Recommended Sites
for Educators
Start your World Wide Web journey at these "must-see" sites:
NASA sites:
- Aerospace
Education Services Program - AESP
- A nationwide, free program for teachers, students and the
general public designed to increase awareness and understanding of scientific
research and technological development and their place in the world we live
in. AESP specialists hold workshops, seminars and conferences for teachers,
demonstration-lecture assembly programs for students, and general public presentations
for civic groups, professional organizations, museums and planetariums. The
NASA AESP program is administered through the Department of Aviation and Space
Education at Oklahoma State University.
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- Fact
Sheets
- Each NASA field center creates and updates its own Fact
Sheets covering its missions, facilities, and projects. Click on a center's
name to go to its Fact Sheet index.
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- Learning
Technologies Channel (LTC)
- Hosted by NASA's
Quest Project team (the K-12 Internet Initiative). "The LTC provides educators
and the general public with a location on the Internet that allows them to
participate in online courses and to remotely attend some NASA workshops and
seminars. A primary focus of the LTC will be to broaden the uses of the Internet
to include in-service teacher training. The LTC will also provide access to
the immense field of NASA projects and information." - From the LTC home
page
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- NASA
CONNECT Series
- Consists of interactive 30-minute instructional programs
that use NASA projects, facilities, and researchers to enhance the teaching
of elementary and middle school math and science. Each program includes a
lesson; a classroom experiment; and a web-based, online, interactive component.
NASA CONNECT is free, and educators are encouraged to tape the broadcasts
and copy the teacher materials. (NOTE: The ERC has previously broadcast
programs and teacher's guides available for copying.)
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- NASA
History Home Page
- Current Events in NASA History, Publications, Historical
Subjects and "hot topics." Go to this site for a timeline of aeronautics and
space achievements.
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- NASA
Human Spaceflight
- One-stop site for information on Space Shuttle missions,
the International Space Station, Mir, historical manned space programs,
and even Mars exploration.
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- NASA
Langley's Learning Technologies Project (LTP, regional)
- "The Learning Technologies Project is a NASA-wide initiative
with the goal of delivering NASA mission content to classrooms across the
nation through the use of leading-edge technologies. Research is conducted
in areas related to emerging technologies, many of which are related to the
Internet, and then where appropriate, these technologies are used to implement
high-quality and affordable learning environments which connect U.S. classrooms
with NASA missions and researchers." - from NASA Langley's Learning Technologies
Project
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- NASA Student
Involvement Program (NSIP)
- "NSIP is a national competition that links students directly
with NASA's diverse and exciting missions of research, exploration, and discovery.
. . . NSIP is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn science by doing
science." This year's program, for grades 3-12, includes five national competitions
(the deadline is February 1, 2000):
- Design a Mission to Mars
- Watching Earth Change
- Earth Systems in My Neighborhood
- Aeronautics and Space Science Journalism
- Flight Opportunities
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- NASA's
Quest Project (the K-12 Internet Initiative)
- "[Their] mission: To provide support and services for schools,
teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet, and its underlying information
technologies, as a basic tool for learning. Quest. . . is managed by NASA's
Learning Technologies Project (LTP) of the Office
of High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC)." - from the
Quest web site
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- NEW
- NASA Educational Workshops
- The NEW program is sponsored and funded by NASA and implemented
through a contract with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).
Selected teachers will receive a two-week, expense paid trip to a NASA Field
Center where they will observe NASA's state-of-the-art research and development
through direct interaction with NASA scientists, engineers, technicians and
educational specialists. The brochure and application is accessible online
from this site.
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- Observatorium
- "NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth
and space data. Find pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool
stuff, as well as the stories behind those images." - from NASA Langley's
Learning Technologies Project
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- PC's
in Space
- Free Earth and space science software for educational use!
Download either Power Mac or Windows versions. Programs include:
- Exploring the Earth
- Exploring the States
- Exploring Europe
- Exploring North & South America
- Exploring Weather
- Exploring the Solar System
- Exploring the Universe
- Exploring the Sun
- Hubble First Servicing Mission
- Hubble Movies
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- The
Space Place
- A FUN site for KIDS (primary through middle
school) that's full of hands-on activities illustrating various principles
involved in space missions. This site is produced by NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in conjunction with the International
Technology Education Association (ITEA).
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Schools online:
- Cooper
Elementary
- Named an Apple Distinguished School for its innovative use
of computer technology in the classroom.
