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The article reviews several web sites that focus on Ancient Egypt, including the Ancient Egypt Site, the Color Me Egypt, and Write Like an Egyptian.

The article discusses changes in election campaigns in the past years in the U.S. and compares it with today's strategies. It reports that there are many web sites analyzing the personal attributes and platforms of the candidates as well as examining the political process for electing a president. Social networking sites and other networks such as Facebook and YouTube are posting videos and blogs that allow participation by anyone with an internet connection.

The article reviews several web sites for back-to-school curriculum ideas, including The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles, The Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States, and Dinosaurs: Fact and Fiction.

The article reviews several Web sites including ARTSEDGE, Read Write Think and Scholastic Librarians.

This section offers updates on the latest innovative technology and practical ideas integrated into the classroom. Annenberg Media distributes educational video programs with corresponding Web and print materials to advance excellence in teaching. Blue Web'n features 5-10 new sites annotated and rated based on a scoring rubric. The Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students (C.A.R.T.S.) offers folklore, history, culture, and arts-in-education resources and educational activities.

The article reviews several Web sites about prairies, including American Field Guide: Prairies, the Bell Live! On the Prairie from the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota and the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and Web site.

The article reviews several Web sites including Bam! Body and Mind from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, GirlsHealth from the Department of Health and Services' Office on Women's Health, and MyPyramid.gov from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The article offers information on several Web sites about Global Positioning System (GPS) that can be used in teaching. The Smithsonian Institution Web site discusses the history and uses of GPS. The Global Postcard Search interactive game provides the latitude and longitude of geographical locations along with a clue. The Web site of the Center for Technology and Teacher Education offers classroom activities on using GPS.

The article reviews several Web sites about puzzles, including the history of jigsaw puzzles at http://www.puzzlehistory.com/, animal puzzles at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun/, theKidzpage at http://www.thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/index.htm, interactive mathematics miscellany and puzzles at http://www.cut-the-knot.org/games.shtml and math puzzle at http://www.mathpuzzle.com/index.html

Provides information on several educational Web sites. ArtCyclopedia; FunBrain; MegaConverter.

Describes activities that were developed for teachers to use with students and as a framework for teaching students how to research on the Internet. Steps of the Big6 Information Access Skills; Directions and tips for each search engine.

Features several Web sites of interest that can be used by educators to teach various subjects. Web site dedicated to the book 'Henry Hikes to Fitchburg;' Author sites which include The Thoreau Reader; Amos Bronson Alcott--Today in History; WBU Bird FeederCam; Town profiles and histories.

Presents a WebQuest framework that investigates the topic of nutrition. Examination of food labels and the Food Guide Pyramid; Development of the `Healthy Choices for Kids' program by growers of Washington State apples; Offering of historical background on various food industries and processes.

Suggests classroom topics related to the advent of the second millennium that could be the springboard for interdisciplinary activities. Introduction of students to the heroes of horology; National Institute of for Standards in Technology's Web site on the history of time keeping; History of time capsules.

Features World Wide Web sites related to current events and the 1996 American presidential election. C-Span; CNN Newsroom; USA Today; Presidential campaign simulation game; Hardware requirements.

Features several web sites related to the study of the life cycle of butterflies, frogs and beetles. Billie Bear Butterfly; All About Frogs; Arizona State University-Ask a Biologist--How Do Beetles Reproduce?

Features Web sites that offer online maps and map collections. Atlapedia; Color Landform Atlas of the United States; Flags and Maps of the World; National Geographic's Map Machine; Historical maps from the American Memory Map Collections and the Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection; Mathematics of Cartography.

Features several Web sites to aid students in the United States in their schoolwork and activities. Includes details on `KidsConnect' from the American Library Association; `NoodleTools'; `B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper.'

Informs about the availability of children's books at different Internet sites. Addresses of the sites.