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ECHOES FROM THE PAST
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TEACHING WEATHER FROM THE WEB
~ Including the Physically
Handicapped with Sheila Estes ~
EMERGENCY
DRILLS
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East-West Perspectives from Japan ~
MOTIVATING
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A TOAST
TO "BREAD & BUTTER"
A Toast to "Bread & Butter" was
not a market, festival, or a summit.
What was it?
It was the
first conference to take a creative and critical look at
shows that make up
the heart of most children's television schedules,
but are sometimes taken
for granted -- daily and weekly series, long-
running series, and program
blocks. So Bread and Butter are different in
many places. We called some of
the best long runners Peanut Butter and
Jam as well because they have the
children and parents, families
watching together again and again. The
conference took place in
Washington , DC, on December 9-11, 1999. You should
have been there.
Why? Well don't you look at television, and or cable and
aren't you
curious about how programs stick? And what do you think is the
future of
television and the new connected world of
technology?
In many homes television is a child's first window to
the
larger world. It or the ideas that evolve from it, may be the "force"
that changes the world.
Television can be a positive
educational tool, or a value-destroying
influence. It is really important to
take a look at one of our most
familiar technologies.
Bread and
Butter Web Page <http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/kidstv.htm>
WHAT KINDS OF PROGRAMS WERE "BREAD &
BUTTER"?
The 1999 focus was on home-use television (not
school programs) for ages
7-13, in three categories:
"Long
Runners" are programs still on the air and in production after 10
or more
seasons. Discussion will focused on keeping a series fresh and
popular in
the face of changes in children's lives and in the media.
"Daily or
Weekly Series" are programs that have appeared at least 27
weeks per year as
part of a regular schedule: they are children's
familiar and reliable
"friends." Discussion themes included effective
funding models that kept
these programs on the air, and getting children
to keep returning to the
show.What made the children come back, what
were the hooks, and how did the
family interest help bring people back
to the program?
We also
talked about and discussed "Program Blocks"that appear daily or
weekly. They
weave together elements including series, presenter
segments, short items
and channel branding. Discussion will focused on
how to keep the clickerati
generation from changing the channel.. on the
role of presenters, and on
potential for interactivity using a variety
of ways to attract
children.
The two-and-a-half days were filled with screenings and
discussions.
Someone closely involved with each program was there to answer
questions
about creative and financial development, production, marketing,
research and scheduling. It was a tough audience and the discussions
lively, but the diversity made it most interesting. It was fascinating
to understand how they conceived the idea of the program, and what they
encountered as problems, initially, and new problems that developed over
the years with competition from all over the world filling the airwaves.
It was interesting to have a national take on a program, to see
what was
universal, such as the interest and long reach of " Star Wars" in
every
part of the television market. the iterations of Elvis, in many places
in television. Perspectives on Elvis were everywhere, There was a
healthy debate as to whether kids, or young adults or a host were the
best to attract various ages to a program. It was fun to see Popeye
still lives in on British television, and to discuss the German teen
program on how to "kiss". But you would have to have been there to get
the flavor of the discussion. There was a fascinating take on " Blue
Peter"from England.
There was healthy discussion on what was
news, and of course on how
information on topics such as sex, and health
were controversial in some
markets, and not a problem at all in others.
Email, and webpostings,
mail.. gave the pulse of the audience response to
the various
interesting topics.
At a break time, we surfed the
net, having fun looking at each others
websites.( Here are some)And if you
are interested, we could post all of
the web sites. We found that the
Internet gave a program legs... but
also a funding
problem.
Blue Peter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bluepeter/
BBC
Digital
http://www.bbc.co.uk/digital/
BBC
Kids
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/
In
German..http://www.mdr.de/kinderkanal/
USA Zoom http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/
Did
we discuss Pokemon.? But conceptually of course, it is just a new
entity.....using multimedia in every way possible. Pokeman uses the
Superinformation highway, as combining the cards, the game, the movie,
the television program and the movie. The German LOGO, discussed the
same kind of marketing that was done with Star Wars. That was a lively
discussion on one of the programs we saw.
