Many educators are sharing their collections of links to Web resources. For many of these educators this has been a "labor of love" for their profession. Included below are some noteworthy examples. In addition there are a many commercial companies that provide goods and services and also include a vast array of educational and curriculum links and resources. It would be looking at the folowing:
As an elementary teacher presently assigned to teach grade 4, I would like to present to you some of the many sites that have come across my way through recommendations, magazines that I subscribe to, listservs that I am a member of, classes that I have attended, and from fellow teachers that I work with.
RECOMMENDED SITES
...1...This is a site that Terry Canann and I developed while attending the SMART96 training course during the summer of '96. The web page that we developed involves students building an electromagnet motor with parts that can be found at home and in stores locally. The motivation for developing this page is for a project developed for a course that I attended this summer at Roger Williams Park Zoo called Beyond KITES. Beyond KITES is an extension of the KITES program. You can visit the site for a more detailed explanation. The interactive input was provided by Ken Tella, a computer specialist who has generously volunteered his time, using CGI scripting. Click Here to: Visit Terry and Tony's Beyond KITES Homepage.
...2...The following Web Search Page is recommended for children in elementary school: YAHOOLIGAN's Web Searcher. Type in a word that you would click on YAHOOLIGAN'S SEARCH.
...3...Do you need provider to give you space for your very own homepage? Try TRIPOD. It's basic ... It's advanced ... It's what you need.TRIPOD'S HOMEPAGE BUILDER
...4...Learn to do everything. Check out this site for answers to such questions as ... How to choose wine? ... How to burp a baby? ... How to repair a broken window? ... How to pick a melon? This site is interesting, unusual, and searchable. LEARN2
...5...How can you use search engines more effectively? Use Findspot. FINDSPOT
...6...The RINET and SMART-RIF partners are sponsoring a trial access to Groliers On-Line Encyclopedia. username: island and password: eari ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA
...7...This site contains the TOP AWARDS in over a DOZEN different areas. This site should be viewed daily for updates. PEP stands for Parents and Publishers. PEP AWARDS and RECOGNITION
ERIC - Parent Brouchures and much more - Sponsored by the Educational Resource Information Center
Games Kids Play - All the games you played when you were a kid and more with RULES
As Seen On TV - Those info-commercials that you see advertised on TV...Go to this site and get them even cheaper!
FOUND MONEY - Check out what Opra Winfrey has to say about lost money.
Daniel Elementary - An excellent site...Especially check out the Research Topics site.
Joan Stark's - Learn to add ASCII art to your email...Great for kids and adults.
TRADER ONLINE - Are you looking to buy or sell a car, boat, cycle, RV, truck, airplane, heavy equipment...then THIS is the place!
WeatherPost - More than you can possibly imagine about the weather.
