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For
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Check out the latest from some of
cable's hottest sites:
Animal Planet
http://animal.discovery.com/
The Discovery Channel
http://www.discovery.com/
The Learning Channel
http://tlc.discovery.com/
The Travel Channel
http://travel.discovery.com/
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Adbusters
Media Foundation
We are a global network of artists, activists,
writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want
to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.
Our aim is to topple existing power structures and forge a major shift
in the way we will live in the 21st century.
http://unbrandamerica.org/01.html
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ArtsEdge
The
mission of ARTSEDGE has always been to help artists, teachers, and students
gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support
the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum. As we enter
a new millennium, we have expanded our mission statement and are happy
to share it with you here.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
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Breaking
Down the Walls
Differences are GOOD!
Accepting and understanding other cultures
is something that everyone needs to learn. This is especially true since
the attacks in New York on September 11, 2001. Did you know that some
Arab-American kids were treated badly and bullied because they looked
like the small number of terrorists behind the attack? That's wrong!
Just because you look like someone doesn't mean you'll act like them.
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/
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Child Rights
Day
Send your request to Secretary General United Nations to declare November
20th as the Child Rights Day.
http://www.childrightsday.com/
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Close
the Book on Hate: 101 Ways to Combat Prejudice
Barnes & Noble and ADL joined forces to create
"Close the Book on Hate" after the Columbine High School tragedy
in 1999. You can browse through the anti-hate tips by using the
left-hand menu, or download the easy-to-print PDF version by clicking
on the cover image on the right. Highlights include a glossary
and an extensive reading list for further study. A free print
brochure is also available at all Barnes & Noble bookstores.
http://www.adl.org/prejudice/
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Communication
Skills Writing Program
Students and Professors at Northern Illinois University
put together this site as a resource for students, instructors, and
tutors in the Writing Skills Lab, but the writing tips presented here
are valuable to any student or teacher of writing.
http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/
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Cyber Citizens
This program strives to educate young people to be good citizens in
cyberspace.
http://www.cybercitizenship.org
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Destination
Imagination
Destination ImagiNation is ... an international organization for kindergarten
through college students and community groups that teaches life skills
and expanding imaginations through team-based creative problem solving
http://www.destinationimagination.org/
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Discovery Channel-Canada
exn.ca is Canada's online source for science, nature, technology and
adventure
http://www.exn.ca/
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Welcome
to EDSITEment
Welcome
to EDSITEment, The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National
Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust
for the Humanities, and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. This educational
partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's
great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly
to your classroom.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
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The
Exploratorium
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's
Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of 650 science,
art, and human perception exhibits. The Exploratorium is a leader in
the movement to promote the museum as an educational center.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html
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Family
Education: Family History Package
Six how-to articles (excerpted from the official
Ellis Island Foundation publication "Do People Grow on Family Trees?")
and a set of printable forms comprise this family history lesson from
Family Education. The section on conducting family interviews
is excellent, with advice such as "Start with easy, friendly
questions." There is also a printable checklist of interview
questions, not found in same section, but rather in Genealogy Forms.
Look in the lower left-hand corner of the home page for the link.
http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,35-10913,00.html
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First-School
Preschool Activities and Crafts
These crafts, lesson plans, themes and activities are adaptable for
ages two to six, and can be used at home, in the classroom, or at
day care. First stop is the basic materials list, which includes construction
paper, tempura paints, tape, crayons, and the ever important cover-up
such as an old t-shirt. The activities themselves are divided into
printable activities and themes (such as alphabet, colors, numbers
and so on.)
http://www.first-school.ws/
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Genealogy.com:
Genealogy Classes
For those ready to take the next step in their
family research, Genealogy.com serves up eighty-five free online lessons
to explore at your own pace. Classes are divided into four sections:
Beginning Genealogy, Internet Genealogy, Tracing Immigrant Origins,
and Researching with Genealogy.com (a guide to their subscription service.)
