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.html

More 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