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Ancient History
Ancient China
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
The Ottomans.org
History of the Ottoman Empire
http://www.theottomans.org/english/index.asp
Ancient Egypt
from the British Museum
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Legacy of the Roman Empire
Lesson gr.6-8.great links
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/legacyroman/
Art
The Art Chive
http://www.artchive.com/
Renaissance Collection
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
Romare Bearden
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/the_block/look.html
Louvre Collections
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/alaune.jsp?bmLocale=en
Cornell Art Collections
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collections/rmccollections.html
Guggenheim Museum
http://www.guggenheim.org/
Hudson Museum-U Maine Orono
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/coll.php
Metropolitan Museum Art NYC
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/coll.php
Usborne Quicklinks
Multidiscipilary subject links
http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_homepage.asp
Writing with Writers
poetry
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/
Audio Books
Gutenberg Audio Books
audio books for free
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/2
Audiobooks
http://www.audiobooks.org/
Free Classic Audiobooks
http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com/
Library of Congress Am Memory
audio recordings of Am history events
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Sound+Recording
Biography
Biography
http://biography.com
Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/
Who2
http://who2.com/
Best of the Web
Book Lists
Kidspace
http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn0000
Kid Read
http://www.hclib.org/kid/frame.cfm?frame=kids_read.cfm
ALA Young Adult Booklist
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.htm
Bookhive
http://www.bookhive.org/books
The Honors College Book List
http://www.umehon.maine.edu/traditions/honorsread.htm
Books Lists of Good Reads
websites of interest to readers
http://www.maine.gov/msl/nmld/readers/raweb.htm
Career/College
Career Information
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
ECOS
http://ecos.princetonreview.com/
SAT question of the day
http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question
Government Careers
http://www.kids.gov/k_careers.htm
Finance Authority of Maine
scholarship link
http://www.famemaine.com/education/education.asp
Princeton Review
Information about college choices
http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp
Life Works
Explore Health and Medical Science Careers
http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm
Maine Community Foundation
Check with Guidance for any questions.
http://www.mainecf.org/scholarships.aspx
Prep Me.com
Sat Prep web
http://www.sat-preparation.co.il/
Career Explorer
http://www.careerexplorer.net/descriptions.asp
Citation Makers
NoodleTools
great resource links for teachers
http://www.noodletools.com
EasyBib
http://Easybib.com
Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net
Sourceaid
http://mlti.sourceaid.com
Oregon HS Citation Maker
http://openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/secondary
MLA Citation Style
http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm
Clip Art
Clip Art
http://www.clipart.com
Library Clip Art
everything library
http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://user.chollian.net/%7Esadrain1/clipart/
Flickr Clip Art
Copyright free clip art
http://www.flickr.com/
Teacher Vision Clip Art
Copyright free clip art
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teacher-resources/clip_art_image/61542.html
Morguefile
Royalty free photos & tips
http://morguefile.com
Countries and Cultures
Egypt Game
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/egyp/egyptg.html
BBC Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
United Nations Maps
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm
Country Portals-Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Geographic influences on culture
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html
CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
PRB-Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org
MyWonderfulWorld
geography resources
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/mywonderfulworld
National Geographic Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas
WHO-World Health Organization
Country profiles
http://www.who.int/nha/country/en
Peace Corps
stories from volunteers
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/stories
Maps
World and US
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000353.shtml
# Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Nat'l Geo. Countries & Cultures
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/directory.html
United Nations Maps
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm
Global Connections
Culture, religion, and gender roles.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions
Country Portals -Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Geographic influences on culture
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html
CIA world factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Dewey Decimal System
Do We Know Dewey
http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/?tqskip=1
Webruary
http:///www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html
Dewey Game
library skills games
http://search.library.cmu.edu/rooms/documents/libraries-and-collections/Libraries/
Dewey & Library Lessons
Pathfinder for library games
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthedeweli.html#cat3
Economics
Make Your Own Money
http://mail.nvnet.org/~cooper_j/money/
Federal Reserve on Money
learn about the dollar
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/fed101_html/index.htm
Econ info from the Fed Reserve
mini lessons on economic topics
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/teachers/
Education/Teacher Helpers
School Discovery
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Lessons Plan Page
http://lessonplanspage.com/
Teachers Net
http://www.teachers.net/
Teacher Resource Room
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/tch.wk.rm.htm
Teacher Planet
http://www.teacherplanet.com/calendar/calendar.php?op=cal&month=3&year=2006
ATT Educational Lessons/Webquests & more
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/wired.html
EDSITEment
National Endowment for thr Humanities Web site and lesson plans across all content areas
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Edutopia
George Lucas Educational Foundation magazine
http://www.edutopia.org
Calendar of Dates
http://www.teacherplanet.com/calendar/calendar.php?op=cal&month=4&year=2009
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
LessonPlans
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Rubrics & graphic organizers
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/tch.wk.rm.htm
Education Links from Ebsco
http://www.ebscohost.com/customerSuccess/default.php?par=253&id=713
Top Teaching Sites (AASL)
by Am Assoc School Librarians
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aboutaasl/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm
Annenberg Media
teaching professional development & resources
http://www.learner.org
English
America Dreams
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/dream/index.html
Shakespeare
Search Shakespeare works
http://shakespeare.clusty.com/
Journaling
How to's and tips
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/writing/teaching-methods/6382.html?WT.mc_id=GS_2009-07-20_email
Fun Stuff!
Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/books/
Great Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Bird Songs
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/
Internet Field Trips
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm#ntv
Interactive
Various interactive lessons across content areas of middle and high school.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/
How Stuff Works
Just like it sounds..how stuff works!
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Brochure Maker
http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/
Allies and Aliens
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/allies_aliens/kids.cfm
Go Bee Challenge
Prep quiz for nat'l geography bee
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Newsmania Quiz
Newseum weekly news quiz
http://www.newseum.org/newsmania/
Summer Sparklers
Educational brain fun on a variety of topics
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/spectopics/summersparklers.cfm
Foreign Language
Hand Speak
American Sign Language
http://www.handspeak.com/
Free Online Language Courses
many languages, audio clips
http://www.word2word.com/coursead.html
SILA
Climate change web site in French
http://www.nature.ca/sila/hm_f.cfm
Quiz Tree.com
French vocabulary with quizzes
http://www.quiz-tree.com/French_Vocabulary_main.html
Famous French Links
10,000 Globe Gate Supersite
http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html
Geography
Georgraphy network
http://www.geographynetwork.com
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Global Warming Expedition
2008 Ellsmere Island Expedition
http://www.globalwarming101.com/
Get Internet Smart!
Kentucky Virtual Library
http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/f_homebase.html
Netsmartz
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/tunes/index.htm
Cyerbercrime
http://www.cybercrime.gov/cc.html
Research Rocket
http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/f_portal.html
Using the Web Wisely
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/109995.html
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
http://scholar.google.com/
Inernet Detective Tutorial
take 1 hr to learn how to research, avoid plagiarism
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/brief.html
How to avoid plagiarism
tutorial
http://www.indiana.edu/~istd
Get Your Internet License
quiz on using the internet
http://pbskids.org/license/result.html?a1=y&a2=n&a3=n&a4=n&a5=n&a6=n&a7=n&a8=n&a9=n&a0=n&name=pearl
Deconstructing Web Pages
A lesson in critical thinking about web pages
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/internet/upload/Deconstructing-Web-Pages-PDF.pdf
History and Government
Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/unclesam
Ben
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
MARVEL
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Awesome Stories
primary source documents
http://www.awesomestories.com
Congress Link
Provides Information about the U.S. Congress
http://www.congresslink.org/
Eyewitness Reports
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
3 Plus U
Rights of Workers
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/3PLUSU/intro.html
Library of Congress Collections
includes exhibits, folklore, & much more
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Historical Documents & Images
Drawings, paintings, & written works in 7 languages, searchable by location
http://www.wdl.org/en/
History Channel GAMES
games, quizzes on history topics
http://www.history.com/games
Maine
State of Maine
Maine gov't depts, services
http://www.maine.gov
Health Sites
Kids
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
Girls
http://www.girlshealth.gov/
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
MedLine Plus
Government consumer health page
http://medlineplus.gov/
FDA Kids Home Page
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm
Kidshealth
http://www.Kidshealth.org
Kidsource
http://www.Kidsource.com/Kidsource/pages/k12.html
FDA
http://www.fda.gov/
Internet Public Library Health Links
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/hea0000/
Effects of Drug Abuse on the Body
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.asp
Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
Get Body Smart
A & P site
http://www.getbodysmart.com/
Math
Core Plus Math
Parent resource information
http://www.wmich.edu/cpmp/
Algebasics
from Basics to Applications
http://www.algebasics.com/
Engineering
engineering games
http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/
Museums
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.mfa.org/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
Museum of Science
http://www.mos.org/
Hayden Planetarium
http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/
Penobscot Marine Museum
http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org/
Music
New York Philharmonic
Interactive orchestral site for young musician and composers
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml
K-12music.org
Tremendous collection of music
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music/
The Kennedy Center
theater, music, dancing
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3874/
Usborne Quicklinks
Multidisciplinary subject links
http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_homepage.asp
Mythology
Greek Plays
http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/mythology/links.html
News
NEWSEUM
Front Pages from 700 newspapers
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp
Current news
gr. 9-12
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
Channel One
Current news for gr 6-12
http://www.channelone.com/
Current news around the world
NYT news. Gr 9-12
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/index.html
New York Times
daily newspaper
http:///www.nytimes.com/
Bangor Daily News
newspaper
http://www.bangordailynews.com
Village Soup - Waldo County
Weekly newspaper
http://waldo.villagesoup.com/
Portland Press Herald &ME Sun Telegram
Portand, Maine newspaper
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/
Other Libraries
University of Maine Folger Library
http:///www.library.umaine.edu/
Carver Memorial Library
Searsport, Maine
http:///www.carver.lib.me.us/carver.html
Belfast Public, Belfast, Maine
http://www.belfast.lib.me.us/
Waldo Pierce Reading Room
Frankfort, Maine Library
http://www.wprr.lib.me.us/
Library of Congress
Search the catalog
http://catalog.loc.gov/
Phys Ed/Sports
Get Body Smart
Anatomy and Physiology
