Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School
1825 NW 27th Street, Corvallis OR 97330
JPAT@corvallisPTA.org • 541-757-5951 • Denise Gorthy, Principal

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Online Encyclopedias | Corvallis Public Library- Kids' Page|Scholastic|Cyberhunt |
WWW Sites of Interest | Search Engines | Research Sites Web Resources | Software Tutorials | Computer Lab Schedules| Primary Web Sites

Online Encyclopedias (only available from school district computers)

Grolier -Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Encyclopedia Americana.
EBSCO Magazine- Kids Search Databases
EBSCO Magazine Primary
EBSCO Magazine- Middle School/ High School

Kids' Page- Corvallis Public Library

Corvallis Public Library- Visit the new Kids' Page at the public library

Scholastic

Scholastic On Line Activities- Activities divided by grade level and subject.
Scholastic Magazine- A limited online version of the student magazine.  There are a couple of good current new articles.

Read, Write, Think- Flip Book Exercise

Cyberhunts

Scholastic Cyberhunt Spooky Spiders- Spooky Spiders.
Spider Web Site- Closeup photos of many types of spiders.  

Extreme Planet Cyberhunt- The hottest, coldest, highest, deepest, driest, wettest, places on earth.
Rock On Planet Earth- Cyberhunt on Rocks and Minerals.
Calling All Astronauts- Cyberhunt on Astronomy.
Cyberhunt Geography- Cyberhunt on World Geography.
Chinese New Year- Learn about the traditions and symbols of Chinese New Year. 
Martin Luther King Jr. - Learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, and why we celebrate his birthday on this web scavenger hunt 

    Cyberhunt:  Bears in North America
   
    Wild Weather Cyberhunt- Answer questions about the weather to finish the crossword puzzle.
   
    Veterans Day Cyberhunt
    Colonial America Cyberhunt
    Extreme Planet Cyberhunt
    Statue of Liberty Cyberhunt
    Ben Franklin Cyberhunt
    Wright Brothers Cyberhunt
    Amazon Rain Forest Cyberhunt
    Earth Day Cyberhunt
    Soccer Cyberhunt
    St. Patrick's Day Cyberhunt
    The Weather Cyberhunt

   
    
    Visit the Animals of the Arctic (For Mr. Phillips' Far Out Class)
        http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/
        http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/Satellite.htm
        http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-s
        http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl  

    Alaska

Fairbanks Alaska- Learn what it would be like to go to school in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Animals of the Arctic- Learn about the traditions and symbols of Chinese New Year.

    To the North Pole (These Too!)
     http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/resources_faq.html
     http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/peary.shtml
     http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml
 

Veggie Power- Learn surprising facts about vegetables. 
Ahoy Columbus- Cyberhunt on Christopher Columbus.
Calling All Astronauts- Cyberhunt on Astronomy.
Scholastic Cyberhunt Bones- The Bones Inside Us.
Scholastic Cyberhunt Spooky Spiders- Spooky Spiders.
Spider Web Site- Closeup photos of many types of spiders.  
AOL Research and Learn- World's Largest Web, Brown Recluse, and Spider Fighters.

Wild Weather Cyberhunt- Answer questions about the weather to complete the crossword puzzle.
Scholastic Weather Watch- Information about clouds, severe weather and natural disasters.
Scholastic Weather Articles- Articles and answers to students' questions about weather.
Web Weather for Kids- Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become
hot at forecasting the weather

Education World- Cyberhunts organized by months of the year. 
Scholastic Cyberhunts- Cyberhunts organized by content.


More Colonial America
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listcolonialma.html

Primary Web Sites

Scholastic- I Spy
General - Little Clickers- Web site for students ages 3-12.  Recommended by Children's Technology Review Magazine.  

WWW Sites of Interest

Art - Crayons
Art - www.enchantedlearning.com
History - Ben Franklin's Guide to US Government for Kids
History - Library of Congress
History - The White House for Kids
History - Time for Kids
History - US History
Math- Math Playground
Math- Mathbrain

Math - A+ Math
Math - Math Stories
Math - Cool Math for Kids
Math - A+ Math
PE - Sports Illustrated for Kids
Reading/Writing - America Writes for Kids
Reading/Writing - Reading Rainbow
FUN - Discovery School
FUN - Fun Brain

Student Search Engines

Yahooligans for Kids
LITTLE EXPLORERS Picture Dictionary
Ask Jeeves For Kids!
Lycos Kids Homework Zone- Reference
Kids Click!
Kids Search Tools
www.cybersleuth-kids.com - CyberSleuth Kids, An Internet Search Guide for the K-12 Student.
www.factmonster.com - Fact Monster has an online dictionary, encyclopedia and homework help.
www.surfaquarium.com -SurfAquarium, Ride the world wide wave, everything you need with one click.
www.aboutschool.com -AboutSchool, dedicated to helping students, parents and teachers succeed.
www.eduhound.com -EduHound, Everything for Education K-12.
www.figurethis.org -Figure This! Math challenges for families.
www.hbschool.com/index.html -The Learning Site, offers a wealth of resources to bring the world to your classroom.
http://school.discovery.com/ -The Discovery Channel for Schools.
www.educationplanet.com -Education Planet, The Education Web Guide.
http://www.historychannel.com/ -The History Channel.
www.exploratorium.edu -The Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception.
http://www.union.com -Another search engine for students to use.
Search Hound
http://www.questia.com -Another search engine for students.

Software Tutorials

Designing School Web Sites- Buddy Projects
Tips for Developing School Web Pages
A Beginners Guide to HTML - Tutorial from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
What's New With HTML
Technology and Teaching - Tutorials from the Public Broadcasting System TeacherSource site.

Sample School Websites

http://www.loogootee.k12.in.us/west -Logootee West Elementary, Logootee Indiana.
http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/upk/upk.home.html -University Park Elementary, Fairbanks, Alaska.
http://ambleweb.digitalbrain.com/ambleweb/web/home.db_psc - Ambleside Church of England Primary School, Ambleside England

Web Resources - Clip Art Sites (from Duane Jager's "Search for Clipart" class)

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
School Related WEB Graphic Images
Earl's ClipArt Page - ClipArt Image Search Engines
http://www.clipartconnection.com/
http://dir.coolclips.com/Education/School/
www.ditto.com
http://www.hoxie.org/clipart/CLIP00.HTM

MediaBuilder:

http://www.mediabuilder.com/graphicsborder.html
http://www.mediabuilder.com/graphicsicon.html
www.iconbazaar.com
www.flamingtext.com

Backgrounds for web sites