Important Links

The following sites are provided for informational purposes only.  While all of the sites have been reviewed, The Calais School does not endorse nor is not responsible for the content of any of these sites.

Just click on the links below to be directed to the website.

Interesting Websites for Students of all Ages

Blue Web'n - An online library of 2137 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can also browse by broad subject area (Content Areas) or specific sub-categories (Subject Area). See "About this Site" for a scoring rubric and answers to other burning questions!
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm

Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library - Provided by Pacific Bell, the Library includes 48 Web based activities and projects for students to complete online. Scroll to Browse the Content Table and find History & Social Studies.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

Brain Bowl - from the Learning Network, is a weekly current events game which can be played by one player, two players, or Kid vs Parent. Players can view answers from previous weeks' games. http://www.funbrain.com/brainbowl/

Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow: A Wired Curriculum - Sponsored by the United Nations Cyber School Bus, the curriculum features 6 interactive units that students in grades 5-12 can complete online. Units provide an overview of urbanization-its history, its potential, and its problems. Students can focus on one part of the curriculum…for example, the profiles of major cities, or an activity on population density…or use all 6 units. The site includes a Teacher's Folder with a “How to Use the Curriculum” link.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/habitat/index.asp

Xpeditions - The site contains activities for grades K-12, an outline map atlas with more than 1,800 free maps designed for printing or building Web sites, forums where teachers and students can discuss geography, and a 3-D virtual museum of geography built in the spirit of the game Myst. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Lonely Planet - An interactive clickable world map that allows students to travel to different countries. When they arrive at their destination, they can click the slide show for loads of information including facts, environment, history, economy, culture, and events enhanced with beautiful photos of the people.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/

National Geographic ONLINE GeoBee Challenge - Five short geography-related questions are posted daily by The National Geographic Society appropriate for the elementary and middle school levels. Students are encouraged to try again if they answer a question incorrectly. Challenges for the three previous days are posted. Also Included is a link to information on how to register and participate for prizes in the annual National Geographic Bee.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

Geography Games - More than 20 online geography games for middle and high school students. http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html

Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark - is a National Geographic Society site which allows middle and high school students to join the famous Lewis and Clark expedition. Their goal is to chart rivers, make friends with natives, open the West to trade, and look for a Northwest Passage. Additional features include a map to trace their progress, excerpts from the explorers' diaries, and a forum to share their own adventures with others online.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

Flight to Freedom - Developed by Prof. Patrick Rael for high school students, the site allows "players" to experience slavery through the eyes of those who lived it. Players take on the roles of an African American historical figure (Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth), and work to escape to Canada, while being challenged by a series of events taken from authentic slave narratives. http://ssad.bowdoin.edu:9780/projects/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml

AwesomeStories - takes the stories of history, biographies, movies, religion, and trials and links them to the actual manuscripts, paintings, historical maps, illustrations, data, and graphics. Students in high school can read the stories, examine the primary source material, and draw their own conclusions. Among the topics are Joan of Arc, Cuban missile crisis, the Great Depression, the history of flight, the trial of Lizzie Borden and Plessy v. Ferguson, and the biographies of Sacajawea and Benedict Arnold.
http://www.awesomestories.com/index.php

Biography of America - A companion web site to the video series and telecourse sponsored by Annenberg/CPB, it provides resources for senior high students studying U.S. History from its origins to contemporary times. Features of this web site require the Macromedia Flash 4 plug-in. You can download the Flash 4 plug-in from the Macromedia Web Site.
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/

National Geographic - website on animals and other educational topics.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/?source=G1801&kwid=ContentNetwork|928996345

America's Story - The Library of Congress presents this site which includes these topics: Meet Amazing Americans (features biographies), Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play (includes baseball history, as well as American celebrations from parades to county fairs), and See, Hear and Sing.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

Discovery School - This site has lots of links by subject area to help you find what you need. It was developed by a student and covers all grade levels.
http://www.school.discoveryeduation.com/students/

Archiving Early America - You can find images of actual historic documents, solve an interactive cross-word puzzle, read the Early American Review, and participate in a "Town Crier" online forum.
http://www.earlyamerica.com/

Invention Dimension - Full of information regarding inventors and their inventions.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/invent/

National Information Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)…a wealth of parental information and publications, A to Z:  http://www.nichcy.org/index.html

Websites for Teachers:

VSA Arts of New Jersey enriches the lives and promotes the creative power of individuals with disabilities through the development and support of model and inclusive cultural, educational and recreational programs and services. VSA arts of New Jersey fosters artistic growth, lifelong learning, and strives for personal excellence through programming in all of the arts disciplines.
http://co.vsarts.org/x322.xml