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- Hampton
High School
- Crabbers rule!
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- Web66:
International School Web Site Registry
- Directory of school web sites in the U.S. and around the
world.
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Educational
Standards info:
- Goals
2000: Educate America Act
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- Standards
of Learning (SOLs) for Virginia Public Schools
- Click
here for keyword-searchable SOLs
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- Developing
Educational Standards
- Includes links to national standards, state standards, subject
area standards, and governmental and private educational organizations.
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- National
Science Education Standards
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- National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards 2000 Forum
- Information and discussion on the Standards 2000 project
(in progress) and its future.
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- West
Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives
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Local (Hampton Roads) sites:
- Go
Hampton Roads
- Web directory "For Locals Only"! See what's going on and
what to do here in Hampton Roads.
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- Hampton,
Virginia
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- hamptonroads.com
- Hampton Roads' Address on the Internet!
- The most complete directory of Hampton Roads' sites on the
'net.
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- SEVAnet
- Southeastern Virginia Regional Network
- A non-profit computer network hosted by Christopher
Newport University's Joseph Center. It's purpose is to form partnerships
with businesses, local governments, regional agencies and others to conduct
research on effective uses of information technologies. SEVAnet specializes
in helping small businesses.
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- The
Amateur Satellite Observers of Southeast Virginia (ASOSV)
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- The
VASC Amateur Radio Group, Inc., Satellite Station KE4ZXW
- Based at the Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA
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Virginia sites:
- Commonwealth
of Knowledge - Virginia's Site for Educators
- Virginia First Lady Roxanne Gilmore's site devoted to assisting
the state's teachers in implementing the Standards of Learning (SOL's). Site
includes an index to lesson plans and a discussion forum.
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- VA
Dept. of Education
- State agency web site - includes link to instructions for
connecting to Virginia's Public Education Network (Va. PEN).
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- Virginia
Home Education Association (VHEA)
- Represents home schooling interests to legislators, government
officials, the media, and others, and informs and serves its members on matters
relating to home education.
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- Virginia
home page
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- Virginia
Information Providers Network - VIPNet
- Connect to agencies and organizations all across the Commonwealth.
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North Carolina sites:
- North
Carolina home page
- North
Carolina Public Schools Infoweb
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South Carolina sites:
- South
Carolina home page
- South
Carolina Department of Education
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West Virginia sites:
- West
Virginia home page
- West
Virginia Department of Education
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Kentucky sites:
- Kentucky
home page
- Kentucky
Department of Education
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Federal Government Sites:
- FEDIX
- Federal Information Exchange
- This is the site to search for opportunities to educational
and research organizations from federal agencies.
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- FREE
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- A link to online educational resources made available by
federal agencies.
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- MOLIS
- Minority On-line Information Service
- An online database of minority institutions used by government
agencies, the private sector and other organizations and institutions to develop
partnerships with minority institutions.
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- U.S. Department
of Education
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Other Educator's and Educational sites:
- AskERIC
- A great teacher resource with a graphical interface. Located
at Syracuse University.
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- Earth
& Sky
- An award-winning daily science radio series which discusses
popular science subjects that affect our everyday lives. The series focuses
mainly on the areas of earth science, astronomy, and environmental science.
Text and audio of shows available online.
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- Kids
Web
- A World Wide Web Digital Library for School kids.
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- Library of
Congress
- Look at exhibits online and do interactive searches.
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- Smithsonian
Institution
- Take on online tour of any of the Institution's eighteen
museums.
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- Space
Day
- "Explore, discover, and enjoy" space! An annual celebration
that began in 1997. This year's event is on May 4, 2002.
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- space.com
- "The definitive site on the World Wide Web dedicated to
space and all space-related subjects. It focuses on news, information, education
and entertainment. Our primary mission is the popularization of space. Our
commitment is to a greater public understanding and enthusiasm about space
and space-related subjects. SPACE.com maintains as central to its core mission
the strongest possible support of education with a particular focus on mathematics
and natural sciences, grades K-12."
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- The
White House
- Connect to a computer in the White House and take a virtual
tour.
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- The
Why Files
- Get the science behind the news.
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- The Internet connection at the ERC is made possible through
NASA Langley's participation in the national High Performance Computing and
Communications (HPCC) Program. This link will take you to a collection of
online resources for students and educators which has been compiled by the
HPCC Program.
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