There was discussion
, very concerned queries, about who had the
responsibilities for the web
sites and how much of the budget should go
here. We did not get to see
all of the web sites.
***TV's role in national, media and youth
culture was be explored
throughout (e.g., elements that are uniquely suited
to one place versus
those that can be sold, co-produced or adapted across
borders.)
What do you think are the "Bread and Butter" of
television shows from
where you live?
What would be the " Bread
and Butter" of the television offerings where
you live? Do you have a
special long runner that you could share?
What impact does the new
technology have on Long Runners?What does this
have to do with the internet,
web pages, quick time videos? Has the
superinformation highway changed what
will be the long runners? Or
program blocks?
Do you realize
that most of the sites have extensional learning on line?
As we go toward
the next century, television, the internet and many
technology projects will
be connected in cyberspace. We sometimes give
the projects legs by
connecting in many ways, through airing on
television, contact with phone,
and or fax, and the latest is the email,
and or web site.
And
how do you see HDTV, radio, and other technologies linking the Long
Runners,
Program Blocks, daily or weekly programs? And what about the
countries that
are developing technologies. You really should have been
there to see the
differences. It was a fascinating conference.
~Bonnie Bracey
www.childrens-media.org
Independent
Consultant http://www.bracey-pearl.org/
US
Educationalist & Presidential Advisor on Education & Technology.
The
President's National Information Infrastructure Advisory Board,
URL: http://www.iitf.doc.gov/members/members.html
read:
Minutes of the Committee on Applications and Technology .
URL: http://www-12.nist.gov/cat/cat-min/941027.html
Member
of Vice President Gore's Globe Institute
A member of the Challenger Center
Faculty:
A Christa McAuliffe Educator for the National Foundation of
Education.
URL: http://www.technos.net/journal/volume1/sb3grewa.htm
Author
of The Challenge of Introducing
Technology.
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~ Including the Physically Handicapped with Sheila Estes
~
EMERGENCY DRILLS
It is
unfortunate, but emergencies do happen. It is a fact of life. We live
in a
community that has experienced two vicious tornadoes. The first
one
destroyed the high school building but fortunately hit after
school
hours. The second destroyed a different high school just five
miles away
before heading for our housing addition. Having personally
witnessed the
death and destruction from these terrors of nature, we
have a strong
respect for the necessary drills that need performed
periodically.
What can be done with a physically challenged student
stuck on the second
floor during a fire drill when the elevators are not to
be used? A plan must
be prepared for strong teachers to meet that student at
a predefined area to
carry him/her downstairs. If the weight of the student
and his/her manual
chair can be negotiated, the chair might remain with the
student.
When the student is of a larger size or in a power
wheelchair, carrying cannot
be an option. The new power wheelchair recently
delivered to my son weighs
300 pounds by itself. Because of contractures and
other physical problems,
carrying him would be a last resort and used only
in the most dire circumstances.
If the school has access to a manual
wheelchair, this could be kept on the upper
level near the stairway for just
such an emergency. A better solution would be to
have all of that student's
classes on the ground floor.
When dealing with a severe
disability, there seems to always be complications
to consider in any given
situation. A fire drill in cold weather can be disastrous
for a student with
poor lung function. When certain it is only a drill, Nate is
allowed to stay
just inside the outermost doors of the building where he can be
seen
yet protected from the unfriendly elements.
For tornado drills, the
classes are led into the hallways, some go under the stage,
others to the
basement. Each are to crouch down with the heads near their knees
and arms
over their heads to protect themselves from falling debris. Nate cannot
go
down steps, cannot bend over nor lift his hands to protect himself. He currently
goes into the hallways where there are no windows. During his elementary
years,
there were a few times they took him into a janitorial closet with an
attendant.
The best solution is good forethought. A well-informed
staff can provide the special
needs student with the same sense of security
afforded his/her classmates.
~Sheila
Estes
Greentown, Indiana USA
Mother of son with Duchenne's Muscular
Dystrophy
Author of Mr. Leviticus, the library kitten.
E-mail: writer2day@excite.com
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~ Life is One Big Classroom with Joan Berger ~
ECHOES FROM THE PAST
One day, about 60 years
ago, four boys set out from their village in
southwestern France, seeking a
treasure that legend said was hidden
underground in an area of land known as
Lascuax.
