The Link-on Center

PCHS ePortals...
your doors to the Internet

If you notice a link does not link anymore or if you know of a great link we haven't yet linked,
please contact Mrs. Poole in the media center or at gpoole@peachschools.org.

Administration
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1. Money Matters
   1. Free Stuff - Go shopping with no money at http://www.ed.gov/free
   2. Money for PCHS - At http://www.schoolgrants.org/ find money for PCHS or perhaps your own classroom.
   3. School Garden and Habitat - information and money at http://www.kidsgardening.com.
   4. Technology Grants - Go to http://www.nea.org/esphome/members/techgrnt.htm. for NEA ESP Technology grants - Apply by April 15
2. NEA Legistlative Action Center is at www.nea.org/lac/esea
3. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Find this at www.nbpts.org
4. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education - Find this at www.ncate.org
5. Teacher Appreciation Orders - Positive Promotions: http://www.positivepromotions.com
6. Surveys - At http://www.opinionpower.com create free surveys.

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AVID
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Business
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1. Lesson Plans - At http://reach.ucf.edu/~voced/mainresources.htm find business, vocational and technical lesson plans and links.
2. OSHA - at http://www.osha.gov find Occupational Safety and Health Administration - federal and state program info.

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Character Education
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Academics and Faith - At cslewis.org find how the organization works to protect and further religious faith thought in education.

Character Education Conference - At http://www.ncyi.org find out about the conference and other resources for Character Education.

Charities -

Heroes - http://www.barronprize.org - Scholarship for higher education or service projects based on leadership and courage in public service. A Bibliography of Heroes and Heroes Study Guide are also available.

International Understanding (Afghanistan) - At http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org find ways to build understanding between nations

Orders - At http://www.progresspublications.com find awards materials to order.

Project Wisdom - At http://www.projectwisdom.com find free materials and ideas

Speakers - At http://www.usdreams.com find speakers for school-wide events.

Sunburst - At http://www.sunburst.com find materials on character, communication, drug abuse, suicide and depression, etc.

Volunteer -

1. Where to volunteer - At http://www.ysa.org/usps.html and volunteermatch.com find out where to volunteer.
2. Hunger - http://www.secondharvest.org

Wise Skills - At http://www.wiseskills.com (888) 947-3754

Write your national/state/local officials and newspapers - at networkforgood.com. Also find out how you can do some good.

See also the links on the Character Education Home Page.

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Clubs
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1. Hunger is a problem - Go to http://www.secondharvest.org to see how you can help.
2. Invite us all! - At http://www.evite.com they make it easy to send out those invitations - you can even print it out.
3. Road Trip! - At Paramount's Carowinds (800) 888-4386, http://www.carowinds.com find out what's going on this Atlanta park.
   Wild Adventures - At http://www.wildadventures.net find what Valdosta has to offer in science and nature shows and hands on learning as well as wild rides and entertainment.
4. Volunteer - At http://www.ysa.org/usps.html and volunteermatch.com find out where to volunteer.
5. Write your national/state/local officials and newspapers - at networkforgood.com Also find out how you can do some good.

Counselors
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1. Children and Youth Coordinating Council - At http://www.cycc.state.ga.us find information and links to information on bullying, abuse, teen pregnancy, abstinance and other sites of importance to child health.
2. College Admissions - At http://www.usg.edu/ga-easy/admiss find quick access to the admissions pages of the 34 schools in the University system.
3. Financial Aid - Wired Scholar- At http://www.wiredscholar.com find FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and other financial aid information. Also run a scholarship search, check on studies abroad programs and do it all in Spanish if you prefer.
4. Free Stuff - Go shopping with no money at http://www.ed.gov/free
5. HOPE - At http://www.gsfc.org find complete program eligibility requirements.
6. Money for College - At http://www.savingforcollege.com find out about the new 529 plans.
7. Scholarships - At http://www.eduinconline.com apply to 20 historically black colleges with one application.
   
8. Surveys - At http://www.opinionpower.com create free surveys.

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Custodians
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Drivers' Ed.
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1. Governor's Office of Highway Safety - At www.gohs.state.ga.us find
2. MADD (Mother's Against Drunk Driving) - At http://www.madd.org
3. NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - At http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov find

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Economics
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1. Entrepreneurs -
2. Planet Orange - lets students explore earning, saving, investing, and spending money with credit cards and the stock market at http://www.orangekids.com. Calculator and dictionary of financial terms provided.

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Educators
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"Children are a message we send to a time we will not see." - unknown

Educational Briefs - no longer than a 10 minute read for the latest in education-related news stories compiled from various print and online sources can be found at http://www.edbriefs.com.

Everything - At http://teachers.net/gazette find a wide range of material by educators for educators as well as the latest in research on education and a hodge podge of extras.

Center on Education Policy (CEP) - At http://www.ctredpol.org find articles that try to educate the public to the dilemma in public education.

Customized Internet Links for Your Classes - At www.backflip.com you'll find a free web based way to bookmark pages for your class to visit for particular assignments.

