Web sites that teach America's Folk Past and Present

Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Vintage Photographs from Yesteryear

A collection of early day photos from Ottawa County towns.

By John Schehrer

www.homestead.com/schehrer2

Montana Heritage Project
http://www.edheritage.org

Story Arts Online:
http://www.stroyarts.org

CARTS: Cultural Arts and Resources for Teachers and Students
http://www.carts.org

Family Folklore
http://educate.si.edu/migrations/seek2/family.html

http://www.history.org/teach

This site offers free classroom-tested lesson plans, biographies of famous and common people of Williamsburg, as well as information on buildings, colonial life and time lines. The site also features regular "electronic field trips" that allow students to interact with experts and characters in Williamsburg. Check the site for upcoming field trips.

http://www.childrensmuseumla.org/content/links.asp#4

The resources page at the Children’s Museum of Los Angeles’ Web site includes links to libraries, museums, teacher and student resources, resources for children with special needs, homework help sites and more.

http://telecollaborate.net/

This site by NickNacks lets educators collaborate on projects through the Web. The site also guides those who want to develop a collaborative project of their own.

http://www.field-trips.org

MIT graduate Kim Foley developed this site, which provides virtual field trips that explore topics such as hurricanes, deserts, endangered species, volcanoes, American presidents, Shakespeare, and more.

American Sociological Association (http://www.asanet.org)

Association for Career and Technical Education (http://www.acteonline.org)

Association of Professional Oklahoma Educators (http://www.apoe.org)

www.ascd.org
shop.ascd.org

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Battelle for Kids (http:www.BattelleforKids.org

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Cable in the Classroom (http://ciconlilne.org)

Cable in the Classroom Organization (http://www.ciconline.org)

www.careerclusters.org

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (http://okcareertech.org)
careertech CIMC Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center (http://www.okcareertech.org/cimc)
www.okcareertech.org/testing (http://www.okcareertech.org/testing)

Character Education Web Sites

Character Program Impacts S.D. Youth Decisions (http://www.abs.sdstate.edu/abs/8-8-2001/ccimpact.htm)
Character Counts (http://www.charactercounts.org)
New Study Proves Character Education Works: Violence, Drug Use, Cheating Cut Sharply (http://www.abs.sdstate.edu/abs/8-8-2001/study.htm)
PARTNERSHIP for Family Involvement in Education (http://pfie.ed.gov)
OPERATION Hope (http://www.operationhope.org)
United States Tennis Association (http://www.usta.com)
Girl Scouts (http://www.girlscouts.org)
National Community Education Association (http:www.ncea.com)
The Communitarian Network (http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps)
Zero to Three (http://www.zerotothree.org)
Character Education Partnership (http://www.character.org)
National Character Education Center (http://www.ethicsusa.com)
Center for Civic Education (http://www.civiced.org)

Child Nutrition Web Surfers

www.whymilk.com
www.familyfoodzone.com
www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids_zone.html

Classroll.com Login (http://www.classroll.com/loginT.htm)

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College and Career Information: (http://www.education-online-search.com)
Education Online Search is a web-based portal of career and college information

The College Board News (www.collegeboard.com/collegeboardnews)

Commerce High School TSA (Technology Student Association) (http://www.commercetigers.net/tsa)

Commerce High School student, Trenton Kissee's, article in the Oklahoma Technology Association'sTechlink Newsletter. The article is located on page 4. http://www.okacte.org/Divisions/TGY/Teched%20web/Feb05_nwsltr.pdf

Commerce Tiger Football (http://www.commercetigerfootball.com)

Committee for Children (http://www.cfchildren.org)

Constitutional Rights Foundation (http://www.crf-usa.org)

"Contexts" understanding people in their social worlds published for the American Sociological Association by the University of California Press (http://www.contextsmagazine.org)

Council for Exceptional Children (http://www.cec.sped.org)

C-SPAN in the Classroom (http://c-span.org/classroom)

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Developmental Studies Center (http://www.devstu.org)

Discovery Education brought to you by: www.unitedstreaming.com

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Education Week on the Web (http://www.edweek.org)

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) Web site--www.ed.gov/free
Emergence of Advertising in America--Nearly 9,000 images from the Library of Congress present the early history of advertising in the United States, including cookbooks, billboards, print advertisements, trade cards, calendars, almanacs and leaflets.
Exploring Earth: Visualizations--100 animations and images from the National Science Foundation illuminate key concepts in earth science, including how coal forms, how continents grow, how geysers erupt, how waves and tectonic plates move and more.
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers--Parent tips, video clips and transcripts from the Department of Education, including interviews with some of the nation's foremost reading experts; motivational e-cards that grandparents and teachers can send to children; and a forum for sharing suggestions and booklists.

