Learning Network
Learning Network offers a wealth of material for people of all ages. The joy of learning is really conveyed here; anyone could spend a lot of time wandering through this site finding interesting articles, resources, and fun for kids. The different areas of the site include K-12 education, which has sections for students, parents, and teachers; professional development, offering career-building resources and services for professionals; and lifelong learning, for adults who enjoy learning for the sake of learning. A reference area has dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more. Students can get online tutoring in many subjects for a fee.

iwebquest.com: Discover the Joy of Learning
Students, teachers, and parents can discover the joy of learning through this wide selection of award-winning webquests, hotlists, and treasure hunts. Webquests are lesson plans or curriculum units that use the Internet. These lessons strive to get students thinking at a higher level by asking an essential question, providing opportunities to explore, and then applying the knowledge with a hands-on activity. Each webquest has references to Internet resources (web sites, online journals, virtual tours, message boards, and email) and offline resources such as children's literature, CD-ROMs, magazines, field trips, and guest speakers. The culmination of a webquest can be creating a presentation, emailing an expert in the field, creating a web page, or a variety of offline activities. The site has example webquests on subjects like ancient Egypt, bee pollination, and Medieval storytelling. http://www.iwebquest.com/

Submariners Association (Barrow-in-Furness)
The site celebrates one hundred years of British submarines. The people of Barrow-in-Furness have been involved in building submarines for the Royal Navy from the Holland 1 in 1901 to the current Astute project. The Royal Navy will hold centenary celebrations in May, 2001 at Barrow-in-Furness. The website features the history and photographs of the subs, along with naval heroes, songs, humor, articles, stories, recommended books and videos, and a forum. http://www.submariners.co.uk

Huntington College Virtual Campus Tour
This website is a good example of how a college can use the World Wide Web and other media to best advantage in introducing itself to prospective students. WebCams show interactive 360-degree panoramas of 50 outdoor and indoor campus locations, combined with a video tour. To find their way around, visitors can refer to interactive maps and driving directions, and finally download a map to carry. A photo album has scenes of campus life; some of these images are available as e-postcards. College-bound students can order a free multimedia CD-ROM as well. The website links to a Live Radio broadcast from the college, and to local weather reports. The navigation bars feature changing images showing more of the college. The website was designed to encourage students to visit in person, and invites them to sit in on classes, meet professors, sample the food, and mingle with students. Signing up for a personalized tour is as easy as a mouse click. http://www.huntington.edu/tour

Free and Comprehensive Online SAT Preparation for College
Here's a chance for students to prepare for SAT tests and take practice examinations online. There are several different examination options; you can take tests for free, but you can get additional evaluation and help for a fee. For further study, the site has a SAT Math Teaser of the Day, a Challenge Question of the Day, a SAT Word of the Hour, critical reading questions, and study tips. You can register to have challenge questions and answers sent to you by regular email so you can study over a period of time. There is also a section with very good links for college prep and financial aid. http://www.SAT1prep.com

Memorial Flight Association
This French organization preserves WWI aircrafts and restores them to flying condition. Some of the projects are the only original Spad XIII in the world; Bleriot XI; Fokker DR-I; and the Morane AI. The RAF SE5a is being constructed from an original drawing. The "Point d'Interrogation" (Question Mark) is being restored for static display in the French Air and Space Museum. The website has historical information and many photos of the planes and can be read in French and English. http://www.memorial-flight.com

Class.com
Class.com is a fully accredited independent study high school founded in 1929 (as CLASS Project) and now offering students a chance to earn a high school diploma over the Internet. Offering more than 150 courses, the school has over 6,000 students currently enrolled in every state and in 135 countries worldwide. More than 3,200 students have graduated. This home study program can be taken with the sponsorship of a local school. Tuition is charged for the courses. You can take the full course to get a high school diploma, or take summer school, make-up courses, or other selected courses for high school credit. http://www.class.com

Language Box
This website has reference links for students of English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German, and some resources for other languages. For each language listed, there is a reference zone with online and print dictionaries, and a study zone with learning tools such as phrasebooks, teach-yourself courses, and grammars. There are links to world newspapers, radio stations, and WWW search engines in many other languages, and world information such as health, travel advisories, disaster relief, environmental efforts, human rights, and currency conversions. Many countries are also featured with news, media links, shopping, museums and art, music and film, social and political articles, and more. http://www.languagebox.com

Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book
This online book provides a complete and free introduction to the basic syntactic structure of Modern English, explaining the most common errors in formal writing and how to avoid them. Students will find the thousands of interactive exercises helpful in learning the material. Each chapter and section ends with quizzes to help the student review. The book is designed for a diverse audience, including public schools, private schools, colleges, universities, and businesses.

