Usable website

Thanks..I'll look into this

Great web site for teaching about East Asia I found is http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps/21c.htm
Students can use as a good reference for a research

After reviewing several other sites, including on from the CIA, I chose http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/list.asp?cat_code=060301. I think that this site would be the most interesting and helpful for my students. I also looked at the "Korean Times", but found "Joonang Daily" to be more focused on Korea, whereas the "Korean Times" was international. (I am doing my lesson on the 10 things about Korea.) One, of course, had the choice of Korean and English translation. The Joongang Daily gives current Korean news, and news of interest affecting the Peninsula. The best part of this website is the sectin for teens. It was excellent, but had a funny name (probably "lost in translation"), "Teen Teen World". Many of the stories taught students the meaning of important political issues such as, "What is the "Currency War"", "Why are pices changing so much these days?", and "What would life be like without social networking?". This site is not just for Korean students, but for all students, since the topics covered in "Teen Teen World" coould be used as springboards to discussions for any kid. The "Joogang Daily" is part of the "International Herald Tribune", which is part of the "New York Times". There are many other sections of great interest for anyone who wants to have their finger on the pulse of what is currently happening in Korean. The sections are divided just as a newspaper would be divided (so for those of you who want to go straight to the sports page, you c an). Sections included are "National, Business, Opinion, Culture, Sports, Foreign Community, English Clinic". The "Teen Teen World" is on a sidebar, and also under "English Clinic". Another great benefit at this site is Korean and English side by side. Great for those of us who want to learn Korean.
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Although the Pillow Book and the culture of the Heian Period are not seen as "power standards" according to the CST blueprint (7th Grade HSS) I do feel that collaborating with my grade level ELA teacher and creating a response to lit unit would be a great way to integrate a very important, and interesting, time of Chinese history into my curriculum. Thanks for the website!

Here is another useful website that I found. I am interested in Warrior Japan, and the role woman played during the fights. The website http://www.koryu.com/library/wwj1.html explains what the warrior role of woman has been since the time of anciet Japan till now. very easy to navigate, and I think it would be a helpfull website for any project on the warrior side of japan.

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China: Past & Present
http://countries.pppst.com/china.html
I have a Promethean Board, which is an amazing, high-tech, interactive white board. I connect my laptop to it, and through the use of the internet, my students can interact on the board. Having the technology and linking it with this site is amazing because this website has a wide array of links of various information on China, both past and present. I have been able to use some pre-made PowerPoint presentations that include some interactive active ones. This site is worth a look.

The second site is:
China PowerPoint Page
http://northside.woodfordschools.org/China/China_Page.htm
This site has a great PowerPoint presentation for Chinese New Year. I used it this year as we ushered in the year of the rabbit and my students loved it. The only thing I had to change was a couple of the slides. A few of the links to the videos did not work and I had to change one slide from the tiger to the rabbit, also changing the date from 2010 to 1011.
One of the highlights was on one of the slides were the lyrics to a Chinese Happy New Year song composed and sung by a children’s folk singer named Nancy Stewart. The song is titled “Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese New Year Song”. Gung hay fat choy is the Chinese blessing for a prosperous and healthy new year. On the slide there is a link to an audio of the song, and the students can sing along. Like I mentioned earlier, my students really loved this and were singing on the campus throughout the day.
It you had to project this, make sure you have speakers because a few of the slides have sound. Also, at the end, is a great bibliography page with links to other websites about China and Chinese New Year.