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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a comprehensive site that lists significant points, working conditions, job outlook, training/advancement, earnings, realted occupations, and sources for additional information regarding Medical Assistants.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physician Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Occupational Outlook Handbook provides a good description of what a physician's assistant is. An outline is provided with links to make navigation of this article easier. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Animal Assistants Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The animals need help! In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will take the role of Animal Assistants and use their spatial skills to help save the day. Each section of this weeklong adventure is introduced by a video clip or...
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Other

Infinitec: Assistive Technology in School: Glossary of Common Acronyms and Terms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A glossary of terms that are used when discussing and learning about the use of assistive technologies in an educational setting.
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Other

Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of a professional organization of Physician Assistants working in Orthopaedic Surgery settings. Site includes a detailed job description, salary averages, job opportunities, educational resources, general information, and...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physician Assistants

For Students 9th - 10th
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers a great deal of information about the Physician Assistant career.
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Other

Social Assistance Program for Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is the home page for the Social Assistance Program for Vietnam.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Assistive Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find information and resources about assistive technology that can help kids with language-based learning disabilities become stronger readers and writers. Assistive technology is any device that supports the independence of a person...
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Other

Simpson College: Writing Assistance: Research Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides writing assistance to users, including an area about research papers.
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Merck Manual: Therapeutic and Assistive Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about different therapeutic and assistive devices.
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Digital History

Digital History: Pre Civil War Reform: Assisting the Disabled

For Students 9th - 10th
The early 19th century saw giant strides in social reform. Read about those who advocated for the mentally ill, deaf, and blind from the Digital textbook from University of Houston.
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Other

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant: Occasions for Informal Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What are the occasions for informal essays? Use this informative site to learn more about when and how to write these types of informal essays.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Audio Assisted Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A resource for teachers to understand how to effectively use audio books in their reading programs. Includes links to teaching materials.
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Other

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Property Tax Assistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains property tax information for the state of Texas.
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Other

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant: Occasions for Thesis/support Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The basic thesis/support pattern promotes clear, systematic thinking on a single subject and can, therefore, be helpful whenever you want to set forth ideas and facts in an efficient, orderly way.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Slingshot to the Outer Planets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the engineering challenges involved with interplanetary space travel. In particular, they learn about the gravity assist or "slingshot" maneuver often used by engineers to send spacecraft to the outer planets....
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...
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Information Fluency

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Accessibility Awareness [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Engineer a Cane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on how engineers improve assistive devices such as a cane to meet the needs of the elderly. Students work in teams to re-engineer a cane for a "client." They are assigned a client profile, develop a design to...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Mutual Benefit, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Four documents establishing black mutual assistance and self-help organizations from the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. A link to each document is provided.
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Other

Medpro Personnel

For Students 9th - 10th
Atlanta agency offers job listings for LPNs, nurses, medical assistants, physicians, and laboratory technicians as well as physical, speech, and occupational therapists.
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Other

The Alliance for Technology Access: Homepage

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based resource centers, developers and vendors, affiliates, and associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with...
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Other

Engineering for Change: Necessary Trade Offs When Co Designing New Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The co-design of new technology with communities has benefits and trade-offs. Engineers Without Borders Australia describe a co-design project in rural Cambodia that they participated in. The goal was to design assistive technologies...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Then and Now Life in Early America

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Select from lesson plans that challenge students to compare everyday objects from colonial times to present day objects. Links to sites with photos and other primary sources will assist students in their comparison.

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