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New software lets students chat with Mir
Naval Academy engineer Bob Bruninga has written software that will allow students to exchange eMail messages with the crew of the Russian space station Mir. Bruninga’s software will allow anyone…
School yanks student internet access
A school in Cloverdale, Calif., is being criticized for its decision to shut down student access to the internet after two local teens were accused of hacking Pentagon computers. Some…
Poor kids and minorities remain unplugged
The overall number of schools connected to the internet is steadily climbing, but low-income and minority students are still much less likely to attend schools with internet access than are…
$15 billion wipeout rocks school software giant
Cendant Corp., one of two massive parent companies now controlling the development and sales of most curriculum software, announced on April 15 a nearly $15 billion drop in stock value…
‘American Civil War Ethnography’ is a window to the past
http://www.concentric.net/~tcaswell/cw This is a terrific site for any teacher preparing to study the Civil War. It consists of well-organized links to letters, photographs, and other…
‘Words and Deeds in American History’ is a four century sampler
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/corhome.html In honor of the centennial of the Library of Congress’s Manuscript Division, its staff has selected more than 90 original documents for display on…
‘World Wide Words’ is a language lover’s paradise
http://www.clever.net/quinion/words Created by Michael Quinion, this site is the ultimate resource for lovers of the English language. “Turns of Phrase” is a section devoted to…
National Poetry Month Resource Center is a canon ball
http://www.gale.com/gale/poetry/poetset.html Sponsored by Gale Research, this site was constructed in honor of National Poetry Month in April but will remain active indefinitely. The site features…
Southeastern Michigan Math-Science Learning Coalition lights up learning
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience This is a great site for all sorts of K-12 science lessons and experiments. The lessons are grouped by subject and grade level. Many…
‘Windows to the Universe’ is out of this world
http://windows.engin.umich.edu This NASA-funded site explores earth and space sciences through topics like “Our Planet,” “Our Solar System,” “Space Missions,” “People,” and “Data.” The site boasts…