|
|
|
TopClicks
->
Education
Choose a SubCategory or Select a TopClick below:
Advantage Education - Advantage Education is a company that specializes in individualized tutoring for SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, and LSAT. Advantage Education also offers SAT/ACT College Prep Camps and Pre-Law Boot Camps. You can find out about seminars in your area, or sign up for an Online Tutoring session. If you aren't interested in tutoring or seminars, there are also helpful resources recommended for preparing for taking your test.
AT&T Virtual Classroom - In its first year, the AT&T Virtual Classroom Program gave students from 30 countries the chance to build Websites while learning about each other and the Internet. Over the years, VC teams have created some truly excellent Websites -- each one a perfect example of how the Internet can bring people together -- of which they and their communities can always be proud. See the winning Websites from VC Contest 99, 98, 97 and 96.
Big Chalk - bigchalk.com 's K-12 education site offers resources for teachers, library media specialists, parents and students with online periodicals, state standards, homework help, lesson plans, test practice and school technology guides.
Blackboard - At Blackboard.com, you can teach online for free, take distance-learning courses, utilize 239 discipline-specific resource centers and customize them to match your own classes, share tips and information with other online teachers and students, and much more.
Bob Miller's Light Walk - This site will really illuminate your knowledge of light and shadow. In fact, it's a bright idea to check it out if you have a science fair project due, since there are project directions for building your own pinhole camera, making your own "light walk," and performing more tricks of light. You'll find a whole spectrum of links here and a fascinating look into shadows. Don't be scared, just lighten up!
Canku Ota (Many Paths) - Without a doubt, this is the best Web resource on Native culture developed expressly for kids. It takes the form of a regular newsletter, featuring dozens of intriguing stories about what's happening in Indian Country today. Recent articles include one about how the Nez Perce are reclaiming their once-lost horse culture by developing a new breed of horse. Other parts of the site offer campfire-cooking recipes, craft instructions, and coloring pages. There are even links to native school Web sites.
Cinema - How Are Hollywood Films Made? - It's fun to see a movie in a theater, but have you ever wondered what it takes to bring a movie to the big screen? This site takes you through the whole process, starting with screenwriting, moving through producing, directing, acting, and of course, editing. Along the way there are activities for you to try. For example, can you write a good comedy scene?
Department of State Digital Diplomacy for Students - The Department of State is responsible for carrying out our diplomatic policies and relationships with other nations of the world. They oversee U.S. embassies abroad--there is an official list of links and addresses at this site--and our ambassadors to those countries. They also need to know the addresses of foreign embassies in the U.S., and there is a list of them here as well. The Department of State is also the custodian of the Great Seal of the United States, which is used on treaties and very important official documents. At this site you can also learn what the secretary of state does, as you "tag along" on a recent trip. This site provides information on several different grade levels, but if you decide you have picked one that is too young or too old, you can easily change to another level at any point.
Educational Web Adventures: Our Adventures and Web Sites - Discover the world of art, science, nature and social studies with Educational Web adventures and online activities. Explore each category in more detail, or use the list to go right to the adventures!!
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - For 150 years, the Smithsonian Institution collections have been a treasure trove. They house many wonders of history, science, and the natural world. Thousands of people visit the museums of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where the staff hears the same questions over and over. The Smithsonian folks took the answers to many of those questions and put them in an encyclopedia format on the Internet. You can get information on the history of the U.S. flag, great lists of books on animals, the inside scoop on the Titanic , and loads of other info.
Exploring Emergence - See the pattern "moving" across the screen? Well, it's really not moving, it's just that lights are turning on and off in order to create that appearance. Experiment with the starting pattern yourself and see what happens when you click Start. Does the pattern behave as you predicted? Or does it turn into a chaotic mess?
From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal - Internet use policies. Assessment. Libraries of the future. Grants. Parenting. This site tackles all those topics and more. It is a vast collection of feature articles, Web sites, and other resources for the home, classroom, and community. Learn how to cut out the "mind kandy" and the "new plagiarism" of indiscriminate cut and paste. Jamie McKenzie tells it like it is. Don't waste any more time without visiting his site.
Games2Learn - Educational Games from the maker of The Phonics Game! - Games2Learn features educational toys and games that make learning fun! Designed by educators, we offer 1000's of children's games, classroom aids and teaching resources, including The Phonics Game.
International Schools CyberFair - The International Competition encourages schools around the world to share. There are also Monthly Activities for teaches to use in the classroom. Come join the fair or just come see the past entries and winners.
Just What I Asked For - This site is dedicated to making it easier to find quality resources on the Internet.
K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook - How much do you know about the principles of aeronautics? That's the science of how planes, balloons, and other aircraft fly. Knowing how airfoils work can also help you throw a baseball or improve your tennis game--visit this site to learn how this works! You can also explore careers in aviation--from flying airplanes to fixing them.
Kids' Clubhouse - For some wacky word puzzles and math and logic brain teasers, visit this site hosted by publisher Houghton Mifflin. There are also author interviews and book reviews for kids, by kids. They offer summer reading contests, too.
Learn2.com - Do you know how to use chopsticks, or clean a freshly caught fish? Could you use a lesson in putting a golf ball or breaking in a new baseball mitt? How about tips on folding a shirt or cleaning up a stain? This truly great site will teach you all of the above and more.
Make a Splash with Color - San Jose's TheTech museum has a nifty online exhibit about color. You'll learn how to describe a color based on its hue, saturation, and brightness. As they explain it, hue helps you tell which bananas in the bunch are ripe. Saturation is the color difference between your chocolate milk and your sister's chocolate milk. And brightness tells us the difference between plain white bread and burnt toast.
