Summer School

http://www.edubuntu.org/
http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/edubuntu/handbook/C/ch01s01.html

Edubuntu is an operating system designed with education in mind. It is based on Ubuntu, a complete operating system that uses the Linux kernel and is freely available to anyone. As an education-driven operating system, Edubuntu provides a complete solution for:

• An organization or Education Ministry that is wanting to take full advantage of the benefits that open source software offers to the educational environment.
• Educators and school personnel who would like to set up Edubuntu in a networked learning environment.
• Home users who would like to have a standalone computer system that focuses on education for the younger members of the household.

We are is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; we encourage people to use open source software, improve it, and pass it on.

Edubuntu is meant for anyone who wants a computer laboratory that makes good use of free software and the widest variety of hardware. It is designed to be easy to administer and is well documented.

It can run on inexpensive, 10-year-old IBM-compatible computers as well as brand new I64-based systems. The growing Edubuntu community is working together to share ideas and solutions for bringing computing and communications power to teachers, students and community members everywhere.

One of the key technologies included is the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) which allows you to boot thin clients from an Edubuntu LTSP server. For educational environments, LTSP lowers hardware costs by enabling the use of older or less powerful machines as thin clients, as well as reduced administration overhead by having only to install and maintain the software on the server.

When a workstation fails, it can simply be replaced without data loss or reinstallation of the operating system.

http://www.toondoo.com/
use: story boarding & writing tool click here for an example
Great for Internet Safety Month

http://play.ekoloko.com/ekoloko/index.html

A virtual "kid nation" (CBS TV show) like online sim (simulator): teaches basic sociology

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

http://www.answers.com/

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html

http://geekteach.synthasite.com/index.php

• National Library of Virutal Manipulatives
• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx
• http://readwritethink.org/index.asp

For very old students like me!

http://www.archive.org/details/education

• http://www.archive.org/details/arsdigita ArsDigita University was a one-year, intensive post-baccalaureate program in Computer Science based on the undergraduate course of study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
• The majority of the instructors were professors from MIT and the program was tuition free. After running from September 2000 through July 2001, seeing the first class to graduation, the program was forced to shut down.This library of open educational resources includes lectures and coursework from the ArsDigita curriculum. These university level materials are available for free download.

Grief Counseling Online

Mayo clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.org/support-groups/

Peer counseling - http://www.mygriefspace.net/

ehow Health Editor - http://www.ehow.com/how_2105926_get-bereavement-counseling.html

Definition of Thanatology - http://www.thanatology.org/home.html

"Blue Collar" Education

Disclaimer: note before enrolling in any college or university make sure the college or university has accreditation from the US department of education.

http://www.aws.org/w/sense/
Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned pro, use the AWS Welding School Locator to find the institutions right for you. From high school instruction, to vocational, to graduate studies, the Welding School Locator is your first stop on a fulfilling career in welding!


http://www.ccac.edu/default.aspx?id=138694 This program provides high technology skills important to the local industrial community. Manufacturing processes, control systems, measurement theory and quality are just a few of the advanced areas with which students will be involved. Manufacturing courses will focus on projects involving real-world industry problems to be solved in the laboratories and shops of the College emphasizing teamwork.Graduates may find employment as a manufacturer engineer/technician, CAD/CAM specialist, production manager, project engineer or as a quality technician.


http://www.laspositascollege.edu/INDT/INDTprogram.php
Similar Programs
Design Technology
Electronics Telecommunications Systems
Laser Technology
Science Technology
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Vacuum Technology
Welding Technology



http://www.cod.edu/academic/acadprog/occ_voc/MfgOcc.htm
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The Manufacturing Technology program provides training in a wide variety of skill areas of product manufacturing and services.

The four degree options in the program are:

• Automated Manufacturing Systems
• Drafting and Design
• Manufacturing Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology


http://www.alcorn.edu/newweb/Academics/Schools/AREAS/Default.aspx?id=703
Alcorn State University's agricultural programs are designed to prepare students for employment in agricultural extension,teaching vocational agriculture, practical farm operation and management, industry, and government agencies. The Department of Agriculture is concerned with conducting research and service activities which are in keeping with the functions of land-grant
colleges. Its Cooperative Extension Program is the outreach service function of the department.


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for more sites Use Google.com and key in

casting metal site: *.edu

plant and soil science site: *.edu

industrial technology site:*.edu

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Definitions of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other Military Links

Adventure Activities GRAFENWÖHR, Germany - The Army is using adventure activities such as rock climbing, white water rafting and mountain biking to help soldiers deal with post-combat stress.

Alternative Treatments

Virtual PTSD Treatments

general military health information

Medical Advocate

Medical Advocate

http://clinicaltrials.gov/

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.


http://www.npaf.org/

National Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization providing the patient voice in improving access to,and reimbursement for, high-quality healthcare through regulatory and legislative reform at the state and federal levels.

NPAF

translates the experience of millions of patients who have been helped by our companion, Patient Advocate Foundation, which provides professional case management services to individuals facing barriers to healthcare access for chronic and disabling disease, medical debt crisis and employment-related issues at no cost.

If you are in need of direct patient services, please contact Patient Advocate Foundation at 1-800-532-5274 or on the web at

http://www.patientadvocate.org

About PAF

Nancy Davenport-Ennis, Founder of Patient Advocate Foundation personally became involved in legislative reform on behalf of cancer patients while a dear friend of hers, Cheryl Grimmel, was battling breast cancer and her insurance company. As Cheryl valiantly fought her fight, the Virginia Task Force for Insurance Reform fought to reform insurance coverage for cancer patients. Victory for the task force came with the passage of Virginia House Bill 240 sponsored by Delegate Mary Christian in 1994.

http://www.familyhealthadvocate.org/

Family Health Advocate recognizes the invaluable role you play in your family's health. Not only do you make decisions about your personal health and your family’s health, but you are also a health care consumer challenged with navigating and negotiating with the health care system.

We are here to provide information and tools to empower you as a health care consumer. Once you are equipped with these tools, you can have an impact on issues that affect your family’s health.

Internet Safety

For Parents

http://www.amberalert.gov/
The AMBER Alert™ Program is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of the child.

http://www.netsmartz.org/
http://www.netsmartz.org/netparents.htm The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children. Pursuant to its mission and its congressional mandates (see 42 U.S.C. §§ 5771 et seq), NCMEC


http://www.icmec.org/
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), founded in 1998 and launched by the U.S.-based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, works to identify and coordinate a global network of organizations fighting child-sexual exploitation and abduction.

To report a missing child in the United States, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children via telephone at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit www.missingkids.com for more information. If you have any information on child sexual exploitation in the United States or in any other country, please make a report at www.cybertipline.com.


For Your Kids
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm

http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety1.htm

http://pbskids.org/license/