NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 14 Jul 1999 to 15 Jul 1999 - Special issue (#1999-488)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] SimonSays.Com
2. RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] Farmbid.Com
3. RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] MyPersonal.Com - Create Your Own Portal
4. MISC> [WebSiteDaily] Famous.as Email Service
5. RESOUR> The latest document on the NCREL web site - Using Technology to
Improve Student Achievement
6. RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] Check Your Email From Any Browser
7. MISC> [WebSiteDaily] PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites
8. MISC> [WebSiteDaily] EzineSeek.Com
9. K12> [EdSightings] D and W's Teacher's Resource Page
10. RESOUR> Voice Recognition Resources & Web site
11. RESOUR> New Tool: BrowserHawk
12. K12> hilites> Ages 6-14: Asian Friends Project
13. K12> hilites> Ages 9-14: Virtual Pacific Voyage
14. UPDATED>< 35+ New Resources Added to FREE U.S. Department of Education
publications
15. MISC> [WebSiteDaily] New website - Access Place Music
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:21 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] SimonSays.Com
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:46 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] SimonSays.Com
SimonSays.Com
http://www.simonsays.com/
A new site from Simon & Schuster.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] Farmbid.Com
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:50 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] Farmbid.Com
Farmbid.Com
http://farmbid.com
New live auction site to bid on farm products and equipment.
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To submit a web site, email to WebSit...@egroups.com
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:32 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] MyPersonal.Com - Create Your Own Portal
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:53 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] MyPersonal.Com - Create Your Own Portal
MyPersonal.Com - Create Your Own Portal
http://mypersonal.com
Allows companies and alumni organizations to create
their own personalized portals for their members.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:39 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [WebSiteDaily] Famous.as Email Service
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:58 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] Famous.as Email Service
Famous.as Email Service
http://famous.as
New free email service from the .as domain.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:44 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> The latest document on the NCREL web site - Using Technology
to Improve Student Achievement
From: K-12 Educators Interested in Educational Administration
[mailto:K12A...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bonnie Bracey
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:26 PM
To: K12A...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: The latest document on the NCREL web site
While technology "on its own" may not improve student achievement, research
is helping us understand how technology creates circumstances and
opportunities under which there is a positive effect on student
achievement. Pathways to School Improvement's latest paper "Critical
Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement" discusses advances
in measuring technology's impact and helps educators understand how to make
technology decisions that may improve student learning. The Pathways
document is at:
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm
This latest document on the NCREL web site is based on a paper written by
Margaret Honey, Katherine McMillan Culp, and Robert Spielvogel from the
Center for Children and Technology, a division of the Educational
Development Corporation.
Pathways to School Improvement provides ORIGINAL essays which review
research and provide practical action steps for schools. Pathways has been
heralded as a real timesaver in making decisions about teaching and
learning.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:50 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] Check Your Email From Any Browser
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:15 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] Check Your Email From Any Browser
These free sites allow you to check your POP email
account from any computer in the world. Some offer
search engines, news, etc. as added features and
make good start pages for your browser.
BIFEM.NET (Check Email & Online Community For Women)
http://bifem.net
EmuMail.Net (Check Email)
http://emumail.net
Elvis Mail (Mail, Other Features)
http://elvismail.com/
Neill Online (Check Email & Internet Gateway)
http://rwneill.com
RealEstateZoo.Com (Check Email & Real Estate Portal)
http://realestatezoo.com
ReadMail.Com (Check Mail)
http://readmail.com
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:21:16 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [WebSiteDaily] PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:46 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites
PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/special/web100/index.html
Review of the top 100 web sites.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:21:17 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [WebSiteDaily] EzineSeek.Com
From: Robert W. Neill, Jr. [mailto:r...@rwneill.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:41 PM
To: WebSit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] EzineSeek.Com
EzineSeek.Com
http://EzineSeek.com
Directory of ezines sorted by topic and interest.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:12:22 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [EdSightings] D and W's Teacher's Resource Page
From: owner-ed...@ListService.net
[mailto:owner-ed...@ListService.net] On Behalf Of
gi...@firststep.com.au
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 9:54 AM
To: edsig...@ListService.net
Subject: [EdSightings] D and W's Teacher's Resource Page
EdSightings - The Best Educational Web Sites
from First Step Communications
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Today's site:
http://ametro.net/~teachers
Ideas for student, new, and experienced elementary teachers in the
areas of classroom management, grading, language, science, role
playing, reading & more. Support, including an email list, for student
& first year teachers.
The content of much of the site is unique and not just a collection of
links. We have recently begun adding a new section geared towards
helping the beginning teacher. Our email list, FirstYears, is a recent
addition. We will be providing support to new teachers and we would
appreciate your support in increasing the awareness of this email list
to the new teachers who are surfing the web.
Reviewed by David Timmons (teac...@ametro.net).
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the Australian Internet Awards:
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:24:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Voice Recognition Resources & Web site
From: EDTECH - Educational Technology [mailto:EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU] On
Behalf Of EDTECH Editor-Gaynor
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 11:10 AM
To: EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU
Subject: Voice Recognition Resources & Web site
From: Jen Minotti <NC...@edc.org>
If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to check out the newest
section of the Spk2wrt Web site, the "Resource Lab," where you can access
a broad range of resources pertaining to speech recognition technology.
