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"The Internet is a fantastic source of facts, but also a source of dubious claims and misinformation. Here we offer our observations on which sites are generally reliable and unbiased, and which are not." Links to Federal government, NGOs and advocacy groups We've sorted the sites into three baskets: * The Official Word - Sites where you can find government statistics and official reports and documents. * Policy Wonks - Sites of non-governmental organizations that study issues, though not always from a neutral point of view. * For the Cause - Sites that offer information while also advocating a particular stance on a policy matter. We've indicated some of our favorites with a , and put a by some that we think you should be wary of."

"Google has launched a new site called Search Education aimed at educators who want to teach online search strategies. The site includes lesson plans geared at different levels of expertise - beginner, intermediate and advanced- as well as training videos that walk through different strategies for subjects like using Creative Commons and Google maps."

"Right now you're on PHYSICS4KIDS.COM. If you are looking for basic physics information, stay on this site. It's not just physics for kids, it's for everyone. We have information on motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, light, and modern physics topics. If you're still not sure what to click, try our site map that lists all of the topics on the site. If you surf and get lost in all of the information, use the search function on the side of the pages"

"Curriculum Resources CyberSmart K-8 Web Wise Kids I Keep Safe iSafe NetSmartz Stay Safe Online Cyberbullying Cyberbully Awareness Deal with Hateful Content Internet Super Heroes Net Bullies NYSSCA PowerPoint Stop Cyberbullying TextBullying & Harassment Kids (K-6) Cyber Treehouse NetSmartz Kids Online Safety Rules PBS Kids Safe Kids Safety Land Game Surf Swell Island (Disney) Three Little Cyber Pigs - Part 1 Three Little Cyber Pigs - Part 2 Who's Afraid of Little Sweet Sheep? Wired Kids Teens Chat Danger Cyber Angels Don't Believe the Type ID the Creep NetSmartz Teens Safe Teens Think Before You Post Parents CyberSmart Tips FBI Internet Safety Tips Minimize Online Predator Risk NetSmartz Parents Safe Side, The Safety Tips for Families 5 Tips in 5 Minutes Video Internet Filter Info & Reviews FREE K9 Filtering Software FREE Content Filtering Spector Monitoring Software ParentCare Software Other Illinois Internet Safety Act 2007 PEW Report 2008 ICE IS Presentation 2008 U of I Ext Presentation Unit 10 School Internet Safety Sites CMS Jefferson Kreitner Renfro Summit Webster Unit 10 Internet Safety Helping our kids stay safe online! New! 4 minutes to better MySpace security settings 3 minutes to better Facebook security settings Tips for safe online gaming April is Internet Safety Month! Congratulations to our 2009 Internet Safety Winners! Click on the link to watch their videos. Kindergarten - Mrs. Stuppi's Super Safe Stars 1st - 2nd Grade - Mrs. Piffner's Snow White and The Cyber Bully 3rd - 4th Grade - Mrs. Josias' Internet Safety Rap 5th - 6th Grade - Mrs. Stack's Internet Safety Patrol 7th - 8th Grade - Mr. Hayman's Media Maniacs 9th - 12th Grade - Jeri Arnold's Team Awesome Parents - download free ParentCare software. This is a free software program designed to help you safeguard your teen who may be using a MySpace account. This software will help you determine if your teen has a MySpace profile as well as validate the age, username and l

"The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to World War I, including photographs, documents, newspapers, films, sheet music, and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, this guide provides links to external Web sites focusing on World War I and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers."

We've uncovered a number of sites that host interviews and talks with notable people from many walks of life, including authors, politicians, actors and thinkers.

"Digital Storytelling can transform your students' writing into a visual masterpiece that is filled with voice and emotion, while enhancing critical thinking skills. The iPad takes digital storytelling to a new level by making the process easier, and even more engaging for students of all grade levels as well as for their teachers. This site will help guide you in what you need for success in the iPad Digital Storytelling classroom."

"The full beginner's courses (12 weeks long) are available in 4 languages. The site also provides audio & video courses for learning Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Gaelic (!), and so on. And, finally, the site covers essential phrases in 36 languages. It is easy to use and the language materials are practical, rather than esoteric. " (from review)

The digital story on the homepage of this site is amazing. Great site. I added this to the Digital Storytelling in the ITL Tools of our BB site.

"Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there's no way to opt out."

"Fact-checking the town hall debate We'll be checking the second presidential debate of 2012. This one is a town hall format, and it's happening in Hempstead, N.Y. Follow us on twitter @politifact for live updates throughout the night. We'll also be updating our site with fact-check reports as we finish them, so check back often. You can also email us ideas at truthometer@politifact.com To look up something during the debate, try our free app, Settle It! PolitiFact's Argument Ender. It's available "

posts have links for sites/apps mentioned in podcasts

"Making citation easy. Cite and store books or journal references. Add books automatically from amazon book pages. Cite books, journals and sites with this handy little extension. Leave a message if you found it useful or if there are any more features you'd like to see. FEATURES * Cite books, journals and websites (More to come). * Automatically formats references to the correct style. * Have the references stored in your browser. * Automatically retrieve and store references from any amazon.com book page. The source link is stored for later viewing."

"Code Year Make your New Year's resolution learning to code. Sign up on Code Year to get a new interactive programming lesson sent to you each week and you'll be building apps and web sites before you know it. "

link to the demo site

"Upon reading recent news stories about how Facebook tracks almost everywhere he goes on the Internet, Jim Kress grew outraged. Consumers are increasingly taking online privacy into their own hands. The consultant from Northville, Mich., subsequently learned Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Adobe and many other companies also exhaustively track his online activities. "I was very unnerved to discover the extent of all the other tracking that was done by nearly every site on the Web," he says."

Kids' Vid is an instructional web site that gives teachers and students the tools necessary to implement video production in the classroom.

This looks like a great resource for teaching movie making to elementary students: "Check out the Me and My Movie feature on Children's BBC. This interactive site offers the amateur filmmaker in your classroom all kinds of videos and written instructions-plotting advice, camera techniques, lighting, etc. Trying all these short tutorials together is the Movie-Making Guide, which helps the student to plan out the entire process" (from Instructify)

"Welcome to Animated Explanations! A website full of animated movies, interactive tutorials and instructional videos, all free for you to view and to embed in your website. Simply select an animated explanation and follow the instructions to integrate it in your site."