portaportal

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/
Ancient India
British Museum

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
Ancient India
from Kidipedia

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/index.htm
Ancient Greece

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/

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.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/
Usborne Quicklinks
Multidiscipilary subject links

http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_homepage.asp

Best of the Web

Best of the Web for Teachers
Am Library Assn links specially selected

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm
Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org

Biography

Biography

http://biography.com
Biographical Dictionary

http://www.s9.com/
Who2

http://who2.com/

Book Club - High School

SDHS Book Club Discussion Site
See library staff for more info

http://jpetersen2325.wordpress.com

Book Lists - Looking for a good book?

Kidspace

http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn0000
Kid Read

http://www.hclib.org/kid/frame.cfm?frame=kids_read.cfm
Booklists for 12-18 from ALA
Am. Library Assoc. Youth Lib Services

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm
Bookhive

http://www.bookhive.org/books
Books Lists of Good Reads
websites of interest to readers

http://www.maine.gov/msl/nmld/readers/raweb.htm
Teen Reads

http://www.teenreads.com/

Books On Line/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
Library Blind & Handicapped
Free equipment & tapes for enrollees

http://www.loc.gov/nls/
Books on Google

http://books.google.com/books
Center for the Book - LOC

http://www.read.gov/cfb/
Audible.com
Commerical website for downloading books

http://www.audible.com
Librivox
audio books in the public domain

http://www.librivox.org
Books Should Be Free
audio books

http://BooksShouldBeFree.com
Maine Download library
audio ebooks free from your local library

http://download.maineinfonet.org/65C5422D-DA6F-43CC-A174-A88BF6865913/10/514/e
Popular Children's Stories
famous children's classics

http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/index.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
Career One Stop
career/job counseling, unemployment info

http://www.careeronestop.org

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://secondary.oslis.org/cite-sources

Civil Rights

Kids Health
Peer Pressure

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html
Southern Poverty Law Center
Organization focuses on civil rights

http://www.splcenter.org/
Path to Maine Law Making
How laws are made

http://www.maine.gov/sos/path/
student voices
student involvement in civil rights

http://student-voices.org/

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
Nat'l Geo. Countries & Cultures

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/directory.html
Global Connections
Culture, religion, and gender roles.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions

Dewey Decimal System

Do We Know Dewey

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/?tqskip=1
Webruary

http:///www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html
Dewey & Library Lessons
Pathfinder for library games

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthedeweli.html#cat3
Order in the Library
Live practice in library shelving - decimal & alphabetical order. See how good you are!

http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html

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
Study Buddy
Economic concepts explained. accompanying material for Stossel in the Classroom videos

http://www.studybuddy.org/

Education/Teacher Helpers

Annenberg Media
teaching professional development & resources

http://www.learner.org
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/
Education Links from Ebsco

http://www.ebscohost.com/customerSuccess/default.php?par=253&id=713
Edutopia
George Lucas Educational Foundation magazine

http://www.edutopia.org
LessonPlans

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Rubrics & graphic organizers

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/tch.wk.rm.htm
School Discovery

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Teacher Planet

http://www.teacherplanet.com/calendar/calendar.php?op=cal&month=3&year=2006
Teacher Resource Room

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/tch.wk.rm.htm
Teachers Net

http://www.teachers.net/

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
Conjunctions

http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/bryson.htm
Bartelby
Publisher of literature, reference, and verse.

http://www.bartleby.com/

Foreign Language

Hand Speak
American Sign Language

http://www.handspeak.com/
Free Online Language Courses
many languages, audio clips

http://www.word2word.com/course.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
Lexilogos
foreign language dictionaries

http://www.lexilogos.com/
about.com
Learn French

http://french.about.com/od/grammar/French_Grammar.htm
Learn a Language

http://www.word2word.com/course.html
Lexicool
directory of 6000+ bi and multilingual dictionaries

http://www.lexicool.com

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
U.S. Dept Energy for Kids
Includes games, riddles, lessons

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/

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/
National Geographic
includes animals and their sounds

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Get Internet Smart!

