University of Southern Maine, Gorham Maine 

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Electronic Literacy and Education

 

Syllabus

Description and Rationale

Special Features

Goals

Ground Rules

Grades

Readings

September

25 Orientation

October

10 Email and Conferencing

17 E-Resources

24 Online Learning

29 Search Strategies

November

06 Cancel

20 Web Page
26 Web Page

December

04 Web Page
12 Web Page Publishing
18  Streaming and all that Jive

This course offers professional educators at McMahon School in Lewiston, ME., a hands-on experience in electronic literacy. Topics include  email for education, the  best resources online, multimedia learning , improving search strategies, and web site construction.

• connections to the Maine Department of Education's learning outcomes
• friendly, relaxerd instruction
• online tutorials, multiple activities, practical information

• use electronic resources in the classroom
• improve Internet skills
• construct  personal and educational www sites with Explorer's Front Page software

More Specifically,

• use online tutorials to develop and refine electronic literacy skills
• use address books
• use message boards, listserv groups, and newsgroups
• improve search strategies
• use e-resources  including  libraries, encyclopedias,  museums, full text sites, newspapers, and online experts
• evaluate electronic curriculum
• use multimedia resources such as audio and video clips, movies, MP3s, digital cameras, web cams, scanners.
• design and publish a web site
• teach students to evaluate e-information, find and use  multimedia information, construct web sites to share information

• classes will be held in the McMahon School computer lab and Library
• home access to the Internet
• prior experience with a computer

Weekly Assignments(60% of your grade)

• one tutorial
• one e-reading
• one homework assignment
• three site evaluations

  Design and Publish a  Web Page ( 40% of your grade evaluated on pass/fail basis).

All readings are electronic.

September

25 Workshop: Orientation. E-Resources

Focus Question : What are we going to be doing this semester? What are examples of E-resources?  How do address books work?

In-Class

Tutorial:

(Choose One)

Web at a Glance
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/web/000www.htm
Internet Overview
http://www.screen.com/start/guide/overview.html
Net Lingo
http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm
Email Tips
http://everythingemail.net/email_help_tips.html
Electronic Mail
http://www.screen.com/understand/email.html

Readings: Required (Choose One)

Digital Chaperones for Kids
What is the Internet?
http://info.isoc.org/internet/
Inernet Projects
http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/projects.html

Recommended

Is Privacy Possible in the Digital Age?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/498514.asp
Internet Study
http://www.edisonresearch.com/internet5sum.htmBeyond the Information Revolution
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99oct/9910drucker.htm
Electronic Scholarship
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kvan9911.htm

Links: (Review Five)

Straight and Narrow

Helping Children Cope with Terrorism

http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/terrorism.html

Great Children's Author Sites

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/websitings.htm

Free Internet Guide

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/8015/usa.html

Maine Schools Online
http://www.twmaine.com/meschool.htm
National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/
Education Week 
http://www.edweek.org/
Using the Internet for Teaching and Learning
http://languagecenter.cla.umn.edu/lc/surfing/InetTandL
History of Education Site 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Teaching and Learning on the Net
http://www.cudenver.edu./~mryder/itc/net_teach.html
US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/

Slightly Different

Free Case Review
http://www.freecasereview.com/
Safety Report
http://www.carsmart.com/cgi-bin/go2net.exe?pagecode=saf-1
Surf Control
http://www.surfcontrol.com/
The Loony Bin
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3843/
Rolling Stone Gallery
http://rollingstone.tunes.com/sections/gallery/text/search.asp?afl=rsn?afl=goto
Salon Magazine 
http://www.salonmagazine.com/
American Heritage Magazine 
http://www.americanheritage.com/
Yosemite Park
http://www.yosemitepark.com/
Travelscape
http://www.travelscape.com/
Bigfoot.Com
http://www.Bigfoot.com/
Edmunds
http://www.edmunds.com/
CBS Sportsline
http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/

A Bit More Entertaining

CIA for Kids
http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/
Ripley's Believe it or Not
http://www.ripleysf.com/ripley/exhibits/exhibits.html
Jim Romensko's Media News
http://www.poynter.org/medianews/index.cfm
Design
http://www.si.edu/ndm/dfl/
Sublime Anxiety
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/gothic/open.html
Bread Recipe
http://www.breadrecipe.com/
Real Beer Page
http://www.realbeer.com/
When Nixon met Elvis 
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/nixonelvis/
The Bingo Bugle Newsletter
http://www.bingobugle.com/
Ask a Master Plumber
http://www.clickit.com/bizwiz/homepage/plumber.htm
Forest City Chevrolet
http://www.forestcityauto.com/

Homework: ( Choose One)

 1. Review a school web site.  Answer the  following questions:

Content and Purpose: Who is the site primarily aimed at? Is the purpose of the site clearly stated? Is the site a comprehensive source of information about the school and a good example of a home page?