Weekly Reader Galaxy - An online newspaper, provided by the Weekly Reader Corporation, features social studies activities for students in grades K-12. These include news, polls, contests, games and mystery photos. For kids' activities, click on “I’m A Kid.”  For teacher activities, click on “I'm A Teacher.” http://www.weeklyreader.com/

Historical Treasure Chests - A product of the Bank Street College of Education, middle school and high school students are provided with four primary sources and questions to guide investigation. Additional primary resources can be accessed on the websites listed in the reference section. An extension activity allows students to investigate their family's own primary source materials and display them online.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/

Educational Websites for Teachers - This web page was originally created for Project Village, a collaborative effort between Rutgers and the city of Camden, and is maintained for other teachers as well as students.
www.camden.rutgers.edu/~wood/edwebsites.htm

Recycle City - Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, Recycle City uses games, activities and fun facts to teach elementary and middle school students about recycling. Click on activities to find “Things to Do” and “Information For Teachers” for ideas on how to use Recycle City in the classroom.
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

180 Technology Tips
http://www.180techtips.com/

Adventures of Cyberbee - A site for teachers looking for ways to integrate technology into the class. Included are Curriculum Ideas, How To’s, Treasure Hunts, Web Links, Articles, and a search engine.
http://www.cyberbee.com/

Eduhound: Everything for Education K-12 - Search for social studies topics by categories.
www.eduhound.com

Family Education - a plethora of ideas supporting school skills in Reading, Math, Social Studies, and Science.  There are printable games and learning activities to use while driving in the car.  Activities for your class and family are easy to find because they are grouped by grades pre-K, 3-5, and 6-12.
www.familyeducation.com

A Pocketful of Rhymes -This is a great site to get rhymes, poetry, etc. to share with students K-6.
http://hometown.aol.com/Bvsangl/pocket.html

New Jersey Department of Education Core Curriculum Standards
http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/

Resources for Further Education

County College of Morris - www.ccm.edu
Bergen Community College - www.bergen.edu
Chubb Institute - www.chubbinstitute.edu
DeVry University – North Brunswick, NJ campus - http://www.nj.devry.edu/
Dover Business College - www.doverbusinesscollege.org
Essex County College - www.essex.edu
Gibbs College - Livingston Campus - www.gibbsnj.edu
Hudson County Community College - www.hccc.edu
Lincoln Tech - Mahwah Campus - http://www.lincolnedu.com/campus/mahwah-nj
Raritan Valley Community College - www.raritanval.edu
Sussex County Community College - www.sussex.edu
Warren County Community College - www.warren.edu
Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts - http://www.kubertsworld.com/kubertschool/kubertschool.htm

Special Needs Resources and Services

ASAH - is a not-for-profit organization of private schools and agencies in New Jersey that provide highly specialized services to more than 11,000 infants, children and young adults with disabilities.  ASAH serves more than 125 schools and agencies throughout the state.
http://www.asah.org/index.html

Asperger Syndrome Education Network - providing education, support, and advocacy in New Jersey.
http://www.aspennj.org/

CHADD is a non-profit organization that serves Children and Adults with ADD and their families through collaborative leadership, research, education, advocacy and support. 
National Site:  http://www.chadd.org
Bergen County Site:  http://www.chaddbc.org/About.htm

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, State of New Jersey  http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/dvrs/DVRIndex.html

Community Options - Community Options, Inc. of Northern New Jersey was established to provide community-based options for residential and employment support services to individuals with disabilities living in Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. 
http://www.comop.org/jerseywaren.html

COSAC - The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community: information, services and advocacy.
http://www.njcosac.org/cosac2/Home%20Page

ECLC - a nonprofit school that provides special education for children ages 5 thru 21 having severe learning and/or language disabilities, autism, or multiple disabilities.  Chatham and HoHoKus campuses serve over 300 students from 11 counties in  New Jersey. 
http://www.eclcofnj.org/

Employment Horizons - is a non-profit agency providing comprehensive employment, training and job placement services to persons with disabilities and other disadvantages in the Morris County, NJ area.
http://www.emhorizons.org/

Jespy House - is an extraordinary program for adults with learning and developmental disabilities who demonstrate the ability to live independently and gain competitive employment
http://jespyhouse.org/

Mental Health Association of New Jersey - An organization dedicated to improving the mental health of all people in New Jersey and to achieving victory over all types of mental illness through advocacy, education and services.
www.mhanj.org