Useful websites

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2007-07/2007-07-23-voa1.cfm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/
http://www.meaningsoflife.com/Famous-Quotes-Life.htm
http://www.einstein-website.de/contentsbiography.html
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm
http://www.systems-thinking.org/index.htm

http://theonlinegk.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/chief-ministers-of-indian-states/
http://ncertbooks.prashanthellina.com/
http://www.education.gov.qa/EVI/InternationalTests/PIRLS_2001_Encyclopedia.pdf
http://yesweb.org/docs/YESHandbook.pdf
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/words_and_their_stories.cfm
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/Trinity-Academy-pdf.html
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=10761
http://www.unu.edu/elearning/workshop_200811/files/UNUOnlineLearning.pdf
http://www.science.org/category/science
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0015.html

http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/concordance/wordformlist.php?Letter=A&pleasewait=1&msg=sr

http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/dillon/PhonResources/PhonResources.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/dillon/PhonResources/newstart.html
http://www.icg.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/lang_ling.html
http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipachart.htmls
http://www.furman.edu/~wrogers/phonemes
http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=colHC&query=Love
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=1825
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Most_Influential_Books_Ever_Written
http://www.bartleby.com/130/
http://www.victorianweb.org/philosophy/mill/ten/contents.html
http://www.victorianweb.org/economics/porter6.html
http://victorian.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/concordance/
http://victorian.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/concordance/
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

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Origin > Visions of the Future > Not Your Father's Internet
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Not Your Father's Internet
by Bill Gates


Bill Gates envisions the next-generation Internet as a single, unified interface to information instantly available to you anywhere, any time.

Originally published 2000 (shorter version) in The Economist. Published on KurzweilAI.net February 22, 2001.
If anything is moving at "Internet speed" at the start of the new millennium, it is the Internet itself. No technology has established itself so rapidly in the marketplace.
On average, it took the telephone around 40 years to reach a quarter of the population in developed countries. Today, only five years after most consumers learned of the Internet's existence, it has already raced past that milestone in many nations. In the U.S., 40% of the population now uses the Internet, while in Iceland, Singapore, New Zealand and some Scandinavian countries, more than 50% does so.
We may be a long way from bridging the digital divide, but progress is amazing: In 2001 more than 400 million people worldwide will surf the Web's four billion pages and, according to IDC, spend half a trillion dollars on goods and services in the process. The Internet is already revolutionizing the way we live, work, learn, shop and play.
Yet for all its wonders, the technology is today roughly where the automobile was when Henry Ford launched his Model T. Both the Internet and the PCs we use to access it represent a big advance on the age of the mainframe--computing's horse and buggy era--but digital technology still has a long way to go.
In many respects, today's Internet actually mirrors the old mainframe model, with the browser playing the role of "dumb terminal." All the information you want is located in centralized databases, and served up a page at a time (from a single Web site at a time) to individual users. Web pages are simply an HTML "picture" of the data you need, not the underlying data itself. You can look but you can't touch-editing, annotating or otherwise customizing the data is hard to do because it wasn't designed to make that possible. If you want to pull together data from multiple Web sites, you often end up scribbling it down on a notepad.
That's a long way from the "intercreative space" envisioned by Tim Berners-Lee, whose pioneering work lead to the creation of the Web. The structure of today's Internet also makes exchanging data--whether a transaction between businesses or personal information between devices--incredibly complex.
Because the Internet can in theory be accessed any time, any place and from any intelligent device, it looks tailor-made to act as a global exchange mechanism for any kind of data. But because the underlying data on today's Web sites isn't fully accessible by other sites, applications or devices, the reality is a Web of isolated islands of data that can't collaborate with each other in any useful way. And each new way to access the Internet--tablet PCs, Web-enabled TVs and cellphones, smart pagers--adds another layer of complexity. Internet users end up living in several separate worlds: the worlds of applications on PCs, of various kinds of intelligent devices, and of Web sites themselves.
To transform itself into more than a medium that simply presents static information, the next generation Internet needs to solve these problems. Instead of being made up of isolated islands where the user often provides the only integration, it must enable constellations of computers, intelligent devices and Web-based services to collaborate seamlessly. It must help businesses offer products and services in ways that let their customers customize them according to their needs. It must offer individuals complete control over how, when and what information is delivered to them, and allow them to protect their privacy and security by controlling who has access to their personal information.
At the core of that transformation is Extensible Markup Language, or XML. An open industry standard defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (with extensive input from Microsoft and other high-tech companies), XML offers a way to separate a Web page's underlying data from the presentational view of that data. It works in a similar way to HyperText Markup Language (HTML), which uses "tags" to defines how data is displayed on today's Web pages. XML uses tags to provide a common way of defining precisely what the underlying data actually is.
The effect of this technological lingua franca on the future of the Internet will be far-reaching. XML "unlocks" data so that it can be organized, programmed, edited and exchanged with other sites, applications and devices. In effect, it turns every Web page into a programmable mini-database (so you can actually analyze those stock price statistics you find on the Web without having to cut-and-paste them into a spreadsheet first).
XML enables different Web sites to share all kinds of data without having to use the same computer language or software application. Individual Web sites can collaborate to provide a variety of Web-based services that can interact intelligently with each other. And information can move from one device to another without the need for today's separate applications, with their widely varying interfaces, functionality and (in)compatibility.
The next generation Internet will be a computing and communications platform in the same way that the PC is. Programs "written to" the Internet (just as they are written to the PC platform) will run across multiple Web sites, drawing on information and services from each of them, and combining and delivering them in customized form to any device you like.
The distinction between the Internet and your PC or other devices will break down--advanced software (like that at the heart of Microsoft's .NET initiative) will automatically determine whether the information, applications or services you need are available locally or remotely, then bring them together to best serve your needs.
As the barriers between online information, services and devices break down, how you interact with them will also be revolutionized. Today, you use separate software applications for every computing task you want to perform, whether it's browsing the Web, writing and editing, e-mail and instant messaging, your calendar and contacts.
The next generation Internet will enable a more integrated approach. You'll use a single, unified interface that moves transparently between the Internet and the PC or device you are using, allowing you to browse, write, edit, schedule, communicate or analyze data. I see it as a "universal canvas" for the Internet Age.
You'll also interact with your computer in many more ways. Today, the amount of email I receive that has handwriting or voice annotation is negligible. In future, the majority of messages will come in some form other than typed text. Today, you always know whether you're on the Internet or on your PC's hard drive.
Tomorrow, you won't care and you may not even know. Everything on the Internet, your local intranet, your PC and other devices will be available as potential "building blocks" for a new generation of Web-based services. Your business and personal information will be securely stored on the Internet, automatically synchronized and instantly available to you and the Web-based services you need--no matter where you are, what you are doing, or what device you are using.
Everything that can think will link--transparently and automatically. So if you are traveling and need medical attention, your personal physician service will be able to locate the best local doctor, make an appointment that fits into your schedule, share the appropriate medical records and arrange payment. All you'll need to do is give your permission.
Think of it as a "personal Web," intelligently acting on you and your family's behalf. Think of it as the ultimate business tool, boosting your firm's productivity, cutting costs, streamlining transactions, vastly increasing the range of services it can offer, and taking a big step closer to friction-free capitalism.
Just as the system of musical notation made the orchestration of instruments possible, the power of XML and advanced software is making the orchestration of online and offline data and services a reality--and revolutionizing computing and communications during the first decade of the 21st century.
The next generation Internet will look a lot like today's Internet--but under the hood the two will have as much in common as today's automobiles have with Ford's flivver.
A shorter version of this article was published in The Economist in "The World in 2001" Join the discussion about this article on Mind•X!


