Teacher & Student Education Sites

Summer Vacation	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/kids/summer/
Calculators On-Line Center	http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html
PBS Kids	http://www.pbs.org/kids/
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature	http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Smarter Kids	http://www.smarterkids.com/
Experts	http://www.experts.com/
The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary	http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/dougb/rhyme-doc.html
Britannica	http://www.britannica.com
Xpeditions	http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper	http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/
Bulfinch's Mythology	http://www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/bulfinch/
American Museum of Natural History	http://www.amnh.org/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art	http://www.metmuseum.org/
Acronym Finder	http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian	http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
Experts Exchange	http://www.experts-exchange.com/
Did You Know	http://www.didyouknow.com/
DOJ Kids and Youth	http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/
Planetary Photojournal	http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
Search ScienceWeek	http://scienceweek.com/search/search.htm
Natural History	http://www.amnh.org/naturalhistory/
Congressional Directory 106th Congress	http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-99.html
FindLaw Constitutional Law Center	http://supreme.findlaw.com/
Minority On-Line Information Service (MOLIS)	http://www.sciencewise.com/molis/
24 Hour Museum	http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/Home.htm
Famous American Trials	http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ ftrials.htm
Science Frontiers Digest of Scientific Anomalies	http://www.knowledge.co.uk/frontiers/index.htm
Introduction to Windows to the Universe	http://www.windows.umich.edu/
The Associated Press	http://wire.ap.org/APpackages/millennium/popup.html
Bonjour Paris	http://www.bparis.com/
A Dictionary of Measures	http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
Deep Space 1	http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/
Convert It	http://www.microimg.com/science/
Navigant	http://www.navigant.com/
Skateboard Science	http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/index.html
LibrarySpot	http://www.libraryspot.com/
American Museum of Natural History	http://www.amnh.org/rose/hope/creatinghope/
NASA Kids	This page was good into things like games and lesson plans which could be obtained in a space history lesson unit.
Academic Resources Channel	http://www.realsci.com/index.cfm
DeLorme	http://www.delorme.com/
Reporter's Desktop	http://www.reporter.org/desktop/
Instant Solutions for your math problems	http://www.webmath.com/
The Web Portal for Kids	http://www.alfy.com/
School Work	I love the name. The site is a directory of resources for teens.
The Internet Public Library Youth Division	In this site, each section of the youth division has a special collection of resources for parents and teachers. Usable Links * Teachers and parents * Math Whiz * Reference
The Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception	http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Discovery Kids	http://www.discoverykids.com/KIDS/home.html
Wacky Patent of the Month	http://colitz.com/site/wacky.htm
Worl Time Zone	http://www.isbister.com/worldtime/
American Presidents	http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Jupiter	http://www.sls.lcs.mit.edu/sls/whatwedo/applications/ jupiter.html#how_call
Common Errors in English	http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
Kid Channel	http://www.kid-channel.com/
Botany Encyclopedia of Plants and Botanical Dictionary	I found this page to help out in the field of anthropology and other areas where plant have been useful to mankind.  I also liked the page as it could pertain to a lesson on the Scientific Revolution
Junk Science	http://www.junkscience.com/
StarDate Online	http://www.stardate.utexas.edu/
Intellicast: Weather for Active Lives	http://www.intellicast.com/
A Space Library	http://samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov/
ExploreZone	http://explorezone.com/
The American Experience	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/
College Is Possible	http://www.CollegeIsPossible.org/
At The Tomb of Tutankhamen	http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature	http://www2.wcoil.com/~ellerbee/childlit.html
Web Developer's Virtual Library	http://wdvl.com/
The Mars Society	http://www.marssociety.org/
BBC Education - Modren World History	http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/modern/
United Nations CyberSchoolBus	http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus
A Web of On-Line Dictionaries	http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
KidsClick	I like the site because someone else has done the research for me and this is a real timesaver.
Garbage	http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/intro.html
The National Consumers League	http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/
American National Biography Online	http://www.oup-usa.org/anb/bio-day.html
World Wide Collectors Digest	http://www.wwcd.com/index.html
EduTest	http://www.edutest.com/
Information Please	This web site offers a tremendous amount of information useful in college and career counseling.  Many sub sites are available to analyze the job market and compare it to job markets of the past.  Some of the sub sites that I particularly found to be helpful were "Median Annual Income by Level of Education", "Average Earnings by Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race", and "Average Monthly Earnings by Field of Degree."  Students and counselors can also use this site for college searches.  One especially interesting and helpful site was "Top 50 Colleges for  Black Students."  I found this web site to be very useful.
Citizens Against Government Waste	http://www.govt-waste.org/
Encyclopedia	http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Political Resources on the Net	http://www.stm.it/politic/
GeoWorld	http://www.geohistory.com/geoworld///default.asp
ChemFinder: Database and Internet Searching	http://chemfinder.camsoft.com/
Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Online Reference & Education	http://www.physlink.com/
Biography	http://www.biography.com/
Cable in the Classroom Online Homepage	http://www.ciconline.com/home.htm
Opinion-Pages	http://www.opinion-pages.org/
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy	http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/coredocs.html
The Why Files	http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/index.html
The Alphabet Superhighway	http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/
Education Resources	This web site covers a variety of informative topics from study and homework skills to ACT and SAT study programs.  Information is provided on loans, scholarships, and military aid.  Parents, counselors, and students can explore colleges and universities, graduate programs, and study abroad programs.  The "study skills" and "homework skills" were very useful, but I felt that the college search program was a little more difficult to use than other available programs.
Learn2	http://www.Learn2.com/
Creative Classroom Online	http://www.creativeclassroom.org/
The Kids Report	http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/KIDS/index.html
Scholastic	http://www.scholastic.com/
Kid Info	Brain Teasers/ Problem Solving activities for various grade levels and topics. * Teachers could use games and activities as extra credit projects Many of the brain teasers and logic problems could be printed out and used as in-class activities

