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Course LinksHere faculty provides web-accessible material supporting courses taught at our school. Resources are organized by discipline. For faculty blogs, click here. Technology | Media Literacy | Elementary | Humanities | Science | Languages Kiva | National Poetry Month | Library Class TechnologyTyping Free Typing Games provides a series of typing lessons, games, and challenges for any level typer. Typer Shark Basic is an online typing game that will challenge anyone's typing skills. Click on the Play Web Game button to play. The Typing Test & Productivity Calculator will motivate you to keep working on your typing. See how time you would save if you typed a little bit faster. Learning Center Click here to go directly to the Tutorials and view a full list of applications covered. For home use please see Technology staff for the username and password. Technology in the World The Tech Museum Online Exhibits Media LiteracyMedia Literacy Concepts and Questions (pdf) Media Literacy Concepts and Questions (pptx) Elementary3rd Grade Miwok Project ('08-'09) Weaving a Culture; Exploring Californian Indian Baskets (Basket Weaving) Baskets_Final. California Indian Museum & Cultural Center. <<http://www.cimcc.org/baskets/baskets_final.html>>. Angel Island: Miwok Information (Hunting, Acorn Processing) Miwok Information. Angel Island Association. <<http://www.angelisland.org/miwok.htm>>. Culture: Coast Miwok Indians (Hunting, Acorn Processing) Cultiure: Coast Miwok Indians. SFSU Geography Department. <<http://www.sfsu.edu/~geog/bholzman/ptreyes/introclt.htm>>. California State Parks: The Miwok People (Hunting, Acorn Processing) HumanitiesFarms and Farming Independent Contract Links Local Harvest People's GrocerySmall Farms Blog Login Click here to log into the Small Farms blog (students only). If you just want to view the blog, click here. 5th Grade Jamestown/ Powhatan Exploration Click here to see the list of links. 6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Directory of links on ancient and classic cultures from the Multnomah Public Library Celts In Search of Ancient Ireland from PBS Iron Age Celts from the BBC Iron Age Celts from MrDonn.org China Ancient China from the British Museum Ancient China from Kidipede Ancient China for Kids from MrDonn.org Egypt Life in Ancient Egypt from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Ancient Egypt from the British Museum Ancient Egypt from Kidipede Ancient Egypt for Kids from MrDonn.org Greece Ancient Greece from the British Museum The Ancient Greek World from the Penn Museum Ancient Greece from Kidipede Ancient Greece for Kids from MrDonn.org India Ancient India from the British Museum Ancient India from Kidipede Ancient India from MrDonn.org Maya Mayan History from One World Journeys The Maya from Kidipede The Mysterious Mayas for Kids from MrDonn.org Nubia Black Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubia from PBS About Nubia from Nubianet.org Ancient Kingdom of Kush from MrDonn.org Persia Forgotton Empire: the World of Ancient Persia from the British Museum The Persians from Kidipede 7th Grade - Golden Age of Islam Medieval Islam pages from Kidipede - History and Science for Kids Citation: Carr, Karen. "Title of Page YOU Use for Research." Kidipede - History and Science for Kids, 12 Feb. 2009. Web. Day Mon. Year YOU view it. <URL of the page YOU use>. Medieval Islamic Cultures site from Horace Mann Middle School Citation: Bartel, Nick. "Title of Page YOU Use for Research." Medieval Islamic Cultures. Horace Mann Middle School, 1 Nov. 2003. Web. Day Mon. Year YOU view it. <URL of the page YOU use>. The Islamic World to 1600 chapter on The Arts, Learning, and Knowledge, from the University of Calgary Citation (note: an author is not available for this site, so that part is skipped): "Title of Page YOU Use for Research." The Islamic World to 1600. The University of Calgary, 1998. Web. Day Mon. Year YOU view it. <URL of the page YOU use>. 6th Grade - Modern Countries NationMaster: Ecological Footprint by Country Click Countries or Health Topics for information. Lonely Planet Travel Information and Travel Guide: Click "Select a Country or Location" to choose a country from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. Each country page has a clickable flag and maps and photos at the top, and several sections below. Click the section titles to expand for information. This information is updated bi-weekly by the United States government's Central Intelligent Agency. Culture Quest National Geographic Kids: Guatemala and Blog from Guatemala by Keli National Geographic Video Site: Sudan (click Countries at left and arrow down to Sudan; videos appear at right. Choose "Sense of Place and Community" and "Sudan:Country in Crisis") 8th Grade - To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary List (.pdf) 8th Grade - 20s-30s Project: Image Resources America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945 (Library of Congress American Memory Collection) LIFE Magazine Photo Archive hosted by Google The History of Jim Crow Image Gallery (originally companion to a 2002 PBS series) Harlem: 1900-1940 (Exhibition, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/ UofM) Mexico: From Empire to Revolution (from the J. Paul Getty trust) Photos of the Great Depression and New Deal (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library) Dust Bowl Photos (Kansas State University) To search the Image Collection, click "Student Research Center," then click the square icon entitled "Photos, Maps & Flags" and type your search terms in the Find box at the top of the screen. From home, enter the user ID and password provided by the library.
