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Click on a title link below to access websites about that topic

• Ancient World - Special for 6th grade.
  
  
• Art and Music - Links to sites involving art, architecture, music and the performing arts.
  
  
• Biographies - Look here for information about famous men and women.
  
  
• Business/Economics/Finance - It may be called the "dismal science," but most of us are very interested.
  
  
• Career - Links to the working world.
  
  
• Copyright - Links to copyright information.
  
  
• Disasters - Special page for 6th-graders looking for information about natural and man-made disasters.
  
  
• Diseases - A Page for learning about different diseases.
  
  
• Distance-Learning - Satellite, cable TV, ISDN, and fiber-optic all bring outside resources to the classroom.
  
  
• Earth Day Page - It's been going on for 26 years. Find out what it is, and how you can help the Earth.
  
  
• Education - College-related resources for students, and professional resources for teachers.
  
  
• Endangered Species - Students and teachers can find information and pictures of our vanishing plants and animals, as well as what's being done to help preserve them.
  
  
• English/Literature/Language Arts - Writing fundamentals, grammar, and literature online.
  
  
• Geography/Travel - Information about our world, from around the world.
  
  
• Government - Federal and NY State links.
  
  
• History - Look here for ancient through modern history.
  
  
• Internet Resources for Educators - Find out about: new Internet projects for your class; sites that teach about the use of the Internet in your classes; resources for using the Net in the classroom.
  
  
• Kids - Sites specifically designed with younger children in mind.
  
  
• Kid-Made Sites - Great examples of web sites created by students. Get a feel for what our students will be able to do.
  
  
• Library/Media - Resources for professional librarians, but useful to anyone interested in research or libraries.
  
  
• Mathematics - Interesting problems and help with specific areas of math.
  
  
• Measurement Conversion Chart - Convert any of your Measurement needs.
  
  
• Museums (new and improved) - Here it is. Go straight to the coolest exhibits--no waiting in line, no boring information about what bigwigs are on the board of directors. You can spend days at this page! This page is seriously neat!
  
  
• PBS primetime and children’s shows - Great TV shows supported by some outstanding Websites!
  
  
• Periodicals - This is the place to look for access to online magazines.
  
  
• Politics - Not really a new page. It's based on the old "Campaign-96" page, but with a more general focus.
  
  
• Presidents of the United States
  
  
• Rainforest (new and improved) - What (and where) they are, and how we can help to preserve them.
  
  
• Resume Helper - A resume helper designed for use in our Introduction to Computers class, but may be helpful to anyone in the process of writing a resume.
  
  
• Science - Earth Science, biology, chemistry, physics, and links to NASA-related sites.
  
  
• Seneca Nation of Indians vs NY State - Press coverage, legal decisions, treaties and information about the Seneca Nation to help you understand the ongoing tax dispute which recently closed the NYS Thruway in our area.
  
  
• Temperature Conversion Chart - Convert Celsius to Kelvins, at your leisure!
  
  
• Today's News - Online versions of USA Today, CNN, TIME and links to news services.
  
  
• Whales - Loads of information and pictures. You'll also be able to hear whale songs.
  
  
• WNY-Related Sites - There are a surprising number of WNY sites on the Web!