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FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)

Free Software http://www.fcdsoft.com

FutuReady - Helping kids click with the future. (http://www.FutureReady.org)

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The George Lucas Educational Foundation: http://www.edutopia.org

SIG Summer Institute for the Summer Institute for the Gifted Providing the highest quality educational and social opportunities for academically gifted and talented students and educators (http://www.giftedstudy.com)

Gilcrease Musuem www.gilcrease.org

Great Expectations (http://www.greatexpectationsok.org)

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Area Health Education Center (http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/research/ahec/index.html)

The HOPE Foundation (www.hopefoundation.org)

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International Reading Association (http://www.reading.org)

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Michael Johnson Books: http://www.michaeljohnsonbooks.com

Just 4 Kids http://www.just4kids.org

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http://www.kindersite.org

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The MASTER Teacher (http://www.masterteacher.com)

List of the 2003 Magna Award winners honoring Exemplary school district programs (http://www.asbj.com/magna)

The Official Mickey Mantle Web Site - The Mantle Family (http://www.mickeymantle.com)

Tribute to Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle

Classic

WOODEN BAT TOURNAMENT

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Mickey Mantle Classic Wooden Bat Tournament (http://mickeymantleclassic.com)

Mickey Mantle Museum (http://mickeymantlemuseum.com)

MarcoPolo: Internet Content for Your Classroom (http://marcopolo.worldcom.com)

Mathematics Education Implementation and Dissemination Centers

GRADES K-12

EDC K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center
800/332-2429
www.edc.org/mcc

IMPACT New England at CESAME
617/373-8380
www.cesame.neu.edu

GRADES K-6

ARC Center
Alternatives for Rebuilding Curricula
800/772-6627, ext. 50
www.arccenter.comap.com

GRADES 6-8

Show-Me Center
573/884-2099
www.showmecenter.missouri.edu

GRADES 9-12

COMPASS-Curriculum Options In Mathematics Programs for All Secondary Students-Center
800/688-1829
www.ithaca.edu/compass

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National Archives footage on Google Video
http://video.google.com/nara.html

National Archives http://www.archives.gov

The National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has recently launched its Web site at www.betterhighschools.org. The High School Center will serve as a central source of in-depth knowledge, expertise, and analysis on high school improvement.

National Center for Educational Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov)

National Council for the Social Studies (http://www.socialstudies.org)

National Council of Teachers of English (http://www.ncte.org)

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (http://nctm.org)

National Federation of State High School Associations (http://www.nfhs.org)

National Science Teachers Association (http://www.nsta.org)

NSSE: National Study of School Evaluation (www.nsse.org)

NE Technology Training Consortium (http://www.nettc.org/)

Northeast Technology Center: (http://www.netechcenters.com)

http:\\www.northpole.com

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Oklahoma Aquarium (http://www.okaquarium.org)

Oklahoma ASCD (www.oascd.org)

O.K.L.A. Challenge -- art education, fostering the can do spirit for fun & learning Oklahoma Challenge (http://www.oklachallenge.org)

Oklahoma Council on Economic Education (www.ocee-ok.org)

Oklahoma Education Employment Board (http://www.oklahomateachingjobs.org)

Oklahoma State Department of Education (http://sde.state.ok.us)

OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (http://www.okhighered.org).

Origins (http://www.OriginsOnline.org)

Origins is

a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1979. We work with children, teachers, and parents to generate and nurture community support and academic success. We offer the workshops Building Academic Communities Through the Arts and The Responsive Classroom® and provide consulting in schools. Origins is a regional center for the Responsive Classroom, licensed by the Northeast Foundation for Children.

