The Best of the Best
Business and Finance
Sierra Online Stock Market Simulation
http://smc.sierra.com/
Actually challenge the market online - excellent practice
CNN Financial News
http://cnnfn.com/index.html
Excellent site from an excellent source
EduStock
http://tqd.advanced.org/3088/
This site’s objective is to teach about the stock market and how
it works. It includes an educational tutorial, information on companies,
a Stock market simulation and links to other financial pages.
Online Banking Demo
http://www.edify.com
Interesting demonstration of what some believe to be banking of the future
Worldclass
http://web.idirect.com/~tiger/
This extensive site brings daily updated financial and business news,
profiles of major companies worldwide using the net, a virtual tour of the
Chicago Board Options Exchange, newspapers and business magazines
listed by country and more
Careers
FutureScan Magazine
http://www.futurescan.com/
An interactive career guide for teenagers helping them
learn about specific careers. Featuring articles like "The World of Experience."
Student Center
http://www.studentcenter.com/
Find ways to improve your resume, a test to help
you determine what career is right for you, and help
with interviewing. Try "The Virtual Interview."
About Work
http://www.aboutwork.com/
If you are new to the job, changing careers, working from home or
if you are an entrepreneur, this site offers information and advice
A-Z ScholarNet
http://tqd.advanced.org/2925/
A student created site that offers a searchable data base of
college scholarships
Career Companion
http://www.careercompanion.com/
Information about improving career skills, jobs, industry trends and
several personality/career assessment tests
Kaplan Test Prep
http://www.kaplan.com/
Prepare for the GRE and other tests online
The Main Quad
http://www.mainquad.com/
Access to over 150 companies, a resume templatem, and job hunting tips
Peterson’s Education Center
http://www.petersons.com/
Wonderful site for picking a college, distance learning, career planning
Computers
Virtual Reality Resources
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/
Good place to learn more about the concept. From the Home Page,
click on projects, then click on knowledge then find On the Net
A Beginnner’s Guide to HTML http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
Learn how to make your own home page
Ramsey’s Internet Toolbox Home Page
http://maryvillecollege.edu/navigate.htm
Download from here: games, virus scanners, multimedia viewers and more
CNN Technology News
http://cnn.com/TECH/index.html
Excellent information from a great source; constantly updated
Boston Computer Museum
http://www.tcm.org/
Learn about computers and have fun doing it.
History of Technology
http://www.tectrix.com/links/tech_hist.html
Links to sites dealing with history of Internet, tech advances,
aerospace, telecommunications and some of the big names in the industry.
Jumbo (shareware and freeware)
http://www.jumbo.com
Maybe that piece of software you’re looking for is here
PBS Triumph of the Nerds
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/
Find out about the people behind the technology and more
Architecture Links
http://www.arch.buffalo.edu/pairc/
More links to related sites
Lothlorien
http://www.lysator.liu.se/lothlorien/
Fantasy art works, over 140, from amateur artists. Each artist is profiled
and explains some of the technique or thought behind the work.
Slide Show of various periods of art http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
Build a frame of reference for your students with wonderful images
World Wide Arts Resources
http://wwar.com/index.html
Extensive set of links to galleries, artists, performance arts, and more
History
American Memory
http://rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html
Trace America’s cultural history with photos, documents, film and recordings.
Civil War Homepage
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cwarhp.html
One of the most complete collections of information
Letters from a soldier
http://www.ucsc.edu/civil-war-letters/home.html
What was the experience like from one in the battle?
Read one soldier’s letters.
Valley of the Shadow http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow/vshadow.html
Two towns were on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line; this is their
well documented story.
Historical Texts 1700-Present
gopher://gopher.lib.ncsu.edu:70/hftp%3Aftp.msstate.edu@/docs/history/index.html
Resources at this site include links to regional, topical, national history and
more general resources like archives, photos and maps.
