HIV/AIDS Resources:

KFF - World AIDS Day Grade 9 to 12 - Kaiser Family Foundation- 3962

The Kaiser Family Foundation prepared this guide to AIDS events and resources, with a particular emphasis on information recognizing the global AIDS epidemic and the efforts that will be required to combat further AIDS spread in Asia and Africa. Thoughtful students will find much to ponder here.

World AIDS Day Grade 6 to 12 - United Nations- 3960

Unfortunately, AIDS is a required topic for the 21st century – on both a personal and international level. This UN site offers resources for both the international aspects of the AIDS crisis and the more personal considerations as well. Whether your curriculum includes AIDS in social studies, health, or both, there is much raw material here.

HIV/AIDS Among America's Youth Grade 6 to 12 - Centers for Disease Control- 434

The Centers for Disease Control provides basic statistical information on HIV/AIDS incidence (and the lack of decline in new infections in this age group). This page also provides a listing of the types of outreach and educational efforts that have been proven most effective in teaching about HIV/AIDS and preventing behaviors that increase the risk of infection.

AIDS FAQ Grade 6 to 12 - Centers for Disease Control- 436

CDC's collection of frequently-asked questions about HIV/AIDS, including questions on general information, hoaxes and rumors, testing, transmission, and prevention. Generally, these pages provide detailed, factual answers for each question.

AIDS Education in School Grade 6 to 12 - - 435

A well-documented summary of the HIV/AIDS education strategies and approaches that have worked most effectively in western schools. The sources cited could provide additional reference material.

AIDS in Africa Grade 6 to 12 - - 432

A British site summarizes the extent and implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in African countries.

Worldwide AIDS Statistics Grade 6 to 12 - - 431

An easily accessible look at the spread of HIV/AIDS around the world. Another good comparative resource.

HIV/AIDS Information for Young People Grade 9 to 12 - - 439

From The Body (an HIV information resource) this page is a collection of links to articles, publications, and a wide range of other information about HIV/AIDS education issues. The range of topics is extremely broad.

In the Classroom: Select the links and information that applies to your unit and lesson, and use them to supplement the text. Share the links on the interactive whiteboard or projector, displaying the videos and information provided. Use the site as a springboard for discussion.

Whatudo Grade 6 to 12 - - 1153

Developed in San Francisco, this site offers very straightforward information for young people on AIDS, sex, and the various behaviors associated with both. The content and wording pull absolutely no punches; please preview thoroughly before using or recommending this one.

AIDS Education Lesson Plans Grade 6 to 12 - - 433

Two sample lesson plans from this British site demonstrate strategies that can make young people more receptive to open, nonjudgmental discussion of the issues surrounding HIV prevention.

Visual Culture and Public Health Posters Grade 8 to 12 - National Library of Medicine- 4916

A variety of health-related issues, including infectious diseases, the environment, smoking, and HIV-AIDS are explored through this collection of 20th century public health posters. These strong visual images represent a powerful medium in influencing American attitudes. Use this site with a projector to generate discussion as these topics are covered in class. How effective are/were the images in changing the consciousness of the public? Design a poster activity with your students, using this site as a springboard.

Staying Alive Grade 6 to 12 - - 3961

Here’s the personal side of AIDS, told from an international perspective in an MTV-style presentation that should hold the attention of teens and other students. Combining facts with personalities, the site offers facts, opportunities for action, and examples of other teens’ experiences. Share this one with your students; it's available in several languages.

Wide Angle Grade 8 to 12 - PBS- 4544

This PBS site focuses on world events by providing a detailed look at a new region each week. From al-Jezeera to Aids in Africa, this series is geared towards bringing students to a greater understanding of global current events through briefings, interactive maps, and additional resources for each of the “focus” areas. This is a site worth checking in on once a week to see what new area the series is profiling.

