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NetDayCompass.org "is
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for K-12 teachers and administrators. " Noodle Tools -- "... a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier! Miscellaneous Mathematical Utilities -- links to several mathematical utilities Project Gutenberg -- An oldie (30 years) but a goodie. "Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts)." Black History--exploring African American issues on the web ThinkQuest--"ThinkQuest Inc. is a non profit organization which offers programs designed to advance education through the use of technology. " Contests for students 12-19 years old. Awards total over $1,000,000. ThinkQuest Challenge Library--"contains unique educational web sites that have been created through ThinkQuest competitions..." Neuroscience for Kids--everything you always wated to kow about your brain. Complete with lesson plans and experiments. K-6 Arts Lesson Plans--includes lessons for dance, theater, music and art. Lessons are aligned with the National Standards for Arts Education Weather MyWay --a banner and pop-up free weather site. Kid-Grid--popular, safe sites of interest to kids.
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Some Handy Definitions:
Freeware
Software that is in the public domain. This means that the software can be freely distributed without charge. The authors still retain all rights to the programs and are protected by the copyright laws.
Shareware
Software that gives the user the chance to try out a program before purchasing it. If you continue to use the program after a set number of days, usually 30, then you are required to register the program and pay a registration fee. This fee, usually nominal, helps the author defray the costs of production. By supporting the shareware author you help to promote good programming practices as he is more likely to continue to improve the program through upgrades.
Compressed Files
Most files that you download will be compressed and you will need a decompression utility program like WinZip (shareware) for Windows machines or Stuffit-Expander (freeware) for Macs and Windows. These utilities allow you to do faster downloads and then extract the programs onto your hard drive. These two programs are shareware, and you can download demos to try them out.
Viruses
You should be wary of downloading executable programs to your machine. It is always a good idea to have a virus scanning program handy to check everything you download. Go to Download.com and search for Virus Protection for both Mac and Windows.
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