Rare Map Collection
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html
American colonial, revolutionary war, civil war and maps of cities
and rivers
ArchNet
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/ArchNet/
Archaeologists have a well done page available in several languages
Exploring Ancient Cultures
http://www.evansville.edu/~wcweb/wc101/
This site includes essays, maps, quizzes and information about
Ancient Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, and other cultures
History of Costume
http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
With some wonderfully colorful pictures, this site explores costumes
and clothing through the ages.
The Mayas
http://www.indians.org/welker/mayamenu.htm
Stories, art, languages, Mayan life and legends are all available here.
Medieval and Rennaisance History
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/history/internet/geograph/europe/medieval/
This site provides extensive links to literature, history, music, art, and
other aspects of this historical period.
Maya Quest
http://www.mecc.com/mayaquest.html
Wonderful site explorating the Mayan civilization
Searching for China- A Web Quest
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html
A model of how Internet resources can be pulled together to create a wide
ranging virtual exploration and experience
Ellis Island
http://www.i-channel.com/ellis/
An online tour of the historical gateway with pictures, quotes and
audio clips
Old Sturbridge Village
http://www.osv.org
Take a walking tour through a place of history
Ongoing Voyage, 1492
http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
An exhibition that examines the contact of early explorers with
the native Americans
History Links
http://history.cc.ukans.edu/history/index.html
This is a site that takes a while to load from the sheer volume of links to
every aspect of history imaginable
Tenement Museum
http://www.wnet.org/tenement/eagle.html
First person accounts of life in New York in the 30s and 40s
Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/
An interactive atlas that pinpoints a street address you type in. US
available now. Global coming soon.
US Capitol Tour
http://tqd.advanced.org/2813/
Mixing text and graphics, historical information and current events, this
tour offers an overview of Washington and its history.
KIDS
Berit’s Best Sites
http://www.cochran.com/theosite/KSites.html
Serious stuff and fun stuff all rated for suitability - a good place to
get caught up in the Net
Kids Web
http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/
Links for kids in the areas of science, literature, arts, social studies
Knowledge Adventure
http://www.adventure.com/
3-D learning environment that integrates all the core components
of elementary curricula in one location. For early elementary kids too.
Kid City
http://www.azc.com/client/enn2/kidcity.htm
Some of the sites open are a zoo, computer lab, science musuem
and more are in the works
Questacon
http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/Questacon/
From Australia comes a site with hands-on activities and several
galleries exploring science.
Kid News
http://www.vsa.cape.com/~powens/Kidnews3.html
An online newspaper for kids with news, sports, profiles and a
place to submit writings.
Sports Illustrated for Kids
http://pathfinder.com/SIFK
Just the ticket to get kids interested in the Net.
Time for Kids
http://pathfinder.com/@@Fpb3RQYAx@wdyYnp/TFK/
The History Channel O
http://www.historychannel.com/
History classroom, this day in history and more.
For grades 4-6, Time Magazine, online. Under construction as of 12/16/96.
Matchbox Cars
http://www.matchboxtoys.com/
Go through the garage door, click on vehicles and go to the Custom Auto
Body Shop. Now, create, color and name your own car.
language and culture
French Cultural Explorer
http://ottawa.ambafrance.org/
Using the Eiffel Tower as a guide, this site offers a variety
of cultural and language experiences and information
Languages for Travelers
http://www.travlang.com/languages/index.html
Come here to learn some of those phrases you might need,
complete with quizzes
Paris
http://www.paris.org/
Add to your students’ frame of reference with a tour.
The Virtual Baguette
www.mmania.com/
French Magazine online - very nicely done!
Spanish
La Opinion
http://www.ual.mx/opinion/opinion.html
Spanish national, international, finance news and more -well done
Hispanic On-line
http://www.hisp.com/
A monthly magazine filled with articles pertinent to the Hispanic culture
Human Languages Page
http://www.hardlink.com/~chambers/HLP/
A comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources
Look here for links to other languages.
Web Sites
http://www-lib.usc.edu/Info/Boeck/websites.html
Simply link after link to resources for Spanish on the Net;
literature, culture, business
Webspanol
http://users.why.net/macabut/webspan
A guide for beginners in the Spanish language - lessons for students
and travelers and information about books too plus a dictionary and
free software to download
LAW
Court TV
http://www.courttv.com/
Excellent site. Includes matching wits with the Supreme Court and how
do you know if you’d make a good prosecutor.