The Virtual Thomas Edison
by Ray Kurzweil


As machines exceed human intelligence, will they threaten humanity? How will inventors keep up? Raymond Kurzweil lays out his vision of the future for Time Magazine's special issue on the future.

Originally published November 30, 2000 at Time.com. Published on KurzweilAI.net March 22, 2001.
Robots--even ones more intelligent than M.I.T.'s Kismet--are coming, the inevitable result of accelerating technological revolutions. The exponential growth of computing, communications, brain scanning and brain "reverse engineering," combined with rapid miniaturization, will bring machines that can equal or exceed human intelligence within three decades.
Is this good news? Or is this a threat to humanity's perch of evolutionary superiority? Alarm at the specter of ceding control over the creative process to machines has catapulted the debate beyond the scientific community and into the public forum. Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, has written about a wide range of dangers that could arise when we no longer have our metaphorical hands "on the plug."
Before we indulge these philosophical concerns, it's worth exploring just how intelligent and inventive machines are evolving. A powerful paradigm for emulating the creative process in a computer is to copy the ways of nature. One particularly compelling "biologically inspired" approach is actually to simulate the process of evolution inside the computer.
Brandeis University professors Jordan Pollack and Hod Lipson recently used "genetic" algorithms to design simple robots, which were then assembled by other robots. General Electric also uses genetic algorithms, in the design of jet engines, and its simulation of evolution produces designs superior to those created by unaided human designers. Microsoft has reportedly evolved some of the software it uses to balance system resources rather than have human programmers explicitly write these codes.
Another approach is to create "neural nets"--simulated versions of neurons and their massive interconnections that, while highly simplified, are able to solve real-world design problems and come up with unexpected though still appropriate solutions. These and related methods are also used in computer programs that "automatically" create art, music and poetry. The results of emulating nature in this way can be surprisingly effective, often solving difficult engineering and other design problems. However, as a human inventor who routinely uses these techniques, I can report that I continue to feel that I am still in charge of the process; they feel like just another set of yet more powerful tools.
A Time Line
So when will this feeling of apparent control change? When will we regard machine intelligence as the true originator of something creative?
In my view, the advent of the fully creative machine will not arrive overnight but will continue to evolve in stages, as machine intelligence continues its progression up the skill ladder. The first computers were designed during World War II with pen on paper and assembled by hand with screwdrivers and wiring tools. Today a computer designer sits at a graphics terminal and specifies sets of high-level design parameters. The computer performs dozens of intermediate design stages of circuit schematics, board layouts and even the chips themselves. Then other computers actually build and assemble these components into working systems. The tasks these machines perform required highly skilled engineers and technicians just a couple of decades ago. Such "computer-assisted design" software packages are now used in every engineering discipline, as well as by architects and clothes designers. They represent the latest chapter in the story of automation, which started by amplifying the power of our muscles and in recent times has been amplifying the power of our minds. Since the Industrial Revolution was born two centuries ago with automated textile machines for the English clothing industry, we have been eliminating jobs at the bottom of the skill ladder while creating new (and, incidentally, more interesting and better paying) jobs at the top of the skill ladder. This process has progressed to the point where we are harnessing machines to assist with the creative process of creating yet better machines.
By the end of this decade, it will be possible for people without technical training to use an even more sophisticated generation of design tools to create complex electronic and mechanical systems. Many products will be designed not by research-and-development departments (at least not directly) but by professionals who understand the needs of their markets, aided by increasingly intelligent Web-research tools. Even consumers will design their own products, ranging from their clothes to their homes. We will continue to regard these machines as tools, but they will emerge as remarkably powerful amplifiers of the human creative process.
Equal Partners
By 2020, machines will emerge as true collaborators. They will have sufficient understanding of human language and culture to monitor trends on their own. And since they will have the speed (and patience) to read most of the world's literature and websites (albeit still not with the discernment that comes with full human intelligence), they will identify market opportunities on their own and bring them to our attention, along with their own suggested designs. We will then try out their creations either in virtual-reality simulations or as actual physical products produced by rapid prototyping machines. By this time, the line between human and machine creativity will indeed begin to blur.
Within three decades, machines will be as intelligent as humans. By 2030 the available computer hardware will exceed the memory and processing capacity of the human brain by a factor of thousands. Though raw capacity alone does not automatically provide human levels of intelligence, we will have largely completed the reverse engineering of the human brain. Powerful, biologically inspired models based on the various templates of human intelligence will be capable of simulating human thought processes and will ultimately do so at far greater speeds and with far greater overall capacity than unaided human thought.
So what would a thousand simulated scientists and engineers, each with a thousand times greater memory and each thinking at speeds at least a thousand times faster than today's human inventors, accomplish? What would they invent? Well, for one thing, they would invent technologies that would allow them to become even more intelligent (because their intelligence is no longer of fixed capacity). They would change their own thought processes to think "bigger" and more complex thoughts-and to think them faster. When and if these "inventors" evolve to be a million times more intelligent and operate a million times faster, then in today's terms, an hour would result in a century of progress.
The Next Question
Which, of course, brings up the issue of how we mere human inventors are going to keep up. As an inventor, I have more than a passing interest in this question. My view, however, is that these developments do not represent an alien invasion of intelligent machines. They are emerging from within our human/machine civilization, and the intelligence we are creating is both derivative of and an extension to our human intelligence. We are already placing today's generation of intelligent machines in our bodies and brains, particularly for those with disabilities (e.g., cochlear implants for the deaf) and diseases (e.g., neural implants for Parkinson's patients). By 2030 there will be ubiquitous use of surgery-free neural implants introduced into our brains by billions of "nanobots" (i.e., microscopic yet intelligent robots) traveling through our capillaries. These noninvasive neural implants will routinely expand our mind through direct connection with nonbiological intelligence.
These prospects will bring enormous benefits, such as vastly expanded wealth, longevity and knowledge. We will have the ability to overcome most diseases, clean up the environment and alleviate illiteracy and poverty. However, deeply intertwined with these gains will be profound new risks. New concerns will include such questions as "Who is controlling the nanobots?" and "Whom are the nanobots talking to?" For example, organizations (e.g., governments, extremist groups) could distribute trillions of undetectable nanobots that could then monitor, influence or even control our thoughts and actions. Nanobot self-replication run amuck could have the potential to create a nonbiological cancer. And as for intelligent robots, how can we be sure they will remain our faithful servants, or even our friends?
Technology has always been a double-edged sword, and we don't have to look further than today to see both profound promise and peril. It is important to understand that these developments are not emerging from a few isolated projects but are the inevitable result of many thousands of competitive efforts. We would have to repeal free enterprise and every visage of economic competition to prevent the ongoing progression of these technologies. In the end, we will have no choice but to address the threats emerging from technology through a combination of ethical standards, technological "immune systems" and law enforcement. Although I believe the hazards are real, I am optimistic that we will ameliorate these dangers while we overcome age-old problems of human distress. The merger of humanity and its technology is the inevitable next step in the evolutionary progress of intelligence on our planet.
Within three decades machines will be as intelligent as human beings .
The Virtual Thomas Edison reproduced with permission. Copyright (C) 2000 Time, Inc.
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MATH WEBSITES:


