Federal, State, Local Government Resources:

• United States Department of Education

• New York State Education

• New York State Education Department Learning Standards 

• New York State Curriculum Resource Guides on the Web

• Nassau BOCES

• New York City Board of Education

• Nassau County, NY

• Suffolk County, NY

• Town of Hempstead

• Town of Oyster Bay

Resources for Teachers:

AskERIC Database

Educational Materials (The Gateway to) http://www.thegateway.org/ is a one-stop access to lesson plans, curriculum units, and other educational units on the internet provided by the U. S. Dept. of Education's National Library of Education. For participation and new membership:  http://geminfo.org/Participation/index.html

Middle School: http://www.westnet.com/~rickd/Kids.html Eastchecter Middle School Terrific Web Sites ...Just for Middle School Kids. Also includes "Web resources...Helpful to Middle School Teachers."

• Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

• Discovery Channel Online

• PBS Teachers Source

• National Geographic

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

• Educating.Net: Portal to the World of Knowledge

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References:

National Archives and Records Administration: The Digital Classroom: Primary Sources, Activities, and Training for Educators and Students.

Reference: http://www.refdesk.com/ 

1Up Info - Encyclopedia: Browse articles in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more.

Roget's Online Thesaurus:  Includes English words and phrases by alphabetical index of keywords or by category. Also includes dictionary, translations, word of the day, crossword puzzles and more.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Online: A dictionary plus thesaurus, word games, Guide to International Business Communications, History of English and an online store.

Beethoven Multimedia Encyclopedia

University of Illinois Extension Schools Online

The 2002 World Factbook prepared by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)includes a listing of the world's countries with maps and factsheets.

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Sample Educational Sites by Topic:

Federal Archeology and Ethnography Program: Timeline (1794-2000) tracing Public Archeology in the United States

Albert Einstein, the companion Web site to the NOVA program "Einstein Revealed."

Health Science Curriculum Online

Microbes, A microbiology information portal containing a vast collection of resources including articles, news, frequently asked questions, and links pertaining to the field of microbiology.

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Using Historic Places in Teaching:

• Pennsylvania, Battle of Gettysburg
  The Gettysburg National Park provides this virtual visit to its park and its other online features. Included is a link to the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/) that provides individual information on servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War.
  
• Massachusetts, Birthplace of John F. Kennedy at 83 Beals Street in Brookline
  
• Maryland, Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
  
• Vermont, Central
  
• South Carolina, Charleston
  
• Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg
  
• Washington, D.C.
  
• Woodrow Wilson Historic House Washington, D.C.
  
• Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Search Engines:

• Excite

• Google

• Infoseek

• Lycos

• Hotbot

• Webcrawler

• Yahoo

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