Beginning Teacher's Tool Box
Designed by teachers for teachers, Beginning Teacher's Tool Box provides a place where student teachers, beginning teachers, and substitute teachers can find tools, inspiration, and advice. Teachers can consult with colleagues via three message boards, or access an online mentor to answer their questions. Other features include teacher educational and job links, classroom resources, monthly tips and inspirations, and articles on such topics as classroom discipline, communicating with parents, and teaching from the heart. http://www.inspiringteachers.com

Travlang: Foreign Languages for Travelers
Here is a free, easy-to-use language learning resource for travelers and others. You begin by selecting the language you already speak, then selecting the language you want to learn. A page comes up giving you a choice of basic words, numbers, time, dates, or help with shopping, dining, getting directions, and so on. The free lessons include both text and sound bytes so you can learn to pronounce the words, and quizzes to help you remember. From each language page there are links to more language and travel resources, including full immersion courses, dictionaries, radio stations, and information about countries where the language is spoken. You can also search the site to have a particular word or phrase translated into every language. Other features are chat and message boards where you can practice your languages, and a free email Word of the Day. The site is available in both graphic and text-only versions. http://www.travlang.com/languages/index.html

Smithsonian Natural History Web: African Voices
This beautiful site from the National Museum of Natural History explores the people, culture and dynamic history of the African continent, and the effect of African cultural traditions on the rest of the world. An extension of the Smithsonian's "African Voices" exhibition in Washington, D.C., the site is designed to make this permanent exhibition available to people all around the world. Site highlights include an interactive timeline of Africa's history; themed galleries on Africa's economy, cultural mix, and global influence; an interactive currency game where visitors can learn about African money; and exhibitions by featured artists. http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/

Electric SchoolHouse
Electric SchoolHouse is a free service for schools that keeps parents, teachers and kids in touch with each other. Membership is free, and includes free email accounts, monitored bulletin boards and chat rooms; children receive an "eBackpack", parents a "virtual refrigerator door", and teachers get an "eBriefcase" to organize their materials. With school membership, each classroom or club gets a virtual classroom with a calendar, bulletin board, and more. Teachers can post homework assignments and class materials so parents and students can check them from home, along with announcements of field trips, tests, and other important events. The site also has many high-quality reference, educational, and fun links for students. http://www.eschoolhouse.com/

TeachWeb
Teachers looking for ideas and homeschoolers alike will find this website useful. The site has a large collection of free K-12 lesson plans and online classes for a wide range of subjects. It also has other educational resources including a bookstore, a discussion group, classified ads, and a free newsletter. http://www.teachweb.com

Magweb.com
Magweb is an extensive military history archive, covering 45 centuries with over 14,000 articles from 72 different magazines. The magazines cover military history and the art of war, plus wargames, board games, RPGs, and computer games. Here readers can find info on battles, weapons, campaigns, commanders, uniforms, strategy, and tactics from Biblical times to the modern era, and on into various futures. There are reviews of books, games, models and miniatures, and other products that bring military history to your armchair, tabletop, or computer screen. A search engine for the site enables users to find articles by keyword or concept and also to find rare archived issues of some magazines. There is a discussion board and free classified ad section. Most of the articles here are for registered users only; there is a monthly fee for subscription. However, there are many sample articles for free, allowing a first-time user to get acquainted with the different magazines. http://www.magweb.com/

Absolute Write For Writers
Absolute Write is a resource for writers of all mediums, including screenwriting, freelance writing, novels, playwriting, specialty writing, and non-fiction. There are interviews with working writers, weekly columns, and articles that provide inspiration, examples, and useful information for the aspiring writer. Other features of the site are writing humor and free classifieds. http://www.absolutewrite.com/

Dillon's Online Vocabulary Tests
This site has a collection of online vocabulary tests. Here you can increase your vocabulary through interactive JavaScript quizzes with definitions and etymologies. Quizzes include Scrabble words, foreign words imported into English, a master's quiz of obscure words, and for an extra challenge, timed quizzes. You can continue to improve your vocabulary with the quote of the day, recommended books, and English language reference links including dictionaries.

High School Hub
The High School Hub is a gateway to academic resources for high school students. It features a Virtual Reference Desk and subject guides for English, mathematics, social studies, and science. Students can find news sources, Congressional reports, directories, maps, world facts, biographies, multimedia resources, weather, health and nutrition information, math tables and constants, dictionaries, Web tools, search engines, a college mailing list, quizzes, puzzles and games, a daily SAT question, and exam preparation help. http://schmidel.com/hub.htm

VivaSmart - Compare Textbook Prices
Here is a database for college students who want to save money on textbooks. You can find book prices from online stores, or post ads here to buy and sell used books, finding students in your local college. http://www.vivasmart.com

Essential Ethics Education
This website provides educators with practical strategies for ethics education and conflict prevention. It includes a seven-year character education program titled Values in Action! for K-12 schools, a newsletter, and kids' and parents' pages. A section called Character Classics combines ethics education with classical music. There are also links to ethics education sites for kids and teachers. http://www.ethicsusa.com

Learning Planet
Here's a colorful and fun website with interactive learning games for preschoolers through sixth-graders. The games, which are played online, help especially with early math and reading skills. In addition to educational games, there are a few just for entertainment. You'll need the latest version of the Shockwave plugin to play.
http://www.learningplanet.com

World Wide Learn
Need to learn WordPerfect? Want to play better chess? Have a longing to speak Klingon? Here you can find online courses on such diverse subjects as computers, needlework, flying airplanes, writing, languages, small business administration, and more.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com

Tools For College Writing
This site is designed to introduce basic skills college students to "college culture" and to help strengthen their writing skills. The site is well-organized and easy to navigate, with a navigation frame on the left and a dictionary frame below the text so students can quickly define words they don't understand. The site's author offers a lot of advice about surviving and thriving as a college student. There is a voice option for the entire text to aid learning-disabled and ESL students. The site is currently being used by over 200 colleges and universities and some high schools.


Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies is a free educational website with interactive math lessons. The lessons use a problem-solving approach to engage students actively in the learning process; they are designed to be fun and easy to use. Other sections have math puzzles, a math image library, math applications, and homework suggestions. There are Math Chat message boards for students doing homework, interdisciplinary projects, teachers, new teachers, and parents.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/