What's Cool
Web Information | Miscellaneous Resources
Cool Sites of the Month
The "Hire Me" Guide - The "Hire Me" Guide was funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning. The course has been written to supply learners with the appropriate training, information, encouragement, discipline, and support for work readiness.
A few other cool sites...
NPR Online - National Public Radio
PBS Online - Public Broadcasting Systems
The Smithsonian Institute Home Page - These pages are filled with resources, on-line publications, pictures, virtual tours through their museum. An interesting place to explore.
Literacy
Family Literacy Special Collection - This special collection was created and maintained with funds from the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS project.
Locally Produced Materials in the Midwest LINCS States - This page is a new listing of locally produced materials by state. Have you seen what is being done in your state lately?
Recommended Trade Books for Adult Literacy Programs - If you are looking for books to use in a literacy program then check this site out. There is an extensive listing of books with ratings, book summaries and how to incorporate these books into lessons. Each book's page lists, title, author, illustrator, publishing information, book characterists, who would be interested in the book and much more.
Reading Online - Reading Online is a well-designed page and easy to navagate. This site is an electronic journal of the International Reading Association.
Kansas'
Project SELF is now online. This has much information on assessment and lesson plans to build self esteem.
Internet Public Library - The Internet Public Library
Project seeks to challenge and redefine the roles and significance of libraries in an increasingly distributed and digital world.
The Law and You - Missouri State Literacy Resource Center
ESL Competencies - Minnesota State Literacy Resource Center
Literacy "Webliography" - This site lists reviews by adult literacy/basic education/ESOL educators of world wide websites in such
categories as student and teacher resources, English as a adult literacy/basic education/ESOL educators second language, adult education research and grant information.
National Center on Adult Literacy - NCAL seeks to improve the quality of adult literacy programs and services on a nationwide basis by means of applied research and development and dissemination of the results.
Education
National School Network Exchange - Exploring tools, information services, technology and support for a national network of local learning communities.
Interesting Education and Technology Grants and Projects - highlights some online programs which show innovation in applying new technology to education
Media Designs - Their WWW Education Calendar page is excellent,
giving a brief summary to begin with and then linking to
information about events that took place on that particular day.
Odyssey of the Mind - Odyssey of the Mind is a world-wide, nonprofit organization that promotes creative team-based problem solving in a school program for students from kindergarten through college. The program helps students learn divergent thinking and problem solving skills while participating in a series of challenging and motivating activities, both inside and outside their regular classroom curriculum.
Web Design
Tips for Writers and Designers - Web Wonk. An informative site on the basics of designing a web page.
Web Information
OASIS New
Users' Guide - Ohio Literacy Resource Center's OASIS site hosts a
great guide for new users to the site and helpful info for those browsing
the web for the first time.
Miscellaneous Resources
Electric Library - Here you can search magazines, newspapers, TV
and radio transcripts, books and maps. There is a small subscription fee in order to do in-depth searched but well worth it.
