NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 13 Jul 1999 to 14 Jul 1999 - Special issue (#1999-486)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> [WebSiteDaily] [listmgr] Teen Illness ANNOUNCEMENT
2. K12> [DIG_REF] RESOURCE: Northern Lights offers libraries no-fee US
Government searches
3. UPDATED> Webcast Alert - Launch of STS-93
4. K12> Daily Brainstorm: M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E. YOUR STUDENTS ACROSTICALLY
5. EMAG> I.T.Daily - technology news from Hong Kong and Asia.
6. K12> [Classroom Connect] Project: I Am The Cheese
7. K12> **MidLink Call for Articles '99-00**
8. K12> Help a friend... Help yourself...
9. MISC> [DUC] NAACP, AT&T TO CREATE TECH CENTERS
10. MISC> FOCUS SHIFTS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
11. MISC> CustomDisc.com Announces Music Licensing Agreements w/Sony ATV, King
Biscuit Flower Hour, Sun Records, Acid Jazz and Stiff Records
12. K12> hilites> Ages 8-15: SunpHlower
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:38:35 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [WebSiteDaily] [listmgr] Teen Illness ANNOUNCEMENT
From: by way of "Robert W. Neill, Jr." <rwn...@rwneill.com>
[mailto:LEAPr...@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 3:11 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] [listmgr] Teen Illness ANNOUNCEMENT
I would appreciate it if you could pass this information on to anyone you
think may be interested, or anyone you know who might be able to use the
information to help others.
Teens with Chronic illnesses are invited to join a new Chronically Ill
Teen/Youth mailing list. CITY is a community which welcomes young people
with chronic or other long-term illnesses or challenge which include but
are
not limited to:
CFIDS, FMS, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Allergies, Asthma, Diabetes,
Pnaic
& Anxiety etc. Our focus is on providing understanding, positive support &
a
sense of community for our group members.
CITY as a mailing list community is an outgrowth of the MCSK group on AOL
which has chatroom meetings only. CITY is run in cooperation with the
LEAProject for people with chronic illnesses & Life Challenges at >>
<A HREF="http://members.delphi.com/LIFESTORY."> LEAProject's Homepage</A>
CITY is a Closed List, which means that individuals must apply to
participate. The group is made up of TEENS, with 2 adult
monitor/volunteers.
Flaming & other unkindness will not be permitted.
You can join this list by going to the following web page:
<A HREF="http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/CITY">Subscribe to CITY Here!
</A>
We appreciate any help you can give us in getting the information about
this
list to those who could benefit from it. If you are not interested in
assisting in this way and/or do not wish to join or promote this list,
please
ignore this message.
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:38:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [DIG_REF] RESOURCE: Northern Lights offers libraries no-fee US
Government searches
From: Dig_Ref [mailto:dig...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of John Tracy
McGrath
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 4:38 PM
To: DIG...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [DIG_REF] RESOURCE: Northern Lights offers libraries no-fee US
Government searches
Northern Lights has made its proposed fee-based US Government search
service <http://www.govsearch.com> fee-free to schools and libraies.
To apply, send email to their Customer Service at c...@northernlight.com
requesting to be added to their roster.
Jack McGrath
.......................................................................
"While there may be no such thing as a free lunch, countless are the
meals consumed daily at someone else's expense."
George Spelvin
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:38:47 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: UPDATED> Webcast Alert - Launch of STS-93
From: owner-up...@quest.arc.nasa.gov
[mailto:owner-up...@quest.arc.nasa.gov] On Behalf Of Kate Weisberg
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 5:28 PM
To: updat...@quest.arc.nasa.gov
Subject: Webcast Alert - Launch of STS-93
July 19, 1999
11:30 p.m. EDT 8:30 p.m. PDT
July 20 - 3:30 a.m. GMT
Live coverage of the STS-93 Launch.
Beginning just before midnight July 19
Ending with the launch at 0034 EDT July 20
The main payload is Chandra, the most sophisticated X-ray observatory ever
built. It is is designed to observe X-rays
from high energy regions of the universe, such as hot gas in the remnants
of exploded stars. This facility was named the
Chandra X-Ray Observatory in honor of the late Indian-American Nobel
Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
"Chandra" also means "Moon" or "luminous" in Sanskrit.
_________________________________________________________________
Kate Weisberg
Project Manager
NASA QUEST
Learning Technologies Channel Project
NASA-Ames Research Center
Mail Stop T-28H
Moffet Field, CA 94035-1000
Voice (650) 604-2160
Fax (650) 604-1913
Email: kwei...@mail.arc.nasa.gov
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:38:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Daily Brainstorm: M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E. YOUR STUDENTS ACROSTICALLY
From: owner-tea...@teachnet.com
[mailto:owner-tea...@teachnet.com] On Behalf Of TeachnetNews
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 5:59 PM
To: TeachnetNews subscriber list
Subject: Daily Brainstorm: M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E. YOUR STUDENTS ACROSTICALLY
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:05:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: EMAG> I.T.Daily - technology news from Hong Kong and Asia.
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@glasnet.ru]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 11:44 PM
I.T.Daily - technology news from Hong Kong and Asia
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Top Stories
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eToys opens next chapter in e-Commerce
Gateway's Amiga due to become set-top box
Hong Kong financial sector does not get the Net
Internet key to future airline growth
ISP promises 100 per cent uptime or your money back
TELECOMS Wednesday, July 14, 1999
CDG broadcasts 3G discussion with industry leaders
Phone group wants changes to broadband, FCC merger bills
INTERNET Wednesday, July 14, 1999
Popular Asian sites promote Greater China Internet usage
PRODUCTS Wednesday, July 14, 1999
Swatch unveils plans for e-mail watch
FEATURESWednesday, July 14, 1999
Calendar of events
CAREER: JOB OF THE WEEK
E-commerce under hacker attack, survey shows
Surf sites
Two tech funds deliver
Copyright Regent Pacific Ltd, 1999.
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:05:47 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [Classroom Connect] Project: I Am The Cheese
From: c...@listserv.classroom.com [mailto:c...@listserv.classroom.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:15 AM
To: Classroom Connect Mailing List
Subject: [Classroom Connect] Project: I Am The Cheese
Project name: I am the cheese
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Contact: Glenda Scott
E-Mail: mailto:gsc...@scopus.vic.edu.au
Institution: Mount Scopus College
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Summary: Discussion of the themes found in Cormier's I am the Cheese, with
particular emphasis on their personal and cultural relevance
to individual participants.
Other Comments:
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A small class of Year 9 English Literature students at Mount Scopus College
are currently reading this novel and would like to discuss issues and ideas
with another middle school class who have also recently read this novel.
The participating partners will share in a rewarding and extending exchange
of ideas and discussion.
Timeline: August 1999
Please return your expression of interest as soon as possible, with some
information about who and where you are. I look forward to hearing from
you.
Glenda Scott - Senior Library,
Mount Scopus Memorial College
245 Burwood Hwy. Burwood. 3125
Melbourne, Australia
PH: 9808 5722 FAX: 9808 8573
email: mailto:gsc...@scopus.vic.edu.au
http://www.scopus.vic.edu.au
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:16:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> **MidLink Call for Articles '99-00**
From: owner-...@ready.cpb.org [mailto:owner-...@ready.cpb.org] On
Behalf Of Caroline McCullen
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 3:31 PM
To: 'WWWEdu'
Subject: **MidLink Call for Articles '99-00**
We need YOU! We are currently soliciting fresh ideas, innovative web
activities, and new project proposals for MidLink Magazine's 6th year
on-line. This year, in addition to pointing web travelers to your site to
view student work, we would like to highlight your handouts, web sites, or
lesson plans that would show other teachers how to replicate your project
in their own classrooms.
