CYBERICON is a new mythological creature with many characteristics that lead to discovery and challenge. Born from the hard drive of a computer wizard, the graphing calculator of a physics researcher, and the chemical components of a rather well-worn tennis shoe, CYBERICON is the explorer who will find sites and sounds for the new millennium. This new creation was given the task of finding suitable and exemplary places for students to find new information, old facts, and perhaps even a joke or two. What does CYBERICON look like?
Well, the creature exists in the vast uncharted realms of cyberspace, so the characteristics are up to you. CYBERICON does have three heads named Emoticon, Lexicon, and Dux. Emoticon deals with feelings and being smarter than the average bear, while Lexicon's area of expertise is related to the acquisition of knowledge. DUX is a Scottish term for someone at the head of the class.
So, join us and travel through the great unknown with your guide, CYBERICON!
EMOTICON Resources (feeling bright or not and/or dealing with it)
kidsource.com/gifted.calendar.html This calendar has information
about everything gifted---and then some
kidprov.com Use the skills of
improvisational theatre to release your feelings. Check out the
"Punchline" for some interactive humor.
hoagiesgifted.org/ Check out the KIDS/TEENS icon and enjoy.
Is It a Cheetah?
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
rolemodel.com features a role model of the month along with a listing of facts about other role models. Also includes the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II which allows the user to respond to statements that best describe him or her. The questionnaire is then scored with an immediate report suggesting a general temperament.
womenswork.org/girls provides numerous traditional and nontraditional careers for girls to consider. Contents include job title, level of education needed to hold the job and words of encouragement.
LEXICON Resources (new information, old facts, and useful school stuff)
http://www.vsg.edu.au/ is a virtual school from Australia with inexpensive and interesting courses as well as a PRIME source of graffiti.
http://www.jhu.edu/~gifted/ Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins
http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/cde/index.html Distance learning programs from Johns Hopkins
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.html A spectrum of information about a lot of interesting items.
http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwgt/ Valuable resource for parents and students, providing a comprehensive summer institute.
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu A Midwestern center for talent development.
http://www-epgy.stanford.edu Educational programs for gifted youth
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi
www.smithsonian.org Miles and miles of miles and miles of information.
www.achievement.org an interactive museum of living history
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st2/xroads.virginia.edu/~YP/yppop.html A cool website to learn about pop culture!!! Learn about toys, games, circuses, comics and animation and more at this site!!!
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st2/xroads.virginia.edu/~YP/tech.html If you are a tech geek this is the site for you!! Learn about the internet, computers, and cyberspace at this site.
www.alphadictionary.com Check out the lists of the 100 funniest words, the 100 most beautiful words, 'punny pages' and a Russian Grammar text on this fun website.
http://www.vintagetextiles.com Not just for the fashionable, but for anyone interested in finding out more about how people lived and dressed in the United States from colonial times to the present. Be sure to check out the Gallery site for information and outstanding photos of the skilled needlework required for clothing.
DUX (exciting things to do, contests, and programs for the summer)
cgp-sig.com Summer Institute for the Gifted with a variety of Ivy League schools and programs.
unco.edu/sep The University of Northern Colorado Summer Institutes.
hoagiesgifted.org/contests.htm Provides contests in all areas and with myriad opportunities.
hoagiesgifted.org/smart_toys.htm Tired of the same old games? Try this site.
hoagiesgifted.org/reading_lists.htm The next time your teacher says, "Book Report" offer an option from one of these lists.
hoagiesgifted.org/magazines.htm Fun things to read and explore.
www-atdp.berkeley.edu/ Wide range of summer classes for secondary levels and for elementary students.
odysseyofthemind.com A favorite for activities and brain-nourishment.
Creative Problem Solving The way to find keys to solving any problem from Alpha to Omega and points beyond.
educationaladvancement.org Provides information about contests, awards and scholarships for students.
nagc.org PProrovides a list of summer enrichment programs, camps and other opportunities for gifted children.
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/unmuseum.htm What a trip this site is! Foo fighters? Animated movies? A graphics novel? Got it! What a fun trip for the entire family.
edc.org/CCT/PMA/Image_Detective/index_html Read an IMAGE and decide what time period it portrays. Choose their questions or add your own.
