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Welcome to The Renaissance Connection, the Allentown Art Museum's interactive educational web site. With the simple click of a mouse button, travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations revealed through the Allentown Art Museum's Samuel H. Kress Collection of European art.

Would be great on a netbook as a resource for a Renaissance unit. Kids will need headphones or you'll lose it in 10 minutes! Very engaging.

Windows only: The PortableApps.com Suite, a full-featured app package that runs from a USB drive, has upgraded with a crisper-looking and more customizable menu, the latest versions of a ton of great freeware, and more.

Student Response Network (SRN) is a powerful "virtual Clicker" student response system designed for use in school computer labs or with wireless laptop groups. It does away with the need for personal handheld "clicker" devices by providing a software-only solution for use with networked Windows desktops or laptops.

Potentially cool tool to use on netbooks

Many of these sites would be great on a netbook, especially with touch.

The full details of the Australian NSW Deptartment of Education Digital Education Revolution netbbook for students in years 9 to 12. Including charter, software, security etc

The full details of the Australian NSW Deptartment of Education Digital Education Revolution netbbook for students in years 9 to 12. Including charter, software, security etc

"What would your classroom be like without your students cracking open their oversized textbooks everyday? Probably a lot more interesting, especially for the kiddies. There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable. If you don't believe us, scroll down this list of over 100 different resources - including websites, iPod lectures and field trips - that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks."