NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 7 Dec 2000 - Special issue (#2000-388)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. MISC> [netsites] Inquire Mail
2. MISC> [netsites] Free Programs
3. RESOUR> [netsites] Learn2 courses
4. RESOUR> [netsites] iWomen Online Network
5. K12> SAFE SURFING 2001
6. K12> **Special Invitation From MidLink Magazine Staff**
7. MISC> Study To Measure Online Buying Attitudes for Holidays
8. MISC> Site Finds Best Legitimate Internet Sites for PlayStation2
9. K12> T2T> Holiday humor
10. RESOUR> Live Spacewalk Coverage Begins at 12 Noon EST
11. K12> T2T> Re: Staff and Student Technology Plan
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:52:04 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Inquire Mail
From: Curt Davis <cu...@curtdavis.com>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Inquire Mail
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:12:56 -0800
Inquiremail is an easy way to quickly search top search engines
by email.
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Curt's Corner in Cyberspace
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:51:39 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Free Programs
From: Curt Davis <cu...@curtdavis.com>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Free Programs
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:08:00 -0800
Free Programs is "Home of the best freeware on the Web. New reviews
added daily, so be sure to stop on by."
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:51:14 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Learn2 courses
From: Curt Davis <cu...@curtdavis.com>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Learn2 courses
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:06:34 -0800
"Learn2.com is your premier destination for elearning solutions.
Hundreds of courses are available covering everyday life skills to
professional computer and management courses."
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Curt's Corner in Cyberspace
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:50:55 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] iWomen Online Network
From: Curt Davis <cu...@curtdavis.com>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] iWomen Online Network
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 05:01:48 -0800
The Premiere List Of Who's Who For Women In Business - Business
Networking For Women!
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 08:31:02 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> SAFE SURFING 2001
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:10:47 -0500
From: Ferdi Serim <fe...@LEARNING.CENTRINITY.COM>
Subject: SAFE SURFING 2001
To: WWW...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
Hi folks,
I'm hoping that given the recent focus on filtering, and the international
reach of WWWEDU and CoSN, that you'll find the following to be of interest.
SAFE SURFING 2001- World's First International Convention on Online Safety
I'm writing to invite you to join me in Singapore for Safe Surfing 2001 from
22-24 February 2001. Safe Surfing 2001 is the world's first international
convention on online safety and is organised by the Parents Advisory Group for
the Internet (PAGi) and the National Internet Advisory Committee (NIAC).
The main theme of Safe Surfing 2001 is - from community groups, regulators to
industry, ensuring child safety on the Internet is everyone's concern.
I've been invited to share my experiences on the topic, Internet Responsibility
@Schools. Other topics being discussed are 'Trends in Online Safety',
'Towards a Culture of Responsibility', 'Content that Sells' and 'Raising
Kids in an
Online World'.
Safe Surfing 2001 is targeted at online service providers, content creators,
regulators, educationists and advocates promoting child safety on the Internet.
Delegates who are concerned about the increasing number of children using the
Internet for education, communicaiton and entertainment, can look forward to
fruitful discussions on online safety practices around the world. Another
highlight of the event is an exhibition featuring an exclusive display of
advanced services and applications to promote online safety.
For more information on the event, do visit the event website at
http://www.safesurfing2001.com.
You can also register online for the convention.
I certainly hope to meet up with you in Singapore in February next year.
Thanks!
Ferdi
______________________________________________________
Ferdi Serim phone/fax: 505 466-1901; cell: 505 577-1580
email: fe...@oii.org
Online Internet Institute, Director http://oii.org
Santa Fe, NM 87505
http://oii.org/ferdi/Ferdi.html
ECP Ring Leader <http://www.Edu-CyberPG.com>
co-author: NetLearning: Why Teachers Use the Internet
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/netlearn/
"We are more than the sum of our knowledge,
we are the products of our imagination." - Ferdi
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:16:55 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> **Special Invitation From MidLink Magazine Staff**
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:17:07 -0500
From: Caroline McCullen <Caroline...@SAS.COM>
Subject: **Special Invitation From MidLink Magazine Staff**
To: WWW...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
Are you looking for teaching ideas for the months of December, January, and=
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February? The newly installed, International Teacher Editors=20
<http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/ml.eds/ml.eds.2000.bio.htm> of MidLink=20
Magazine invite you to take a moment to visit our award-winning =91Zine for=
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students of age 8 - 18. You=92ll enjoy the global learning activities=20
created by teachers all over the world.
