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Archaeology
Arctic Circle
Egypt

Automotive
Automotive Learning On Line ****
Popular Mechanics PM Zone ***
Four stars = excellent & three stars = good as rated by LA Times, Access Magazine

Current Events: Newspapers & TV
60 Minutes
ABCNEWS.com
CNN Interactive
Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
Frontline: Loose Nukes
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento Bee
The EL Toro Airport Info Site
The New York Times on the Web
The New York Times Learning Network: Free daily lesson plans and comprehensive interactive resources based on the content of the newspaper.
USA Today
Washington Post

Cultures
KIDLINK: Global Networking for Youth 10-15
U.S. News & World Report Online

Economics and Finanance
Apple Investor Relations
Bloomberg Online
CNNfn
Federal Trade Commission Home Page
FreeEDGAR.com: Free live EDGAR data and more...
BM financial information: Quarterly results
InvestorGuide - The Leading Guide to Investing on the Web
Investor's Business Daily - Financial Web Site
Library of Congress
Metastock for Java
Money Online
Federal Reserve Bank Personal Finance Page
Researchmag.com
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
Search SEC EDGAR Archives
Silicon Investor - Home Page
StockTick Stock Investment Portfolio Management Software
The Financial Data Finder A - I
The Money Page - The Net's Comprehensive Guide to Banking & Finance
**The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
Wahoo! - The Computerized Trader's Interesting Sites List
**Clearstation
**Investor Home
**The Motley Fool: Finance and Folly
**indicates: Chosen as best sites in Finance category (1999 Webby Awards)

English
Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations
Purdue University On-line Writing Lab
Rhyming dictionary
Shakespeare
School Wise Press Reading
World Wide Words
E. L. Easton
Poetry Teacher
Bibliomania
CNN Literacy Learning Resources

Foreign Language
Web Site to Translates English into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or Visa Versa
Japanese-Online
Viva! Cinco de Mayo
LANGUAGES online

Geography and Maps
Welcome To MapQuest!
Geography Reference Site
CIA Maps (GIF)
Global Online Adventure Learning Site
Yahoo! Maps
Microsoft Expedia Maps ****
National Geographic ***
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection ***
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Government
www.publicagenda.org Great site on public policy. Go to: Issue Guides and have fun. Public Agenda is an objective explorer of public opinion and a scrupulously fair minded producer of citizen education materials.
GovSpot is a free virtual resources that offers students and educators a high-utility collection of top government and civic resources along with insightful, non-partisan editorial in one user-friendly spot.
All Politics - CNN - *Good starting site - see: Spin patrol where campaign advertisements are reviewed.
League of Women Voters- nonpartisan voter information
Libertarian Party
PBS Frontline
Vote Smart- nonpartisan, Oregon State University Copyright Free Material National nonprofit organization makes public its comprehensive database of voting records, campaign-finance data, PAC contributions and issue positions.
Campaign Politics USA Senate and House Races
Democratic National Committee- History of the Party-Links to other sites
Gallup Poll- (#1 polling agency)
GOP Main Street
Conservative Town Hall Site
PoliticsNow- good starting point- includes resources of ABC News, The Washington Post, National Journal, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, and Newsweek. Includes a Money Talks section, and a Check the Record section, where you can find out how your congressional representative has voted, with state-by-state links to local elections
Libertarian candidate Harry Browne-(California)
Natural Law Party's candidate Dr. John Hagelin
Los Angeles Times site- during election seasons will link to databases of election returns, AP for national news, and to the California Secretary of State and County Registrar of Voters. Includes original texts, profiles of candidates, lists of campaign contributions, and voting records.
USA Today Online- covers political and election news
Election Connection
Web Archive: Internet Election
Democratic
Republican
Natural Law
Green
Libertarian

Health
FCA: Home Page
Medicine Net (TM) Home Page -- A FREE Medical Reference
Medicine Net Pharmacy
*Baby Center
*Epicurious (food)
**Intelligent Health
**Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
**On Health
Family Problems Addressed
*indicates: Chosen as best sites in Living category (1999 Webby Awards)
**indicates: Chosen as best sites in Health category (1999 Webby Awards)
Heart Health
American Heart Association ****
Heart Point ****
Heart Information Network ***
Unofficial Support for Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease ***
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US and World History