U.S. News Education	This is an excellent web site for the counselor to use with college bound students.  It not only helps students search for colleges, but it also guides them though the whole application process.  Information is provided on essay writing and obtaining recommendation letters as well as a time line for submitting the application packet.  Students can get suggestions for questions to ask on campus visits, and what to look for as to academic and social life on campus.  One excellent sub site is "Tips for Parents" on how to communicate with sons and daughters.  I found this to be a very valuable web site to use in working individually with students and parents.  Counselors can also use charts, forms, and information in student and parent meetings.
Career Magazine	http://www.careermag.com/
JOBTRACK: Job Search Tips	http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/
Futurework	http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/futurework/report.htm
StudyWeb	http://www.studyweb.com/
Aeroseek: Aviation Search Engine and Directory	http://www.aeroseek.com/
USA Today Business Opportunities	http://usatoday.fransol.com/
GovCon's BidRadar Service	http://www.BidRadar.com/
USA Today Career Center	http://findjob.usatoday.com/search.html
NationJob Network	http://www.NationJob.com/
HotJobs	http://www.hotjobs.com/
CareerMosaic	http://www.careermosaic.com/
CareerBuilder	http://www.careerbuilder.com/index.cfm
National School-to-Work Learning Center	http://www.stw.ed.gov/
Monster	http://www.monster.com/
BBB Alerts and News	http://www.bbb.org/alerts/
TWC Job Listings	http://www.twc.state.tx.us/jobs/job.html
Index of FedWorld Information Network JOBS Library	ftp://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/jobs/jobs.htm
Entrepreneur Resource at InfoWorth	http://www.infoworth.com/
National Association for the Self-Employed	http://selfemployed.nase.org/NASE/
Gradunet-Virtual Careers Office	http://www.gradunet.co.uk/
Monster Career Center	http://www.aboutwork.com/
WAGEWEB	http://www.wageweb.com/

Time and Date	http://www.timeanddate.com/
Day of 6 Billion: World Population	http://www.dayof6billion.org/splash.html
The Official U.S. Time	http://www.time.gov/
Gallery of Obscure Patents	http://www.patents.ibm.com/gallery
Positive Press News	http://www.positivepress.com/news/
Almanac of Disasters	http://disasterium.com/
Yahoo Broadcast	http://www.broadcast.com/
Cliche Finder	http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
Census Bureau-POP Clocks	http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
Dumb Crooks	http://www.dumbcrooks.com/
Wacky Uses	http://www.wackyuses.com/index.html
Zoom Dinosaurs	http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen	http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/
Find A Grave	http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/famousindex.html
CBS	http://www.CBS.com/
Kratts' Creatures	http://www.pbs.org/kratts/
The Death Clock	http://www.deathclock.com/
Matsuyama Elementary School	http://www.mes.room.net/
Good News Bears	http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/rse/RSEyellow/gnb.html
World POP Clock Projection	http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
The Math Forum	This website is divided into four different sections, one for students, one for teachers, a research division, and a section for parents and citizens.  The teacher’s section contains many different lessons on various levels from elementary to higher mathematics.  Teachers will be mostly interested in the different lessons offered in the "Teacher’s Place" but, may also find some of the different articles and publications in the research division to be of interest. The site offers problems of the week at different levels and from different subject areas which teachers may find useful with their classes.
MacTutor History	This website has different things which teachers may use in their lessons.  Two things which I found to be of the most interest were "Index of the Glossary entries" which contains brief definitions for different mathematical terms, and "Anniversaries for the Year," where you can choose any day from a calendar and they tell you what famous mathematicians were born or died on this day and also tells about the person’s mathematical accomplishments.
The Geometry Center	A website from the University of Minnesota which covers different topics in geometry. Teachers would probably like the section on Course Materials where they will find different lessons that they can use, and also the section on Geometry Images that they can share with their students.  There is also a section describing workshops and classes that the University offers in Geometry.

KAPLAN-Introduction for SAT II	http://www1.kaplan.com/view/article/0,1898,580,00.html
Education Index	http://www.educationindex.com/
Science Net Links	http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.html
MarcoPolo Internet Content for the Classroom	http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/
The Web Chronology Project	http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/
The American Experience: Houdini	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/houdini/
Bottom Line Secrets	http://www.BottomLinePersonal.com/
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare	http://tech-two.mit.edu/shakespeare/
The Particle Adventure	http://ParticleAdventure.org/
Association Central	http://www.AssociationCentral.com/
Perseus Project	http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Web Exhibits Catalogue	http://www.webexhibits.com/
The Educational CyberPlayGround	http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/
The New York Times	http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/
The Human-Languages Page	http://www.june29.com/HLP/
World History	http://www.hyperhistory.com./
GetNetWise	http://www.getnetwise.org/
Talking with Kids about Tough Issues	http://www.talkingwithkids.org/
IQ Test: Self Discovery Workshop	http://www.iqtest.com/welcometest.html
The Informed Parent	When a teacher may have a question about a child, this page may be of help
EncycloZine	http://www.encyclozine.com/
K-12 Practitioners' Circle	http://www.nces.ed.gov/practitioners/
Chapbooks	http://www.chapbooks.com/
Energy Guide	http://www.energyguide.com/energy/default.asp
The World Factbook 1999	http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Selected CRS Reports by Subject	http://www.senate.gov/~dpc/crs/reports/reptsubj.html
College Savings Plans Network	http://www.collegesavings.org/
Communication Arts	http://www.commarts.com/index.html
The History Net	http://www.TheHistoryNet.com/
Family Education	http://www.family.com/Categories/Education/
Library Spot	http://www.libraryspot.com/
Sci Central	http://www.scicentral.com/
THe New York Times Learning Network	http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
USPTO Web Patent Database	http://www.uspto.gov/patft/
The Fix Express	http://www.fixexpress.com/
News Links from Zondervan	http://www.zondervan.com/newslink.htm
The Ethics Connection	http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/homepage.shtml
PBS Teacher Source	Includes 1400+ information ranging from lessons and activities based on any subject matter from k-12.
Education Week	http://www.edweek.org/
Opinion-Pages	http://www.opinion-pages.org/
Character Education Center	http://www.ethicsusa.com/
Back-To-School Tips for Parents	http://www.ncpc.org/10adu1.htm
Education World	http://www.education-world.com/
NAtional Cable Television Association	http://www.ncta.com/
WebTeacher Tutorial	http://www.webteacher.org/macnet/indextc.html
JumpStart Coalition	The purpose of this site is to evaluate financial literacy of young adults.  It promotes the teaching and literacy of personal finance to young adults. Usable Links * Newsflash * Teaching Materials Reality Check --- This is so cool!
American Community Network	http://www.acn.net/
National Student Research Center	http://youth.net/nsrc/nsrc.html
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence	http://www.ed.gov/free/
Project Vote Smart	http://www.vote-smart.org/
Educast	http://www.educast.com/
OhioLink-Research Databases	http://www.ohiolink.edu/db/
Useless Information	http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/contents.html
Alpha Search	http://www.calvin.edu/library/as/
U.S. Diplomatic History Resources Index	http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/coas/history/sarantakes/ stuff.html
John Mullens' EdLinks at Marshall University	http://webpages.marshall.edu/~jmullens/edlinks.html?
National Parent Information Network	http://npin.org/library/texts.html
Education World: Lesson Planning Center	http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/
Teacher Talk	http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/tthmpg.html
John Mullens' Subject area Links at Marshall University	http://webpages.marshall.edu/~jmullens/subj_areas.html?
Teach Net	http://www.teachnet.com/link/cour.html
The FoxFire Fund, INC.	http://www.foxfire.org/
Free Work Sheets	This website contains thousands of worksheets for various elementary subject areas.  They advertise 8,000 different worksheets.  The website also contains different games including crosswords, wordfinds, etc. which would be of interest to the students.  I found it very cumbersome to maneuver to the worksheet page, so I am including the address for that particular page:
Teachers Helping Teachers	This site is updated weekly with current lesson plans, themes, and book reviews.  Two good sites are the lesson plans and my favorite the stress reduction.  The lesson plans provide current teaching methodologies for all teachers.  The stress reduction site provides a weekly stress reduction moment to lighten things up.
Subject Area Resources	This site provides resources for almost any subject area you can think of.  Each subject then link to a lesson plans library and related resources.  The lesson plan library contains a collection of lesson plans for use in the classroom.  The related resources provides other curriculum related information.
Creative Classroom	Great for freebies, contests, and classroom materials.  Specifically free copies of books such as " Helping your students with homework, a guide for teachers."
The Big Chalk	I like newsletters that save me search time. This one provides 8 educational sites per week.

