their magazine, visit them at www.thejournal.com
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