The boys dug their way through a hole in the ground
into a cave. There on
the walls they saw some of the oldest and most
beautiful prehistoric art
ever found. Scientists say the work was done by
Cro-Magnon, ice age people
who lived 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. The science
of archaeology has made it
possible for us to find out how they traveled,
what they ate, and how they
cooked. We know about their weapons for hunting
and their tools for
building.
Take your students on an "archaeological dig"....be
explorers of the earth,
literally. This unit can be based in scientific
exploration, yet incorporate
the study of the ancient civilizations of the
Romans, the Greeks, the Mayas,
the Incas, the American Indians, the far
eastern cultures, and any other
cultures that have left a legacy of artifacts
and fossil remains. The
integration of art and literature, music and dance,
math and science is
unlimited.
I recommend an excellent student workbook to get you
on your way:
"Archaeology", by Rebecca Stark, published by Educational
Impressions, Inc.,
Hawthorne, NJ, 07507. ISBN: 1-56644-966-9
Study the
work of the archaeological team, the anthropologist, the
paleontologist, the
geologist, and the underwater explorers. Then delve into
the ways they
uncover and preserve their finds.
Some of the projects that you can do to
learn about the science the
archaeologists use are:
1. Make a
cast-At their digging sites, archaeologists sometimes find the
imprint of an
ancient leaf in a layer of earth, or the footprint of a
prehistoric animal
imbedded in mud that is so old it has turned into stone.
They may not be able
to remove these clues, so they make plaster casts of
them. Make a good, clear
animal footprint in some hardened mud. (You may use
clay) Make a cardboard
strip about three inches high and one foot long. Fit
the cardboard circle
around the footprint and press it into the mud. Pour
the plaster into the
print. It will set in about 20 minutes. (You might want
to place petroleum
jelly on the inside of the clay imprint so the plaster
will remove
easily)Painting the cast is the finishing touch.
2. Make a clay or
plaster tablet-At the dawn of history, tablets were made
from the clay soil
that the ancients found around them.
You will need a mold-an aluminum foil
pan, greased lightly or a small
cardboard box, lined with waxed paper. Mix
the Plaster of Paris according to
instructions on the package. Pour the
mixture into the mold to a depth of
about 1/4 inch. Tap the sides lightly to
get out any air bubbles. Wait 10
minutes. Press the mixture lightly with your
finger. If it seems set, it is
time to get out your stylus and write on the
tablet. When that has set,
remove from the mold.
3. Make ink-The
ancients used many materials to make their ink. Soot was an
important
ingredient in black ink, ochre was used for red. Plants and
berries were
used, too. Often the ink was dried into little hard cakes and
moistened when
it was needed. You will need red, blue, or purple petals from
roses, zinnias,
poppies, etc. Cut the petals into an old cup until it is
about half full. Add
a teaspoon of sand. Pour in rubbing alcohol to cover.
This mixture must be
ground fine in order to get all of the color from the
petals. An empty pop
bottle will do for the pestle. Set aside for about an
hour. Then stir in the
ink into another cup of bottle.
Other things you can make:
**You can carve a seal from wood, or modeling clay that hardens, or
Plaster
of Paris, or melted candle wax, or even a raw potato.
**You can
make a sundial and learn how the ancients told time using the
angle of the
sun's rays.
**A candle clock is an easy project...instruct the students how
to calibrate
the candle and mark of the time in intervals of 15
minutes.
There are many, questions you can pose for study on this
topic...the
list is endless. Here are some for you to
consider:
Why are fossil remains of early man so scarce?
What
are fossils and why are they important?
Where are fossils found?
Describe
three ways fossils are formed.
Describe two ways an organism can be
preserved.
Describe how mineralization occurs.
Describe how an imprinted
fossil occurs.
Why are some fossils found on top of mountains?
How can the
paleontologist determine the size and shape of an animal from
one
bone?
How can they determine the climate during certain eras?
Describe the
use of cores in dating fossils.
What is meant by Geiger counter
dating?
What is a geological calendar and what are its divisions?
