Chapter 12

Technology & Social Studies

10 themes in social studies curriculum-

Culture

Time, continuity & change

People, places & environments

Individual development & identity

Individuals, groups & institutions

Power, authority & governance

Production, distribution &consumption

Science, technology & society

Global connections

Civic ideals & practices

Schools face the dilemma of how to teach s.s. in a meaningful way.

Conflict over what to teach and how to teach it.

The Internet has brought in many resources and opinions- not all true or accurate. Kids need to be taught how to decide what info. is reputable.

Some ways to integrate technology into s.s.-

Simulated problem solving environments-students interact with simulated events or locations. Students practice problem solving skills and see s.s. as more relevant to their daily lives.

Graphic representations such as timeline generators help students visualize difficult concepts.

Virtual trips lets students travel virtually to places they can not go and enhances real trips the students are able to take.

Student Telecollaboration lets students work together on the same project from distant locations.

Digital Storytelling lets students tell stories about people, places or events using images and sound.

Electronic Research- the Internet provides the most current info. possible. Students need to be taught where to find and identify quality info.

Technology is also useful in practicing factual information, such as states and capitals, using, for example a game like Classroom Jeopardy.

Website Resources

Muzzy Lanehttp://www.muzzylane.comMuzzy Lane is a provider of educational simulations covering a broad range of subjects and disciplines.

Bodie, Californiahttp://www.bodie.netThis site is a virtual tour of an original ghost town from the late 1800's.


U.S. National Archives and Records Administrationhttp://www.archives.govThe National Archives is a public trust that enables people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done.

StocksQuest Global Stock Market Gamehttp://investsmart.coe.uga.edu/C001759/stocksquest/mystocks.htmThe Global Stock Game (GSG) is a realistic stock market simulation in which users can learn the stock market at no cost.


Who Killed William Robinsonhttp://web.uvic.ca/history-robinson/indexmsn.htmlThe site is designed to make history interesting, helping students to learn more effectively about issues and events while learning how to think critically about history itself.

Colonial Househttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/historyThis documents the PBS project in "experiential history."


Digital Diarieshttp://www.http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/curriculum/exchange/winnebago.htmlDigital Diaries is a research project on pioneer history culminating in the development of a simple Web site – a way to facilitate a learning experience combining history and technology.

PBS Civil Warhttp://www.pbs.org/civilwarThis original nine-part series is an example of historical storytelling. Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict.


Oral History Society http://www.oralhistory.org.ukThe Oral History Society is a national and international organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of oral history.

Jeff Share's The Camera Always Lies: Breaking the Myth of Objectivityhttp://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article639.htmlThis article is a discussion of the digital manipulation of photographs in the media.

Don't Buy Ithttp://pbskids.org/dontbuyitDon't Buy It: Get Media Smart is a media literacy Web site for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers.


Democratic Partyhttp://www.democrats.orgThe Democratic National Convention established the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1848. The DNC is the oldest continuing party committee in the United States and the world.

Republican Partyhttp://www.rnc.orgThe Republican Party was formed in the early 1850's by anti-slavery activists and individuals who believed that government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge.


Ellis Island Recordshttp://www.ellisisland.orghttp://www.ellisislandimmigrants.orgThe Ellis Island Foundation works for the restoration of Ellis Island—a symbol of the American immigrant experience. Ellis Island Records create links to millions of immigrant ancestors from all over the world.

Multiculturalpediahttp://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e"Multiculturalpedia" is an encyclopedia in which users can learn about other cultures.


States Web Gameshttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htmStates Web Games are used to learn the locations, capitals, abbreviations, and over 500 important facts about the 50 states.

Riverdeep Softwarehttp://www.riverdeep.comRiverdeep produces educational software including Classroom Jeopardy.

Chapter 11

Technology in Math and Science Instruction

1)Math

Virtual Manipulatives- students work with simulated objects for activities that used to involve real manipulatives.

Some mathematical problem solving can take the form of a game--For ex. Zoombini's Logical Journey involves logic, data analysis, graphing and algebra.

Students need to learn math using symbols, words, graphs and numbers.

"Internet resources can help students make connections between abstract geometry and real objects..."

Students must be able to express their mathematical ideas in words.

