Technology Resources
General | Website Evaluation | Hoax / Fake Websites | Website Evaluation Lesson sites
General:
- Community Learning Network
- Links to a myriad of resources to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom.
- Intel Education: The Journey Inside
- Explains the computer, what it looks like inside, and how it works.
- NCCE
- Northwest Council for Computers in Education home page.
- Patrick Crispen's PowerPoint Files: NetSquirrel.com
- PowerPoint presentations designed and presented by Patrick Crispen.
- SMART Lessons
- Various activities and lessons, sorted by curriculum area (and including grade level and target area info).
- Teaching Kids About Cyberethics
- A unit related to cyberethics online.
- TinyURL.com - where tiny is better!
- Make long URLs tiny and unbreakable in emails.
- Truth Or Fiction
- Use this site to check out email rumors and forwards to see if they are true.
Website Evaluation:
- Thinking About Web Pages
- One website per skill in website evaluation - worksheet linked to the sites.
- AIDS FACTS
- Shares "the true, but little known, facts about women and AIDS".
- Amazon Interactive
- An interactive, educational eTour of the Amazon.
- American Memory Project
- A collection of documents, sound clips, photographs, interviews, and other primary source materials related to U.S. History.
- Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
- An official scientific website aimed at studying Bigfoot/Sasquatch and debunking various "evidence" if possible.
- Crocodiles
- Information on crocodiles - companion site for the NOVA program "Crocodiles".
- Elvis Presley
- The official website for Elvis Presley - sponsored by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
- End of the Internet
- You have reached the end of the Internet!
- Evaluating Internet Information
- A great site to determine the reliability of an Internet resource - including practice examples.
- Girl Power! Campaign Homepage
- A site from the Department of Health and Human Services to encourage and motivate 9- to 13-year-old girls to make the most of their lives.
- Holistic Health News
- Free online articles for holistic and natural health care for people and pets.
- NASA Quest!
- NASA's student-friendly educational website.
- Teaching Tolerance
- Resources for teachers, parents, and students to discuss tolerance and how to encourage it in others.
Hoax / Fake Websites:
- Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
- This site is dedicated to spreading the word about the Aluminum* Foil Deflector Beanie and how it can help the average human. (Blocked in Puyallup - can bypass)
- Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs
- The aim of this site is to provide links to Sasquatch services and to provide information about Sasquatch culture to help foster positive Sasquatch-human relations. (Blocked in Puyallup - can bypass)
- California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge
- Information about the challenges to California's velcro crop, including drought, disease, and pests.
- CLONES-R-US
- Information about creating your own clone.
- Facts about...
- Inaccurate (but funny) information about various topics. (Blocked in Puyallup - can bypass)
- Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
- Information on the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency.
- Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
- A research study, looking at cats' reactions to various shapes and styles of beards.
- Google Technology - Pigeon Ranking
- The technique of "Pigeon Ranking" used to create the ranking order of search results on Google searches.
- Hoax Sites
- A general listing of various hoax/fake sites.
- Jackalope Conspiracy
- Information on one of the rarest animals in the world - the Jackalope.
- Leonardo Da Vinci, The Man & the Inventor
- Interesting, twisted, information about Leonardo Da Vinci.
- MoonBeam Enterprises
- Real estate, restaurants, and trips to the Moon.
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Pumpkins (P.E.T.P.U.)
- A group dedicated to making sure pumpkins are being ethically treated.
- Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
- A site dedicated to preserving the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. (Blocked in Puyallup - can bypass)
- Zapato Productions intradimensional
- A listing of Lyle Zapato's websites and other information. (may be blocked in Puyallup - can bypass)
Website Evaluation Lesson sites:
- AIDS FACTS
- Shares "the true, but little known, facts about women and AIDS".
- American Memory Project
- Primary source documents, sound clips, pictures, photographs, and more - all related to United States History.
- CDC HIV/AIDS
- Information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on AIDS.
- End of the Internet
- You have reached the end of the Internet!
- FAIR: : Federation for American Immigration Reform
- Information about this group, which is aiming for a new approach to our country's immigration policy.
- Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
- A research study, looking at cats' reactions to various shapes and styles of beards.
- Jackalope Conspiracy
- Information on one of the rarest animals in the world - the Jackalope.
- NASA Quest!
- NASA's educational website for K-12 students and teachers.
- White House
- Information and links to resources on our nation's president and the White House.
Last updated by Ms. Rose on January 12, 2009.
Disclaimer: Clicking on the above links may take you to a site outside of what I have created. At the time of posting, these links were reviewed for appropriate material. However, they may have changed since they were last reviewed. Due to this, I make no guarantees for the content of these sites and recommend that parents and teachers be aware of what their students are doing on the Internet.