US History
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
Black History Month
Lady Liberty
Learning Page of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress Home Page
The Columbus Doors of the U.S. Capitol
WELCOME TO ARCHIVING EARLY AMERICA
Welcome to the U.S. Civil War Center!
Folklore, Art Anthropology
50 States

World History
Amnesty International On-Line
Arab-Israeli Wars: 60 Years of Conflict
CIA Maps (GIF)
Dead Sea -- Intro
Earthlore Explorations - Main Introduction to On-Line Cultural Features
The World Hunger Site (UN sponsored)
The Last Days of Socrates
United Nations Children's Fund

Holocaust
Holocaust: Cybrary of the Holocaust
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Holocaust: Non Jewish Victims of the Shoah

Social Science
Clean Car Maps -- Your best Source for Finding EV Recharge & NGV Refuel Sites on the Web!
Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Homepage
History Net

Homework
Atlas Encyclopedia OnLine ****
Ask Dr. Math ****
The Human Languages Page ****
Hyper History OnLine ****
A+ Math ***
4 Kids ***
Funk and Wagnalls Multimedia Encyclopedia OnLine ***
Homework Help ***
The Internet Public Library ***
Merriam-Webster OnLine ***
Star Child ***
Internet Public Library for Teens
Britannica
Edgate
Pics4Learning
Puzzlemaker

Math
ENC Online
Get An A+ In Math
Math
Mathematics Archives WWW Server
PBS Mathline
The Abacus
The Home Page for TI Calculator Users
The Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
The Math Forum Home Page
Welcome to nctm.org
Math- OC high schools SAT-9 scores.
Math Trail

News
Microsoft and NBC News Site ****
ABC News Site ***
CBS News Site ***
CNN News Site ***
ESPN Sport Center ***
NBC News Site ***
Four stars = excellent & three stars = good as rated by LA Times, Access Magazine

Psychology
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Science
Aquarimus on the WEB: Tennessee Aquarium | National Aquarium in Balitmore | Monterey Bay Aquarium | Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut | New England Aquarium in Boston |
Sounds of the World's Animals. This is a collection of sounds in every language you can think of and many common insects and animals.
Aerotech News & Review
Dinosaur Resource: Dinosaur Zoom
Earthquake Information from the USGS
EDF -- Environmental Defense Fund WorldWide
Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
Exploratorium: ExploraNet
Fisher Scientific Online!
GLOBE - International Hands-On Science and Education
Home Page of VolcanoWorld
Institute for Chemical Education Home Page
JASON Project
Kids' Space
Knowledge Revolution
Main Menu @ nationalgeographic.com
Ocean Planet Homepage
UCSD Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library
Questacon Home Page
Science and Engineering Network News
SCIENCE.ORG(tm) Home Page
Smithsonian Natural History Web Home Page
Storm Hurricane Central
The Invention Dimension!
The National Science Foundation
The Nine Planets
The WeatherChannel
United States Climate page
Welcome to Canada's Agriculture Museum
Weather Resources on the WEB: | AccuWeather | Automated Weather Source | Intellicast | Making a Weather Station | National Weather Service | Sky News | Tonardo Project Online | Weather Cameras | The Weather Channel | The Weather Classroom | The Weather Underground | WeatherNet |
Welcome to Recycle City!
Whales
ZEBU: University of Oregon Physics WEB Server
Visualize Science ***
Science A GOGO ****
Cells Alive! ***
Planet Diary ***
Scientific American ***
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation
Science Master
Dr. Matrix
NASA Life Science Database
Five * (stars) = highest rating by LA Times Access Magazine

Special Education
Disabilities Information Resources

News: Sports
CBS SportsLine
ESPN SportsZone
GolfWeb
Mercury Center
NBA.com
The Sporting News