BondAgent

http://www.bondagent.com/

Free Real Time Stock Quotes, News, Charts, Research , and Analysis	http://www.freerealtime.com/
Yahoo - Finance	http://quote.yahoo.com/
Source for Business Publication on the Web	http://www.fination.com/
Fortune Investor	http://www.fortuneinvestor.com/
Morningstar	http://www.morningstar.net/
Briefing - Home Page	http://www.Briefing.com/
Investorama	http://www.investorama.com/
The Street	http://www.thestreet.com/
Decision Point Market Timing  & Charts	http://www.decisionpoint.com/
Nightly Business Report	http://www.nightlybusiness.org/
WSJ Interactive Edition	http://interactive5.wsj.com/edition/resources/documents/insider1.htm
MoneyClub	http://www.moneyclub.com/
Register at NYTimes	http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/financial/
USA TODAY Quaterly Economic Survey	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0001.htm
Economy at a Glance Menu	http://stats.bls.gov:80/eag.table.html
Business Wire 1999	http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/
CNOC Company Stories	http://www.prnewswire.com/cnoc.html
Data Broadcasting Corporation: Real Time Streaming Quotes	http://www.dbc.com/
Business in Brief Home	http://www.ft.com/hippocampus/index.htm
Information, Services and Expert Advice	http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/
Ipomaven	http://www.ipomaven.com/
Stein Roe and Farnham	http://www.steinroe.com/
Yahoo! Finance	http://quote.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Insider Trades	http://biz.yahoo.com/t/s/seek.html
Business Plans and Marketing Plans	http://www.bplans.com/
Yahoo! Financial Glossary	http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/g.html
Financenter: Compare, Calculate and Learn	http://www.financenter.com/

Research Databases	http://olc7.ohiolink.edu/bin/gate.exe?f=search&state= ogkdr5.1.1
Research Database	http://www.ohiolink.edu/cgi-bin/databases.pl
The Ecomomist	http://www.economist.com/editorial/freeforall/library/styleguide/
Center for Education Reform	http://www.edreform.com/
EducationNews	http://www.EducationNews.org/
Apple Learning Interchange	http://ali.apple.com/

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/
Census Bureau Home Page	http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/
Economic Report of the President	http://www.gpo.ucop.edu/
Government Information Sharing Project	http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/
IBERT - Federal Governent Budget	http://ibert.org/civix.html
National Bureau of Economic Research Homepage	http://nber.harvard.edu/
Statistical Abstract of the United States 1994	http://www.medaccess.com/census/census_s.htm
The Social Statistics Briefing Room	http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
The Economic Statistics Briefing Room	http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
U.S. Department Of Commerce Information Services via World Wide Web	http://www.doc.gov/
US Economy: Business Cycle Indicators	http://www.cris.com/~netlink/bci/bci.html
UNITED STATES FEDERAL 1996 BUDGET INFORMATION LINKS	http://sensemedia.net:8080/people/budget/us96budg.htm

21st Century Money, Banking and Commerce	http://www.ffhsj.com/bancmail/bancpage.htm
21st Century Banking Alert Page Banking	http://www.wiso.gwdg.de/ifbg/banking.html
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Home Page	HTTP://WWW.CME.COM/
Consumer Confidence	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0017.htm
Debt Clock	http://www.fusebox.com/millenium/
Economy Track: Components of the GDP	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0025.htm
Economy Track: Consmuer Credit Reports	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0007.htm
Economy Track: Employee Cost Index	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0030.htm
Economy Track: Industrial Production	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0013.htm
Economy Track: Latest GDP	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0002.htm
Economy Track: Leading Economic Indicators Index	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0003.htm
Economy Track: Monthly unemployment reports	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0006.htm
Economy Track: Output produced in workplace	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0008.htm
Economy Track: U.S. Trade Report	http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/econ0015.htm
Economic Datebook	http://www.pathfinder.com/@@Fah4aQYAq@@EMIrR/money/features/datebook/
Financial Index	http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/financial/
Japanese Economy	http://www.aist.go.jp/Htmls/Japaninfo/Economy/Economy.html
Internet CNN Newsroom	http://www.nmis.org/NewsInteractive/CNN/Newsroom/contents.html
Industry.Net - The Ultimate Business Connection	http://www.industry.net/
NewsPage Home Page	http://www.newspage.com/NEWSPAGE/newspagehome.html
Other interesting servers	http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~hal/pages/interesting.html
Panel Study of Income Dynamics	http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/psid/maindata.html
Peterson's guide - Economics	http://www.petersons.com/ugrad/select/u41200se.html
Resources for Economists on the Internet	http://coba.shsu.edu/EconFAQ/EconFAQ.html
Resources for Economists on the Internet	http://econwpa.wustl.edu/EconFAQ/EconFAQ.html
The Information Economy	http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/resources/infoecon/
The Glass Ceiling Commission	http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/GlassCeiling/
WebEc - WWW Resources in Economics	http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/WebEc.html
World PopClock	http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw

Discovery Channel Online	http://www.discovery.com/
The History Channel	http://www.historychannel.com/index2.html
U.S. Department of Education	http://www.ed.gov/
Welcome to PBS ONLINE®	http://www.pbs.org/
Metropolitan Museum of Art	Someday I would like to teach an art history class.  What better way to start than to download MOMA’s web page for upcoming events, even to plan a fieldtrip.
National Geographic	This page can provide background information into various topics relating to history and culture in a world history class.
Smart Kids	This site offers personalized education resources on the web.  It combines learning styles, needs and goals with educational products. Useful Ideas * Software suggestion * State Test Preparation Center * Learning styles survey
Family History	My favorite genealogy site.  Surnames can be entered and various research tools are available to the beginning genealogist.  Most surnames have message boards where researchers can trade info with others researching the same name. * Useful for personal use in researching family tree * Helpful (and easy ) tool for classroom family tree projects

www.eduhound.com
 A colorful, simple to use resource site for any age student.

