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A list of the full html addresses of links referred to on this site.
Memory Guide
Study Hall
Parents' Corner
- How should children be taught
- What should children be taught
- Helping your child learn
- Educational sites
- Sites for teachers
Senior Center
Memory Guide >
Everyday memory >
Imagery
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-imagery/
Remembering faces
http://www.choisser.com/faceblind/
Mnemonics
imagery and mnemonics
www.gse.buffalo.edu/fas/shuell/CEP564/Lectures/imagery.htm
covers many mnemonic
techniques
http://www.academictips.org/memory/
http://www.vlaardingen.net/~tom/Mainmenu.htm
http://memory.uva.nl/memimprovement/eng/
a series of excellent articles on using
mnemonics in teaching
http://www.vcld.org/pages/newsletters/00_01_fall/
List-learning strategies:
Method of loci
http://www.memorise.org/lesson2.htm
www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mem/0898jour.htm
www.memory.uva.nl/memory_improvement/loci.htm
Pegword method
http://www.memorise.org/lessonmenu.htm
www.premiumhealth.com/memory/peg.htm
www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mem/1298nosh.htm
www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mem/0598tnit.htm
Link method
http://www.memorise.org/lesson1.htm
www.sharpsoftware.co.uk/total/#link
www.memory.uva.nl/memory_improvement/link.htm#typical list
Story method
www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mem/1198link.htm
www.memory.uva.nl/memory_improvement/story.htm
Keyword method
www.memory.uva.nl/memory_improvement/elaboration.htm
http://www.vcld.org/pages/newsletters/00_01_fall/mnemonic3.htm
Verbal mnemonics:
Coding mnemonic
http://www.sweetscape.com/010memorizer/
www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mem/0199majr.htm
http://www.dialabc.com/words/search
a slightly different variant on the usual technique:
http://placevaluenumbers.com/
First-letter mnemonic
maths and science mnemonics
www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/11_1.html#subindex
medical mnemonics
http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/
http://studynow.com/mnemonics/
http://www.technion.ac.il/medicine/Students/Mnemonics.htm
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vumcdept/emergency/mnemonic.html
Web resources
Strategies
http://www.learningideas.me.uk/memory/
Mnemonics
http://www.rememberanything.com/modules/mylinks/
http://itc.gsu.edu/academymodules/a304/support/xpages/a304b0_20600.html
http://soundnumbers.com/index.htm
http://soundnumbers.com/36.htm
http://soundnumbers.com/37.htm
http://www.andyscouse.com/pages/biblepoem.htm
The Art of Memory
http://www.hermetic.com/ars_memorativa.html
http://www.agocg.ac.uk/reports/virtual/vrmldes/usesf.htm
http://www.synaptic.ch/infoliths/textes/arsmem.htm
http://www.ba.infn.it/~zito/camillo.html
http://lullianarts.net/cont.htm
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm
http://placevaluenumbers.com/memoes/m1.htm
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/prink-ma.html
http://www.likanas.de/ [a German site]
Visual learning techniques
http://www.stanford.edu/~rhorn/
http://www.infomap.com/index.htm
http://www.inspiration.com/vlearning/index.cfm?fuseaction=techniques
Drill
http://www.vtrain.net/home.htm [flashcard software]
Reading
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubskey.cfm?from=nrp
http://www.readingonline.org/articles/handbook/index.html
http://itc.gsu.edu/academymodules/a304/index.html
Getting organized
http://www.onlineorganizing.com/NewslettersIssue.asp?newsletter=go
Useful resources
Tests and puzzles
http://www.worldmemorychallenge.com/
http://www.highiqsociety.org/noflash/nonmembers/iqtests.htm
http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/
About memory
General
http://www.skepdic.com/memory.html
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/blogger.html
Neuroscience
http://web.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/index.html
http://www.brainplace.com/bp/brainsystem/default.asp
http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm
Conditions that impact on learning and memory
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
http://www.minddisorders.com
the page in the encyclopedia on cognitive re-training
http://www.minddisorders.com/Br-Del/Cognitive-retraining.html
American Brain Tumor Association
http://www.abta.org/
Information about how to manage your diabetes
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/
Latest neurological news (on the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand site)
http://www.neurological.org.nz/html/neuronews.php
Information on learning disabilities and ADHD
http://www.ldonline.org/
Information about Alzheimer's (on the American Alzheimer's
Association site)
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_alzheimers_disease.asp
Information on traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries
http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/
Repressed Memory
http://www.jimhopper.com/memory/
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/mem.html
Knowledge sites
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/docs/splash.html
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/furness/eric/teach/index.htm
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
Study skills
Study skill guides
University of Illinois, Chicago
www.uic.edu/depts/counselctr/ace/practic.htm
St Johns University
www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/helplist.html
Dartmouth College
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/index.html
Marquette University
www.eop.mu.edu/study/
Virginia Tech
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
California
Polytechnic State University
http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html
Note-taking
St Johns University
York University
www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/note/note2.htm
Mind-mapping
The Buzan Centre, Australia:
http://www.buzan.com.au/
Reading
Reading myths from Academic
Skills Center, Dartmouth College:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/docs/6_reading_myths.doc
Parents corner
How should children be taught?
