NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 15 Jul 1999 to 16 Jul 1999 - Special issue (#1999-489)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. MISC> National Parks USA
2. K12> Daily Brainstorm: NOT YOUR SAME OLD BOOK REPORTS
3. RESOUR> WWW Weather
4. MISC> An anthology of Irish poetry
5. K12> TOURBUS -- 8 JUNE 1999 -- PROTECTING YOUR KIDS ONLINE AND OFF (PART
2)
6. MISC> Amnesty International Report 1999: Tajikistan
7. MISC> Lesotho - The Kingdom in the Sky
8. K12> Search engines for children
9. K12> New mode of delivery of the COLTE course - (Certificate in On-Line
Teaching of English)
10. RESOUR> Center for Responsive Politics
11. K12> hilites> Ages 5-9: Travel Buddy from Providence, RI
12. MISC> [DUC] SIGHT SEE: Very cool summer fun
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:38:44 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> National Parks USA
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 4:29 PM
From: siep...@yosemite.net
http://www.nationalparksusa.com/nationalparksmain.htm
National Park Information, Books, Videos, Postcards, Kids Stuff and More
fun stuff.
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:38:54 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Daily Brainstorm: NOT YOUR SAME OLD BOOK REPORTS
From: owner-tea...@teachnet.com
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Subject: Daily Brainstorm: NOT YOUR SAME OLD BOOK REPORTS
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Brainstorm of the Day for Thursday, July 15, 1999
NOT YOUR SAME OLD BOOK REPORTS
Our T2T contributors are at it again, this time with ideas for 3D book
reports. Each of the ideas today can be made with folded paper, and in some
cases a little bit of glue or tape. Decorate and VOILA! You have book
covers, quadaramas, triaramas, and even these great hanging things. For all
the tips and tricks you need to make these ideas a hit in your classroom,
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:39:01 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> WWW Weather
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 8:41 PM
From: wen...@my-deja.com
http://members.tripod.com/~wquinn/weather.html
Weather forecasts from around the world! Information and links for weather
enthusiasts!
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:39:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> An anthology of Irish poetry
From: Leonard Grossman [mailto:gros...@mcs.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 11:22 PM
"A Homecoming" is a new anthology of Irish poetry by Anne Kelly
http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/homecoming.htm
Leonard Grossman <mailto:gros...@mcs.net>
The ModemJunkie's Portal <URL:http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/>
Genesis in Glass - The Gropper Windows
http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/gropper.htm
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:49:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> TOURBUS -- 8 JUNE 1999 -- PROTECTING YOUR KIDS ONLINE AND OFF
(PART 2)
From: The Internet TourBus - A virtual tour of cyberspace
[mailto:TOU...@LISTSERV.AOL.COM] On Behalf Of Patrick Douglas Crispen
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 12:27 AM
To: TOU...@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: TOURBUS -- 8 JUNE 1999 -- PROTECTING YOUR KIDS ONLINE AND OFF
(PART 2)
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TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
PROTECTING YOUR KIDS ONLINE AND OFF (PART 2)
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://www.safekids.com/
http://www.safeteens.com/
http://www.safekids.com/contract.htm
http://www.safekids.com/search.htm
http://www.safekids.com/filters.htm
http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
Howdy, y'all, and greetings from balmy Alabama!
Since I was in Chicago all last week, I am still about a week behind
schedule. That's why today's TOURBUS post is seven days late. :)
TOURBUS is made possible by the kind support of our sponsors. I want
to thank the folks at "Affordable Computer Supply Marketplace,"
"BulletMail," and "eRock" for making today's post possible. As
always, please visit our wonderful sponsors and thank them for keeping
the bus rolling!
On with the show ...
As I said in my 25 June 1998 post, child safety -- especially child
safety on the Internet-- is a subject close to my heart. Today's
TOURBUS post gives you a few more online resources that will help you
protect your children online.