Martindale's "The Reference Desk" - Hotlist this one now. First off, find out what time it is, not only where you live but all over the world. You'll learn what the weather is, where the earthquakes are, and where the surf's up. Then move on to the calculators. There are over 6,400 of them. In fact, there is so much compelling information here we bet you can't take just one link! Unfortunately, each time you go back for a new one, the entire page has to reload, and it's very frustrating. Perhaps by the time you read this, Martindale will have divided up the Web site a little more for your navigating pleasure.
National Middle School Association - The National Middle School Association offers a wide range of research material for parents of 10- to 14-year-olds, from developmental issues like dating to controversial subjects such as whether Grade 5 should be included in the middle school.
National PTA - One hundred years ago, the National PTA was founded by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst as the National Congress of Mothers. Birney said, "Let us have no more croaking as to what cannot be done; let us see what can be done." Today, this large organization is doing many things. Here, you can get more information about educational initiatives, health and welfare programs, and legislative issues.
Partnership for Family Involvement In Education - Learning is a partnership between schools, parents, communities, and religious groups. Discover how all of these stakeholders working together can improve education for your child. Keep up with the latest initiatives, news, and more.
Private Passions, Public Legacy: Paul Mellon's Personal Library at the University of Virginia - Paul Mellon spent most of his life trying to figure out creative ways of giving spending money. An avid art collector, he also gave away hundreds of rare books, manuscripts, and maps before his death in 1999. This site explores the pieces he gave to the University of Virginia, including letters by Thomas Jefferson, illustrated books, and memorabilia from the Civil War.
Reggio Emilia - This is a very hot topic in preschool education these days. Reggio Emilia is a city in northern Italy. The educational philosophy there is that children have many "languages" besides words to express themselves. These may take the form of art, music, or other creative works. Reggio schools are more homelike than schoollike, and in fact a beautiful environment is thought of as "the third teacher." The first two teachers are the parents and the classroom teacher, who work in collaboration. The idea is that kids are empowered to do their own learning, with the teacher and parent as guides. At the same time, it is important to document this learning, although the documentation may take many forms. Reggio Emilia's methods offer a challenge to revisit entrenched educational views. Check some of the links here and see what you think.
Rittners School Floral Education Center - You've spent the summer hoeing, pulling weeds, and watering, and now you have lots of beautiful flowers. Congratulations! Now pick some for the house and come inside. You are about to learn how to make arrangements that will make the neighborhood florists jealous of your talents. Well, maybe you're not ready to put them out of business yet, but several of the arrangements described at this Web site are simple to do. Ask your mom or dad to give you a hand and prepare to create an arrangement of beauty.
Room 100, Buckman Elementary School - What are the kids doing in Room 100 of the Buckman Elementary School in Portland, Oregon? What are they looking at under their video-equipped microscope? During the school year, this spy cam will show you a recent view of the classroom, and maybe you'll get a picture of "the bee that just stung Ted" or something equally interesting. At other times, you'll see some saved images.
Sprocketworks - Sprocketworks is an interactive place for kids (and adults) to learn the way that they choose to learn. A place where they can build a foundation for their own education...and in the process, to fall in love with learning.
SurfNetKids - The best of the Web for kids, reviewed by nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Barbara J. Feldman. Each weekly column features five fabulous Web sites on topics as diverse as Gargoyles, Monarch Butterflies and Stock Market Simulations.
Terraserver.com - Welcome to TerraServer.com, your online source for satellite and aerial imagery. Search, browse, and buy images, prints, and more...or just let TerraServer.com take you around the world!
The Exploratorium - This is the offical page for one of my favorite museums, the Exploritorium in San Francisco. Here you can find out what an aurora is or play memory games (Java required). If I had to choose one favorite, I would choose the Observatory section. The cool part is that you can see a movie of an eclipse from space. Or if you like, you can look at past ehibits, for example, the dissection of a cow's eye (something I saw live when I visited the "mooseum" I mean museum!). From auroras to sheep brain dissections, this page has everything.
The Learning Curve - The Learning Curve is an educational web site developed by students for the 2000 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge (an annual, international competition which encourages students to develop high-quality, interactive web sites on educational topics). No matter what age, race, gender, or nationality, everyone learns. Learning is topic that affects us every second of every day from the moment we are born until the day we die. However, few people realize or understand the learning processes which are so fundamentally important to us all. The Learning Curve attempts to fill this void by providing information about the major aspects of learning. By providing you with information about learning and its associated topics, we hope that you will become more aware of your individual learning processes and find ways to maximize your learning potential both academically and in your daily life.
The National Mentoring Partnership - The National Mentoring Partnership is an advocate for the expansion of mentoring and a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide.
The U.S. Department of Education - The Department of Education has an easy-to-use site with some useful and welcome features. This site is worth a look if you're concerned with any of the following topics: improving education on a local or national level, learning from other schools in other communities, application procedures for education grants, and student financial aid. The Picks Of the Month section highlights important resources you won't see elsewhere.
Wanniassa Hills Information Skills Project - This is another way to look at The Big 6. Follow along with the Hello, Kitty cat as you select a project, learn what information you need to find (and just as important, what to leave out!), and select a method of presenting your findings. Will you make a model? Prepare an audiovisual presentation? Or write a paper?
You Can with Beakman and Jax - Put on your thinking cap and visit this site. Discover the answers to important questions, like "What are fingernails made of?" and "Why do I hear weird sounds at night?" There are some neat animations, too. For example, check out "How the Internet Works."
ZanyBrainy.com - The idea behind ZanyBrainy is simple: kids learn best when they’re having fun. ZanyBrainy Stores and web site is intended to be a center of family fun where kids and parents can share memorable experiences exploring the world of learning toys together. And proving every time they visit that both kids and parents learn best when they’re having fun!
|
|
