portaportal

African-American Studies Biographies

African American Internet Resources

http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/projects/Black%20Americans/bhlinks.htm
InfoPlease

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html
Black History

http://www.caldwell.cps.k12.il.us/BlackBio.html

Art, Music, and Theater Sites

Art Museum Image Consortium

http://www.amico.org
ArtCyclopedia

http://artcyclopedia.com
K-12 Resources for Music Education Teachers

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
Music Education Hotlists

http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/music.html
Globe Theater

http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/Globe/GlobeTheatre.html
Drama Resources for Teachers

http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/dramateachers.htm
Gateway to Educational Materials-Theater

http://www.thegateway.org/browse/makesearch?value=theater&isliteral=yes&operator=contains&model=gem&
Art Education Page from James Madison University

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/arteducation.htm
Edsitement

http://edsitement.neh.gov
Partners in Rhyme (royalty-free music download)

http://www.partnersinrhyme.com

Copyright-Free Images for Stories and Presentations

Clip-Art from Discovery Education

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/
Eduscapes

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic98.htm
Classroom Clipart

http://classroomclipart.com/

Dewey Decimal System tutorials

Dewey Really Know Dewey

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml
The Dewey Decimal Rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHiUQb5xg7A&feature=fvw

Foreign Language Sites

Simulated Trips to French-speaking Countries

http://www.ea1785.org/htm/Units/Upper/modlang/putnam/french/tripfr.htm
Spanish Links

http://www.tesd.k12.pa.us/fles/links.htm
French WebQuest

http://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/cliftonhs/chsmedia/webquestfr.htm
Edsitement

http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=2

Historical Background to To Kill a Mockingbird

Documenting Memory Photos

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
The Scottsboro Boys Trial

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
McCulley Quarter Interview

http://library.thinkquest.org/12111/mculley.html
Southern Idioms

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/index.html
Civil Rights During the Depression Era

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart8.html
The African American Church in the South

http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/
Southerntown

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/lessonplans/amlit_lp_two_towns.htm
Lynchings in America

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/african/2000/lynching.htm
The Great Depression

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression
Jim Crow South

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~aas405b/intro.html
Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem

Internet Safety

Personal Safety on the Internet Quiz
Don't let others take advantage of you!

http://yacapaca.com/demo/quiz.php/1482/test?quiz=1482
Protection of Your Stuff on the Internet
How do I keep my personal information safe?

http://yacapaca.com/demo/quiz.php/1483/test?quiz=1483
What Do You Think?
What do you think about the cyberworld?

http://yacapaca.com/demo/quiz.php/1485/test?quiz=1485
Amy's Choice
Online Predators

http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realjulie
You Can't Take It Back
Cyberbullying

http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realcanttake
Internet Safety Can Be Funny
The Webs-a funny family

http://www.youtube.com/connectsafely
Angela's Experience
Online Harrassment-Who Do You Call?

http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
"How I Flew Like a Bird"
Plagiarism and Intellectual Property

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnaGRTH8_KY
Broken Friendship
Sharing personal information and passwords

http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realfriendship
Real-life Stories
News Articles and Videos

http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realfriendship
Identity Theft
How to protect yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBheC5afBfc
What's Your Online Profile?

http://www.nsteens.org/videos/offline-consequences/
Internet Safety Quiz
Test your smarts when online!

http://www.kysafeschools.org/pdfs&docs/clearpdf/isafe/internetquiz.pdf
The Disease of Plagiarism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkzxu0MZFx8&feature=related
Plagiarism is Stealing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_o1CzAOsAQ&feature=related
Before He Cheats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NvA4hCOfjU&feature=related
What is Plagiarism?

http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiarism/reallifeexamples.html
Social Networking 101

http://www.ikeepsafe.org/PRC/videotutorials/myspace/index.html
Plagiarism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzV8GAtK0A0&feature=channel

Internet Safety for Adults

Washington State's Attorney General's Office

http://www.atg.wa.gov/InternetSafety/Adults.aspx
Love to Know Internet Safety

http://safety.lovetoknow.com/Internet_Safety_Adult
Family Internet Safety

http://www.oag.state.va.us/KEY_ISSUES/FAMILY_INTERNET/Internet_GuideforTeens.html
Young Adult Safety Online

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=240&np=300&id=2372
Wired Safely

http://www.wiredsafety.org/internet101/viruses.html
Cell Phone and Texting Safety

http://www.wiredsafety.org/safety/chat_safety/phone_safety/sms7.html
Netiquette

http://www.studygs.net/netiquette.htm
Email Scams

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/email-scams.aspx
Identity Theft

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/identity-theft.aspx
Phishing