Basic/Fundamental math skills can be practiced through software such as Early Math and Science or Boxer Math.

2)Science

Elementary teachers often lack the depth of knowledge necessary to teach science well.

Strategies for integrating technology into science
Data collection
Scientific Inquiry
Authentic science experiments
Assessing science info and tools

Simulations can make hard to grasp concepts easier, ex, mixing colors or combining chemicals and seeing a simulated result. Cost less and are safer than actual experiments.

The latest information in science is much easier to get via the Internet.

The National Science Foundation has funded digital libraries for science-used for research and info re scientific questions and issues.

Website Resources
Calculatorhttp://www.calculator.comThis site houses a vast collection of calculators and converters.

BrainPophttp://www.brainpop.comBrainPOP produces educational animated movies for grades K-12 to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is accessible and entertaining.

National Library of Virtual Manipulativeshttp://www.shodor.orgShodor Education Foundation advances science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling, and technology.

Manipula Math with Javahttp://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/index.htmlThe interactive programs presented on the site is designed to help middle school students, high school students, and college students understand mathematical ideas.
Science and Math Dynamic Linkshttp://faculty.ccc.edu/tr-scimath/intro.htmThe educational applets provided at the sites in this collection are used for many purposes. They may be run as stand-alone demonstrations, virtual lab activities, warm-ups, or as homework assignments.

U.S. Censushttp://www.census.govThe Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

StatCrunchhttp://www.statcrunch.comStatCrunch is statistical software for data analysis on the Web.

Math Forum Dr. Mathhttp://mathforum.org/dr.math/The Dr. Math site allows users to ask questions of a mathematician and to view archives of past questions.
Math Forum Problem of the Weekhttp://mathforum.org/powThe Math Forum's Problems of the Week (PoWs) are designed to provide creative, non-routine challenges for students in grades three through twelve.

Boxer Mathhttp://www.boxermath.comThe Boxer Math curriculum covers Math Fundamentals, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II, Geometry, and Trigonometry.

Waterford Early Science and Mathhttp://www.pearsondigital.comWaterford Early Math and ScienceTM is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that gives students a foundation in basic math and science skills.

Zoombinishttp://www.riverdeep.net/products/zoombinis/index.jhtmlThe Zoombinis software program builds and strengthens reasoning and mathematical communication skills.

Thinkin' Thingshttp://www.riverdeep.net/products/thinkin_things/index.jhtmlChildren create rhythmic compositions, explore two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and much more in Thinkin' Things software.
KaleidoManiahttp://www.keypress.com/catalog/products/software/Prod_KaleidoMania.htmlKaleidoMania! is a software tool for dynamically creating and analyzing symmetric designs and for exploring the mathematics of symmetry.

Mathematics Problem Solvinghttp://www.keypress.com/catalog/products/software/Prod_Fathom.htmlFathom gives students the power to gather, explore, and graphically analyze data in depth, and to understand concepts in mathematics and statistics.

Spreadsheet for solving what-if problemshttp://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/teacherlink/content/math/activities/ex-mmnumericalIn this investigation, students collect, organize, and analyze color data from individual sized bags of plain M&M's as an introduction to the calculation capabilities of a spreadsheet.

MathWorldhttp://mathworld.wolfram.comMathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.

PBS Mathlinehttp://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htmPBS TeacherSource offers thousands of lesson plans and activities in all academic content areas.

Eisenhower National ClearinghousegoENC.comThis subscription site identifies curriculum resources, creates professional development materials, and disseminates information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.

GLOBE Projecthttp://www.globe.govGLOBE is a worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program.

NASAhttp://www.nasa.govThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the government agency responsible for the space program and long-term general aerospace research.

Jason Projecthttp://www.jason.orgThe JASON Foundation for Education has the mission to inspire in students a life-long passion for learning in science, math, and technology through hands-on, real-world scientific discovery.

Archimedes Laboratoryhttp://www.archimedes-lab.org/index_optical.htmlThis site is an index of activities for learning about optical illusions.

Journey North Projecthttp://www.learner.org/jnorthJourney North is a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.

RedRover Goes to Marshttp://planetary.org/rrgtmRed Rover Goes to Mars, is the first privately funded educational experiment to fly on a planetary mission. It was made possible by members of The Planetary Society.

