Thursday, March 22, 2007

New Links on our web for the week of March 22, 2007 Arts and Humanities The Days of Holy Week "This site describes the history behind important religious days occurring in the week prior to Easter (the last week of Lent): Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Also includes details about how these days are currently observed in different types of Christian churches. From "a global and ecumenical ministry dedicated to providing biblical and theological resources for growing Christians." " (LII) Genealogy and History American Women Through Time "The primary timeline covers the world of Native Americans all the way up to the year 2001. The site also has a “Other Timelines” section, which includes links to timelines that tell the stories of notable women in history and topical ones as well, such as those dealing with feminism, Jewish women, and women in the military." (SR) Women in World History "Curriculua for high school and college, includes primary sources and teaching strategies, more than 200 primary sources, scholarly reviews of online primary source archives, multimedia case studies, and online teaching discussion forums. The goal is to help high-school and college world history teachers and their students locate, analyze, and learn from primary sources dealing with women and gender in world history." (BWN) Women Who Changed History (Scholastic) "Discover women who have made a difference. Biographies, pictures, interviews where possible, and links to related topics. Amelia Earhart is especially well fleshed-out with activities and a teachers guide that includes standards-based lesson plans." (BWN) Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae "This article describes the battle of Thermopylae fought in 480 B.C. by an alliance of Greek city-states and the invading Persian Empire. "After the Battle of Thermopylae, Persian King Xerxes secretly buried most of the Greek dead and all but 1,000 of his own slain, in order to conceal from his army just how few men had held up his progress for so long." "(LII) Primary Sources in the Women's Movement, 1960 to Present: The "Second Wave" and Beyond "This site provides a forum "that brings together feminist thinkers, scholars and activists, to analyze compelling questions about feminist activism and theories, define new directions for historical research on this period, and provide a new venue for publishing traditional articles." It features links to chronologies, oral histories, images of documents, book reviews, bibliographies, and teaching material. Also includes links to related sites. From Alexander Street Press." (LII) Health Guide to Health Care Quality "This booklet offers information for consumers on evaluating health care services to find quality care and make good health care decisions. It provides tips on finding and communicating with a physician, asking questions, and taking an active role in health care. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." (LII) Leisure Way to Go Guide "This collection of travel articles and tools contains tips for finding discounted hotel rooms and for other bargain hunting, suggestions for booking a flight and applying for or renewing a passport, and making phone choices while traveling overseas. The "Best of the Web" section contains websites for travel booking, cruises, frequent-flier miles, tourism, and more. From The Washington Post." (LII) Reference Desk Retrevo "This search engine is designed for finding product reviews and buying guides, troubleshooting tips, manufacturer information, and related material for consumer electronic products. The "Examples" section lets users browse through vendor names for reviews and manuals, and the "Products" section provides digital camera, camcorder, TV, and other electronics reviews. Also includes a blog." (LII) TerraFly "Simply enter an address, and our system will put you at the controls of a bird's view aerial imagery to explore your digital earth." You can also get lots of local date like Census info, hotels, airports, grocery stores... (FGI) Teacher Resources National Association of Biology Teachers: Instructional Materials "there are some very good resources for educators here, and a few of the resources are so intriguing that even casual visitors may find themselves making repeat visits here." (SR) Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications "each issue contains original research articles on student learning via online materials, class-tested web-based learning materials, and substantive reviews of important online resources." (SR) 11:57:17 AM

© Copyright 2008 Jocelyn Shaw. Last update: 11/18/2008; 2:36:28 PM. Photo curtesy of Marjorie O'Brien