Keeping Up
Online
This website is produced by the Missouri State Library with
the intent of providing a comprehensive, focused, timely, non-partisan daily
compilation of news articles from a wide selection of Missouri newspapers. (posted
3/1/06)
Turning the Pages
Online Gallery
This content-rich site, created by the British Library,
showcases the capabilities of Web technology by providing fifteen interactive
books, such as Alice in Wonderland, a musical diary of Mozart, and DaVinci's
sketchbook, reproduced in the original written format; each book is enhanced
with audio, typed text, and includes the ability to magnify portions (readable
with Macromedia/Adobe Shockwave). (posted 1/30/06)
Winter Olympics 2006 Links
Links to current information sites, history of the Olympics
sites, curriculums, lesson plans, and worksheets (posted 1/17/06)
High School Ace
High School Ace is the ultimate guide to free high-quality
online learning resources for teens. (posted 1/9/06)
Looks Too Good to Be True
While the Internet can be a safe and convenient place to do
business, scammers are out there in “cyber world” targeting unsuspecting
consumers. This website was built to educate you, the consumer, and help prevent
you from becoming a victim of an Internet fraud scheme. (posted 11/21/05)
The Icing on the Cake: Online Tools
for Teaching and Learning
Links to useful, no-cost online tools for teachers and
students. (posted 11/14/05)
...have a URL that no longer works? Try the "Wayback Machine" at the Internet Archive; simply type in the entire URL, and you will receive a list of the times that the site was cached. Click on a date and you can see the site. Sometimes the links and images are not available, but at least you can get to the information you need! The Internet Archive is creating a database of Internet material to allow researchers to access sites that may no longer be active. (posted 9/30/05)
National Women's History Month
The 2005 theme, "Women Change America," honors and recognizes American women's role in transforming culture, history and politics as leaders, writers, scientists, educators, politicians, artists, historians, and informed citizens, celebrating the many ways in which they have added to the vitality, richness, and diversity of American life. All previous Women's History Week and Month Honorees will be acknowledged. (posted 3/7/05)
An ever-expanding list of biographies of notable women, both those who are famous and those who should be more well known. (posted 3/7/05)
More than 50 women who left an indelible mark on our nation. (posted 3/7/05)
This excellent site lists all of the black Americans on stamps, both alphabetically and by subject areas, and includes a biography of each person. It also gives a history of the postage stamp, offers advice on stamp collecting, and includes a fantastic games and activities area for classrooms. A tour of black history, from 300 to the present, is also included. (posted 2/8/05)
A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture. This site is among the best for primary source material. It also has on-line exhibits that are the beginning of a much larger exhibit. (posted 2/8/05)
Biography - Black History Month
From Jackie Robinson to Tiger Woods, Harriet Tubman to Barack Obama, Black History Month pays tribute to inspirational African Americans from the past, as well as those who will continue to make history well into the future. (posted 2/8/05)
This educational and entertaining website links collections, databases, and online exhibits from a variety of institutions around the state and showcases their broad array of holdings which includes photographs, newspapers, rare books, audio recordings, and objects. (posted 10/28/04)
This online atlas has hundreds of political, historical, street, income, and weather maps. Aerial imagery and topographic maps of the U.S. have also been recently added. Maps are user-friendly, with layers of information showing roads, political boundaries and place names that can be made visible or hidden. Custom maps can be saved, emailed, or printed. (posted 10/21/04)
The September 2000 firing of coach Bobby Knight for failing to control his anger provides the perfect chance to explain how anger works. (posted 10/21/04)