Probably the best overall website:
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/KING/math.htm#Beginning%20Math%20Activites


ADDITION & SUBTRACTION:

1. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/additionandsubtraction/basicsubtraction/


2. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=EarlyMathWorkbench



ADVANCED MATH:

1. http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/math_index.htm


2. http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/index.html




COUNTING MONEY:

1. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/counting/money.html


2. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/money/

3. http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/

4. http://www.little-g.com/shockwave/cents.html

5. http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/11.asp

6. http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_msm/course1/mathables/c1ch3.pdf




DIVISION:

1. http://math.about.com/library/bldivision.htm

2. http://themathworksheetsite.com/long_division.html

3. http://themathworksheetsite.com/long_division.html

4. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/dividermachine.html

5. http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineDivision.html

6. http://www.blackdog.net/games/math/worksheets/div/

7. http://www.coolmath4kids.com/long-division/index.html

8. http://www.coolmath4kids.com/long-division/long-division-lesson-1.html

9. http://www.coolmath4kids.com/long-division/long-division-lesson-1.html

10. http://www.dositey.com/addsub/mystery1D.htm

11. http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/osa.cgi?A1=s&A2=3

12. http://www.gamequarium.com/division.html

13. http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

14. http://www.lizardpoint.com/math/div-online.html

15. http://www.mathsisfun.com/long_division.html

16. http://www.mathsisfun.com/long_division.html

17. http://www.mathsisfun.com/long_division.html

18. http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsdiv.html

19. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsC2d.htm

20. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsC2d.htm

21. http://www.slidermath.com/wjava/LgDiv1.shtml

22. http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/Math-Quick-Quiz/long-divide-quiz.html

23. http://www.webmath.com/divide.html

24. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/division.htm




FACTORS:

1. http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/index.html
(Then click on No. 3: “Multiples and Factors”)



FLASH CARDS:

1. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/select/dm_flashcards.html


2. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/select/dm_flashcards.html

3. http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/flashcards/


4. http://www.coolmath.com/math-practice-problems.html

5. http://www.math.com/students/practice/arithmeticpractice.htm

6. http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/index.html

7. http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/longarithmetic/long-arithmetic-home.html



FRACTIONS:

1. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/add.html

2. http://www.aaaknow.com/g35b_ex1.htm

3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/comparingfractions/game.shtml


4. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm

5. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/fractions/

6. http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/index.html

7. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/fractions/matching/1.shtml

8. http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html

9. http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fract.cgi?A1=s&A2=5&A15=0
10. http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

11. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/con_math/g03c21.html

12. http://www.harcourtschool.com/thinkmath/grade_3.html

13. http://www.hbschool.com/activity/bowling_for_fractions/

14. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame

15. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/GradeLevel?GradeLevel=2

16. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

17. http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
18. http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/HotSubjects_fractions.html

19. http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year7ch4screen.htm

20. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm

21. http://www.primarygames.com/fractions/start.htm

22. http://www.quia.com/cc/351.html

23. http://www.quia.com/cc/66145.html

24. http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

25. http://www.schoolhousetech.com/downloads/worksheets/Mathematics.aspx

26. http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/fractions/fraction-problems-home.html

27. http://www.vectorkids.com/vkfractions.htm

28. http://www.visualfractions.com/EnterCircle.html

29. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/fractions/index.htm

30. http://www.visualfractions.com/

31. http://www.visualfractions.com/Investigate/Compare/Compareframes.htm






GAMES:

1. http://mrsdell.org/multiplication.html

2. http://blackdog.net/games/math/simplejs/simplejs.html

3. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/dividermachine.html

4. http://www.aplusmath.com/games/matho/MultMatho.html

5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/comparingfractions/game.shtml

6. http://www.dositey.com/addsub/mystery1D.htm

7. http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fract.cgi?A1=s&A2=5&A15=0

8. http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/math/index.htm

9. http://www.gamequarium.com/division.html

10. http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

11. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/mult/mult.html

12. http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html

13. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

14. http://www.kidsnumbers.com/

15. http://www.kidsnumbers.com/games.php

16. http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

17. http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

18. http://www.newman.ac.uk/Students_Websites/~d.a.sujecki/pupils.htm

19. http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsmulti.html
20. http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm

21. http://www.quia.com/cc/66145.html

22. http://www.vectorkids.com/vkfractions.htm

23. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/division.htm

24. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html


MISCELLANEOUS WEBSITES:

1. 1. http://blackdog.net/games/math/index.html


2. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/


3. http://www.brainpop.com/math/seeall/


4. http://www.coolmath.com/

5. 2. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html


6. 3. http://www.dositey.com/mathk2.htm


7. http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/math_index.htm

8. 4. http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm


9. 5. http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html



10. 6. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=EarlyMathWorkbench


11. 7. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm


12. 8. http://www.k111.k12.il.us/KING/math.htm#Facts


13. http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm


14. http://www.kyrene.org/staff/lmsmith/fvs.htm

15. 9. http://www.kidsolr.com/


16. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/wordprobsindex.htm


17. http://mathisfun.com/


18. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsA2.htm#addition


19. http://rainforestmaths.com/

20. 10. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html


MONEY:

http://www.sqooltools.com/edvideos/mathfacts/money/indexmoney.html


MULTIPLICATION:

1. http://blackdog.net/games/math/simplejs/simplejs.html

2. http://mrsdell.org/multiplication.html

3. http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/math/multiplication/

4. http://www.aplusmath.com/games/matho/MultMatho.html

5. http://www.dositey.com/muldiv/multip.htm

6. http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/osa.cgi?A1=s&A2=2

7. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/mult/mult.html

8. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/mult/mult.html

9. http://www.honorpoint.com/

10. http://www.lizardpoint.com/math/index.html

11. http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsmulti.html

12. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsC2d.htm

13. http://www.quia.com/cc/66145.html

14. http://www.webmath.com/cgi-bin/k8ipcalc.cgi?op=mult&n1=58793&n2=5687&back=k8ipmult.html



PLACE VALUES:

1. http://www.aaaknow.com/grade2.htm#topic23

2. http://www.aaastudy.com/plc21cx2.htm

3. http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html

4. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=EarlyMathWorkbench&AutoLaunch=%2fcom%2fApp%3fFile%3dEarlyMathWorkbench.htm%26Type%3dD%26App%3dEarlyMathWorkbench%26Topic%3dPlaceValues

5. http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/13.asp

6. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive/numbers.htm#Place

7. http://www.gamequarium.com/placevalue.html

8. http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=496&engine=5

9. http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_msm/course1/mathables/c1ch1.pdf



TELLING TIME:

1. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/time/

2. http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/games/game_what_time_is_it.html?g=wtp_ds3



VIDEOS:
1. http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/additionandsubtraction/

2. http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

3. http://www.sqooltools.com/edvideos/mathfacts/money/indexmoney.html


WORD PROBLEMS:

1. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/elem_word_problems.html

2. http://www.brainpop.com/math/dataanalysis/wordproblems/preview.weml

3. http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/math_problems.htm

4. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/GradeLevel?GradeLevel=2

5. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WordProblems

6. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/wordprobsindex.htm

7. http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/wpindex.html

8. http://www.mathsisfun.com/pencilsandjars.html

9. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm

10. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm

11. http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cgi/kwps1/ksmat6c.sal

12. http://www.syvum.com/math/wordproblems/level1.html



WORKSHEETS:

1. http://www.edhelper.com/

(Registration is required, but it’s free.)

