Mr. Crosby's links
| Fun & Interesting Web Sites We Have Found | |
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| Kid Sites | Space Links |
| Movie & Television Sites | Local Internet Providers |
| Parent and Teacher Sites | Polson Sites |
| Teacher Resources | Schools and Organizations |
| Searches | Colleges and Universities |
Kids Sites:
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Web Site Link |
Description |
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| Beanie Babies Home Page | Official home of the Beanie Babies. Collecting information, fun and games. |
| CIA for Kids | A fun page for kids from the Central Intelligence Agency. Games, World Fact Book and more. |
| Seussville | Lots of information and links relayed to Dr. Seuss and his many wonderful books. |
| Eric Carle Home Page | The Official Eric Carle Web Site. Information about the author and his many books. |
| Goosebumps | Home of the popular book series, "Goosebumps". Information about the books, games etc. |
| Harry Potter | Scholastic's web site to Harry Potter information. Meet the author, about the book and trivia. |
| Homework Helper | Hundreds of web site links broken down by category to help in student's research. |
| Jan Brett's Home Page | Home page to popular children's author Jan Brett. Beautiful graphics from her book illustrations. |
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Great animal fact sheets, teacher resources, colouring sheets and much more. |
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| LEGO | Official site for LEGO. Information on building sets, games and puzzles. |
| Montana is for Kids | All kinds of information about our home state. Written for kids, fun graphics. |
| National Wildlife Federation - Ranger Rick | Activities, tours, games from the National Wildlife Federation. Links to Ranger Rick, Your Big Backyard and Wild Animal Baby. |
| The Raptor Center | Wonderful information on raptors from the University of Minnesota. |
| Seaworld | Home page of Seaworld. Park information, sea animal fact sheets and more. |
| The White House for Kids | Let Barney be your guide to the Whitehouse in Washington DC. |
Movie & Television Sites
| Web Site Link | Description |
|---|---|
| ABC | Official home of ABC. Links to news, sports, show information and schedules. |
| Arthur | Meet Arthur the Ardvark and all his friends online. Lots of information and games to play. |
| Bill Nye the Science Guy | Home of the crazy scientist Bill Nye. Lots of activities and show information. |
| CBS | Official home of CBS. Links to news, sports, show information and schedules. |
| CNN Interactive | Official home of Cable News Network. Latest in news, sports, weather and much more. |
| Dark Horizons - Trailers Page | Download the latest movie trailers. Great alphabetical listing and new titles. |
| Disney | Gateway to a huge web site including Disney Parks, TV, videos and all your favorite Disney characters |
| NBC | Official home of NBC. Links to news, sports, show information and schedules. |
| PBS | Home page of the Public Broadcasting Service. Links to all their shows and much more. |
| TV Guide | TV Guide online. Find out what's on in your local area and when. Handy guide. |
| Sesame Workshop | Meet all your favorite Sesame Street characters. Lots of games, activities and information. |
| Star Wars | For all the Jedi Knights out there! The Official Stars Wars web site. Movie information, clips etc. |
Space Links
| Web Site Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Challenger Space Center | Home of the Challenger Learning Center. Educational programs on space, many resources for teachers. |
| Hubble Space Telescope | Take a look at what the Hubble Space Telescope can see from far out in space. Great pictures! |
| Kennedy Space Center | Check out the latest in space shuttle launch information, history of space and lots more. |
| NASA | Get the latest space information from NASA. Many resource links for space information on history and latest developments. |
| Windows to the Universe | A fun and different Web site about the Earth and Space sciences. Great resources and Links. |
Parent and Teacher Pages
| Web Site Link | Description |
|---|---|
| The American School directory | Find asic school information on K-12 schools in the US. |
| BookWire - Book sites on the internet | An online book information source. Book reviews, author information and links. |
| Children's Authors and Illustrators | A great links page by The Children's Literature Web Guide. Links to many authors. |
| Children's Book Council | The Children's Book Council Online. Information for parents and teachers on choosing books and links to book publishing web sites. |
| Earth Day Project | The Earth Day Groceries Project involves students in decorating grocery bags with Earth Day themes. Great project. |
| Glacier National Park | Glacier National Park, situated north of Polson is a wonderful natural resource. Information on wildlife, trails and other recreation. |
| Milken Family Foundation | The Milken Family Foundation is concerned about education, teacher quality and technology integration in schools. |
| Montana Web | MontanaWeb is a searchable Yahoo style directory exclusively for Montana web sites and information. |
| Museum of America - Polson MT | The museum of America has an extensive collection of historical artifacts. A great place to visit with the whole family. |
| National Audubon Society | Home of the National Audubon Society. Great information about birds and kids, many resource links and beautiful graphics. |
| National PTA | Home page of the National Parent Teacher Association. Resource for local PTA organizations and schools in general. |
| Scholastic | Home of the Scholastic Book Company. Areas for kids, teachers and parents alike. Resources, links and fun things to do. |
| Travel Montana | Some great travel information for Montana. Places to visit and things to do. It's a fun state. |
Teacher Resources
| Web Site Link | Description |
|---|---|
| The Busy Teachers' WebSite. | A handy indexed list of web sites in all curriculum areas. |
| Educational Technology Funding | A useful guide on how to fund the technology needs of your school. |
| Global Schoolhouse | The Global Schoolhouse provides opportunities for teachers to collaborate, on projects using technology. Useful references. |
| Funbrain.com | A fun collection of games and quizzes in many subject areas for teachers and kids. |
| Iditarod Dog Sled Race | A wonderful site to use to keep track of the Iditarod Dog Sled racers. Great teacher resources to use all year. |