Teen Court
http://tqd.advanced.org/2640/
A student created site tells how to set up a teen court,
explains the role of the participants and even provides
mock trials.
1000 law links
http://seamless.com/road.html
Amazing set of references for all things legal
LITERATURE
American Literature Online
http://www.missouri.edu/~engmo/amlit.html
Connections to some great sites, including: general links and
links to specific authors like Whitman, Hawthorne and Longfellow.
Children’s Literature
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
More places to find lit links for younger kids
Elements of literature
http://fur.rscc.cc.tn.us/OWL/ElementsLit.html
Definitions of basic literature terms; categorized
English Literature
http://tqd.advanced.org/3648/
Created by students, this site arranges literature by historical period
and offers background information about each period, information
about the popular works or authors and links to more resources.
Literary resources on the net
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Links to Literature sites organized by era & genre including women’s
and ethnic lit.
Literature Online for Younger Readers
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~connie/interests-lit.htmlMore links for the elementary or middle school grades
Tales to Tell
http://www.thekids.com/
Illustrated stories from around the world are among the offerings for
young kids. Stories are categorized by fables, heros and adventure
and stories from everywhere.
Worldwide Guide to Literature
http://www.worldwidenews.net/HUMANITI/LITERATU/SUBJECT.HTM
An extensive set of links to works from all over the world
Brown Univ. Victorian Web http://twine.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/victov.html
Links to info about authors, their works and the times in which they wrote
Math
Street Cents
http://www.screen.com/streetsite/topics.html
A terrific magazine for kids all about spending wisely.
Articles they can relate to. For ages 10 and up
Ask Dr. Math
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/
More math help for younger students..
Calculators online
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html
Not just your basic calculator; too many types to mention - worth seeing
Cornell Math/Science Gateway
http://www.tc.cornell.edu:80/Edu/MathSciGateway/math.html
Wonderful set of links to general math, fractals, geometry and more
Family Math
http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~emjordan/famMath.html
A place for parents and kids to go and find ideas for practicing math-
in Spanish too!
Math resources on the Internet
http://www.forum.swarthmore.edu/math.topics.html
Swarthmore provides links for K-12 math and upper level courses too.
Find lesson plans, software and online help.
Mathematics on the Internet
http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Mathlinks/Mathlinks.html
Find links to many of the more comprehensive math sites on
the net including: calculus, clubs, and even links to sundials and
water clocks.
Hawaii’s Algebra Learning Project
http://www.ed.hawaii.edu/Info/Algebra/home.html
A beginning algebra program that stimulates students to think.
Geometry in Action
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/geom.html
A good start at explaining where those concepts are really used -
worth a look
Calculus online
http://www.seresc.k12.nh.us/www/alvirne.html
Match your skills with the kids at Alvirne High and kids around the world
as you solve any of the problems online. Over 28 problems are there.
Nature
http://www.nature.com/
The wonderful magazine online
Ocean Planet
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
Environmental area, very well done designed to make us think about what
we can do to conserve the Ocean.
Weather channel
http://www.weather.com/
Check out the local weather or weather in another part of the world
PE & Health
Sportsline
http://www.sportsline.com/
Game summaries, box scores, and a searchable archive of players
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov
An excellent organization’s home page
Hyperdoc: The National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/
Home page and links from the Nat. Library of Med.
SportsQuest
http://www.sportsquest.com/
Another new site for those into all kinds of sports. Check out the
coaching tips and sports science sections.
National Baseball Hall of Fame
www.enews.com/bas_hall_fame/overview.html
Take a tour - not to be missed by baseball fans
NFL Home Page
http://www.nfl.com/
Of course they have a home page
NHL Home Page
http://www.nhl.com/
This is a very comprehensive site for NHL fans with scores, schedules, cool shots, news and
notes.
Awesome Soccer Links
http://www.lgcy.com/skyway/links/AAHQsocc.htm
A long list of links for those interested in soccer around the world.