UniLearning Grade 6 to 12 - Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development (CUTSD)- 9768

This is a great site for working with writing for many levels and abilities. It is divided into 8 categories: effective and academic writing, essay and report writing, writing sentences, reading, note-taking, and critical thinking. Each section has an introduction or overview and is interactive for student use. Most of the parts of each section give both explanations and examples, and also link to quick examples of words students may need reminded of (such as what a "clause" is). It is worth using for a lesson or a series of lessons. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: This might be a great assignment for extra credit. It might also be valuable as another way to teach something such as "critical thinking" with which many students struggle. The strategies for note-taking and the conventions for academic writing are two examples of the site that could be good teaching aids on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Why not list this link on your class website, for students to access both in and out of the classroom.

Freezeray.com Grade 6 to 12 - Freezeray.com- 9186

This interactive and highly visual website features animations that allow experimentation by dragging and dropping objects for a stimulating learning environment. Students can see and learn firsthand the relationships between moving materials and the processes behind them. Subjects include Physics with different activities such as "Law of Reflection," "Eye Defects," "Balanced Beam," and "Bouncing Ball." In Chemistry, choose such great activities as "The Haber Process," "Equilibrium," "An Ideal Gas," "Atom Builder," and "Reactivity Series Sumo Wrestlers." Biology offers activities that include "The Heart," "Breathing," and "Antagonistic Pairs."

Click on Investigations to use "Planning Aid" and plan variables with positive and negative correlations for predicting and also "Graph Plotting." The link, Scientific Literacy provides word games for a variety of topics. A teacher answer sheet of words is available as a pdf download. Additional links include Technology with everyday systems and controls such as "Gear Systems," "Rack and Pinion," and different "Pulley Systems." VnR visual modeling program is available as a download and a frequently asked questions section provides answer to the most common problems. A guide to Physics Teaching aids is available in the Teacher's Guides section. Other guides in Chemistry, Biology, Investigation, and Technology are coming soon. The Tips and Templates section provides templates for Drag and Drop as well as word games. This site requires Flash and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom: Use these interactive, highly visual teaching aids on each stand alone computer or as a class lesson using an Interactive whiteboard or projector. Use this site as a way to introduce concepts in class. Students can work in groups to offer solutions to such activities as "Balance Beam." With each problem, students decide where to place the weight in order to balance the beam. Through group or class discussion, students can collaborate to achieve the right answer or work out the answer when previous attempts are wrong. As a result, students can see the processes in order to understand them. What they learn can then be applied to other everyday events and summarized in notes.

AlgebraLAB Grade 7 to 12 - Mainland High School- 8846

AlgebraLAB highlights the connection between algebra (and many other math subjects) and science. Although this website may appear as an in-depth informational algebra site, there is A LOT more to explore! AlgebraLAB includes 10+ links to various topics: Lessons, Practice, Careers (how Algebra and science are used in countless careers), Directions (offers insight on how to use this site), Word Problems, Study Aids, a Glossary, and several others. Many activities are interactive. This site requires Windows Media Player. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: This informational site is a MUST HAVE in any secondary math class. Be certain to save this site in your favorites. The site highlights countless algebra topics (and other math areas). Share the information on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Share the link on your class website so students can access the site both in and out of the classroom. Have cooperative learning groups explore one of the topics presented at the lessons or activities link. Have the groups create a video to share what they learned. Share the videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector using a tool such as TeacherTube (explained here). Differentiate! You can easily find extension activities for your more-able students to do while you reinforce the basics with others.

Black History: Tuskegee WebQuest Grade 9 to 12 - AT&T Knowledge Network- 7374

This WebQuest asks students to examine the Tuskegee Study, an "experiment" that began in the 1930s, in which African American men were knowingly infected with syphilis in order to study the disease's long term effects. The men were denied treatment for their illnesses, even when such treatment became available to the general public. Given the subject matter of this WebQuest, it should be used with mature student groups.

The final set of questions asks students to compare the Tuskegee Study with other issues and events (e.g. abortion, gun control, AIDS, cocaine) and consider whether these issues are also examples of the targeting of specific populations for social experimentation. The WebQuest authors don't assert that they ARE, but by suggesting that they MIGHT be, students who are predisposed to conspiracy theory might be unfairly influenced. In summary: excellent resource, but heavy stuff... proceed carefully.