Teacher Education
Blue Web'n: Outstanding Internet sites by subject area.
Backflip: Posting/sharing of websites.
California Department of Education: A wealth of information for educators.
CUSD'S Educator's Website: District's website for teacher and student information.
CTAP (California Technology Assistance Project)
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
Education World: search of educational sites.
Education Week Online: American Education's web based newspaper.
Free Rand McNally Maps: Outline maps, lesson plans, classroom activities.
Learning with Technology Profile Tool. This is a must stop for technology using professionals.
History. National Council for the Studies is an information service for educators.
**Journey North
LA Learning Exchange - Front Page
LAUSDnet's Home Page (Los Angeles Unified School District)
NetTech Grants: Information on grants.
Orange County Department of Ed CTAP Page: Technology Training, Teacher Grants.
Oregon Educational Technology Consortium: Excellent pricing for technology (software/hardware).
Pacbell California Teacher Development Site: Lessons & more with videoconferencing info
Quest: NASA K-12 Internet Initiative: All content areas.
San Diego Department of Ed Resource Page: Resources for teachers and administrators.
Schools of California On-line Resources (SCORE) for Educators: For developing lesson plans.
**Schrock's Guide for Educators: For teacher professional training.
**The Global Schoolhouse
The New Teacher Page
U.S. Department of Education
US Department of Education Technology Initiatives
Web Service for Teachers: K-12 Lesson Plans & Workshops
The New York Times Learning Network: Free daily lesson plans and comprehensive interactive resources based on the content of the newspaper.
Alternative Assessment
Mail Start
Quiz Center
iMind
Teacher Web
Test your technology proficiency
Puzzlemaker
Marco Polo
Biography of America

**indicates: Chosen as best sites in Education category (1999 Webby Awards)

Theatre
Celebrity Sightings: Reach for a Star
Disney.com Home Page - Welcome
Internet Movie Database
The Internet Underground Music Archive
TV Guide
Warner Bros. Online
**Bob Dylan
**MP3
**Sonnic Net
**The Ultimate Band List
**indicates: Chosen as best sites in Music category (Webby Awards)

Travel
Amtrak
Expedia Travel Dispatch
Fodor's Travel Online
Leisureplan
MapQuest
Microsoft Expedia travel services
Resort Sports Network
SkiCentral
The WeatherChannel
Travelocity

Art HISTORY LINKS
Gardner's Art Through the Ages
AP Art History
Mr. T. Stevens

PREHISTORIC ART

The Cave of Lascaux, France
An excellent site by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication with a section on the discovery and history of the cave and an illustrated tour through its various parts. www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en
A Palaeolithic Painted Cave at Vallon‑Pont‑d'Arc, France
Another very good site by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication on the discovery of this painted cave in 1994. www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en

La Grotte Cosquer, France
Also by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, this site shows the painted cave discovered recently near Marseilles on the south coast of France; it can be reached only through a long passage underwater. The paintings include pictures of penguins! It is part of a Website devoted to underwater archaeology. www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/archeosm/fr/fr‑medit‑prehist.htm

The Peche‑Merle Cave, France
A virtual visit to this famous cave with spotted horses and human hands painted on the limestone walls. www.quercy.net/pechmerle/english/visite.html

Mothers of Time
A discussion of seven Paleolithic figurines from the Louis Alexandre Jullien Collection by Jacques Cinq‑Mars of the Archaeological Survey of Canada. http://www.civilization.ca/

The Stone Pages
Paola Arosio and Diego Meozzi's site catalogue of stone circles including Stonehenge, dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, and Italy. Plus some great QuickTime VR Panoramic view movies. www.stonepages.com

Stonehenge
A four‑part essay probing the mystery, construction, function, and future preservation of the monument produced by The Discovery Channel Canada Online. www.exn.ca/mysticplaces/Stonehenge.cfm

ANCIENT ART ‑ NEAR EAST AND EGYPT

Persian Art through the Centuries
A useful overview of the history of Persian art from the Neolithic all the way up to the Qajar period 1750‑1925, with sections devoted to Luristan, the Medes and Achaemenians, Sassanian, the periods of Islamic art, and the Mongols. www.artarena.force9.co.uk/hpart.html

Ancient Near Eastern Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The collection ranges in date from 8000 BCE. the Neolithic period to the Arab conquest and rise of Islam beginning in 651 CE. Click on the "View 50 Highlights" to see works from ancient Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Anatolia, and other areas. www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=3

Mesopotamia
Explore ancient Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria through this British Museum Website. www.mesopotamia.co.uk

