The Other Page

(like the attic or basement of your house -- an alphabetical dumping place of miscellaneous links ... we also have compiled an annotated list of OTHER SCHOOLS that we have highlighted for one reason or another) as well as a popular web site for COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES

  1. AltaVista's fantastic image search engine, AV Photo Finder...AltaVista's fantastic image search engine, AV Photo Finder. I clicked on "whale sharks" and -- lord love a duck! -- AV came back with 1,882 images. For further information or pictures contact: Angelo Cerchione, Director of Information, The Barque Picton Castle, 371 Lawrence Greene Road, Deep Gap, NC 28618, (telephone: 828-264-7839 or email: angelo@boone.net).
  2. Apple Corporation has a web site with useful utilities for Macs and an associated ftp site (ftp stands for file transfer protocol) .... Paul from PaulBryan Inc in Concord comments that this particular Apple search engine contains thousands of Apple software and hardware titles, with full product descriptions, system requirements, product part #s, vendor information and website/email links etc. Great place to go when looking for something exotic, different, or outside of normal distribution channels.
  3. AP Subjects from the College Board, includes Art, Biology, Calculus AB/BC, Chemistry, English, French, Latin, Music Theory, Physics, Spanish, Statistics, US History and more
  4. AsianDiver OnLine Magazine...which carries a stirring story about an encounter with a whale shark whose mouth was almost six feet across and whose tail swept an arc of 15 feet.
  5. Black History 366 Day Calendar found by Mr. Gilbert 2/98.
  6. Chile is a country that many of our students visit as part of one of their community service projects
  7. CLASS is the cooperative library association shared system ... bancroft, beaver, belmont hill, bb&n, brooks, csw, concord academy, cushing, dana hall, fay, nobles, park, st. marks, shady hill, tabor, walnut hill, winsor
  8. Cities of the World (Bakes like us to travel outside of Dèdham perhaps so that we can learn about correctly using accent marks!)
  9. Classroom Connect Magazine... a wonderful resource for educational web resources
  10. Claris makes many software programs including ClarisWorks, the standard word processor at Nobles
  11. C++ Distance Learning Center is a web site that advertises its services for a topic that its c++ distance learning courses; for more info, you can e-mail director@studio-ide.com and request info ... we are hoping to teach c++ here at Nobles in 98-99 ... or visit the distance learning home page. A number of Java-based simulations in Physics have been created by Mike Lee from Davidson College.
  12. Cornell University's CU-SeeMe Page will prove very useful to Modern Language teachers at Nobles seeking to get involved with video-conferencing; already Barbara Sawhill (Spanish teacher) has set up our new Language Lab with the use of CU-SeeMe! Helpful were great tutorial lessons we found and a wonderful reference page of current CU See Me sites from UTexas! On November 15th, 1997, we even got an e-mail from the author,

    In your web page, you have a link to my reflector scanner for CU-SeeMe. I just wanted to let you know that you can do much more by linking to this recommended location and let whoever browses it select the options they want. The command you have linked to just spits out a text formatted list, suitable for printing. The one I recommend is the web format which allows much more versatility. The browser can sort it any way they wish as well as print it out in formats that can be directly imported into CU-SeeMe. You can also see who's on a few reflectors by adding "?command=scan". Just wanted to tell you about that...and thanks for the link :)
    --Jason Williams, streak@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

