Useful Links for All!
History, General
History and Politics Outloud - Historically important audio clips.Measuring Worth - This site has useful calculators for determining the values of currency over time.
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project - "...a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use."
World History
Ancient Greece - Impressive.Mesopotamia - Awesome site on the history of Mesopotamia.
World History
World History Archives
World History Compass
Women in World History
Browse the World at MrDowling.com - This site is awesome. A great place to explore our world's history.
The History Guide - Wow. This site is basically an online textbook for the history of Western Civilization. It is intended for the upper level high school student and the undergraduate history major, but I think it is a great resource for a determined 8th grader. Very cool.
U.S. History
History Matters - U.S. survey course online.American History 102: Civil War to the Present - Check out the picture of this guy. He's a Vincent Price wanna' be.
A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times
ushistory.org
The History Place
Eye Witness - Just as the web site says - history through the eyes of those who lived it.
Archiving Early America - A nice little site with maps and loads of historical information.
American Memory from the Library of Congress - A vast collection of maps, images, and articles related to American History.
HarpWeek: Explore History - A collection of resources and cartoons from Harper's Weekly.
StateMaster - "...a unique statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states."
The Civil War Music Site - Guess what this site has.
Outline of U.S. History - A pretty sweet outline of all of U.S. history produced by the U.S. Department of State.
Geography
Geography NetworkNational Geographic
Atlapedia - Great maps.
CIA World Factbook
A Village of 1,000 - A thought provoking reduction of the world's population to a single village of 1,000 people and the distribution of resources.
NationMaster - "...a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD."
Government
The White House - The official website of the White House.The US Senate - The official website of the United States Senate. Very useful. Contact your Senator.
The US House of Representatives - The official website of the US House of Representatives. Lot's of information. You can also find your Representative.
The Office of the Governor - The Governor of Ohio's website.
The Ohio House of Representatives - Read the Ohio Revised Code. Contact your State Rep.
The Ohio Senate - Contact your State Senator.
The Secrets of Making Money - Check out how the U.S. Government makes all those precious greenbacks.
The FBI - So you wanna' be G-man, huh? Check out all the latest from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The CIA - Check out what the Central Intelligence Agency has to say.
Religion (Catholicism)
The Holy See - The official website of the Vatican. ;This site is absolutely incredible.American Catholic.Org - Excellent site with information on all sorts of things related to Catholicism from the Franciscans.
New Advent - This is a great resource for information on Catholicism and Christianity. It has a large number of links to other good websites for Catholics as well.
Catholic Online Saints - This will take you to an index of all the saints where you can read brief descriptions of who they are.
American Catholic.Org - Saints - This is another great list of saints by name with biographical and patron saint information.
The Lord's Prayer in 1221 Languages - Very cool.
Chronology of Christianity - A time line of Christian history. Nicely done.
Ecclesiology: A Study in Church History - A history of the Church.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
LIFETEEN.com - Leading teens closer to Christ - Check it out.
DisciplesNow.com: The Place for Catholic Teens on the Web - The name kind of says it all.
Teacher Resources
High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium - I love this one. It is packed with online tools for teachers, and focuses on integrating technology into the classroom.Quotes for Teachers - I love quotes, and these are some good ones. You're sure to find something thought provoking here.
History Teacher.net
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Rubistar - This is an online rubric maker. You can use pre-made rubric templates and fit them to your needs.
Educator's Reference Desk - THE online resource for lesson plans, ideas, educational issues, etc. This is a great site for parents as well.
The Lesson Plan Page - Another resource for lesson ideas for all subject areas.
The WebQuest Page - This is where you can learn all about making a great webquest, along with hundreds of examples. These are the people who invented the webquest.
Teachers.Net - The ultimate teacher's resource page.
International Society for Technology in Education
All Kinds of Minds - Home of Schools Attuned and Dr. Mel Levine's institute for learning. I use the Schools Attuned program to help my students become better learners. Check it out.
Web Development and Technology
HTML Dog - MrKersey.Org was built using what I learned from this web site. It is easy to follow and takes you step-by-step through the creation of a web page of your very own. It teaches you not on HTML, but also CSS.Fun Misc. Links
The Copyright Cage - Cool article on copyright.Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center - Nifty starting place for anyone interested in or researching Fair Use.
Godchecker - Want to look up an obscure Greek god? How about a Chinese deity? These folks have it all.
Creative Commons License - A nifty way to reserve certain copyrights, but still share your work.
National Novel Writing Month - Ever want to write a novel, but never had the time or motivation to see it through? NaNoWriMo may be for you! Simply write 50,000 words in November and you're a winner. Students should check this out. 50,000 words seem a bit too much? Then set a more reasonable goal for yourself, like ten or twenty thousand words. Write that next great American novel.
Guitar Stuff
As a fledgling guitar player, I have found these sites to be helpful.Guitar Noise - Free online guitar lessons complete with sample mp3's and lot's of help.
GuitareTAB! - About a gozillion tabs for guitar. If you wanna' learn a song, they've probably got it.
WholeNote: The On-Line Guitar Community - Nifty.
