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<P><STRONG> Dan's Tech Tips:</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>10 Outstanding Educational Websites</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>This is a great collection of ten of the top educational sites on the
internet.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Educational websites are one of my favorite types of websites. This
is a great list of educational websites, some of which I didn't know about, put
together by Times Online, a daily national newspaper published in the United
Kingdom.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Have fun!</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>When visiting this site using a screenreader, press the letter h
three times and you land on "The 10 best educational websites"
heading.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>The ten sites are listed below with links to them
included.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>1. nationalgeographic.<WBR>com</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6887649.ece">http://www.timesonl<WBR>ine.co.uk/<WBR>tol/life_<WBR>and_style/<WBR>education/<WBR>article6887649.<WBR>ece</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>The American magazine covers a huge range of subjects, from space and
the environment to animals and even world music, where you can listen to
thousands of artists. What's shared is a passion for the living world. Inspiring
stuff, brilliantly presented.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>2. nasa.gov</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><A
href="http://www.nasa.gov/">http://www.nasa.<WBR>gov</A></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Videos, podcasts, a vast photo archive, 3-D image files and pages for
missions where you can view raw data as they stream in, make this a must for
anyone with even a fleeting interest in space.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>3. howstuffworks.<WBR>com</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/">http://www.howstuff<WBR>works.com/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>Expertly written articles explaining everything under the sun, from
how a Taser is put together to the history of the jeep. Hundreds of videos add
to the experience.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>4. discovery.com</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://dsc.discovery.com/">http://dsc.discover<WBR>y.com/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>It might be a giant plug for the Discovery Channel's roster of shows,
but the dozens of microsites here are uniformly excellent. Links to the websites
of sister channels, Military, Science and more, drive an even bigger wedge
between you and any work you might have been thinking of doing.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>5. smithsonianmag.<WBR>com</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/">http://www.smithson<WBR>ianmag.com/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>The Smithsonian Institution in Washington is the world's largest
museum complex, and its magazine is a rival to National Geographic. The
associated website is a rich source of eye-opening good reads.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>6. bbc.co.uk/nature</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/">http://www.bbc.<WBR>co.uk/nature/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>Possibly the best BBC microsite - a simple collection of video clips.
Choose from 370 animals to see related footage, and scare your friends when they
walk in by playing the "what they sound like" widget. Works better with tigers
than rabbits.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>7. ted.com</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.ted.com/">http://www.ted.<WBR>com/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>TED is an organisation that invites inspirational people to an annual
conference to share their thoughts on the world, technology, design and more. It
videos the results and archives them here. Will keep you hooked for
days.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>8. arkive.org</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.arkive.org/">http://www.arkive.<WBR>org/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>Videos and photos that live up to the simple tagline images of life
on earth. Endangered species are a speciality; the promise is they will live on
here if nowhere else.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>9. historytoday.<WBR>com</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://historytoday.com/frontpage.aspx">http://historytoday<WBR>.com/frontpage.<WBR>aspx</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>Once registered for free, you can browse through hundreds of articles
culled from the popular magazine. They are sorted into categories and, despite
the lofty academic credentials of the authors, are easily readable.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>10. pbs.org</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.pbs.org/">http://www.pbs.<WBR>org/</A></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>PBS is a publicly funded American TV channel with an emphasis on
science, the arts and history. Watch entire shows or browse their excellent,
richly detailed sites.</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 10 best educational websites - Times Online<BR><A
href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6887649.ece">http://www.timesonl<WBR>ine.co.uk/<WBR>tol/life_<WBR>and_style/<WBR>education/<WBR>article6887649.<WBR>ece</A></FONT></P>
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