Ames High School

Ames High School, located in Ames, Iowa is committed to ensuring that all learners develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and personal esteem necessary to grow in and shape a changing society. This project was overseen by the school's Extended Learning Program, which administers various accelerated learning opportunities for AHS students. Over the course of their Archive-It subscription, the project was presented at a televised school board meeting. Altogether the Ames High School students archived 16,869,783 URLs.


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The Heartland

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Iowa Flood News
http://www.iowaflood.com/

This website shares the photos, videos and stories of Iowans affected by the floods of 2008. The floods of 2008 were the biggest natural disaster in Iowan history and displayed the Iowan sense of community and family with how the state came together.

A collection of web pages related to aspects of Midwest culture, specifically in states west of the Mississippi River. This collection contains 5,588,373 URLs.

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  • http://www.agdepartment.com/
    This is the site of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. It portrays strengths and weaknesses of the agriculture in North Dakota.
  • http://www.amesart.org/
    Ames may not be seen first as a center for the arts, but this website is dedicated to the advertisement and glorification of art in Ames.
  • http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/
    Des Moines is the capital city of Iowa. It offers a lot of cultural and buisness opportunities to the state of Iowa and has been vital to the growth of the state. This site in particular displays all the opportunities that may be found in Des Moines.
  • http://www.cityofames.org/
    The city of Ames website provides information about the city goverment as well as information about upcoming events and and important information about Ames.
  • http://www.clarksd.com/
    The website of Clark, SD. A small town not unlike the hundreds of other small towns in the Heartland.
  • http://www.desmoinesregister.com/
    This is the website for one of the most popular newspapers in Iowa, the Des Moines Register. It covers local as well as national and global issues, and it portrays the values that people in Iowa deem as important.
  • http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/
    This is the site of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. It displays Minnesota's resources and lists many activities that are popular in Minnesota. It also allows for user input, which is important because that way it can show what daily life in Minnesota is like.
  • http://www.exploreminnesota.com/
    This site focuses on promoting tourism in Minnesota. It portrays life in Minnesota, and it helps people understand what values are important to Minnesota's people.
  • http://www.ifbf.org/
    Since our topic is the heartland, we needed to show a very important part of the midwest: agriculture. The Iowa Farm Bureau has all the updates involved in modern agriculture as well as other current events that are important to farmers in the state of Iowa.
  • http://www.iowa.com/
    This website provides a litle bit of everything when it comes to information about iowa. It has information about the government, popular dining and the floods of 2008 that ravaged the state of Iowa.
  • http://www.iowa.gov/
    This website was crawled because of its excellent description of the system of government in Iowa. It also provides information and resources to Iowa's citizens.
  • http://www.iowacaucus.org/
    The Iowa Caucus is the first in the nation. It is definitly a determining factor in national elections and ignites the political race at a lightning pace. It is one of the biggest events in Iowa and is a huge opportunity for politicians.
  • http://www.iowaculturalcoalition.org/
    The Iowa Cultural Coalition serves as the main advocacy, technical assistance and communications network available to people and organizations who create and appreciate all forms of art, historic preservation, museums, science, and culture.
  • http://www.iowademocrats.org/
    This is the site of the Iowa Democratic Party. It shows the values of Iowa Democrats, and gives a user an insight into Iowa politics.
  • http://www.iowadnr.gov/