Degrees Online - Always make sure any online degree you decide to pursue is accepted by the Georgia DOE. www.onlinemaed.com/ce or 1-866-259-5449 http://www.OnlineLearning.net/NEA2

Discovery School - http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html Make crossword puzzles, word searches, etc. in a flash and print them out or put them in another document.

Field Trips - Save the bus money and paper work at http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/fieldtrips2.htm

Free Stuff - Go shopping with no money at http://www.ed.gov/free

Galileo - At www.galileo.peachnet.edu find the best research sites around. Our password is stalwort. It changes periodically; we'll keep you posted.

Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) - At http://www.gae.org find legislative updates and tons of links and articles.

Georgia Learning Connections - has great lesson plans at http://www.glc.k12.ga.us

Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education - At http://www.gpee.org find School-To-Work grant money and information about the Next Generation School Project.

INTECH - http://www.etcmcn.org - All about INTECH plus a link to Web Tech - for a great leap into cyperspace. (478) 471-5380

Money for College - At www.savingforcollege.com find out about the new 529 plans.

Money for PCHS - At http://www.schoolgrants.org/ find money for PCHS or perhaps your own classroom.

National Education Association (NEA) - At http://www.nea.org find the latest articles of national interest to teachers, free books to download, and of course, a lot more.

Resources for Teachers - At http://www.ed.gov/audience/audience.jsp?type=I&top=Teachers

Video Streaming - At http://www.gpb.org/peachstar/ download video directly to a regular old 30 cent CD! Then play it on the LCD projector for your class. E-mail Mrs. Poole (gpoole) or Mrs. Simmons (nsimmons) for the User ID and Password you'll need.

Surveys - At http://www.opinionpower.com create free surveys and have it tallied for you. See Mrs. Poole in the media center to find out how to use it. Works great on a club web site.

TeacherVision - At http://www.teachervision.fen.com find FunBrain, Lesson Plans, Classroom Management Ideas, etc.

Web Portals - Surprisingly enough, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest has a great list of links in the different subject areas at http://www.lifeofsouthwest.com

WebQuests - Excellent mini-course for teachers on how to create WebQuests at http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm.

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Food Service
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Geography
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1. Visit any city or country - At http://www.roughguides.com - also has maps.

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Grants
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The US Department of Education Grant site - http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt

Math
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Brainpop - http://www.brainpop.com
ESPN SportsFigures - http://www.sportsfigures.espn.com/sportsfigures
Explorelearning.com - http://www.explorelearning.com - learn to use guizmos (manipulatives that explain math concepts visually)

The Globe Program - http://www.globe.gov

Kinetic City: Mission to Vearth - http://www.kineticcity.com

NCTM:Illuminations: marcopolo: Tools -http://www.illuminations.nctm.org/tools/index.aspx - A collection of graphing, counting, fraction, and geometry tools.

The Weather Classroom: Students - http://www.weatherclassroom.com/home_students.php - under Homework Help find definitions, fun projects and streaming video.

Miscellaneous
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1. Flights - At flightarrivals.com check out the flight schedules, delays and weather.
2. Government Forms - At http://www.firstgov.com apply for birth and marriage certificates, change of address forms, passports, online tax info, etc.
3. Health - At http://mdhub.com contact your doctor for a prescription, to cancel an apt., etc.
4. Health - At http://www.medlineplus.gov find no advertising and trustworthy health info.
5. Health Insurance - At ehealthinsurance.com compare rates side by side.
6. Travel - At www.mapblast.com or www.mapquest.com find your route to wherever you want to go.
7. Used Cars - At www.kbb.com find out the book value.

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Music
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1. Creating Music - At www.creatingmusic.com/contours/index.html students can create and listen to their own pieces of music.
2. Guitar Music - At http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/tab.html
3. Lyrics, Sheet Music, Theory - At http://www.lyrics.com
   
   

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Parents

1. Divorcing Parents at http://www.divorcingparents.com is designed to help parents and their children through the process of divorce.
2. Education Place - The Parent Place at http://www.eduplace.com/parents has fun activities and educational games as well as brain teasers, outline maps, graphic organizers, links to educational sites, textbook support and homework help.
3. Family Education - At http://www.familyeducation.com/home find school solutions, homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice along with DVD, video and software reviews.
4. The Parent Advocacy Educational Training Center at http://www.peatc.org. A helpful page at this site is http://www.peatc.org/helpfulinfo.htm. One of the links from this page has excellent links for parents with children with disabities at http://www.peatc.org/links.htm.
5. The Parent Institute - At http://www.parent-institute.com find information research proven ideas to help your child succeed in school.

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Paraprofessionals
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Security
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Students

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1. Movies - At moviefone.com find area movie listings.
2. News for Teens - can be viewed at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra.
3. Note-Taking Strategies - At http://www.collegeboard.com/article/0,3868,2-8-0-955,00.html
4. Scholarships for Hispanics - are located at http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org

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Visual Arts
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1. Lots of art classified by period - At http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html find it all.
2. Lots of Museums - Find a Museophile's (one who loves museum's) paradise at http://vlmp.museophile.com
3. Women in the Arts - At http://www.nmwa.org find exhitibs and artist biographies.

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