In the Classroom: The resources presented here are exceptionally comprehensive and the questions posed in the WebQuests require a great deal of thoughtful consideration. This is NOT an exercise that should be undertaken on a limited time frame, nor with students who aren't fairly capable. The resources, in and of themselves, could certainly be used to present a less comprehensive lesson if desired.

New York Public Library’s Digital Library Collection Grade 6 to 12 - - 4966

Explore images, documents, and rare materials in this impressive collection of on-line archives. Search for a specific topic of interest by using the Archival Finding Aids, tour the many on-line exhibitions that cover a wide range of topics, or follow a link to one of beautifully presented portfolios on themes ranging from Small-town America to Surveyors of the American West. Use for your own background research or as a resource for your students. Created by the New York Public Library.

Facts About HIV and AIDS Grade 1 to 12 - American Academy of Pediatrics- 1851

Peer Education Efforts Grade 6 to 12 - - 440

A collection of short summaries about peer education efforts in a variety of communities in different states. Many of the summaries include links or information for those interested in additional details.

Jackson Pollock Grade 9 to 12 - National Gallery of Art- 213

This site offers a collection of images of contemporary artist Jackson Pollock's work, along with biographical information describing Pollock's life and work. The images are large enough to use as study aids. Created to accompany an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the content is executed with their customary thoroughness.

Noodle Tools Grade 2 to 8 - Debbie Abilock- 38

NoodleTools offers two research aids: a "fill in the blanks" search engine designed to help novice web users conduct complex searches, and an on-line tool to generate MLA style bibliography citations for a wide variety of sources. The bibliography tool is especially useful for its ability to spit out a technically correct citation for almost any situation.

In the Classroom: This site requires a login, so consider setting up a single teacher account and have all the student use your login to avoid safety concerns.

Study Stack Grade 4 to 12 - John Weidner- 10129

This site is filled with study tools to help students learn information in a variety of subject areas. Stacks of topics related to geography, history, math, languages, medical, tests (SAT, ACT, etc.), science and more are linked with collections of learning tools that include virtual study cards, matching games, word search puzzles, and hangman games. There really is something here for nearly all subject areas and grade levels! Students can select the tool that works best for them and work at their own pace until they are satisfied with their progress. If you can’t find a stack to fit your needs, you can edit existing lists or create customized study stacks. The site also allows you to print out study cards, or export flash cards to study them via cell phones, PDA, or iPod. Email the stacks to peers or connect with Study Stack through Facebook. Some of the activities require Java. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Encourage parents to use this site as a study-at-home tool for their students. Link your blog or website to this site by entering your url at the bottom of the homepage. Make sure your guidance counselor at your school is aware of this site as a tool for studying those college entrance tests. Be sure to save this site in your favorites.

Simple Science Grade K to 8 - Simple Science.net- 9961

This highly creative site helps students learn science concepts through song! The TeachersFirst editors LOVE it -- and are still singing the songs! Use these music videos with their clever rhyming and catchy tunes to learn basic science concepts for the younger to middle school grades. View concepts divided by grade level. You can choose from Year 3, 4, 5, or 6, at this British site. (Year 2 is grade 1). Examples of the topics include Teeth, Magnets & Springs, Light & Shadow, Habitats, Friction, Gases, Water Cycle, Circuits, Dissolving, and several others. Listen to a video of the song showing the concept as well as an explanatory video of the concept itself. These are very “kid-friendly.” The videos can be expanded to full screen, and are very clear. The site plans to offer more videos and grade levels in the near future.

