A Few Ways to use the Internet

A Few Ways to use the Internet

1) access data sites

a) Real Time Data Sites

i) General: k12.njin.net/curriculum/resources.html

ii) NOAA Satellite Data: http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/latest_eastvis.gif

iii) Yahoo Stock Quotes: quote.yahoo.com/

2) access databases

a) BYU:www.lib.byu.edu/byline/index2.cgi?redirect=databases.html

b) GALEN II: www.library.ucsf.edu/db/

c) GALILEO:www.usg.edu/galileo/where/new-choosedb.htm

d) IPL:ipl.sils.umich.edu/youth/stateknow/

3) adopt a class animal

a) Manatee: www.hsswp.com/manatees/extensive/adopt.html

b) Whale: whaleadoption.org/main.htm

4) ask an expert

a) PITSCO:www.askanexpert.com/

b) Listing of Expert sites:k12.njin.net/askanexpert.html

5) complete a subject sampler

a) African Americans: www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_sampler.html

b) Careers: www.esu17.k12.ne.us/~mrhtml/careerscavhunt.html

c) China:www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/sampler.html#activities

d) MUST SEE!: www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/sampler/

6) complete a tutorial

a) English: webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

b) English: www.edunet.com/english/grammar/

c) English: www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/

d) IT Learning: www.itlearning.org/tutorials.html

e) Math: school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/

f) Math: www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math/index.html

g) Math: www.skyinet.net/~math/lesson.html

h) MUST SEE!: members.tripod.com/MR_LEGO_JOE/free_online_tutorials.htm

i) Science: www.a1tutor.com/tut_science.html#Biology

j) Social Studies: www.hyperhistory.com/

k) Writing Process: www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/secwplinks.html

7) complete a webquest

a) General: www.esc20.net/etprojects/

b) Make your own: http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml

c) MUST SEE!: members.tripod.com/MR_LEGO_JOE/webquests.htm

8) complete an author study

a) IPL: ipl.sils.umich.edu/youth/AskAuthor/

b) Jan Brett: janbrett.com/piggybacks/jan_brett_author_study.htm

c) Various: www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

9) complete an online activity

a) Alphabet Highway: www.ash.udel.edu/ash/

b) Math: www.2learn.ca/currlinks/2teach/netsteps/mathgame.html

c) 9 Planets: www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/index.html

d) Bill Nye: nyelabs.kcts.org/flash_go.html

e) Yucky Stuff: yucky.kids.discovery.com/

10) complete math challenges

a) MathMagic: forum.swarthmore.edu/mathmagic/

b) Swarthmore: forum.swarthmore.edu/library/resource_types/problems_puzzles/

c) www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/puzzle/index.html

d) www.cut-the-knot.com/content.html

e) www.eduplace.com/math/brain/

11) complete word searches

a) christiananswers.net/kids/wordsearch6.html

b) www.lahinchseaworld.com/word.htm

c) www.worldkids.net/puzzles/words1.htm

d) www.learningplanet.com/

12) conduct research

a) www.ccsd.edu/bardonia/Library/restools.htm

b) www.mpls.k12.mn.us/sanford/%20research/research.html

13) copy/paste the Georgia QCCs into your lesson plans

a) www.glc.k12.ga.us.k12

14) create a class web page

a) www.fortunecity.com/

b) www.geocities.com/

c) www.homestead.com/

d) www.teachers.net/sampler/

e) www.tripod.com/

f) www.wigglebits.com/

15) create a map

a) MapBlast: www.mapblast.com

b) MapQuest: www.mapquest.com

16) dissect a frog

a) curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/

17) do a jigsaw puzzle

a) www.k12.de.us/mtpleasantes/jigsaw/jigsaw.htm

18) do slide puzzles

a) hc11.mha.ca/15puzzle/15links.htm

19) download clip art/graphics

a) dgl.microsoft.com

b) www.barrysclipart.com

c) www.coolarchive.com

d) www.coolclips.com

e) www.corbis.com

f) www-instruct.nmu.edu/education/ljinkers/IntGraphic.html

20) download curriculum shareware/freeware

a) www.download.com

b) www.jumbo.com/

c) www.tucows.com

d) www.electricgames.com/

21) download player/plug-ins

a) http://www.zdnet.com/products/filter/guide/0,7267,1500102,00.html

22) download sound files

a) www.wavplace.com

b) cartoonwavs.efront.com/

c) www.citicom.com/~solace/

d) www.moviesounds.com/

e) soundamerica.com/

f) www.slonet.org/~rloomis/index.html

g) www.favewavs.com/

h) www.tidalwavs.com/

i) www.soundhunter.com/

j) www.wavfile.net/categories.html

k) www.wavcrazed.com/

l) www.stoutman.com/wavs/

m) www.pcsounds.com/freesounds.htm

n) www.scottfortney.com/Sound/SoundEffects/soundeffects.htm

o) www.tripletsrus.com/80s/tv_theme_mid.htm

p) midiworld.com/bach.htm

q) www.upv.es/~jlbalmas/beatles.html

r) www.vbe.com/~tinyman/midiarch/obeatmid.htm

s) www.christiananswers.net/midimenu.html

t) www.prs.net/midi.html

u) www.angelfire.com/in/terem/index.html

v) www.rats2u.com/clipart/animation/midi_country.htm

w) www.etcc.org/kidsmidi.htm

x) www.dismusic.com/

y) www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/hymns.html

z) www.buffnet.net/~dragon66/Midi.html

aa) cowboybobs.homestead.com/songs.html

bb) 209.1.224.18/EnchantedForest/5329/children.htm

cc) www.midimight.com/kidsong.htm

dd) rvjr.hypermart.net/

ee) marge.emba.uvm.edu/sdempse/midi.html

ff) www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6248/

gg) www.musicandmore.com/midi/toc.htm

hh) www.girard248.org/general/Midi_Files/midis

ii) midimarket.8m.com/index.html

jj) www.trachtman.org/ragtime/

kk) homepages.infoseek.com/~ajsblue/ragtime/ragtime_1.html

ll) www.ragtimers.org/midi/

mm) www.armory.com/~keeper/midi.html

nn) www.themidisite.com/artist.htm

23) e-mail someone!

