What is Filamentality Hotlist?

• It is an interactive website that guides you through picking a topic, searching the web for internet sites, and organizing those sites into categories. Students use the web sites previewed and selected by the librarian. The purpose of the hotlist is to make it easier for your students to research a topic.

Why use a Hotlist?

• Gather links for your students to use to complete a research project

• Provide background knowledge on an upcoming topic or unit

• Guide students to sites with appropriate images, sounds and text for multimedia projects, web pages, etc.

• Gather resources for colleagues to use for team teaching projects 

How do I create a Hotlist?

• It's simple and fun. Just follow the simple step-by-step directions. 

Sample Hotlists

• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Let The Games Begin
• Immigration
• Explorer
• Aztecs, Mayans, Inca Cultures
• Pilgrims
• Biomes of the World
• United States Presidents
• Religion
• Medieval Times
• A Nation Divided - The U.S. Civil War
• Spooktacular Halloween
• America: A Land of Great Variety