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While visiting teachers in the Tuscaloosa County schools, Patrick developed a
list of 21 Essential Web Sites. I share Patrick's opinion that a really good
"starter set" of web sites will make you a lot more confident online,
and motivate you to use the Internet more and more. So I'm going to
present an edited list of Patrick's 21 Essential Sites for you today. Patrick's
full commentary appeared in TOURBUS on Feb 10th and 17th, 2000. You can
find these issues in the archives at http://www.TOURBUS.COM
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1) Yahoo
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http://www.yahoo.com
One of the Net's most popular search engine/directory sites. It's a great
resource to help you
locate something, but it is not so good for "encyclopedia" or
"research" questions.
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2) Yahooligans
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http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahoo for kids. GREAT for elementary school (K-6) students, as well as for
adults looking for
'simple' information. SPECTACULAR for biographical searches.
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3) Altavista
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http://www.altavista.com/
A very powerful search engine with a HUGE database. You can also use AltaVista
to search for
pictures -- just click on AltaVista's "Images" tab.
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4) Search Engine Watch
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http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
The best place to learn EVERYTHING about search engines. To learn how to search
the Web, click
on "Web Searching Tips" and then choose either "Search Engine
Math" or "Power Searching for Anyone."
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5) Dogpile
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http://www.dogpile.com/
Your new favorite search engine. Dogpile sends your searches to over a dozen
search engines,
showing you the first ten hits from each.
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6) Google
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http://www.google.com
A "popularity" search engine. Google sorts your hits based on the how
popular they are -- in other words, how many other sites point to that
particular hit.
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7) Britannica
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http://www.britannica.com/
The Encyclopedia Britannica's Web site. The site includes the Britannica
Internet Guide, all of the articles in the Encyclopedia
Britannica, and much more.
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8) Ditto
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http://www.ditto.com
A family-friendly image search engine. The folks at ditto look at each image
before adding it to their database, and they do not link to any offensive
imagery.
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9) Gateway to Educational Materials
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http://www.thegateway.org/
A search engine for high quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other
education resources on the Internet. Think of it as the Dogpile of lesson plans
-- it searches EVERYTHING.
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10) Intellicast
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http://www.intellicast.com/
The BEST Weather site on the Net. Intellicast's radar imagery is fantastic, and
their forecasts use both Fahrenheit and Celsius.
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11) WhatIs
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http://www.whatis.com
WhatIs.com is a free online encyclopedia of technology terms. The site takes a
little getting used to, but if you want to know the difference between RDRAM and
DDR DRAM, WhatIs.com will explain it.
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12) CNET
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http://www.cnet.com/
The self-proclaimed center of the digital domain. CNET offers in-depth reviews
of computer hardware, a price comparison search engine, thousands of downloads,
and the latest technology news.
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13) ZDNet
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http://www.zdnet.com/
I am going to get flamed within an inch of my life for saying this, but here
goes: ZDNet is CNET's twin brother. Both are wonderful tech resources. (ED: CNET
just acquired ZDNet for $1.6 billion.)
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14) Good Morning Silicon Valley
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http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/reports/gmsv/
Published daily by the San Jose Mercury, Good Morning Silicon Valley offers
one-paragraph snippets of the latest technology news. A must- read for anyone
interested in technology or tech stocks.
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15) Today's Papers
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http://www.slate.com/code/todayspapers/todayspapers.asp
Today's Papers is a daily news briefing compiled from the NY Times, Washington
Post, the LA Times, and other major newspapers. Use it to keep up with what is
going on in the US and the world.
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16) Yahoo Full Coverage
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http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/
The best place to turn for information about current events. For every major
news event, you'll find links to related news articles from Reuters, BBC, AP,
CNNfn and relevant websites.
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17) Microsoft Safe Kids
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http://www.microsoft.com/safekids/
Offers free Microsoft PowerPoint presentations that teach your children how to
protect themselves online. A teacher's guide is also available.
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18) Get Net Wise
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http://www.getnetwise.org/
Get Net Wise is the center for online child safety. Get Net Wise offers tips for
parents and educators, reviews of filtering software, and many other online
child safety resources.
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19) Even Better
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http://www.evenbetter.com/
Even Better (aka DealTime) is a price comparison engine. Find the cheapest
online prices for books, movies, and music. Patrick suggests "Buy books in
your hometown and buy everything else online."
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20) Amazing Bargains
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http://www.amazing-bargains.com/
Amazing Bargains has a collection of coupons and discount codes for most major
online ecommerce sites. Before you purchase ANYTHING online, visit Amazing
Bargains first.
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21) The Internet TOURBUS
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http://www.tourbus.com/
A free, twice-weekly Internet newsletter. If you don't subscribe, squirrels will
harvest your kidneys. To subscribe, go to the Web site and click on
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
That's all for now, see you next time! --Bob Rankin
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