Thursday, February 22, 2007

New Links on our web for the week of February 22, 2007 Black History and African American Resources BlackPast.org: Remembered & Reclaimed "This site provides "reference materials to the general public on six centuries of African American history. It includes an online encyclopedia of hundreds of famous and lesser known figures in African America, full text primary documents and major speeches of black activists and leaders from the 18th Century to the present." Searchable, or browse encyclopedia articles about people, places, churches, events, and organizations. Directed by an African American history professor at the University of Washington." (SR) Government, Elections, and Law Congresspedia ""citizen's encyclopedia on Congress" that anyone—including you—can edit. Congresspedia is a not-for-profit, collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy and the Sunlight Foundation and is overseen by an editor to help ensure fairness and accuracy." (RT) Homework Online Mathematics Textbooks "links to sixty-five different textbooks, including those that deal with multivariable calculus and several introductory texts on probability." (SR) Doing Research Tutorial (University of Illinois) "Click on the link and start the Flash tutorial. Covers basics of Boolean "AND" searching as well as identifying keywords, synonyms, citations and "putting it all together." Game-like approach illustrates the concepts with minimum of text. Simple and quick. (BWN) Michigan Links Great Lakes Wiki " This site explains the region's environment, explores its culture, celebrates its recreation, discusses its challenges. You can launch an exploration of those topics and more from the links in the banner. But this is an important story best told by you and others who care about the fate of 18 percent of the world's fresh surface water. Go ahead, contribute." (RT) Parenting Resources Boot Camps Information and resources for parents looking to place their troubled teen in a boot camp. Home Schooling Information Independent guide illustrating everything there is to know about home schooling including information to help parents choose the proper curriculum for their children as well as teaching hints and resources. 11:39:41 AM

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