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It is our mission to create a safe platform for children to explore the Internet.

Mr. Nussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and facts taught in the classroom can be enhanced over internet interactivity. The website covers all … learn more

E-School in Hawaii can be accessed over the Internet. Twenty six different secondary schools offer credit for its classes. And one student, moving to Florida, will be able … learn more

Virtual University is the oldest e-learning community on the Internet, and one of the earliest sites built on the Web, launched in 1994. VU is now transitioning from … learn more

Here are a few tips Carly S. would have given her younger self regarding social media. Use this as a starting off point with talking with your child … learn more

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, … learn more

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out, in 1984, as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Talks are … learn more

The AACE is a pioneering organization in Internet technology. They are an international, not-for-profit, educational organization with the mission of advancing Information Technology in Education and E-Learning research, … learn more

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) is a global organization promoting the responsible use of computer technology. Founded in 1981, CPSR educates policymakers and the public on a … learn more

While web site hosting can be purchased for just a few dollars a month, one of the best ways your students can learn how the Internet works is … learn more

Use W3 School’s HTML Tutorial as a starting point to understanding the hypertext markup language (HTML) used on the World Wide Web. The site can be used as … learn more

WordPress has two main web sites. The first is WordPress.com, which allows you to create your own WordPress web site for free using their servers. While there are … learn more

Over the years, thousands of students and volunteer library and information science professionals have been involved in answering reference questions. This site, hosted by Drexel University, organizes that … learn more

The mission of the Virtual Learning Resources Center is to index thousands of the best academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals worldwide, in order to … learn more

Take this video and pretend each ping pong ball is someone viewing your piece. One person passes it on to a few more and soon the entire Internet … learn more

Here’s an “inforgraphic” detailing the secrets to your favorite viral videos and the magic of Internet memes.

Kyle Chayka looks at how artists are confronting this “attention economy” (be very popular or die) and are responding to it in different ways. This article would be … learn more

One of the easiest ways to get started publishing on the Internet is to start a Blog. You can use it to communicate with students, share your thoughts … learn more

In February, 2002, we went to Stanford University’s School of Education and interviewed Margaret Krebs, Jennifer Wolf, and Charla Rolland about how they use the K-12 Instruction Resource … learn more

For something completely different, check out Tetsuji Katsuda’s free Automated Composing System. You can make your own original music — select the Internet Application link. All you have … learn more

Randy Krum highlights the best examples of complex data displayed in visual format – infographics – found in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet. This site can be … learn more

Another workaround when dealing with firewalls is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) like TunnelBear. A VPN takes your Internet traffic, encrypts it and sends it past the firewall … learn more

This post shows you how you can build a light, simple Pan Head for an camera using a kitchen timer for around 10 bucks and 15 minutes of … learn more

Designed for all ages (K-12), Morphi combines 3D object creation, animation, storytelling, and augmented reality into one low cost package. Morphi is available for Windows, Macs and iPads … learn more

In addition to Thingiverse, there a wide variety of places on the Internet with .stl files ready-to-print.

Naveed Husain, from Teachers College, Columbia University, outlines 20 best practices for educators thrust into the remote-learning journey. The list includes: Be as present as possible through video … learn more

The current stay-at-home environment is challenging for learning on a number of fronts. This article talks about how school districts in Colorado are trying to overcome the disparities … learn more

AMSER is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the National Science Digital … learn more

SmartBrief highlights articles of interest to educators from across the Internet. View the latest articles on-line or subscribe to their newsletter.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation. Their goals are to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as the use of … learn more

While there are different expectations for public library Internet access, this Acceptable Use statement from the West Des Moines Public Library looks at topics like… who is responsible … learn more

This web site provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments. The site has some serious formatting issues at … learn more

While most schools in the U.S. boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, many can’t get online to finish … learn more

With the advent of WiFi (wireless Internet), the days of stringing cables to every classroom and every desk to allow access to the Internet or school data servers … learn more

GLOBE is dedicated to environmental studies, a core collection of this Internet Resource Center.

