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	Hundreds of short movies about a wide variety of topics in Health, Science, and Technology. A tremendous resource (and a lot of fun, too!) http://www.brainpop.com



		(As reviewed in the Classroom Connect Newsletter: The K-12 Educators' Guide to the Internet (December 2000/January 2001) High School Hub is an academic resource for high school students. It has original interactive learning activities, an ongoing poetry contest, a reference collection, college guides, and subject guides for English, mathematics, social studies, science, languages, arts, and technology. Whether you want to try the daily SAT question, take a periodic table quiz, or brush up on your world history, High School Hub is a great place to hang out. http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm

Discovering history lessons and supplementing those plans with online resources is now easy, thanks to T.H.E. Weekly History poster and Web site. T.H.E. Weekly History is a monthly calendar in which each day is marked with a noteworthy historical event, and links to educational sites that explore the topic in further detail are included.

Visit www.thejournal.com/weeklyhistory to click through history.

Designed to deliver innovative lessons to teachers, this site features two articles with supporting lesson plans each week in versions adapted for three levels of learning: K-4, 5-8 and 9-12. The materials, which are prepared by certified teachers, incorporate national educational standards in math, science, geography and technology. The project was initiated by Marshall Space Fight Center and is supported by NASA departments.

http://www.nasaexplores.com

Do you ever wish your students had their own email accounts? Wouldn't it be great if they could communicate with students from across the country or around the world? And wouldn't it be terrific if you could be sure that their communication would be safe and appropriate? Well, you can join the hundreds of classrooms now using the Gaggle Network to provide safe, teacher-controlled e-mail accounts for students.

It's safe, it's easy, and best of all, it's 100% FREE for schools and students!

http://www.gaggle.net

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. Sections of this site include teacher helpers, search tools, and Kathy's software reviews.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Microsoft in Education Lesson Plan Site

Are you looking for some great ideas on how to integrate technology into your curriculum? Check out these classroom-tested resources!

http://www.microsoft.com/education/lesson/default.asp