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Introduction to the Internet
Web Teacher http://www.webteacher.org
Internet Roadmap http://www.mcs.brandonu.ca/~ennsnr/Resources/Roadmap/index.html
Internet Learning Center http://people.ne.mediaone.net/walthowe/index.html
Global Educators Guide to the Internet http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/triecken
Global Connections Online http://www.nsglobalonline.com
AT&T Learning Network http://www.att.com/edresources
EdWeb http://edweb.cnidr.org
Internet Guides http://www.rpi.edu/Internet/InetGuides.html
Internet Primer http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/primer/index.html

Holidays On-line

Christmas

http://www.merry-christmas.com
Santa's Secret Village: http://www.northpole.com
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Christmas: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/xmas/

Kwanzaa

MelaNet: Kwanzaa Information Center: http://www.melanet.com/kwanzaa/
The International Kwanzaa Exchange (Tee-kah): http://www.tike.com/
Google.com Search: Kwanzaa: http://www.google.com/search?q=kwanzaa

Hanukkah

Caryn.com Chanukah: http://www.caryn.com/holiday/holiday-chan.html

Ramadan

Google.com Search: Ramadan: http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl;=en&q;=Ramadan

Martin Luther King Day

Google.com Search: Martin Lurhter King Day: http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl;=en&q;=Martin+Luther+King+Day

Holidays and Festivals Around the World

Calendars: A guide to locating events for each day of the year: http://www.sldirectory.com/cal.html

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Parade: This site includes the history and culture behind the Chinese New Year and a photo and video gallery from past parades in San Francisco. Fun and Games has traditional crafts, a coloring book, and a recipe for fortune cookies.
Chinese New Year: Take a primary Chinese language lesson. Try the Quizzes and Vocabulary Worksheets. Make a koto (zither) or a three-dimensional dragon out of paper.
Facts About the Chinese New Year: Learn why Chinese families decorate their homes with flowers and celebrate the new year with plates of oranges and dried fruit.
Chinese Writing: Write the Chinese word for 'luck' and then read some famous Chinese quotations by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
The Four Dragons: Chinese dragons are mythical creatures that bring good fortune. Read this ancient folktale about how China's four great rivers were formed.
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Education and Children

Ask Eric http://ericir.syr.edu
Homework Helper http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13
Safe Links for Kids, Parents and Teachers http://www.island.net/~thand/kidlinks.html
Peterson's School Guide http://www.petersons.com
Home Schooling Information http://homeschooling.miningco.com/
Math Forum Home Page http://forum.swarthmore.edu
Virtual Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com
Internet Public Library Reference Center http://www.ipl.org/ref
The Awesome Library (for Teachers, Students and Parents) http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/awesome.html
National Urban League http://nul.org
New York City Reference http://www.panix.com/~clay/nyc/
Web Sites for Educators http://www.asd.com/asd.com/asd/edconn/ta47.htm
On-line Dictionaries http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
Kathy Schrock�s Guide for Educators http://www.discoveryschool.com/schrockguide
Ed�s Oasis Treasure Zone of Web Sites http://www.edsoasis.org/

Parenting

The Children's Partnership http://www.childrenspartnership.org
The National Parent Information Network http://npin.org
The Family Education Network http://www.familyeducation.com

On-line Courses

Teachers College, Columbia University http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~academic/ceoi/tcdlp
Long Island University, Continuing Education http://www.liunet.edu
Ziff-Davis http://www.zdu.com

Conferences

Schooltech Expo & Conference http://www.schooltechexpo.com
National Educational Computing Conference http://www.neccsite.org

Education Web Sites

New York City Board of Education http://www.nycenet.edu
Alternative, Adult and Continuing Education Schools and Programs http://www.altschools.org
Office of Adult and Continuing Education http://www.altschools.org/oace/

Literacy and ESOL Resources

Literacy Assistance Center http://www.lacnyc.org
Literacy Online http://www.literacyonline.org
National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) http://litserver.literacy.upenn.edu/ncal/index.html
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) http://novel.nifl.gov
Hudson River Center for Program Development http://www.hudrivctr.org
Outreach and Technical Assistance Network http://www.otan.dni.us
California Distance Learning Project http://www.otan.dni.us/cdlp/cdlp.html
Continuing Education/Mining Co. http://adulted.miningco.com
Lifelong Learning Online http://www.otan.dni.us/cdlp/lllo/home.html
New York Public Library Literacy Links http://www.nypl.org/branch/oss/Internet_links.html
Eric Clearinghouse on Urban Education http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu
PBS Online http://www.pbs.org/

Government Agencies:

NY State Education Department http://www.nysed.gov/
US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
ONET-the Occupational Information Network http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet
NY State Department of Education Office of Workforce & Continuing Ed. http://www.nysed.gov/workforce/
NY State Department of Labor http://www.labor.state.ny.us

 

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