www.cln.org/themes
This site is a directory of links for just about any subject classroom subject. Lesson plans are provided.

http://middleweb.com
A colleague introduced me to this site.  As a middle school teacher, I find this site incredible.  Everything you want to know about middle school is here or will be here.  I have signed up to received their weekly e-mail reminder about what is new in the world of middle school.  I like this site because it keeps me up to date on issues involving middle school education.  One of the weekly features is the diary of a principal (Susan Fedor from Cross Roads Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina) and a Language Arts teacher (Ellen Berg from Turner Middle School in St. Louis, Missouri). They are dealing with the same things teachers/principals are in Ohio, which can remind us that we are not alone.

http://earlyamerica.com
            This site contains both documents from our nation's early building years and a daily listinof what happened on that day in early American history.  This site is great for me when I want to build additional background on a topic that my students will be learning about in class.  This site gives me information that the student’s textbook does not have.  (Students love the trivia or the tidbits that I can share because of this site.)  Another feature that I find appealing is the short (silent) movie clip section with such titles as "The Real Face of George Washington" and "The Shot Heard Round the World" playing on your computer.  They may take a few minutes to load, but it is worth the wait to see some famous historical art come to life on your computer screen.

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
I use this site to keep up with the author’s of some of my favorite children’s books and adolescent books.  Occasionally, this list has introduced me to a book that is or will be on the bookshelf soon (in the "what’s new" or "coming attraction" sections).  In doing so, I have been introduced to new books that I can use it my classroom.  What I like most about this site is the background information on the authors.  I then share this information with my Literature students.  I also like this site because it is always updating itself.  There really is an enormous amount of information here.  By far, this is the most  comprehensive list of some of the best names in literature that I have found.

http://216.132.160.230/Presbios/Presbios.htm
This site is for both the teacher and the student that want (or need) additional information on any of our presidents from George Washington to our current president, Bill Clinton.  For each president, information is divided into 16 areas, from a brief biography, to their campaigns, to their first lady, to their family, to interesting moments, to quotations, and to their death, when applicable.  This site has an incredible amount of information on all of our presidents in one area.  You just click on the president’s face and the information is there.  I particularly enjoy the interesting moment sections and the quotation sections for this is where the presidents seem to be real.

www.field-guides.com
This site is devoted to providing on-line virtual field trips that take you to places, such as a desert, a tornado, a volcano, or the natural wonders of the world from the comfort of your own computer chair and monitor.  Currently, there are 13 trips to explore as this site grows to include other locales.  This site is both teacher and student friendly.  Each field trip includes background information, vocabulary (terms to know), and questions (concepts) to help students prepare for the trip and to make it a more valuable experience.  For the teachers, there is another area full of objectives, lesson plans, and further information to extend the topic beyond the computer session.  Once you visit a site, a photograph appears and information about that page is presented.

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
The information on this site pertains to the Oregon Trail era of the 1840s and not the popular computer game that my students are familiar with from fourth and fifth grade.  When I use this site with my students, they are normally working with a partner in a scavenger hunt situation. Using the site, they are to find the information that I am requesting.  The home page section is easily divided into 10 specific areas.  Students are normally able to visit all ten areas to finish their scavenger hunt in the time allotted, which is about 35 minutes.  Each of the pages includes a colored picture and a relatively short and interesting reading passage on another aspect of the westward trail to Oregon, which help keep my students on task.   Quotations of some of the travelers are included for a more personal touch.

http://www.monticello.org/
During the course of the school year, we discuss Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and one of our founding fathers, as we build the United States to the power it is today.  The site listed above spotlights the life of Thomas Jefferson, his political accomplishments, some of his inventions, and his fascinating home, Monticello. Jefferson once wrote that "All my wishes end, where I hope my days will end,….at Monticello."  I have visited Monticello and found it to be an incredible tour.  This site allows one to visit this home from their computer and learn about this man beyond the textbook.  I particularly enjoy the tour of his home.  The computer, like a tour guide, points out some of the neat aspects that Jefferson added to his home.  As for the information on Jefferson, it is more comprehensive than the student’s textbook.

http://www.homeworkcentral.com
Homework Central is basically your on-line encyclopedia to help students investigate or research a topic for their homework.  This site has areas for the teachers, the parents, and the student.  In the beginning of the year, my (Social Studies) course begins with the exploration of the American continents.  This site allows my students to investigate an explorer, such as Columbus, and tell their story. Using this Internet site, my students have researched an explorer.  In doing so, they have gained information on their life story and their accomplishments beyond what their textbook discusses.  This site can help students investigate an area of study, but with the era of discovery section from 1000-1607, I have found it to be both comprehensive and student friendly.  All the information is in one place.

http://www.mariner.org/monitor/
When you request a search on the Civil War, the number of sites that appear is shocking.  Like much of the Internet, some sites are better than others and some sites offer more credibility than others. This site discusses the naval strategy of the war.  During the Civil War, the North and the South went to war in the Atlantic Ocean with their newly designed iron clad ships.  This site discusses The Monitor, the Union’s ship, from life on board, to the strategy, and finally to her watery grave near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. I first used this site as a resource for information about the Civil War for myself, but this year I hope to use it with my students in a scavenger hunt for information format.  Our textbook devotes one short paragraph to this topic and the technology being made in the naval portion of American history during the 1860s.  This site allows me to extend the topic of the Civil War beyond that of the book in a easily manageable site.  Many students are fascinated with the Civil War and this site can satisfy some of their thirst for knowledge.

 U.S. Holocaust Museum Materials
 www.usnmm.orglhob.htm
This web site offers answers for the five basic questions on Holocaust.  It’s designed for child use, great for lesson plans.

Insects in the Classroom
 http://entowww.tamu.edu/academic/ucourses/ento489.
This web site is intended to provide educational materials for teachers to help the teachers for teachers and students to help them realize the wonders of the insect world.  It also links to lesson plans and activities.  There are always new resources posted regularly.

CNN Classroom
 http://learning.turner.com/newsroom/index.html
This web site is a daily hour long news program created for school use.  The teacher must fill the enrollment form and then they are licensed to show the program and it comes with a teacher’s guide.

The Innovative Classroom
 http://www.innovativeclassroom.com/
This web site offers lessons in twelve areas.  There are activities such as daily bell and it comes along with many teaching resources.