Web-based Chemistry Simulationshttp://cse.edc.org/products/simulations/default.aspThis Web site provides teachers with links to chemistry simulations, organized by standard.

Drinking Water Projecthttp://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/research/water/index.htmlThis online research module will guide users through the steps to research and present findings about access to safe drinking water in a community in Ghana, West Africa. It uses questioning, problem solving, critical thinking, and technology skills and is intended for middle and high school students.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.govThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and services.
National Institutes of Healthhttp://www.nih.govThe National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the federal focal point for medical research in the United States.

Exploring the Environment Curriculumhttp://www.cotf.edu/eteThe ETE online series, which features an integrated approach to environmental earth science through modules and activities, is developed at the NASA Classroom of the FutureTM at Wheeling Jesuit University.

Exploratoriumhttp://www.exploratorium.orgOnline since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. The site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.

Chemical Mixing Simulationshttp://www.chemsoc.orgChemsoc is a site for chemists and the home of the Royal Society of Chemistry's electronic network.

NASA's Center for Distance Learninghttp://dlcenter.larc.nasa.govNASA's Center for Distance Learning enhances grade K-16 curriculums by providing educators with FREE multimedia instructional programs.

Chapter 9

Technology and Eng. L.A.

Students need to be taught technological literacy in addition to traditional pen and paper versions of reading, writing , listening and speaking.

Technology can
- help teachers assist poor/struggling readers.
-motivate students to want to read and write.

Teachers are managing their prof. growth through-
cybermentoring, online prof. dev. and online prof. organizations.

Websites that teach-
Decoding-Gamegoo, Between the Lions and Chateau Meddybemps
Fluency- The Imagination Station, Open Book to Literacy, STAR Early Literacy
e-dictionaries and thesauruses
electronic devices such as Alphasmart and IntelliTalk

Improve literacy through-
Interactive books
Online literacy projects
motivating students through "tracking systems" like Accelerated Reader
digital storytelling-students create images to tell the story

International Children's Digital Library-500 free online books

Students can write on blogs like journals or to contribute to existing discussion.

Making a movie can encourage writing.

Discussion boards encourage reading and writing on topics of student interest.

Writing using technology-
Electronic Outlines
Concept Mapping(Kidspiration, Inspiration)

Drafting, revising and editing-easier on computers.

Work can be published traditionally (paper print out) or electronically(websites, power point or slide show,etc.)

Website Resources
Bibliomaniahttp://www.bibliomania.comThis site has free online literature with more than 2000 classic texts, along with literature book notes, author biographies, book summaries and reference books.
is an internet-accessible collection of texts and images.

Project Gutenberghttp://www.promo.net/pgProject Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books (eBooks or eTexts).

Don Johnston's Co:Writerhttp://www.donjohnston.comUsing CO:Writer word prediction software, students compose grammatically correct sentences containing topic-specific words.

ReadPleasehttp://www.readplease.comReadPlease is text-to-speech software for Windows® based operating systems.

BabelFishhttp://world.altavista.comTranslate text or entire Web sites with the Babel Fish translation tool.

SparkNoteshttp://www.sparknotes.comSparkNotes help students learn and practice basic skills, write a paper, study for a test, and achieve their academic goals.

NovelGuidehttp://www.novelguide.comNovelguide.com is a free source for literary analysis on the web that provides Literature Profiles, Metaphor Analysis, Theme Analyses, and Author Biographies.

Free Book Noteshttp://www.freebooknotes.comFreeBookNotes.com is a guide to free book summaries, literature notes, and study guides (like "Cliff's Notes") for over 1600 books, plays, and poems.

Pink Monkeyhttp://www.pinkmonkey.comPinkMonkey.com features over 400 free book notes, study guides, and online chapter summary notes.

iDictatehttp://www.iDictate.comiDictate is a blend of technology and human interaction that enables users to dictate any document using a telephone, fax machine, or dictation device, and then receive the completed job back for editing via e-mail.

LITThttp://edtechfm.sdsu.edu/SPED/ProjectLITT/LITTinfo.htmlProject LITT: Literacy Instruction Through Technology is a research project focusing on the use of technology to improve the reading skills of students with learning disabilities.

