Thursday, September 21, 2006

New Links on our web for the week of September 21, 2006 Black History and African American Resources Slave Narratives [Macromedia Flash Player] "Created by the Museum of the African Diaspora (based in San Francisco), the site features an innovative interface that allows users to roll over a series of multicolored dots to learn about the first-hand perspectives of slaves such as Francis Bok, Mary Prince, Fountain Hughes, Harriet Jacobs, and Juan Francisco Manzano." (SR) Computers and Internet Motionbox "Motionbox is an application designed to transfer media to the Internet from electronic devices such as cell phones and the like. Users can use it to place their own videos online and perform basic edits. Visitors can upload their videos, and also look at what other users have placed online. Motionbox is compatible with all operating systems." (BWN) Government, Elections, and Law Citizens Research Council of Michigan Provides objective, in-depth analysis of ballot proposals. Health Dept. of Health and Human Services: HIPAAInfo on HIPAA from the Office for Civil Rights. MedlinePlus: Menopause "Compilation of links to resources on menopause, the biological process that occurs when menstruation ends for women. Links address menopause symptoms (such as hot flashes), hormone replacement therapy and other treatments for menopause symptoms, and related health topics. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)." (LII) Kids Have Strokes "Site for an infant and childhood stroke awareness campaign sponsored by the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA). Features "information on prenatal stroke, infant stroke, perinatal stroke, neonatal stroke, in utero stroke, fetal stroke, stroke in children, and young adult stroke." Includes material about symptoms, diagnosis, causes, treatment, research, and support groups." (LII) Homework Calculus on the Web "...to provide you, the student or interested user, with the opportunity to learn and practice problems in calculus in a friendly environment via the Internet.” (SR) Geometry "set of resources dedicated to this ancient branch of mathematics." (SR) Physics Flash Animations "How does one exactly illustrate the principle of chaos? David M. Harrison of the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto, created this site for budding physicists and other interested parties. The site contains Flash animations that illustrate principles in such categories as optics, sound waves, vectors, and relativity." (BWN) Mathcasts.org "This website brings together a number of screencasts designed to teach various mathematical endeavors, and it will be quite helpful for teachers and those students who find themselves confounded by such matters as graphing points on a grid and the dreaded quadratic formula." (SR) StudyBuddy "A free search engine built for school homework." (IRN) Leisure Plant Swap A completely free site for gardeners to organize community plant swaps (where they trade or give away plants they have propagated in their gardens). Digital Scrapbook Place Free tutorials for a variety of techniques. National Scrapbooking Association Retailer directory, web hosting layout galleries, etc. Scrapbook.com Articles, galleries, classes and more. Scrapbooking.Com Articles, bulletin boards, directories, etc. Exploring Photography: Photographic Processes "Brief explanations and examples of photographic processes such as albumen print, c-type print, cyanotype, daguerreotype, dye transfer, photogram, photogravure, and platinum print. From the Victoria and Albert (VandA) Museum in London." (LII) Cruise Critic "This is a "cruise vacation planning guide which includes objective cruise reviews on 225+ ships, 55 cruise line profiles, information on what to do and where to go in 135+ worldwide ports, readers' ship ratings and reviews, cruise bargains and cruise tips." Browse cruises by destination, city of departure, cruise line, price range, interest (such as golf), and lifestyle (such as gay and lesbian). From the Independent Traveler, publishers of a travel exchange website." (LII) The Savvy Traveller "An excellent travel shop" (IRN) Librarian Links Action for Libraries "Action for Libraries is published monthly by BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research). AFL provides news about BCR, including the latest information about OCLC, reference databases and other BCR products and services, as well as a regular column about the Internet." (IRN) Science Howstuffworks: How Space Shuttles Work "monumental technology behind America's shuttle program, the mission it was designed to carry out, and the extraordinary efforts that NASA has done to return the shuttle to flight." (STN) Teacher Resources Constitution Day Resources for Educators "Collection of links to sites relating to this September 17 event commemorating the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Features links to classroom activities and lesson plans. Compiled by Lianne Hartman, librarian at Lourdes Library, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania." (LII) 12:09:28 PM

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