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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 1998
The first multimedia reference tool to link articles to topic-related sites on the internet, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is now available in a 1998 edition. Grolier Interactive, Inc. has released two…
‘The Moonlit Road’ is a Southern sojourn
http://www.themoonlitroad.com Students of all ages will enjoy these folktales from the American South, presented in both text and RealAudio format. If your computer supports RealAudio,…
‘Idea Box’ is chock full of projects for young kids
http://www.worldvillage.com/ideabox/index.html This site contains ideas, articles, projects, seasonal themes, and printable pages for educators of young children, such as pre-K and kindergarten teachers, parents, home…
LibrarySpot gives you loads of links
http://www.libraryspot.com If you’re looking for a research starting point, you might try here. LibrarySpot offers a wealth of research links in a single, well-organized location.…
Mentors ‘adopt’ these kids
In a writing workshop, students rewrite papers and essays using the constructive criticisms of others — ideally, of as many different people as possible. But how do your teachers make…
$1.8 billion worth of computers could replace books for 4 million students
There’s a hot debate in Texas over whether to replace all school textbooks with laptop computers by the end of the millennium. The idea is…
LJDigital is the library ‘bible’
http://www.bookwire.com/ljdigital LJDigital is the electronic offshoot of Library Journal, the “bible” of the library world since 1876. The site features current news, plus reviews of…
Issaquah’s technology trailblazers map the new frontier
Mike Bookey, a concerned parent, and Don Robertson, an enterprising math teacher, just might be the Lewis and Clark of school technology. Their trailblazing partnership on behalf of…
ENC links math and science for teachers and kids
http://www.enc.org/classroom/index.htm The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) site links math and science teachers to useful classroom resources. A page called Digital Dozen (apparently a digital baker’s)…
Jumping Jupiter: It’s views of the solar system
http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/homepage.htm This site isn’t directed to K-12 students or teachers in particular, but it’s the best source on the web for information and photographs of…