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Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu
Windows to the Universe is a learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public.
TrackStar
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
TrackStar is a starting point for online lessons and activities. Users collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations, and have an interactive, online lesson called a Track.
Web Toolboxes
http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolbox.html
The toolboxes are resources and lesson ideas for using the web in the classroom.
Teach-nology
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes
Each theme contains links to a variety of resources to help teachers develop lessons that are challenging, exciting, and fun.
EPals
http://www.epals.com
ePALS is a provider of school-safe email and collaborative technology for the educational market.
International E-Mail Classroom
http://www.iecc.org
IECC is a free service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom pen-pal and other project exchanges.
International Telementor Program
http://www.telementor.org
The International Telementor Program provides academic mentoring support from professionals in ITP-sponsoring companies.
Chats with NASA Personnel
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/sso/chats
NASA Quest allows the public to share the excitement of NASA's authentic scientific and engineering pursuits. The chat events are live interactions with NASA experts.
Tramline Virtual Field Trips
http://www.field-trips.org
This is a site where virtual field trips are created and added by educators.
National Health Museum
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/virtual.html
This page is a listing of virtual dissections, labs, and field trips in health and science.
Children's Express
http://www.childrens-express.org
Children's Express is a UK-wide news agency producing news, features, and comment by young people for everyone.
Midlink Magazine
http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/
MidLink Magazine is the digital magazine by students, for students ages 8 -- 18.
CIESE Online Classroom Projects
http://www.ciese.org
The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) provides eeducation resources and science projects for K-12 grade levels
The GLOBE Program
http://www.globe.gov
GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program.
Pathfinder Science projects
http://kancrn.org
Links to science fair resources and guides.
International Schools CyberFair
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/cf/
The International Schools CyberFair is a learning program used by schools and youth organizations around the world. Youth conduct research and publish their findings on the Web.
MIDI Music Relay
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/Midi/
"The Midi Music Relay" is a collaboration project directed to students and their music teachers. The aim is to create midi songs for all on the web to enjoy.
Project Mars Millennium
http://www.projectpioneer.com/mars
Working in teams with educators, community leaders and professionals in many fields, young people will weave the arts, sciences, and humanities into an exploration of their own communities.
IEARN Network
http://www.iearn.org
iEARN is a global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
Cranes for Peace Project
http://www.cranesforpeace.org
People from around the world send origami cranes to the Children of the A-Bomb statue in the Hiroshima Peace Park as a symbol and wish for peace.
I Have a Dream Project
http://www.kidlink.org/dream
The I Have a Dream program challenges students to plan, design, and implement an Internet based project to realize their favored dreams in collaboration with peers in other countries.
Westward Ho!
http://www.cyberbee.com/wwho
This site is a simulated journey that allows classes to travel the trail as part of the Westward HO! Wagon Train.
Cool Cosmos
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu
This site provides activities, experiments, and lesson plans for learning about light.
KidLink Multicultural calendar
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC
The calendar entries contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays, and the special ways in which these days are observed.
Math Forum
http://mathforum.org
The Math Forum is a center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet.
Faces of the Olympics
http://www.mtpleasps.vic.edu.au/olympics/
This project aims to develop student skills while researching the stories behind the Olympics.
Global SchoolNet Foundation
http://www.gsh.org
The Global Schoolhouse is a virtual meeting place where educators, students, parents, and community members can collaborate, interact, develop, publish, and discover learning resources.
Writing with Writers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/
This is a site where students work with authors, editors, and illustrators in workshops designed to guide them in developing their skills.
Hello Dolly! A WebQuest on Cloning
http://www.pusd.info/projects/dolly/main.htm
In this WebQuest, the purpose is to determine how to legislate cloning.
Electronic Postcards from Around the World
http://www.genevaschools.org/austinbg/class/gray/internet/electronic
This project offers a way to learn geography and map skills plus provide an increased social awareness of schools/communities around the world.
WeatherScope
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/en
At this site, students conduct an investigation and report on local and world weather and climate.
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth
This project is a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.
Unsung Heroes: An ePals Project
http://www.epals.com/projects/unsung_heroes/
ePALS invites classes around the world to collaborate in the exchange of information about students, teachers, and others in their communities whose positive actions are making a difference to the quality of life of others.
The North American Quilt: A Living Geography Project
http://www.tlt.ab.ca/projects/Div3/Grade8/NAGeogNAQuiltGr.8/thenaq.htm
The North American Quilt is designed to bring an interdisciplinary approach to the study of geography, engaging students to participate in a growing collection of geographic and cultural information about the continent.
Voices from the Past: An Oral History WebQuest
http://oldsegundo.com/webquests/voices_from_past/student-home.htm
This WebQuest is an oral history project for students in grades 6 through 12.
Global Grocery List Project
http://www.landmark-project.com/ggl/index.html
Students share local grocery prices to build a growing table of data to be used in social studies, science, health, mathematics, and other disciplines.
The National Math Trail
http://www.nationalmathtrail.org
The National Math Trail is an opportunity for K-12 teachers and students to discover and share the math that exists in their own environments.
Java Applets
http://java.sun.com/applets
This page has code samples and applets.
Whitehouse for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/timeline
The Freedom Timeline brings together historical stories of freedom.
Streaming Video
http://www.streamingvideos.com
This site is a list of frequently asked questions about streaming video.
Netscape
http://www.netscape.com
This site provides many web services including the Netscape browser.
Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com
This site has information about Microsoft software including the Internet Explorer browser.
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com
This site has information about Adobe software including Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
Real Network
http://www.real.com
Real Player is a media player.
Apple Computer
http://www.apple.com
This site has information about Apple hardware and software including QuickTime.
Macromedia
http://www.macromedia.com
This site has information about Macromedia software including Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and services that touch the lives of all Americans.
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
The mission of the U.S. Department of Education is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.
U.S. House of Representatives
http://thomas.loc.gov
Thomas makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.
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