Projectlink

Unique and Compelling Interdisciplinary Internet Projects that Focus on Language Arts and Social Studies

Purpose of This Website

This Website examines Internet projects that incorporate unique and compelling resources in the areas of Language Arts and Social Studies. Participants will first examine a number of unique online resources that can be incorporated into a Language Arts or Social Studies Lesson. They will explore several high quality interdisciplinary projects.

Examples of Topic- Specific Resources

Government and Politics: Find Out How Your Congressperson Voted
Economics and Finance: Yahoo! Stock Quote Guide
History: Early America Review
Language Arts: School Newspapers Online
Foreign Languages: Foreign Language Newspapers, Altavista Translator
Social Studies: Excite City Net

Examples of Compelling Projects for Language Arts and Social Studies

Web Sites that Publish Student Work

KidPub
MidLink Magazine
Amazon Books
ZuZu
Positively Poetry
Kid News
Highwired.Net - Any Easy Way to Publish Your School's Newspaper
Links to Other Resources for Publishing Student Work

Exploring Language Arts and Social Studies Web Sites


Government and Politics Email your Governor -- use Ms. Kremer's class page to find your Governor's email address Congressional Email Directory Send Email to the President Find Out How Your Congressperson Voted Follow a National Bill Becoming a Law Search Full Text Legislation of 105th Congress The Whitehouse U.S. Senate List of State Governors who are Online U.S. Federal Cabinet web sites CNN All Politics Online WorldWorld.com World Fact Book	Economics and Finance Yahoo Stock Quote Guide Global Grocery List Project Ask-An-Expert: Money and Business Stockmaster Up-To-Date White House Economic Indicators for the US Other White House Economic Indicators Federal Reserve Board's Daily and Weekly Data Bureau of Economic Analysis EconEdLink WebEc -- Links to web sites that have economic data Fair Model Web site HomeNet -- a comprehensive real estate site Mortgage Calculator
Language Arts 1000's of Full text Books Online Library of Congress Home Page -- search the library's databases Random House Thematic Index- Children/Young Adult novels categorized by theme Authors Information Page Word Play- Links to activities for vocabulary building and enrichment The Civil War in Children's Literature Selected Literary Resources Online School Newspapers Online The Jack London Collection -- good example of hard-to-find personal letters and documents EDSITEment -- Links to top Humanities web sites Collaborative Writing Projects Book of Famous Quotes Wacky Web Tales The Children's Literature Web Guide	Foreign Language Keypals International Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections eMail Classroom Exchange Oral Language Archive -- Digital audio database of foreign language dialogues AltaVista's Translator Index of Language Dictionaries and Translators Foreign Language for Travelers -- Read and hear common phrases in many languages Foreign Country Index EDSITEment -- Links to top Foreign Language web sites
Social Studies The CNN Homepage Time Warner Homepage CRAYON: Create Your Own Newspaper MSNBC News Central -- browse through newspapers from around the world How Far Is It? -- Find the Distance Between Two Cities National Geographic -- LOTS of maps and educational resources Mapquest -- get driving directions for anywhere in the US USGS Maps --National Mapping Information Subway Navigator -- find routes for subway systems worldwide U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Data FedStats Regional Statistics Library of Congress: American Memory-- Wealth of photos, documents, maps, recordings of historical events National Archives Exhibit Hall The Smithsonian Homepage History/Social Studies Web site for K-12 Teachers EDSITEment -- Links to top History web sites U.S. Presidents - Social Studies Reports -- good example of publishing student work on-line The History Place The History Net

Purpose of This Website

Examples of Topic- Specific Resources

Examples of Compelling Projects for Language Arts and Social Studies

Web Sites that Publish Student Work

Exploring Language Arts and Social Studies Web Sites

Government and Politics

Economics and Finance

Language Arts

Foreign Language

Social Studies