Tom Scott explains how Unicode and UTF-8 “hack” solved the problem of representing all the symbols, characters and letters that are used worldwide. Blame it all on the … learn more

The American Indian Library Association has compiled a list of resources for the native American communities. Everything from American Indians in Children’s Literature and FCC Internet Tribal Initiatives … learn more

There are many A/V resources available on the Internet to help ESL students. This one is memorable in that it takes the ABC song and adds a contemporary … learn more

As the Internet’s premier collection of online encyclopedias, Encyclopedia.com provides you reference entries from credible, published sources like Oxford University Press and Columbia Encyclopedia. At Encyclopedia.com, you get free access to over 300,000 … learn more

The Exploratorium’s (San Francisco) permanent collections emphasize physics and a unique version of psychobiology. Students serve as explainers for the exhibits and visitors can observe the making of … learn more

John Uhler has assembled a list of all known U.S. National Park, National Monument, National Recreational Area, and National Seashore webcams available on the Internet. He also includes … learn more

KET, the PBS station in Lexington, KY, has assembled a wide range of field trips, from a pig farm to a watershed and even a steamboat. Hundreds of … learn more

The author of this post looked at the wide variety of electronic or virtual field trips (VFT’s) available on the Internet and came up with some pro’s and … learn more

Librarians have a weird sense of humor. This was the old joke: “The internet is like a library with no catalog where all the books get up and … learn more

With so many information sources now at our fingertips, knowing where to start, sorting through it all and finding what we want can be overwhelming! Perdue’s Online Writing … learn more

BLOSSOMS video lessons are enriching students’ learning experiences in high school classrooms from Brooklyn to Beirut to Bangalore. Our Video Library contains over 100 math and science lessons, … learn more

H. Jon Benjamin and Jesse Benjamin created this animated adaptation of the famed McSweeney’s Internet Tendency piece, In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed … learn more

Documenting the American South (DocSouth) is a digital publishing initiative that provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to Southern history, literature, and culture. Currently, … learn more

Old Time Radio (from OTR and Internet Archive) cultivates listening skills and provide a context for the times. Events and episodic stories, such as the Hindenburg disaster and … learn more

This section of the WWW Virtual Library system is a frequently updated Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language resources for a wide range of current international … learn more

The Bugscope project from the University of Illinois provides free interactive access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) so that students anywhere in the world can explore the … learn more

The Southern Oregon Write Site (SOWS) project originated as support for the writing process, but evolved into an online discussion forum. What the Internet adds to the writing … learn more

Here’s another view of a data center. Who knew that the Internet included man traps, a kitchen, cooling towers, and bathrooms … keeping your data secure and the … learn more

You think of this web site as k12irc.org. Your computer or phone thinks of it as 165.140.71.129. How a web site name is converted to an Internet address … learn more

HowStuffWorks provides a more in-depth explanation in words and video.

A slightly tongue-in-cheek explanation from the BBC.

How big is the Internet? How about approaching 2 billion web sites! This page shows the growth of the Internet and the year some of your favorite web … learn more

Zunal is one of the original Internet sites that allows you to create web quests quickly and easily. It’s also a great place to see what other teachers … learn more

Google Images has indexed millions of images on the Internet. Odds are you can find an image for just about any topic here. Bing and Yahoo can also … learn more

Abbreviations.com is a large and comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet. Abbreviations.com holds hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a … learn more

Back when the Internet was starting, Yahoo was the go-to search web site. Yahoo still maintains an independent web search engine that provides good results.

Browse a replica of the the first website posted to the Internet. Use the line-mode browser simulator to see how the Web looked back when it was invented. … learn more

Anyone, in theory, can publish on the Web. Therefore, it is imperative for students to develop a critical eye to evaluate the credibility of Internet information. Virginia Montecino … learn more

Snopes is a well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors on the Internet. It is a great source for identifying and debunking urban legends and similar stories … learn more

The U.C. Berkeley Library has developed a methodology for evaluating the quality of resources and evaluate their authority and appropriateness for your project. Useful for both students and … learn more

jQuery allows JavaScript to interact with the web browser. Everything from simple menus (like the one on this web site) to complex animations — jQuery drives a lot … learn more

W3Schools’ tutorial starts with a simple Display Date button and goes thru the language step-by-step. The built in Try It Yourself buttons allow you to see and modify … learn more