International Children's Digital Libraryhttp://www.icdlbooks.orgThe International Children's Digital Library is the largest bookmobile in history made available to children around the world.

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.comA blog is an easy-to-use web site where users can quickly post thoughts, interact with people, and more.

Literacy Mattershttp://www.literacymatters.org/content/readandwrite/writing.htmProvides resources for writing in the content areas.

The American Poetry sitehttp://www.americanpoems.comAmerican Poems is dedicated to bringing readers all the greatest American Poets---from the classics to the latest contemporary poets.

ePALShttp://www.epals.comePALS is a provider of school-safe email and collaborative technology.

Chapter 8

Using the Internet in the Classroom


Three ways to use the Internet at school-

For gaining and analyzing info.

Communication between students or between teachers and students.

Individual or group problem solving.


You can have...electronic penpals, electronic mentors and virtual field trips.


Students work can be posted on websites through electronic publishing.


PBL=problem based learning

4 kinds-

Collaborative or webquests.

Parallel -students work on and solve problems independently, then compare their process and results with other students who solved the same problem.

Data analysis-students use existing 'real life' data to solve problems and answer questions.

Simulations- students use the computer to perform virtual experiments.



Social Action Projects require students involvement in a local or global social concern.

Figure 8.1-page 254-255 Examples of Web-based lessons and projects.

Reasons to use the Internet in the classroom
-info. for student research
-motivation for students
-practice with gaining and using info. form the web.
-practice with understanding and solving problems based on complex issues.
-teaching students how to work together.
-offers opportunities to explore their own and other cultures.

JPEG and GIF -formats used to download images.

Plug-ins-let you see and hear what's on your computer-movie, animation and streaming audio plug-ins.

Website creation- create your own---hard
Use website creation software---so much better!

A good website should be easy to use, well organized,easy to read and navigate.

Website Resources

Windows to the Universehttp://www.windows.ucar.eduWindows to the Universe is a learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public.

TrackStarhttp://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jspTrackStar is a starting point for online lessons and activities. Users collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations, and have an interactive, online lesson called a Track.

Web Toolboxeshttp://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolbox.htmlThe toolboxes are resources and lesson ideas for using the web in the classroom.

Teach-nologyhttp://www.teach-nology.com/themesEach theme contains links to a variety of resources to help teachers develop lessons that are challenging, exciting, and fun.

EPalshttp://www.epals.comePALS is a provider of school-safe email and collaborative technology for the educational market.

International E-Mail Classroomhttp://www.iecc.orgIECC is a free service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom pen-pal and other project exchanges.

International Telementor Programhttp://www.telementor.orgThe International Telementor Program provides academic mentoring support from professionals in ITP-sponsoring companies.

Chats with NASA Personnelhttp://quest.arc.nasa.gov/sso/chatsNASA Quest allows the public to share the excitement of NASA's authentic scientific and engineering pursuits. The chat events are live interactions with NASA experts.

Tramline Virtual Field Tripshttp://www.field-trips.orgThis is a site where virtual field trips are created and added by educators.

National Health Museumhttp://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/virtual.htmlThis page is a listing of virtual dissections, labs, and field trips in health and science.

Children's Expresshttp://www.childrens-express.orgChildren's Express is a UK-wide news agency producing news, features, and comment by young people for everyone.

Midlink Magazinehttp://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/MidLink Magazine is the digital magazine by students, for students ages 8 -- 18.

CIESE Online Classroom Projectshttp://www.ciese.orgThe Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) provides eeducation resources and science projects for K-12 grade levels

Pathfinder Science projectshttp://kancrn.orgLinks to science fair resources and guides.

Project Mars Millennium http://www.projectpioneer.com/marsWorking in teams with educators, community leaders and professionals in many fields, young people will weave the arts, sciences, and humanities into an exploration of their own communities.

IEARN Networkhttp://www.iearn.orgiEARN is a global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

Cranes for Peace Projecthttp://www.cranesforpeace.orgPeople from around the world send origami cranes to the Children of the A-Bomb statue in the Hiroshima Peace Park as a symbol and wish for peace.

I Have a Dream Projecthttp://www.kidlink.org/dreamThe I Have a Dream program challenges students to plan, design, and implement an Internet based project to realize their favored dreams in collaboration with peers in other countries.