a) community-1.webtv.net/@HH!26!3D!EA3E0C9B01B9/DANNO/Emailhelper/

b) help.apexmail.net/e/info/beginnertips.html

c) www.everythingemail.net/

d) www.egroups.com/

24) engage in a video conference

a) www.ars.usda.gov/afm2/divisions/itd/TRB/2wvideo.htm

b) www.zoltrix.com/Multimedia/video/facetoface-qa.htm

c) cu-seeme.cornell.edu/

25) exchange lesson plans

a) members.nbci.com/ASCSB/lesson_planz.htm

b) www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Surf/6016/links.html

c) www.murraystate.edu/kate/teacher%20resources/lesson%20plans/lesson_plans.htm

d) www.billanook.vic.edu.au/Faculty_Pages/Resource_Centres/teacher_links.htm

e) members.tripod.com/clhale/

26) explore an on-line lesson plans page

a) AskERIC: ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/

b) K-12 Lessons: dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Teaching/Lesson_Plans/

c) Math: www.iit.edu/~smile/mathinde.html

d) Misc.: www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/teachlink.htm

e) Misc.: www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/lessons.html

f) Special Ed: www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3416/

g) Special Ed: www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/7315/

h) Thematic Units: www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Unitlink.htm

i) www.lessonplanspage.com/

27) find a keypal

a) www.kidscom.com/orakc/TalkAbout/talkabout.html

b) www.kidscom.com/orakc/pwdkeypal.html

28) find an address

a) LookUpUSA: www.lookupusa.com

b) Switchboard: www.switchboard.com

29) find recipes

a) www.meals.com

b) www.copykat.com

30) find information for timelines

a) www.hyperhistory.com/

b) projects.edtech.sandi.net/miramesa/timeline/

c) www.closerange.com/links/EOKtimel.htm

d) www.csdl.tamu.edu/~vijayk/timelines/internet-timelines.html

31) find story starters

a) www.spellingbee.com/lessonplans/lesson5.htm

b) www.berkeleyprep.org/lower/fourth/writing/journal_writing.htm

32) get help with homework

a) members.tripod.com/MR_LEGO_JOE/homework_helpers.htm

b) www.homeworkhelper.com/

33) go on a movie trivia hunt

a) www.imdb.com

34) go on a scavenger hunt

a) copland.udel.edu/~april/scavquests.html

b) moon.pepperdine.edu/~cldemarc/ed654/scavengerhunt.html

c) www.covington.k12.tn.us/tetc/hunt.htm

d) www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr113.shtml

e) www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/themes/ScavengerHunts.htm

35) go on a virtual field trip

a) www.tcet.unt.edu/START/web-vv.htm

b) www.mathesonline.com/VirtualFieldTrips.html

c) news.cn.edu/millignk/advedutech/vfieldtrip.html

36) graph on-line

a) nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

37) join a chat group

a) forums.uk.msn.com/bookcafe/whatchat.htm

b) www.clickets.com/Before_you_chat.htm

c) parentsplace.com/chat/0,8206,1-1-3-0,00.html

d) www.beritsbest.com/KidsontheNet/PenpalsandChat/index.shtml

38) join a writing project

a) www.cs.oswego.edu/~borgert/Html/writing.html

b) www.time.com/time/teach/creat.html

39) join listservs

a) catalog.com/vivian/interest-group-search.html

b) liszt.com/

c) www.lsoft.com/catalist.html

40) join newsgroups

a) www.fibrom-l.org/getstart.htm

b) www.learnthenet.com/english/html/26nwsgrp.htm

c) www.momsfamilies.com/guide.html#22

d) www.onlineseniors.com.au/tutorial/yig/lesson8.html

41) learn how to create a butterfly garden

a) www.mesc.nbs.gov/butterfly.html

42) listen to music

a) www.mp3.com

b) www.napster.com

c) www.real.com

43) locate information

44) look at hotlists

a) sln.fi.edu/primer/altexplore3.html

b) sln.fi.edu/primer/lists/explanation.html

c) www.leeric.lsu.edu/workbook/explore3.htm

d) www.rlc.dcccd.edu/mathsci/anth/webwkbk/hotlists.htm

45) look at online portrait albums

a) www.allposters.com

b) www.allwalls.com/

c) www.corbis.com

46) look for a zip code

a) 131.96.6.38/zip.html

b) members.tripod.com/proagency/usaziplocator.html

c) www.usps.gov/

47) look up lyrics

a) members.fortunecity.com/lyricslib2/

48) look up an old high school friend

a) www.classmates.com/p.tf/registration/

49) order freebies

a) www.freebies.com

b) www.startsampling.com

50) participate in a stock market simulation

a) library.thinkquest.org/10326/test/cgi-bin/front.cgi

51) plan a trip