    Natural resources are a major concern today for any state. Iowa is no exception. This site not only provides information about hunting sites and licenses, but also adresses the environmental concerns of Iowans.
  • http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/
    Iowa Farmer Today is a site dedicated specifically to farming in Iowa. It provides informationa and current events that are important to Iowa farmers.
  • http://www.iowaflood.com/
    This website shares the photos, videos and stories of Iowans affected by the floods of 2008. The floods of 2008 were the biggest natural disaster in Iowan history and displayed the Iowan sense of community and family with how the state came together to make a difference.
  • http://www.iowalifechanging.com/
    This site's goal is to improve communities throughout Iowa. This site focuses on improving the daily life of Iowans who were left devastated after the floods.
  • http://www.iowansforvotingintegrity.org
    This is the site for the organization 'Iowans for Voting Integrity'. This organization warns against the dangers of electronic ballots, and wants to have accurate voting on paper.
  • http://www.lhf.org/
    History is very important to Iowans and that is shown at Living History Farms. Living History Farms is a place where visitors experience first-hand what it was like to live on an Ioway Indian farm, on a pioneer farmstead, in an early Iowa town, and other locations.
  • http://www.lifeintheusa.com/food/midwest.htm
    This website portrays how an average person in the midwest prepares foods. Food can really show how a culture lives and that is what this web page does.
  • http://www.lwvia.org/
    This is the site for the League of Women Voters of Iowa. This organization urges women to get involved in politics and are opening new opportunities for future generations.
  • http://www.minnesota-visitor.com/
    This site focuses on the many activities that a person can participate in while in Minnesota, and really portrays life in Minnesota.
  • http://www.mnculturechange.org/
    The Minnesota Culture Change Coalition is an organization who is working on providing a long-term health program to improve the daily lives of people living in Minnesota.
  • http://www.mo.gov/
    This website was chosen because it decribes the government of Missouri very accurately. It provides information and resources to the citizens of Missouri.
  • http://www.nd.gov/
    Government is the most important part of any state. This is why we chose to archive the state government website for South Dakota. This site accurately describes the system of government in North Dakota and has resources for its citizens.
  • http://www.ndgop.org/
    This is the site of the North Dakota Republican party. This site displays how politics plays a role in North Dakotan life, as well as offering opportunities for youth to get involved with politics.
  • http://www.nfo.org/
    Agriculture is obviously an important aspect of the Midwest. The National Farmers Organization is a website where farmers can be updated on current events that affect them. This website also offers information about crops and advice about how to run a farm.
  • http://www.sd.gov/
    This site describes the government of South Dakota. It provides information about topics of concern and other resources to the citizens of South Dakota.
  • http://www.startribune.com/
    Any city is only as good as its major newspaper. The Star Tribune is the major newspaper of Minnesota. This website is full of current events and the topics that are important to the people of Minnesota.
  • http://www.state.mn.us/
    We chose this website to complete the collection of state websites. This website is a fair representation of the state and shows the main attributes of the state.
  • http://www.stpaul.gov/
    This is the website of the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. This site is a branching point for many different activities, organizations, and allows the users to experience Minnesotan life in St. Paul just by reading about the city and taking in the sights.
  • http://www.traveliowa.com/
    Iowa is not known to be a huge vacation spot, but this website proves that Iowa has a lot to offer a families looking to have an eventful and enjoyable vacation. From the Blank Park Zoo to the Antique Car Museum of Iowa, there is a lot to see in this heartland.

