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December
31, 2001
HistoryCentral.com
http://www.historycentral.com
This
website links everything that has happened for the last 7500 years of human
history – in addition to a lot of other information. The main menu includes a timeline of major
events in history, links to sites related to all of America’s wars,
nation-by-nation information, the 20th Century year-by-year, and
links to more than 4000 primary source documents. There are resources for teachers and students
– and all of the resources can help parents help their children. There are also biographies for famous
people, including all the U.S. Presidents.
There are some very interesting links to the histories of trains,
planes, and ships. The site also
maintains a current events link to help teachers, students, and parents keep
up with the historical importance of today’s events.
December 24, 2001
EdConnect
http://www.coastal.edu/edconnect/
Coastal
Carolina University has created EdConnect to assist educators as well as
non-educators in making quick connections to education-related resources.
This specialized site has been created to be a valuable instructional
resource for students at the graduate, undergraduate and high school levels,
and faculty members at Coastal and other institutions. EdConnect is a developing site that will
undergo natural change as its content is updated regularly. The site includes links to national
educational organizations, teacher resources, South Carolina school districts
and universities, and other resources in all content areas and for all grade
levels – including an extensive list of special education resources. There are excellent resources for parents
and students to use at home.
December 17, 2001
LiftOff! Math and Science Take Flight
http://www.aviationnow.com/content/ncof/ncflift.htm
LIFTOFF! makes the fascinating theory behind flight
concrete with online videos, classroom posters, and down-to-earth
explanations. The principles taught are reinforced with hands-on
activities. LIFTOFF! Uses a four-step lesson cycle:
Now Boarding engages students in the concept with an opening
discussion or activity; Test Flight outlines a hands-on activity that
demonstrates the concept; Landing revisits the Now Boarding question to
assess students' understanding of the concept; and Connecting Flight applies
and extends the concept into mathematics and other areas. Teachers can use this website to enrich
math curriculum with hands-on activities and math connections in the videos,
posters, and the Teacher's Guide; develop basic science concepts of forces
and motion, biology, density, gravity, air pressure, atmosphere, and
friction; extend social studies, current events, and introductory career
education to include the high-tech world of aviation; and tie the concepts
into existing curriculum or create cross-curricular unit on aviation. The Teacher's Guide provides needed
background and strategies that can be used to integrate the math and science
concepts into the classroom curriculum.
December 10, 2001
South Carolina Cotton Trail
http://www.sccottontrail.org/
You can discover the Old South and ramble through
historic towns and byways as you follow the thread cotton has woven through
more than two centuries of Southern life. The South Carolina Cotton TrailTM traces
the influence of cotton on the lives and communities of the rural south. The
trail weaves its way through Bennettsville, Cheraw, Society Hill, Hartsville,
and Bishopville. You can visit
museums, gardens, market towns, working cotton fields, and homesteads in the
crescent connecting those cities. This
website describes the interesting sites and histories of the area. South Carolina and United States history
classes will find interesting topics that can help put events into personal
perspectives. Others who are
fascinated by the history and geography of South Carolina will find many
interesting topics – not to mention some ideas about visiting these areas.
December 3, 2001
South Carolina Web Cams
http://sciway.net/ccr/webcams.html
This site, which is part of
SciWay.Net, lists links to web cams around South Carolina. Cameras are located in Charleston (the
peninsula, Cooper River bridges, and others), Columbia (the State Senate and
House, Lake Murray, DOT, and others), Due West (Erskine College), Greenville
(Furman University, Channel 4, and others), Hilton Head (Harbour Town, ocean
front, and others), and Myrtle Beach (the Pavilion, Ocean Boulevard, the
beach, the surf, and others). Cams can
be used when classes are studying weather, geography, and other topics. Cams can provide interesting views during
hurricane season or when planning family trips.
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