2. http://mathisfun.com/

3. http://themathworksheetsite.com/

4. http://themathworksheetsite.com/mult_multi.html

5. http://www.schoolhousetech.com/downloads/worksheets/Mathematics.aspx

6. http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/divide/divide1.shtml

7. http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/divide/divide1.shtml

8. http://www.worksheetworks.com/math/multi-digit-operations/multiplication.html


YOUNG STUDENTS

1. http://www.kidsnumbers.com/adding_foundations.php

2. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/wordprobsindex.htm


3. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/wordprobsindex.htm

4. http://www.learningplanet.com/act/123order.asp

5. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html

6. http://www.gamequarium.com/junior.html

7. http://www.kidsnumbers.com/counting_1_4.php

8. http://preschoolacademy.org/
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html


Assessment and Special Education

www.wrightslaw.com/info/test.index.htm


Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

Stalking the Wild Taboo - Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns
American Psychological Association
Available online at http://www.lrainc.com/swtaboo/taboos/apa_01.html

TEACHER URL RESOURCES
TEACHER RESOURCES: TECHNOLOGY 2
Simon – Download Web sites to use Off-line 2
Technology for Teachers 3
Multimedia – Training 3
Excel 3
Web Page Construction 4
Copyright Information 4
TEACHER RESOURCES: CLASSROOM 5
On line resources 5
Universal Design for Learning, Learning Styles 5
Rubrics 5
Standards 5
Graphic Organizers - Concept Mapping and Outlining 6
Graphic Organizers 6
Concept Mapping 6
Outlining 6
Web Quests 6
Digital Story Telling 7
Blog and Wiki Instruction 7
Journaling 7
Children’s misconceptions about Science 7
Science Screen Savers & Wallpapers 7
Digital Imagery 8
SMART BOARD RESOURCES, SOUND EFFECTS, PICTURE FILES 8
Smart Board 8
Sound Effects 9
Picture Files 9
INTERACTIVE SITES 9
Java applets and interactive sites (Science) 9
Science Tutorials 10
Intel Play Computer Microscope 10
Excel 10
Java applets and interactive sites (Math) 11
Graphing Calculators 11
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES 11
Digital Library for Earth Systems Education 11
Earth, Space, Nature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 12
Space 12
Earth – Land, Soil, Weather, Environment 12
Antarctica/Glaciers/Arctic Regions 13
Ohio Department of Natural Resources 14
Nature 14
Microbes 14
Plants 14
Insects 15
Animals 15
Geology 16
Chemistry 16
Physics 16
Robotics 17
Global Climate Change 17
Audubon, Nature Conservancy, National Geographic etc. 20
Worksheets/demos 20
Science Games, Lesson Plans 21
Videos and Pictures 22

Teacher Resources: Technology
Simon – Download Web sites to use Off-line

http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/SIMON/Version3/ Download web sites for future use off line. Works only with Mac computers. Designed for K-12 teachers. Includes a tutorial for using the site.
Technology for Teachers

http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html Includes Web basics - instruction on using the Web, as well as how to communicate on the Web, how construct a Web site, and how to use the Web in a classroom.

http://oii.org/tutorials.html Tutorials on how to use the Web, create Web pages, how everything works – from search engines to encryption.

http://www.thecoo.edu/~jejensen/technology_sites.htm Technology support for Teachers – Smart Board, Power Point, Digital Camera, Web teaching, Internet Links (Great site for technology information and instruction)

http://www.itsco.org (ITSCO) is a state funded, non-profit corporation. Serving the schools in 20 counties of central Ohio, ITSCO is one of Ohio's eight Ed Tech Agencies.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm A list of links to help K-12 teachers use the internet more effectively. (GREAT Site)

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx Microsoft education page, includes tutorials for educators using Microsoft products such as Excel and Power Points.
Multimedia – Training

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx Training programs from Microsoft Office – Includes: Access, OneNote, Publisher, Excel, Outlook, Visio, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Word, InfoPath, and Project.

http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/usingppt.htm University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Media Services. Includes a downloadable handout on PowerPoint Basics. Includes Windows and Mac instruction.

http://www.ship.edu/~idds/explore/softwaretools/powerpoint.htm A set of handouts from Shippensburg University. Other computer multi-media handouts can be accessed from this site.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/PPT97Tutorial.mspx Power point tutorial from Microsoft.
Excel

http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel Basic training tutorial in Excel

http://www.microsoft.com/education/ManagingGrades.mspx tutorial for using Excel as a grade book.

http://storywind.net/education/mccarthy/lessons/exceltutorial.html A tutorial for using Excel as a grade book – downloadable data and answers. A very easy tutorial to use.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm A great teaching site. Provides training for excel. (Which can be used to keep a grade book)

http://www.kayodeok.btinternet.co.uk/favorites/kbofficeexcel.htm A copious list of how-to-dos and formulas for using in Excel.

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?tid=64513&LPid=7753 Excel for teachers.
Includes worksheets.

http://www.mediaworkshop.org/humanities/workshop01/excel_partone.html Basics for Excel.

http://www.mediaworkshop.org/humanities/workshop01/excel_parttwo.html How to draw graphs in Excel and transfer them to Word.

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000602.shtml Resource links for doing classroom projects and teaching students to use Excel.

http://www.amphi.com/~technology/amphionline/ss/ssindex6.htm Links to gather ideas for integrating Excel into curriculum and for creating lesson plans.
Web Page Construction
http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/webpage.html Includes site links to Resources, Child Safety and Acceptable Use Policies, and Web Site hosts (see also http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html )

http://www.district87.org/staff/powelln/webhelp Web page construction tutorial. Includes links.
Copyright Information

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm How to determine copyright status.

http://www.copyright.iupui.edu Copyright information and regulations.

Teacher Resources: Classroom
On line resources

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. Great resource site.

http://www.2learn.ca Resources by age level for on-line learners. Great resource site.

http://www.ode.state.oh.us Website for Ohio Department of Education.

http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html Free resource page - membership is free.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Elementary List of educational sites and free resources for elementary teachers.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Secondary List of educational sites and free resources for secondary teachers.