  13. The Dilbert Zone ... a favorite site of Michael Leuchtenburg
  14. DirectLink for Purchasing ... We've gotten rave reviews and links from such organizations as Chicago Public Schools and NACUBO (National Association of College & University Business Officers). Using our DirectLink you can even request vendors of specific categories of technology (e.g., scanners, projectors, etc.) to contact you directly.
    15. Are you the one who reviews educational technology for Noble and Greenough School re: possible purchases? We hope you will register, explore and enjoy! Any feedback is MOST welcome and should be sent to me directly. Thank you so much. Philip Merrill phil@e-biz.net
  15. DragonFly...Dragonfly is an inquiry-driven, science-oriented magazine published bimonthly during the school year, inspiring children to join with their peers and with scientists in national and international investigations. Dragonfly also publishes poetry, autobiographies, natural history essays, humor, artwork, and other creative expressions by children and scientists.
  16. Fibonacci Numbers - Ron Knott...from Ben Levy 12/98 /// Ron also provides a list of links and references for still more information
  17. FileMaker Pro ... version 4.0 has a feature that allows you to put databases on line ... we are beginning to experiment ... Steve Bergen 10/22/97 ... Jon_Sheehan@rcds.rye.ny.us writes in 12/98: "Steve, a few months back a wrote to you asking about how Nobles was integrating databases with your web pages. "Thanks for your help. You answered a few of my questions and sent in the right direction including signing onto the Wizards listserv....I wanted to give you an idea of how we have started to integrate Filemaker and Claris HomePage at Rye Country Day. The link here is an example of a site I created using our schedules. You can search on Sheehan (last name) or grades 9-13. Hope you enjoy. In our Web Page design class, the kids have created an online alumni email address search page that we hope to have finalized in a few weeks. They have had some great ideas on using databases and the web."
  18. Geometry in Motion - Daniel Scher...from Ben Levy 12/98 ... This site offers direct interaction with geometric diagrams, using JavaSketchpad applets to illustrate and explore a range of mathematical applications.
  19. Heritage On Line maintains a comprehensive list of references for citing Internet Resources
  20. Copyright Laws and other sites that deal with issues of honesty, acceptable use policies and copyright laws (CP3 assignment#10)
  21. Distance Learning...Last year's winner of Childnet's prestigious educator's award, Tidal Passages () brings you face-to-face with exotic learning adventures and has a host of chat sessions coming up soon with various experts.
  22. Distance Learning...The Shark Research Institute where you'll discover kindred souls and how to go about filing adoption papers for a whale shark. For a $10.00 fee, your children will receive a certificate suitable for framing with the school name and the name of your very own whale shark inscribed. Furthermore, SRI can find a speaker for your classroom.
  23. ISACS ... Patrick F. Bassett, President... Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) writes ... "you can tell Sarah and her colleagues that I will be featuring your site and the work of your teachers and students as part of a session I'm conducting at NAIS in Dallas 99"
  24. Keypress makes the Geometric Sketchpad program that we use in our geometry curriculum
  25. Kyoto Nishi High School's Boston Seminar Page is now living here at St. Mark's School. It is up and running. The creator, Rodney Ray of KNHS, will be here with the group starting October 20, 1996 for the three weeks of the visit ...we are envious of your .org ... best regards, Dick Rader, Director of Studies, St. Mark's School (rarader@leo.st-marks.pvt.k12.ma.us)
  26. The Math Forum...plus ask Dr. Math, problems of the week, weekly newsletter etc.
  27. MathGym...I believe that you will be interested in the site. I have just launched on the internet. The site is called MATHGYM and has been designed to assist 10 to 16 year olds develop their Mathematical Problem Solving. I am a Mathematics teacher of 24 years experience, and am presently the Head of Mathematics at a Secondary College in Queensland, Australia. Paul Dooley 1/99
  28. On Line Help in Mathematics and English is now available on The WebA new educational site... It covers basic skills in English and Mathematics. Junior, Middle or High School students may submit their problems and receive a solution within 48 hours ( hopefully less time than this). The solution appears on a message board for others to see the question and its solution. (remember to 'refresh' if you have been to this site) Regards,John Kinny-Lewis (john@webclass.asn.au)
  29. Newspapers (high schools) throughout the country
  30. Other Schools with web pages, grades K-12
  31. Parent Web Site (experimental) is a first draft creation by Gail Rothenberg, Sept 97
  32. Pencils web page ... was found by Peter Harris in response to a donuts challenge by me .. Steve Bergen 11/97
  33. People Link has been suggested by one Nobles alums as a convenient way for college students to chat on line. PeopleLink is designed for online consumers who want a real-time connection to their colleagues and friends - the people with whom they regularly communicate through email. PeopleLink notifies you when people you want to connect with are online anywhere on the Internet. PeopleLink is free to download and use and is available for Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.1, Power PC and Macintosh 6800. PeopleLink is a very small download and should take less than 5 minutes with a 28.8 modem.
  34. Reggie Sellars pointed out this great web page to me completely programmed by a Nobles student ... Mal Paine (class of 2000)
  35. Simmons College Professor of Mrs. Horrigan Dear Steve ... I discovered the Web site of my favorite professor at Simmons GSLIS. Candy Schwartz. Check it out, I think you'll like it. Terry Horrigan 10/22/96 P.S. Don't be fooled by the Celtics link!
  36. SoftArc makes First Class the bulletin board and e-mail software that we call NoblesNet
  37. TIAC is the service provider in Bedford that Nobles is currently using for its three 28.8 modem lines
  38. VIDEO CONFERENCING .. with Science Dept possibly Feb 99 ... select service-learning ... this will give info. on project ... select degree completion. then select respiration/fermentation for the actual experiment we will be sharing ... That's great! (might need to work on the time difference) my biology lab meets on Tuesdays from 2-6pm. .... what is the age/grade?? i'm using a Color QuickCam for transmission with CU SeeMe. i also like using iVisit, since it can have unlimited numbers of schools at the same time. this project is using desktop videoconferencing rather than ISDN (we have PicTel set ups). Paul Austin (e-mail:PAustin@APUNET.APU.EDU)
  39. Video-streaming is a topic we will soon become interested in at Nobles
    40. ...checkout this URL for some good info. on web site streaming video... alex 11/97
  40. Virus Information from CIAC was given to us by Andrew Cencini '97 in the context of the numerous notes about viruses that get sent in on NoblesNet. We have learned to avoid sending the panic notes to everyone that almost always make the situations worse. To quote Andrew ... Don't want to clutter everyone's mailbox, but if you want a complete list of internet hoaxes, the CIAC has a list of internet hoaxes. They encourage people to read thoroughly their information there.
  41. The Voyages of the Picton Castle...serves as a great reality base for geography courses, etc. The PC is on a 500-day, 35,000-mile circumnavigation visiting some 50 ports-of-call in 25 countries with a crew of 20 men and 20 women. Visit their "Image Gallery" page -- educators are given ready access and use to over 1,000 images.

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