Be aware: there are some advertisements for CDs and DVDs, but you can use the online information FREE. This site does require Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Use videos on individual computers or on an interactive whiteboard or projector. You can also embed the videos into your class wiki to feature a topic of the week for students to access outside of class. Play the songs on your computer speakers and sing along! Share the songs with your music teacher, too. Follow with activities that ask students to use the information that they learned. Have students create study aids that follow the high points of the concepts being shown. Follow the example on this site to create music videos of your own showcasing the knowledge students have gained about various concepts. Share the videos on a tool such as Teachers.TV (explained here). Learning support teachers and students will appreciate this site for its alternative, engaging way of presenting rich science content. Your musical/rhythmic students -- even non-readers-- will finally be able to remember the details.

Vocaroo Grade K to 12 - Vocaroo- 9921

Teachers First Edge Review: For slightly adventurous technology users. Record a message and embed it into your favorite site or provide a link to share for free. Send to a friend by entering your email and the email of the recipient. Here is an example of a Vocaroo created by the Teacher’s First Review Team, explaining a biology concept for high schoolers. Recording the message is easy and embedding into a site such as a wiki or blog has never been simpler! No login or registration is needed. Although, if you choose to send a message via email, you must choose a password to use at the site. Vocaroos are stored on their server. Created messages can also be downloaded to individual computers. Visit their FAQ's for frequent questions and responses. The Vocaroo recording service requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Skills needed: Users need to be able to navigate controls on the website and sound levels on their computer. Copy/pasting embed codes is also a necessary skill for insertion in a website. Email the sound clip very easily. Safety/security concerns: Future saving of Vocarros is unsure depending upon server space. Before using with students, you may wish to obtain permission from administration and/or parents. Be sure to check your school’s acceptable use policy. Students should be made aware of acceptable use and consequences of misuse of the service. Possible uses: Record snippets of information as reminders on your class web site or instructions for students to follow. This is terrific for learning support students or non-readers! Have students describe aspects of classroom learning experiences to share with others, such as what they learned from a science experiment or found out about life in colonial America. Record a quick message for an absentee and email the link to him/her explaining how to catch up on missing work. Create tutorial pieces that students can use as study aids (or have them create them for each other). Use this site in world language classes or for ELL students: have students record and listen to their own pronunciation or send short messages to each other to translate. Have students use this site to practice speeches before the presentation to hear their speed, tone, and words. Use this site for research presentations, instructions for a substitute, or many other possibilities. With younger students, read a short story on Vocaroo, and have student follow along using a picture book. Or have the students read their own stories into Vocaroo and email the readings to their parents! For Mothers Day, why not have students record messages for mom or grandma? Another idea: create a class wiki where parents can "find" the entire selection of Vocaroos for Mother's Day (or another holiday). Record Vocaroos of each student talking about the importance of Moms for Mother's Day or how grateful they are for certain things at Thanksgiving. Embed them all in a class wiki to share with parents. Just email the URL for the collection. If you choose to have students email one another (or their families), rather than using personal email accounts consider creating a teacher Gmail account and set up subaccounts for up to 20 students to register (by code name or number). Here is a blog post that tells how to set up GMail subaccounts to use for any online membership service.