Universal Design for Learning, Learning Styles

http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/undesign.html Defines Universal Design for Learning. See also: http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/index.html Fast facts on subjects such as: guided notes, teaching students with disabilities, guidelines for creating web content accessible to all, etc. (Site is for OSU, but is practical for teachers of all students).

http://www.picofdel.org/related/udl.htm Good definition of Universal Design for learning and its history. Some information specific to Delaware.

http://agelesslearner.com/intros/lstyleintro.html Introduction to learning styles, self-tests.
Rubrics

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php How to create rubrics – includes templates and a tutorial.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html Rubrics to use and example rubrics.
Standards

http://cnets.iste.org Standards for Technology (National standards for teaching can be found from this site)

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards Ohio academic content standards.

Graphic Organizers - Concept Mapping and Outlining
Graphic Organizers

http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html Comparison of types of graphic organizers.

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer Downloadable graphic organizer forms from Houghton Mifflin. (Seems suited for younger users). Can access Home Page K-8 information.

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm Models of graphic organizers suitable for Jr. High and High School students.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm Organizers for teachers and students. See also: http://www.score.k12.ca.us California schools site – resources for math, science, language arts, etc.
Concept Mapping

http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/cmap.html Definition of, and how to use concept maps. Includes map bank.

http://www.graphic.org/concept.html Expanded definitions and uses of concept mapping. Includes many Google Ads for products.
Outlining

http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/planning/outlining.htm Using Microsoft Word Outlining Program.
Web Quests

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest Website for teachers with instructions for web quests. – See also: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers - Lists of helpful sites for teachers.

http://webquest.sdsu.edu Web quest instructions and help for teachers. Includes web quests on a variety of subjects and grade levels.

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html Contains a collection of web quests, many on science.
Digital Story Telling

http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html Center for Digital Story Telling.

http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm Lists many website resources for Digital Story Telling.

Blog and Wiki Instruction

http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/barrios/blogs/tools/index.html How to set up a blog.

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer/blog-templates.html Blogging tutorial.

http://www.ibritt.com/resources/wp_blogs.htm How-to for blogs, wikis and web pages.

http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education Article defining wikis and describing how wikis can be and are used in education.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/wikis/index.htm Definition and resources for wikis.

http://www.wikipedia.org A free, open content, community-built encyclopedia.
See http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html for an article concerning the reliability of wikipedia. Can a freely edited source be trusted compared to Britannica?
Journaling

http://www.writingthejourney.com A web site devoted to how-to journal.
Children’s misconceptions about Science

http://amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html Misconceptions about Physical Sciences.

http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/miscon4.html Science misconceptions.

http://www.actionbioscience.org/education/hershey.html Misconceptions about plants.
Science Screen Savers & Wallpapers

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/software/screensavers/olympusmicd/index.html Neat screen savers - butterfly wings, objects in polarized light, etc.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/index.html Free wallpaper for your computer from National Geographic.


Digital Imagery
http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/index.html Discusses all aspects of wildlife photograph, including camera selection, lighting, etc.
Smart Board Resources, Sound effects, Picture files
Smart Board

Use the help control on the Notebook application!

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/ Smart Board lesson plans.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/PD/FreeOnline/How+To/SMART+Board+Hardware/Find+resources+to+help+you+get+started.htm Free Smart Board training online.

http://www.jscc.cc.al.us/its/training/smartboard/smartboard_tips&tricks.pdf Smart board tips.

www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter Training for Smart Board.

http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/95notebook%20toolbars%2095.pdf Toolbar reference for Smart Board.

http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/trainingmaterials.asp Smart Board reference guides and hands on training guides for Windows. (Good How-To Information)

http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/macintosh/trainingmaterials.asp Smart Board reference guides and hands on training guides for Macintosh. (Good How-To Information)

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/smart_board.htm Great site for Smart Board information and instruction.

http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/archive.htm#4 Tips for using the Smart Board.

http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/max/smartboardindex.htm URL list of Smart Board tutorials, lessons, and templates to maximize Smart Board useage.

Sound Effects

http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/sound_effects_WAV/animals_wavs_2.html Sound effects. (To attach to Notebook in Smart Board use MP3 format)
Picture Files

http://www.alltheweb.com Select pictures or videos to download (Great resource site – if downloading pictures - select picture from the top tab – type category – hit search) Some of these pictures make great desk top backgrounds.
see also: http://www.alltheweb.com/advanced

http://www.forestryimages.org Nature pictures from the US Forest Dept. Sign up, may be used by educators.

http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/cesheets Insect pictures.

http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net Free clip-art.

Interactive Sites
Java applets and interactive sites (Science)
(INTERACTIVE SITES IN ALL SUBJECTS ARE GREAT WITH SMART BOARD)
http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/SBsites.htm interactive sites in all subjects – check out the human anatomy

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Secondary/ Smart tech educational resources for secondary schools. Alphabetical listing.

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/enUS/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/ Lesson activities from Smart Board

http://www.tramline.com/trips.htm On-line virtual field trips. Neat site! Teacher resources include links and help to create own virtual field trip.

http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/applets.htm Great interactive on-line demos of scientific concepts!

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/web-pages/simulations-base.html Interactive physical science simulations (neat!)

http://www.physicscentral.com/resources/interactive.html Physics applets categorized by level of knowledge.

http://surendranath.tripod.com/Applets.html Neat physics applets to demonstrate physics concepts.

http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/index.html More physics applets.

http://www.physics.org/funsites/funsites.asp Computer games with physics principles.

http://www.edinformatics.com/il/il_earth.htm Earth science interactive applets.

http://www.sandlotscience.com Lots of interactive optical illusions.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/f_exhibits.html On line demos of optical illusions from the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm Great list of science video clips and animations – mostly biology related.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/highlights/index.html Free video clips and interactives from NASA. Neat Brain Bites!

http://ology.amnh.org American Museum of Natural History interactive site for kids (ages 7-12). Fun! Includes site for educators.
Science Tutorials

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/tutorials/index.html Science tutorials - light, vision, microscopes. (Neat site)
Intel Play Computer Microscope

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/simulator Simulator for QX3 Computer Microscope.

http://www.intel.com/support/intelplay/qx3/sb/cs-016011.htm Computer Microscope problem solutions.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/index.html Information and simulator for QX3 Computer Microscope.

http://www.playdigitalblue.com/tech_support/qx3/docs/QX3_AG.pdf Handbook for the QX3 microscope.
Excel

http://collaboratory.nunet.net/hou/i_excel/interactive_excel.htm Interactive drill sites for science problems.
Java applets and interactive sites (Math)

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml Interactive Math sites (Some of these are very interesting – some math games and puzzles are listed).

http://dmoz.org/Science/Math/Education/Java_Applets List of applet sites for math.

http://www.coolmath4kids.com Fun games in various math and science fields. Includes math time test games. Elementary level math games.

http://www.coolmath.com Math games and graphing calculator. Algebra and higher level math games.

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Java/index.html Applets showing advanced curves graphed for algebraic functions (Algebra II and up).

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java Math applets for Middle School through Calculus (Not always the most intuitive interactive applets).
Graphing Calculators

http://www.graphcalc.com/index.shtml A downloadable graphic calculator.

http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/esm/app/calculator Instructions for a variety of graphing calculators.

