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Welcome to the SMS list of links at SMS.

Art Sites

National Gallery of Art Kids Zone-Online Interactive Art Creation

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm
Interactive Art Site with Games and More

http://www.sanford-artedventures.com
Google Virtual Art Galleries

http://www.googleartproject.com/

Computer Keyboarding Sites

Consumer Science Sites

Moneyopolis

http://www.moneyopolis.org/

English Sites

Great Poe Website-Includes Video and Audio

http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
Popular Author Research-Amazon.com (use authors under author pages list)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/170540/ref=br_lr__2/104-8030480-7344753
Galenet

http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitRC;jsessionid=1F9D5DE5AFF61769ABBE36C41FB5749C?locID=va_s_089_0424
Author Research Multnomah County Library Site

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/lithc.html#indauth
Author Research SoWash County Montana Site

http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/studentlinks/authors.htm
Author Research Dmoz Site

http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/Authors/
Author Research Kids Reads Site

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp
Author Research Edupaperback Site

http://www.edupaperback.org/bios.cfm?page=h
Poem a Day from Library of Congress and Billy Collins

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
Plagiarism Workshop

http://mail.nvnet.org/%7ecooper_j/plagiarism/
Cool site for putting together book lists and book reviews

http://www.bookcrossing.com
"There Will Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury WebQuest

http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/Specialist/franceslively/unitplans/softrains8.htm
Holocaust Picture Gallery and Other Links

http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/resource.htm
Storymap Website

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
English Grammar Game

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/possplu.htm
Anne Frank Webquest

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Anne%20Frank/index.html
DagonBytes Poe Site

http://www.dagonbytes.com/poe/index.html
Copy/paste Text into readaloud program-freeware

http://www.readplease.com
Online Library Resource Scavenger Hunt

http://www.mowyn.com/scavenger/index.html
Mystery Unit

http://www.mysterynet.com
Bedford Poetry Elements

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/poetry/elements.html
Google Earth Literature Trips

http://www.googlelittrips.com/
Author Webliography
Good starting point for finding author websites

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/authors.html
Common Errors in English
Concise descriptions and explanations of speaking and writing errors

http://www.wsu.edu/~brains/errors
The Enclyclopedia Mythica
Learn about Greek, Roman, Chinese, Norse and many other mythologies

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
The Blue Book of Grammar
Quick, well indexed set of grammar tools

http://www.grammarbook.com/
Grammar Safari
Excellent use of the Internet for grammar exercises

http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_grammarsafari.html
Newspaper History
Look at newspapers from a different point of view

http://www.bl.uk/collections/history.html
Daily Grammar
The site helps you subscribe to the e-mail service, which provides you with a wealth of grammar activities or get to the archive

http://www.dailygrammar.com/
Verb Link

http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/class/page_files/image_1223478043.ppt
Funbrain Grammar Game

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Funbrain Reading Game

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
Vocabulary Games

www.vocabulary.co.il

Focus

Interactive Crime Scene

http://www.centredessciencesdemontreal.com/autopsy

ESL Resources/Translators

Submit text or a url for a webpage and this will translate it!

http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
Hot Internet Sites in Spanish

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/espanol/
Information on Planets in Spanish

http://www.solarviews.com/span/homepage.htm
Yahoo in Spanish

http://espanol.paraninos.yahoo.com
ESL Center-language exercises

http://members.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm
Virginia

http://www.virginialearning.org/mainareas/search/sr_directory_category.cfm?catnum=86
Karin

http://www.eslpartyland.com/
Everything ESL-lesson plans, puzzles, and more

http://www.everythingesl.net/
English Grammar Links for ESL Students

http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~kpokoy1/grammar1.htm
Bilingual and ESL Education-Middle Level

http://www.middleschool.net/bilingual.htm
Lingua Center-Grammar, listening and speaking, and more

http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages./esl.html
Beginning English for Beginners

