Why Spam Is Bad

An article about what spam e-mails are, why you get them, and what to do when you receive one.

email.about.com/od/spamandgettingridofit/a/what_is_spam.htm

Wired Safety

The world's largest Internet safety, help & education organization. Articles, games, forums, and more will help you safely bend the Internet to your will.

wiredsafety.org/

Cyber Smart!

This site teaches students how to use the internet safely, effectively, and responsibly. Students learn about internet manners, privacy concerns, and information validity.

cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/

Web Wise Kids

A non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring child Internet safety by giving tips and advice to parents and children on how to protect themselves from online predators. This site includes important facts, safe sites and links to helpful organizations.

webwisekids.com/

United States Copyright Office

Get your questions answered with the official interpretation of the US Copyright law.

copyright.gov/

Glossary of Internet Abbreviations & Acronyms

Describes how and when to use acronyms and provides an exhaustive list of terms you can use to flavor your sentences.

netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiquette101/a/abbreviations.htm

Cyberspace Copyrights

A cleverly designed yet simple resource to support instruction on copyright and Web-based resources. A computer lab of students is depicted. Moving the mouse over a student causes a question to pop-up. Clicking on the student provides the answer to the question.

cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

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Essentials of Music - Composers

This site has vast amounts of information about most great composers who have shaped the history of music. Offers biographies, pictures, and audio samples.

essentialsofmusic.com/composer/composers.html

World in the Balance

Learn about population growth, disparities in our material world, and even how select groups of humans have gone extinct. This site has dozens of articles with more being added.

pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/

The Game of Life

A good introduction to the "Game of Life", invented by John Conway. Links, applets and more.

math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html

Art of the First Cities

"This Web feature is designed to complement 'Art of the First Cities,'" The site focuses on "the world’s earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions - during one of the most seminal and creative periods in history."

metmuseum.org/explore/First_Cities/firstcities_main.htm

Robotics: Seeing, Thinking, Acting

Explore the history and working of robots and the ethics behind them, check out "robot art," or even interactively command a remotely operated vehicle.

thetech.org/robotics/