Westward Ho! http://www.cyberbee.com/wwhoThis site is a simulated journey that allows classes to travel the trail as part of the Westward HO! Wagon Train.

Cool Cosmoshttp://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.eduThis site provides activities, experiments, and lesson plans for learning about light.

KidLink Multicultural calendarhttp://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCCThe calendar entries contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays, and the special ways in which these days are observed.

Faces of the Olympicshttp://www.mtpleasps.vic.edu.au/olympics/This project aims to develop student skills while researching the stories behind the Olympics.

Writing with Writershttp://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/This is a site where students work with authors, editors, and illustrators in workshops designed to guide them in developing their skills.

Electronic Postcards from Around the Worldhttp://www.genevaschools.org/austinbg/class/gray/internet/electronicThis project offers a way to learn geography and map skills plus provide an increased social awareness of schools/communities around the world.

Unsung Heroes: An ePals Projecthttp://www.epals.com/projects/unsung_heroes/ePALS invites classes around the world to collaborate in the exchange of information about students, teachers, and others in their communities whose positive actions are making a difference to the quality of life of others.

The North American Quilt: A Living Geography Projecthttp://www.tlt.ab.ca/projects/Div3/Grade8/NAGeogNAQuiltGr.8/thenaq.htmThe North American Quilt is designed to bring an interdisciplinary approach to the study of geography, engaging students to participate in a growing collection of geographic and cultural information about the continent.

Voices from the Past: An Oral History WebQuesthttp://oldsegundo.com/webquests/voices_from_past/student-home.htmThis WebQuest is an oral history project for students in grades 6 through 12.

Global Grocery List Projecthttp://www.landmark-project.com/ggl/index.htmlStudents share local grocery prices to build a growing table of data to be used in social studies, science, health, mathematics, and other disciplines.

Whitehouse for Kidshttp://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/timelineThe Freedom Timeline brings together historical stories of freedom.

Streaming Videohttp://www.streamingvideos.comThis site is a list of frequently asked questions about streaming video.

Real Networkhttp://www.real.comReal Player is a media player.

Macromediahttp://www.macromedia.comThis site has information about Macromedia software including Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash.

U.S. Department of Educationhttp://www.ed.govThe mission of the U.S. Department of Education is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.

U.S. House of Representativeshttp://thomas.loc.govThomas makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.

Chapter 7

Distance Learning

Distance learning is is defined as any learning where the students are connected to other learners, "information resources", instructors and/or any combination of those things.

Some distance learning is done without an instructor present often through the Internet. It can also be used to supplement instruction from a classroom teacher.

With distance learning students have access to materials, courses and experts not otherwise available tot hem. They have information immediately available and are able to communicate and share information with other students and teachers quickly and effectively.

"The Digital Divide" dramatically illustrates the case of the "haves" and the "have nots." Some children do not have the ready availability of computers and the Internet( at home and at school) and are not able to fully take advantage of the benefits distance learning offers.

Too much time on the computer can lead to social and developmental problems. Limits of one to two hours daily are suggested.

Virtual schools are controversial. They have a higher drop out rate than traditional schools. some worry that virtual schools are a way to get the government to fund home schooling. The successful virtual school student is very organized, able to motivate himself and has better than average computer skills.

Problems with the Internet-
Accessing inappropriate or offensive material. This can be minimized by installation of a firewall or filtering software.

Safety and privacy issues for students. Students need to be taught never to provide their full name or personal information to anyone on the Internet.

Fraud. Transact online business only with reputable companies at secure sites.
The URL for a secure site usually begins with https, not just http'

Viruses and hacking. Viruses can come with e-mail attachments and downloads. Hackers get unauthorized access to a system. Firewalls can help keep hackers out, but sometimes interfere with authorized use of the system.

Plagiarism and copyright infringement. Websites have been developed to check student work for plagiarism: www.turnitin.com and www.mydropbox.com. Students should check for copyright information and either ask permission to use the information from the person holding the copyright(if noted) or site the URL and owner name.

URLS= uniform resource locators

Any part of a webpage can be programmed to be a link.

Two types of search engines: Major search engines, like Google, and metacrawlers, like Mamma. Metacrawlers use more than one search engine at a time to locate information.