http://esl.about.com/cs/beginner
Activities for Teaching Very Basic Skills

http://www.northcoast.com/~hope/lessons.htm
John and Sarah

http://www.lingolex.com/jeopardy.htm
TESL:Handouts for Classroom Use

http://www.aitech.as.jp/~iteslj/TESL/Handouts_for_Classroom_Use
Interesting Things for ESL Students

http://www.manythings.org
English Club-interesting links

http://www.englishclub.com
ESL Idiom Page

http://eslcafe.com/idioms/id-list.html
Free Translation

http://www.freetranslation.com
Pizzaz-Creative Writing for ESL

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
ESL Quiz Center

http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/
Teaching ESL through Music

http://caslt.org/research/music.htm
Boggle

http://www.boggleworld.com
Translator-Requires Free Account

http://imtranslator.com/default.asp#
ESL Health Stories

http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html
Reep World

http://reepworld.org/englishpractice/index.htm
Real English

http://www.real-english.com/
ESL Tutorial Videos

http://www.engvid.com/

General School Resource Sites

Easy Little Quiz Game for Students to Do

http://www.coolquiz.com/quizzes/
WEBQUESTS!

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
Countdown Timer and More Freebies

http://www.satchild.com
Trackstar Research Setup to Keep Kids on Track

http://trackstar.4teachers.org
Rubric Generator

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Unitedstreaming Video Downloads

http://www.unitedstreaming.com
Jason Digital Labs and More!! Cool Site

http://www.jason.org
Free Worksheets

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/
Scholastic Internet Field Trips

http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/index.htm
Free Bibliography Creator (source by source)

http://noodletools.com
Wikipedia-Editable Encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/main_page
Academic Superstore-Great Discounts for Teachers

http://www.academicsuperstore.com
Graphic Organizers that You Can Print

http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
Let's You Make An Online Calendar for Assignments

http://assignaday.4teachers.org/
Copyright Friendly Pictures

http://pics4learning.com/
Flashcards maker with Link for Students to See Cards You Create

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/
Make Interactive Webquest, Worksheets, and Webpages

http://wizard.4teachers.org/index.php3
Powerpoints for all Core Subjects for all Grades! Thanks, Mrs. Hamilton

http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html
Free, copy-right friendly pictures

http://www.pics4learning.com
KitZu-Digital Arts for Multimedia Projects (premade kits)

http://www.kitzu.org
Cool Panoramic Pictures

http://www.panoramas.dk
Scholastic's Interactive Skill Builders

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades68.htm
EdHeads-Fun and usually interactive site with various lessons

http://www.edheads.org
Library of Congress: The Learning Page...especially for teachers

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/
StudyBuddy Safe Internet Search Site for Kids

http://www.studybuddy.com
Interactive Diagrams/Graphic Organizers from Lexicon

http://www.lexiconsys.com/graphic_organizer.html
More Interactive Diagrams/Graphic Organizers

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials
Teachnology Site with great Links

http://www.teach-nology.com
Flashcard Exchange-premade flashcards for each subject

http://www.flashcardexchange.com
Fun Brain Games

http://www.funbrain.com
Ask Jeeves for Kids-Safer Internet Searching

http://www.ajkids.com/
Daily Newspaper Compiler

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp?page=2
iAdventures Various Subjects

http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/Middleschool.html
Internet 4 Classrooms General Resource

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm
Free Text Storage for Transfer Between Home and School

http://www.floppyit.com
Fact Monster

http://www.factmonster.com
More Inspiration Ideas

http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/inspiration.htm
Way Back Machine-Let's You Look at Archived Web Pages That May No Longer Exist

