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New SiteNEWEST GOODIES LIST! This is our ever changing list of recently added sites (starts below).  These are not in alphabetical order. Mostly, sites get added on the top and eventually get taken off the bottom.

Anti-Phishing Phil "Play Anti-Phishing Phil And Learn How To Spot Phishing Attacks." Play a game that will teach you more about phishing. You'll have to catch worms with "good" urls and avoid phishing worms. A teacher fish shows Phil how to tell the difference. From Carnegie Mellon University. Thanks to Consumerist for the article that mentioned this game. Going in Life Skills.

Mutopia "The Mutopia Project: Free sheet music for everyone! Classical and Contemporary Music: The Mutopia Project offers sheet music editions of classical music for free download. These are based on editions in the public domain, and include works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Mozart, and many others. A team of volunteers are involved in typesetting the music by computer using the LilyPond software. Why not join them?! See the page on how to contribute for more information. We also host a growing number of modern editions, arrangements and new music. The respective editors, arrangers and composers have chosen to make these works freely available. All of the music on Mutopia may be freely downloaded, printed, copied, distributed, modified, performed and recorded. Music is supplied as PDF files for easy printing on either A4 or US Letter paper." Going in Music.

Dimensions "A walk through mathematics! A film for a wide audience! Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed! Background information on every chapter: see "Details". Free download and you can watch the films online! The film can also be ordered as a DVD. This film is being distributed under a Creative Commons license." Going in Mathematics.

Dimensions Chapter 1 Part of the amazing Dimensions site on our Mathematics page. This section of the site explains latitude and longitude, and how they are projected onto various maps and globes. This is great! Going in Maps.

Madlib Stories from A Girls World. Nine different madlibs let you create your own stories where you are the star! Going in Literacy.

A Girls World is a venerable (since 1996) online magazine/series of sites for girls! Everything from babysitting certification, celeb interviews, peer advice page, contests, poetry, an info page for pets and animals, pen pales, diaries, more. Set up especially for girls and for their futures. Everybody's happy to post this site here, wondering why it took us so long! Going in Life Skills. Probably on other pages, too, before long. We want to thank some Girls Inc. girls who like this site.

Spinning gold starGold Star Registry "Gold Star Registry is a FREE, online teacher registry that allows teachers to obtain much-needed student and classroom materials without dipping into their own personal funds... Just like a bridal or a baby registry, a teacher creates a registry "wish list" online from over 6,000 items. Anyone in the community can then go online and help the teacher receive exactly what he or she needs to help their students." This was on CBS News tonight, Dec. 13. Going in Teachers & Parents.

Plagiarism Checker "Cut & paste your students paper or homework assignment into the box and click the "check" button. This free plagiarism detector will find plagiarized text in homework and other essays/reports." Going in Teachers & Parents.

Mixing in Math An after school math activity site for parents, teachers, and caregivers. "Mixing in Math activities are:

* Quick ways to mix math in to what after-school programs already do: sports, snack time, arts and crafts, playground games;
* Easy to prep;
* Easy to lead. You don't need math background or special training;
* Designed to be used with any school math curriculum and can complement homework in a variety of ways.
* Free!" Going in Homeschool, Teachers & Parents, and Math!

GameGoo from Earobics. Loud, flashy games that teach literacy concepts: antonyms, synonyms, poetry concepts, spelling, letter-sound corespondence, word order, fact v. fantasy, letter recognition, alphabetic order, and following directions. Very good stuff. Thanks to Mercedes P. for finding this one. Going in Literacy.

Hillbilly Housewife has weekly menus, inexpensive recipes, planners, and advice for people on a budget. "The focus here is on low-cost, home-cooking from scratch. The recipes are all tested in a real kitchen. The ingredients are affordable and readily available in most areas. " This is timeless advice for young parents on a budget, and it's free. Going in Life Skills, Homeschool, and Teachers & Parents.

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