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Small Business Advisor: 10 Great Website Promotion Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has tips on how to get people to your website and how to advertise your website.
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Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
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Nottingham Trent University: Kids on the Net

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this site for children's writing made by kids. Kids on the Net aims to help children develop a useful and informed approach to the Internet and how to use it for writing.
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Website
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W3 C: A Little History of the World Wide Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a timeline with information about the world wide web dating back to 1945. The timeline includes links to other information relating to the web.
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Website
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Build a School Website Wigglebits

For Students 3rd - 8th
"Wanda Wigglebits welcomes you to her guide for Building a School Web Site." This site teaches teachers and students to build a web site together.
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Article
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The World Wide Web: A Very Short Personal History

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by Tim Berners-Lee that focuses on the history of the WWW from his point of view.
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Website
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Hobbes' Internet Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline of the internet. Includes excellent graphs and charts illustrating internet trends.
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Handout
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World Wide Web: Faq's to Tim Berners Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
In this site the inventor of the World Wide Web answers frequently asked questions.
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Handout
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Harnessing the Web: Intro to Networked Project Based

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.
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Kids Web Germany

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site was designed by a mother, Claudia Buchczik, for young Internet users. It includes games, arts and crafts ideas, a quiz and book suggestions. Very kid-friendly: kids can contribute their own ideas. Site is in German.
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Article
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Your Connected Life: A Teen's Guide to Life Online [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide is designed to help students who are just entering high school balance the demands their offline life with their digital one. The guide offers practical advice on a variety of activities kids like to do online, including...
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Where to Find Information

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on where to find information needed for writing papers: the library or the internet. It offers tips for using search engines and key words.
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Handout
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The Communication Oriented Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site that explores the changes that society and global communications are incurring as communication technology develops and infiltrates the global community.
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Article
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California State Univ.: Internet as Ethics Resource Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from California State University, Fullerton addresses ethical use of the internet with hyperlinks to valuable sources from the US Supreme Court to Thomas Jefferson and John Stuart Mill.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: A Penny for Your Thoughts, Movies or Music?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The ethical implications of downloading entertainment are huge. Explore this issue with students using this lesson plan. Be sure to include your library media specialist in planning.
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Article
University of Washington

World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design

For Students 9th - 10th
A brochure from the University of Washington on accessible Web design for people with disabilities. Includes general page design, graphical features, special features, and a Web pages test.
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Website
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Lenny Zelster: The World Wide Web: Origins and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides basic information about the world wide web. How it works, web and computer terminology, and a history are all provided, with illustrative pictures and diagrams available.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Facebook and Google Vie to Bring Internet to All

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about projects at Facebook and Google that are working to expand internet connectivity across the globe. Includes video.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: The Debate About Network Neutrality

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the issue of net neutrality and what it can mean for everyday life if lost. Includes video.
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Website
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Indiana University Knowledge Base: What Is Ftp?

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the File Transfer Protocol, and how it is used to transfer files.
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Professional Doc
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Nwu: The National Writers Union

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Timothy John Berners Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short biography of the man best known for inventing the World Wide Web.
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Primary
University of California

Ucla: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from UCLA lists the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, passed in 1998. There is also a link to the full text of the Act.
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Website
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Courrier International

For Students 9th - 10th
Courrier International is a weekly magazine devoted to presenting the news from diverse perspectives. This site offers brief news from around the world, plus a theme from an international perspective.