Three key points when evaluating Internet info:
Content-is the information true and accurate?
Design-is the website easy to use? Can you find the information you are looking for?
Safe and appropriate-the material is not dangerous, offensive or illegal.

Website Resources

Big Six Skillshttp://www.big6.comThe Big6 is an information literacy model.

Internet 4 Classroomshttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htmThis page is a directory of educational technology tutorials online.

U.S. Whitehousehttp://www.whitehouse.govThe Whitehouse website has links to current issues and news, as well as information about the history and people of the executive branch.

Get Wise Nethttp://kids.getnetwise.orgGet Wise helps parents educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely.

Cyber Sitterhttp://www.cybersitter.comCyber Sitter is an Internet filter designed for home, educational, and small business use.

Cybersnoophttp://www.pearlsw.comCyber Snoop is an Internet monitoring, filtering, and control software program designed to monitor and control the Internet activity of a stand-alone PC.

Net Nannyhttp://www.netnanny.comNet Nanny parental control software includes family-safe filtered search, an Internet monitor, web site filtering, time limits, chat recording, newsgroup blocking, and privacy controls.

Surf Controlhttp://www1.surfcontrol.comSurf Control provides protection against Internet threats of pornography, spyware, phishing attacks, viruses, and malicious downloads.

WatchDoghttp://www.sarna.net/watchdogWatchDog Parental Control software limits, protects, and monitors what users do on the computer.

Norton Internet Securityhttp://www.symantec.comSymantec's Norton Internet Security provides essential protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats.

Spyware Doctorhttp://www.pctools.comPC Tool produces innovative software products to protect the privacy and security of Windows computer users.

SafeKidshttp://www.safekids.com/child_safety.htmSafeKids is a web site devoted to keeping kids safe in cyberspace produced by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Internet Alliance.

CookiePalhttp://www.kburra.comCookie Pal is a complete Internet cookie management system for Windows.

Cookie Managerhttp://www.spychecker.com/software/cookiemanager.htmlCookies Manager helps you to select which cookies you always want to keep and which cookies you always want to delete.

Plagiarism.org http://www.plagiarism.orgPlagiarism.org is an online resource for people concerned with the problem of Internet plagiarism. The site is designed to provide the latest information on online plagiarism.

My Drop Boxhttp://www.mydropbox.comMyDropBox.com provides the technology to detect and prevent cases of Internet plagiarism.

Googlehttp://www.google.comThe Google search engine is designed to provide a simple, fast way to search the Internet for information.

Yahoohttp://www.yahoo.comYahoo! Inc. is a global consumer and business services company, offering a comprehensive network of essential services for Web users.

AskJeeveshttp://www.askjeeves.comAsk Jeeves Inc. provides consumers and advertisers with world-class information retrieval products across a diverse portfolio of Web sites, portals, and desktop search applications.

Dog Pilehttp://www.dogpile.comDog Pile brings the Web's best search engines together in one place to deliver more comprehensive and relevant results.

Vivisimohttp://www.vivisimo.comVivísimo creates software to access and cluster information for better search and discovery.

HotBothttp://www.hotbot.comHotBot offers a search powered by a choice of
Hotbot (Inktomi-powered), Google, or AskJeeves.

Kartoohttp://www.kartoo.comKartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces.

Mammahttp://www.mamma.comMamma.com is a "smart" metasearch engine that simultaneously searches a variety of engines, directories, and deep content sites.

Criteria for Evaluating Website Contenthttp://www.cyberbee.com/guides.htmlThe "WWW CyberGuide" Internet evaluation forms were developed by Karen McLachlan informally as a means of introducing the World Wide Web to novice users in 1996.

Netiquettehttp://www.albion.com/netiquette/This page provides links to both summary and detail information about Netiquette.

Emoticonshttp://www.netlingo.com/smiley.cfmhttp://www.robelle.com/smugbook/smiley.htmlAn emoticon is a sequence of characters on your computer keyboard that convey emotion. Both sites display a large collection of emoticons.

Text Messaging Abbreviationshttp://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.aspThis page lists abbreviated phrases used as shorthand in chatrooms and instant messages.


Web Whackerhttp://www.bluesquirrel.comWeb Whacker is software that copies entire web sites to a computer's hard drive.