How old
is the Earth from the latest estimates, and how do we know?
How did tar pits
become traps?
What is amber? What are its uses?
And what would
one of my lessons be without incorporating the Internet into
your unit. :-)
Here are some sites you can search on this topic:
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/index.html
http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/
http://www.culture.fr/gvpda.html
http://dmf.culture.fr/culture/gvpda-en.htm
http://www.memst.edu/egypt/main.html
http://auc-amer.eun.eg/museum/html
http://www.elron.net/n_sci_museum
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html
http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/vm/mesoam/teo/index.htm
(Feathered
Serpent Pyramid)
http://www.schoolnet.ca/collections/hbc/
(Hudson
Bay Indian Culture)
Have fun digging into the
past.
~Joan Berger
Internet
Educational Consultant
jberger5@concentric.net jberger@li.net
http://www.concentric.net/~jberger5
http://www.li.net/~jberger
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~ Steve McCarty's East-West Perspectives from Japan
~
MOTIVATING INTERFACES FOR THE
2000's
As we bid farewell to the trials of the 1900s, and
look upon new
possibilities, it is already clear that Internet
communication
technologies can serve to provide new sources of motivation for
learners of all ages. Here in Japan a new type of e-mail program
has
people rushing to get online and exchange e-mail. With Sony's
Post Pet ,
exchanging e-mail raises a virtual pet that one sees
playing when opening
the program. But when sending mail to
someone else who has the program,
one's pet goes to the other's
colorful room. One can bathe or feed one's pet
or a guest pet, and
view the condition of a pet including its mood. There
are secret
diaries and various other features to discover.
The
program comes with two CD-ROMs, one to give to a friend,
so it appeals to
innate sociability and nurturing instincts in the
form of small and cute
animals. While it could be argued that
virtual reality reinforces the trend
to the artificial or ersatz,
this program can provide motivation towards
certain objectives.
Having a Japanese family, I'm trying to raise my kids
bilingually
in a monolingual environment, and PostPet provides an incentive
to decipher English messages, use the keyboard and mouse. So far,
my
wife and kids are raising a hamster, my wife's sister in Nagoya
has a teddy
bear, and my office computer houses a neglected penguin.
The above
type of program would also be motivating in the computer
classroom where I
teach Practical English (as a Foreign Language).
Teaching how to make their
own home pages has piqued some interest
among the students. At this college
in a remote region of Japan the
students do not have their own e-mail
accounts. So I have shown them
how to get free Web mail accounts and to put
an e-mail link on their
home pages for more interaction. I was not insisting
that they do it
unless they wanted an e-mail address, thus only a fraction
of the
students went through the steps to accomplish it. Whereas if they
could have used the PostPet program with their own accounts, the
motivation would have been much stronger.
So while I generally
do not endorse products, this one is
thought-provoking at the very least.
For further information
on PostPet, see its English language page in
Singapore:
http://www.sony.com.sg/postpet/
Characterizing
the 2000s will be more user-friendly interfaces
to encourage learning,
research, professional networking,
wider friendships less dependent on
appearances, and globalism.
~Steve
McCarty
Professor, Kagawa Junior College, Japan
President, World
Association for Online Education
Website Map to Bookmark: http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve
Its
mirror site: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/7197
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~ Technically Speaking with Kathleen A. Catapano ~
TEACHING WEATHER FROM THE WEB
As January temperatures dive and snow threatens, I
find myself checking
weather reports at weather.com quite frequently.
I go there to look at the
forecast and always get involved in other
things. You can look at and
interpret weather maps around the
world. Satellite images can actually be
put into motion to show the
pattern and movement of weather fronts. In
addition, the site has
specialized maps highlighting weather affecting
sporting events around the
country with links to related sites such as
drkoop.com for sports
medicine. A collection of presentations about major
weather events of
the century adds an historical perspective.
I often imagine the variety of educational projects
that could originate from
this site: how weather maps are read, how satellite
images compare to
weather maps found in the daily newspaper, how different
kinds of weather
impact on communities, how weather in various parts of the
world compares to
local weather and why…and on and on. Weather.com is an
excellent
source for browsing and exploring weather related topics. Students
and teachers
could work together to develop questions and to determine what
they want to know.
