Dr. Alice Christie Assistant Professor of Technology and Education Arizona State University West

Dr. Alice Christie's Connected Classroom Conference: Creating Cross-Curricular Thematic Lessons

  

Online Searchable Databases

• NASA for Kids
• The Library of Congress
• The Library of Congress American Memory Collections
• National Geographic
• Animal Diversity: A collection of pictures and information about animals, searchable by name, characteristics, or taxonomy
• United Nations
• Background Notes on Countries Around the World (US State Department)
• The CIA World Factbook: 1999
• US Census Bureau International Population Database
  • Summary vital statistics data for all countries, 1996 and 2000 as well as mid-year estimates, 1950-2020
  • Additional data on marital status, ethnic origin, religion, literacy, labor force, income and poverty
• US Postal Service Zip Codes
• White House Electronic Publications
• White House Virtual Library

 Online Encyclopedias and Almanacs

• Encyclopedias:
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Encarta Concise
  • PC Webopedia
  • Compton's Encyclopedia Online
  • How Stuff Works
• Almanacs
  • InfoPlease.com Kids' Almanac
  • The Old Farmer's Almanac
  • Political Reference Almanac
  • StarDate Online: Sky Almanac
  • Daily Almanac: Births, deaths, holidays, events on any given day in history

 Ask An Expert

• Ask an Expert by Pitsco
• Ask Dr. Universe (A curious cat answers questions for kids)
• About.com Ask an Expert
• Scientific American: Ask the Experts
• AllExperts.com
• ExpertCentral.com
• eHow
• XpertSite.Com
• The Mad Scientists Network 

Virtual Field Trips 

• The Virtual Field Trip Site
• Virtual World Tours See the world - VIRTUALLY!
• Earth Science Virtual Field Trip Page
• Globe Learn: Live, interactive expeditions for children around the world
• Virtual Field Trips (Education)
• Scholastic Internet Feild Trips
  • Teachers Guide
  • Internet Field Trip Library Dozens of Internet Field Trips for elementary school kids!
• Louvre Museum (Musee du Louvre)
• Dinosaur VT
• National Museum: Dinosaurs
• Visit the Oakland Zoo
• The San Diego Zoo
• Do the Zoo: Atlanta Zoo
• A Virtual Trip to the Whitehouse for Kids
• A White House History
• A Virtual Trip to the Statue of Liberty
• Geography Online: Internet Student Activities for Students in Grades 3-9
• National Parks Live!: A Students' Internet Tour of the US National Parks
• Virtual Adventures
  • Asia Quest (A Classroom Connect Adventure)
  • America Quest (Another Classroom Connect Adventure)
  • In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (A deep sea adventure)
  • Jane Steven's Antarctic Adventure
  • The World's Wildest Rides
  • Mungo Park's A World of Adventure
  • Quokka.com's Virtual Adventures 
  • Adventures Online
• Jelly Belly Factory Tour

Developing and Using WebQuests

• WebQuests: Alice Christie's WebQuest Page
• WebQuests - Alice Christie's Web Quest Matrix
• WebQuests - Bernie Dodge's Web Quest Matrix