http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
Shodor Interactives

http://www.shodor.org/curriculum/
Free PDF Creator

http://www.primopdf.com/
Arcademic Skill Builders-Games

http://arcademicskillbuilders.com/
One of Several You Tube File Conversions

http://vixy.net/
Glogster Poster Design and Printing

http://www.glogster.com/edu/
Donors Choose-similar to Adopt a Classroom

http://www.donorschoose.org
ToonDoo Cartoons similar to Comiclife

http://www.toondoo.com
Earth Day Green Idea Videos

http://www.meetthegreens.org/episodes/
Free PDF Writer

http://www.cutepdf.com/
ProCon

http://www.procon.org
Animoto-Animated, Professional Photo Stories

http://animoto.com
Comic Lab

http://professorgarfield.org
Worksheet Works

http://www.worksheetworks.com
Smithsonian Education Site

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
Make Beliefs Comic Site

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
Watch Know Video Resource

http://www.watchknow.org/
Slime Kids-Librarian Site
book reviews, book trailers, search sites

http://www.slimekids.com/
Interactives for all Disciplines and Electives from Utah
there are also some for grades 3-6 if you navigate to them

http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/index.shtml
Dabbleboard-Online/Collaborative Board

http://www.dabbleboard.com/
Make Motivational Posters

http://wigflip.com/automotivator/
Glogster-Interactive "Posters" for Projects. Awesome!

http://edu.glogster.com/
Shmoop
600 free/sometimes humorous learning guides

http://www.shmoop.com/
Regents NY Test Prep Site

http://regentsprep.org/

Lesson Planning

T/TAC Online Lessons by SOL-Region 3!

http://www.ttaconline.org/staff/sol/sol.asp?
WebCurrents Thematic Internet Based Lessons

http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/index.htm
Apple Learning Interchange

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/
BlueWebn Lessons and Tools

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Thinkfinity Lessons and Tools

http://thinkfinity.org/

Math Sites

Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Flashcards and Flashcard Maker

http://www.aplusmath.com/
Vickie Inge Link-CONNECTING GEOMETRY

http://www.punahou.edu/acad/sanders/connectinggeometry/
Vickie Inge Link-THE GEOMETRY PAGES

http://www.punahou.edu/acad/sanders/geometrypages/
Quick Little Lowest Common Multiple Game

http://www.aaamath.com/fra66i-lcm.html
Lowest common multiple and Highest Common Factor Game (Might need to use a different browser than IE)

http://www.jamit.com.au/htmlFolder/app1004.html
NCTM Illuminations Tools

http://illuminations.nctm.org
JAVA Gallery of Interactive Geometry

http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/java
Manipula Math with JAVA

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java
Interactive Math Miscellany and Puzzles

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml
Gallery of Interactive Geometry

http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/apps
Math Fun Facts

http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/20002.6.shtml
Connected Mathematics Project

http://www.math.msu.edu/cmp/Curriculum/Units.htm
An Example Program Using CMP

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/jackson/g110
Commonwealth of Knowledge SOL site from JMU

http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/main/sol/solview.cfm?curriculum_abb=MAT
VA Scope and Sequence Enhanced

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/mathematics.shtml
Visual Fractions-Interactive Fraction site-Flash needed

http://www.visualfractions.com
List of Websites with online math games/interactives

http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_interactive_links.php
8th grade Math Online Activities Matched to SOLs

http://gildersleeve.nn.k12.va.us/SOL_Math8.html
BBC Interactive Math Games-A BIT SLOW WITH LARGE CLASS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml
Gizmos for Math and Science

http://explorelearning.com
AAA Math: Online Games and Tutorials

http://aaamath.com
Illuminations Math Interactive Site

http://illuminations.nctm.org
Quadratic Song

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/algtrig/ATE3/quadsongs.htm
Get Smarter Interactive Site

http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm
Integer Interactive Site

http://www.mobiusmath.com/resources_pages/elearning_pages/elearning_page.html
What Good is Math?
Set of activities which illustrate real life uses of math for students

