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 Links for Students, Parents,
and Teachers
by Sarah Callahan
For Students:
Yahooligans! - Internet index created just for kids (a great place to begin your web browsing)
Kid Pub - Online publishing for kids!
Best Friends - A story written by Miranda Toms and Carrie Vickery, former Ellenboro students
KidWeb - Lots of fun links for kids
San Diego Zoo - Take a virtual tour of this world-famous zoo
National Geographic for Kids- Animals, people, places from all over the world
Ranger Rick- Find Ranger Rick at this National Wildlife Federation site
The Whitehouse for Kids - Visit the home of the President in a site just for kids
Harry Potter- The official Harry Potter web site for fans of the books
The Babysitters Club- Cool site for fans of the "Club"
Goosebumps- For fans of the R.L. Stine series
The Magic School Bus- Meet Ms. Frizzle and her class as they explore the world around us
Cyber-Seuss!- Dr. Seuss on the net!
For Parents:
Parent Soup - Discussion groups, an extensive library of parenting resources, chat with other parents, etc.
Staying Street Smart on the Web - Good safety rules for kids using the Internet and links to resources for parents
National Parent Information Network- Loads of good information for parents
For Teachers:
U.S. Department of Education - A great resource, especially for research
NC Department of Public Instruction - A fine resource for NC educators
Busy Teachers' Website - Annotated links to source material, lesson plans and classroom activities arranged by subject area. Subjects include the sciences, a teachers' reference section, and more.
ERIC - Links to Information in the ERIC clearinghouse and other education-related topics
NEA - National Education Association
Scholastic- Mega-site for Education, including lesson plans, great author information, etc.
Local Links:
Ellenboro School Information- from the National Center for Education Statistics: number of students, teachers, number of students per grade and other statistics about our school.
Map of Ellenboro - A map of Ellenboro you can zoom in/out and print.
Rutherford County Schools- County schools on the web can be accessed from this site.
The Weather Channel's local forecast - Weather forecast for Ellenboro, NC.
Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Guide - Contains information about the parkway, beautiful photographs, leaf info. and more.
The Biltmore Estate- Virtual tour of this western N.C. landmark.
North Carolina Zoological Park- The official website for North Carolina's Zoo.
McAdenville Homepage- Enjoy the Christmas lights of McAdenville, N.C., without leaving home at this lovely site by town resident, Steve Rankin.
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