Alternatives
Montessori education
International Montessori Index
www.montessori.edu/
Montessori Connections
www.montessoriconnections.com/index.shtml
Montessori Online
www.montessori.org/
American Montessori Society
www.americanmontessorisociety.org/home.html
Suzuki approach to music
Suzuki method
www.parent-child-education.com/suzuki.htm
Maxine's site
ching.apana.org.au/~oliri/
Suzuki Association of the Americas
www.suzukiassociation.org/index.html
European Suzuki Association
www.europeansuzuki.org
Waldorf or Steiner schools
AWSNA
www.awsna.org/index.html
Directory for Latin America
www.sab.org.br/pedag-wal/lawaldir.htm
Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship
www.steinerwaldorf.org.uk/IndexFrame.htm
Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School
www.ch.steiner.school.nz/frames.html
Steiner Schools in Australia
www.ozemail.com.au/~cromhale/
"Alternative" schools
Indigo Schools
www.indigochild.com/schools.html
AERO
www.educationrevolution.org/
Homeschooling
National Home Education Research
Institute
www.nheri.org/
About Homeschooling
homeschooling.about.com/education/homeschooling/
Father & Child article
www.fatherandchild.org.nz/fcarchives/issue09/homeschool.html
NZ Education Review Office report
www.ero.govt.nz/Publications/Homeschool/homesch-2.htm
Using computers in schools
Compulsory laptops at Seattle school (news)
www.seattleweekly.com/features/0112/news-lightfoot.shtml
Technology critic takes on computers in schools
www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/04/cyber/education/05education.html
Making the most of the Internet's potential for
education
www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/02/cyber/education/09education.html
The computer delusion
www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jul/computer.htm
Computers, software can harm emotional, social
development
www.boston.com/globe/columns/meltz/100198.htm
What should children be taught?
Curriculum Policies and Resources
UK National Curriculum
www.nc.uk.net/home.html
NZ National Curriculum
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index_page.cfm?id=1005&p=1003.1004
List of US Education Depts
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Education/Departments/
EDinformatics
edinformatics.com/curriculum/curriculum.htm
Curriculum issues
Core Knowledge
http://www.theamericanenterprise.org/taema97e.htm
Helping your child learn
Educational sites for children
Memory & the brain
Neuroscience for
kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Memory and
learning
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmemory.html#top
Don't
forget
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/dont_forget/index.html
Brains
rule
http://www.brainsrule.com/index.htm
General resources
abcteach
www.abcteach.com/
DiscoverySchool
school.discovery.com/schoolhome.html
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Project Happy Child
http://www.happychild.org.uk/
http://www.happychild.org.uk/pottedlearning/index.htm
Dositey
http://www.dositey.com/
Homework
spot
http://homeworkspot.com/
Kids Hub
http://kidshub.org/kids/kids.cfm
High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Dewey Decimal Classification
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/ddctour/index.htm
http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/dre/dewey/
John's Word Search
Puzzles
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles.html
Word Search
http://www.free-online-word-search-puzzles.com/kids.htm
Education Atlas
http://www.educationatlas.com/education-subjects.html
Social studies
NY Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/
HistoryCentral
www.historycentral.com/
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/
Vikings - the North Atlantic Saga
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
Geography
World
http://GeographyWorldOnline.com
Maps that teach
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
What is the capital of
...