If you have a project idea that would have a wide appeal for teachers and
students age 8 - 18, please contact me immediately. For items included in
the MidLink Call for Articles, we will need:
1. A brief paragraph describing your classroom project, your learning
goals, and the academic discipline(s) and objectives you will address
2. A general idea of when you will have student work on the web to serve as
an example. (See last year's call at:
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/fall98/call.html
<http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/fall98/call.html> )
In order to help teachers plan to include your project in the coming school
year, we would like to post the Call for Articles by July 19. NOTE:
Teachers are invited to use their participation in MidLink as documentation
for Instructional Technology Credits, ancillary materials for classroom
activities, or evidence of professional growth. Participating schools will
receive an Award GIF to display on their school web page.
The mission of MidLink Magazine, the award-winning
<http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/honors.html> digital magazine, is to
highlight exemplary work from the most creative classrooms around the
globe. We are a non-profit organization, supported by SAS inSchool
<http://www.sasinschool.com> , North Carolina State University
<http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/> , and the University of Central Florida
<http://www.cs.ucf.edu> . Any school, teacher, or student is invited to
participate. (See Submission Guidelines <mail.inst.html> .)
All content must be original, must enhance learning, and must come directly
from a classroom. Our pages reflect the creative learning process that
exists in classrooms where technology is the vehicle or enhancement, but
academics are the focus. (NOTE: We do not include projects that charge a
fee for participation.)
Caroline McCullen, Instructional Technologist
SAS inSchool www.sasinschool.com <http://www.sasinschool.com>
SAS Campus Dr., Cary, NC 27513 cam...@sas.com <mailto:cam...@sas.com>
919.677.8000 X2869 FAX 919.677.4444
MidLink Magazine www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink <http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink>
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:16:34 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Help a friend... Help yourself...
From: owner-...@ready.cpb.org [mailto:owner-...@ready.cpb.org] On
Behalf Of Art Wolinsky
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 8:11 AM
To: www...@ready.cpb.org
Subject: Help a friend... Help yourself...
Hi Gang,
Last year a few of us here at Southern Regional participated in a
one-on-one email program with 5th grade students in Arizona. It was the
best managed project of its type I have come across. Adult mentors are
hooked up with 5th grade students and participate in a series of structured
and casual email exchanges funneled through the students' teachers.
The program is curriculum based and requires about one "assignment"
messages a week, with occassional casual correspondence. Each week there
is a specific assignment students will be working on in class and a guided
correspondence based on that assignment. Last year some of the "assignemnt"
messages were on the following topics.
What is a hero. Who is your hero and why?
The Millenium Bug. Where would you want to be on New Year's Eve?
Peach Building and Acts of Kindness
Favorite Animals or Pets
Antonym Game
Make believe you are someone else
Here comes the Judge
Finding little words in bigger words
Compound words
Participation lasts 1/2 of the school year. Two sessions are run each year.
I participated for the whole year and it's tough to say who learned more,
me or my 5th grade cyberpal.
Mentors will receive guidelines and instructions before the program begins
in September or October (date to be set by teachers involved). For the next
session, they need about 10 more adults.
If you have thought about doing anything like this with your students, I
can't think of a better learning experience than this. If you want to reap
the rewards associated with mentoring a student on-line, this program will
provide you with seeds. You can sow them, nurture them, and harvest the
crop.
If you are interested in participating, please drop a line to Barbara Soto
at msp...@azstarnet.com and tell her I sent you. ;->
Thanks,
Art
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Art Wolinsky 609 597-9481 Ext 413
http://www.srsd.org awol...@adelphia.net
Online Innovation Institute 21st Century Teacher Network
Technology Director New Jersey Chapter Director
http://oii.org http://www.21ct.org
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I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes
I will surely learn a great deal today.
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 10:09:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] NAACP, AT&T TO CREATE TECH CENTERS
From: BBr...@aol.com [mailto:BBr...@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:02 AM
To: d...@egroups.com
Subject: [DUC] NAACP, AT&T TO CREATE TECH CENTERS
NAACP, AT&T TO CREATE TECH CENTERS
Issue: Minorities/Access
The NAACP has announced a partnership with AT&T to create technology
centers
that provide training and access to computers and the Internet in 20 cities
around the country. "The technological segregation known as the digital
divide must be narrowed,'' NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said Monday. Last
week, the National Urban League and Ameritech announced they would spend
$350,000 to build five new community technology centers in Aurora, IL,
Cleveland, Detroit,Indianapolis, and Milwaukee. The announcement of these
initiatives comes on the heels of a Commerce Department report which found
a
persistent disparity in computer ownership and online access between whites
and black and Hispanic Americans. About 47 percent of all whites own
computers, but fewer than half as many blacks do. The Commerce study also
found that technology gap continues to grow despite plunging computer
prices.
