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Click here for additional Special Education related "Web Sites of Interest" compiled by the Parent Resource Center.
ARC (The Association for Retarded Citizens)--This is the home page for the national ARC and includes links to state and local chapters; has fact sheets and the latest editions of Government Reports and Capitol Insider. http://thearc.org
CEC (Council for Exceptional Children)--An array of information including ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities, public policy, and legislative information as well as information about CEC journals, books, and media. http://www.cec.sped.org
Down's Syndrome--This site has links to other sites with information about Down's syndrome as well as articles, lists of frequently asked questions, conferences, toy catalogs, and medical information. http://www.nas.com/downsyn
Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (IDEA) Information: IDEAPractices a web site designed to answer your questions about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. http://www.ideapractices.org/
LD ONLINE--LD OnLine is for anyone interested in learning disabilities. It is a place to learn, find help, and exchange ideas. LD OnLine also showcases artwork and writing of students with learning disabilities. Sign-on at http://www.ldonline.org
Mental Retardation Services provided
by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board works to
support individuals with
mental retardation and their families: http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/csb/mrs/mrsmain.htm
NCIP (National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media, and Materials)--Includes a guided tour of two integrated early childhood classrooms and includes text, photographs, and quicktime video clips. http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP/
Kids Web Search for Educational Resources--http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb
AlphaSmart home page--http://www.alphasmart.com
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Some useful World Wide Web sites for locating career information can be found at:
America's Job Bank-- http://www.ajb.dni.us
A computerized network that links the 1,800 local offices of state
employment service programs and contains the largest number of
active job opportunities in the world.
CareerPath--http://www.careerpath.com
Contains information from multiple city newspaper classified ads
for jobs
The Monster Board-- http://www.monster.com
Helps locate and apply for jobs/internships online.
Job-Web-- http://www.jobweb.com
Sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers,
this site provides information for career planning, employment,
assessment, and resume development.
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CAREER RESOURCES ON THE WEB
If you're looking for some cool sites to locate career resources or job information, check these out:
Career Builder
Career Connections
The Monster Board
VA Employment Commission
http://www.careerconnect.state.va.us/
Nation Job Network
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General
PBS Online
http://www.pbs.org/
This site includes PBS Learning Services, program schedules, links to PBS stations nationwide, and PBS TeacherSource for preK-12 educators offering over 1,000 free lesson plans, teacher guides and online activities, most of which complement PBS television programs, as well as professional development and community resources.
PBS Kids!
http://www.pbs.org/kids/
Fun and Games
Techknow
TV Sites
Kratt's Creatures
Preschool
Music and Movement
Language
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Features on ancient Egypt, native peoples, human migration, and more.
Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
This huge and growing site for geography educators and students contains more than a hundred original lesson plans and after-school activities for grades K-12, an outline map atlas with more than 1,800 free maps designed for printing or building Web sites, forums where teachers and students can discuss geography, and a 3-D virtual museum of geography built in the spirit of the game Myst.
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Publishers
Houghton Mifflin Kids' Clubhouse
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html
Wacky Web Tales (like Mad Libs)
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html
McDougal Littell
http://www.mcdougallittell.com/
Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/
Groliers Kids Club
http://clubhouse.grolier.com/
Language Art
Headbone Zone
Interactive games and activities
http://www.headbone.com/home.html
Amazing Kids
Read about amazing kids
in history
http://www.amazing-kids.com/
A Word a Day
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
Science
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/
Embrace Space
Offers curriculum material,
photos, and a host of resources related to outer space and space
travel.
http://www.spaceday.com/
Math
The Math Forum Project: Elementary
Problem of the Week
http://mathforum.org/elempow/
Web Math
http://www.webmath.com/
Web math is a "math problem solver" that gives users immediate solutions to the problems they are working on, complete with the steps. Topics range from calculating tips and figuring sale prices to factoring quadratic equations and graphing.
Encyclopedias Online
Encarta Limited Online:
http://encarta.msn.com/EncartaHome.asp
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WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND STAFF
Classroom Connect http://www.classroom.net
CNN http://cnn.com
MS NBC http://www.msnbc.com
National Geographic Online http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Peterson's Educational and Career Center http://www.petersons.com
Public Broadcasting Service http://www.pbs.org
The Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu
USA Today http://www.usatoday.com
Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com
Internet Schoolhouse
Web site--http://www.internetschoolhouse.com
Hosts curriculum projects; has links to other sites.
The White House--http://www.whitehouse.gov
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WEB SITES COMPILED BY INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS)
Microsoft Accessibility Support
http://microsoft.com/enable
Microsoft's Accessibility support site with information and software resources on access in Windows 95, 3.11, Windows NT and some DOS tools.
Succeeding Together
http://www.csun.edu/~sp20558/
People with disabilities in the workplace A resource manual and job seeking skills for people with disabilities: a guide to success.
Jim Lubin's Home Page
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/index.html
This site contains an extensive listing of disABILITY sites as well as other interesting locations to visit. Jim, whose disABILITY is Quadriplegia, uses Assistive Technologies to develop and maintain this fine web site.
Good news for those of you ambitious enough to be thinking about next September already - help is just a Superhighway road trip away! Apple has a great new website that contains links to numerous lesson plans and resources for teachers. You can get to your destination in a matter of minutes by using Netscape Navigator and typing in the following address:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/index.html
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