Netsmartz

http://www.netsmartzkids.org/tunes/index.htm
Cyerbercrime

http://www.cybercrime.gov/cc.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
THe Quality Information Checklist
What's important to know about web pages

http://www.avon.k12.ct.us/enrichment/Enrich/quickgr4-0.htm
Copyright test
Interactive

http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/jones/copyright-kids/intro1.htm

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/
Stop Bullying Now
gov't website

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids
Genetics Home Reference
Your guide to understanding genetic conditions"

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov
FamilyDoctor
Am Acad Family Physicians

http://familydoctor.org
World Health Organization
WHO

http://www.who.int/en
Environmental Health
for Middle school level, by Nat'l Lib Med

http://www.kidsenvirohealth.nlm.nih.gov
Toxicology
Chemical info from Nat'l Library Medicine -for students gr6-12

http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
Finding & Evaluating Health Info
Medical Library Association tip sheet

http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html

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
The Path to Maine Lawmaking
How Maine laws are made.

http://www.maine.gov/sos/path/
Do I Have A Right?
Manage a human rights law firm in this game from Our Courts projcet by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for civics educaton

http://ourcourts.org/flashgames/dihar
The National Archives
primary sources

http://docsteach.org/
American Presidency Project
historical and current information on presidencies

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu
Chronicling America
Historic newspaper 1880-1910; links to current papers also

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
The White House
U.S. President's home in Washington, DC

http://www.whitehouse.gov

Libraries

Bangor Public Library

http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/
Belfast Public, Belfast, Maine

http://www.belfast.lib.me.us/
Carver Memorial Library
Searsport, Maine

http:///www.carver.lib.me.us/carver.html
Library of Congress
Search the catalog

http://catalog.loc.gov/
Penobscot Marine Museum Library

http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org/library.html
Stockton Springs Community Library

http://www.stocktonspringslibrary.org/about_us.html
University of Maine Folger Library

http:///www.library.umaine.edu/
Waldo Pierce Reading Room
Frankfort, Maine Library

http://www.wprr.lib.me.us/

Maine

State of Maine
Maine gov't depts, services

http://www.maine.gov
Maine.gov
Homework help for everything MAINE

http://www.maine.gov/portal/education/homeworkhelp.html
Wild New England
Explore Wild New England

http://www.wildnewengland.org/
Penobscot Expedition and the American Revolution
MBPN film. Includes footage of the discovery of gun and ship.

http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/fullrecord.aspx?objectId=9-402
Local Harvest
farmers' markets, family farms, organic food sources

http://www.localharvest.org
LocalHikes
hiking opportunities

http://www.localhikes.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/
Mathematics Pathway from the Nat'l Science Digital Library
Connected Curr. Project, On This Day, Demos

http://nsdl.org/about/?pager=pathways&subpager=MathDL
Online Conversion
convert just about anything to anything else --fun site!

http://onlineconversion.com

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/
American Museum Natural History tours
tours and descriptions of exhibits

http://www.amnh.org/ology/

Music

Usborne Quicklinks
Multidisciplinary subject links

http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_homepage.asp
From The Top
preeminent showcase for America’s best young musicians.

http://www.fromthetop.org/
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Explore the wide range of award-winning educational programs the DSO offers

http://www.dsokids.com/
playmusic. org
orchestra FAQs answered.

http://www.playmusic.org
Bangor Symphony
BSO news and events

http://www.bangorsymphony.org
Music the Unspoken word
styles, theory, professions, composers

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi
Odd Music Gallery
weird instruments and music

http://www.oddmusic.com
Marine Band

http://www.marineband.usmc.mil
Musical Instrument Museum

http://www.themim.org

Mythology

Mythology from Factmonster

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0777436.html
Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/

News

Bangor Daily News
newspaper

http://www.bangordailynews.com
Channel One
Current news for gr 6-12

http://www.channelone.com/
Current news
gr. 9-12

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
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/
NEWSEUM
Front Pages from 700 newspapers

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp
Portland Press Herald &ME Sun Telegram
Portand, Maine newspaper