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/phishing.aspx
Cyberstalking

http://www.wiredsafety.org/cyberstalking_harassment/index.html
Social Networking 101

http://www.ikeepsafe.org/PRC/videotutorials/myspace/index.html

Literature and English Websites

Language Arts, Federal Resources for Excellence (FREE)

http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=5
Edsitement

http://edsitement.neh.gov
American Memory Literature Collection

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Literature
ThinkQuest Mythology

http://library.thinkquest.org/25535/?tqskip1=1
Web English Teacher

http://www.webenglishteacher.com
Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology

http://thwt.org/writingandlit.htm
American Verse Project

http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse
High School Ace English

http://highschoolace.com
Questia

http://www.questia.com
MLA Style

http://citationonline.net/CitationHelp/csg04-manuscripts-mla.htm
English Lesson Plans

http://www.library.ubc.ca/edlib/lessonplans/sec/english.html
How to Write a Book Review

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm
American Literature Educational Resources

http://www.thegateway.org/browse/makesearch?value=american+literature&isliteral=yes&operator=contain

Mathematics

High School Ace Math

http://highschoolace.com
Online Math Library

http://www.mathdl.org/jsp/index.jsp
Using PowerPoint to Create Interactive Math Games

http://mathbits.com/MathBits/PPT/powerpoint.htm
Interactive Geometry Lesson/Tangents

http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/geoweb/lessons/tangents/home.html
Curry School S.O.L. Math Activities

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/k12/algebra/sol_index.html
Fibonacci Numbers

http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html
Algebra for Athletes

http://algebraforathletes.com
Purple Math

http://www.purplemath.com
Mr. Raup (Guest name: Mr.Raup)

http://guest.portaportal.com/

Mr. Coots' Sports Medicine Project

Merck Manual
Encyclopedia of medical diagnosis and treatment

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
Sports Medicine
Links and research in sports medicine topics

http://www.sportsmedicine.com/
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Electronic journal articles on sports medicine topics and research

http://healthweb.org/sports/
eMedicine Journal Topics
Topics in Sports Medicine: articles

http://www.emedicine.com/sports/topiclist.htm
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
Use your public library card to put books on hold and access reference books and magazine, newspaper articles

http://jmrl.org
Nutrition.gov
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's nutrition research

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/fnrb/
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
Sports Medicine Topics

http://www.nismat.org/
Medline
Health information

http://medlineplus.gov/

Mrs. Castillo's Physics Sites

Physics Classroom

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
HyperPhysics Concepts

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
Sir Isaac Newton

http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/
Nikola Tesla's Inventions

http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ins/index.html
Quantum Theory and Bohr

http://srikant.org/core/node12.html
Galileo's Experiments

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/expe_flash_1.html
Michael Faraday's Electromagnetic Induction Experiment

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday2/
Heinrich Hertz

http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/hertzexperiment.html
Lord Kelvin Achievements

http://irishscientists.tripod.com/scientists/KELV.HTM#Achieve
Marie Curie, Physicist

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/articles/curie/index.html
Andre Ampere

http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/articles/spring01/Electrodynamics.html
Christian Doppler

http://ejechocard.oxfordjournals.org/content/6/1/7.full
Albert Einstein

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/

Mrs. Hanson's Government Research Links

2. Members of U.S. Congress

http://www.usa.gov
3. Lowering the Drinking Age

http://www.procon.org
4. School Lunches

http://www.fns.usda.gov/cga/PressReleases/2009/PR-0523.htm
5. Proposed Constitutional Amendments

http://www.usconstitution.net/constamfail.html
6. Legalization of Marijuana

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.org
8. Revolution in Egypt

http://nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html
9. Congressional Budget Office

http://cbo.gov
9. History of U.S. Budget Deficits

http://home.adelphi.edu/sbloch/deficits.html

Nelson County History

Nelson County Community History

http://nelsoncountyva.org/Page2.htm#History
Nelson Memorial Library Collection

http://www.nelsonhistorical.com/Library.html
Nelson County Community Website

http://nelsoncountyva.org
Oakland: Nelson County Historical Museum

http://historicnelson.org
More Nelson County Community

http://www.cstone.net/users/nelsonco/Page2.htm

Online Reference Sources

Reference Books on Bartleby.com

http://www.bartleby.com/reference
NCHS Library Media Center

http://nelson.k12.va.us/HighSchool/Library.htm
Merriam-Webster Dictionary

http://www.merriam-webster.com
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

http://www.jmrl.org
Bibliomania

http://www.bibliomania.com
Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00
University of Virginia Libraries

http://www.lib.virginia.edu
Awesome Library

http://www.awesomelibrary.org
Cyber Safety and Security

http://www.playitcybersafe.com
A Webqust for Technology and Teaching Strategies (Click under resource list)

http://www.ivyrun.com
Commonwealth of Knowledge

http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/main/lesson/les.cfm
Blue Web