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/homePage/index.html Texas Instrument Home Page – can download guide books for all TI calculators.

http://www.titutorials.com Tutorials on the TI graphing calculator.

http://www.technicalmath.com/btm/btm_cal/graph.htm More TI graphing calculator tutorials.

Educational Resources
Digital Library for Earth Systems Education

http://preview.dlese.org/searchExamples/ipy/ipy.html Search the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)/ International Polar Year Website. (Contains educational information URLs for many Earth System sites) (Great Reference Site)

Earth, Space, Nature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

http://smithsonian.museum/websites_a_z/S.htm Smithsonian website list.

http://sao-www.harvard.edu/sed Smithsonian Science Education website. Includes instructional videos of workshops for teachers.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com Sites for Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Math, and Biography. (Good information)

http://www.101science.com Neat site with links to lots many sites with science applets and information.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm Activities (all subjects) K-12.
Space

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Laboratory site with space pictures, links, educator sites, student site, etc.

http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ NASA education site. Good resource site.

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html Video/Picture collection NASA/Goddard Space Center
Earth – Land, Soil, Weather, Environment

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov Information, including photos from satellites, about atmosphere, oceans, land, life, and energy. Great information site.

http://www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/matrix.htm Great weather educational resource for all types of weather. Can be used to find weather forecasts for specific locations.

http://www.noaa.gov National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Information on oceans, atmosphere, weather, Current news.
See also - http://www.education.noaa.gov which is NOAA’s education website.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/kids sites and free stuff for kids.

http://www.epa.gov Environmental protection agency website – Information for current environmental topics.
See also - http://www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm - list of websites for kids –
by elementary, middle, high school groupings.
http://www.epa.gov/kids EPA’s environmental website for kids.
http://epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/bigdeal.html Website for children about
global warming. Great information, games, and activities.

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navtype=SU&navid=EDUCATION_OUTREACH Department of Agriculture education page – Soil information. Educational outreach resources for teachers and students.
Antarctica/Glaciers/Arctic Regions

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/education/links.php Byrd Polar Research Center Education Links.

http://www.mcmlter.org/blogs.html Blogs from BPRC researchers in Antarctica.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3056/ Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World.

http://nsidc.org/glaciers/gallery/index.html All About Glaciers.

http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/projects/Antarctica/index.html Antarctica Resources on the Internet.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3055/ Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of Antarctica.

http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/education.html Learn about Satellites and Remote Sensing.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/home/F_What_is_Remote_Sensing.html What in the World is Remote Sensing? (Grades K – 4)

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Remote_Sensing.html Remote Sensing (Grades 5 – 8)

http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/kids/ Scott Polar Research Institute Kids' pages.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/PolarInfo.html Polar Studies Web Information Sources for Educators.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic Smithsonian website of the Arctic



Ohio Department of Natural Resources

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/default.htm Home Page ODNR This is a great website to explore.
See also: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/education Educational Resources from ODNR
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/falcons/default.htm Peregrine Falcon live
webcam (not always operational when there are no eggs or chicks)
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/kids/birding.htm Birding
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/forestry/trees/default.htm Ohio Trees
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/publications/wildflowers.htm Ohio spring wildflowers
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/dnap/summer/default.htm Ohio summer wildflowers
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/mineral/citizen/geosurvey.htm Rocks and Minerals
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/geo_fact/geo_fact.htm Great source for
geology information – geo-fact sheets are full of information.
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/reptiles/reptiles.htm Reptiles
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/amphibians/amphibians.htm
Amphibians
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/mammals_birds.htm and
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/wildnotes.htm Notes on
Ohio wildlife
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/publications/default.htm List of publications from ODNR

Nature

http://www.enature.com/home On-line field guides for North America.

http://www.discoverlife.org Nature guides, including invasive species guides.
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov Lists, pictures, points of origin for invasive species.

http://www.biology4kids.com Biology for kids. Games, interactives, teacher resources.
Microbes

http://www.marietta.edu/~spilatrs/biol202/microid/ImageFinder.php Neat site - especially "microbe viewer" for identifying microbes in the lab. (This works better with Internet Explorer and Safari than with FireFox).
Plants

http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Fact sheets on many US Plants – picture, description, location, scientific and common names.

http://www.nativetech.org/plants/index.php Plants used by Native Americans – Names, pictures, and uses of plants.
See also: http://www.nativetech.org Articles, facts, resources about Native
Americans.

http://plants.nrcs.usda.gov/links.html Links for plant information. Many links for students.

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bioall/plant%20families.htm Flower diagrams.
Insects

http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/cesheets Bug pictures. See also:
http://entweb.clemson.edu/k12 Entomology education site for K-12. Great site! Includes links to other insect sites for students.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/3/bgpage Simple bug guide.

http://entomology.si.edu Smithsonian entomology website.
Animals

http://ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/falcons/default.aspx Real time camera from nest box and ledge – shows peregrine falcon nest box downtown Columbus.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna Smithsonian site for Mammals of North America. Search by map, name, family tree, or conservation status.

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert Vertebrate site from the Smithsonian. Includes fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals.

http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide Bird website from the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu Cornell university bird site. Ivory-billed woodpecker information. See also: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds the education site for Cornell.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdintro.html Interesting bird site from Berkeley.

http://www.fws.gov US Fish and Wildlife Service – websites for students and educators.

http://www.northvalley.net/kids/zoos.shtml Site for young students to check out various zoos and aquaria. Educator resources are given on many of the listed sites.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml Human Genome Project. Shows chromosomes and related genetic disorders, gives history of the project.
Geology

http://education.usgs.gov US Geological Survey’s education site. Great links, lesson plans – fun stuff - especially http://education.usgs.gov/schoolyard/index.html

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html Educational site with lesson plans, activities, and interactive displays.

http://www.colossal-fossil-site.com/400-states/5/ohio-2.htm Informative links for fossil collecting in Ohio.

http://geology.com Information and links – geology and astronomy.

http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/earth/index.html Lessons about earth and space.

http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/students/shirley/ssindex.html#faults Interactive Geology site.

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/geo_fact/geo_fact.htm Great source for
geology information – geo-fact sheets are full of information. (Also listed
under ODNR)
Chemistry

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/educatorsandstudents.html American Chemical Association’s site for students and educators. Includes a list of sites for chemistry education for K- college level.

http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry A virtual chemistry website.

http://chemistry.about.com Chemistry site includes directions for demos. Interesting information. Interesting.

http://www.chem4kids.com Chemistry basics.

http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html Chemistry education resource links - includes tutorials, labs, etc.
Physics

http://physics.about.com Physics information.

http://www.physicscentral.com Fun information on current physics projects, as well as physics information. Includes links to interactive sites and other educational sites.

http://www.physics.org/index.asp Fun, informative site with good links. Games are middle school level and above.

http://www.physlink.com/Index.cfm Physics information. Links for educators.
Robotics

http://www.robotics.com/robots.html List of sites concerning robots.

http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov NASA’s Robot site.

http://robotics.nasa.gov NASA’s robot education site. Includes educator links by grade level and archived robotics course for high school students.

http://www.nosc.mil/robots ROBOTICS at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. Interesting site for applied robotics.

http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/lego/index.html Lego robotic site - good information but the site is no longer maintained.
Global Climate Change
http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/downloads/wheelcard.pdf (cutout wheel for climate change)

http://www.americanforests.org/resources/ccc/ Climate change calculator – calculate # trees to plant to absorb your CO2 production.

http://www.conservationfund.org/gozero Carbon Zero calculator of daily CO2 contributions.

http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/programs/climatechange/carboncalculator.xml Offset your CO2 emissions calculator.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html - exploratorium science museum web-site

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange EPA website past, present, future climate change.

http://news.mongabay.com/ Current news articles about CC.

http://www.eo.ucar.edu National Center for Atmospheric Research – Education and Outreach – information on weather and climate with links to data sources.

