Tudor England
http://tudor.simplenet.com
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Tudor England is a superb site for students to explore what life was like in Renaissance England. Lara Eakins has developed a rich source of information on Henry VIII and his six wives. Included in this site is information on Tudor Architecture, Maps, and Genealogical Trees. The only setback is that many of the links are still under development. Nevertheless, this site contains excellent information on life in Tudor England.
Mythology
http://www.mythology.com
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Everything a teacher or student would like to know about mythology is contained in this site. Created by the Regents of the University of Michigan, Mythology offers students various levels to begin their search. This site offers a Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced level of information. The Sun, Geology, People are just a few examples of the information found on this site. From American mythology down to the Ancient Greeks, this site has it all. There are also valuable resources for teachers and students to utilize. Students and teachers can chat on-line and learn about the world around them.
Art History - Resources on the web
http://www.askjeeves.com
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: This site was developed by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History at Briar College. Students can research a wide variety of art history topics. Professor Witcombe provides several examples and photographs of art. The site also contains links to art museums around the world. Students can visit The Louvre without leaving the classroom.
The Costumer's Manifesto
http://www.costumes.org
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: The Costumer's Manifesto contains a wide variety of information on ethnic and historical period costumes. Tara Maginnis, Ph.D. provides a great deal of information on Renaissance clothing and attire. Her web page includes photos and what you could wear based upon your social class. This is an excellent resource for students and teachers to research the history of costumes.
Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: This site provides a great deal of information on what people had for supper during the Renaissance. Included on this site are recipes that teachers and students can try to make. The Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage is an excellent way for teachers to create their own in-class Renaissance banquet.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is an electronic source for anyone interested in Shakespeare. Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, and Richard III are just a few examples of the complete plays and sonnets you can download from this site. This site also provides a glossary for students to highlight words within the play and find out the Renaissance meaning of a word. Another interesting section is Bartlett's familiar Shakespearan quotes from all of the play. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare also allows teachers and students a forum to post comments and questions.
Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: The Jason Project is an interactive site for students and teachers to explore the physical and life science systems. This site allows students and teachers the opportunity to chat with NASA researchers and astronauts. There are also several links to teacher/students resources. The Jason Project is an excellent site for science teachers to utilize.
Awesome Library
http://www.neat-school.org/awesome.html
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Awesome Library is an Internet library that provides access to a variety of online information. Teachers can access sites that assist with lesson plans, while students can access sites that can assist them with homework and research projects. All of the sites are recommended by teachers, students, parents, a national reviewer, and more importantly all site are kid safe.
Geo Mysteries
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index2.html
- Intended audience: K-8 Teachers and Students
- Description: Geo Mysteries is a fun, interactive site for the younger science student to explore geology. Students can go on a Geo Mystery with Rex the Dino Detective. This site also provides detailed descriptions and pictures of rocks and fossils. The section on Field Tips for Field Trips provides teachers and students with rock hunting ideas and makes recommendations on field equipment to assist with rock exploration.
Art Edventures with Carmine Chameleon
http://www.sanford.artedventures.com/play/play.html
- Intended audience: Fourth-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Art Edventures provides teachers and students with educational activities on great artists and tips on how students can create their own art. Students, for example, can explore Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop and collect artifacts to study and learn more about. This site provides a lot of hands-on activities for students and teachers.
History Alive! Teacher's Curriculum Institute
http://www.teachtci.com
- Intended audience: Teachers
- Description: History Alive! provides teachers with materials and training in United States and World History. The site also provides professional development opportunities, lesson plans, and a forum for teachers.
The Crucible
http://204.165.132.2:90/crucible/main3.htm
- Intended audience: 9-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: The Crucible contains complete information on everything related to Arthur Miller's play. From witch-hunts, to clothing, to a link that takes you to the Salem Witch Museum. Teachers and students can download a PowerPoint presentation and a recorded reading of the play.