http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/
Geosense
http://www.geosense.net
Art
Archkidecture
http://www.archkidecture.org/
Language
Hoadworks
http://www.hoadworks.com/gamemenu.htm
Maths
Automaths
http://www.edbydesign.com/automath.html
Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/B/
Number trick page
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1133/funwith.htm
SuperKids Math
Worksheets
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
Open
Directory
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Math/
Figure
this!
http://figurethis.org/
Natural History
Wonders of the Seas
http://www.oceanicresearch.org/lesson.html
SeaWorld
www.seaworld.org/
Life of Birds
www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/
Ology
http://ology.amnh.org/?src=h_m
General science
Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu/
Try science
http://www.tryscience.org/home.html
Science Club
http://scienceclub.org/
Double Helix
http://www.csiro.au/helix/experiments/index.html
Do-it-yourself
Science
http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/FunLab/DoItYourself/DoItYourself.htm
Strange
Matter
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/
Physics
Fear of
physics
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
Biology
Biology in motion
http://biologyinmotion.com/
Space and earth sciences
Earth Science Enterprise
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov
Solar
System Exploration
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm
Cool Cosmos
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
Hubble
hubble.stsci.edu/
Windows to the Universe
www.windows.ucar.edu/
Mars Exploration Program
mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/
The K-8 Aeronautics Internet
Textbook
http://wings.avkids.com/
Earth science: How stuff
works
http://science.howstuffworks.com/channel.htm?ch=science&sub=sub-earth-science
Useful sites for teachers
General resources
the Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://atozteacherstuff.com/
Education
Virtual Library
http://www.csu.edu.au/education/
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
LessonPlans4Teachers
http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/lessonindex.htm
University of Otago
http://education.otago.ac.nz/NZLNet/home.nclk
Schoolhouse
Technologies
http://www.schoolhousetech.com/
Abiator's Active Classroom
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Study Stack
http://www.studystack.com/java-studysta/frames.jsp
Education Atlas
http://www.educationatlas.com/education-subjects.html
Language
English Zone
http://www.english-zone.com/teach/index.html
History
Best of History Web Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
History Matters
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Genealogy for kids
http://www.genealogyspot.com/features/kids.htm?newslib
A teacher's guide
to the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/
A
guide to K-12 Medieval studies
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/pedagogical/k12/k12.html
The Online Reference
for Medieval Studies
http://www.the-orb.net/
U.S. History/Social Studies for
secondary school teachers
http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/best-resources-secondary-level-history-and-social-studies-teachers-161655.html
Mathematics & Science
Lesson Corner
http://www.lessoncorner.com/worksheets
Math Forum
http://mathforum.org/library/levels/
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
http://www.enc.org/
Go math
http://www.gomath.com/members/test/tutorial/body.html
Euclidean geometry
http://agutie.homestead.com/files/index.html
Spacelink
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/
Ocean Sciences Teacher Resource Center
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
Senior Center
Web Resources
U.S. Government sites:
National Aging Information Center
www.aoa.gov/naic/default.htm
National Institute on Aging
www.nih.gov/nia/
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
publications
http://www.fda.gov/oc/olderpersons/olderpubs.html
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center http://www.alzheimers.org/
Academic research:
National Policy and Resource Center on
Nutrition & Aging
www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/index.html
American Federation for Aging Research
http://www.afar.org/
Directories:
ElderWeb
http://www.elderweb.com/
A2Z Senior SuperSite
http://www.seniorhospitality.com/
BigEye
http://www.bigeye.com/senior.htm
Senior Journal
http://www.seniorjournal.com/index.html
Special interests:
http://www.happyneuron.com/GBHappyNeuron/default.asp
http://www.healthandage.com/fpatient.htm
http://www.aarp.org/confacts/health/wwwhealth.html
http://www.secretsof.com/computertips/
Memory training
http://www.happyneuron.com/GBHappyNeuron/default.asp
http://www.easysurf.us/menu.htm
http://www.memorise.org/flashnum.html
http://www.queendom.com/mindgames/
http://www.psychtests.com/mindgames/
http://www.rozies.com/Zzzz/Ringers/R-index.html
Information management:
Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/discipline.htm
Search Engines
Argus
Clearinghouse
www.clearinghouse.net/
A tutorial from Berkeley University
library
www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
CNet's Ultimate Guide to search
www.cnet.com/internet/0-3817-7-1922932.html
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