Each illustrated lesson covers a specific topic (such as Pre-1820 Immigration)
making it easy to find the information you want if you are looking for
specific help.
http://www.genealogy.com/university.html
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Handspeak: A Sign
Language Dictionary Online
HandSpeak is an animated dictionary of sign language. A new sign is
added daily.
http://www.handspeak.com/
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Introduction
to Genealogy: A Free Online Class
The genealogy site at About.com hosts a self-paced
four-lesson introduction to genealogy that includes interaction in a
discussion forum, homework assignments and online quizzes. In addition
to the class, this site has oodles of articles and reviews of
other genealogy sites. Two great clicks are Genealogy Glossary
and U.S. Vital Records (organized by state), both found in the
upper left- hand corner under Essentials.
http://genealogy.about.com/library/lessons/blintro.htm
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Kindle Park
For a wonderful journey into the colorful world of family learning,
check out Kindle Park! This interactive site offers hours of engaging
educational games, stories, and videos for pre-schoolers and their parents
or teachers. Even the download wait is entertaining because of a simple
game of catch a letter or number.
http://www.kindlepark.com
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MarcoPolo:
Internet Content for the Classroom
The mission of the MarcoPolo program is to create
premier, standards-based Internet Content and provide the requisite
professional development to every teacher in the United States, and
to maintain the program in a way that allows it to scale throughout
the United States and be sustainable over time, so it may enrich teaching
and dramatically affect student achievement for generations to come.
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
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National
Voice
Critical issues will be decided in the next election:
one or two percentage points will impact generations. This is not a
time to be discouraged; this is no time to hold back. This is the time
for a creative and powerful voter mobilization.
National Voice is bringing in new voters by making democracy work in
communities all across our country. Join us in our campaign to reinvigorate
the electoral process in every local, state, and national election!
We welcome all groups, so don't sit this one out.
http://www.nationalvoice.org/
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Not
in Our Town
"In 1993, hate activities in Billings [Montana]
reached a crescendo. KKK fliers were distributed, the Jewish cemetery
was desecrated, the home of a Native American family was painted with
swastikas, and a brick was thrown through the window of a six-year-old
boy who displayed a Menorah for Hanukkah." Not in Our Town
is a PBS film and website that tells the story of how thousands of citizens
stood up against the bullies, and declared their town hate-free. Click
on Get Involved to learn how you can bring the Not in Our Town campaign
to your town or school.
http://www.pbs.org/niot/
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Page by Page/Creating
a Children's Picture Book
From the National Library of Canada,
this entertaining site takes the user page-by-page through the creation
of a picture book
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/pagebypage/
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Partners
Against Hate
"An alarming and disproportionately high
percentage of both the victims of hate violence and the perpetrators
are young people under 18 years of age." This website offers
guidance (in the form of printable manuals) for anyone wanting to combat
this terrible trend. There are separate sections for students
(start an anti-bias program at your school), parents, teachers and law
enforcement. To search for answers to commonly asked questions,
click on Hate Response Network.
http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/
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Preschool
Express
Noteworthy stops at Jean Warren's Preschool Express include the toddler
and preschool activity calendars with a different mini-activity nearly
every day of the month. "Draw the first letter of your child's
name on paper. Have child glue over it with leaves." "Find
cities of distant relatives on a map." "Sing your phone
number to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Other highlights
are the Music & Rhyme, Skill, Discovery and Inspiration Stations.
http://www.preschoolexpress.com/
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Scholastic
Inc.
Scholastic is a global children’s publishing and media company in both
education and entertainment.
http://www.scholastic.com/home.htm
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Schwab Learning
Our vision is to help kids with learning differences be successful in
learning and life. In order to accomplish this, we'd like to be your
guide through the LD journey.
http://www.schwablearning.org
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- Smithsonian Magazine:
Explore Art, Science and History
Hot off the presses! A new online contest, the sights and sounds
of wacky musical instruments, one photographer's world of insects,
America's obsession with lawns, the comeback of the Great Blue Heron,
and much more from this month's Smithsonian!
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu
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Story
Nory: Free Audio Stories for Kids
Story time is one of my favorite toddler activities, so I was thrilled
to discover these wonderful audio stories, all narrated by Natasha
Gostwick. Story Nory is an archive of stories old and new, with a
brand new recording released every week. These can be listened to
on the computer, easily transferred to an iPod, or copied to a CD
for listening in the car. The stories are classified as Original,
Fairytales, Classics, Educational and Junior (which are the simplest
stories specifically for toddlers and ESL students.)
http://www.storynory.com/
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Stories
for Kids
Story time is one of my favorite toddler activities, so I was thrilled
to discover these wonderful audio stories, all narrated by Natasha
Gostwick. Story Nory is an archive of stories old and new, with a
brand new recording released every week. These can be listened to
on the computer, easily transferred to an iPod, or copied to a CD
for listening in the car. The stories are classified as Original,
Fairytales, Classics, Educational and Junior (which are the simplest
stories specifically for toddlers and ESL students.)
http://www.totlol.com/
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Surf the Net with
Kids
Welcome to my vision of what's wonderful on the Web. Welcome parents,
kids, teens, grandparents, teachers, librarians and the incurably curious.