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The Online Safety Project
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Back in 1994, Larry Magid, a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles
Times, wrote a free pamphlet titled "Child Safety on the Information
Highway" for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
[that pamphlet can still be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.missingkids.org/html/ncmec_default_child_safety.html ].
According to Magid,
[a]t that time, there were two extreme views on child safety.
Some thought that the Internet was a dangerous place which kids
should avoid. Others had a Pollyanna attitude about child safety
on the Internet, acting as if there were no problems at all.
The truth, of course, lies in the middle. Like any aspect of
society, the Internet does pose some concerns for children. But,
just as we learn to be "street smart" in cities and towns, we can
greatly minimize any danger by teaching our kids to be "Net
Smart" on the Internet.
In September of 1998, Magid and the folks at the Online Safety Project
launched two new Web sites: SafeKids.com at
<A HREF="http://www.safekids.com/">
http://www.safekids.com/ </A>
and SafeTeens.com at
<A HREF="http://www.safeteens.com/">
http://www.safeteens.com/ </A>.
Both sites provide specific steps parents can take to teach their
children critical thinking about safety and privacy and to improve
communication with children and teens about what is or is not good for
them. The two sites use different methodologies, though. Magid notes
that
[w]hile young children usually pay attention and obey what their
parents teach them, teens have a tendency to push up against
authority. At SafeKids.Com, we educate parents about how to work
with their children. At SafeTeens.Com, we communicate directly
with teens to empower their Internet skills, encourage them to
avoid the unsavory side of the Internet and help them educate
their parents about the online world."
A good example of SafeKids.com's goal to foster cooperation between
parents and children is the site's "Family Contract for Online Safety"
at
<A HREF="http://www.safekids.com/contract.htm">
http://www.safekids.com/contract.htm </A>.
The Family Contract is actually a set of two different contracts: a
six point "Parent's Pledge" that you make with your children and an
eight point "Kid's Pledge" that you children make with you. Print
both of these pledges and use them with your family! Both contain
simple rules that will make your family's online adventures much
happier. [I do have one complaint, though: both pledges could use
some "tightening up." A good example is the fourth point in the
parent's pledge -- it is a GREAT sentiment, but the words "as
computers" are unnecessary.]
SafeKids.com also includes links to interesting sites for kids,
parents, and teachers. The site also includes links to over a dozen
child-safe search engines and Internet directories (these are search
engines and directories that promise to steer your kids clear of some
of the Net's more objectionable material). You can find
SafeKids.com's child-safe search engine links at
<A HREF="http://www.safekids.com/search.htm">
http://www.safekids.com/search.htm </A>.
Finally, the SafeKids.com site offers a complete directory of parental
control (also known as "filtering" or "blocking") programs. Anne
Bubnic maintains this directory for SafeKids.Com, and The Online
Safety Project does not actually endorse any specific filtering
program. Still, if you are looking for information about the methods
used and features offered by most of the major blocking software
packages, check out
<A HREF="http://www.safekids.com/filters.htm">
http://www.safekids.com/filters.htm </A>.
The SafeTeens.com site is similar to SafeKids.com, but it is designed
in such a way that teens can browse it by themselves. For example,
the site offers a document at
<A HREF="http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm">
http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm </A>
called "Teen Safety on the Information Highway." One of that
document's sections is titled "Educate Your Parents." I still get a
kick out of that. :)
The SafeTeens.com site also offers a collection of links for teens
that focuses on homework information, sports, and stuff like that.
Are the SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com sites worth visiting and
bookmarking? YES! In fact, the Online Safety Project -- the parent
organization behind SafeKids.Com and SafeTeens.Com -- was recently
inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research
Collection of Information Technology. The permanent collection,
established in 1989, is the world's premier historical record of
computing applications and innovations.