Design: What is the first impression of the site? Do the graphics detract from its content? Does the presentation and organization of the site give it authority?

Ease of Use: Does the site allow the option of graphics or text- only? Is the site is equally workable in Internet Explorer or Netscape? Is searching relatively simple? Are there any barriers to access? It is possible to move into files without loading graphics?

2. Browse the E-Resources at Education World

10 Workshop: Conferencing Over the Internet

Focus Question: How do I join discussion groups on the Internet? What are the similarities and the differences between listserv and news groups? What is meant by electronic conferencing? What are educational applications of educational conferencing?

In Class

Tutorials: (Choose One)

Netiquette
http://www.indiana.edu/~ecopts/ectips.html
Six Nasty Tricks From the Net
http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3805-8-4591040-1.html?tag=st.cn.1.tlpg.3805-8-4591040-1

Readings:

Required

Classrooms of Limitness Dimensions
http://netscape.marketwatch.com/source/blq/netscape/archive/20001019/news/current/etraining.nsp
Anatomy of a Weblog
http://www.camworld.com/journal/rants/99/01/26.html
Chatting onLine
http://chatting.about.com/internet/chatting/mpchat.htm
Social Relationships in Electronic Forums
http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1996/jul/kling.html
Oppenheimer, T. "The computer delusion" Atlantic Monthly, July 1997
http://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic/issues/97jul/computer.htm
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/9910/childfinal.htm
Gertrude Himmelfarb. "A Neo-Luddite reflects on the Internet." The Chronicle of Higher EducationNov 1, 1996 v43 n10 pA56(1) A18875505( An Abstract)
Elliot Soloway and Raven Wallace. "Does the Internet support student inquiry?" Communications of AMC, May 1997 v40 n5 p11(6) Article A19569205
Videoconferencing
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/description.html

Links:( Review Three)

Straight and Narrow

Look Smart
http://www.looksmart.com/
Northern Light
http://www.northernlight.com/
About.com
http://www.about.com/
Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
Odyssey in Egypt
http://www.website1.com/odyssey/
National Library of Education 
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/
Stream Search 
http://www.ss.com/newshome.asp

Slightly Different

OnLine Activities
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index.htm
World Maps
http://www.epals.com/emaps/newemaps.e?seesf=8935436
Twenty Below

Penci lNews 

Think Quest

CyberU

Instant Messenger

A Bit More Entertaining

CNET.com 
http://home.cnet.com/
Seeing Stars in Hollywood
http://www.seeing-stars.com/index.shtml
The Week In Pictures
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/theweekinpictures/
Amazon.Com.Books
http://www.amazon.com
Morgan Stanley Group
http://www.ms.com/
Godiva
http://www.godiva.com/
CoolPuzzles.com
http://www.coolpuzzles.com/
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
All Posters.Com
http://www.allposters.com
Cool Site of the Day
http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com/
TerraQuest
http://www.terraquest.com/
Song Anthologies
http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~music/songindex/
MP3.Com
http://www.mp3.com

Homework: (Choose One)

1. Open Dejanews Browse several news groups. Read several messages.  Would you characterize them as sincere ? Antagonistic? Meaningful? Playful? Informative? Explain .

2. Locate a listserv/discussion group of interest to you and subscribe to it.

 
17 Workshop:E-Resources

 
Focus Question: What are the types of information that can be found on the Internet?
 In Class

Tutorials: (Choose One)

Finding Information on the Internet:A TUTORIAL
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Searching and Researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web
 http://www.webliminal.com/search/index.html
Researching Companies Online
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/index.html
 