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/math/
Math Mistakes website
great source of engagement activities and reasons why learning math is important

http://members.cox.net/mathmistakes/
It All Adds Up
Well developed simulation of handling budgets, credit, and real life money issues

http://www.italladdsup.org/
Word Problems for Kids
A large number of algebraic word problems categorized by grade level with hints and online answers

http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
Cool Math Games

http://www.coolmath-games.com
Subtracting Integers

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol5/subtraction.html
Kids Numbers Simple Math Games

http://www.kidsnumbers.com
Labyrinth Game

http://labyrinth.thinkport.org
MathBits

http://mathbits.com
Easy Worksheet Maker

http://www.easyworksheet.com/teach.shtml
Math Is Easy Resources

http://www.mathsiseasy.com/
Math Activities

www.bigideasmath.com
Khane Academy Videos on Problem Types-Good for centers/reviews/absent students

http://www.khanacademy.org/
Casey Runner-Integers

www.mathisfun.com/numbers/casey-runner.html
Math is Fun Virtual "Labs" by topics

http://www.mathisfun.com
Puzzle Parasite Blog-Ms. Adam Used

http://puzzleparasite.blogspot.com/

PiDay Links

Pi Songs Written by Students

http://teacherweb.com/MA/Newton/MrsLysaght/page2.htm
Lose Yourself in the Digits

http://www.teachpi.org/downloads/LoseYourself_(InTheDigits).mp3
American Pie

http://keithschofield.com/pi/std.html
pi song/kids

http://www.vvc.edu/ph/TonerS/mathpi.html

Mr. Kramer's TRT Professional Links

Free Webquest Maker and Teacher Website Hosting

http://www.instantprojects.org
Free Teacher Website Hosting

http://www.myclass.net

Conference Notes

Henrico VSDC 2007

http://www.moodyraiders.org/vsdc/

Grant Information

Best Buy Grant 07-08

http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp
NTIER Grants 07-08

http://www.mhznetworks.org/northtier/grants
Dollar General Grant

http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/communityinvestments.aspx
Grant Writing from 4teachers.org

http://4teachers.org/profdev/index.php?profdevid=gnr&PHPSESSID=928295f096898531d631678b3ab18898

Organization

Classroom Management Techniques

http://www.wested.org/techplan/tk_cms.html
Managing Technology:Tips from Experts

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech116.shtml
Classroom Technology Management Strategies

http://www.janinelim.com/bc/4thur/management.htm
Classroom Management Techniques

http://www.cdli.ca/~jscaplen/integration/english/prep2.html
Filamentality Hotlist

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil
Jigsaw classroom-collaborative units

http://www.jigsaw.com
I Keep Bookmarks-bookmarking tool

http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com
EPALS

http://www.epals.com

Smartboard

Math Smartboard Use Videos

http://www.coolschooltools.com/whiteboardmovies.html
Fairfax Premade Smartboard Notebooks

http://teach.fcps.net/trt27/smart_board_lessons.htm
MO Smartboard Collections

http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/collections.htm
Smartboard Goodies

http://smartboardgoodies.com/
Smart Exchange

http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0

Tech Support

Tech. Research and Articles

George Lucas Education-Edutopia

http://www.edutopia.org
Classroom Connect Magazine

http://www.classroom.com
Ed. Software Reviews-2006 EdTech keynote

http://www.computingwithkids.com
Chris O'Neal Ed Learners Online

http://www.edleadersonline.org
Pew Research on Tech

http://www.pewinternet.org
Virginia's Community of Learning

http://www.virginialearning.org/

Tutorials

Atomic Learning

http://www.atomiclearning.com
Powerpoint

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm
Excel

http://internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm

Vendor Sites

Promethean Whiteboards and ActiveVote/Slates

http://www.promethean.com
Smart Boards

http://www.smarttech.com
Tech 4 Learning-Pixie,Image/Media/Web Blenders

http://www.tech4learning.com

Music and Chorus Sites

Freeplay Music for Educational Use

http://www.freeplaymusic.com

Physical Education/Health Sites

Activities for Students to Keep Fit

http://www.presidentschallenge.org/
River Flow Rates in VA

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/va/nwis/rt
Friends of the Rappah. River Safety Info.

