Links

A list of the full html addresses of links referred to on this site.

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

www.frii.com/~geomanda/mnemonics.html

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://soundnumbers.com/6.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.silcom.com/~dlp/mnem3.html

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.silcom.com/~dlp/aom/zitat.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

http://graphic.org/index.html

http://www-csli.stanford.edu/

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/sage/sage.html

Drill

http://learn.how.to/

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

http://pics.psych.stir.ac.uk/

Tests and puzzles

http://www.worldmemorychallenge.com/

http://www.highiqsociety.org/noflash/nonmembers/iqtests.htm

http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/

http://rec-puzzles.org/new/

http://www.curiousmath.com/

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

http://neurodudes.com/

Conditions that impact on learning and memory

http://www.minddisorders.com

http://www.minddisorders.com/Br-Del/Cognitive-retraining.html

http://hope.abta.org/site/PageServer

http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/article.cfm?sid=1&tid=20&stid=41&aid=367&sk=5WYX

http://www.neurological.org.nz/html/headlines.htm

http://www.ldonline.org/

http://www.alz.org//Resources/Diversity/overview.asp

http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,53815,00.html

Repressed Memory

http://www.has.vcu.edu/psy/psy101/forsyth/loftus.htm

http://www.jimhopper.com/memory/

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/mem.html

Knowledge sites

http://dnaftb.org/

http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/docs/splash.html

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html

http://www.badastronomy.com/

http://www.physics.org/

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.godchecker.com/

http://www.cbel.com/myths/

http://www.goodtyping.com/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/

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Study skills

Look at the 10 traps of studying at:
http://caps.unc.edu/TenTraps.html

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

Allen & Unwin Study Centre
http://www.allenandunwin.com/estudy/takingnotes.asp

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

Reading strategies from West Virginia University Learning Center
http://www.rfl.wvu.edu/learningcenter/id49.htm

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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

http://www.coreknowledge.org/

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://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html

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/

History/Social Studies for K-12 teachers
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

Mathematics & Science

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/

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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:

http://www.andrus.org/

AARP
www.aarp.org/index.html

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.faar.org/

http://www.senrs.com/

http://www.silverhairs.co.uk

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.vocabulary.com/

http://www.rozies.com/Zzzz/Ringers/R-index.html

http://wordzap.com/enigma/enigma.asp

http://www.etymologic.com/

http://memory.uva.nl/

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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

About's About searching
websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/cs/aboutsearching/index.htm

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