 Readings:
Required

E-Books: Just Another Imprint?
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,40584,00.html
or
Be a Web-Savvy Researcher
http://www.llrx.com/features/savvy.htm#fn1
Recommended ()
No "There" There
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/08/koppell.htm
Detecting internet fraud ( Choose one link)
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/alert.html
Has the Internet killed the novel?
http://www.randomhouse.com/atrandom/kurtandersen/debate.html
Internet debate generates hot air!
http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/05/17/debate/index.html
Are we ready for the library of the future?
http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/feature/1997/12/02feature.html
Susan Thomas." The news pushers." U.S. News & World Report. March 17, 1997 v122 n10 p76(1) Article A19203855
Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webreview.html
Evaluating quality on the net
http://www.tiac.net/users/hope/findqual.html
 
Links:(Review Five)

Bibliographic Searches
 
Ursus
http://ursus.maine.edu
Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
Columbia University Libraries WWW Information System
http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries
Internet Public Library
http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
http://www.siris.si.edu/

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Research Tools
 

Information Please
http://www.infoplease.com/
Research it
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Elements of Style
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interactive E-Mail Services

 Ask an Expert

http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/askanexpert.html
The AskERIC Virtual Library
http://ericir.syr.edu
 

Popular Magazines: Full Text-Articles

 Electronic Newsstand

http://www.enews.com
Pathfinder
http://pathfinder.com
E-Zines
http://www.zinebook.com/

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Full-Text Resources

 Links to Electronic Book and Text Sites

http://www.awa.com/library/omnimedia/links.html

An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
http://www.academicinfo.net/infosci2.html#Pubs
Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/index.html

Specialty Sites

 Educational Associations and Organizations
http://www.ed.gov/EdRes/EdAssoc.html
Discipline Help
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/
Booklist
http://www.ala.org/booklist/
A Research Site for Legal Professionals
http://www.virtualchase.com/

A Guide to the Best Writer's Software for Every Kind of Writing
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/writesoftware
Library of Congress Online Exhibits
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
http://www.thinker.org/
A List of Federal Agencies on the Internet
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
Banned Books on Line
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/banned-books.html
Pictures and Sounds
http://www.lycos.com/lycosmedia.html
The On-Line Books Page
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/books.html
Argus
http://www.clearinghouse.net/
Hungry Mind Review: An Independent Book Review
http://www.bookwire.com/hmr/Review/recom.html
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature:

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

Digital Textbooks

 Wise Up

Boolk City

Alternative Publishing Sources

Happy Hacker
http://www.happyhacker.org/
Mighty Words
http://www.mightywords.com/index.jsp

 
Homework: (Choose One)
 

1. Develop a lesson plan that will require your students to do at least one of the following:

        evaluate information for its relevance

        accurately identify assumptions

        construct plausible inferences

        identify relevant points of view

        distinguish significant from insignificant information

 

2 . Using online resources, plan an overnight trip for your class to the Children's Museum in Boston.

3.  You want to promote the use e-resources in your classroom. How will you do it?

 

24  Workshop:Online Learning

Artwork by Louis Fishauf,used with permission

Focus Question: How does online learning work?

In-Class:

Readings: (Choose One)

What Does the Research Say?
http://www.elearners.com/elearning/q2a.asp
Working the Web For Education
http://www.ozline.com/learning/theory.html
Myths About Online Learning
http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/occ/logs2/0349.html
Sipe, J." Although the Net runneth over, info seekers had best beware, Insight on the News June 23, 1997 v13 n23 p40(2) A19504412

Links: (Review Three)

Straight and Narrow
 

Ask Dr. Science

http://www.drscience.com/

Kid's Web

http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/

Sharing NASA

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive/livefrom.html

Institute for Learning Technologies:Columbia University

http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/ilt/papers/index.html

ERIC Digests

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/index/

 The Best Search Engines 
http://www.startingpage.com/html/search.html

Slightly Different

Best Sites for Children

http://db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db

The Tame Beast

http://www.tamebeast.com/

LiveText

http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/livetext/

Educational uses of the Internet and World WideWeb for middle and high school science instruction.

http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE.html

Quilting Homepage

http://quilting.miningco.com/hobbies/quilting/

Research Papers

http://www.researchpaper.com

Term papers-Thousands

http://www.termpapers-on-file.com

Great Books Overview

http://www.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/template.htx

A Bit More Entertaining

The Anti Personal Web Site

http://www.ultranet.com/~mrlou/Anti-Personal_Home_Page.html

Webby Awards

http://www.webbyawards.com/

Her Hi Fi

http://www.herhifi.com/consumer/her/her.asp

Medical Reference Library

http://www.med-library.com/medlibrary/

Rare Book Collection

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

College and Career Center

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/home.htm

PhotoIsland.com
PhotoIsland.com

Homework: (Choose One)

1. Set up an interview with someone who uses the Internet  a lot--say 15 hours a week.  Find out if he or she uses the Internet for single or multiple reasons--as in online learning, recreation, social or work/school-related tasks. What feature(s) does her or she use the most (See below)? Good luck.
 

