NASA for middle-school students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Funbrain Educational link
http://www.funbrain.com
Quia page with Irondale Middle School quizzes
http://www.quia.com/pages/irondalems.html
Lessons, activities and more for all topics using technology in the
classroom. This site also has exercises to help prepare students for
assessment each year. Great site.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
Voice-driven instant-messaging system -- see and talk over the internet
http://www.skype.com
Digital storytelling using images, graphics, music and sound.
http://www.digitales.us/
Teens, parents, and teachers can learn about the benefits of safe blogging.
http://www.blogsafety.com/
US Dept. of Health and Human Services share web episodes about bullying
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
iSAFE Inc. is the worldwide leader in the Internet safety education. Founded
in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation
dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE
incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower
students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make
the Internet a safer place.
http://www.isafe.org
While a large portion of Wired Kids, Inc.'s work involves preventing and
helping investigate cybercrimes and abuses, Wired Kids also has a softer
side. WiredKids.org has many online safety games for younger children and
information for children of all ages as well as helpful information for
teachers, parents and law enforcement. Originally formed to provide help and
protection for Internet users of all ages, its work has become more and more
focused on children, tweens and teens in recent years. Now WiredSafety acts
as a lifeline in cyberspace for protecting and guiding children online.
WiredSafety is dedicated to protecting children in cyberspace from
cybercrimes and abuse. http://www.wiredsafety.org/
http://www.wiredkids.org/wiredkids_org.html
Cyberbullying and Internet safety.
http://www.cyberbully.org/
Federal Emergency Management Agency for kids
http://www.fema.gov/kids/index.htm
Find the time in your area
http://www.time.gov
Find information about your Senators
http://www.senate.gov
Educational games for students
http://www.kids.gov
This site tells students about the CIA and what it does for our National
Security.
http://www.cia.gov/kids-page/index.html
Educational information and games for students-great site!
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Find information about our government and play games.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids
Very good educational site. Also has Academy of Natural Sciences.
http://www.bestedsites.com
Interesting science site about yucky things.
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/
Encyclopedia
http://www.britannica.com
Encyclopedia
http://www.encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia
http://www.webopedia.com
The Democracy Project
http://pbskids.org/democracy/vote/index.html