| International Reading Association | Home page of the International Reading Association. Links to the "Reading Teacher" and many online reading references. |
| Kids Domain Craft Page | Hundreds of craft ideas for kids to make. All rated and with easy step by step instructions. |
| National Education Association | Information about this organization with useful links and resources for teachers and parents. |
| National Geographic | Home of the National Geographic Society. Links to magazine features, videos and some fun activities for kids. |
| PedagoNet | A large database of teacher resources. Teachers have the ability to post requests and search. |
| Richard C Owen | Richard C Owen publishers instructional reading materials for students and has developed a professional development program for teachers. |
| Teacher Webs - For teachers to create own web sites | An online bulletin board where you can create your own classroom web page using templates. |
| Teachers@work - Top 1000 Web Sites for Educators | A large searchable database of useful educational resource links based in New Zealand. |
| Teachers Net - All kinds of teacher resources | TeachersNet provides chat rooms, lesson plans and numerous teacher resources. |
| The Wright Group | The Wright Group publishes books for instructional reading and instructional resources for teaches. |
Search the Internet
| Web Site Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Ask Jeeves | Search by category or ask a question and Jeeves will give results from various search engines. |
| Ask Jeeves for Kids | The kid version of Ask Jeeves. Easy way for students to ask their questions. |
| Altavista | Search by keyword or category. Altavista is also great for searching for image files. |
| Ditto | Use Ditto to search for images either by keyword or category. |
| WhoWhere | A search engine to find people. Find email addresses, phone numbers and web presence. |
| Excite | Search by keyword or category. Also latest in news and business reports. |
| A very large search engine. Search by keyword or click further to search by category. | |
| Lycos | Search by keyword or category. Also latest in news and places to shop. |
| Switchboard | Search for people, find a business links to people's neighborhoods. Look up yourself! |
| Web Crawler | Search by keyword or category. Also see the latest in news |
| Yahoo | One of the first and best known search engines. Search by keyword or category. Also latest in news. |
| Yahoo Maps | A great way to find that place you are visiting. Driving directions also. Excellent details at the street level. |
| Yahooligans - Great for Kids | A popular search engine for kids to use. Easily find good information at a kid level. |
Polson Sites
| Web Site Link | Description |
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| Flathead Monster | This web site explores the legend of the Flathead Monster. T shirts also available! |
| Flathead Lakers | The Flathead Lakers is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to protecting and improving water quality in Flathead Lake. |
| Glacier Bank | Home page of Glacier Bank. |
| The Leader | Our Mission Valley local newspaper. Latest in local news, sports and classified ads. Published once a week, online all the time. |
| Mission Valley Animal Shelter | Come visit the animals at the shelter. See descriptions and photos of adoptable animals. |
| Museum of America | The museum of America has an extensive collection of historical artifacts. A great place to visit with the whole family. |
| Kwa Taq Nuk - Resort Hotel | Located on the Shores of Flathead Lake. Kwa Taq Nuk is a Native American name meaning "Where the Water Leaves the Lake". |
| Polson Chamber of Commerce | Valuable Polson information from our own Chamber of Commerce. History, business and vacation information. |
Some Schools in Montana
| Web Site Link | Description |
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| Bigfork Schools | On the eastern shores of Flathead Lake. Links to Bigfork schools. Beautiful artwork. |
| Billings Public Schools | Links to all the public schools in Billings, MT. Activities, departments, student pages, adult education and more. |
| Bozeman Public Schools | Web site for the Bozeman Public Schools, MT. Links to schools, projects and calendars. |
| Cut Bank High School | Located in Cut Bank, MT. Links to departments amd events. "Home of the Wolves". |
| Hellgate Elementary School | Established in 1869, Hellgate Elementary is rich in history as one of the oldest school systems in Montana. Located in Missoula. |
| Eureka Schools | The small town of Eureka, is located in rural northwest Montana. Links to departments, alumni etc. |
| School District 5 | Located in Kalispell, MT. Links to schools, calendars and email directory. |
| Target Range | Located in Missoula, MT. Links to school departments, and all aspects of school life. |
Colleges, Universities and Organizations
| Web Site Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Montana Office of Public Instruction | Based in Helena, the Office of Public Instruction overseas school activities in Montana. Information on Teacher Certification, Standards and News. |
| Montana State University, Billings MT | Information on academics, admissions, student services and all aspaects of university life. |
| Montana State University, Bozeman MT | Home page of MSU, Bozeman. Very detailed information of all college activities. Easy category searching. |
| Montana State University, Northern MT | MSUN has educational centers in Havre, Great Falls and in Lewistown along with an extensive interactive distance network that serves over 57 sites. |
| Montana Tech - The University of Montana | Montana Tech is based in Butte, MT. Information on degree programs, student services and admissions. |
| Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory - Portland OR | NWREL provides research and development assistance to education, government, community agencies, business, and labor. |
| Salish Kootenai College-Pablo MT | SKC is a tribal college located in the Mission Valley of Northwest Montana. SKC offers a diverse selection of programs. |
| Western Montana College of The University of Montana-Dillan MT | Located in Dillan, MT this site features links to academics, student life, athletics and much more. |
| The University of Montana-Missoula MT | This extensive web site offers information on all aspects of University life in Missoula. Updated everyday with daily events. |