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September 2007 To celebrate the date that the Star Spangled Banner was composed, visit this site where you can learn more about this historic piece of music.
September 2007 nineplanets.org is a sited devoted to the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system.
September 2007 September marks the anniversary of the modern discovery of the caves at Lascaux. Celebrate with this page thematic lesson from Scholastic.
   
   
   

 

 
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Edutopia - "has an article entitled Mediterranean Mystery Solved Modern technology cracks the code of "the world's first computer"

The article tells the story of Antikythera Mechanism Which is a computer used by the ancient greeks.

eBooks could spark interest in reading - " This story from eSchool news reports on a study conducted by researchers at Ball State University who found tha the use of wireless handheld devices, or eBooks, could help encourage reading among students who are reluctant readers.




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General Search Engines and Directories:

Technorati - A search engine for blogs and other "citizen media". It searches and organizes blogs and the other forms of independent, user-generated content (photos, videos, voting, etc.)

Radio Locator - A comprehensive radio station search engine with links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world.

Clusty - A clustering Metasearch engine using document clustering technology, automatically organizing documents into groups or clusters, generating an ordered list based on comparative ranking.

Teoma - A new search engine which uses Subject-Specific Popularity to determine the quality of a site's content. It also identifies expert resources about the subject of the search.

Google - One of the best, delivers the most relevant search results very fast and usually on the first couple of pages. No advertisements.

AltaVista - A great search engine and directory all in one. Extras include media searches (sound, images, etc.) and a translation service.

Yahoo - Organized by subject categories, an image search and Yahoo search engines in many foreign languages are also available.

About - Organized into useful subject guides, with organized links in over 700 GuideSites. A subject expert maintains each guide and gives advice and guidance. Use the Shortcut Tool to create a single page allowing you to view your favorite About GuideSites on a single page. Also provides a forum for newsletters, discussions & chats.

Child Safe Search Engines and Directories:

Awesome Library - Thousands of sites organized and classified into a searchable directory for teachers, students and parents.

Great Websites for Kids - Excellent websites for children chosen by librarians from ALA.

NetNanny - Family-friendly search engine and directory provides kid safe Web sites.

CyberSleuth Kids - An Internet search guide to help K-12 students sift through the maze of information on the Net.

DMOZ - Kids and Teens Open Directory - channels kids and teens appropriate web sites into a targeted directory.

Awesome Library for Kids - Reviewed sites divided into school subjects and sites of general interest.

Enchanted Learning - A search engine for elementary students.

KidsClick - A collection of sites for kids, grades K-7, chosen by professional librarians.

Ask Jeeves for Kids - Natural language search tool, no directory browsing. Database includes hundreds of preselected sites. Pull down menu displays search results. Locate quick answers to common questions. There is also a study tools reference section.

Yahooligans - A directory of preselected sites for kids. Other resources include an Almanac, Teacher's Guide and Cool Sites of the Week.

   

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