Nota Grade 3 to 12 - Nota, Inc.- 9915

Teacher's First Edge Review: For adventurous technology users. Create online material or presentations in an unlimited number of formats for free with this unique collaborative site. Use an unlimited combination of media on this whiteboard space. Integrate drawings, text, pictures, articles, maps, videos, and a multitude of media too numerous to mention! Create an online informational poster, suite of pages, or presentation documents that multiple owners create. Embed your “Nota” in another site, Facebook, or Blog. Click the "About" tab to find great education examples. Use the "Quick Guide" and the "FAQ" section for easy to use information. Watch the tour video to learn more! This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Skills needed: To use Nota, register with an email address. You may want to create your own Gmail account with up to 20 subaccounts for each group of students (by code name or number) within your classes. Here is a blog post that tells how. No need to wait for a registration email to begin. Name your new page and begin your work! Use the most common buttons on the left side of the workspace to begin: cursor, drawing, eraser, text, shapes, undo, and redo. Moving the cursor on the whitespace creates options to leave a comment box. Click to place on the whiteboard, then enter text, move by dragging the move tab, or other options. Use the menu to Insert objects such as font art, photos, movies, clipart, wikipedia, or google maps. Insert a message board or access counter. Share or embed your creation easily. Change the background colors or create new pages simply and easily. Change the license of your “Nota” to block changes or comments with one click. Safety/security concerns: This site allows outsiders to comment on or modify work. Many school policies prohibit such interaction, so be sure to check your school Acceptable Use policy. You will want to discuss these features in the context of Internet Safety or establish specific written class rules and consequences for interacting with outsiders. Click on "no" to receive comments and for modifying work to create a level of security for students and work. Check your school policies on whether student work may be displayed online, and then enforce that policy with your students. You may allow students to self-register, but be sure to keep a written record of their passwords for when they “forget.” It may be worth your time to do advanced registration for your younger students. In many schools, you will need parental permission before allowing students to post content online. Ideas for use: Create a book (recipe, alphabet, places...), a scrapbook, poster project, or free graffiti projects. With younger students, create collaboratively on your interactive whiteboard for students to learn the tools. Have students decide how best to illustrate the water cycle or animal food chains. Make a visual literary magazine or visual aids to accompany oral presentations. In art class, collect examples of a style or design element and annotate them with the drawing tools. Create political "ads" in history class, depicting a candidate's stand on key topics. Make a whole-class NOTA in your elementary class about the school year, including digital images of important events or field trips. Create with friends near or far. Students in collaborative groups can present content or projects quickly and easily. “Nota” allows multiple users to create in the same space at the same time. Here is an example Nota :

Screencast-o-matic Grade 4 to 12 - Big Nerd Software- 9564

Teachers First Edge Review: For adventurous technology users. Use this simple and free tool to create a video recording of your screen to upload and share on a teacher web page, wiki. blog, etc.. This is an easy way to create a tutorial from your own computer screen. When you visit sites that have tutorials on how to use their software, you are looking at a screencast. Use this site to give specific directions on how to use different applications in and out of the classroom. This site requires Java. Audio is not necessary for the screencasts but may be beneficial, depending upon the tutorial. An example can be found here. Click to Play the "Using the Wiki" screencast.