REFERENCE SOURCES
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett/
For those who can’t afford one, now you can have one at your fingertips.
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com
Your school librarian might have to subscribe but worth it to have an
ever changing encyclopedia at your fingertips.
LookSmart
http://www.looksmart.com/
Reader’s Digest has put a search tool online that searches
through over 100,000 previewed sites.
Martindale’s Reference Desk
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Ref.html
Extensive links to online reference materials - very comprehensive
Purdue Reference Desk
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/index.html
A reference desk at your fingertips - dictionaries, maps, science tools
Research Tools in one place O
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Language, geographical and financial search tools all in one place
Roget’s Theasaurus
gopher://odie.niaid.nih.gov/77/.thesaurus/index
Add this to your classroom along with your dictionary
Webster’s Dictionary
http://c.gp.cs.cmu.edu:5103/prog/webster
Lack classroom sets, no need to buy.
Science
ExploraNet
www.exploratorium.edu
Just a wonderful site of hands-on science exhibits and information
Discovery Channel
www.discovery.com/
Just as terrific as the television show - worth a visit
Franklin Institute Science Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/
Visit several online exhibitions here including one on the heart and links
to other resources.
Fisher Scientific
http://www.fisheredu.com/
Another great effort of bringing science to the Net
New Perspective on Science and Art
http://tqd.advanced.org/3257/
Presented here, by students, is 15th, 16th, and 17th century art
from artists like Da Vinci and Holbein the Younger. Each work reflects
the scientific and technological principles that made the art possible.
Interactive Frog Dissection
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu:80/~insttech/frog
One of two such sites on the Net where you actually go through the steps.
Chemistry Web
http://www.nie.ac.sg:8000/~wwwchem/l-chres.htmlx
This site has been set up as a resource for lessons, journals, conferences
and reference materials.
Bang, Boing, Pop
http://tqd.advanced.org/3042/
An interactive physics tutorial created by students for students
Univ. Berkeley Physics Demo Lab http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/physics.html
An effort to bring demonstration online
NASA Home page
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/NASA_homepage.html
Well respected home page full of information and links
Nine Planets
http://www.npr.org/sfkids/
National Public Radio’s previously broadcast programs with audio
Amazon Interactive
http://www.geog.umn.edu/~schaller/amazon/
You’ll find an "Ecotourism Simulation" and other interactive activities at
this site, all designed to help students learn about the rain forest. Suitable
for middle school on up.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/
While the site does not offer a lot that is colorful, it does describe
the museum, link to other museums, offers information about
natural history and provides educational ideas.
TEACHER
Busy Teacher’s Web Site
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/BusyT/
Links to most every area we might teach
Cool School Tools
http://www.bham.lib.al.us/cooltools/
Index to World Wide Web and other Internet resources for children and
teenagers in grades K-12
Digital Education Network
http://www.actden.com/
In the "Dens"; NewsDEN, MathDEN and InternetDEN, you will find
practice areas, information, and tips. The NewsDEN covers current
events with connections to the event’s geography and history.
Educom
http://www.educom.edu/
Presents a library of publications dealing with technology and education
issues, legal issues and national networking.
Global Schoolhouse
http://www.gsn.org/
Find links to projects that get kids on the Web. Includes a project registry.
Teacher’s Net
http://teachers.net/
Informing teachers about what’s on the Net, who’s using it and how.
Web 66
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/
A catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K-12 school curricula.
WRITING RESOURCES
University of Victoria writers guide
http://webserver.maclab.comp.uvic.ca/writersguide/welcome.html
Excellent step by step instruction in the writing process
DeVry Online aids for composing and revising
http://www.devry-phx.edu/lrnresrc/dowsc/
More references plus links to writing aids and tutorials for grammar
MLA style citations of electronic sources http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html
If your students use electronic sources, this will help them
document them.
Purdue Writing Resources
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
General writing concerns addressed; step by step including
practice in paraphrasing
Research Paper.Com
http://www.researchpaper.com/
This site boasts "largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for
school related research projects." Their step-by-step writing guide
is excellent.
