VikingNet Web Highlights Archive

Web Highlights that have appeared on the VikingNet front page are archived here according to the date on which they appeared.

DATE	WEBSITE	DESCRIPTION
5/11/2008	FREE RICE	A vocabulary game and with each correct answer the site donates 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. FreeRice has two goals: Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
5/11/2008	OPEN OFFICE	Get a free Office suite, including a word processor, spread sheet, and slide show creator. Go to www.openoffice.org.
1/29/2007	POETRY ARCHIVE	Listen to famous poets read their own works.
9/4/2006	OTTER, SHARK AND PENGUIN CAMS	LIVE CAMS FROM THE MONTEREY AQUARIUM.
10/21/2005	THE DAY KISS ROCKED CADILLAC	READ THE NORTHERN EXPRESS ARTICLE ABOUT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIGGEST EVENT IN CHS HISTORY.
10/12/05	DRAW ON	CREATE ONLINE DRAWINGS AND ART PROJECTS. LOTS OF FUN!
10/12/2005	NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS	Includes rubrics students and parents can practice at home for the 2005-2006 school year.
11/6/2004	PACKY PLAYFAIR	New site about sportsmanship for kids and parents.
10/11/2004	45 NEW EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS	Great websites for all ages and grades.
9/8/2004	FIGHT SPAM, IDENTITY THEFT, AND SPYWARE:	From Consumer Reports magazine.
3/14/2004	PRESIDENT MATCH	Answer questions and it tells you which candidate matches your views.
2/16/2004	MARS ROVER FROM START TO FINISH	from NOVA/PBS.
2/8/2004	MARS INFORMATION PAGE	See the latest pictures from the Spirit rover.
1/27/2004	GO MATH	Free math help for K-12 students and their parents.
12/21/03	COLD IS COOL! 4th Graders can ski for FREE!	Sign up to ski free at most Michigan ski resorts.
10/26/03	THE RAIN FOREST SITE	Save the Rain forest with a free click each day.
9/4/03	EARTH LIGHTS	See all the lights on earth. Thanks to Mrs. Wilson at MTMS for finding this cool site.
5/26/03	US $20 BILL	The $20 bill got a facelift May 13, 2003 complete with new colors, a new number arrangement and a new background.
3/7/03	SALARY TIMER	Shows how much celebrities and pro athletes make per second.
10/31/02	FROGUTS	Hey kids, want to dissect a bullfrog?
9/15/02	NEWSEUM	Has images of daily newspaper headlines from all around the world.
4/5/02	GEOGRAPHY4KIDS, BIOLOGY4KIDS, and CHEM4KIDS	Fun way to learn these subjects.
4/5/02	GREAT WOMEN	Inspiring stories of great women in history.
4/5/02	OFFICE 2000 TUTORIALS	How to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more.
3/5/02	MEGAPENNY PROJECT	How many pennies would you stack to equal the Empire State Building? Find out here.
1/28/02	K-5 LEARNING FUN	Check out the new Learning Fun page on VikingNet Kids. (Fun for old timers, too.)
10/22/01	FBI for KIDS	Two rescue dogs show you how the FBI works. Great site for kids K-5th.
10/8/01	EXZOOBERANCE	Take some time to visit the animals at a Virtual Zoo.
7/30/01	KISS in Cadillac	The story of when KISS came to Cadillac, as featured on a VH1 special.
4/18/01	Globe Xplorer	Type in an address for an image captured by satellite or airplane. See your house from space.
4/18/01	For My World	News about the environment. Get a pollution report by entering a zip code.
4/18/01	First Lines	Can you recognize a book or movie by its first line? You may know more than you think.
4/10/2001	The Dialectizer	Enter any text and turn it into a crazy dialect -- like Elmer Fudd or Moron.
3/18/2001	Science Snacks	Set up fun experiments and learn science.
3/9/2001	Useless Knowledge	Impress your classmates with all sorts of trivia and riddles.
2/26/2001	1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters	1846 entries in 77 languages. Bet you can't say these fast!
2/26/2001	Squirrel Fishing	Harvard University shows you how to fish for squirrels. Very scientific.
2/15/2001	The Hunger Site	Do something nice. Feed the hungry, save the rain forest, and protect children -- all for free.
1/29/2001	The Homework Spot	Homework help for every K-12 subject.
1/11/2001	Get Tech	Learn about careers in technology.