That's it for this week. Have a safe and happy weekend, and we'll
talk again in a few days. :)
TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
PROTECTING YOUR KIDS ONLINE AND OFF (PART 2)
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://www.safekids.com/
http://www.safeteens.com/
http://www.safekids.com/contract.htm
http://www.safekids.com/search.htm
http://www.safekids.com/filters.htm
http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
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TODAY'S SOUTHERN WORD OF THE WEEK
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PROLLY (adverb). Without much doubt.
Usage: "I'm tired. I'll prolly jus go to bed."
[Special thanks to Nigel Burne for today's wurd]
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:50:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Amnesty International Report 1999: Tajikistan
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 12:49 AM
Amnesty International Report 1999: Tajikistan
http://www.amnestyusa.org/ailib/aireport/ar99/eur60.htm
Amnesty International Report 1999: Tajikistan - summation of
human rights abuses within the country.
Several political prisoners were allegedly tortured in pre-trial detention
and
six were
sentenced to death after an unfair trial. One of them, who was critically
ill,
was denied appropriate medical treatment. At least 18 other people were
sentenced to death. No executions were reported.
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:50:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Lesotho - The Kingdom in the Sky
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 1:01 AM
Lesotho - The Kingdom in the Sky
http://www.africa-insites.com/lesotho/
Lesotho - The Kingdom in the Sky - offers sightseeing, lodging,
dining, and recreation information [Country Guides]
With a land area of approximately 30,000 km2 no part
of the Country is below 1000 metres and much of the
land consists of high mountains that reach their peak at
Thabana-Ntlenyana, at 3,841m the highest point of Southern Africa.
Introduction
Places
Places to Visit
Cities & Towns
Action
Adventures
Motoring
Birdlife
Contacts
Directory
Travel Info
Lesotho Circuits
Travel Advisory
Quick Facts
Tourism News
Map
General Info
History
Geography
People & Culture
Flora and Fauna
Lesotho Links
Home Page
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:13:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Search engines for children
From: Internet/BITNET Network Trainers
[mailto:NETT...@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU] On Behalf Of Carole Leita
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 8:06 AM
To: NETT...@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
Subject: Re: Search engines for children
The best search page I know of for kid's searching is:
Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet - http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
This page puts the best children's search engines and directories
onto a single
page. You can find forms for Yahooligans, KidsClick, Education
World,
EdView SmartZone, Awesome Library, Disney's DIG Activities Search,
StudyWEB, AOL NetFind for Kids, Ask Jeeves for Kids, Searchopolis,
and
SafeSearch Internet Search. Bookmark it for kids!
Found from the Librarians' Index to the Internet -
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/
Carole
_____________________________
Carole Leita, le...@wenet.net
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:02:39 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> New mode of delivery of the COLTE course - (Certificate in
On-Line Teaching of English)
From: NetLearn Languages [mailto:Enqu...@nll.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:36 AM
We are pleased to announce a new mode of delivery of the COLTE (Certificate
in
On-Line Teaching of English) course. The COLTE course is aimed at existing
classroom teachers of EFL/ESL who would like to extend their teaching to
the
on-line environment. The course itself is delivered exclusively on-line, so
participants
can join from around the globe.
Up to now the live components of this 5-week course have taken place on
Saturdays
and Sundays. We will continue to offer this mode of instruction, and are
now
also offering a second one, which will meet weekdays (Mondays - Fridays).
The
course will still run over 5 weeks and cover the same materials.
For more information on both modes of the course, please visit
http://www.colte.com
I hope this course is of interest to you, and look forward to hearing from
you.
