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GENERAL

Area of Interest	URL
High School	alt.algebra.help	sci.math.research	rec.arts.marching.band.high-school
College Prep	soc.college.admissions	soc.college.financial-aid	soc.history
Continuing Education	misc.education.adult	misc.writing	misc.education.home-school.misc
Foreign Languages	www.travlang.com/languages/index.html
The American Civil War	funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cwarhp.html
Cells Alive	www.comet.chv.va.us/quill/
Art Department	www.in.net/~kenroar/artstuff.html
Online Literature Library	www.literature.org/Works/
Electronic Library	www.elibrary.com
William Shakespeare	the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
CyberKids	www.mtlake.com/cyberkids/
Science Gems	www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/SEP.html
Math Forum's Student Center	forum.swarthmore.edu
Periodic Table of the Elements	mwanal.lanl.gov/CST/imagemap/periodic/periodic.html
Internet Public Library	www.ipl.org
The Nine Planets	seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
The U.S. Presidents Page	utkvx1.utk.edu/~razz2/uspres1.html
Columbia University Bartleby Library	www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/
Interactive Frog Dissection	teach.virginia.edu/go/frog
The MAD Scientist Network	medinfo.wustl.edu/~ysp/MSN/
Mega-Mathematics	www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
MidLink Magazine	longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/
Resources for Young Writers	www.interlog.com/~ohi/inkspot/young.html
Kid Web	www.npac.sys.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
White house for Kids	www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/home.html
Smithsonian Institution	www.si.edu/organiza/

REFERENCE

Area of Interest	URL
The Ultimate White Pages	www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8377/ultimate.html
Roget's Thesaurus	www2.thesaurus.com/thesaurus
CityNet	www.city.net
MapQuest	www.mapquest.com
Hypertext Webster Interface	gs213.sp.cs.cmu.edu/prog/webster
Elements of Style	www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk

EDUCATORS RESOURCES

Area of Interest	URL
H-Net Humanities OnLine	h-net.msu.edu
Online Computer Library Center	www.carl.org	www.oclc.org
National Educational Service	www.bluemarble.net:80/~nes/
University of Missouri Links to Educational Resources	tiger.coe.missouri.edu/Resource.html
Reed Educational and Professional Publishing	www.reedbooks.com.au/index.html
Peterson's Education Center	www.petersons.com
HEPROC Research Library	rrpubs.com/heproc/library.shtml

BIBLE RESOURCES

Area of Interest	URL
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library	ccel.wheaton.edu
Bible Net	www.isstb.com/biblenet/
Christian Web	www.christianweb.com
Bibles	www.gospelcom.net/bible	www.hti.umich.edu.relig.rsv/

JOB BANKS

Area of Interest	URL
NatioJob Network-Education Jobs	www.nationjob.com/education
Educational Placement Service	www.educatorjobs.com
National educators Employment Review	www.teacherjobs.com
Academic Employment Network	www.academploy.com

USENET NEWSGROUPS

What are they?
Usenet is an Intranet realm dedicated to exchanging messages. Order is imposed by a hierarchical structure in which specific groups are named by discussion topic, and by the efforts of the Usenet community to ensure that messages from rambunctious individuals don't stray too far off-topic within a given group. Whatever your interests, there are Usenet newsgroups devoted to them.
People are passionate in their opinions, and you will find postings with which you disagree. Check out the guide to online manners (known as "netiquette") at www.primenet.com/~vez/neti.html.

What does "alt" mean?
Newsgroups have a hierarchical naming system, with each name element separated from the others by a period. A group called alt.med.allergy means it's in the alt ("alternative") hierarchy, which is where the more happenin' subjects show up...or at least the more happenin' take on common discussion topics.

Other popular hierarchies:
comp (computers): covers a broad spectrum, but firmly propeller-headed.
rec (recreation); also includes the arts as well as hobbyist concerns.
sci (science): from astronomy to virtual worlds.
soc (sociology): discussing the cultures of many countries.
mics: for really weird stuff.
news: for Usenet-related postings.

How can I get in on them?
You need software called a newsreader. Most Web-browsers include them. America On Line users can click the Internet button, then choose Newsgroups. CompuServe has its own Usenet gateway; type GO USENET and choose the newsreader.
Netscape has a build-in newsreader. Access it by pulling down the Window menu and selecting Netscape News. By default, you are shown only a couple of newsgroups. With a fast modem and a little patience, you can get a complete list of newsgroups. While online, pull down the Options menu and select Show All Newsgroups. The list is collapsed: To examine, for example, the alternative newsgroups, click the plus sing beside the "alt" heading and watch it cascade open into more than, 3.500 groups. Subscribe to a group by clicking the checkmark box beside it. The upper-left window lists the newsgroups you are reading, and the upper-right window list messages within the selected newsgroup. Highlight a message, and the lower window shows its text. Make sure Show Subscribe Newsgroups remains selected in the Options menu, along with Show Only Unread Messages.