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/4153/4153.html US Forest Service - Delaware, OH. Good information about global change. Includes: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/atlas/ An atlas of the climate change affecting eastern US trees.

http://www.gcrio.org US global change research information office.

http://www.ecobridge.org/content/g_tht.htm Information and links to information about effects of Global Climate Change.

http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/downloads/SA_Experiments.pdf (sea level and greenhouse experiments)

http://avc.comm.nsdlib.org/Education/lesson_plan_sandbox.shtml Interactive Java applet for atmospheric emission, albedo, and solar output

http://education.arm.gov/studyhall.stm Global warming information, activities, and lesson plans

Curriculum guides:
http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html Environmental Protection Agency website for Global Climate change. Great source of readable information.

http://www.keystonecurriculum.org/ over 65 lessons developed to introduce middle and high school teachers and their students to the topic of climate change

http://www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/index.html Downloadable curriculum guide for 9-12. Great click-on map icons for information about an area.

http://www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/climate_change_guide.pdf a curriculum guide for high school courses from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

http://nesen.unl.edu/lessons/environmentalchange/climatechangeaffectyou.htm interdisciplinary lesson plans on Climate Change (8th grade Earth Science)

http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/ORWKit.html A great kit with information on how Global Climate Change is affecting our national parks.

http://www.earth.utah.edu/west/k12 Lesson plans for teaching K-12. WEST – Water, the Environment, Science and Teaching. Links to other K-12 sites -
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~acampado/gk12index1.html www.esi.utexas.edu/gk12/
http://www.eece.maine.edu/research/gk12/hme.htm
http://gk12.asu.edu/index2.html
http://www.ed.uab.edu/gk12/
http://neogeo.kent.edu/
http://www.princeton.edu/~cmi/resources/stabwedge.htm game about increasing CO2 levels http://summits.ncat.org/docs Wedges_Concept_Game_Materials_2005.pdf (need permission)
Fact sheets:
http://evergreenexpeditions.org/climate1/index1.html Website done by an 8th grade class – trends in climate change .

http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm#topten

http://www.greenfacts.org/studies/climate_change/index.htm

http://www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/research/other/climate_change_and_sea_level/sea_level_rise/north_america/slr_north_america_a.htm Sea level rise animation – North America 0-6m

http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/7MW.pdf Climate change predictions for the Midwest (2003 updated)

Pictures:
http://www.ipcc.ch/present/graphics.htm Global warming slides from IPCC for use in Power Points.

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site297/2006/0807/20060807_105154_GW%20Trib%20Dtruck.pdf good visual for climate change.

Point presentations
http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/biotrends/trends_climchange.html Forest service presentation on climate change with links.

http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/LargerImages/RegionGraphics Library of map pictures of climate change predictions for the US.

http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/products/vis/gallery/index.html Visualizations, Quicktime movies, etc., of hurricanes, global climate change models, Jupiter.

http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/vemap/animations/index.html Comparison of model predictions for US temperature, precipitation, vapor pressure, against historical climate data.

Web pages for outreach:

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/education/links.php

http://www.cresis.ku.edu/education/hs_polar_science

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/change.html

http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/html/globalchange.html Good list of websites and information for Paleoclimate, Greenhouse Warming, El Nino & Climate Change.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/science_for_kids/26620/3 Articles about science.

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/climate.htm



Audubon, Nature Conservancy, National Geographic etc.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/teacherresources.htm Resources from the Museum of Natural History – Smithsonian. Includes a list of all the Smithsonian websites.

http://www.audubon.org Audubon website – bird watching, Christmas count, etc.

http://www.nature.org The Nature Conservancy – a conservation organization.

http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit Information about leading conservationist - John Muir - includes lesson plans.

http://www.sierraclub.org Sierra Club website – includes information about conservation.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html National Geographic Website. Great information source.
See also - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education Information, lesson plans,
geography standards.

http://www.nwf.org National Wildlife Federation home page – information.

http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html On-line journal of Nature. Includes downloadable multi-media presentations.
Worksheets/demos

http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/DEMOS/DEMOS.html Worksheets for physics demos and labs.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html Directions for experiments. Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature versions of some of the most popular exhibits at the Exploratorium.

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html Integrated information for Leonardo daVinci including machines, history, art, etc.

http://www.theteachersguide.com/Sciencedemos1.htm Directions for science demonstrations.

http://collaboratory.nunet.net/hou/i_excel/interactive_excel.htm Interactive drill sites for science problems (also listed under interactive sites).
Science Games, Lesson Plans

http://ohiorc.org Ohio Resource Center for Math, Science, and Reading. Great source for lesson plans Contains peer reviewed lesson plans aligned to standards. Can be browsed by topic or standard.

http://www.cyberbee.com Forensic Science Interactive Site, Science Games, Lesson Plans, Weather Forecasting, etc.

http://www.naturalinquirer.usda.gov Science education site for Middle School age students developed with the US Forest Service. Includes educator resources, lesson plans, slide shows.

http://www.themosh.org/psd2002/index.asp Energy in Motion Website - Includes lesson plans and how-to-do instructions.

http://www.science.tamu.edu/CMSE/activities/index.asp Site for virtual demonstrations for many science activities - Includes worksheets and links.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids National Geographic Kids site – games, news, education guide.
See also - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework National Geographic Web
site for students. Great sites!

http://education.jlab.org/index.html Science Education at Jefferson Labs. Includes some great interactives for students including balancing chemical equations -
http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing
using co-ordinate points –
http://education.jlab.org/topquarkgame/index.html
and element math
http://education.jlab.org/elementmath/index.html

http://nsf.gov/news/classroom Nation Science Foundation Classroom resources. Links to many cool educational sites.

http://geologyonline.museum.state.il.us/tools/lessons Geology lesson plans from Illinois.

http://www.lego.com/eng/education/mindstorms/default.asp Lego’s Education Website - integrates robotics and programming.

http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids Michigan Dept. of Agriculture site for elementary/middle school children. Some teacher resources.
Videos and Pictures
http://www.alltheweb.com Select pictures or videos to download (Great resource site – also listed with Smart Board resources) see also: http://www.alltheweb.com/advanced

http://www.archive.org/details/Antarcti2001 Video virtual tour of Antarctica.

http://www.rrcap.unep.org/glofnepal/guide/movie.html Glaciers in Nepal - includes video clips.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/index.html National Geographic pictures.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/index.html videos from National Geographic.

http://www.nationalgeographic.pt/revista/0202/online_extra_2.asp National Geographic Penguin Tragedy and Video.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1111_051111_iceberg_video.html Iceberg calving.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/index.html Videos from microscope.