http://www.riverfriends.org/default.aspx?tabid=57
Unhealthy Choices-Diet Lesson

http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/lessons04/week3/index.htm
Hungry Red Planet-Nutrition Game

http://www.hungryredplanet.com
Kidshealth Site with Great Interactive Stuff!!

http://kidshealth.org/teen/
Amazing Food Detective

http://members.kaiserpermanente.org/redirects/landingpages/afd/
Pop Studio

http://mypopstudio.com

Science Sites

The Science Spot

http://www.sciencespot.net
Mrs. Poarch

http://www.science-class.net
Bug Classification by Virginia Tech

http://www.ento.vt.edu/Facilities/OnCampus/IDLab/insect_orders/index.html
Molecule Information and 3D Models

http://www.reciprocalnet.org/edumodules/commonmolecules/index.html
Bug Classification

http://www.enature.com/home
More Bugs

http://www.bugguide.net
And Even More Bugs-Good Student Found Site

http://www.whatsthatbug.com
Biology in Motion Interactive Site

http://biologyinmotion.com/
Interactive Physical Science Site

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Default2.html
Flower Parts Interactive Site

http://www.yougrowgirl.com/explore/perfect_flower.php
Flower Growing Detective Site

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/index.html
Chemistry Tutorials and Quick Online Quizzes

http://www.chem4kids.com/map.html
Bugscope Project

http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/
WISE Prepackaged Online Science Units/mini projects! Awesome!!

http://wise.berkeley.edu/welcome.php
Interesting Science Videos

http://eepybird.com/
Elements Comic Books

http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
Amusement Park Physics

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
SkatePark Physics Site

http://compadre.org/precollege/items/Load.cfm?ID=4494
Astronomy Site from Mrs.Bickel

http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Brain Alphabet-Neuroscience for Kids

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/alpha.html
Get Smarter Interactive Site

http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm
Interactive Physics Science Simulations

http://phet.colorado.edu/index.php
Cells Alive

http://www.cellsalive.com
PhET Simulations

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php?cat=Featured_Sims
Create a Graph

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/
Ed Heads Interactives
simple machines, weather, surgery, more

http://edheads.org
Science for Kids
click your topic and see videos, lessons, quizzes, games, and more by topic

http://sciencekids.co.nz/
Science Interactives from Utah
these are 7-12 but you can navigate to the 3-6 ones as well

http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/science.shtml
Mrs. Musso's Portal

http://guest.portaportal.com/mussord
Another Simple Machines Interactive

http://www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Activities/Games/simple_machines/

Science Fair Project Sites

Energyquest

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html
Science Fair Central

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html
Science Club

http://scienceclub.org/kidproj1.html
Science Fairs

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
Science Bob

http://www.sciencebob.com/
USDA Science Fair Site

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideasframe.htm
Science Buddies

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/recommender_register.php

Search Engines and Research

Ask Jeeves for Kids

http://www.askforkids.com
Yahoo for Kids

http://www.yahooligans.com
Kids Click

http://www.kidsclick.org
Citation Machine

http://www.citationmachine.net/
Notestar

http://notestar.4teachers.org
Bibliography Maker with save as text feature

http://www.myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=bibliographymaker
List of Great Kid and Family Friendly Search Engines

http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
Google Safe Search Kidzsearch

http://www.kidzsearch.com/
WorldBook Online UserID: sms101 Password: spartan

http://www.worldbookonline.com

Social Studies Sites

National Atlas of the World-Cool Interactive Mapping Tool

http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp
Blank Outline State Maps

http://www.50states.com/maps/
Blank World Outline Maps

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
Make Globes of All the Planets

http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/planet_globes/
Easy Geography Quiz Game

http://www.quia.com/rr/2967.html
US Historical Documents All in One Place!

