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News and Magazines   |  Art and Culture  |  General Web References

Search Engines  |  Computer/Internet Literacy

Lessons and Activities

 
 
 
NEWS - MAGAZINES - TV - RADIO
General Resources
  • HeadlineSpot (all media) 
  • Directory of Newspapers and Magazines
  • Columbia Journalism Review
  • Am. Journalism Review
  • Documents in the News
  • Yahoo: News and Media
  • Newseum: Interactive News Museum
  • Associated Press
  • Top News Stories -- Photos

  • Opinions
  • The Atlantic
  • The Nation
  • National Review
  • Opinion Pages

  • News Magazines
  • US News and World Report
  • TIME
  • Newsweek
  • World Press Review
  • Local News Outlets
  • Transcript (North Adams)
  • Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield)
  • Advocate (Northern Berkshire)
  • WNAW Radio

  • Regional News Outlets
  • Albany Times Union
  • Union News (Springfield)
  • Recorder (Greenfield)
  • Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton)
  • Hartford Courent
  •  WAMC  (Nat. Public Radio listen online)

  • State/National Newspapers
  • Boston Globe
  • Boston Herald
  • Christian Science Monitor
  • USA Today
  • Washington Post
  • New York Times (requires free registration)
  • New York Times Learning Center
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    ART and CULTURE
    Virtual Library Museums Pages
  • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • The Artcyclopedia
  • Art on the Net
  • ArtShow.com
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • Am. Museum of Natural History
  • Smithsonian: Native American Resources
  • Virtual Tours: USA Landmarks
  • Virtual Tours: New England Lighthouses
  • The National Portrait Gallery
  • National Zoo
  • Virtual Library: Museums
  • Yahoo: Museums, Galleries, and Centers
  • The Smithsonian Institute
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    GENERAL REFERENCE RESOURCES
  • Library of Congress
  • Dictionary.com
  • Merriam-Webster.com
  • World Book Encyclopedia 
  • Britannica.com
  • Information Please
  • The Internet Public Library
  • Government & Politics
  • HowStuffWorks
  • Discovery
  • History Channel
  • AandE.com
  • National Geographic
  • NASA
  • MapQuest
  • Travelocity
  • Travel Channel
  • CyberTrip
  • CIA World Factbook
  • World Atlas
  • US Census Fact Finder
  • Complete Travel/Vacation Resource
  • Internet Movie Database
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    SEARCH ENGINES and DIRECTORIES
  • Google
  • Alta Vista
  • Infoseek/Go.com
  • Dog Pile
  • Ask Jeeves
  • Mamma
  • infoUSA People & Tele, w/Reverse Dir.
  • AllExperts.com
  • AOL Search
  • LookSmart
  • About
  • Yahoo
  • Starting Page
  • Beaucoup: Search Engine Directory
  • Journalists' Express
  • FastFacts
  • Image Search Engine
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    COMPUTER and INTERNET LITERACY TOOLS

    Sites to assist teachers with lessons. Students may also find some sites useful.
    Terms  |  Internet  | Web Browsers Searching  |  Windows
     
      Microsoft  |  Clipart/Photographs
     

    Introduction to the Personal Computer Terms
  • Netlingo: The Language of Technology and the Internet
  • 3-D Computer Terms Dictionary
  • Learn the Net Glossary
  • Return to Tools

    Internet

  • Beginners' Central, a Users Guide to the Internet
  • LEARN THE NET: An Internet Guide and Tutorial (Offered in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Italian)
  • Microsoft's Complete Internet Guide and Web Tutorial
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    Web Browsers

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    Searching

  • Tips About Internet Search Engines
  • Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial from the University of California, Berkeley
  • Finding It Online--Web Search Strategies: by Debbie Flanagan, Houston, TX.
  • Finding Quality Information On the Web
  • Searching Guide and Lessons
  • Return to Tools

    Windows

  • Introduction to the PC
  • Windows and Browser Tutorial
  • Windows 98 Tutorial
  • Windows Tips and Tricks
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    Microsoft

  • Microsoft Office 97 
  • Microsoft Word Basics
  • MS Word in the Classroom
  • Microsoft Excel Basics
  • Excel Tutorial
  • PowerPoint
  • In and Out of the Classroom w/ PowerPoint 97
  • PowerPoint in the Classroom
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    Clipart/Photographs
    (Save an image to by right-clicking on it with your mouse and selecting "Save Image As".)

    • About.com Web Clipart
    • Microsoft Design Gallery
    • Clip Art Review helps you find your way through the numerous collections of free clip art available for downloading. The site is organized by topic (for example, parties, flowers, signs, education, etc.). If you need an image for a newsletter, card, or Web page, this is a great place to start your search.
    • Yahoo Photo Gallery Search for photographs by category
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    LESSONS and LEARNING ACTIVITIES
     
    Work is underway to migrate lessons and actiavities  Web pages, which were previously on another server, to a new home on abeged.com. This work should be completed soon. 
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     Sponsors
    Mass. College of Liberal Arts | Mass. Dept. of Education, ACLS
    All ABE classes are funded by Mass. DOE, ACLS, and are offered free to students.
    Northern Berkshire Adult Basic Education Program, 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247
    413 662-5314

    Web page created and maintained by Carole Blair
    cblair@mcla.mass.edu