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World History and
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Useful
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Here are a few places I have
discovered while surfing the web. Things change often so
if you find a dead link don't be surprised. If you run
across something you feel might be useful to other students
let me know. |
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| News
sources - The list
includes on-line newspapers and network news from around
the world. |
| Maps
sources - Includes some
selected pdf maps you can print from this site. |
| Other
resources - On-line libraries |
| Inventions
- A list of some really good sites for information
on inventions and inventors. |
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C.I.A.
World Fact Book
- Looking for information on a country? This
is a great place to look. |
| United
States Census Bureau - Statistics on the
U.S. population. |
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Wikipedia - This is
an encyclopedia you can add to. It is very
informative but remember, the users are the ones that
wrote it. |
| Weather |
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International weather
- Current weather for everyplace on earth. |
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NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration home page |
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USGS -
U.S. Geological Survey
homepage. Find the location of recent earthquakes at
home and around the world. |
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Space |
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StarDate Online - Great source of
information about the night sky and all the planets. Check
out the
Solar System Guide
for details on each planet. |
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Firefox
Browser - Avoid trouble by using Firefox
rather than Internet Explorer. Explorer is
like a welcome mat to hackers |
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Thunderbird - This is a mail utility by
Mozilla to replace Microsoft Outlook. It also
helps in avoiding trouble by not using Outlook, a
program that is constantly under attack by hackers. |
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Anti-Virus AVG
from Gresoft.com This is a free program and has some
limitations. You can also download a free 30 day
trial or buy it on-line. |
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Spybot.com
Helps clean junk picked up while surfing the
internet. After you download it, be sure to get the
newest updates before scanning your computer. |
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Ad-Aware personal
Look for it on the menu to the left. Cleans pop-up
ads and other unwanted junk that slows down a computer. |
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Defender
This comes from Microsoft and offers real time protection.
It is also free if you have a legitimate copy of Windows
on your computer. At the top of the page, search
using the word "Defender" and it should come right up.
This provides realtime protection to avoid trouble. |
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| Copernic.com
In my opinion, this is the best program for searching
the Internet. It allows you to save your searches
for use later. Best of all, it's free. |
| Adobe
Acrobat Reader - This is a necessary program
for reading .pdf files and is also free. |
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Open Office
- This is a
group of six free programs including writer which is
the same as Microsoft Word. The big difference
is Word cost $90 and Writer is free. It also
includes a spreadsheet program, PowerPoint, a data
base program, a program to write pdf files and a
drawing program. |
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google earth -
Great way to see what places on earth look like
(including your house). Now includes google sky.
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