Hurricane Preparedness (American Red Cross)
 http://www.redcross.org/disasters/safety/hurrican.html.
This site helps students learn about hurricane preparedness, a checklist of things to do, and how to survive in the aftermath.

www.geocities.com/athens/oracle/2596/index.html
This website is most helpful for teachers of early American history.  The homepage has thirty blocks that report on different aspects of archaeology from the first Americans to some explorers.  Students in upper grades can report on the separate blocks.

wysiwyg//94/http://www.creativepuzzles.nl/speel/speel1/speel2/dingbat2.htm
This is a page of various puzzles for student or teacher brain work.  Most of the puzzles are "dingbats" for example,    sgeg    is scrambled eggs.  There are other puzzles for your entertainment also.

www.historychannel.com
For teachers of history, hey, what more do I need to say.  There is a "This day in the Civil War" section, famous speeches and lots more history stuff very useful to kids and teachers.  Make it assigned reading!

http://www3.sympatico.ca/ray.saitz/
For teachers only!  Do you need ideas for topics?  This website provides for numerous original topics for student writing.

 www.askjeevs.com
For students or teachers, this website allows students to ask a question such as:
What are some short stories written by Poe?
The website will provide a number of sites that will answer the student or teacher question.  This is better than a regular search because it is educational and it filters out non-education possibilities.

The Stock market Game
www.smg2000.org/
Game to explore pro’s and cons of the Stock Market. This is most suitable for grades 1-4.

Foundation for teaching Economics
www.fte.org
A branch off of number 1 in this list. Basic things needed to incorporate the lessons in your classroom.

Armchair Millionaire
www.armchair millionaire.com/
Guidlines and tips on investing for the average guy. Long term investments with surprizingly reasonable dollar amounts.

www.smithbarney.com/yin/intro.html
For school age kids. This tells kids how to save for thier first cat, prom, college etc with out financial help from mom or dad.

http;/www.economicsintl.org/
Has an online lesson publication for people to learn international economics. Investing with up and coming markey economies. Highly profitable maybe risky

women/ptwomanininvest.html
How women should develope their own investing solutions so they are not financially dependant on spouse. A close freind of mine needs to see this as she can’t afford to keep her house after the ex husbands alimony runs out. She needs to downsize and invest the money she’s getting!

www.smartmoney.com/
Investing Ideas for the average guy. Stockmarket- political info on canidated economic plan etc.

www.careerbuilder.com/index.cfm
Useful for highschool students planning a career in any area. this contains career opportunities and wages ...a job listing on the internet

http://www.smg2000.org/: Stockmarket Game
This site is actually interactive game.  Participants can practice playing the market.  Over the course of ten weeks participants are given hypothetical or virtual $100,000 in stocks to research, follow, buy, sell, etc.
Helpful Aspects:
A. Gives sample of portfolio.
B.  Has a Teachers Only section

http://www.didyouknow.com/:  Did You Know
This site is a smorgasbord of information filled with interesting facts.
Helpful Aspect:
A. Social Studies filled, What’s New in the World  and  Current Events sections
B. Divided into ten sections

http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/contents.html:  Useless Facts
This site is devoted to interesting but "useless" facts.  It contains over sixty different stories.
Helpful Aspects:
A. Great idea for ice-breaker or lesson opener
B. Diversity of stories. (Great historical information)

http://usatoday.fransol.com/:  USA Today Business Opportunities
This site was designed to help people looking to be business owners and entrepreneurs, find their niche.
Helpful Aspects:
A. Allows user to select category and investment amount
B. Has list of premier opportunities, list of featured companies

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp: Bank Rate
Comprehensive personal finance site
Helpful Aspects:
A. Divided into several sections, including a Money Tip and Community section
Interest rates on everything from mortgages to CD’s

www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/dotcon/
Gives the consumer examples of internet cons and scams.  Gives the "bait" and the "catch" of how to be scammed, then a "safety net" of how to avoid getting conned or scammed.

www.atmsurcharges.com
Answers all questions about ATMs related to surcharges.  Also lets you search states/cities for no fee ATMs and how to avoid paying fees.  Also tells how these machines are deceptive to the public.

www.badbanks.com
A forum that tells of banking "nightmare" stories across the United States.  You can add to the forum, read feedback, or get information on banks.  Also gives a "Worst Bank Award".

www.moneypage.com
The internet consumer guide to investment, banking, and finance.  Has tons of information on everything related to money.  Also has hotlinks to more money related topics:  education, travel, seniors, banks, credit unions, etc.

www.bankrate.com
Comprehensive, objective, and free.  Gives the best rates from 4,000 institutions in 100 cities nationwide.  Has a "how to" section, can calculate payments, and a question and answer section.  Great site for high school students.  E-mails a newsletter to you.

www.jjhuddle.com
A forum for high school sports in the state of Ohio.  All sports are covered, has scores, games of the week, rankings, and forums.  Students are able to post comments about their school’s teams.  The site is monitored and you need to register to post topics.  Has photos, trivia, and contests.

www.dumbcrooks.com
Lots of reading about dumb crooks.  Great for a student to work on reading skills and fluency.  High interest stories!  Has links to other types of odd stories.

http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/
Home science experiments you can make in your kitchen.  All are science based, with full instructions.  Categories include:  Force, Chemistry, Atomic, Life, Temperature, Misc./equipment, and many others.  Gives links to many other science related web sites.

www.collegeclub.com
A search engine geared towards high school students.  Has poll questions, "What’s Hot" section, movies, music, and E-mail capabilities.  Tons of links, can also post photos in an album to share on line.

www.ohsaa.org
Official web site for Ohio High School Athletics.  Find out rules, procedures, schedules, tournament information, and anything related to Ohio High School Athletics.

www.eduplace.com
This site is a Houghton Mifflin site that contains interesting articles as well as support materials such as ready-made grammar quizzes.  Even if your current textbook series isn’t by the company, you can still find some nice resources here.

www.puzzlemaker.com
This is a site where you can create your own puzzles and games.  You can make mazes, word searches, and crossword puzzles to name a few. There’s also a clip art gallery and a dictionary available.

www.cbcbooks.org
This site is useful to me when buying books to supplement my bookshelf at school.  Hot Off the Presses offers information about the latest books and it is updated once a month.  This site also has links to many popular authors and illustrators websites.  The students enjoy hearing personal information about their favorite authors.

www.amazon.com
Not only do I spend too much money on this site with one-click ordering, but I use it as a resource too.  When I am looking to purchase some books about a particular topic, I do a search at Amazon.  It will find titles that go with my searched topic and will often offer review posted by other readers.  This helps me make decisions about what to buy before buying.  It makes me feel more secure to get some other opinions before purchasing.

www.KidsHealth.org
This is sponsored by The Nemours Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to children’s health.  Type in death or illness and a page on this subject will appear.

www.griefnet.org/KIDSAID/who.html
This is an internet community that helps people with grief, death, and loss.  Its companion site, KIDSAID, provides a safe environment for kids and their parents to find information and ask questions.

www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/fl/pcto/menu.html
This is an award-winning online magazine for students in grades k-6, parents, and teachers.  It’s a project of ERIC and the Family Literacy Center.  There’s a great collection of original stories, perfect for the family or classroom read-alouds, and many articles for parents and teachers on encouraging a love of reading .

www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
This is a site from the American publisher of these popular books.  Visitors can learn about the author J.K. Rowling, read summaries of each book, answer discussion questions, write magical messages at the "Owl Post," and get a Harry screen saver.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
This is a site to celebrate National Authors’ Day on November 1.  Students can log on and learn all about their favorite authors and illustrators.  Kids can link Web site, and read online interviews.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/webguide/iguide.asp
This helpful website provides connections to unlimited sources of information for both students and teachers on any subject.  It was especially helpful in locating other sites and providing summaries and reviews.