Each activity includes an invitation for you and your students. Each=20
section has simple guidelines, assessment suggestions, and clear=20
expectations for students. Any teacher is invited to publish authentic=20
student work in MidLink Magazine. (NOTE: MidLink Magazine is a non-profit,=
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educational project sponsored by SAS inSchool <http://www.sasinschool.com/>=
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, NCSU <http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/> ,
and UCF <http://www.cs.ucf.edu/> .)
* Poetry Post <http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/dec00/ppost.invite.htm> :=
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A Uni'VERSE'al Expedition for Students -- Our differences make us unique -=
=20
our similarities bind us together. You are invited to submit your original=
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poems about holidays or the season of peace. Celebrate your holidays with=20
poetry! http://www.mecca.org/~graham/day/poetrypost/ (Ongoing Project)
* International Poetry Exchange=20
<http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/feb00/poe.exch.menu.htm> : Read, write, and=20
exchange poetry with students in Italy, the US, and other schools around=20
the world. For inspiration, visit the Poetry Page=20
<http://www.komensky.org/giancarlo/Poetry/Inizio.htm> created by students=
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at Alfred Oriani Middle School, Casolo Valsenio, Italy. (Ongoing Project)
* Peace Symbol Mosaic=20
<http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/dec00/ps.invite.htm> =AD Exploris=20
<http://www.exploris.org/> , Raleigh, NC. You are invited to share your=20
symbols of peace and understanding. Submit your regional peace symbols=20
on-line. The outcome will be a mosaic of peace symbols from cultures=20
around the world.
* Holidays and Special Days=20
<http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/dec00/holidays.htm> - Which holidays do you=20
celebrate? Why do you celebrate them? What customs do you practice each=20
year? Contribute to this project and read the research conducted by other=
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students around the world.
* Paper Cranes for Peace: Peace Challenge 2001=20
<http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/dec00/crane.invite.htm> - You are invited to=
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fold paper cranes for peace in this established project from=20
Australia. This is a wonderful December activity.
* The Voices of Youth=20
<http://www.unicef.org/voy/meeting/war/warhome.html> Brainstorm ways to=20
avoid conflicts and celebrate this season of peace. Unicef invites=20
students of any age to share their ideas about peace. Send a message of=20
peace or read those written by international students (in French or=20
Spanish) as they consider world conflicts and how we can end them. This=20
site provides a unique view of what students in other countries think of=20
conflict. You may submit art or writing and see the work of students in=20
other countries.
You may also visit our main menu for the current issue of=
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MidLink Magazine at: http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/dec00/dec00.menu.htm
Happy holidays from the MidLink Magazine staff=85no matter which one you=20
happen to celebrate!
Caroline McCullen, Instructional Technologist
SAS inSchool, SAS Campus Dr., Cary, NC 27513
http://www.SASinSchool.com/ cam...@sas.com
888-760-2515 X12869 FAX: 919-677-4444
MidLink Magazine http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/=20
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:18:27 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Study To Measure Online Buying Attitudes for Holidays
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 09:46:08 -0500
From: "Tina Koenig - Xpress Press(tm)" <tko...@xpresspress.com>
Study To Measure Consumer Online Purchasing Attitudes for the 2000 Holiday
Season
San Francisco, CA - December 7, 2000 /Xpress Press/ - King, Brown &
Partners (KB&P), a market research, strategy, and planning firm, announced
today a forthcoming Internet research study that will measure consumer
online purchasing attitudes and behavior during the 2000 holiday shopping
season.
The study, drawn from an online panel of 130,000 participants, will explore
consumer's perspectives on aspects of online retailing that relate to
online purchasing decisions. KB&P's research will focus on five areas:
- Understand anticipated and actual consumer online shopping behavior for
the 2000 holiday season.
- Assess whether consumers who bought online previously intend to buy again
and whether they will purchase from the same or different sites.
- Measure consumer attitudes about purchasing from "pure play" e-tailers,
vs. those with physical store locations ("clicks and bricks").
- Assess how print catalogs impact online shopping behavior.
- Understand the importance of brand familiarity in online purchase
decision making.
The study will take part in two phases: a pre-Christmas phase will study
anticipated consumer online shopping this holiday season, with findings
announced December 14; a post-holiday phase studying actual online shopping
behavior, with findings announced on January 18th, 2001.
"This will likely be a 'make or break' holiday season for e-tailers," says
Hal King of KB&P. "Because online retailers need to understand consumer
attitudes regarding online shopping, our study will explore consumer
perspectives on various e-commerce models and measure consumer attitudes
that drive current online purchasing behaviors."
