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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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| Exploring Diversity | ||
| The diversity database of the University of Maryland will enable you to explore many facets of diversity, including ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and religion. ( http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/ ) | ||
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| Diversity Resources | ||
| 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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| Migration and Ethnic Relations | ||
| An excellent resource for learning more about migration and ethnic relations with links to many related web sites. ( http://www.ercomer.org/wwwvl/index.html ) | ||
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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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| African Americans | ||
| This American Studies web site includes information about many aspects of the lives of African-Americans and their cultural background. ( http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eguides/afam/index.html ) | ||
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| Latinos | ||
| The "Lives" website is a resource for biography. Follow the Special Collections: Latin Americans, Hispanics, Latinos links for biographies of members of these ethnic groups. ( http://amillionlives.com/Collect_spec5.html ) | ||
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| Asian Americans | ||
| Explore many aspects of the lives of Asian Americans, especially their cultural ties. ( http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/asianam.html ) | ||
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| Research on Poverty | ||
| The web site of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the U. 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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| 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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| Children, Youth, Media, and Violence | ||
| 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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| Tips for Using the Internet | ||
| Learn about some good strategies for using the Internet. ( http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/using/internet/tips/default.asp ) | ||
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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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| Educational Technology Journal | ||
| This web site consists of the journal's most recent issue as well as past issues organized according to topic, such as research, staff development, technology planning, Internet use policies, and assessment. ( http://www.fromnowon.org/ ) | ||
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| Critical Issues in 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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| Technology Standards in Education | ||
| The web site of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) with extensive information about the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS); includes lots of examples of effective use of technology for learning in the 6th-8th and 9th-12th grades. ( http://www.iste.org/Template.cfm?Section=NETS&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&... ) | ||
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| Mediascope | ||
| This web site provides information about raising awareness about media and society. ( http://www.mediascope.org/ ) | ||
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