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Site of the Week

Sponsored and selected by LinksPlus [Providers of website directories K-12 online and MARC format].

Dr. L. Anne Clyde was the IASL Webmaster from 1995 to her untimely passing on 18 September 2005. Each week or so, Anne selected a different Internet site to be her "Site of the Week".

Paul Pledger of LinksPlus will continue to support this informal initiative of Anne Clyde through the selection of interesting sites that continue to address Anne's original criteria. This being sites that may be related in some way to school libraries or the work of teacher librarians, or they may be interesting examples of a particular kind of resource, or they may be topical or related to a current event

Dr L. Anne Clyde, IASL Webmaster, 1995-2005

Site of the Week

• World Savvy: Think beyond your borders -- Educate & engage youth in community & world affairs

Past Sites of the Week

• My and my movie -- Make your own films (August 2008)
• International Olympic Committee -- Official site of the Olympic Movement (July 2008)
• 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics -- Learn about the 2008 Summer Olympic Games (July 2008)
• TRintuition -- Online tools to build and share multimedia projects (July 2008)
• MRQE -- Online directory of movie reviews (July 2008)
• Globalis -- Interactive world map on impact of human society on the ecosystems (June 2008)
• GeoGebra -- Dynamic Geometry, Algebra and Calculus for Schools (June 2008)
• Blogging Libraries Wiki -- Links to Library Blogs (June 2008)
• Oxfam's Cool Planet -- Index for over 70 countries (May 2008)
• Teaching for Information Literacy (May 2008)
• Planet Earth -- Earth Sciences and the future of planet Earth. (April 2008)
• International Year of the Reef -- IYOR is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and important of coral reefs. (April 2008)
• Adolescent Literacy -- Resources for parents and educators of kids grades 4-12. (March 2008)
• International Year of the Potato -- United Nations International Year of the Potato 2008. (March 2008)
• International Year of Sanitation -- The General Assembly of the United Nations declared 2008 as an International Year of Sanitation (IYS). (February 2008)
• Biology 4 Kids -- This site for kids provides basic biology and life science information. (February 2008)
• Learning 2.0 -- Explore and expand your knowledge of the Internet and Web 2.0 (February 2008)
• Kid's Health -- Information for kids about health issues (January 2008)
• ReadPlus Reviews -- Brief children and young adult book reviews (July 2007)
• Earth from Space -- Satellite images of conditions and events on the Earth. (June 2007)
• Oregon School Library Information Systems -- Online advice to support students. (June 2007)
• Hot Math -- This site offers student activities, linking maths to other school subjects or to students' experiences. (May 2007)
• International Polar Year -- March 2007 to March 2009 (May 2007)
• Year of the Dolphin -- The UN Convention on Migratory Species and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society have declared 2007 the Year of the Dolphin (April 2007)
• eSchool News Online - News and information on ICT integration. (January 2007)
• Wonderville - Fun Science activities for kids. (December 2006)
• Film Education - for teachers mainly in the UK and Ireland, but of interest to all film and media studies. (December 2006)
• Film Education - for teachers mainly in the UK and Ireland, but of interest to all film and media studies.
• Global Footprints - information about environmental sustainability. (November 2006)
• Water Aid - international non-government organisation dedicated to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education. (November 2006)
• Time for Kids -- Information about various countries.(October 2006)
• World Tales -- SBS World Tales features twenty animated films based on traditional stories from around the world. (October 2006)
• Finding information on the Internet: A Tutorial -- University of California Library at Berkeley (October 2006)
• Picturing words: The power of book illustration -- Simthsonian Institution Libraries (September 2006)
• Information management resource kit -- provides a free 31-lesson module on the creation of digital libraries for librarians (September 2006)
• International Children's Digital Library (August 2006)
• Literature Map -- allows the user to find similar authors. Enter the name of writers, poets and authors to bring up a relationship map. The closer two writers are, the more likely someone will like both of them (August 2006)
