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Wednesday, 24th March 2004

New: County Locator Database

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (5 Items)
WMD
Source: Congressional Research Service
New, Full Text, Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan
23 pages; PDF.
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Internet
Source: United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force
Home Page, Global Forum on Internet Governance
The forum begins today.
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Internet Usage--United States
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Just Released Report, Older Americans and the Internet
Summary ||| Direct to Full Text
From the summary, "The percent of seniors who go online has jumped by 47% between 2000 and 2004. In a February 2004 survey, 22% of Americans age 65 or older reported having access to the Internet, up from 15% in 2000. That translates to about 8 million Americans age 65 or older who use the Internet. By contrast, 58% of Americans age 50-64, 75% of 30-49 year-olds, and 77% of 18-29 year-olds currently go online."
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Education Technology--Schools
Source: Bureau of Educational Technology, Florida Department of Education and the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse
"For your convenience, we've grouped the pages into three sections:
+ Subjects: Here you will find links to the best of the Web, sorted by subject and grade level.
+ Resources: Valuable links for teachers, administrators, grant-seekers, and other members of the educational community.
+ Reference Desk: Quick links to the most useful reference sources on the Web."
Includes database containing more than 3,500 pieces of clipart licensed for free educational use. License says: "A maximum of fifty (50) clipart items may be used in any non-commercial, educational project (report, presentation, display, website, etc.) without special permission. The use of more than fifty clipart items in a single project requires written permission from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) at USF.
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Counties--United States
Source: NETRonline
New, NETR County Locator
"You can search for counties by supplying either a City/Town OR a Zip Code..."

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