In the Classroom: Skills needed: Users will need to know how to use whatever computer software, website, or skill they are demonstrating. Following basic directions and managing browser windows or tabs are a must, as well as the managing settings of the computer being used. The site demonstrates how to troubleshoot problems on both PC's and Mac's. How to use: Click "create" to start. The website will check your computer for Java, which is required to use the online software. As the screencast is being created, files will need to be written temporarily to the desktop. A security screen will pop up that asks to run the application. You will be asked to "trust" or "not trust" the security certificate. Depending upon your school's Acceptable Use Policy and computer security settings, you may not be able to complete these steps. Choose the screen size when played and whether audio will be needed (audio can be tested here as well, which is recommended: settings may need to be adjusted for different microphones.) Open a new tab or browser window and enter the web address of the site (or software) that will be the subject of your screencast. Drag the black frame by clicking the line and dragging it in order to choose what will be recorded during the screencast. The microphone icon has a green bar that shows recording levels. A green arrow showing instead of a green bar denotes that sound is not being captured. The red button is used to start recording while the black "X" stops the recording. Once you stop recording, click on your screencast tab or browser window and preview your recording. You can then either upload or discard your screencast. At this point you can create an account easily. Save your screencast to a channel of your own. Use the embed code to place your screencast into a blog, wiki, or other site. You can also use a widget code to embed the screencast player into a website. Screencasts can then be made from your other site and will save directly to your screencast channel. Screencasts can be set to different levels of privacy and comments can be turned on or off. Safety/security concerns: Teachers who must request certificate approval by tech staff may want to try this tool at home and create some sample projects to convince administration of its educational value. Ads are found along the top and sides of the screencast site. You may want to prohibit or point out the links to advertising located on the screencast pages. Unless checked to turn off comments, this site will allow comments on your work. Many districts prohibit such interaction and steps should be taken to prohibit commenting from others. When using the widget, the tool does not attribute work to specific students. You may wish to have the students identify their work while creating the screencast. Screencasts will only be able to be viewed when using an embed code in a site, wiki, or blog. Students need an email to create an account though authorization is not required. Check your school policies about accessing/sharing student email on school computers. You may want to create your own Gmail account with up to 20 subaccounts for each group of students (by code name or number) within your classes. Here is a blog post that tells how. By marking the screencast "searchable," it can be available to the public. Recently created screencasts do not appear on the home page of screencast-o-matic. Students are able to self-register, but you may want to keep a record of logins and passwords for students who forget. Classroom Uses: Make how-to demos for instructions on using and navigating your class home page, class wiki or blog, or other applications you wish the students to use in creation of classroom content. By narrating how you want students to navigate through a certain site or section, you can eliminate confusion, provide an opportunity for students to use the information as a refresher for the future, and maintain a record for absent students. Software demonstrations add an increased flexibility with helping students who need it while allowing students to begin and work at their own pace. Added audio is a great asset for many students including learning support and those who might need to access the material in smaller “chunks.” Use this site for students to give "tours" of their own wiki or blog page. The presentation of their web-based projects and resources can be more engaging. Use screencasts to critique or show the validity of websites, identify a resource site they believe is most valuable, or explain how to navigate an online game. Social studies teachers could assign students to critique a political candidate’s web page using a screencast. Reading/language arts teachers could have student teams analyze a web site to show biased language, etc. For w powerful writing experience, have students "think aloud" their writing choices as the record a screencast of a revision or writing session. You will probably need to model this process, but writing will NEVER be the same! Math teachers using software such as Geometer’s Sketchpad could have students create their own narrated demonstrations of geometry concepts as review (and to save as future learning aids). Teachers at any level can create screencasts to demonstrate a computer skill or assignment, such as for a center in your classroom or in a computer lab. Students can replay the “tutorial” on their own from your class web page and follow the directions.

Paper Models of Polyhedra Grade 6 to 10 - Gijs Korthals Altes- 8975

This simple, "hands-on" website offers PDF files of numerous paper models of polyhedra. The files are ready to print and share with your students. The various geometric solids include platonic solids, Archimedean solids, Kepler-Poinsot polyhedra, and numerous others. The files are available in PDF format and require Adobe. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom: Why not print a pattern onto cardstock or other thick paper. Then project the image (that you printed for your students) onto a projection screen or interactive whiteboard, while students work independently at their seats. Before you pass out the paper copies, have them view the projected image and predict what it will be. These shapes can also serve as creative study aids for all subject areas, especially for students who need engaging ways to review. Have students write key terms and questions on the "faces" before assembling the figures, then "roll" them as a study game, testing each other to define or explain terms.

ESL Monkeys Story Room Grade 1 to 12 - Mary and David Monkey- 8651

This site offers many readable stories; short, long, and classic stories are available in full by clicking on the links on the opening page. There are also tools for using current events selections. A reading tool allows students to copy and paste a puzzling text into a box and get definitions from words in that text by clicking on the unknown words. For teachers, there are many "teaching reading" hints and links to lesson plans. Although the site focuses on ESL students, the variety and number of short stories makes it useful to all aspiring readers.

In the Classroom: Use the selections from this page to teach specific reading skills on an interactive whiteboard or for students to practice reading and language skills independently at a computer center or on laptops. If you allow students to select their own stories (ages are noted to help them find the appropriate level), they may be more interested in the story, as well.

