There is also a list of General Resources, with pointers to background and context information. At present, some of the sites are annotated. Maintainers of Web resources relevant to indigenous studies are urged to register their URLs for inclusion. RETAnet works with secondary teachers, educational specialists, and scholars to make accessible resources and curriculum materials about Latin America, the Spanish Caribbean, and the US Southwest. The lesson plans incorporate the study of Latin America into various subjects, including Spanish, Social Studies, Science, Math, Art and Language Arts.
Many lessons are cross-disciplinary and some integrate the Internet into activities.
The site also offers links to the embassies of each country included in RETAnet's scope of study, and a selective listing of other valuable Internet resources of use to teachers. Under construction is a Resource Materials Database which will help teachers locate videos, hands-on kits and teacher packets to use in teaching about the Americas. Most of the resources will focus on Latin America's history, politics, culture, and its relationship with the United States, but there are also items that deal with immigration and identity in the United States' Southwest and Caribbean cultures. The site is the result of an educational project funded by the US Department of Education. If you are interested in what the future of educational resources on the Internet may look like, visit the Biology Place.