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video Science videos from TV news broadcasts.
Birth Defects Resources on the Internet

The information and resources listed here are intended for educational use only and are provided solely as a service. The information provided through this section should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) and none should be inferred. The NBDPN is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links.

Birth Defects Research and Prevention Information

International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Monitoring Systems: http://www.icbd.org/
Dedicated to the sharing of data, news and views on congenital malformations monitoring, research and prevention. Provides information about the Clearinghouse, membership directory, publications/papers, and birth defects links for professionals and general audience.

March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation: http://www.modimes.org
This site contains a wealth of information about its organization, birth defects information, and infant health statistics in addition to numerous links to other birth defects data sources.

National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN): http://www.nbdpn.org/NBDPN
A national organization of individuals working at the local, state, and national level working in birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention. Site offers organizational information, newsletter, and related links to state birth defects monitoring programs and national organizations.

Birth Defects Databases

GeneClinics: www.geneclinics.org
GeneClinics is a medical knowledge base relating genetic testing to the diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling of individuals and families with specific inherited disorders. The web site contains a database of genetic diseases with summary and diagnostic information, clinical description, management, resources, and references.

Medical Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center: http://www.kumc.edu/gec/geneinfo.html
This web site is jam-packed with information and hyperlinks; it is a resource for many birth defects and genetics/birth defects organizations, nationally and internationally. In addition, the site contains referral information for those wishing to see a health care professional about a birth defect or genetic disorder.

Pediatric Database: http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/pedlynx.htm
The Pediatric Database contains descriptions and general information on an alphabetized list of over 550 childhood disorders, including a large number of genetic diseases and congenital anomalies. The information provided is useful as a quick reference, with descriptions of each condition obtained from the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, the Birth Defects Encyclopedia, and from at least one other published source. The entire database may be downloaded as Shareware. Links to numerous other sites are also provided.


Family Support Groups

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups: http://www.geneticalliance.org/
A national coalition of consumers, professionals and genetic support groups to voice the common concerns of children, adults and families living with, and at risk for, genetic conditions. This web site contains membership information and a searchable member directory, useful resources, newsletters and other publications.

Children with Spina Bifida: A resource for parents:
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/~rowley/sb-kids/index.htmlx
This site provides users with links to various subjects including spina bifida organizations, learning issues, family support, and medical information.

Our Kids: http://www.our-kids.org/
This web site is designed to provide information and support for caregivers and family members and others who work with special needs children. Sections include organizational information, support staff, and caregiver resources.

Rare Genetic Diseases In Children: an Internet Resource Gateway: http://mcrcr2.med.nyu.edu/murphp01/frame.htm
This site is an Internet jump-station to resource directories for birth defects and rare genetic diseases in children. The site provides resources and links for disabilities, advocacy, support groups, education, financial information, medical information, a reference library and disease web site links.

Special Child: http://www.specialchild.com/
This link is dedicated to providing support and information to parents and caregivers of special needs children. This site includes family issues, success stories, information and a caregiver tips section.

Spina Bifida Association of America: http://www.sbaa.org/
The mission of the Spina Bifida Association of America is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected. The site contains organizational information and activities, spina bifida fact sheets, clinic and chapter directories, resources for the media, and research and educational updates.

Government Agencies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/
This site provides information regarding various divisions, branches, and offices working in birth defects and developmental disabilities. Other information includes publications, employment, and links to the CDC home page and health topics A-Z.

CDC Folic Acid Now: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/
This web site provides information on the importance of folic acid in the prevention of birth defects. This web site features a frequently asked questions section and a quiz.

CDC Acido Folico Ahora: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folico/default.htm
This is the Spanish version of the CDC Folic Acid Now web site. This web site features a questions section and a publications section for the Hispanic population.


Education Resource Organization Directory (EROD): http://www.ed.gov/Programs/EROD
The State Directors of Children with Special Health Care Needs are listed at this site under "types of organizations."

National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov
Provides updates on the latest health and science research conducted by NIH researchers. The NIH Information Index has a subject-word guide to diseases and conditions under investigation at NIH. Also provides access to online catalogs, journals, and grant funding information.

Healthcare professionals and scientific researchers

American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org
Provides online access to AAP’s recommendations, research findings, and policy statements. Provides helpful tips and health information for parents and providers on all child health topics.

HuGE Net: http://www.cdc.gov/genetics/hugenet/
HuGE Net represents the collaboration of individuals and organizations from diverse backgrounds who are committed to the development and dissemination of population-based human genome epidemiologic information. The web site provides information about the HuGE Net and peer-reviewed synopses of epidemiologic aspects of human genes, prevalence of allelic variants in different populations, population-based disease risk information, gene-environment interaction, and quantitative data on genetic tests and services.

Institute for Child Health Policy: http://www.ichp.edu/institute/Default.htm
The Institute for Child Health Policy, a statewide Institution of Florida's State University System, was established in October 1986. Given the substantial changes in both the financing and organization attendant to the growth of managed health care, the Institute for Child Health Policy has focused its attention on children in managed care with special a emphasis on children with special health care needs. Issues of access, utilization, cost, quality and family involvement are principal areas of interest for our policy/program development, health services research and evaluation programs.

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM):
http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim/
This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic and contains textual information, pictures, and reference information. It also contains copious links to NCBI's Entrez database of MEDLINE articles and sequence information.

National Society of Genetic Counselors: http://www.nsgc.org
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) is the leading voice, authority and advocate for the genetic counseling profession. The "What is?" section of their web site explains the role of genetic counselors and the “resource link” lists genetic counselors nationwide and internationally, for those needing a referral.

Organization for Teratology Information Services (OTIS): http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/otis/
Information about exposures to possible harmful substances during pregnancy. Contains a list of state contacts for teratology information, fact sheets, special projects, and links.

Teratology Society: http://www.teratology.org/
The Teratology Society web site provides information on teratology, membership information, and links to numerous birth defects sites. Also has a teratology discussion forum.


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Website In Hindi

The popularity of websites in Hindi is increasing dramatically despite the integration problems of Hindi fonts on the Web. Some of these that may benefit you are listed here.


Hindi Teaching/Learning Sites

Mellon Foundation Project: Extensive resource of advanced level texts with notes
University of Pennsylvania: Outstanding set of learning resources
Hindi Program At Penn: Audio lessons for learning Hindi
UKIndia: Interesting materials for the beginner
Australian National University: Hindi language study courses.
Other Websites In Hindi of Interest

Web Dunia - A portal site in Hindi language.
Bharatbhasha: FAQ at the main site for Shusha fonts
Sarai: Sarai - The New Media Initiative, Delhi India
Rajbhasha.com: National Foundation for Hindi Computing - India site
Aksharmala Hindi page: Several useful resources, including Hindi dictionary
Ramcharitmanas site: Fairly complete text of Ramcharitamanas, the most popular version of the Ramayana.



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