Have you ever had a desire to go on a trip to the jungle? Go exploring ancient ruins. Explore uncharted lands and see exotic animals. Now you have that chance, and you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own computer screen. The site is called MayaQuest 97, and is an on-line exploration…
Children are the future of the world. With all the advances in technology, as well as the sociological changes over the past 10 years, it is important that the generations that follow are as prepared as they can be for the world they will live in. The site we are looking at today, The Natural…
Travel, it is said, it broadening. It is mind expanding. And in this day and age, it can be very expensive. At least it is if you care to go in person. But if you use the Internet, it is possible to go just about anywhere. Today’s site, Bury St. Edmunds, is an example of…
Television, since it was invented, has been a blessing to the world of education. Before the wide spread use of it in classrooms, most audio/visual education was done by slide strips or movies (remember the guy that always ran the projector?). With the mating of television to cable and satellites, the educational uses seem endless….
There are two things in life that are inevitable: taxes and growing old. The first thing I can’t help you with, but as for the second, I may have something that will help. The site is called AgeScape, and is a web site that is for the young-at-heart. It has several areas that are of…
It’s always handy to have a reference site, especially on the World Wide Web. In cyber-space, where knowledge of a certain topic, or of a certain site, can make a big difference in one’s net surfing adventures. Today’s site, The Review Zone, is a well developed site with a lot of information. It is a…
One of the challenges to someone creating a web page today is to have one that can appeal to a wide range of users, yet be focused enough to have an orderliness about it. In other words, it should have something for everyone, and not be a quagmire of links and activities. Today’s site is…
One of the purposes of the Internet, in my humble opinion, is to be a resource for information. Sometimes the resource is exciting and fun, sometimes it is dull and boring, and sometimes it is sobering and serious. Today’s site is in a category all by itself. It is a site that a child has…
One of the goals I had when I agreed to do this daily column was to feature web pages that were school based in subject matter. But I wanted to have something other than pages with links to educational sites, or mindless games. I was hoping to find some interesting and exciting sites. And I…
In the film “It’s A Wonderful Life”, a young George Bailey had the desire to see the world. The world he was excited about was one he learned about through the National Geographic magazine. (He was proud to be nominated for membership in it.) The National Geographic Society has been around for over 100 years….