From Switzerland to the Serengeti
Abilene Middle School Gen www.Y projects: www.usd435.k12.ks.us/AMS/geny/sym2001.htm
Gen www.Y: www.genyes.org
Serengeti Dreams movie: www.usd435.k12.ks.us/AMS/geny/samMcC/SERENGETIPAGE
Reaching Students With Emotional Disabilities
AZCOTT description: www.pt3.org/pt3_grants/project_db/project_desc.php3?grantee_id=200
Yahooligans!: www.yahooligans.com
Metric Backpack
Lessons
Measurements Lab: http://post.uwstout.edu/k/kernm/measurelab.html
Metric System Lesson Plan: www.usd.edu/~msemmler/metricsystem.html
Grades 4–6 Science Lesson Plan: www.k-6educators.about.com/library/lp/bllpsci46a.htm
Java Applet—Vernier: www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/~hwang/ruler/vernier.html
Vernier Calipers Lesson Page: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/tools/vernier.htm
Supplies
eNASCO Online Catalogs: www.enasco.com
Forest Suppliers catalog: www.forestry-suppliers.com
Web sites
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures: www.bipm.fr
Google: www.google.com
Megaconverter 2: www.megaconverter.com/mega2
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: www.nctm.org/about/position_statements/position_statement_09.htm
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, http://physics.nist.gov/):
NIST history section: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/history.html
NIST International System of Units: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html
NIST Special Publication 811: Guide for the Use of the International System of Units by Barry N. Taylor (1995), http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/bibliography.html
NIST unit conversions: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Reference/unitconversions.html
WWW Unit Converter: www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter
Sherlock Holmes on the Internet
Carol Truett's WebQuest
www.les.appstate.edu/libsci/holmques.html (find the supplement to this article)
Sherlock Holmes Sites
Holmes Discussion Group (http://mysterynet.com/community/holmes): Group members exchange research links on Holmes and Doyle.
Sherlock Holmes Biography (http://mysterynet.com/holmes/timeline): Part of the History of the Mystery Timeline.
Sherlock Holmes Museum and Virtual Tour (www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm): Official site for the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London, includes a virtual tour of all the rooms at 221B Baker Street, a biography of Holmes, and links to other relevant sites.
Mystery Sites
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site (www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/31bnewsletters.html): Features different genres for the month, book reviews of titles with high interest for students, and a chart for students to categorize mystery stories.
Edgar Award Nominees—2000 Juvenile and Young Adult list (http://mysterynet.com/edgars): Librarians can use list for collection development.
Edgar Award Winners—Adult List (www. nciba.com/edgar.html): Winners from
1954–1999.
History of the Mystery Timeline (http://mysterynet.com/timeline): Excellent site to begin gathering data on some of the "greats" and have your students do similar short bios to add to the Timeline.
Learning with Mysteries (www.mysterynet.
com/learn): Links to other mystery resources (e.g., Mystery Greats) and
a set of generic lesson plans that can be easily adapted.
Mystery Case Site for Kids (http://kids. mysterynet.com/kids/solveit):
Presents a 3–5-minute solve-it-yourself case for kids every month; creative
writing, contests, magic tricks, and puzzles; and seasonal ideas and mysteries.
Mystery Photo Writing Contest Site (http://mysterynet.com/photo): Contest encourages creative writing, could be adapted for particular mystery authors.
Small Town Murder Site (www.autopen.com/mystery.small.town.shtml#england): Some good resources here (e.g., history of police) but it is a commercial site. Links to historical mysteries.
Standards
North Carolina's curriculum standards and objectives:
Computer skills: www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/computer.skills/9_12.html
Information skills: www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ information/gradenine.htm
English language arts: www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/languagearts/englishi.htm
WebQuest and Other Resources
Bernie Dodge's WebQuest site (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html)
Cinco de Mayo site (www.zianet.com/cjcox/edutech4learning/index.html)
Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site (www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm)
Edgar Allen Poe WebQuest (www.ncwiseowl.org/webquest/poe/)
Was It Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King (www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest)
Women Detectives
Female Sleuths (www.autopen.com/female.detective.shtml)
Historical Detecting Women (www.autopen.com/female.detective.shtml#anchor64543)
Modern Female Sleuth Books (www.autopen.com/female.detective.shtml# female.detective.book)
The three above are part of the Small Town Murder Site (www.autopen.com/mystery.small.town.shtml#england).
Nancy Drew: Knowing Nancy (http://mysterynet.com/nancydrew/kids/nancy): The official Simon & Schuster Nancy Drew site; includes an introduction to Nancy Drew, Nancy Drew through the decades, a tribute by modern novelist Nancy Pickard, and lesson plans for the teacher—reading intuitively, vocabulary, creative writing, and story web.
Accessing Technology Skills for Educational Leaders
Doug Johnson's site: http://www.doug-johnson.com
TSSA: http://cnets.iste.org/tssa
Laying the Foundation
Clinton Avenue Elementary School works: http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/ps/peace/clinton/clinton.htm
International Peace Museum: http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/ps/peace
WINGS Online: http://emissary.ots.utexas.edu/wings
In Search of Appropriate Usage Guidelines
The Future of Children: http://www.futureofchildren.org/cct/index.htm
Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids: http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/safe.html
Copyright © 2001, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). All rights reserved.
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