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
All of Presidents

http://americanpresident.org/
Geographic Information Systems

http://www.gis.com
Astroadventure

http://www.astroventure.arc.nasa.gov
US Geological Survey Site-Great Real Time Stats Linked to Maps

http://www.usgs.gov/
Virginia Forestry Mapper with Lots of Layers You Can Add

http://www.forestrim.org/
Adventure of the American Mind Webquests

http://www.aamnva.org/quests/
Build a Bill Activity for how a Bill becomes law

http://clerkkids.house.gov/index.html
WW II Lesson With PBS links

http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/lessons04/week20/index.htm
Blank Geneology Chart

http://c.ancestry.com/pdf/trees/charts/anchart.pdf
Coat of Arms

http://www.houseofnames.com
Civics-Federal Spending Budget Explorer

http://www.kowaldesign.com/budget/money.html
Civics-Ben's Guide to US Government-How a bill becomes law, etc.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index2.html
FBI Youth Pages

http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/6th12th.htm
Civics-Educates students about the use of money

http://www.themint.org
Office of the Clerk-How a bill becomes law, etc.

http://clerkkids.house.gov/games/bill/index_bill.html
National Constitution Center Constitution Timeline

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/index.html
National Mock Election Site

http://www.nationalmockelection.org/
Another Mock Election Site

http://www.youthleadership.net/
Biographies

http://www.who2.com
Quotations Page- source for famous quotes

http://www.quotationspage.com
More Quotations-Search engine for quotes

http://www.bartleby.com
National Archives/Google Videos

http://video.google.com/nara.html
Library of Congress American Memory

http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Japanese Internment Camp Interactive by Smithsonian-Awesome!

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/
Japanese Internment Camp-Children of Camps from PBS

http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/
Kid Made Decades Review Site-Very Good!!

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/decade.htm
Fact Monster-Great Stats and Tidbits for each Year: Kid Friendly

http://www.factmonster.com/yearbyyear.html
Juicy Geography Google Earth Site

http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm#
Juicy Geography-Great Site from the UK with Great Ideas

http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/
Classzone Geography Textbook

http://www.classzone.com
National Geographic Geography Bee Game

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee
CNN News Education Site

http://www.cnn.com/education
National Geographic Website

http://www.ngm.com
Globe Trekker Tv

http://www.globetrekkertv.com
Jamestown Journey Celebration

http://www.jamestownjourney.com/Home.htm
Virginia Center of Digital History -Includes the famous Valley of the Shadow and Jamestown projects

http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/education.html
Civics-Good Website

http://www.cived.net/rsrc_tchres.html
Civics Website

http://civics.pwnet.org
Open Doors to Federal Courts

http://www.uscourts.gov/outreach/index.html
PBS Kids-Democracy

http://pbskids.org/democracy/
Travelpod for Geography

http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq
Historic Images from Life and Google

http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Owl Maps

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm
Globetrotter XL

http://samgine.com/globetrotter-xl/
Project Explorer Geography Virtual Trips

http://www.projectexplorer.org

6th Grade Mrs. Leyva's Suggested Links

Captains of Industry/Robber Barons/Chronicles Carnegieâ€™s achievements

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has a site devoted to his philanthropy

http://www.carnegie.org/
John D. Rockefeller web site

http://www.micheloud.com/FXM/SO/jdr.htm
Labor Unions

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/milltour/
Learn what life was like at a steel mill

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature/mh_blue.html
Learn what life was like at a steel mill

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/peopleevents/pande04.html
Immigration

http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html
Journey through Ellis island and enter the U.S.

http://www.ellisisland.org/
The Great War

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/
Interactive WW1Time Line that has commentary with pictures

http://www.worldwar1.com/
Photos of the fight for womenâ€™s right to vote

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
Harlem Renaissance Exhibit

http://www.iniva.org/harlem/home.html
Prohibition

http://prohibition.osu.edu/
The Herbert Hoover Presidential library site at the National Archives

http://hoover.nara.gov/index.html
FDR fireside chats

http://www.mhric.org/fdr/fdr.html
FDR Library/Memorial

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
Eyewitness accounts of life during the Depression

http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/exhome.html
See firsthand what the Great Depression was all about.