• real audio - real time radio and audio from around the world
• quicktime - video clips with audio
• video conferencing
• up to the minute news (weather, business, local)
• information
• making travel arrangements
• subscribing to books, magazines, and newspapers
• chats, IRC
• entertainment (Movies, Books, Videos, Music)
• shopping

 

2. Design an e-project that requires students to use use reading, listening, and visual  skills to experience, understand, and appreciate literature, history, and culture. Make sure  students
 

• work, write, and speak effectively.
• develop historical knowledge of major events, people, and enduring themes
• use the chronology of history and major eras to demonstrate the relationships of events and people.
• evaluate resource materialsuch as documents, artifacts, maps, artworks, and literature
• make judgments about the perspectives of the authors and their credibility when interpreting current historical events.

 

3. Self design your own project.
 

29 Workshop: Search Engines

 Artwork by Louis Fishauf,used with permission

Focus Question: What the best way to find information on the Internet?

In Class

Tutorials: ( Search Engine Watch)
 

Search Engine Comparisons

http://universe.digex.net/~gnotess/compeng.html

 

Readings: ( Choose One)

Barbie vs.the Misfits
http://www.ibiblio.org/stayfree/archives/13/barbie.html
The Ontario Association for Media Literacy Newsletter
http://db.cochran.com/mnet/eng/med/class/support/mediacy/index.htm
Why Teach Media Literacy?
http://db.cochran.com/mnet/eng/med/bigpict/wtml
Search Engine Sizes
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/reports/sizes.html
Search Engine Review Chart
http://searchenginewatch.com/reports/reviewchart.html
Search Engines In Review
http://www.blueangels.net/
Search Engine Watch
http://www.SearchEngineWatch.com/

Recommended

Look Smart Submit a Site

http://submit.looksmart.com/

Search Engine Showdown

http://www.internetworld.com/1996/05/showdown.html

Charlie Harris." History on the Net". History Review. March 1997 n27 p24(2) Article A20052467

Jeff Prosise. "Researching with the Web".P.C. Magazine. June 11,1996 v15 n11 p235(2) A1831371

Links:(Review Three)

 Straight and Narrow

FIND articles .COM
http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml
Busy teachers' WebSite
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
Newspers.com
http://www.newspapers.com/
Implicit Association Test
http://www.yale.edu/implicit/
Opportunities for Employment
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/jobs.html
Kids Invent Toys
http://www.kidsinvent.org/

Slightly Different

 

Parentsoup.com

http://www.parentsoup.com/

National Gallery of Art

http://www.nga.gov/

Plagiarism.Org

http://plagiarism.org/

Academic Term Papers

http://www.academictermpapers.com/index.htm

Learned Helplessness Home page

http://www.psych.upenn.edu/~fresco/helplessness.html

 

A Bit More Entertaining

 

Enews.com

http://enews.com/

Babygear.com

http://www.babyfurniture.com/

Ask Martha

http://www.marthastewart.com/Nav/
Starwars Official Site
http://www.starwars.com/

ZDNet Software Library

http://www.hotfiles.com/internet.html

 

 

Homework:

Media literacy is an informed, critical understanding of the mass media. It involves an examination of the techniques, technologies and institutions that  are involved in media production, the ability to critically analyze media messages, and a recognition of the roles that audiences play in making meaning from those messages (Shepherd). In reference to Barbie  products, why are they so popular?  What values are built into its advertizing? What messages should children take in visiting the www site?  Do you teach media literacy? If so, how? If not, why not?

20 Workshop:Home Page Design 

 Artwork by Louis Fishauf,used with permission

Focus Question: Can I create my own home page without learning HTML language?
 

In-Class:

Readings: (If Necessary)

Web Style Guide

http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html

 

 

Links: (Review Three)
 

Educational

Kids Web

http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/

100 Hot Kids Websites

http://www.100hot.com/kids/

Dreamweaver

http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/

Microsoft FrontPage

http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/

Sausage Software

http://www.sausagetools.com/

 

Homework:

 Organize your ideas and content:

Make a folder for your home page. This will be the place you keep track of your text, tools, images and so forth. Check out examples of home pages. List the features you like. Sketch out your page paying attention to style and design. Collect links, images, animated gifs, clip art, backgrounds etc.

