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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
Naval
Historical Center
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-h/g-hoppr.htm
A
brief biography of Admiral Hopper with pictures. She was the first to find a document a “computer bug” –
and the term “de-bugging.”
Triumph
of the Nerds – PBS
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/timeline
A
history of the computer from pre-history with the abacus to the World Wide Web.
Information
Age: People, Information &
Technology (An Exhibition at the National Museum of American History)
http://photos.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html
COMPUTER HARDWARE
The
Journey Inside – a Fascinating Look at the World of Computers and the Internet
(Intel)
http://www97.intel.com/scripts-tji/index.asp
A
teaching site from Intel about computers, the Internet, processors, Technology
& Society…
Gup-20
– Explaining Today’s Technology
http://www.gup20.com
Shows
with pictures how the parts of a computer work: CPU, Memory, Hard Drive, Video
Cards, Sound Cards, CD-ROM drives, and Motherboards.
The
Journey Inside – a Fascinating Look at the World of Computers and the Internet
(Intel)
http://www97.intel.com/scripts-tji/index.asp
A
teaching site from Intel about computers, the Internet, processors, Technology
& Society…
How
Stuff Works: Computers
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
Many
useful articles with photographs explaining about computers: hardware, internet, security, peripherals, software…
INTERNET
Atlas
of Cyberspaces
http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/atlas.html
This
is an atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new
electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging
Cyberspaces.
History
of the Web beginning at CERN
http://www.hitmill.com/internet/web_history.asp
The
Journey Inside – a Fascinating Look at the World of Computers and the Internet
(Intel)
http://www97.intel.com/scripts-tji/index.asp
A
teaching site from Intel about computers, the Internet, processors, Technology
& Society…
Major
Search Engines and Directories
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221
Search
Engine Watch
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
Choose
the Best Search for your Information Need
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Information
literacy includes skillful searching for information. This site recommends strategies for finding information on:
general topics, government, news, breaking news, biographies, hot topics,
opinions on current issues, news from other countries, simple reference
information, statistical data, primary sources, images and sounds, radio
broadcasts, maps, quotations, phone number and addresses, sites just for kids.
Librarian’s
List of Great Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Links
to librarian-approved sites for school research topics.
INTERNET SAFETY
Teen
Safety on the Internet
http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
From the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children. By knowing the
dangers and how to avoid them, you can take advantage of all the positive
aspects of the Internet while avoiding most of its pitfalls.
Articles
about Teen Safety Online
http://www.safekids.com/articles.htm
Links
to many web sites with great information about Internet safety
FREE
GRAPHICS
ClipArt
for Teachers and Students
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/clipart.htm
Links to lots of
great (and free!) clipart sites.
Clips Ahoy
http://www.clipsahoy.com
Lots
of free graphics organized by categories. Watch
out for pop-ups and offers to download extra software to your computer.
Just cancel past these!
Kid's
Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/clip/
Holiday, sports,
animals, seasonal, and miscellaneous clip art -- all free!
Kid’s
Konnect
http://www.kidskonnect.com/SubjectIndexHome.html
Links
to great information sites for kids arranged by topics, including Animals,
History, Countries, States, Fun, Reference, Science, Sports, Health, Holidays,
and more!!! And with a click on the
button, you can see an alphabetized list of all sites.
Neferchichi’s Tomb
http://www.neferchichi.com
 Free
clip art on the theme of Ancient Egypt. When
using any of their graphics, you must use one of their buttons to add a link
to their page. (See
http://www.neferchichi.com/link.html
).
PWCS
Instructional Technology - Web Graphics
http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/webpageresources.htm
Links
to good graphics and clip art sites.
PWCS
Instructional Technology - Teacher Tools
http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/Teachertools.htm
Scroll
down to find links for graphics sites.
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
CIA World
Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/c
ia/publications/factbook/index.html
Contains
maps, flags, country profiles containing information about a country’s
geography, people, government, economy, transportation, military, etc., and the
site is searchable.
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GraphicMaps or WorldAtlas
Free
Clipart – Maps and Flags.
Web pages also contain quick facts and figures about each country.
Any clip art may be used (without) our written approval on
any web site, intranet site or within a document or publication. If you
use the clip art we ask for, and would appreciate, a link (of any kind)
back to Graphic Maps
or WorldAtlas.com
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http://www.graphicmaps.com/clipart.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com
(written
permission required for any images from this site)
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