• Mozart 2006 -- Austria's official website marking Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday (August 2006)
• Play music -- A site designed to spark children's interest in music (August 2006)
• Wetlands: Ramsar Database Service -- This database provides information and links related to RAMSAR wetland sites around the globe (August 2006)
• The e-Skeletons Project -- study of human and primate comparative anatomy (July 2006)
• OWL at Purdue University -- offers advice on academic writing, proofreading, technical and scientific writing, research, citation and lots more (June 2006)
• Show me - Art and Design A collection of links to art and design interactive activities (June 2006)
• Global Sacred Sites (June 2006)
• Tate Learning -- Tate Gallery in London provides learning activities and links to its collection (May 2006)
• Mythography -- Explore Greek, Roman and Celtic mythology and art (May 2006)
• Digital Library for Earth System Education -- a distributed community effort involving educators, students and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth systems (May 2006)
• You think! -- The World Bank website that encourages young people to think critically about global issues and equity between rich and poor nations (May 2006)
• Education Atlas -- Your map to the world of education (April 2006)
• World History -- World history notes and maps from earliest times to the present (April 2006)
• Out on a Limb - A guide to getting along -- High speed Internet connection required (April 2006)
• Oxford University Museum of National History -- hands-on sessions, workshops and teaching resources (April 2006)
• The Brahshaw Foundation -- Journey of Mankind: Peopling of the World (March 2006)
• Kennedy Center: Arts related resources (March 2006)
• Royal Institution of Great Britain -- Science topics (March 2006)
• The University of York -- Mathematics resources (March 2006)
• Nobel Prize -- Literature and other links to educational activities (March 2006)
• Global Eye Index -- Primary and Secondary teaching notes (February 2006)
• XVIII Commonwealth Games -- Melbourne, March 2006 (February 2006)
• Environmental Education for Kids Online -- Interactive format (requires Flash) (February 2006)
• World Health Organisation -- Latest disease and health information (February 2006)
• International Year of Deserts, 2006 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Web Site(January 2006)
• Reading Connects Imagine what a difference it would make if every child loved to read ... (January 2006)
• ALSOS Digital Library for Nuclear Issues(January 2006)
• UNICEF - The C8 Children's Forum (January 2006)
• NSDL - The National Science Digital Library (December 2005)
• Formulas (November 2005)
• Build-A-Prairie (November 2005)
• Gold! - Explore the impact of the gold rushes on Australia and uncover the stories of the diggers. (November 2005)
• Gary Foley's Koori History Website - Australian aboriginals: indigenous history archive and education resource site. (November 2005)
• Sydney's Streets - Sydney’s (Australia) fascinating history. (October 2005)
• Building Homes of Our Own - interactive teaching tool for the middle and high school classroom environment. (October 2005)
• Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc - discovered in 1994 (October 2005)
• Dramatic Storytelling in the English Classroom (October 2005)
• The Grout Museum District Excursion (September 2005)
• Today's Front Pages from Newseum (September 2005)
• Hurricane Katrina Information Guide from Middletown Thrall Library (September 2005)
• ClickMazes (August 2005)
• History Trails (BBC) (August 2005)
• A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather (July 2005)
• Cycles: African Life Through Art (Indianapolis Museum of Art) (June 2005)
• Making the Modern World: Learning Modules (May 2005)
• A Journey to a New Land / En route vers un mouveau territoire (May 2005)
• Bookmarks for the Classroom (TeacherView.com) (April 2005)
• Pope John Paul II -- Resources (April 2005)
• MurrayQuest 05 (April 2005)
• Blogs in Education (April 2005)
• www.fuglar.is -- an Icelandic blog that tracks bird migrations (with English summaries) (March 2005)
• Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (March 2005)
• Global Warming: The Pew Center on Global Climate Change (March 2005)
• PowerPoint in the Classroom (March 2005)
• Freedom Fighter or Terrorist? A Webquest (February 2005)
• UNESCO Libraries Portal (February 2005)
• Secret History of the Credit Card (February 2005)
• Letterboxing (February 2005)
• The Why Files (January 2005)
• Bullying Online (January 2005)
• The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog (January 2005)

Last Updated 19 August 2008 (KSB)