eThemes

What is eThemes?

eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. These resources are created for educators to use in their classrooms.

eThemes is a service of the eMINTS National Center. eThemes resources are created and maintained by University of Missouri-Columbia College of Education staff and graduate students from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies.

Who can use eThemes?

Although only teachers approved by the eMINTS program (official eMINTS teachers and participants in the eMINTS4All program) may make resource requests, all educators are encouraged to search our extensive database of existing eThemes. Currently, more than 1,000 eThemes are available — on topics ranging from Africa to Yellowstone National Park.

How does eThemes work?

Any interested educator

Any educator may simply choose among methods to access the database of existing resources:

• eThemes listed alphabetically
• eThemes listed by grade level
• Search eThemes

Instructions for using eThemes resources and tips for searching

Download Using eThemes (PDF 462 KB)

Teachers approved by the eMINTS program

Teachers approved by the eMINTS program (official eMINTS teachers and participants in the eMINTS4All program) may fill out an online request to create new eThemes resources. Resource scouts, who are graduate students trained in navigating the Internet, search the Web for child-safe sites. The scouts write a short description about each site and assign appropriate grade levels and educational standards to the eThemes resource. The resource then is entered into the online database for all educators to access.

Link information

Links to other websites

Links to other websites are provided for the convenience of users only. Neither the eMINTS National Center nor the Curators of the University of Missouri can be held responsible for the content of third party websites. Linking to another website does not imply that eMINTS or the Curators of the University of Missouri endorses any content, products or services on or available through that website. Any opinions expressed on third party websites do not necessarily represent the opinions of eMINTS, the University of Missouri System or the Curators of the University of Missouri.

Linking to eMINTS websites

Permission to link to www.emints.org is granted on a case-by-case basis. To inquire about adding a link, please send e-mail to emints-info@emints.org containing the URL of the page (s) on which you plan to place the link. We will notify you with a decision via e-mail. The eMINTS National Center retains the right to withdraw permission at any time.

Receiving permission to link to any eMINTS website does not imply that eMINTS National Center or the Curators of the University of Missouri endorses any content, products or services available through that linking website or its sponsoring organization.

If you link to the eMINTS National Center website, you may not portray any person or subject in a false or misleading light. You must also refrain from creating frames, or using other visual altering tools, around emints.org pages. Lastly, you may not imply that the eMINTS National Center is endorsing your product or services.

When linking to an eMINTS website, or when citing it as a source, the entire name should be used: eMINTS National Center.

Please contact emints-info@emints.org if you have any questions.

Awards

Reviewed October 30, 2007.