St. Cloud University Literacy Online
http://leo.stcloud.msus.edu/
Help with what’s bothering you about your writing - very specific help
like "My writing doesn’t flow. It’s choppy."
Writing Research Papers
http://owl.trc.purdue.edu/Files/94.html
Writing research papers - a step by step procedure
Theater Central
http://www.theatre-central.com/
The hub of internet activity for links to all things related
to theater.
Public Address Resources
http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/comsrces.htm
An extensive set of links to rhetoric resources, translation tools,
rhetorical terms and more.
LaunchPad for Journalists
http://www.tribnet.com/journ.htm
An extensive list of links to news sources on the Net
Pathfinder
http://www.pathfinder.com/
Not only links to great magazines but spend time searching
their menus for some other terrific offerings.
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
The well known magazine goes online with maps, explorations and more
Positive Press
http://www.positivepress.com/
An online newspaper delivering good news only!
Smithsonian Magazine
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/
Not only is the Institute online but their well presented magazine has a site
too. From here, you can get to the Institution site and to Air and Space
Magazine.
WorldWide List of Online Newspapers
http://www.intercom.com.au/
Find what you’re looking for with this major list of online newspapers
Interesting/miscellaneous Sites
Project Central America
http://www.adventureonline.com/pca/
Teachers created a real-time learning experience with
journals, pictures, geographical info and more
Angus’ on the Net
http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~angus/Misc/SiteMap.html
A young man from the UK has posted not only, tours of ancient lands
but some wonderful photos, computer graphics, HTML help and recipes.
Avalon
http://www.avalon.co.uk/avalon/
Avalon is a role playing world, a mythological place where you
can develop your own character and interact with other real-life and
imaginary beings
CityNet
www.city.net
Another place to find information about cities
Cybergrrl
http://www.cybergrrl.com/cg.html
A site created by a woman for girls interested in the Net
GORP
http://www.gorp.com/
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - the name says it all - guides and a library
Jeopardy
http://www.spe.sony.com/Pictures/tv/jeopardy/jeopardy.html
Play online some day. For now, there is info and a challenge.
Key Web
http://members.aol.com/EasyWareTC/homepage.htm
Links to sites in a variety of categories including: kids sites,
computers, sports and movies.
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Travel information for travel routes beyond the ordinary
MapBlast
http://www.proximus.com/
Find any address in the US, zoom in and see what’s around there. Also
see European city maps in the future
Pirates of the Caribbean
http://orion.it.luc.edu/~tgibson/pirates/pirates.html
History of pirates, facts and folklore, and places of pirate lore
Car and Driver
http://www.caranddriver.com/
Car fans favorite magazine is now online
Music Boulevard
http://www.musicblvd.com/
A comprehensive site with audio for those
interested in jazz, classical, rock and more
Music Resources on the Internet
http://www.music.indiana.edu/misc/music_resources.html
Here you’ll find links to performers, orchestras, bands, and more
Real Music for the Real World
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/
Samples of music from around the world
Premiere Magazine
http://www.premieremag.com/
Find interviews, previews, reviews and more
Internet Movie Data Base
http://us.imdb.com/
Well-indexed database of movie info
TV Schedules around the world
http://www.buttle.com/tv/schedule.htm
A collection of guides that tell you what’s on where and when
TV Tonight
http://www.tvtonight.com
Episode summaries, schedules and links to individual show sites
CyberTown
www.cybertown.com/
For more than just shopping, take a tour here. You’ll find
a library, a mall, an education center and much more
EcoMall
www.ecomall.com/
This site contains links for those who want to know more about
shopping for all your needs with the ecology in mind.
The Virtual Tourist http://www.vtourist.com:80/vt/
Plan to take your kids anywhere and see the sites.
This is a great place to start your worldwide travels.
Jumpcity
http://www.jumpcity.com/list-page.html
Links you only to sites they have reviewed - broken into categories
Excite
http://www.excite.com/
Another search by concept or keyword tool
Search
http://www.search.com/
Excellent. Several search engines in one place - try Infoseek
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com/
The famous search engine - search by category