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| Adolescents and the Internet | ||
| Benefits and risks of adolescents on the Internet, and guidelines for parents on keeping their children safe. ( http://www.actforyouth.net/documents/Oct061.pdf ) | ||
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| Children, Adolescents, and the Internet: A New Field of Inquiry in Developmental Psycholo... | ||
| A Developmental Psychology article summarizing research concerning developmental issues vis-à-vis the Internet. ( http://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/social-class-curricula.pdf ) | ||
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| Critical Issues: Technology and Education | ||
| Includes links to information about engaged learning and technology, a planning and implementation guide, building the 21st century school, using technology to support educational reform, The Electronic School Magazine, and many others. ( http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm ) | ||
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| DiversityInc. | ||
| Visit the home page of DiversityInc, publisher of an online newsletter and a magazine whose editorial mission is to provide education and clarity on the business benefits of diversity. ( http://www.diversityinc.com/ ) | ||
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| Ethnic Groups | ||
| The library of California State University, Stanislaus, provides this vast resource for research on diversity topics. ( http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/multicultural/main.htm ) | ||
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| Exploring TV Violence | ||
| Links to many web sites with information about TV violence can be accessed, including the National Television Violence Study, research reviews, and the Television Violence Monitoring Project. ( http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Sections/tv07.html ) | ||
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| Internet Pals | ||
| The web site has connections to classrooms from almost 100 countries and 93 different languages. More than 10,000 classrooms and close to one million students are now registered in this classroom exchange program. The connections provide information about what life is like in different countries and the opportunity to communicate with people from different countries. ( http://www.epals.com/ ) | ||
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| Migration Information Source | ||
| The website offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide. ( http://www.migrationinformation.org/ ) | ||
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| National Educational Technology Standards | ||
| Website of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) with extensive information about the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS); lots of examples of effective use of technology for learning in the 6th-8th and 9th-12th grades. ( http://cnets.iste.org/ ) | ||
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| Prejudice | ||
| Social Psychology Network provides links to a variety of topics related to prejudice. ( http://www.socialpsychology.org/social.htm ) | ||
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| Research on Poverty | ||
| The web site of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read about how poverty is measured, the extent of poverty in children and youth, sources of information about poverty, and the causes and consequences of poverty. ( http://www.irp.wisc.edu/ ) | ||
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| Safely Surfing the Internet | ||
| A guide for parents and children to maximize safe use of the Internet. ( http://www.todaysteacher.com/ParentsInternetSafety.htm ) | ||
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| Social Studies for Kids: African Americans | ||
| Links upon links that offer a wide range of topics on African Americans, including biographies, slavery, museums, and much more. ( http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/africanamericans.htm ) | ||
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| Strategies for Teaching Science to African American Students | ||
| Addresses important issues raised in the chapter on effective ways to teach ethnic minority students, particularly African Americans. ( http://www.easted.org/resources/aisne_science.pdf ) | ||
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| Violence in the Media Theme Page | ||
| Read about such topics as the influence of rock music and videos on young people, sex and violence in prime time, and parenting strategies for stopping media violence. ( http://www.cln.org/themes/media_violence.html ) | ||
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| Worldwide Classroom | ||
| Explore the web site of one of the largest international consortia of schools in the world. This site contains information on over 10,000 schools in 95 countries. Schools are conveniently listed both by country and by category. ( http://www.worldwide.edu/index.html ) | ||
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