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Chapter 9
A&E Classroom
http://www.aetv.com/class/
The Arts and Entertainment network hosts a variety of educational materials including discussion forums and teaching materials.
Crayola Creativity Center
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/index.cfm
The folks at Crayola have developed a series of lesson plans for young students. Themes include "Native Peoples," "Cultures," and "Intergenerational Ideas."
Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com
The Discovery Channel hosts a site featuring resources for teachers, students, and parents. The teacher section includes a collection of lesson plans, many with multicultural themes. The student section has several online learning activities as well as an online history encyclopedia.
History Channel Classroom
http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/classroom.html
The History Channel's Web site offers a plethora of teaching and learning opportunities with periodically changing features. Current features include "The Ellis Island Exhibit" and "The Underground Railroad." A separate section called "Ideas from Our Teachers" highlights specific ways in which teachers have used material from this site.
National Geographic Education Guide
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
National Geographic provides one of the most interactive, educational Web sites available free of charge. The site includes periodically changing features, interactive exhibits, an online world atlas, and other resources for teachers and students to learn more about their own cultures and to explore the rest of the world. A current feature highlights the Underground Railroad.
Nye Labs Online
http://www.billnye.com
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, supplements his popular educational television show with a set of interactive online science labs. Activities are varied and change constantly. Teacher materials and resources are also available.
PBS Online—TeacherSource
http://pbs.org/teachersource/
The Public Broadcasting Service has long been respected for producing effective multicultural and educational media. Their TeacherSource site further illustrates their dedication to multicultural education by including a database of over one thousand lesson plans, many with multicultural themes. Current features also include teacher guides on topics such as the healing of apartheid wounds in South Africa and a history of African American farmers.
Peace Corps—World Wise Educators
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/index.html
The Peace Corps hosts one of the most impressive collections of multicultural teaching and learning resources on the Web. A large collection of lesson plans is highlighted by a section called "Lesson Plans on Looking at Ourselves and Others." This site also facilitates interaction between students and Peace Corps volunteers in the field.
MarcoPolo (MCI Worldcom)
http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/
Several corporations including MCI Worldcom provide a collection of online educational content produced by content experts. Resources include lesson plans in all subjects and special topics, including "Crossing Borders."
NASA Quest
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
NASA's education site hosts interactive projects, timely topic-specific Web chats, and strategies for using the Internet in your classroom. Several forms allow students to interact with NASA engineers, experts, and astronauts. Recent "Hot Topics" include "Women of NASA."
UNICEF: Kids Helping Kids
http://www.unicefusa.org/issues96/sep96/guide/english.html
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF, an organization that advocates the well-being and education of all the world's children, hosts a site with sections including "Respect Differences," "Build a New World," and "Bring Home Peace."
U.S. Geological Survey's Learning Web
http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html
This site includes a collection of educational materials including lesson plans, classroom materials, and other science-related activities. Students can "Ask the Experts" by directly e-mailing the government's top scientists, study history through maps, or browse image galleries.
World Book Student Resource Center
http://www2.worldbook.com/students/feature_index.asp
The encyclopedia publisher continually adds new features to its online archives. Previous features include "The African American Journey," "The Quest for Equality," and "A Divided Nation."
Site Indexes
About.com
http://www.about.com
One of a new breed of Web site search and indexing tools, About.com employs topic-specific experts to mine the Internet as well as individual Web sites for the best available resources.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Schrock, a well-known educational technology guru, has assembled an index of the best education Web sites. Her site, hosted by the Discovery Channel's Web site, is arranged by subject areas.
LookSmart
http://www.looksmart.com
LookSmart, a recent addition to the Web search tool competition, uses a team of Web and content experts to review sites and index only those that pass a rigorous inspection for content and credibility. Subsections of the index include "Community & Cultures" and "International Affairs." A search for "multicultural education" results in a short list and a link to the "Top 10 Most Visited Sites on Multicultural Education."
Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm
Also known as SERI, this site serves as an index of other sites on special education and related fields. Site categories include "Inclusion Resources" and "Special Education Discussion Groups."
Links Sections of Prominent Web Sites
American Studies Web: Reference and Research
http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/
The American Studies Department at Georgetown University maintains an extensive list of related sites with subtopics that include "Race and Ethnicity," "Gender and Sexuality," and "Sociology and Demography."
Diversity Database
http://www.inform.umd.edu/diversitydb/
Developed by a team of content and technology experts at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Diversity Database is a compendium of resources organized by identity dimensions including age, class, race, gender, ability status, religion, and sexual orientation. Listings within each of these sections include books, conference announcements, article citations, Web sites, and course syllabi.
Multicultural Paths—Multicultural Pavilion
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites1.html
Multicultural Paths is an index of multicultural education sites. Entries are divided into categories and subcategories including "Curriculum Transformation," "Homophobia and Education," "Bilingual Education," "Evaluation and Research," and "Digital Divide."
Multicultural SuperLinks—McGraw-Hill Multicultural Supersite
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/multi/links.html
The editor of the Multicultural Supersite carefully reviews potential additions to the SuperLinks page for content and design before dividing them into categories including "Lesson Plans and Curricular Resources," "Multicultural Organizations and Associations," and "Online Dialogue Forums."
OutProud's Web Resources
http://www.outproud.org/web.html
One of the most popular and extensive Web sites for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth also houses one of the best sections of related sites. Categories include "Arts," "Educational Resources," and "Scholarly Resources."
Social Class Page Links
http://www.src.uchicago.edu/SocialClass/links.html
This is one of many resources on the University of Chicago's Social Class Page. It includes related links to sites under several categories including "Demography/Sociology" and "Political Science."
Women's Studies Database's Other Web Sites
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topics/WomensStudies/OtherWebSites/
The Women's Studies program at the University of Maryland, College Park, hosts this extensive index of related sites. Subtopics include "Diversity," "Education," "History," "Literature," and "Women of Color."