http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778---S,00.html
Dust Bowl-View photos, see song lyrics, listen to interviews

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html
Dust Bowl-Look at photos, read eyewitness accounts and listen to actual recordings to get a sense of the desperation the farmers felt.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/
WW 2-Resource of original broadcasts of major new events and eyewitness accounts by famout broadcasters. (Try the Pearl Harbor link)

http://www.otr.com/news.html
Pearl Harbor Remembered exhibit on-line

http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html
Women on the Front

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html
Wartime posters

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wwii-posters/activities.html
Japanese-American Internment Home page â€“ gallery of pictures and significant overview of politics and results of policy

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8420/main.html
Website of The Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.

http://www.ushmm.org/
D Day Memorial Website

http://www.dday.org/
Exhibit dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan

http://rs7.loc.gov/exhibits/marshall/mars0.html
Web Site by the U.S. Air force Berlin Airlift

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/postwwii/ba.htm
Korean War veterans Memorial Home page

http://www.nps.gov/kwvm/
Civil Rights-baseball and breaking the color line

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1860s.html
Jackie Robinson Civil Rights Advocate

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson/worksheet-02-key.html
An interactive experience Brown v. Board of Education

http://www.digisys.net/users/hootie/brown/
Lesson plans for teaching King

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
Space Race

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/index.html
Look at the same aircraft photos that Kennedy saw when he decide to order a blockade

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/cmc.htm
Kennedy Assassination web site

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm
J.F.K.â€™s library home page

http://www.cs.umb.edu/~rwhealan/jfk/index.htm
Johnsonâ€™s Presidential Library

http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/
Read an article that analyzed how the American public was misled by Johnson when he asked for passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolutions

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2261
Click on the Nixon biography link and read about the accomplishments of President R. Nixon

http://www.nixonfoundation.org/
Watergate-Read about the chronology and key players from the Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/front.htm
Nixon and Watergate

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/nixon.html
Vietnam Veterans Memorial

http://www.nps.gov/vive/
Ronald Reagan Presidential library

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/
Gulf War

http://www.desert-storm.com/
September 11, 2001

http://www.milnet.com/wtc.htm

SOL Practice Test Sites

Poquoson General SOL Tests

http://www.iq.poquoson.org
Released Tests for Practice from the State of VA

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Assessment/releasedtests.html
8th grade Science Online Review Test

http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/
Plant Reproduction Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/flower.htm
Sound and Light Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/light.htm
Matter Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/matter.htm
Weather Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/rain.htm
Solar System Review Online Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/space.htm
Grade 8 Reading Online Test (Scores at End and includes question analysis) Based on Texas Standards Though, but good Model

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade8/read.htm
Virginia History to 1861 Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/1861.htm
Virginia Civil War Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/1861p2.htm
Post Civil War Online Review Test

http://www.virginiasol.com/test/civwar.htm
Grade 6 Reading Online Review Test (again, based on Texas but good scoring feedback)

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade6/read.htm
Grade 7 Reading Online Review Test (here we go again with Texas)

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade7/read.htm
SOL PASS Site-Released Tests, Flashcards, Activities, etc.

http://www.solpass.org/middleschool.htm
More Practice SOL Tests and other Resources-All SOL Subjects

http://www.wise.k12.va.us/alted/SOL/sol.htm
Rockingham County's SOL Site from Quia

http://www.quia.com/pages/sol8.html
SCPS Middle School SOL Review Site

http://web.mac.com/kramertw/iWeb/scpssol/
JLabs

http://www.jlab.org

Technology/Industrial Arts Sites

Construction and Trade Lesson Plans-Including Shop Safety

http://www.khake.com/page82.html

Library

Skype an Author

http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
Bookshare for Special Ed

http://www.bookshare.org/?j_logOut=true