Fingerplays for Young Children Grade K to 3 - Songs for Teaching- 8465

This subsection of the Songs for Teaching site has excellent chants and other childhood favorite songs which get children moving, speaking, and rhyming. Words to the fingerplays and songs are copyable, and many contain Quicktime sound excerpt files as well (enough to get you going with the song, though not the complete song). A few even have pictures of someone going through the motions of the song or rhyme. A link to Songs for Early Childhood allows you to see even more action songs. There are even songs to go with class content, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Your kinesthetic learners will retain the concepts in these songs. ESL, ELL, and speech/language students will respond to the music; it aids with articulation, accent development, and memory. This site requires Quicktime. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Share this link on your teacher web page and/or in a parent newsletter so that parents can use it at home too! Don't forget to turn up your speakers if you are using the music in class. If your class responds very well to using songs, you might try writing lyrics together about something you are studying -- using one of these familiar tunes.

Jack London Online Collection Grade 6 to 12 - Roy Tennant and Dr. Clarice Stasz- 7990

This is an official website about Jack London and his works maintained by Sonoma State University. It is an exhaustive site including a biography of Jack London, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)(and their answers, of course!), London-related audio, documents relating to his life and work, biographies & bibliographies about key people in his life, photographs, an archive of his works, newspaper articles, etc., all kinds of research aids, resources for both students & teachers. and MORE, plus links to other information (although why you would need more boggles the mind!).

If you teach Jack London or any of the related literature (Service poetry, etc), this is a GREAT source to share with students. It is a safe and reliable source with a variety of areas to expand upon. A caution on the student resources site: it DOES provide a link to Sparknotes for students, but tells them that some of the information is faulty (why bother?). It gives students good questions to ask as the first look at the page and the first two links are "Jack London International" and "The World of Jack London," both reliable and excellent sources of information. The site also reminds students to cite their information and tells them how to do so!

In the Classroom: Include this site as a link on your tecaher web page during a study of London's writings, and ask students to investigate one aspect of his background or interests to share with the class.

Human Anatomy Online Grade 4 to 12 - MyHealthScore.com- 7352

Human Anatomy Online is so packed with information, students could spend hours maneuvering through the text. This site provides detailed information about the entire body as well as common procedures and interesting facts. The simple, colorful visual aids make it very easy to understand the make-up of all of the systems as well as many of the body processes such as reproduction, muscle strength, cardiovascular health and much more. Be careful to keep students focused on the area of concentration. Otherwise, they could become overwhelmed with the quantity of information and get off track. Great for research projects and health units. Make sure to check out the fantastic tutorials, animations and description index.

There are some minor advertisements at this website.

In the Classroom: This site gives wonderful opportunities for visual, interactive lessons and enrichment. Include an in-class activity based on this site in your unit on body systems and/or list the link on your teacher web page for students to review before the unit test. If you have an interactive whiteboard, consider using the site as the unit introduction, as well. Share this site during the Olympic games to learn more about the muscles and systems required for the various sports. Have cooperative learning groups investigate a specific body system and complete a multimedia project. Have groups create online books using a tool such as Tikatok, reviewed here.

Plagiarism Court Grade 9 to 12 - Fairfield University- 4691

Fairfield University’s introduction to “avoiding plagiarism” will also prove useful to secondary students who may be doing their first research involving documentation of sources. This resource is particularly useful in that it stresses the various “shades” of source notation and the requirements for each. Add this one to your collection of term paper writing aids. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Share this site with your students on an interactive whiteboard or projector.

Martin Luther King Papers Project Grade 6 to 12 - Stanford University- 3987

Stanford's collection of King resources is among the most complete, and includes biographical and contextual information on King and his work. There are original documents as well as timelines and other study aids. Visit the Liberation Curriculum to find lesson plans, an online dictionary, and other features. The lesson plans are linked to California standards. The site also includes video clips that require Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom: Use this site for research about King. Share the videos on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students create their own videos about Martin Luther King, Jr. Be sure to check out the lesson plans: they are detailed and simple to use.

Talking About Homosexuality in a Secondary School Grade 9 to 12 - - 441

A straightforward look at strategies for approaching a difficult topic from a British source. The goal of the process is eliminating myths, confusion, and fear on the part of students. There are interesting ideas here, even if this is a topic you don't plan to address directly. This is a pdf document, so you need Acrobat Reader.