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NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 2 Jul 1999 to 8 Jul 1999 - Special issue (#1999-476)

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Topics in this special issue:

1. K12> New sites and lessons.
2. K12> hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling (2)
3. K12> hilites> Ages 6-8: Make Way for the Ducklings Spanish Version
4. K12> hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings "Traveling Buddy Backpack"
Project
5. RESOUR> Lightspan PageOne
6. RESOUR> Canadian Educational Policy and Information Network
7. K12> [edresource] Summer Camp for the Visually Handicapped Teaches
Computer andInformation Technology Skills

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:40:17 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> New sites and lessons.

From: K-12 Educators Interested in Educational Administration
[mailto:K12A...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Online Education
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:09 PM
To: K12A...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: New sites and lessons.

Hi!

Just wanted to let you know about our current Super Sites. This week,
we've chosen sites from this subject:

History

Our patriotic side for this week.
Not as timely as we like.

Hope you enjoy visiting the Online Education site

http://www.learnersonline.com/supersites/weekly.html

We appreciate the positive feedback that we
receive from you!

Also: This week's Current Event Lesson plan entitled "Restoring the
Everglades" for grades 5-10 Subject : Geography
can be found at

http://www.learnersonline.com/nie/archive.html

Have a great short week.

Mary Ashmore

Online Education, Inc./NIEOnline
3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1250
Dallas, TX 75219
(214)526-3700 or (800)672-6988
Fax: (214) 521-1021
Email: onli...@airmail.net
http://www.leanersonline.com

Online Education, Inc.
3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1250
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: (214) 526-3700
Fax:(214) 521-1021
http://www.learnersonline.com
Email: onli...@dallas.net

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:43:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling

Approved: tech
From: Projects [mailto:proj...@gsn.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 8:55 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling

Buddy Backpack" Project
Sender: owner-...@gsn.org
Precedence: bulk

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: Janet Shih <js...@quincy.boston.k12.ma.us>

Project Information
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Project Title: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling
Buddy Backpack" Project

Project Begin & End Dates: 1/01/00 to 5/30/00

Project Summary:
This is a fun and easy collaborative project.
Backpacks are filled with memorabilia relating to
the city of Boston and the story, Make Way For
Ducklings. Electronic research,commnication and
technology intergration will be a focus of this
project.
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Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Information Technology, Language, Technology

Technologies Used: Email

Full Project Description:
In this on-line collaborative project, students in
grades K-2 will create traveling buddy literacy
backpack. As the backpack travels throughout
the United States, students will share the
geography, history, weather and time zones of
their city. Teachers and students will explore
together.

Objectives:
This project will be intergrated into the Reading
and Language Arts, and Social Studies curriculum
through graphing, reading, mapping activities to
increase knowledge about other communities.
Student's will learn Email and Internet skills.

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Project Registration Information
--------------------------------
Project Email Address: js...@quincy.boston.k12.ma.us

Registration Acceptance Dates: 11/01/99 to 12/30/99

Number of Classrooms: 5

Age Range: 5 to 7 years

Target Audience: National (US)

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Project Contact Information
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Janet Shih - mailto:js...@quincy.boston.k12.ma.us
Grade 1 bilingual Chinese Teacher - Qincy Elem. School
http://quincy.boston.k12.ma.us
Boston, Massachusetts
US

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:47:11 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 6-8: Make Way for the Ducklings Spanish Version

From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf
Of
Projects
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 8:55 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 6-8: Make Way for the Ducklings Spanish Version

Project Information
-------------------
Project Title: Make Way for the Ducklings Spanish Version

Project Begin & End Dates: 1/01/99 to 5/30/99

Project Summary:
Project based on the story Make Way for the
Ducklings in its Spanish version. A bag back will
travel to different classrooms with information
relevant to the Boston area. Classrooms will
exchange information througout a four month period
aproximately. Participants should be grade one
students in a Spanish bilingualclassroom in the
United States.
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Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology

Technologies Used: Email

Full Project Description:
Intended for Grade 1 students in bilingual Spanish
classrooms in the United States. A bag pack
travels to different grade one classrooms following
an itinerary of aproximately four months. The bag pack
contains the story based in Boston Make Way for
the Ducklings in the Spanish version and other
relevant historical information about the Boston
area. The trajectory of the bag pack will be
posted in a Web site along with pictures of work
and letters written by the children. Classrooms
will stay in touch via e-mail, snail mail to
exchange cultural and classroom experiences.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: msan...@massed.net

Registration Acceptance Dates: 11/01/99 to 12/30/99

Number of Classrooms: 20

Age Range: 6 to 8 years

Target Audience: National (US)

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Project Contact Information
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Moacyr Santizo - mailto:msan...@massed.net
Grade Bilingual Spanish Teacher - Blackstone Elementary/ Boston
Public Schools
http://blackstone.boston.k12.ma.us
Boston, Massachusetts
US

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:47:16 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings "Traveling Buddy
Backpack" Project

From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf
Of
Projects
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 8:55 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings "Traveling Buddy
Backpack" Project

Project Information
-------------------
Project Title: Make Way For Ducklings "Traveling Buddy Backpack"
Project

Project Begin & End Dates: 1/01/00 to 5/30/00

Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Information Technology, Language, Technology

Technologies Used: Email

Full Project Description:
In this on-line collaborative project, students in
grades K-2 will create traveling buddy literacy
backpacks. As the backpacks travel throughout
the United States, students will share the
geography,history,weather and time zones of
their city. Teachers and students will explore
together.

