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	The Internet provides a wealth of resources to use in the classroom. The most time consuming aspect is finding the right websites to integrate into your particular curriculum. This part of the training will begin to explore some of the resources available.

	We will begin to explore a few websites which emphasize certain subject areas. It is important to remember that most of the Internet sources provided are very extensive and are not limited to use by any one subject area.

	As a whole class activity at first, navigate to the websites below and let's explore what they have to offer.

	http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/index.htm#9-12 This site has activities broken down by national standards, and each lesson provides an interactive piece.

	http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html This site offers numerous interactive virtual mathematics manipulatives.

	http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx This site also provides interactive manipulatives divided up by math standards.

	http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml This website offers an extensive number of activities which include games and puzzles.


	http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/rtf_flash/index_noaccess.html This site from NASA is devoted to the agency's efforts to return the space shuttle back to orbit. It uses a Star Trek theme to convey the message.

	http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/science/ This site from Scholastic has interactive content on space exploration and natural phenomenon.

	http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/ These web pages from National Geographic contain interactive content on natural forces like hurricanes and volcanoes.

	http://terrafly.fiu.edu/ Terra Fly allows you to type in an address and view satellite photos of the area with zoom-in and zoom-out interactivity. Note that this website takes a great deal of bandwidth and may not load quickly.

	http://www.edheads.org/index.htm Edheads is cartoonish but offers good content and interactive activities on weather, machines, and surgery.


	http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/basic.asp This website from InfoNation allows you to select various countries and graph statistical information. Statistics can be obtained for previous years and future projections. This resource can be used in a variety of ways and in numerous subject areas.
	http://www.pbs.org/history/ This part of the Public Broadcasting System website has activities from some of their most popular shows like American Experience and History Detectives.

	http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/ This site by National Geographic provides a virtual "museum" which explores parts of the earth.

	http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/voicesofwar/ The Library of Congress has extensive resources for the classroom. These particular pages focus on personal recollections of Americans during wartime.


	http://www.citationmachine.net/ Citation machine provides educators and students with both MLA and APA formats for citing information from all kinds of resources. This site can be used for all subject areas. Note that the HTML format of the Internet may not always show proper indentation of citations.

	http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp read●write●think is another website with extensive content. This section of their site provides interactive writing activities.

	http://www.powa.org/ This website focuses on writing and includes information ranging from thesis statements to organization to editing.

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