The URL is: http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/lab.html
The materials were developed based on clinical experience and knowledge
gained through the Speaking to Write project. The resources are
continually in development; we therefore hope you'll check them out, use
them, and then come back and give us your honest feedback. Our goal is to
continually improve these resources, so we need your feedback!
Resources under the following broad topics include:
--General information resources
--Discrete speech and DragonDictate resources
--Continuous speech and Dragon's NaturallySpeaking resources
In addition to the resources currently contained within the Resource Lab,
we
will be continually adding to these resources. We'll keep you posted as
resources are added to the Web site.
Thanks.
Jen Minotti
Webmaster, Speaking to Write
http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt
Email: spk...@edc.org
EDTECH has changed addresses. The new list address is
EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU. All subscription commands should be sent to
LIST...@H-NET.MSU.EDU.
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:07:55 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> New Tool: BrowserHawk
From: Andy King [mailto:ak...@internet.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 11:41 AM
http://www.webreference.com/tools/browser/
Announcing our newest Web tool, the BrowserHawk browser sniffer from
cyScape, Inc. This
industrial-stength server-based sniffer detects your browser's capabilities
seamlessly, and offers a number of advantages over conventional JavaScript
sniffers.
Andrew B. King internet.com Corp.
and...@internet.com http://www.internet.com
Managing Editor 2020 Hogback Rd. STE #4
http://www.webreference.com Ann Arbor, MI 48105
http://www.coolcentral.com (734) 971-7906 v (734) 975-9184 x
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:08:01 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 6-14: Asian Friends Project
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 10:09 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 6-14: Asian Friends Project
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: Jamie Molitoris <j_mol...@yahoo.com>
Project Information
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Project Title: Asian Friends Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 10/01/99 to 5/30/00
Project Summary:
If you are a teacher in an Asian country, please consider joining this
project which will involve sharing information between your school and
ours. Each month will focus on a different topic such as weather, customs,
food, and holidays.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Arts, Business, Community Interest, History and Social
Studies, Language, Science
Technologies Used: Email
Project Sponsor: No
Full Project Description:
Our school-wide social studies theme this year focuses on the study of
Asia. We would like to communicate with a number of different Asian
schools in a structured exchange of information that would allow us to
better understand the similarities and differences between and among
countries. During each month of the project, a worksheet will be available
to be completed by all participating schools. We will compile and compare
the information and make it available to all.
Objectives:
We strongly believe that awareness leads to greater tolerance. Also,
students will work on lanuguage, social studies, science and math skills,
all within the framework of a project that is exciting for them.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: j_mol...@yahoo.com
Registration Acceptance Dates: 7/01/99 to 10/01/99
Number of Classrooms: 10
Age Range: 6 to 14 years
Target Audience: International ()
Project URL: http://www.mpfs.org
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Project Contact Information
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Jamie Molitoris - mailto:j_mol...@yahoo.com
mailto:jmoli...@fox.mpfs.org
Computer Instructor - Media Providence Friends School
http://www.mpfs.org
Media, Pennsylvania
US
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:08:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 9-14: Virtual Pacific Voyage
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 10:09 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 9-14: Virtual Pacific Voyage
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: Beverly Schultz <schu...@edmonds.wednet.edu>
Project Information
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Project Title: Virtual Pacific Voyage
Project Begin & End Dates: 8/27/99 to 5/31/00
Project Summary:
Students will track the sailing sloop, Elysium, as
she makes her way down the west coast and across
the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii and the Line Islands.
Students will be given bi-monthly journal prompts
and questions to respond to. Classes will select
two journal entries per month to post to the
website. Students will pose questions via email. See URL below for more
complete info.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Language, Science
Technologies Used: Email, NetMeeting or Other Sharing
Project Sponsor: No
Full Project Description:
See above URL
Objectives:
See Above URL
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: schu...@edmonds.wednet.edu
Registration Acceptance Dates: 7/15/99 to 8/23/99
Number of Classrooms: 10
Age Range: 9 to 14 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://dent.edmonds.wednet.edu/chaselake/TAS/vpv.html
Registration Instructions:
See Above URL
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Project Contact Information
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Beverly Schultz - mailto:schu...@edmonds.wednet.edu
Library/Media Specialist - Chase Lake Elementary
Edmonds, Washington
US
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:20:38 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: UPDATED>< 35+ New Resources Added to FREE U.S. Department of
Education publications
From: owner-...@inet.ed.gov [mailto:owner-...@inet.ed.gov] On Behalf
Of Kickbush, Peter
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 1:40 PM
To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education
publications & more .
Subject: 35+ New Resources Added to FREE
MORE THAN 35 new federal educational resources have been added
to FREE, the website that makes hundreds of learning resources
from more than 40 federal agencies available -- & searchable
-- in one place.
Below are titles, descriptions, & sponsoring agencies of
recently added resources.
Visit the FREE website & "What's New" area:
http://www.ed.gov/free/
Your feedback is invited:
http://www.ed.gov/free/comment.html
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:34:40 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [WebSiteDaily] New website - Access Place Music
From: Access News [mailto:me...@accessplace.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 1:11 PM
To: websit...@egroups.com
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] New website - Access Place Music
For the latest in online music resources, check out:
Access Place Music
http://www.accessplace.com/music.htm
This site provides MP3 files and programs, lyrics, music news,
reviews, live broadcasts, online radio, artists, song lists,
concert and ticket info, CD stores, instruments, music
references, electronics, and more.
Bryce Westover, Editor
mailto:me...@accessplace.com
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