Explore the Pyramids
A PBS NOVA Online presentation for kids but with good images and information about the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, plus the Sphinx. It also inquires into the age of the pyramids and who built them; with some fun QuickTime VR! www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/

Ancient Egypt
Explore ancient Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddessses, pharaohs, pyramids, temples, and more through this British Museum site. www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen
An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, that captures the revolutionary epoch known as the Amarna Age 1353‑1336 BCE when the pharaoh Akhenaten ruled Egypt. www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna/index.html
Monuments and Sights to See in Egypt

Scroll down to "Pharaonic Monuments" and visit dozens of sites in ancient Egypt. Each is accompanied by a brief informative text with links to additional information about people, pharaohs, and other ancient Egyptians and including the complete translation by E. A. Wallis Budge of The Egyptian Book of the Dead. Presented by the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt, and the Egyptian Tourist Authority. www.touregypt.net/monument.htm

Mysteries of the Nile
Another PBS NOVA Online presentation that, besides the Old Kingdom pyramids and the Sphinx, includes the New Kingdom temples at Karnak and Luxor with some QuickTime VR movies. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore
The Theban Mapping Project

The Egyptian tomb, KV5, was discovered by archaeologist Kent Weeks in the Valley of the Kings in 1995. It has been described as the "largest tomb ever found in Egypt," and "the greatest archaeological discovery of the century." Trace the year‑by‑year history of KV 5's discovery and take a tour of the tomb and its many chambers. You can also follow the careful process of excavation, see the reliefs and finds being uncovered, and keep up‑to‑date on the excavation's progress, which can also be viewed with QuickTime VR. www.kv5.com/intro.html

ANCIENT ART ‑ GREECE AND ROME

Museums, Archaeological Sites and Monuments of Greece
An excellent comprehensive resource for the study of ancient Greek art and artifacts covering archaeological sites, monuments, and museum collections in all parts of Greece including the Aegean Islands and Crete. Maintained by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.http://www.greekforme.com/greek-maps.html

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
A PBS introduction to ancient Greek civilization. www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/

The Perseus Project
An outstanding research tool for the study of the ancient world. The project provides searchable digital catalogs of coins, vases, sculptures, sites and buildings, with over 33,000 pictures. Various texts are also available. The Editor‑in‑Chief is Professor Gregory Crane, Tufts University. www.perseus.tufts.edu

ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES

Images of Medieval Art and Architecture
Many images provided by Alison Stones of Medieval Architecture mostly in England and France. A glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture by Jane Vadnal is also included. www.pitt.edu/~medart

Medieval Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Fifty images of highlights in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=17

The Glory of Byzantium
An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the art of the second golden age of Byzantine art 843‑1261. The Website also includes examples of art from the first golden age of Byzantine art 324‑730 and the late period, which ended with the Turkish conquest in 1453. www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html

Islamic Arts and Architecture
An extensive site with sections devoted to architecture, calligraphy, rugs. www.islamicart.com

The Oeuvre of Notre‑Dame, Paris
The building of the Cathedral of Notre‑Dame in Paris. www.oeuvre‑notre‑dame.org/gb/histoire/Histoire.htm

Amiens Cathedral Project
The great Gothic Cathedral of Amiens is presented by Columbia University and the Media Center for Art History with images of the exterior, interior, and sculpture program, plus texts, computer graphics, Flash animation, and QuickTime movies. www.learn.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/Amiens.html

Medieval Manuscript Manual
A very useful guide to manuscripts including patronage and use, materials and techniques of manuscript production, structure and arrangement, typology and illumination. www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/MMM/index.html

The Art of Giotto: A Guided Tour
One of the excellent illustrated tours provided by Emil Kren and Daniel Marx through the Web Gallery of Art. www.gallery.euroweb.hu/tours/giotto/index.html

RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE ART & MODERN ART

The Renaissance
An Annenberg/CPB exhibit exploring the Renaissance as an age of balance and order. www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance

The Digital Michelangelo Project
A project undertaken by Stanford University and the University of Washington to digitize Michelangelo's statue of David. Besides images of theproject, additional pages include learning how to carve marble and a visit to the marble quarries of Pietrasanta. www.graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich

Palladio's Italian Villas
The important sixteenth‑century architect Andrea Palladio built numerous villas in the Veneto region in Italy. www.boglewood.com/palladio

Your Way to Florence
Intended for visitors, but offering a good "Arts" section with pages devoted to the Art and History of Florence, Museums, Churches, Famous People, Last Suppers, and Medici Villas. www.arca.net/florence.htm

The Florence Art Guide
Gloria Chiarini's useful guide to the art and architecture of Florence. www.mega.it/eng/egui/hogui.htm

Religious Works of the Dutch Masters
Part of the My Studios site featuring among others Terbrugghen, Honthorst, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. www.mystudios.com/gallery/dutch/enter.html

Francesco Borromini 1599‑1667
Structure and Metamorphosis An exhibition examining the career of this important Italian Baroque architect. www.borromini.at/e/index.html

Chateau de Versailles
The official site of Versailles with information about the palace and the grounds. www.chateauversailles.fr/

Pre‑Raphaelite Passion
A site examining the passion of the Pre‑Raphaelites in their subject matter; with over 80 images organized by subject matter. www.nouveaunet.com/prbpassion

Futurism and Futurists
Bob Osborn's site covering the wide‑ranging Italian movement that included painting, graphics, sculpture, poetry, literature and the performing arts. www.futurism.org.uk

AFRICAN ART

Wonders of the African World
A PBS presentation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. www.pbs.org/wonders/index.html

Africa
A British Museum site exploring historic and contemporary societies of Africa including Egypt after the ancient period. www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/africa/africa.html

Africa: The Art of a Continent
The Guggenheim Museum explores the rich variety of African artworks across the African continent, with sections devoted to items of personal use. www.artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa

Indian Architecture and Sculpture
The extensive Varanasi Slide Collection at the American Institute of Indian Studies AIIS at the University of Pennsylvania. www.library.upenn.edu/etext/sasia/aiis/architecture/index.html

Harappa
South Asia's past is examined though photographs and archaeology with sections devoted to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and the city of Harappa, and to images of India in engravings, lithographs, photographs and film during the period of the Raj. www.harappa.com/

Southeast Asian Monuments
A selection of one hundred images from the collection of Marijke J. Klokke of monuments in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and

Vietnam. www.leidenuniv.nl/pun/ubhtm/mjk/intro.htm

apanese Ukiyoe Prints
A large selection of Japanese Ukiyoe prints from the Sweet Briar Collection. www.artgallery.sbc.edu/ukiyoe/collection.html

THE NATIVE ARTS OF THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA

Mesoamerican Cultures and Regions
Edgar Martin del Campo illustrates and discusses the principal Mesoamerican cultures. www.members.aol.com/emdelcamp/cultures.htm

Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
The National Park Service provides information on the ancient moundbuilders. www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feature/feature.htm

Secrets of Easter Island
A PBS NOVA examination of how hundreds of giant stone statues that dominate the island's coast were moved and erected. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter

OTHER INTERESTING SITES

Art & Ecology
One of the Getty's ArtsEdNet Talk online exhibitions and discussions that focus on using discipline‑based art education in the classroom. Art & Ecology is both a set of resources for teachers and an online exhibition of contemporary ecological art. www.getty.edu/artsednet/images/Ecology/index.html

On Connoisseurship
Richard de Koster examines connoisseurship and some aspects of postmodernist aesthetics. www.highlands.com/art

Analysis of Visual Images
Ross Woodrow at the University of Newcastle, Australia, examines how to analyse images. www.newcastle.edu.au/department/fad/fi/woodrow/analysis.htm

Women Artists in History
A showcasing of the work of women artists down through the centuries produced and maintained by Wendy Murdock and Carrie Carolin. www.wendy.com/women/artists.html
A website for media theory, gender, identity, and cultural studies managed by David Gauntlett. www.theory.org.uk

Others
American Museum of Natural History
Arc Boutant Historic Preservation Program
ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network
Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens Home Page
WebMuseum: Bienvenue! (Welcome from the curator)
Welcome to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
**Doors of Preception i
**Park Bench
**The Multi-Cultural Recycler

**indicates: Chosen as best sites in Arts category (1999 Webby Awards)