These inquires would be shaped by the curriculum standards
and the age and
interests of the students.
The site is particularly effective for teaching
because of its breadth of
interest and depth of material. It wasn't
designed as a teaching tool; it
was designed as a center for worldwide
weather data. There are no questions
or lessons, just information
waiting to be used. Isn't that the idea...to
guide students to
construct their own understanding of the subject by using
the information
that they are given?
~Kathleen A.
Catapano
Brooklyn, New York USA
Educational Technology,
Medgar
Evers College - CUNY
E-mail: catapano@mec.cuny.edu,
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~ Audrey Ciuffo's Library
Connection ~
READ THE
DREAM
Let me add my "Happy New Millenium" wishes to all. I
hope this turns out to
be a good new year for reading wonderful books. For
this issue, I prefer to
focus on the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. It seems that a
study of his life and works is appropriate since we
celebrated his birthday as
a national holiday on January 17, 2000 and delve
deeply into Black History in February. There are appropriate books on different
levels for this study.
Therefore, even the youngest readers, can learn about
this man famous for his
stance on non-violence.
For the little ones, I recommend Young Martin Luther
King Jr., by Joanne
Mattern, Troll Associates 1992. There is ample
information about Dr. King's
life on a first grade reading level, with
appealing illustrations. Some
others that are also on a lower reading level
are: A Picture Book Of Martin
Luther King Jr., by David A. Adler, Holiday
House 1989, Happy Birthday Martin
Luther King, by Jean Marzollo, Scholastic
1993, and Martin Luther King Day,
by Linda Lowery, Carolrhoda Books
1987.
One particularly attractive book is by the author and
painter Faith
Ringgold; My Dream Of Martin Luther King, Crown Press 1995. It
is a visually
stimulating account of the author's feelings and images of
this courageous
fighter for civil rights. Ms. Ringgold is an acclaimed
author and illustrator
of many award winning children's books. Her paintings
reflect thoughts that
all of us have. It is a "must read" for any study of
the life of Dr. King.
Another very special book because of its beautiful
paintings is Martin Luther
King, by Rosemary Brav, Greenwillow Books 1995.
The illustrations are almost
childlike looking, with a natural innocence to
the paintings. It's like seeing his life
through the eyes of a
child.
For older students I recommend I Have A Dream, by
Margaret Davidson,
Scholastic 1985, containing a more mature approach to Dr.
King's life. And
finally, one more: I Have A Dream: The Life and Words Of
Martin Luther King
Jr., by Jim Haskins, Millbrook Press 1992. This book
contains full text of
many of the major speeches of Dr.
King.
Suggested Web
Sites:
Make Kufi Hats for Martin Luther King Day
http://www.kinderart.com/multic/kufi.htm
A
Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/mlkingjr/
Martin
Luther King Tribute from Seattle Times
http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/
~Audrey
Ciuffo
New York, New York
USA
Teacher, Mentor, Library Technologist
http://www.ps161.com/libpower.html
E-mail:
aciuffo@ps161.com
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~ CONTENT AREAS ~
Cool
sites to check out!
Send FREE Email Greeting Cards!
Get free Internet access from K-Mart!
http://www.bluelight.com/isp.htmlThis is a neat little Internet Access plan that
is really free.
Simply download to your computer and the simple
install program will
leave you with free Internet access and free
email. I personally tested
it and it works. Trade off- advertising
banner on bottom left of screen.
Simply resize your browser window to right above it,
and voila! Great
Free Access! If you are not
using your own computer, you can have
it mailed to you, or download it to floppy disks and
put on your computer
later.Enjoy. (It makes a great back up for
emergencies!
What Happened On this Day - Click on the month and day
and find out what
happened on this day.
http://shoga.wwa.com/~mjm/almanac2.htmlCreate and print "Word Search" puzzles!
http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/puzzlegen/
The
King Holiday: A Chronology
http://www.thekingcenter.com/holchron.html
Preschool,
daycare and childcare activities that celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Day....
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/mlk.html
Nutrition
Café - Play games and learn about nutrition
http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/
.