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.html
This Web-based interactive stock market game helps students select and track a stock and understand the effects on its value of certain variables, including political climate, foreign relations, and general economic indicators, as well as company.  Appropriate for secondary level students.

http://www.moneygame.com
The Money Game is set up for schools. Students become investment managers. The game itself is rewarding and fun, and the class with the best investments over three months wins a prize.  The prizes are an excellent motivating factor! The game is worth it just for the learning experience, however.

http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html
This brief text site, "Today in History, lists key events and births that occurred on today's date and is continually updated. It links to other historical sites.  This is a fun site for teachers and kids.  It lists all sorts of information pertinent to this day in history.  Fun and informational!

http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html
This site by the author of a beginner's guide to the Internet offers a wealth of links for kids as well as useful ones to help adults guide children on the Web. There are many different subjects of interest, neatly categorized.  The goal of this page is to collect, in one place, a body of information that people can use either to let kids play with stuff on the Internet, or to find the things they need for their work related to the care and education of children.
This was a very interesting site for educators and parents and is open to all kinds of topics.

A Dictionary of Measures
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
Students will like this website to use for conversions from one unit of measure to another.  The site has different tables for conversions such as changing feet to inches or feet to centimeters.  It contains conversions for length, weight, area, volume, mass, temperature, speed, density, power, etc.  The site will even do conversions for the student.  All the student needs to do is type in the unit they need converted and the conversion calculator will do the conversion for them.

Instant Solutions for Your Math Problems
http://www.webmath.com/
This site was included in the list for teachers, however, it also contains sections for students.  The site contains many different math topics and allows the student to type in a problem which they are experiencing difficulty with.  The problem is then worked out for the student step by step.  Students also would find the "brain boosters" to be a lot of fun.

POP Mathematics
http://archives.math.utk.edu/popmath.html
This site contains 72 different mathematics topics including such things as;
Adventure games, calculating machines, calculators on line, classic fallacies, math tables, etc.  Three which I found to be of particular interest are "famous nonmathematicians," "glossary of mathematical mistakes,"  "the math in the movies page."

Maths Online
http://www.univie.ac.at/future.media/moe/
This site contains Interactive Tests which can be very helpful if used as tutorials by the students.  There are also various pages entitled puzzles which students can also use to check their comprehension on particular topics in mathematics.  Teachers will also like this site to use with their students for review, etc.

Math Help Professor Freedman
http://www.mathpower.com/
This website contains different links to math help for students and teachers.  The two, which I found to be of the most interest, are Student Tutorials and Math Videos.  The tutorials are divided into different subject areas and contain one or more explanations from different students to help fellow students with the topics.

Ohio Proficiency Tests
www.ode.state.oh.us/proficiency/PROFICIENCY/index.htm
This site has practice Ohio proficiency tests.  Students can download practice tests and answer booklets.  This site is also very helpful for the teachers who give the tests.   The overview explains the rules, testing dates, and certain criteria that is covered on the test.  It also provides the learning outcomes for the different level of each test.

Fun School
www.funschool.com
This site has over 60 games.  Students often find out at this site that learning and fun can go together.  There are curriculum related games for grades preK-6.  The funcorner has cool screensavers,  wallpaper, and coloring pages that students can download (i.e. maps of the US)

Little Explorers
http://EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
This is an interactive dictionary.  It is a great dictionary for the elementary student.  Each dictionary entry has many links about each word.  When you click on a word there is a picture provided for each word and specific facts and information.  Students often find this dictionary to be a "fun" dictionary because it provides an interactive way to learn about words.

The Stock Market Game
www.smg2000.org/
This is a real-world simulation game for students in 4th through 12th grade.  It provides students with the opportunity to learn more about investing and managing their finances.  This game allows students to discover the rewards and risks involved in dealing with their personal finances.  Students become very enthusiastic about participating in this game and also become very excited about the economy.  I recommend if you are not familiar with this site you check out the first time link.

www.gov’twaste.org/
 I thought this would be a neat place to visit to see how waste in the gov’t could be compared to the waste of the gov’t of years in the past and to see how this has been going on for a long time.

www.Biography.com
Anyone who wants to find out about a person in the past can use this sight get a snapshot of that individual person.

www.hotjobs.com
I thought this was cute.  The jobs that were once in demand are not in demand today.  This would be a great place to visit to do a compare and contrast of today and yesteryear.

www.patents.ibm.com/gallery
A  superb place to get started into a history lesson into weird patents and how the patent process works.

www.treas.gov
Last week we were talking about Madison and the National Bank.  To see how our money system has grown into such a "business’ would be an excellent lesson.  Students would find this interesting and enjoyable.

Math Help Professor Freedman
http:/www.geocities.com/~mathskills/
This site provides information on basic math and algebra skills.  Students can identify their own individual learning styles.  This site also deals with study skills, study tips, and ways to reduce math anxiety.
Usable Ideas:
* Ten ways to reduce math anxiety
* Math videos
* Study skill tips

StudyWeb
http:/ /www.studyweb.com/
Studyweb is a wonderful resource for all subjects.  The different links provide worksheets, games and other activities that make each subject exciting.   This site is one of the best I have seen.
Usable Ideas
* Flashcards and worksheets
* Prealgebra game room
* Animated fractals
* Geometry

The Stock Market Game
http://www.smg2000.org/
Students in 4th to 12th grades primarily use this program.  It deals with investing and managing their financial future.   Students’ work together to determine investment decisions and maintains their own portfolio.
*Note-Click on SMG portfolio—It’s awesome!
Usable ideas:
* Play the stock market game
* Work in teams
* Maintain a portfolio

School Work
http://www.schoolwork.org/
This site is geared toward seventh grade students and up.  It offers resources for all subjects.
Usable Ideas:
* Ask Dr. Math—Awesome!
* Internet Mathematics Library

Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/
Description: At this site there are 12 links to various topics about Japan. Each link has enough text, but isn’t overwhelming and has accompanying pictures.  This site is very kid friendly and the topics covered are of high interest level to the middle school child.

www.thewritesource.com
This web site is devoted to helping students and teachers with writing.  Writing topics are arranged by grade level to give students ideas for writing an essay, paragraph or journal entry.
* Helpful tool for the beginning writer as well as the more advanced student
* Opportunity for students to publish their works online

www.fleetkids.com
Sponsored by Junior Achievement. In this FleetKids Program each student investigates an array of mathematic, financial and social concepts including setting goals, saving and budgeting, balancing "needs" and "wants", and learning to work with teams developing solutions
* User friendly games that teach basic concepts as students play
* Colorful, interesting site that students will enjoy

www.homeworkcentral.com
Students can browse the research collections or e-mail specific questions re various subjects
* Categories range from general (ex History) to specific (Period 1764-1784)
* Students will enjoy posting questions and having answers returned generally within 24-48 hours  (or recommended web-sites for further research)

www.home.nycap.rr.com/useless
Useless Information   Over 60 fascinating true stories about various topics
* Fun—students will enjoy these little known facts
* Could be used for writing topics—or reading practice for students who "hate" reading!

www.britannica.com
This site offers well-researched articles on current events, and just about every topic that a student would want to research
* Easy to use---all grade levels will be able to use for research
Colorful pictures and maps

Gradunet-Virtual Careers Office
http://www.gradunet.co.uk/
This web site is excellent for students to use in exploring careers as well as for counselors to use in career counseling.  Here students can pose questions concerning the job recruitment process and obtain responses from graduates all over the U.S. and the world who have had similar experiences.  Students can learn about the job application process, the selection process, and specialist professions.  They can get information on matching jobs and careers to college majors and degrees, and can even get advice from overseas students and workers.  This is a great site for students to explore on their own.

College is Possible
http://www.collegeispossible.org/
This web site is an excellent source of information for counselors, students, and parents.  Even parents with younger children can learn a variety of ways to begin preparing to meet college expenses.  Sites include a look at various financial aid programs, facts about school expenses and aid, free scholarship search service, and a list of a number of very helpful web sites for both parents and students.  With its emphasis on early financial aid planning, I feel that this web site is equally valuable for middle- and high- school students.

K-12 Search Results "Yahoo"
 http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Education/K_12/
This web site had many sub sites that are valuable sources of information for students, parents, and counselors.  A particularly helpful link was "Graduation".  There were letters from upperclassmen to freshmen about things that they wish they had known when they were freshmen. Articles are featured on graduation, planning for the future, job hunting, etc.  The financial aid section had many useful sites on paying for college.  One site actually walked you through the FAFSA form.  Separate links were available on scholarship searching, grants, and loans. This is a very valuable web site for any college bound student.

Minority On-Line Information Service (MOLIS)
http://www.sciencewise.com/molis/
MOLIS is a source of information on minority institutions and minority targeted opportunities.  Students can research historically Black, Hispanic, and other minority post-secondary institutions.  Information on entrance requirements, areas of study, and life on the college campuses is available.  Students can search for scholarships, financial aid, and employment aid for minorities.  Colleges can be searched by state, ethnic group, or institution name.  This is a very good research tool.  Students can find a great deal of specific information on individual schools and opportunities.

Index of Fed World Information Network JOBS Library     x
 http://www.sciencewise.com/molis/ http://www.sciencewise.com/molis/
For students planning to pursue a Federal Government job, this web site gives them information on the jobs currently available, salary ranges, grades of employment, promotion potential, duty location, specific remarks about the jobs, and the contact person.  This site is especially helpful in demonstrating the wide range of jobs and salaries available within the Federal Government.  It also gives students information on the difference in applying for government jobs versus applying for those within the private sector.  I found this site to be very interesting and useful.

InfoPlease Kid's Almanac(now called Fact Monster)
http://www.factmonster.com/
      -Learning network which features help assistance
       through the use of an atlas/almanac/dictionary/and
       encyclopedia.

      2 likes:
      a.Student types in a key word("consumer") and it
        finds over 100 documents with the word "consumer"
        in it; also gives definitions to key government
        agencies, as well as other sites linked to the
        word.

      b.It offers assistance to the student in 12 areas,
        including "cool stuff", games and quizzes, and
        "homework center".

Kid's Money
http://www.kidsmoney.org/

      -The site has books, games, banks, and activities for
       kids; gives ideas on how to make/save/spend wisely.

      2 likes:
      a.It groups the topics into 3 areas, making it easier
        for the student to find their topic.

      b.It comes in 5 other languages(Deutsch, Espanol,
        Francias, Italiano, Portuguese), which allows the
        student to read/write their language(s) taken in
        school.

Bottom Dollar
http://www.bottomdollar.com/

      -gives the student/consumer an opportunity to choose
       a category(at the top of the web page), enter a
       search word, then set parameters on price to
       determine goods/services available in that price
       range.

      2 likes:
      a.Brings up every product made by every company in
        the price range parameters set by the student.

      b.It is simple to work with-just pick a key product/
        category and a price the student wants to pay.

U.S.Mint
http://www.USMINT.gov/

      -Offers products, answers, questions, about the Mint
       program, and it has a kid's section also.

      2 likes:
      a.It has an area for both teachers(lesson plans,LRC
        projects, teacher's lounge) and students(clubhouse,
        collector's camp, fun & games, and time machine).

      b.Offers students the opportunity to learn how coins
        are minted by playing games/watching animated
        versions of the process.

Did You Know?
http://www.didyouknow.com/

      -it contains fascinating facts and amazing stories about anything or everything a student would want to
       know.

      2 likes:
      a.It is divided into 10 different areas, including a
        "kid's only" section; also easy to work with, no
        matter what computer experience a student might
        have.

      b.It has a variety of trivia areas and "click ons"
        for more interesting facts.  Also links into the
        "ABC Teach" web page, which has places for fun
        ideas, and activities for kids, parents, student
        teachers, and teachers.
 

http://www.smg.2000.org/
This site is called the "Stock Market Game".  Students use a hands-on approach by being involved in a hypothetical situation for 10 weeks.  The ideas are based on economic principals and research proficiency.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp.webmath
Contains math subjects from pre-calculus through calculus.    Students can get help on their homework as well as practice taking quizzes over the subject matter.