http://www.getbodysmart.com/
Oyez Baseball
Building Supreme Court knowledge through Americ'a favorite pastime
http://baseball.oyez.org/ruready.html
Physical Education Central
http://www.pecentral.org/
Psychology
Grey Matters
From Molecules to Mind
http://www.ucsd.tv/greymatters/
Poetry and Literature
Giggle Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com
Poetry
http://www.poetry.com
poets.org
The Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/index.php
Poet's Corner
archive of poets and poetry
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/
Poetry lesson plans
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/87
Poetry Archive Lesson
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/teachersHome.do
Poetry Exercises
http://www.poetryclass.net/lesindex.htm
Poem a day for high schools
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
Scholastic Poetry page
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Poetry Webcast Finder by LOC
find author's webcasts -from the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/webcasts/index.html
Research & Writing Tools
Owl English
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/pick.html
Librarian
http://lii.org/
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/
Webrary
http://www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html
MARVEL
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/
IPL research tips
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
Research Rocket
http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/f_portal.html
Fact monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
Carl Sagan CRITICAL THINKING
http://www.maslibraries.org/resources/links/links.html
Google Scholar
broadly search for scholarly literature.
http://scholar.google.com/
Big 6 for Kids
How to figure out any problem
http://www.big6.com/kids/
Scholarship Links
MES Foundation
Administrator and servicer of student loans and scholarships.
http://www.mesfoundation.com/
NelNet
Education planning and financing
http://www.nelnet.com/
The Mitchell Institute
Scholarship information/download application
http://www.mitchellinstitute.org/
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduesbyrd/index.html
Bigelow Lab
Scholarship for Biology and Earth Science Majors
http://www.bigelow.org/education/scholarships.php
Science
Carl Sagan CRITICAL THINKING
http://www.noah.org/science/reason.html
Net Frog
virtual dissection
http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//
Biodiversity and Conservation
explores concepts and scientists
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/
Energy Education
science projects, renewable energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/
World View of Global Warming
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
UCSD Division of Physical Science
Atoms
http://www.ucsd.tv/atoms/
Fear Of Physics
For those science phobia types
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
ESA for kids
European Space Agency
http:///www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/index_gix.html
Starchild
Learning Ctr for Young Astronomers
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Cool Cosmos
Astronomy multimedia Site
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/index.html
Engineering
science & math games & projects
http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/
Social Studies
Issues & Controversies
Facts on File database of pros and cons of popular issues
http://www.2facts.com/Formslogin.asp?db=ICOF
Census Scope
Find U.S. Demographic trends
http://www.censusscope.org/
PBS Peoples Century
1900-1999
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/
Opposing Views
Debates on current social topics
http://www.opposingviews.com
First amendment center
News articles on speech, press,religious liberty, assembly and petition
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/default.aspx
Technology Skills/Keyboarding
BENEFIT
Fluency with Information Technology
http://courses.washington.edu/benefit/FIT100/
Atomic Learning
tutorials in technology
http://www.atomiclearning.com
Keyboarding lessons
fun & games
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/games/index.php?lang=EN
Keyboarding levels
audio games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml
Travel and Maps
USGS
http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=ME
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/searchresults/?words=travel&where=all
maps on us
http://www.mapsonus.com/
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Webrary Travel Resources
http://www.webrary.org/ref/travelres.html
National Geographic Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/
Map Machine-Student ed.
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas
Ed. Place: Outline maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps
Map lessons
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson287.shtml
National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov
USGS Learning Web: what do maps show?
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapsshow.htm
Postcards from America
http://www.postcardsfrom.com/
US Climate Page
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/states.fast.html
Green Map
mapping cultural and green living resources
http://www.greenmap.org/
Video Lectures
Academic Earth
World's Top Scholars/All Academic Subjects
http://www.academicearth.org/
Ted
Video lectures
http://www.ted.com
Voc Tech Sites
AutoShop 101
Automotive Training and resources site for automotive electronics
http://www.autoshop101.com/
Job Shadow 2008
How to begin the job shadow process.
http://www.jobshadow.org/start/
Advance Buildings
New Eco Friendly Building Products
http://www.advancedbuildings.org/
Television Production
Interactive course in studio and field production
http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp_ind.htm
Fire Science
US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/science/index.html
Popular Science
Great science information
http://www.popsci.com/
Life Works
Explore Careers
http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm
Driving Ethanol Vehicles
Explanation of ethanol using engines
http://www.drivingethanol.org/promotions/training.aspx
Fire Wars
Follows the ildland fire fighting crew in 2000.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/
Volunteering
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
Various site and lesson plans
http://www.servicelearning.org/
Peace Corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov