New Websites

June 2008

CNN/Money Special Report: Gas Crunch http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/gasprices/

Origins of Bingo http://www.strangelife.com/bingodoc/bingohist.html

Background Q&A: Hamas http://www.cfr.org/publication/8968/

Grand Canyon Skywalk: The Glass Bridge at Grand Canyon http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com

Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/

Surviving: The Body of Evidence http://www.museum.upenn.edu/survivingexhibit/index.html

Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/619508.html

Internet Pinball Database http://www.ipdb.org/

C-Span: Lincoln 200 Years http://www.c-span.org/lincoln200years/

The Trial of Sacco & Vanzetti http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/SaccoV/SaccoV.htm

The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/olympics/detail.php

Leonardo da Vinci's Geometric Sketches http://mathdl.maa.org/convergence/1/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=1717

Agflation: The Real Costs of Rising Food Prices http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/agflation

Walking Tour of Napa Valley http://www.houseofmondavi.com/siler-tour.htm

EUROPA: Key facts and figures about Europe and the Europeans http://europa.eu/abc/keyfigures/index_en.htm

How To Go Organic http://www.howtogoorganic.com/

Presentations ETC http://etc.usf.edu/presentations/

May 2008

The Ancient Americas http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ancientamericas/

Digital Library for Earth System Education http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp

Nuclear Power 2010 http://www.ne.doe.gov/np2010/neNP2010a.html

Hands-Only CPR http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/

Dropouts, Completers and Graduation Rate Reports http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pub_dropouts.asp

Earth Revealed http://www.learner.org/resources/series78.html

National Geographic: History http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/

Interactive Math Sites http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/smartmath.htm#interactiveonline

In Pictures: Computer Tutorials Based on Pictures http://inpics.net

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

Stonehenge http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.876

The Biology Corner http://www.biologycorner.com/

The Visual Dictionary http://www.infovisual.info/

Fashion-Era http://www.fashion-era.com/

Biography http://www.biography.com/classroom/

NewsHour Extra: Poetry http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/poetry/

Merchants of Cool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/

Digitales http://www.digitales.us/index.php

April 2008

Smithsonian Images http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/

Encyclopedia of Life http://www.eol.org/

Global Distribution of Poverty http://sedac.ciesin.org/povmap/

NOW Adventures in Democracy: Election 2008 http://www.pbs.org/now/election-2008/index.html

Biology Animation Library http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/animations.html

Escape From Knab http://www.escapefromknab.com

Get Smarter http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm

Biography Central http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

Youth Radio: Election 2008 http://www.youthradio.org/election2008/

National Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Science Education http://science.education.nih.gov/

The Body Explained http://www.bioedonline.org/body-explained/

National Geographic: Prehistoric Time Line http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/prehistoric-time-line.html

Color Chart: Reinventing Color from 1950 to Today http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/colorchart/flashsite/

Glogster http://glogster.com/

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1

Kwout http://kwout.com

March 2008

Physics Education Technology http://phet-web.colorado.edu/new/index.php

Moonk.com http://www.moonk.com/

Consumer Focus: Moving from Analog to Digital TV http://pueblo.gsa.gov/cfocus/cfdtv07/focus.htm

Digital TV 2009 http://www.dtv2009.gov/

100 Things To Do with Google Maps Mashups - gmapsmania http://gmapsmania.googlepages.com/100thingstodowithgooglemapsmashups

Top 25 Web 2.0 Search Engines http://oedb.org/library/features/top-25-web20-search-engines

Best of History Web Sites http://besthistorysites.net/

World War One Color Photos http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/

Statistics: Cast Your Vote! http://www.learner.org/interactives/statistics/index.html

Escrapbooking http://escrapbooking.com/

Picturing Women http://www.picturingwomen.org/

Election 2008: Vote by Issue Quiz http://www.votebyissue.org/election2008/

Spring Training Online 2008 http://www.springtrainingonline.com/

keybr.com http://www.keybr.com/

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Web 2.0 Tools http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/edtools.html#Web20_tools

February 2008

Journeys & Crossings http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/

Election '08: How Green Is Your Candidate? http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/07/06/candidates/

A Big List of Sites That Teach You How To Do Stuff  http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tutorial_sites.php

Brain Fitness, Health and Exercise Guidance http://www.sharpbrains.com/

Free Online Math Calculator, Converter http://easycalculation.com/

Interactive Whiteboard Resources http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html

Evolution of Human Pygmies http://www.human-evol.cam.ac.uk/News/news_am.htm

Governing.com http://www.governing.com/

Math in Daily Life http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/index.html

Project Interactivate Assessment Toolkit http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/assessments/

Vampire Energy http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html

Biology Browser: Teaching Resources http://www.biologybrowser.org/bb/Subject/Education/Biology_Teaching_Resources/index.shtml

Frontline: On Our Watch http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darfur/