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/
Village Soup - Waldo County
Weekly newspaper

http://waldo.villagesoup.com/

Parents and Family Helpers

Television Help for Parents
Know and control your media

http://televisionwatch.org/HelpForParents/Resources.html
Family Fun
Arts and Crafts and more

http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/
Maine Fun for Kids

http://www.maine.gov/sos/kids/
SearsortDMS/HS Library Media Center
library online catalog, MARVEL,Issues&Controversies, CultureGram and more

http://www.msad56.org/library612/
Healthfinder
Accurate health information

http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Penobscot Marine Museum
Extensive geneaology collection

http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org/
Family Education
Advice for parents on child rearing up to age 18

http://www.familyeducation.com/home/?WT.mc_id=FE_Your-Child_12-18_2009-11-18_email
Commonsense Media
Ratings and reviews of videos, dvds, movies

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Photos and Clip Art

Clip Art

http://www.clipart.com
Flickr Clip Art
Copyright free clip art

http://www.flickr.com/
Library Clip Art
everything library

http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://user.chollian.net/%7Esadrain1/clipart/
Library of Congress Photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
Teacher Vision Clip Art
Copyright free clip art

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teacher-resources/clip_art_image/61542.html

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/
Kids Health
Peer Pressure

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html
Sports Reference
statistics for baseball, football, basketball, hockey

http://www.sports-reference.com

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

Psychology

Grey Matters
From Molecules to Mind

http://www.ucsd.tv/greymatters/

Research & Writing Tools

Owl English

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/pick.html
Librarian's links

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/
Fact monster

http://www.factmonster.com/
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/
Graphic Organizers for students
Concept mapping to help you put your ideas in order

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm

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/
Martindale Science
Science and other non-fiction look-up

http://www.martindalecenter.com/
American Museum of Natural History
Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/ocean/01_dioramas/n_spermwhale.php
Blue Skies For Me
Maine State Bureau of Air Quality

http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/education/blueskies.htm
Nat'l Science Digital Library
science resources, includes video

http://nsdl.org/search/?verb=Search&s=0&n=10&audience=2
Tilt Factor:Profit Seed
Game about genetically engineered foods

http://www.tiltfactor.org/?page_id=495
Energy

http:///tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/
Arbor Day Foundation
Trees

http://www.arborday.org
National Gardening Asscociation
for consumers and educators

http://www.garden.org
NOAA National Ocean Service
coastal and marine areas-agency coverage of

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov
Pub Chem
chemical information

http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
US Environmental Protection Agency
EPA

http://www.epa.gov
Arkive
animals, life on earth; photos/videos

http://www.arkive.org
PBS/Evolution
questions answered about evolution

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/index.html

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

Social Studies

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
Social Issues
Homework help, pros&cons on social issues such as abortion, pledge of allegiance, sweatshops, etc

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html
ePodunk
Profiles of cities/counties in US; includes airports, museums, cemeteries, postcard images

http://www.epodunk.com

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
Custom Typing
for SDMS students with passwords

http://www.customtyping.com

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/
Urban Rail
railways from around the world, prices

http://www.urbanrail.net
Traffic
traffic and road conditions, drive time estimates

http://www.traffic.com

Video Lectures

Academic Earth
World's Top Scholars/All Academic Subjects

http://www.academicearth.org/
Ted
Video lectures

http://www.ted.com
Teacher Tube

http://www.teachertube.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/
Fire Wars
Follows the ildland fire fighting crew in 2000.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/
Life Works
Explore Careers

http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm

Volunteering

National Service Learning Clearinghouse
Various site and lesson plans

http://www.servicelearning.org/
Peace Corps

http://www.peacecorps.gov

Test before you trust lesson links

Wikipedia: Year-round school

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year-round_school
PBS NewsHour: Going to School Year-Round

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec01/year-round.html
About.com: Year-Round Education: Prods and Cons

http://712educators.about.com/cs/reformtime/a/yearrounded.htm
Family Education: Year-Round Schooling

http://school.familyeducation.com/experimental-education/educational-innovation/36099.html
National Assoc Year-Round Education

http://www.nayre.org
Stop Year-Round School

http://www.auburn.edu/~enebasa/html/home.pp.html
Los Angeles Times: "Year-Round Discontent at Hollywood High"

http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/20/news/mn-54771
New York Times: "Classes the Year Round Pass the Test for Many"

http://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/08/us/education-classes-the-year-round-pass-the-test-for-many.html