Online Resources:

Here is a guide to some of the online materials that are available toaid teachers and students.
The Schuylkill River Resource Guide and WWW Hotlist!

Philadelphia Area Information

• The Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Liberty Net
• University of Pennsylvania

Community Resources

• City Net - cities worldwide
• Libertynet's Community resources list - "Neighborhoods Online"
• The WELL - Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link - the first virtual community?

General Education Resources:

• Computers in Support of Collaborative Learning
• CoSNThe Coalition for School Networking, an advocacy group for networking K-12 schools
• The Franklin Institute Educational Hotlist
• "How-to" use the Web once you're online
• The Library of Congress
• The Smithsonian Institution
• US Department of Education
• US Government Agencies
• Classroom Connect

K-12 Schools

• Hillside's list
• K-12 Projects

Higher Education (with a regional focus)

• Eastern PA
• Allentown College
• East Stroudsburg University
• Kutztown University
• Moravian College

For the Fearless:

• Web-building resources

Historical Information:

• A huge index to World and US historical resources at the University of Kansas

Industrial History and other Heritage Sites

• Trains

Industry:

• Drinking Water
• Local Industries
• Amp Incorporated
• Bell Atlantic, also
• Cigna Corporation, also
• Rohm & Haas
• Unisys Corporation
• Power Generation
• Transportation
• Bridges
• Covered Bridges
• Canals
• Railroads
• Railroads
• Local Rail Info

Water

• Clean Water Act (EPA)
• General Environmental Issues
• Econets
• IGC link
• The Environmental Protection Agency
• Sustainable Living
• SOLSTICE - sustainable energy resources
• Water Cycle
• Water Quality

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