Links

Science Links

Astronomy

Links for Students

College Preparation

• UC Gateways.org
• UCSB
• Cal Poly
• Allan Hancock College
• Cuesta College

Careers

• Engineer Girl- A website from the National Academy of Engineering

Links for Educators

Teaching Resources

Santa Maria-Bonita

Novell email logon
Sub Service
SMBSD District Website
SMEEA.com local Teacher's Union Website

Santa Barbara County Office of Education

California Department of Education

News

Local:

• Santa Maria Times
• KCOY- TV News Santa Maria
• KSBY- TV News Santa Barbara
• Santa Barbara News Press

National:

• Democracy Now- news from the extreme left
• Counterspin- Analysis of current news coverage
• NPR- National Public Radio
• Los Andeles Times
• Washington Post
• The Hill: Capitol Hill News

Technology

• Slashdot - News for Nerds
• Macrumors
• The Robotics Society of America
• RoboGames

Politics and Policy

• Eduwonk- A blog on education policy by Washington Insider Andy Rotherham
• Huffington Post- Various blogs and news, mostly liberal
• The Memory Hole
• Michael Moore
• Fact Check
• The Nation
• Jim Hightower

Fun Links

Music

Progressive Rock

• Aural Moon
• Progweed: Progressive Rock Reviews
• Prog Archives: Reviews and other info on thousands of bands
• Yes
• Rush
• Glass Hammer
• Porcupine Tree
• The Flower Kings

Community

Santa Maria

• The City of Santa Maria
• Parks and Recreation - Recreation Programs
• Santa Maria Valley Railroad Museum

Gaming-Magic, the Gathering

• Official MTG Website
• Card Shark- a great place to buy and sell Magic cards

Gaming- Maps and Props for Miniatures

• Paper Fold Up Models of Buildings

Gaming, Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition

• DND- Official Wizards of the Coast website
• DnD Forums
• enworld forums
• Very cool online DnD character generator

Other games:

• Rio Grande Games- Publisher of many very cool card and board games.
• Board Game Geek- Reviews and other info
• Gamer Dad- information about gamers who are parents