Edgar Allan Poe http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/130

BioEd Online: Biology Teacher Resources http://www.bioedonline.org/

Banished: American Ethnic Cleansings http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/banished/

BrainBashers: Puzzles and Brain Teasers http://www.brainbashers.com/

GoodReads http://www.goodreads.com/

Interactives: 3D Shapes http://www.learner.org/interactives/geometry/index.html

Media-Convert http://media-convert.com/

CNN.com: Valentine's Day http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/valentines/

The Secret Life of the Brain - PBS Nova http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/

January 2008

Auschwitz Through the Lens of the SS http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/highlights/auschwitz/

Design of Desire http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/design/

Sharpbrains: Your Brain Fitness Center http://www.sharpbrains.com

Do Something http://www.dosomething.org/

English Pronouncing Dictionary with Instant Sound http://www.howjsay.com/

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml

Top 100 Mystery Novels of all time http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/resources/Top100.pdf

Visual Dictionary Online http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Literature/subcollections/RinglBeowulfAbout.shtml

NOVA: Pocahontas Revealed http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pocahontas/

Symbols of Power: Napoleon And The Art of The Empire Styles, 1800-1815 http://www.mfa.org/napoleon/

National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/

Crisis Guide: The Korean Peninsula http://www.cfr.org/publication/11954/

Teaching Mathematical Thinking Through Origami http://newmedia.purchase.edu/~Jeanine/origami/

Computer Applications Lesson Plans http://www.microsoft.com/Education/LessonPlans.mspx

December 2007

Map the Candidates http://www.slate.com/features/mapthecandidates/

Torch Relay, Beijing 2008 http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/

2008 US Congressional Elections Portal http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=2008_elections

LazyLibrary http://lazylibrary.com/

Teaching Science: Lab Safety http://www.csun.edu/science/ref/laboratory/safety/safety.html

Buddy2 http://www.buddyproject.org/

The Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/sixties/

BookSpoke http://www.bookspoke.com/

FactCheckED http://www.factchecked.org/

Maps in the News http://www.mapsofworld.com/mapinnews/maps-news/index.html

World AIDS Day http://www.avert.org/worldaid.htm

Physics Applets http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/appletindex.html

Christmas Traditions Around the World http://www.caslt.org/research/christmas4.htm

Periodic Table of Comic Books http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/index.html

Readability Calculations http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html

Wonkosphere http://wonkosphere.com/

Stop Bullying Now!: Take a Stand, Lend a Hand http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov

Down to Earth Astronomy http://oposite.stsci.edu/edu_nf.html

Science Animations http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm#ecology

November 2007

Assessment and Rubrics http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

The History of Fitness http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/history.html

Mexico for Kids http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html

CBC News InDepth: Islam http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/islam/

Candidate Match Game - USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/candidate-match-game.htm

Improbable Research http://improbable.com/

VegCooking http://www.vegcooking.com/

Kathy Schrock's Gadget Page http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html

10 Questions http://www.10questions.com/

Talking with Kids about Tough Issues http://www.talkingwithkids.org/

The Nobel Prize http://nobelprize.org/

Urban Lit: Tough Tales From the Streets http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/teens/urbanlit.html

College Navigator http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Teaching Math: A Video Library http://www.learner.org/resources/series34.html

Today in History http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

October 2007

Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibition/SOL_exhib.jsp

Top 100 Undiscovered Websites http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2174685,00.asp

Healthy Fast Food: Healthy Restaurant Eating http://www.helpguide.org/life/fast_food_nutrition.htm

Monkey Trial http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/monkeytrial/

The Case for National Service - Time Magazine 
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1657256_1657317_1657570,00.html

FactBites - Where results make sense http://www.factbites.com/

Statetris http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/

Diet & Nutrition - American Heart Association
http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200010

The War: A Ken Burns Film http://www.pbs.org/thewar/

Monroeville Walking Tours http://www.monroecountyal.com/WalkingTours3.htm

China From the Inside http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/

Google Moon http://www.google.com/moon/

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco http://frbsf.org/education/

My Wonderful World http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/index.html

AwesomeStories.com http://www.awesomestories.com/index.php

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

 

September 2007

International Space Station: An Interactive Reference Guide http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm

Life of a Vertebrate Fossil http://paleobiology.si.edu/LVF/#start

Physics To Go http://www.compadre.org/informal/

2008 Election Timeline http://www.cqpolitics.com/2008_timeline.html

The Politico http://www.politico.com

Academic Plagiarism http://www.ucalgary.ca/~hexham/study/plag.html

Congress.org http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

UsingEnglish.com - Learning English (ESL) Online http://www.usingenglish.com/

Encyclopedia of Life http://www.eol.org

iPods in Education http://learninginhand.com/ipod/index.html

Teaching with iPod and iTunes http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/search.php?collectionID=714

 

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