[PW] Re: Geography help

[Charles L. King]

http://www.bishopmuseum.org/  the Bishop Museum
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/ln/picturesofparadise  the
newspaper has asked people to submit pictures of Hawai'i, and there are some
great shots here

Of course tourism is the biggest industry here, so while these sites have
lots of advertisements, they also have some good visuals and history.

http://www.gohawaii.com/  - I like the Family Fun make your own hula
http://www.officialtravelguide.com/us_hi.html - the Attractions link doesn't
work for me, but the Recreation link leads to a tutorial on the history of
surfing, among other things.


Charles L. King
Serials Librarian
Hawaii State Library
478 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-2994
http://www.state.hi.us/libraries/hsl/serials.html 

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Donna Halper
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:13 PM
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Subject: [PW] Geography help


I am assisting a friend of mine with a project, and hope that you 
wombats can give me some guidance.  My friend is an award-winning 
elementary school teacher in a special education class in Appalachia, 
and as often happens, the school department has cut her budget for 
educational supplies, while expecting her to raise the test scores of 
her students.  Don't get me started.  (And no, we are not asking 
anyone on the list for donations!)  She has some wonderful kids in 
her class, most of whom are between 7 and 9 years old, and she is 
trying to teach them about geography.  Due to poverty, most of these 
kids have never been out of their community, so she is turning to the 
computer that recently got installed in her classroom.  And here is 
where you nice folks come in.

She has a dial-up connection and minimal time to search, plus by her 
own admission, she isn't very internet-savvy, which is why she can 
use some help.  She is seeking interesting websites that would appeal 
to kids--  she wants to show them different cities and states (and 
countries if we have some international wombats) and what their major 
tourist attractions are.  The site doesn't have to have a lot of 
printed information-- it just has to show what that particular city 
or state (or country) is famous for.  The kids are ultimately going 
to make their own travel guides and collages, with tributes to each state.

I don't wanna clog up the list with responses, but if you know of any 
kid-friendly and/or very visual sites from your city, could you send 
me the URLs off-list?  For example, being from Boston, I found them a 
website with pictures of the Bunker Hill Monument and the USS 
Constitution as well as the State House (very famous edifice, with a 
golden dome-- designed by Charles Bullfinch).  If your city or town 
has some famous or scenic local sights that can be viewed online, let 
me know.  I'll pass the URLs along to my friend, and the kids will 
get a nice geography lesson.  Thanks everyone!  :-)  

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