Internet Culture

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Awesomepedia
http://awesomepedia.org/

This website has cartoons, videos, and is awesome all around. It exists solely to be entertaining. Much of what is found on this site is tinged with youthful sarcasm. It is all made by Jakob Burrows.

A collection of web pages centered on the changing culture caused by the world wide web. The display of Internet culture showing how we share ideas using the Internet. This collection contains 3,499,668 URLs.

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  • http://abstrusegoose.com/
    A Web comic of science, math, and truth. The only description of content that could be found on the site is "A webcomic......... that is all."
  • http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/
    The blog of Andrew Sullivan. Noted for his political independence, his blog nets millions of hits a year, and provides for discussion above standard red vs. blue fighting.
  • http://awesomepedia.org/
    This website has cartoons, videos, and is awesome all around. It exists solely to be entertaining. Much of what is found on this site is tinged with youthful sarcasm. It is all made by Jakob Burrows.
  • http://buttersafe.com/
    Buttersafe is a hilarious web comic full of ironies and the bizarre. It's updated Tuesdays and Thursdays by either Raynato Castro or Alex Culang. Culang is also responsible for handling all the technical issues.
  • http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/
    Pearls Before Swine is a new bizarre web comic whose characters consist of mostly farm animals. It's author is Stephan Pastis.
  • http://Dailykos.com/
    Daily Kos is a renowned progressive blog. Kos allows fellow left-minded people to share ideas and media through an Internet culture.
  • http://dilbert.com/
    Dilbert is a very famous comic about the office. It's made by Scott Adams. The web site has not only cartoons, but animations and several blogs for avid fans as well.
  • http://fivethirtyeight.com/
    Blog of statistics whiz-kid Nate Silver. Publishes data of different polling and tries to use statistics to predict the political future.
  • http://icanhascheezburger.com/
    A website devoted to "lolcatz," and internet phenomenon that has become extremely popular and well-known all around. People can send in their pictures of cats and put funny text on the pictures.
  • http://ontheissues.org/
    Ontheissues provides unbiased quantitative listings of the viewpoints of politicians. Ontheissues lists how each politician votes on each issue to show where they are on the political spectrum. This service is possible due to the capabilities of the internet and being able to have constant updates.
  • http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
    The CNN political blog where different CNN analysts can discuss their own viewpoints on current situations.
  • http://Postsecret.blogspot.com/
    Postsecret is an online community where people can anonymously send postcards with secrets on one side. The secrets and postcards are then posted online to create a diverse statement of human nature.
  • http://qwantz.com/
    Dinosaur Comics is a web comic whose main characters are the dinosaurs T-rex, Dromiceiomimus, Utahraptor. Apparently Dinosaurs Comics is all about the truth and beauty bombs, whatever that(they?) may be. It is made by Ryan North.
  • http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/
    The New York Times political blog allows readers to keep updated with current politics through the eyes of the New York Times.
  • http://thinkprogress.org/
    A progressive news blog covering current political events from a left-minded point of view.
  • http://truckbearingkibble.com/
    Truck Bearing Kibble is a web comic by Eric Vaughn and Jeremy Kramer. It is not continuous, so there are no permanent characters.
  • http://www.asofterworld.com/
    A Softer World is a comic that was created by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau so that people would recognize them as important artistic geniuses. Sometimes the "comic" is sad or harsh. The comic is done entirely with photos.
  • http://www.caglecartoons.com/
    Cagle Cartoons is owned and operated by Daryle Cagle. Approximately three million regular, unique users visit Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index site each month, making it the most popular cartoon site, of any kind, on the Internet. It is also the most widely used education site in Social Studies classrooms around the world.
  • http://www.drudgereport.com/
    Drudgereport is a new aggregation website run by Matt Drudge that provides a right-wing viewpoint on current events.
  • http://www.explosm.net/
    Explosm.net has movies, articles, interactive stories, and above all, the comic Cyanide and Happiness. Sometimes upbeat, often bitter, rarely nonviolent, but always hilarious Cyanide and Happiness pokes fun at all that is a part of human experience. It is made by individuals going only by their first names, Kris, Dave, Matt, and Rob. Not much other information on the author's was available.
  • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
    The Huffington Post has the blogs of multiple progressively minded activists. The website is at the forefront of progressive news activism.
  • http://www.lukesurl.com/
    A collection of comics drawn by Luke Surl. The punch line generally makes a pop reference, although there are also some great literary ones.
  • http://www.robandelliot.cycomics.com/
    Rob and Elliot is a web comic copyrighted by Clay and Hampton Yount. The four main characters are Rob, Elliot, imonkey, and Noel.
  • http://www.shoeboxblog.com/
    The Shoebox blog is a site to blog about almost anything. It also has several different comic strips by an assortment of authors/drawers with an assortment of topics.
  • http://www.shortpacked.com/
    Shortpacked is a web comic by David Willis focused around a toy store. There is a large assortment of characters, especially nerds because of the toys, and homosexuals for whatever reason. This is one of the first web comics to have homosexuality and still be popular.
  • http://www.slate.com/
    Slate is an online magazine digging up stories on which the mainstream media does not report. Slate allows many independent-minded people a place to share opinions.
  • http://www.smbc-comics.com/
    Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is a web comic by Zach Weiner. The motto of the comic is "You are not alone, except in real life." This comic tends use more than just a few regular characters, and instead randomly changes them. SMBC also uses a lot of irony, sarcasm, and wit.
  • http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/
    A liberal American political blog, sharing different political news and ideology with like-minded web-surfers.
  • http://www.thedailybeast.com/
    Recently started news website that aggregates the day's news. Features articles and essays from a diverse crowd of writers who fill every corner, nook, and cranny of the political spectrum.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/
    Treehugger is a prominent sustainability blog that allows environmentalists to come together and share ideas about reducing human impact on the environment.
  • http://xkcd.com/
    XKCD is the webcomic of Randall Munroe and described by Munroe as a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. XKCD is one of the most popular webcomics, netting tens of millions of page views every month.

International Humanitarian Aid

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Just Give
http://www.justgive.org/

JustGive is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase charitable giving by connecting people with the charities and causes they care most about.

A collection of web pages focused on helping the global society. This collection contains 7,781,742 URLs.

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