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Paul Shepard (Associated Press)]
(http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/635728l.htm)
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 10:19:03 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> FOCUS SHIFTS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
From: K-12 Educators Interested in Educational Administration
[mailto:K12A...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bonnie Bracey
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:16 AM
To: K12A...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: FOCUS SHIFTS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
FOCUS SHIFTS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Issue: EdTech
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, over 350 state education officials
gathered
in Washington (DC) to discuss the effectiveness of educational technology.
The
U.S. Department of Education led the two day conference, "Evaluating the
Effectiveness of Education Technology," which was sponsored by computer and
telecommunications companies including Apple, Gateway and the AT&T
Foundation.
Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley cautioned educators that they
"must not assume that everything that employs technology is going to be
successful. That is why evaluation is so important." Many state education
officials are under increasing pressure from state legislators to produce
evidence that funding for education technology is money well spent. While
the
states have footed much of the bill to wire schools and classrooms, only
West
Virginia has completed a detailed study of the effects of technology on
learning.
[SOURCE: New York Times (CyberTimes), AUTHOR: Pamela Mendels]
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/cyber/education/14education.html
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:05:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> CustomDisc.com Announces Music Licensing Agreements w/Sony ATV,
King Biscuit Flower Hour, Sun Records, Acid Jazz and Stiff Records
From: Christian Harper [mailto:ne...@connors.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:50 AM
Largest Custom Music Catalog Now Features The Who, Genesis, Rush, Waylon
Jennings, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, James Taylor Quartet
and The Plasmatics
STAMFORD, Conn., July 14, 1999 -- CustomDisc.com, a leading Internet music
marketer, today announced music licensing agreements with five additional
record labels: Sony ATV, King Biscuit Flower Hour, Sun Records, Acid Jazz
Records and Stiff Records. CustomDisc.com now boasts the largest music
catalog in the custom CD business with more than 200,000 tracks licensed
from more than 160 record labels.
Consumers who visit CustomDisc.com can select songs from major music
genres, including alternative, blues, classical, country, jazz, pop/rock,
urban and world music, and create a CustomDisc holding up to 70 minutes of
music. They can further personalize the CD with their own choice of
artwork, album title, and a unique gift-giving message. A ten-track
CustomDisc costs $15.99 plus shipping.
More information on Custom Revolutions Inc. can be found on its
Web site located at http://www.customdisc.com
Contact:
Christian Harper
Connors Communications
212-807-7500
chri...@connors.com
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:06:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 8-15: SunpHlower
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 9:00 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 8-15: SunpHlower
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. Send your replies to the
email address of the project author listed below.
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Author Email: Tana Swercheck <nbnjsu...@yahoo.com>
Project Information
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Project Title: SunpHlower
Project Begin & End Dates: 9/30/99 to 4/30/00
Project Summary:
This project will answer the question: How does the pH of locally collected
rainwater influence the development of sunflowers. Interdisciplinary
lessons in Math, Science and Language Arts. We even send you free seeds.
The project is designed for grades 3-8. . Please take a look at our web
site for information and sign up. Our web site will be ready July 30,
1999. Our address is http://angelfire.com/nb/njsunflower
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Email, NetMeeting or Other Sharing
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: nbnjsu...@yahoo.com
Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/01/99 to 10/30/99
Number of Classrooms: 100
Age Range: 8 to 15 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.angelfire.com/nb/njsunflower
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Project Contact Information
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Tana Swercheck - mailto:nbnjsu...@yahoo.com
Math teacher - New Brunswick School District
http://www.angelfire.com/nb/njsunflower
New Brunswick, New Jersey
US
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