Journalists can obtain a full study description, a list of topics to be
covered in the questionnaire, and subscribe to the KB&P press mailing list
to receive the completed study. Visit the KB&P online Press Room at
http://www.kingbrown.com/pressframe.htm
For further information contact:
Steven Van Yoder
Get The Word Out Communications
Tel: 415/931-7323
Email: s...@gettheword.net
Wendy Bond King, Brown & Partners
Tel: 415/339-7100
We...@kingbrown.com
Link to this story online:
http://www.xpresspress.com/news/purchasingsurvey_120700.html
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:23:29 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Site Finds Best Legitimate Internet Sites for PlayStation2
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 10:11:34 -0500
From: "Tina Koenig - Xpress Press(tm)" <tko...@xpresspress.com>
How to Get A Sony PlayStation2 (PS2) By Christmas - Without Getting Scammed
Boone, NC - Dec. 7, 2000/Xpress Press/ - With Christmas fast approaching
and the huge PS2 shortages escalating, more and more people fear that
getting a PS2 before the holidays is becoming impossible. Even consumers
willing to pay a premium don't know how much of a surcharge is
"reasonable," or how to avoid getting scammed.
"The three biggest issues that frustrated PS2 hunters face are price,
availability, and whether stores that claim to have PS2's in stock at a
reasonable price are, in fact, scams," said Dr. Audri G. Lanford, Co-Editor
of Internet ScamBusters and CEO of WZ.com Inc., a company featuring a new
PlayStation2 "Realm" that finds the very best legitimate Internet sites and
resources on the PS2 (at http://wz.com/games/PlayStation2.html ). This
helps consumers avoid misinformation about PS2's, and provides answers to
important questions.
For example...
* How much should a person pay for this year's hottest gaming console, the
PS2, if they want to receive it before Christmas: $300? $500? $650? $725?
$1000? $5000???
* What are the best strategies for getting a PS2 by Christmas - without
paying a premium?
* What are the best places on the Net to find up to the minute info on
availability, shipping dates, and the best deals on PS2 systems and games?
* Which Internet companies are falsely advertising that they have PS2's in
stock (and which of these are outright scams)?
The Better Business Bureaus in the US and Canada issued their first scam
warning on Dec. 1, 2000, stating that a few Internet companies are falsely
advertising they have PS2's available.
Audri Lanford is frequently interviewed on radio, in newspapers, magazines,
trade magazines and on the Web, and has been featured in many of the top
publications. Available for interviews, Audri welcomes questions from
listeners and readers alike.
CONTACT:
Audri Lanford
e-mail: alan...@wz.com
Tel: 828-265-0400
Link to this story online:
http://www.xpresspress.com/news/lanford_120700.html
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 10:44:52 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> T2T> Holiday humor
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 10:12:40 -0600 (CST)
To: t...@teachnet.com
From: Jerry...@aol.com
Subject: T2T> Holiday humor
Here's a cute joke you can share with your students:
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There once was a czar in Russia whose name was Rudolph the Great. He was
standing in his house one day with his wife. He looked out the window and
saw something happening. He said to his wife, "Look honey. Its raining."
She, being the obstinate type, responded, "I don't think so, dear. It looks
like snow to me." But Rudolph knew better. So he said to his wife, "Let's
step outside and we'll find out." Lo and behold, they stepped outside and
discovered it was, in fact, rain.
Rudolph turned to his wife and replied boastfully, "Rudolph the Red knows
rain, dear!"
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:27:20 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Live Spacewalk Coverage Begins at 12 Noon EST
From: spac...@SPACE.COM
To: newsl...@SPACE.com
Subject: Live Spacewalk Coverage Begins at 12 Noon EST
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 08:56:45 -0800
SPACE.com Newsletter for Thursday 07 December 2000, http://www.SPACE.com
New! SPACE.com Screensavers
When you're not using your computer to visit SPACE.com, view some of the
most spectacular photographs distant galaxies and astronaut heroes.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T1&date=001207&go=/entertainment/downloads/ssaverdownload/
Space Puzzles!
Easier to solve than the origin of the universe!
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T2&date=001207&go=http://
space.kodak.com/cgi-bin/filterFactory/factory.pl?app=puzzle
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WATCH THE STATION SPACEWALK: LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS AT 11:00am EST
Two of Endeavour's astronauts will return to their jobs as orbiting
construction workers today, installing probes that will measure
electrical potential surrounding the station and performing some added
"warranty work" on solar array blankets didn't stretch out completely on
Sunday.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T3&date=001207&go=/missio
nlaunches/missions/sts97_mission_page.html
CATASTROPHE, MOTHER OF EVOLUTION: LIFE SURVIVED EARLY BOMBARDMENT
Mounting evidence from seafloor critters to ancient soil and even Moon
rocks suggests that life on early Earth survived heavy bombardment from
space rocks, pointing to an earlier origin for terrestrial life and
opening wider the window of possibilities for where life might exist in
the cosmos.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T4&date=001207&go=/search
forlife/life_on_earth_001205_MB.html
U.S. TO PAY $84 MILLION FOR USE OF IRIDIUM SATELLITES
The U.S. Defense Department will pay $3 million per month over the next
two years for unlimited use of the Iridium mobile satellite
telecommunications system, according to a senior Pentagon official.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T5&date=001207&go=/busine
sstechnology/business/iridium_dod_001206.html
WILL NASA'S GOLDIN CONTINUE TO LEAD THE SPACE AGENCY IN 2001?