2008-2009 6th Grade Farm Issue Research ('08-'09) Environment California Faces Water Rationing, Governor Proclaims Drought Emergency from Environmental News Service Drought Adds to Hardships in California from the New York Times California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. secretary warns from the Los Angeles Times Intro to Pesticides from Californians for Pesticide Reform Airborne Pesticide Drift from the Pesticide Action Network North America Invasive Species in California from the CA Dept of Fish and Game Invasive Plants from the CA Invasive Plant Council The Battle Against Invasive Pests and Diseases from the CA Dept of Food and Agriculture Economy Small Farm Marketing from the Washington State Department of Agriculture How is the credit crisis affecting farmers and agriculture in America? from Farm Aid FAQ: Family Farmers & the U.S. Economy from Farm Aid The young and the landless: the trials of farming from Culinate Just one concern of beginning farmers from In the Field Young farmers face big obstacles from Environmental Working Group Society Fact Sheets About Farmworkers from the National Center for Farmworker Health Farmers' health insurance and access to health care from Entrepreneur Farm Labor Conditions on Organic Farms in California from the California Institute for Rural Studies News and Directories CCOF: Organic Certification, Trade Association, Organic Education, and Political Advocacy Times Topics: Agriculture from the New York Times (scroll to the bottom to search keywords within the Agriculture section) Agriculture Directory from the Librarians' Internet Index 6th Grade Sustainability in the Modern World ('08-'09) New York Times country pagesBBC country profile pages (scroll to bottom right for news stories) 7th Grade Local Change Makers ('08-'09) At the right, scroll down to All Issues and click the arrow for a list of 11 issues and many sub-topics. This is the search portal to the U.S. government's web site. Use this to find pages from official government agencies such as the CDC and HUD.
6th Grade Modern Iraq Letter ('08-'09) New York Times Iraq Topic Page Scroll down for news stories and special features, or search keywords in the search box at the upper right. BBC News Special Report: Struggle For Iraq Browse for news stories and special features. Browse for news stories and special features or search keywords in the "Search this topic" search box in the middle of the page (NOT the main CNN.com search box at the upper right). Scroll down for an alphabetical list of Iraqi first names.
5th Grade Immigration Project ('08-'09) All Immigrants: Immigration: the Changing Face of America from the Library of Congress Jewish and Irish: Ellis Island Ellis Island Official Site: Family Histories Ellis Island Official Site: Photo Album Japanese: Library of Congress: American Memory
Transcontinental Railroad Central Pacific RR History- the Chinese Contribution Chinese Paper Sons Ellis Island Official Site: Family Histories Angel Island Immigration Station Africans: Library of Congress:America's Story:Tubman
7th Grade Election Project ('08-'09) TV Ads: Scroll down to Latest Campaign Ads (bottom left) and filter by Issue: Education using the drop-down menu. Both: Education Portion of 3rd Debate (video) Obama: Comments about Education (video) Speech on Pre-K to 12 Education (text and video) Speech on College Affordability (text) McCain: Comments to National Urban League (video) Speech to NAACP on Education (text) Speech to NAACP on Education (video) *start around minute 5 for main education commentary ScienceGeneral Links Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology From the Library of Congress Science Reference Center, a directory of links arranged alphabetically by scientific topic KidsClick! Science and Math Directory Science links for kids arranged by topic, from the KidsClick! web directory Links to online content relating to PBS science and nature programming Quest: A KQED Series Exploring Northern California Science, Environment, and Nature NASA for Students K-4 / NASA for Students 5-8 NASA content geared to students in grades K-4 or 5-8, including games, multimedia, event information, and interactive learning Aaron's 5th Grade Earth Science Essentials of Geology: Animations Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet LanguagesLa classe de Danielle 8th Grade- Famous Hispanics ('08-'09) Gale Cengage Learning - Hispanic Heritage Virtual Middle School Library - Hispanics Biography Web Directory Kiva Micro-lending ProjectNational Poetry Month ResourcesFrom the Academy of American Poets, includes a database of poems, poet biographies, audio and video clips, and more; search poems by author, title, keyword, movement, theme, or form The Poetry Archive and Children's Poetry Archive Recordings and full text of poems searchable by author, title, theme, or form Library of Congress Poetry Home Page Includes links to U.S. Poet Laureate projects American Life in Poetry, Poetry 180, and the Favorite Poem Project, as well as image and audio collections Links to rhyme and poetry resources from the Internet Public Library Kidspace Directory. Links to good poetry resources from the KidsClick Directory. Library ClassJohn Smith Became a Leader of Jamestown Recipes: Wampanoag & English Colonists
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