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It will be back to school soon for thousands of students, so here are a couple of sites that may help, and a couple of fun sites as well!
Literature Classics
Links to various web sites, and as long as the writer is of sufficiently high status, you will find useful reference material. There is a section where you can submit your own creative writing, and a discussion forum which may be useful to students required to "discuss" works of literature.
Learn to write proper- Ask Oxford
For those not sure where to place that apostrophe, or which word to use in a sentence, Ask Oxford has included some common grammatical errors in this site. Click on the down arrows to access grammar and spelling tips.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
The classic work of reference, invaluable to the writer and reader, is available on-line. Its authority derives from tradition and scholarly attribution.
Track Down Old Friends- Schoolfriends
Have you ever wanted to "catch up" with old friends from school or uni, but have lost contact? Schoolfriends is an Australian site that allows you to enter your details, schools attended and photos. Once registered, you can also search for friends who may have registered. A New Zealand site exits, with a UK version to come soon.
Disco Ball in the Sky- Project Starshine
What exactly is Project Starshine? Its name stands for Student Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite, a cooperative project producing an 85 pound sphere-shaped
satellite with a surface covered by 845 aluminum mirrors. The mirrors were polished by 30,000 students in 660 schools in 26 countries. At this Website you can read about Starshine 1 and 2 and download forms for teachers who want their classes to participate in Starshine 3/4, the next cooperative satellite launch. Visitors to the Starshine site can also link to pages giving information on how to catch a glimpse of the gleaming, space disco ball from their backyards.
Online Exhibition- Who Stole the tee pee?
Who stole the tee pee? is a phrase coined by artist George Littlechild, as away of asking how contact and coexistence with White culture during the last 300 years has altered Native American traditions and beliefs. Organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Atlatl,an organization that promotes the work of contemporary Native American Artists, this exhibition combines historical artifacts from NMAI's collection and works by living Native American artists to seek answers to this question.
Terrorism Library
The Center for Defense Information presents this new site devoted to terrorism featuring a
variety of resources grouped by subject. Users will find here the text of legislation, factual and analytical articles, links to other sites, and more. CDI's terrorism project " aims to look at all aspects of fighting terrorism, from near-term issues of response and defense, to long-term
questions about how the United States should shape its future international
security strategy."
Murder in the Library- Thrilling Detective
For those that like their crime fiction hard-boiled. Contains information about detectives in film, radio and the Internet, an A-Z listing of detectives, which also includes Australian characters, such as Peter Corris's Cliff Hardy. A search engine is attached to the site if you do not wish to browse.
Rotten Tomatoes
A movie site with a difference. While it is not the International Movie Database, it offers a range of reviews from good (fresh tomatoes) to bad (rotten). A "tomatometer" registers how fresh a movie is. The site includes a search facility in the top right hand screen. A search for Australian movie "The Dish" was positive.
The Virtual Library Zine is edited by Brendan Fitzgerald and Stephanie McGlinchey