Douglas Henderson's Earth History
Illustrations
This terrific site is posted by professional illustrator
Douglas
Henderson. Showcasing the blend of researched science and the fancy
of
human curiosity, the rich illustrations in this collection succeed
on
both counts. Helpful text also accompany the detailed drawings.
Click
through the geologic timeline of Earth history to visualize life
in
prehistoric times, thus entering a special place where earth's
mysteries
and complemented by one artist's ability.
http://gallery.in-tch.com/~earthhistory/
These are great FREE sources for a class web
site. Create messages for
parents and establish an effective
communication portal that can be accessed
right from home.
Ground Hog Day
http://www.coupons-samples.com/Feb1.htm
Ground
Hog Info
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Shadow/ghfacts.htm
Everything You Need to Know about Ground Hogs
http://www.eagle.ca/ipg/gopher.html
About.com guide R. Jeneen Jones' African-American Culture page.
http://afroamculture.about.com/culture/afroamculture/index
Free Math Worksheets
This gives worksheets for
practicing all aspects of whole number mathematics. Use them to reinforce skills children are learning at
school. There are up to 13
different levels of worksheets (12
problems each) of each of the 4
operations (+, -, x, /). You can also
print out answer sheets. The
problems change every one to two
weeks.
Valentine Pictures to Color
http://www.funorama.com/valentines.html
Valentine
Envelopes
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/envelopes.html
Print
and Color Valentines
http://teklite.freeservers.com/valentines.html
Valentine
Coloring Fun
http://www.bconnex.net/~mbuchana/realms/valentine/color.html
Send
a Valentine from Disney.com
http://disney.go.com/features/ValenTimes/index.html
Circular
Valentines
http://www.kinderart.com/val3.htm
Heart-y
Animals
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/animals.html
Billy
Bear's Online Valentine Games
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/valentin/games.htm
Color
the Heart Shaped Flowers and give them as a Valentine
http://www.toonacat.com/kids/coloring/flowers.html
Valentine
Day History and Facts
http://www.agirlsworld.com/amy/pajama/valentines/storytime.html
How
to Say "I Love You in Many Languages"
http://www.dina.kvl.dk/~fischer/alt.romance/language.html
Valentine's
Day Crafts
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7997/valcrafts.htm
Decode
this Valentine Math Message
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/val/print/mathadd1.gif
Annie's
Valentines History Page
http://www.annieshomepage.com/valhistory.html
History
of the Valentine's Day Card
http://www.holidays.net/amore/val.html
Valentine's
Day Coloring Book
http://www.searsportrait.com/family_fun/babar/color_pages.html
Color,
Cut out and Play the Matching Game with these Valentine Cards
http://www.cstone.net/~bry-back/actpag77.html
Cupid's
Coloring Book
http://geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Love/kidscolor.htm
Traditions
of Chinese New Year
http://jasono.hypermart.net/tradition.htm
What
is the Chinese New Year
http://www.chinascape.org/china/culture/holidays/hyuan/newyear.html
Symmetry and Patterns - the art of Oriental Rugs
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/geometry/rugs/
George Washington - Biography
http://www.mountvernon.org/education/biography/
George
Washington, 1st President of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/gw1.html
George
Washington, Early Life and Career
http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html
Historic
Mount Vernon
http://www.mountvernon.org/
Portrait
of George Washington
http://earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/portrait.html
George
Washington
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2328/gw.htm
George
Washington - Valley Forge
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/index.html
George
Washington - Internet Hunt for ESL Students
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/th/1/ss-washington.html
George
Washington National Monument
http://www.nps.gov/gewa/Vocabulary.com - Increase your vocabulary skills
through puzzles and games.
http://www.vocabulary.com/
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/spotlight/blackhistory/vsl_index.htp
Learn
how African-Americans have helped shape the American
experience, and continue
to be leaders in all fields from literature
to legislation. From
the painful past of slavery to the
uncompromising spirit of Rubin
"Hurricane" Carter, to the
message of true brotherhood from the
Reverend Martin Luther
King, Jr. and the magic of Toni Morrison's
poetry, explore
Spotlight on Black History.
