From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Blue Web'n Update: August 30, 2002 Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:45:06 -0700
The Blue Web'n Update lists the weekly additions to Blue Web'n, a searchable online library of Blue-Ribbon Web sites sponsored by Pacific Bell. Blue Web'n sites are categorized by Grade Level, Content Area, Application, and Dewey Decimal Number. Did you know that you can search the Blue Web'n database to access over 1200 great educational resources? Go to http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn and either browse the content table, or conduct a search for age-appropriate materials (see the link to Grade Level search near the top of the page). =========================================================== Cutting-Edge Science Meets Ancient Natural Remedy Read astonishing testimonials by real people about how a harmless mineral supplement is helping with hopeless health problems. 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Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary Content Area: Science (General) [Dewey #500] Application Type: Activity, Resource ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- New Additions ---------------------------------------------------------------- Worldwise Worldwide **** http://www.worldwiseworldwide.com/ Worldwise Worldwide is an organization created by the participants of the 2001 International Geographic Olympiad held in Vancouver, Canada. The International Geographic Olympiad is a biannual competition sponsored and organized by the National Geographic Society. This website is staffed by students from around the world and features a free online magazine published bimonthly and a collection of geography facts and statistics the Geofacts. The site is easy to read and easy to navigate. Maps and pictures are clear and engaging. Grade Level: Middle School, High School Content Area: History and Social Studies (Geography and Cultures) [Dewey #900] Application Type: Resource ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mu Alpha Theta *** www.mualphatheta.org Mu Alpha Theta is a national mathematics honor society encompassing 55,000+ students in more than 1,300 high schools and community colleges. This site includes articles of interest to math students, challenging math problems, a scholarship program, an interactive calendar of nationwide math events to be released in August, and other items of interest to avid math students. Grade Level: High School, College Content Area: Mathematics (General) [Dewey #510] Application Type: Resource, Activity ---------------------------------------------------------------- Teens, Crime and the Community **** http://www.nationaltcc.org/teens/index.html Teens, Crime and Community (TCC) is a joint program of the National Crime Prevention Council and Street Law , Inc. TCC is a national program where teens get involved in crime prevention to make themselves safer and their communities stronger. This website provides opportunities for students to learn leadership and get involved in their community. Grade Level: High School, College, Adult/Professional Content Area: Community Interest (General/Other) [Dewey #000] Application Type: Resource ---------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme Survival **** http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/extremesurvival/extremesurvival.htm l This site, created by The Learning Channel, can be used as both a resource and as a 'jumping off place' for assignments in subject areas such as writing and reading. For example, students can read survival stories from around the world and then write and share their own story. This site presents interesting and engaging accounts of escape and survival. Students can also have fun with a 'survival' quiz. Grade Level: Middle School, High School Content Area: English (Writing and Reading) [Dewey #808 and #028], Science Application Type: Resource Links ---------------------------------------------------------------- <a href="http://www.cdm.org";>Childrens Discovery Museum of San Jose</a> <a href="http://www.worldwiseworldwide.com/";>Worldwise Worldwide</a> <a href="http://www.mualphatheta.org";>Mu Alpha Theta</a> <a href="http://www.nationaltcc.org/teens/index.html";>Teens, Crime and the Community</a> <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/extremesurvival/extremesurviv al.html "> Extreme Survival</a> =========================================================== Introducing Ofoto, a Kodak company. Now there's an easy way to share your digital photos online and send real prints to those you love. 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