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Multimedia Projects Fair Use Guidelines

http://mason.gmu.edu/%7Escampbel/copymed.html
Purdue University Online Writing Lab

http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Landmarks Project

http://www.landmark-project.com/index.php
CASBA

http://www.casba.net

Physical and Driver Education, Health

Physical Education Lesson Plans 9-12

http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Physical_Education/Grades_6-12/index.shtml
Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov
Awesome Library Health/PE Page

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Health_PE/Health_PE.html
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

http://www.dmv.state.va.us
Nutrition Websites

http://www.cln.org/subjects/nutrition_inst.html

Reading Games

Listen and Read

http://www.manythings.org/listen/
Digital Library

http://intersect.uoregon.edu/default.html
Read/Write/Think

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch/
GameGoo

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
Phonics Student Online Components

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm
SoftSchools

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/
FunFonics

http://www.funfonics.com
AmbleWeb

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html

Science Websites

Frank Potter

http://www.sciencegems.com
Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html
Middle School Science Websites for Teachers

http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/scied.html
ExploreLearning

http://www.explorelearning.com
High School Science Teacher

http://www.csudh.edu/soe/faculty/hmoscovici/linksto.htm
Hot Biology Websites

http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/resources/hotsites.htm
Chemistry Web Sites

http://ejw.i8.com/chemweb.htm
World Wide Web Virtual Library-Chemistry

http://www.chem.ucla.edu/VL/InfoRes.html
Science-Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=8
American Association of Physics Teachers

http://www.aapt.org
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

http://www.nsta.org/
National Geographic for Teachers and Students

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education
Flinn Scientific Teacher Resources Chosen by Teachers

http://www.flinnsci.com/resources.asp
High School Ace

http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
Micro*scope

http://microscope.mbl.edu/baypaul/microscope/general/page_01.htm
Science Daily

http://www.sciencedaily.com

Social Studies Websites

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov
The Best of History Websites

http://www.besthistorysites.net
Kathy Shrock

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histw.html
HyperHistory-includes World History maps

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
LOC Map Collections 1500-1999

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Historic Atlas Resource-North America

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/america/maps.html
Images of American Political History

http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist
GovSpot-Information About Our Government

http://www.govspot.com
CIA World Factbook

http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcindex.htm
The History Channel

http://historychannel.com
History/Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9
National Geographic Teachers and Students

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education
High School Ace (U.S. History and Government)

http://HighSchoolAce.com
High School Ace (World)

http://HighSchoolAce.com
Atlapedia

http://www.atlapedia.com
Worldwide Gazetteer

http://www.gazeteer.com/gazeteer/v2/index.aspx
Virginia General Assembly

http://legis.state.va.us
Edsitement (National Foundaton for the Arts and Humanities)

http://edsitement.neh.gov
Nationmaster

http://www.nationmaster.com
UVa Digital History Sites

http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/education.html
History Out Loud

http://www.hpol.org
Elizabethan Life

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Elizabethan_life.htm
The Woodrow Wilson Digital Library

http://www.woodrowwilson.org/learn
BBC Interactive World History Games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games

Templates, Presentations; Technology-Rich for Teachers

Teacher Templates

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/ppttemplates.html
Brainy Betty PowerPoint Presentation Helps for Teachers

http://www.brainybetty.com/sitemap.htm
Teacher PowerPoint Presentations

http://www.teacherpowerpoints.com
Inspiration Home Page

http://www.inspiration.com
Microsoft Clip Art

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=clip+art&l=1&mkt=en-US&FORM=QBME1
Library of Congress American Memory Collection

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Royalty-Free Digital Images

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
National Geographic Photo Gallery

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photogalleries/history
Geography Pictures

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Geography
U.S. Government Graphics

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

Web evaluation sites

MoonBeam Enterprise and the Lunar Travel Agency

http://www.dreamweaverstudios.com/moonbeam/moon.htm
Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide

http://www.netreach.net/~rjones/no_dhmo.html
Mind Reading

http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
Virus Myth

http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/
Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
Study on Women and AIDS

http://www.ithaca.edu/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm
Virginia Sports Shooting Association

http://www.myvssa.org/
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

http://www.peta.org/
BBC Ethical Issues and Animal Rights

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/animals/rights/introduction.shtml
Elvis and the Internet
Is Elvis alive? Who says?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcEndEv4Q0&feature=related
How to Evaluate Websites
AAOCC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnrL8wQQIoE&feature=related
Democratic Party

https://www.democrats.org/page/contribute/ChangeWeNeed
Republican Party

http://www.rnc.org/
Christopher Columbus search

http://allaboutexplorers.com/webquest/hunt_columbus.html
Allergies

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html
All About Explorers

http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/
Check the Validity of This Wikipedia Article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Jordan_Cabell