26Workshop: Home Page Construction

Focus Question: Continue previous session

In-Class:

In Class

Tutorials: (Choose One)
 

The Tutorials

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors.html

The Animator's Guide to Good Gifs

http://macworld.zdnet.com/1998/03/create/4188.html

 

 

Readings:

 

WEB: Liven Up your Site with Chats and Conferences
http://macworld.zdnet.com/1998/03/create/4187.htm

Links:

Straight and Narrow

Top Ranked newspaper Sites
http://www.100hot.com/directory/news/newspapers.html
Free Net Phones
http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3786-7-1549160.html
Reference Materials
http://www.reference.com/
Teach
http://www.teachnet.org/
Math Central
http://MathCentral.uregina.ca/

 

Slightly Different
 

Census Bureau Quick Facts

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

Links to Mac Magazines

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/4404/mag.html

Scholastic Magazine

http://scholastic.com/instructor/index.htm

A Bit More Entertaining

Yahoo! Maps

http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py

Subway Page
http://www.reed.edu/~reyn/transport.html
Go Network
http://www.go.com/
The National Rifle Association of America
http://www.nra.org/
Hip Hop
http://www.mrblunt.com/

Rush Limbaugh

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/

MySimon

http://www.mysimon.com

Net Zero

http://www.netzero.net

Black and Jews Home page

http://www.tiac.net/users/lhl/

Road Maps

http://www.lycos.com/roadmap.html

World's Hardest Trivia

http://www.scoopy.com/trivia.ht

Atomic Books

http://www.atomicbooks.com/
Homework:

Create your home page using the intuitive interface of Explore's Front Page.

Comtinue to work on your web site. Remember to save the first page as index.htm Write your text. Use features such as Bold, Text Color, and Font Size to dramatize your work. Use other features such as Align, Indent, and Bullet, Insert Rules, and Links. Use advanced features such as Tables. Insert  images.  Time permitting, add special features like a Marquee.

04Workshop: Tables and Other Features 

Focus Question:  How Do I Enhance My Web Site with Tables?

In Class One

In Class Two

 

Links:

 

Straight and Narrow

Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/
America Reads
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/

Slightly Different
 

Maria Montessori

http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-mont.htm

Pultizer Prizes

http://www.pulitzer.org/navigation/index.html

Chicago Internet review

http://members.aol.com/ciraward/

Momma.Com

http://about.mamma.com/

Decision Guide

http://home.netscape.com/decisionguides/

Tilenet.

http://tile.net/

Interactive Frog Dissection

http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/frog/

Historial Biographies
http://www.infoseek.com/Topic/Education/Reference/Bibliographies?tid=1499
Scout
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/index.html
Educator Chat
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/home.html
Math Engine
http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/mapco/links.htm

Links to the Latest Software for Your School's Internet Needs

http://www.crminc.com/techstop.htm
 
 

12 Publishing and Future Trends 

Focus Question: How do I publish my home page? Is the future of McMahon School going to be found on the Web?

In class

Readings:

Battle forthe Future of the Internet
http://www.corpwatch.org/trac/feature/feature1/feature.htm

Links:

Internet .Com 

http://internet.com

Index of Electronic Journals

http://ejournals.cic.net/toc.Topic.html

American Studies Web

http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/

US History Resources on the Net

http://www.class.csupomona.edu/his/skpuz/hst202/toc.html

Time Page

http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/time.html

Merriam-Webster OnLine!
http://www.m-w.com/
The American Spectator Online
http://www.spectator.org/
U.S. News Online
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
Phi Delta Kappan Online
http://www.kiva.net/~pdkintl/kappan/kappan.htm
British Library
http://www.bl.uk/
Classroom Connect

http://www.classroom.net/

 

Focus Question : What is the educational value of  digital media?

In-Class

Tutorials

Readings: (Choose Two)

Building the Digital Curriculum
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc99/articles/summary.htm
State By State Data
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc99/states/usmap.htm

Edweb

http://edweb.gsn.org/

Does it Compute?

http://www.ets.org/research/pic/technolog.html

Links: (Review Three)

Straight and Narrow

The Soundry

http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/

American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/

Britannica On Line 

Global School House