Best regards
Eric
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Eric Baber, MA DTEFLA
Director of Studies
NetLearn Languages
Mailto:Er...@nll.co.uk
Visit http://www.colte.com and http://www.nll.co.uk
Roman House
9/10 College Terrace
London
E3 5AN
England
Tel: +44-181-981 1333; Fax: +44-181-981 7333
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:39:47 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Center for Responsive Politics
From: Computer-assisted Reporting & Research
[mailto:CAR...@LISTSERV.LOUISVILLE.EDU] On Behalf Of John Tracy McGrath
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:25 AM
To: CAR...@LISTSERV.LOUISVILLE.EDU
Subject: RESOURCE: Center for Responsive Politics
Describing itself as "The Online Source for Maoney-in-Politics Data," this
site lists all the political contributions reported by candidates for
federal office in 1998 (filed in 1999):
<http://www.opensecrets.org/>
You can find out who in the health-care industry contributed what to whom
at:
<http://www.opensecrets.org/news/mcare/index.htm>
(You'll have to deduce the "why" yourself!)
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: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:02:52 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 5-9: Travel Buddy from Providence, RI
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:10 AM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 5-9: Travel Buddy from Providence, RI
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: "Gail Cafferty" <gcaf...@loa.com>
Project Information
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Project:Travel Buddy from Providence, RI
Date: October, 1999 to May, 2000
Purpose: To integrate some aspects of technology into other areas of the
curriculum.
Curriculum: Language Arts, Math, Music, Social Studies, Science,
Technology.
Grade Level: Grades K - 3
Project Summary:
A ladybug named Tunia will leave our Grade 2 classroom to visit classrooms
throughout the United States during the 1999-2000 school year. Updates
about Tunia's adventures will be posted on a web site.
Number of Participants: 10 classrooms
Project Coordinator:
Gail Cafferty gcaf...@loa.com
Reservoir Avenue School
Providence, Rhode Island
How to Register:
Teachers, please e-mail gcaf...@loa.com and include your name, the grade
level you teach, e-mail address, name and address of school, and name of
your school district. Please include dates of extended school vacations
(Winter break, Spring break,etc.) and the beginning and ending dates of
your coming school year. Please apply only if you will be able to meet the
guidelines listed in the full project description.
Full Project Description:
Tunia will leave Providence, Rhode Island in October, 1999 and will return
in May, 2000. She will stay with each participating classroom for about
two weeks. Her goal is to visit classrooms and see plants that grow in
rural, suburban, and urban areas throughout the United States. I will
maintain a web site about Tunia's travels. Participating classrooms must
agree to e-mail my classroom when Tunia arrives, when she leaves, and at
least four other times during her stay. Those e-mail messages should be
ready for publication to the web site without editing on my part.
Participating classrooms must also agree to send at least four photos
showing some of Tunia's activities during her stay or showing Tunia in her
surroundings. Those photos may be sent via e-mail or snail mail so that I
may include them on the web site. I prefer that students not be included
in the photos since I am hesitant about posting children's photos on the
Internet. (Photos will not be returned.)
Tunia is a small buddy and she weighs very little. She will travel in a
small "traveling compartment" (to be determined), which will be enclosed
inside a large sturdy mailing envelope. This should help to keep the cost
of postage to a minimum. Participants must agree to take responsibility
for the price of postage when sending Tunia to her next destination. She
must be sent by first class, priority mail. Participants should not
enclose any souvenirs with Tunia since that will increase the price of
postage for subsequent classrooms. Participants must also agree to adhere
to Tunia's schedule so that she will arrive on time to her next classroom.
E-Mails regarding Tunia's visit to your classroom should include a
description of your neighborhood/community and whether it is rural,
suburban, or urban. Photos and information about your school's
neighborhood/community would be excellent additions to the web site.
E-Mails regarding Tunia's visit to your classroom should also include a
description of the plants and climate in your area, since part of Tunia's
goal is to see plants that grow in rural, suburban, and urban areas
throughout the United States.
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:17:07 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] SIGHT SEE: Very cool summer fun
From: Karen Ellis [mailto:guava...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:49 AM
To: DUC
Subject: [DUC] SIGHT SEE: Very cool summer fun
Check this site for some
sum sum summer time
sum sum summertime fun
it's very trippy.
best,
Karen
Fractal Twister
http://www.ben2.ucla.edu/~permadi/java/ftwist/ftwist.html
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