Deep In The Bush, Where People Rarely Ever Go
http://members.xoom.com/Pmartin/Bush/bushhomepage.htm
- Intended audience: K-8 Teachers and Students
- Description: Deep In The Bush is an Internet site that provides information about African Folktales. Philip Martin served in the Peace Corps and lived in Liberia. Mr. Martin provides educators with African Folktales, ideas for student plays, African recipes, and links to other African sites.
Fairy Tales from Far Off Lands
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/fairytales/title.html
- Intended audience: 4-7 Teachers and Students
- Description: Fairy Tales from Far Off Lands provides lesson plans on fables from around the world. Africa, Asia, China, Egypt, England, Native American, Russian and Scottish fables are available on this site.
Kids Love A Mystery.com
http://www.kidsloveamystery.com
- Intended audience: 4-7 Teachers and Students
- Description: Kids Love A Mystery contains lesson plans and online mystery stories. This site also contains a direct link to NancyDrew.com which also has mysteries, chat groups, and games. Kids Love A Mystery allows the student to solve mysteries, create stories, and enter their writing into a variety of contests.
Spartacus Educational
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Spartacus Educational is a historical encyclopedia. The site includes information on the Medieval World, slavery, and the Emancipation of Women. Each site contains biographical and historical information with links to other sites.
Online Educational Activities at Syvum
http://www.syuvm.com/online/games.html
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Syvum provides online math and vocabulary activities for students. Students can begin at a low level and increase to a higher level. The site scores each quiz and provides immediate feedback. Teachers and home-schoolers can download various programs for online learning.
Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org/
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Sea and Sky is an excellent website. The site contains wonderful graphics, pictures, and animation. Students can explore the ocean floor or circle the cosmos. The site contains games, a gallery, links, and explorations. Sea and Sky is a superb interactive science website.
The Labyrinth: Resource for Medieval Studies
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth
- Intended audience: 9-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: The Labyrinth allows students and teachers free access to electronic resources on medieval studies. this site includes texts from various groups and places, other databases, and various images. There is not a lot of interaction between student and website, however, there are many resources and interesting stories to read.
Inner Learning Online
http://www.innerbody.com
- Intended audience: 7-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Human Anatomy Online provides teachers and students the opportunity to explore the human body. Students can explore the digestive, muscular, and endocrine systems. The site also provides images and descriptions of the various body parts. Through the animation sections, students can watch food as it travels down the throat or watch how the heart delivers oxygen to the lungs.
Ask Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/contents.html
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Ask Dr. Universe allows students the opportunity to ask any questions they have regarding science. Dr. Universe (a cat) takes students on quests to find the answers. The students and faculty at Washington State University manage this site.
NCTE
http://www.ncte.org
- Intended audience: English Teachers
- Description: NCTE (The National Council of Teachers of English) provides many resources for English teachers. As a member of NCTE, teachers can purchase books at a discounted rate. NCTE also holds national conferences for teachers to exchange ideas/theories and visit with keynote speakers. Teachers are also encouraged to post lesson plans and classroom suggestions.
The Encyclopedia Mythica
http://pantheon.org/mythica/
- Intended audience: 7-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: The Encyclopedia Mythica is a resource cite that contains definitions of the gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, and monsters from around the world. Such topics as unicorns, dragons, leprechauns, fairies, and Roman Mythology are contained on this site. An index bar allows students to move from one resource to another.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm
- Intended audience: 7-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: Guide to Grammar and Writing is a tremendous resource site for anyone who is writing a paper. This site explains sentence fragments, punctuation, and proper use of commas. Students can also ask Mr. Language Person for help with writing and grammar.
A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html
- Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Students
- Description: With thirty-two different instruments, A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments is an excellent resource site. Students can click on any instrument and discover who designed the instrument, what materials it is made out of, and how to play the instrument. Each instrument is pictured next to its description. Teachers and students can click on the image to listen to the instrument being played. This site was established by Iowa State University.
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