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/mathmagic/
Uses e-mail to communicate problems involving math.  Groups of students complete the problems and send them back.  After all groups send in their answers, the correct answer is posted along with each groups’ response.  Students compete nationally to receive correct answers.

http://www.savingsforcollege.com/
This website is perfect for any level of student along with their parents.  It contains a message board with answers to frequently asked questions along with the opportunity for anyone to get their own questions answered.  Also, there is detailed information on the "529 Plan"  for college tuition.

http://mathpower.com/funstuff.htm
Students will find this website to be fun. It contains lots of math games as well as Chinese checkers, hangman, name game, and tic tac toe.  These games could be particularly useful for students just learning how to use a computer.

www.field-guides.com
This site is devoted to providing on-line virtual field trips that take you to places, such as a desert, a tornado, a volcano, or the natural wonders of the world from the comfort of your own computer chair and monitor.  Currently, there are 13 trips to explore as this site grows to include other locales.  This site is both teacher and student friendly.  Each field trip includes background information, vocabulary (terms to know), and questions (concepts) to help students prepare for the trip and to make it a more valuable experience.  For the teachers, there is another area full of objectives, lesson plans, and further information to extend the topic beyond the computer session.  Once you visit a site, a photograph appears and information about that page is presented.

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
The information on this site pertains to the Oregon Trail era of the 1840s and not the popular computer game that my students are familiar with from fourth and fifth grade.  When I use this site with my students, they are normally working with a partner in a scavenger hunt situation.  Using the site, they are to find the information that I am requesting.  The home page section is easily divided into 10 specific areas.  Students are normally able to visit all ten areas to finish their scavenger hunt in the time allotted, which is about 35 minutes.  Each of the pages includes a colored picture and a relatively short and interesting reading passage on another aspect of the westward trail to Oregon, which help keep my students on task.   Quotations of some of the travelers are included for a more personal touch.

http://www.monticello.org/
During the course of the school year, we discuss Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and one of our founding fathers, as we build the United States to the power it is today.  The site listed above spotlights the life of Thomas Jefferson, his political accomplishments, some of his inventions, and his fascinating home, Monticello. Jefferson once wrote that "All my wishes end, where I hope my days will end,….at Monticello."  I have visited Monticello and found it to be an incredible tour.  This site allows one to visit this home from their computer and learn about this man beyond the textbook.  I particularly enjoy the tour of his home.  The computer, like a tour guide, points out some of the neat aspects that Jefferson added to his home.  As for the information on Jefferson, it is more comprehensive than the student’s textbook.

http://www.homeworkcentral.com
Homework Central is basically your on-line encyclopedia to help students investigate or research a topic for their homework.  This site has areas for the teachers, the parents, and the student.  In the beginning of the year, my (Social Studies) course begins with the exploration of the American continents.  This site allows my students to investigate an explorer, such as Columbus, and tell their story. Using this Internet site, my students have researched an explorer.  In doing so, they have gained information on their life story and their accomplishments beyond what their textbook discusses.  This site can help students investigate an area of study, but with the era of discovery section from 1000-1607, I have found it to be both comprehensive and student friendly.  All the information is in one place.
 

http://www.mariner.org/monitor/
When you request a search on the Civil War, the number of sites that appear is shocking.  Like much of the Internet, some sites are better than others and some sites offer more credibility than others. This site discusses the naval strategy of the war.  During the Civil War, the North and the South went to war in the Atlantic Ocean with their newly designed iron clad ships.  This site discusses The Monitor, the Union’s ship, from life on board, to the strategy, and finally to her watery grave near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. I first used this site as a resource for information about the Civil War for myself, but this year I hope to use it with my students in a scavenger hunt for information format.  Our textbook devotes one short paragraph to this topic and the technology being made in the naval portion of American history during the 1860s.  This site allows me to extend the topic of the Civil War beyond that of the book in a easily manageable site.  Many students are fascinated with the Civil War and this site can satisfy some of their thirst for knowledge.

http://www.edgov/free/subject.html
Volcano Information Center
This web site is designed by a professor at the University of CA, Santa Barbara.  It is organized into categories including volcano eruptions, gasses, and forms.

www.metalab.unc.edu.
This site is amazing for truthfulness in the history of the South.  You will find plantation documents, slave narratives, journals and letters from people of the South before, during and after the War for Southern Independence.  For a different slant on the slavery issue have your kids read from any of the many alphabetized resources.

www.nj.com/yucky/
Fun sight for learning about bugs, worms and things in science including information about body functions such as armpit odors and snot.  Yuck!!!

www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/presidents.html
For history, a biographical sketch for each president of the United States.  Great for student reports.  Fun also for trivia games

www.pcpoetry.com
Teaching parody is fun with these parodies that use a theme based on computer technology.  Check the parody of "The Raven".  Comparisons can be made to the original.

www.persues.tufts.edu
Tufts University put together this magnificent web site that includes an interactive web atlas, over 700 pictures of art depicting mythological figures, and an encyclopedia on ancient times.

PBS Kids
http://www.pbs.org/kids/
Description:
Web-site companion to Public Television popular kids shows
Helpful Aspects:
A. Familiar characters, colorful
B. Excellent democracy project link, allows kids to click on area of a virtual city to see how government affects their lives

http://www.acronymfinder.com/:  Acronym Finder
Description:
This site is devoted to acronyms.  It would allow students to type in letters, which represent phrase to get a list of possible matches
Helpful Aspects:
A. Simple format which allows user to type in letters
B. Section which allows participants to input new acronyms

http://www.stw.ed.gov/:  National School-to-Work Learning Center
Description:
This site was designed to connect the school environment to the work environment- real world.
Helpful Aspects:
A. Fact sheets available for downloading
B. Customized pages for Educators, employees, students, and parents which offers list of related sights.

Rhyme Zone
http://www.rhymezone.com/
Description:
This site is a rhyming dictionary, which would allow students to search general or by topic various rhyming words.
Helpful Aspects:
A. Convenient access to rhyming words for projects
Great for language tactile learners, ESL students

www.doscience.com
This is a good site for students because it offers them some easy activities that they can do at home.  Many of the experiments contain easy to find materials as well as materials that students may be able to find in their own kitchen.

www.yucky.com
This is a great site for kids as it is full of gross and disgusting facts.  I would a bit worried about parents’ reactions to some of the information about bodily functions, but I’m sure the kids would love it.  It explains the reasoning behind such yucky things as ear wax, belches, snot, etc.  But, that is only part of the site.  I imagine it would be the part that the kids would gravitate toward!

http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/
Kids of all ages love these songs and characters!  This site has words to the songs so kids can learn them.  With a soundcard, they can hear their favorites!  Also offers facts and trivia about every School House Rock song ever made.

www.dictionary.com
This site is helpful for kids who need to research a word.  It offers dictionary entries as well as a thesaurus.  Many of my students claim to not own a dictionary but most of them have a computer.  So, I shared this website information with them so they have access to this resource as needed.

http://nyelabs.kcts.org/content.html
This is a fun site!  My students love Bill Nye.  We watch him sometimes in class.  This site has some neat activities about Mars as well as episode guides, including some easy do-at-home science experiments.