Internet Resources for Education

Comprehensive Education WebPages
Hamline Education sites
WebSite Listings
Safe pages for Kids
Specialized Educational Resources
Educational Applications of the World Wide Web
Some Educational (and fun!) Web Sites

Comprehensive Education WebPages

A collection of organizational and governmental sites featuring a variety of general resources for education. These may include curricula, databases, resources lists or gophers.
Apple Computer, Inc.'s Education Division
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Electronic School
quarterly technology magazine for K-12 school leaders
The Ask Eric Virtual Library
"the award-winning Internet-based education information service of the ERIC System, headquartered at the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology at Syracuse University"
Includes the searchable ERIC database
CEARCH, the Cisco Educational Archive
Includes: Virtual Schoolhouse, Schoolhouse Networking Operations Center, Cisco Educational Programs & Grants
ClassroomConnect
Indludes:
G.R.A.D.E.S. a special internet Search engine with high-quality, hand-picked sites that K-12 educators and students
Searching the Internet, a guide to searching with tips and suggestions
A Resource Station
Teacher Contact Database; search for other educators interested in internet in the classroom or list yourself
RouteICS
Interactive Communications & Simulations program, the School of Education, University of Michigan.
serving information to students, providing them a chance to contribute their own observations, findings, and reflections.
The EdWeb Project
a " hyperbook to explore the worlds of educational reform and information technology"
InforMNs World Wide Web Server
Internet for Minnesota Schools
helping schools connect to and utilize the Internet
Kids on Campus
The Cornell Theory Center sponsors an annual"Kids On Campus" event in celebration of National Science and Technology Week, to increase computer awareness and scientific interest among local third, fourth, and fifth grade students.
LiveText:Institute for Learning Technologies
"LiveText is a "living textbook" on how to teach with technology, designed to help teachers find what they seek and learn how to use it; and as they do so, discover what else is there that can support them."
from the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College, Columbia University
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Pathways to School Improvement "
Scholastic Central
supports the paper resources of Scholastic and includes a subscription based
Quest:Home of NASA'sK-12 Internet Intitiative
U.S. Department of Education
Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project
From the College of Education at the University of Minnesota
WebEd:
"K-12 Curriculum Links Specially Selected for Families, Schools, & Libraries"

Hamline Education Sites

Journey North
(developed at Hamline, now at The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project)
MayaQuest
(turn up the volume!) Rivers of Life
SEE
A Thousand Friends of Frogs

Web Site Listings

Education Sources from CNDIR
Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval
Mr. C's Classroom Links
K-12 Internet Servers in Minnesota
K-12 listings from Yahoo
Safe Pages for Kids
GRADES
Global Resources and Directory of Educational Sites from Classroom Connect
Kids' Wave
From Safe Surf, who also offer filtering software for shools and libraries
the filtering is based on the W3 organization's PICS standard
Pasadena Kids' Page
World Kid's Network
Yahooligans
Yahoo for Kids

Specialized Educational Resources

Athena Earth and Space Science for K-12
Resources for Chemistry Teachers
The Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
This Gateway provides links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12
EELink Environmental Education on the Internet
Eric Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
The Math Forum
"A Virtual Center for Math Education on the Internet" at Swarthmore College
Education of the Gifted and Talented
Explorer
"a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics and science education."
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
SciMathMN
whose "mission is to increase the educational achievement and participation of all Minnesota students in science and mathematics to equip them for the complex challenges of their future."
Mars K-12 Education Prorgram
Mathematics and Molecules K-12
"MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory starting point for those interested in the field of molecular modeling. "
Resources for Music Educators
K-12 Education Resources from SUNY Plattsburgh
Science and Mathematics Education Resources
The Teacher's Resource
Help for Teachers and Administrators
(turn up the volume if you have speakers!)

Educational Applications of the World Wide Web

Astro-Ed
Astronomy Education Resources HPCC/ESS K-12 Outreach Project, University of Washington
Intercultural E-mail classroom connections
"IECC (Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections) mailing lists are provided by St. Olaf College as a free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges."
Mustang
"The University of Minnesota Mustang project is the vehicle for teachers to cruise down Web66 on the World Wide Web"
Stereoscopic_Photographs
An online class project from Patch American High School in Stuttgart, Germany
Student Space Action Inc. >dd>"Student Space Awareness, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to educate students and the general public as to the values and benefits of the space program."
Teen Advice Online
A peer counseling service established by Minnesota high school students.

Some Educational (and fun!) Web Sites

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
CityNet
a commercial tourism site with lots of interesting regional information
The Federal Web Locator
"Federal Government information at your fingertips"
Global Earthquake report
Exploratorium
The California Museum's "Total Education Center"
Franklin Institute Science Museum
Whole Frog Project
Gallery of Interactive Geometry
Geological Time Machine
Human Languages Page
The Library of Congress
See especially the American Memory Learning Page
National Museum of American Art
National Museum of the American Indian
Periodic Table of the Elements
Social Sciences Data Collection
Smithsonian Institution
Web Museum
the online "Louvre"
University of California-Berkeley's Paleontology Museum
USA Citylink
regional U.S. information
Webster's Dictionary
World Factbook
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This document may be freely distributed in its entirety for educational purposes only
Karen Campbell, May 1995, May 1997