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Conférences de l'École nationale des chartes Conférences de l'École nationale des chartes is one of the online publication sites of the National School of Charters, an institution affiliated with the Sorbonne. This site publishes articles and full text versions of recent lectures delivered at conferences held by the school. The subject matter relates to some of the school's interests. Examples include: the role of French Literature in the development of French cinema; French Literary theory and literary criticism; and the French scholarly tradition in the former French Empire. Some articles provide historical material suc From New Humbul Resources on September 10, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


L'École nationale des chartes Founded in 1821, L'École nationale des chartes (The National School of Charters) is one of the schools affiliated with the Sorbonne. Historically, the school has focussed on historical education and additional training in conservation related to: libraries; archives; museums; monuments; and archaeological collections. Under the heading Actualités, the site posts the latest news in the school. Here, there are conference announcements and an additional archive of former announcements. Details are also provided on: students' admissions and degree requirements; course offerings; oth From New Humbul Resources on September 10, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


Picture Stockton Picture Stockton is an online repository of over 2,000 images of Stockton-on-Tees, from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The site is published by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and all of the images are taken from Stockton's Reference Library Local History Collection. The images are largely photographs, although there is a number of sketches and drawings from the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The images can be searched by keyword or browsed by category. The categories include aerial photographs, art and architecture, churches, uniforms, domestic, industry, leisure, s From New Humbul Resources on September 10, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..


one day i'd fall in love again Posted By pamela bello on Sep 10th 8:43AM: a poem about moving on and having hope about falling inlove agin From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


Astroescuta Posted By Paulo Heleno on Sep 10th 6:46AM: Astronomy in portuguese for scouts and general public, with various resources and supports. Includes Forum and Blog From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


Alan Snyder's Blog Posted By Alan Snyder on Sep 9th 4:55PM: My \ politically incorrect blog. From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


DJ Black Red Posted By Riquer Vincent on Sep 9th 12:57PM: Music in the midway between Trance and Experimental / electronica. Only songs are under a Creative Commons license From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


Ya no puedes hacer nada Posted By Fabian Seoane on Sep 9th 7:27AM: Song singed in spanish that talks about a boy that's fed up with his parent's From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


Hokai's Blogue Posted By Hokai D Sobol on Sep 9th 4:36AM: contemplative spirituality in the 21st century must be deeply involved with the evolving world From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


Getting your Visitor's Details Using PHP Posted By Vinu on Sep 8th 11:48PM: You can get quite a bit of information about your visitors without having to use a third party tracking software. I'll outline the PHP commands you can use to capture some of this data. The details you capture can be saved into a database, and retrieved later to check your site's performance and user details. The following information is captured using the server variable ($_SERVER) which is available from PHP 4.10 onwards. From Common Content: Newest Items on September 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m..


Maths Direct Maths Direct provides access to material relevant to A-level Mathematics courses, and includes exercises with worked solutions, online marking of multiple choice exercises, and exam papers with full marking schemes. The service is subscription-based, and would appeal to school students, their parents, and educational establishments. However, free tutorials in a range of A-level topics are provided for all, including algebra, binomial theorem, co-ordinate geometry, differentiation, functions, indices, integration, logarithms, numerical methods, probability, series, statistics and trigon From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 10, 2004 at 9:30 a.m..


Mathematics Support Materials Mathematics Support Materials is a project, based at the University of Plymouth's School of Mathematics and Statistics, providing a free and growing library of interactive PDF files on many aspects of mathematics. The interactive PDF files are designed to support students on foundation and first year degree level courses. Adobe Acrobat Reader software is required to view PDF files. Topics covered include basic algebra, graphs, calculus, units and applications. The files include active links, questions and quizzes. From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 10, 2004 at 9:30 a.m..


The Math Page The Math Page was devised by Lawrence Spector of the Borough of Manhattan Community College at the City University of New York. It includes a range of lessons covering Skill in Arithmetic, Topics in Trigonometry, Topics in Precalculus, and the Evolution of Real Numbers. From EEVL New Learning Materials on September 10, 2004 at 7:30 a.m..


School Performance in Australia: results from analyses of School effectiveness This report, commissioned by the Victoria Government, provides insight into the issues of school performance and school effectiveness in Australia. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..


Unitas Unitas Company Ltd (unitas) is the commercial arm of the University of Tasmania and has, for over a decade, represented a commercial interface between the University of Tasmania, Industry and Government. Unitas delivers professional development and training courses in both Vocational (VET) and Academic (University) accredited courses. They also have the capacity to develop, design and deliver specialist professional development and training. This site provides information about the company's consultance services to industry and government, training courses and research project on e-learni From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..


GlobalNet ICT GlobalNet ICT is an Australian Company that is able to offer training in Industry Information Technology (IT) courses. GlobalNet ICT offers a wide range of benchmarked Industry certified training solutions that are recognised widely by the IT industry as having great relevance to those working within a range of IT professional areas. This site includes information on training courses for domestic and overseas students, a training calendar, and information about GlobalNet's consultancy services. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..


Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People The Arctic Studies Center of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has developed an online version of their exhibition on the Ainu people of Japan. There is currently a remarkable revival of Ainu culture, and this exhibition examines both their historical traditions and contemporary society. The exhibit includes audio narration and also traditional Ainu songs and there is a map of Ainu territories and an excellent bibliography of Ainu resources. Requires a Flash browser plug-in. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Virtual Picture Album - Japan This website is part of the University of Minnesota's Less Commonly Taught Languages Project. It provides a good collection of images of Japan which are specifically aimed at supporting language teachers. There are thumbnail and large-sized versions of the pictures which are accompanied by a list of corresponding vocabulary and suggested lesson topics and grammar points which can be used in the language classroom. Of course, the images can also be used as resources for studies of Asia lessons as well. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collections Online The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has an excellent collection of Asian (and other) art and they are undertaking a program to digitise the entire collection and put it on the Web. You can browse by Chinese, Japanese, Korean and South and Southeast Asian art categories as well as by artist, type of artwork and subject. Each entry provides catalogue details and you can click on the thumbnails to view the larger versions of the works. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Diversity/Multicultural Resource Calendar Each year, the US-based Diversity and Work/Life Resource Center publishes a calendar of From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Virtual Picture Album - India This website is part of the University of Minnesota's Less Commonly Taught Languages Project. It provides a good collection of images of India which are specifically aimed at supporting language teachers. There are thumbnail and large-sized versions of the pictures which are accompanied by a list of corresponding vocabulary and suggested lesson topics and grammar points which can be used in the language classroom. Of course, the images can also be used as resources for studies of Asia lessons as well. From Recent Items on September 10, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


Gongcast Gongcast is an ongoing broadcast of all forms of gamelan music and related sounds from around the world. It is a service of the American Gamelan Institute and requires the RealPlayer browser plug-in. You can also order CDs and cassettes of the music that is broadcast. From Recent Items on September 10, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..


pak.org This is a quality online resource in English about Pakistan. Developed by a group of US-based Pakistani professionals, it features good general information about Pakistan, website links, an image gallery, and also features a Web-based discussion forum on all sorts of topics, including sport, politics, religion, culture and the arts. The discussions are moderated, so the content should be safe for students to access. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915 This resource gives you access to the Library of Congress' collection of more than 2,700 Japanese woodblock prints and drawings, dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries, by such artists as Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, and Yoshiiku. Subjects include actors, women, landscapes, scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, and Western foreigners. Many schools and traditions are represented, but primary strengths include the Japanese art forms known as Ukiyo-e, translated as 'pictures of the floating (or sorrowful) world'; and Yokohama-e, literally 'pictures of Yokohama From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Lessons From Slingshot The Slingshot program is a self-employment pathways program designed to assist young people who have an interest in running their own businesses to learn relevant skills and to explore the opportunities presented by self-employment. Slingshot's target group of young people aged 18 to 24 years old who might otherwise not have the opportunity to establish their own enterprises included a particular focus on young people facing barriers to education and skills development and to employment. This paper documents and reviews what has been learned from the Slingshot program over its three years From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Malaysia A good introductory site about Malaysia. It is attractively designed and, although aimed at the tourism market, includes good background information about Malaysian culture, history and geography, as well as a few special features on the Mulu Caves in Borneo and Life in a Longhouse. From EdNA Online on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Virtual Picture Album - China This website is part of the University of Minnesota's Less Commonly Taught Languages Project. It provides a good collection of images of China which are specifically aimed at supporting language teachers. There are thumbnail and large-sized versions of the pictures which are accompanied by a list of corresponding vocabulary and suggested lesson topics and grammar points which can be used in the language classroom. Of course, the images can also be used as resources for studies of Asia lessons as well. From Recent Items on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


National Consortium on Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Lesson Plans The US-based National Consortium on Teaching about Asia (NCTA) runs annual seminars for middle years teachers to introduce them to teaching about Asia. The participants submit lesson plans as part of the program and they are often placed online. This page lists all the lesson plans submitted as part of the NCTA seminar held at Ohio State University in 2004. The lesson plans are of varying quality, but there should be plenty of ideas there which can be picked through. From Recent Items on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Ancient China This excellent interactive site, produced by the British Museum, contains a wealth of information about ancient China. The material is aimed mainly at upper primary students, but can also be used at other year levels. Explorers can follow any of five links that cover major sections of the website: Crafts and Artisans; Geography; Time; Tombs and Ancestors; and Writing. Each section contains historical information in the topical area and Story, Explore and Challenge links. The Challenge links are especially useful for classroom activities, but note that both the Challenges and some other activit From Recent Items on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


Learn about Vietnam This website, maintained by the Vietnamese Embassy in the US, provides an good range of official information about the government, public services, history, culture, geography and developmental aspects of the country. From Recent Items on September 10, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..


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