We are looking high and low for the best educational web sites active today. The School House presents the Too Cool School Site of the Week as carefully selected by our resident educator, Grace Smith. Check it out, and happy learning!
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July 15, 1996 The Jerry Rice WWW PagesThe Jerry Rice WWW Pages encourages kids of all ages to learn about the accomplishments of football's greatest receiver. Winner of numerous awards and a contemporary record-setter in the NFL, Jerry Rice is the career touchdown leader with 156, the career receiving yards leader with 15,123, and the career reception leader with 942. He holds the NFL record for ten successive 1,000 yard seasons and has made Pro Bowl for ten straight years. The Jerry Rice WWW Pages provides a place to look at statistics, picture archives, newspaper articles, NFL scores and schedules, and trivia. Along with experiencing pure enjoyment from this Netscape-enhanced web site, viewers can learn many details about Jerry Rice and the game of football. Classroom teachers will see abundant opportunities for weaving math, stats, and writing projects. There is plenty of information available here. The Jerry Rice WWW Pages also features a "questions for kids" and "frequently asked questions" sections about Jerry's life inside and outside of football. Other sections provide opportunities for viewers to comment on the site and submit their own trivia questions, link to other sports-related sites, and visit the Jerry Rice virtual card shop. Rating: One of the best on the Web!
Grace Smith, Ph.D. |