-------------------

Project Registration Information
--------------------------------
Project Email Address: js...@quincy.boston.k12.ma.us

Registration Acceptance Dates: 11/01/99 to 12/30/99

Number of Classrooms: 5

Age Range: 5 to 7 years

Target Audience: National (US)

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:47:22 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling

From: Projects [mailto:proj...@gsn.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 8:55 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 5-7: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling

Buddy Backpack" Project
Sender: owner-...@gsn.org
Precedence: bulk

Project Information
-------------------
Project Title: Make Way For Ducklings in Boston,
Massachuetts"Traveling
Buddy Backpack" Project

Project Begin & End Dates: 1/01/00 to 5/30/00

Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Information Technology, Language, Technology

Technologies Used: Email

-------------------

Project Registration Information
--------------------------------
Project Email Address: js...@quincy.boston.k12.ma.us

Registration Acceptance Dates: 11/01/99 to 12/30/99

Number of Classrooms: 5

Age Range: 5 to 7 years

Target Audience: National (US)

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:40:01 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Lightspan PageOne

From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 12:36 PM

http://www.lightspan.com/pageone.html

Lightspan PageOne - provides a starting point on the net for
classrooms

What holds teachers back from using the Internet in their classrooms?
Until now, it was knowing where to start-how to find what they needed,
organize the resources they did find, or use the Web to show families
what kids were doing in class. But all that's changed.
Now, you can have your own starting point on the Internet-a classroom
resource page where you can assemble the Web resources you value most.
With Lightspan PageOne, you can: Get direct access to relevant,
appropriate material.
Keep your Web resources organized together.
Enhance communication with families.
Create a password-protected environment.

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:40:07 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Canadian Educational Policy and Information Network

Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 12:46 PM
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]

Canadian Educational Policy and Information Network
http://www.cepan.ca/

Canadian Educational Policy and Information Network - serves as a
resource
for exploring primary and secondary policy issues

Information on Educational Policy and Administration
Rely on CEPAN to connect you to the information you need about the
administration of elementary and secondary education. Click on a topic
below
or search. CEPAN provides links to suggested web pages, but can not
guarantee the accuracy of posted materials. You are encouraged to
contact
the source to verify information.

Accountability Educational Governance School Councils
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Educational
Reform
School Fundraising
Behavior Modification Educational Standards School
Improvement
Board Effectiveness Effective Schools School Principals
Bus Transportation Gender Equity School Restructuring
Catholic Schools Gifted Education School Safety
Change Strategies Indian and Metis Education School
System
Planning
Collaborative Consultations Instructional Improvement
Small
Schools
Conflict Resolution Instructional Leadership Social Issues
Around Schooling
Counselling Services Instructional Use of Technology
Special
Education
Cultural Awareness Interagency Services Student Evaluation
Curriculum and Instruction Jobs Student Grouping
Director Appraisal Learning Time Student Leadership
Dropout Prevention Mainstreaming Teaching Assistants
Drugs and Alcohol Opinion Survey Technology in Educational
Administration
Early Intervention Prekindergarten Programs Parent and
Community
Involvement Trusteeship
Education Equity Personnel Violence/Anti-Social Behavior
Educational Environment Resource Based Learning
Educational Funding/Finance Retirement Incentives

A service of the Canadian School Boards Association
(CSBA) in
cooperation with Industry Canada's SchoolNet, the Canadian Education
Association, the Canadian Assocation of School Administrators and the
Canadian Assocation of Principals.

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:40:31 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [edresource] Summer Camp for the Visually Handicapped Teaches
Computer andInformation Technology Skills

From: David P. Dillard [mailto:jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 8:56 AM
To: Education Resource Listservs
Subject: [edresource] Summer Camp for the Visually Handicapped Teaches
Computer andInformation Technology Skills

A New York Times Article, excerpted and linked below, describes a
summer camp for blind students that provides a heavy dose of
information
technology, computer and job hunting skills.

Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: PAMELA MENDELS
Title: Camp Teaches Blind Students Computer Skills
Source Date: July 7, 1999
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Students, Visually Handicapped, Computer
Skills,
Training
URL: Listed Below Article Summary

July 7, 1999
By PAMELA MENDELS
Camp Teaches Blind Students Computer
Skills

"We teach the campers independent living skills, of which we
think technology is the anchor, because so much can be gleaned from
it," said Lila M. Cabbil, who runs the Activities of Daily
Living/Computer Camp, which is held at Western Michigan University in
Kalamazoo,
Mich. The program is sponsored by the Upshaw Institute for the Blind
in
Detroit, Michigan and several other organizations.

The project is not unique. Mary Beth Caruso, outreach
supervisor at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass.,
said that in recent years many schools for the blind have begun
offering summer
programs with a heavy dose of technology training. She estimates that
there are 20 to 25 computer-related summer courses for the blind and
visually impaired around the country. Perkins, for example, hosts a
five-week residential program for public high-school students in which
participants work in the community, learn job-hunting skills like
resume
writing and get computer training.

The organizations mentioned in this article with links to their
websites:

Upshaw Institute for the Blind
http://www.upshawinst.org/

Perkins School for the Blind
http://www.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us/general.htm

American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/

Western Michigan University
http://www.wmich.edu/

Multi-Purpose Enabling Technology Lab
http://www.wmich.edu/metl/

An abstracted citation for this story will be archived in an edition
of
E-Carm News at http://www.ecarm.org

The Full Story May Be Read At:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/cyber/education/07education.
html

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