I am a syndicated newspaper columnist, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme
(not listed in order of importance, of course). As seen in millions
of newspapers each week, here are my site recommendations for kids and
families
http://www.surfnetkids.com/
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Thinkquest
ThinkQuest is an educational initiative committed
to advancing learning through the use of computer and networking technology.
ThinkQuest challenges teachers and students of all ages to use the Internet
in innovative and exciting ways as a collaborative, interactive teaching
and learning tool.
http://www.thinkquest.org
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Web
Awareness
This Web site provides parents, teachers and librarians
with practical information and hands-on activities to help give kids
the "cyber smarts" they need to make wise and safe online
decisions.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/webaware/home.htm
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The
Webquest Site
What is Webquest? In this issue of favorites,
we list several, find out what they are here:
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the
information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed
to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than
looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis,
synthesis and evaluation
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
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Welcome
to the BADvertising Institution!
We are pleased to offer assistance to those who
seek to diminish the appalling effects of cigarette advertising on unsuspecting
children.
http://www.badvertising.org/index.html
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Your
Vote Matters
Want to make a difference? We'll send you information
about voter registration and get out the vote volunteer opportunities
in your community.
http://www.yourvotematters.org
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Ziggity
Zoom
Ziggity Zoom is a super fun play environment for kids age two to eight,
created by Kristin Pierce Fitch and her mom, illustrator Sharon Pierce
McCollough. In addition to the online activities (games, stories and
coloring pages), there are plenty of offline activities such as crafts,
printables, and fun kid recipes like Mermaid Bananarama. For a quick
overview of the site, I suggest stopping by the Parent's Guide, because
although kids might like the colorful icons that do not have labels,
I found them confusing.
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/
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ABC
News for Kids
Find out what's happening around the world,
around the country and around the corner.
http://abcnews.go.com/abcnews4kids/kids/
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Children Now!
We work to improve the quality of news and entertainment media both
for children and about children's issues.
http://www.childrennow.org/
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Get
Inside the News
This weekly current events feature will help you
understand today's hottest news topics with focus questions and helpful
links.
http://www.bankstreetcorner.com/get_inside_news.shtml
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Kids News
Do you have any interesting information about nature, school projects,
travel, adventures, difficult challenges, things that fascinate you,
things you can teach others? This is also a place for special stories
written by kids like you. Let us know what's interesting in your corner
of the world...send us your features...
http://www.kidnews.com/
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Kids Newsroom
Kidsnewsroom.org provides children with a safe,
kid-friendly Internet site loaded with stories, pictures, contests and
opportunities for learning. Each week, a new issue is added to the site
with the latest news in sports, music & entertainment, health, history,
local events and happenings around the world, all designed with kids
in mind!
http://www.kidsnewsroom.com/index.html
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Kid
Witness News New Vision Awards
Each year, the "best of the best"
videos are honored at the annual Kid Witness News New Vision Awards
Ceremony. Videos submitted for the New Vision Awards are reviewed by
students from Columbia University's School of the Arts Film Division,
and the top three finalists in each category are submitted for a final
round of judging by an independent panel of professionals.
http://www.panasonic.com/meca/kwn/awards.html
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LIFE.com
The Most Important Events of the Millennium
LIFE ranks the top 100 events of the last 1,000 years
http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/millennium/events/100.html
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National
Geographic's News
National Geographic’s Window on the World
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/popups/ngm_subscribe.html
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Pencil
News for Kids
Daily news in a Kid friendly format
http://www.msnbc.com/local/pencilnews/default.asp
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Riverdeep
Current
Focus here on news from the world of science,
math and more.
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/index.jhtml
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Time for Kids
Read the news from a kids view
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
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TIME
For Kids Daily News
Whether across the globe or right next
door, get the news that's important to you.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/index.html
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THE WHY FILES
The Why Files offer in-depth science-behind-the-news explanations on
such topics as cloning people, forensic science, dinosaurs, oddball
science, global warming, hurricanes, endangered species, Tsunamis, volcanoes,
comets, radio telescopes, planets, atomic clocks, scientific hoaxes,
sports brainteasers, chess, computer animation, robots, and much, much
more.
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu
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Yahooligans News
These site is a daily news site from the great
Kid website, Yahooligans.
http://www.yahooligans.com/content/news/
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Youth
Today Newspaper
Youth Today, The Newspaper on Youth Work is the only independent, nationally
distributed newspaper that goes out to more than 70,000 readers in the
child and youth services field.
http://www.youthtoday.org/youthtoday/about.html
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