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Phi Delta Kappa International (http://www.pdkintl.org)

www.PhysicsCentral.com (http://physicscentral@aps.org)

THE POETRY SOCIETY of OKLAHOMA (http://poetrysocietyofoklahoma.org)

http://www.projectalert.com

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http://www.ready.gov or http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/ for resources and information about security planning and crisis preparation from the U.S. Office of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Education.

The Regional Education Laboratories (www.RELnetwork.org)
This web site is maintained by the laboratories and contains highlights of their activities, links to each laboratory's Web site, and a place to search and request laboratory publications.

A couple of websites students may find useful for research:
http://worldfacts.us/, http://countrystudies.us/
http://magazine-directory.com/ .

http://www.ROCKETCONTEST.org

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Safe Schools

Committee for Children (http://www.cfchildren.org)

<http://www.college-scholarships.com/oklahoma.htm> Oklahoma colleges, universities, and scholarships page. This page has links to Oklahoma college/university home pages and online applications, (mostly) toll free telephone numbers, and admissions and financial aid office email addresses. Elsewhere on the site are links to 32 free online scholarship searches <http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm>, SAT and ACT prep information, pages listing colleges in all 50 states, a free college admission and scholarships newsletter, and more. At the bottom of <http://www.college-scholarships.com> they have links to colleges/universities/scholarships in every state, and at <http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com> they list scholarships guaranteed at individual colleges. At <http://www.get-recruited.com>, all students may be recruited by colleges, free.

Science Education Implementation and Dissemination Centers

GRADES K-12

IMPACT New England at CESAME
617/373-8380
www.cesame.neu.edu

EDC K-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination Center
617/618-2811
www.edc.org/cse

GRADES K-8

The LASER-Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform-Center at the NSRC
202/287-2063

GRADES 9-12

The SCI-Science Curriculum Implementation-Center at BSCS
719/531-5550
http://www.scicenteratbscs.org

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) (http://www.sedl.org)
States Served: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
National Leadership Area: Family and Community Involvement

Success for All Foundation (http://www.successforall.net)

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TEN SIGMA (http://www.tensigma.org)

T.H.E. Journal Educators Road Map to the Web (Links) (http://www.thejournal.com/highlights/roadmap/)

T.H.E. Journal (http://www.thejournal.com)

Title I Online (http://TitleIonline.com)

Total Cost of Ownership (http://www.classroomtco.org)

Tulsa Red Cross

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U.S. Department of Education Seal U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov)

(www.ed.gov/prog_info/Labs)
This Web site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. It provides information about laboratory program events and publications, and links to other laboratory sites.

United States Distance Learning Association (http://www.usdla.org)

University of Oklahoma Independent Learning High School (http://ouilhs.ou.edu)

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Vendors (Online Catalogues)

The Learning Company (http://www.learningcompanyschool.com)

School Specialty Companies (junebox.com)

Renaissance Learning (www.renlearn.com)

Eye on Education (www.eyeoneducation.com)

Star Interactive Incorporated (http:www.starcdrom.com)

Stenhouse Publishers - Professional Resources for Teachers (www.stenhouse.com)

James Stanfield Co Inc - Violence Prevention (www.stanfield.com)

pro ed - Special Education - Gifted - Developmental Disabilities (www.proedinc.com)

Southeastern Audio Visual (www.seaudiovisual.com)

Kid's Kitchen Reading Club (www.KidsKitchenReadingClub.com)

Laureate Learning Systems - Special Needs Software (http://www.LaureateLearning.com)

Office Depot (http://www.OfficeDepot.com)

SCHOOL.com An Office Depot Company (http://www.school.com)

Oklahoma Correctional Industries
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
4545 North Lincoln Blvd., Suite 103
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-6025 * FAX (405) 521-6031

Customer Service
Phone: 405-425-7500
FAX: 405-425-2838
Toll Free: 1-800-522-3565

Sales Offices
Central Oklahoma: 405-521-6025
Southeastern, OK: 580-346-7814
Northeastern, OK: 918-581-2280
Western, OK: 580-788-2866

Or e-mail us at:
okoci@oklaosf.state.ok.us

Visit our Web Site at:
www.state.ok.us/~oci/

Boise Office Solutions (http:// www.BoiseOffice.com)

Social Studies School Service

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