While Washington caterers wonder if they'll be billing the Republicans
or Democrats for hors d'oeuvres at inaugural balls, Capitol Beltway
space geeks wonder who will be running the show at NASA.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T6&date=001207&go=/news/s
paceagencies/goldin_opportunities_001207.html
STAR STRIPS DUST FROM CLOUD IN NEW HUBBLE IMAGE
More than a century after it was first discovered with a 3-foot
(1-meter) ground telescope, a cloud of interstellar dust has been
photographed in fine detail by Hubble. The picture reveals a strange
phenomenon, where the light from a star bullies small bits of space
dust, separating them from the larger particles with which they travel.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T7&date=001207&go=/scienc
eastronomy/astronomy/hubble_nebula_001206.html
MARS ROCK FORMATIONS MAY CONTAIN FOSSILIZED LIFE
The layers upon layers of rock formations seen in newly unveiled images
of Mars may contain beds of fossilized Martian life ripe for the picking
by future missions to the Red Planet, scientists said.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T8&date=001207&go=/scienc
eastronomy/solarsystem/fossil_life_mars_001205.html
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SPECIAL FEATURES
SpaceTV: Lou Dobbs' Interview with the Endeavour Crew
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T9&date=001207&go=/spacet
v/
Space Age Gear: Voice Disguiser
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T10&date=001207&go=/busin
esstechnology/technology/space_gear.html
SpaceWatch: Your New View of the Night Sky!
Your complete multimedia guide to backyard astronomy, updated daily.
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T11&date=001207&go=/space
watch/
Sci-Fi-Wise
Exclusive: Ron Moore Confirms 'Birth of the Federation'
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T12&date=001207&go=/scien
cefiction/tv/moore_trek_001206.html
Uplink: Share your opinion!
The only place where astronaut candidates and amateur astronomers can
meet and post their views!
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T13&date=001207&go=http:/
/uplink.space.com/
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SOLAR and SPACE WEATHER (December 7, 2000)
3-Day Solar Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be mostly low
through Saturday. A chance of isolated moderate solar flare activity
exists for regions of sunspots, called 9254 and 9246.
3-Day Aurora Forecast: Geomagnetic activity is expected to be quiet to
unsettled through Friday. Saturday may increase to active levels with
isolated minor storming, due to a coronal hole that's in a position to
send higher spurts of solar wind Earthward.
Solar Data: Wednesday's sunspot number was 99. Thursday morning's solar
wind speed was 439 kilometers per second (982,000 mph), and the solar
wind density was 10.8 protons per cubic centimeter. (Speed and density
values are snapshots in time and change during the day.)
For your full space weather forecast:
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=T14&date=001207&go=/space
watch/space_weather.html
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SPECIAL SAVINGS: SPACE Illustrated
Save up to 48% off our new print magazine, SPACE Illustrated!
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ribe/
SpaceKids
Watch Space Puppies in 3D!
http://www.space.com/cgi-bin/email/gate.cgi?lk=TSK&date=001207&go=http:/
/www.spacekids.com/
Space Shop
Check out Starry Night Pro, Backyard, Backyard SE, and Beginner. It's
the perfect holiday gift. To find out which Starry Night is right for
you, go to:
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/www.starrynight.com
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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 14:53:48 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> T2T> Re: Staff and Student Technology Plan
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 14:29:38 -0600 (CST)
To: t...@teachnet.com
From: Lucy Gray <lg...@vertex.ucls.uchicago.edu>
Subject: T2T> Re: Staff and Student Technology Plan
Here are some resources:
CEO Forum on Education and Technology
http://www.ceoforum.org/home.cfm
Milken Foundation
http://www.mff.org/index.taf
The Center for the Study of Technology and Society
http://www.tecsoc.org/edu/edu.htm
High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium
http://hprtec.org/
Florida Center for Instructional Technology
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/
Dist. 214 Applied Technology Academy - a good example of a staff
development program
http://www3.dist214.k12.il.us/admin_depts/staffsupport/data/datahompg.htm
SEIR TEC Sample Technology Plans
http://www.serve.org/seir-tec/techplan/plans.html
Technology Plans Online
http://courses.wcupa.edu/spac/messages/92.html
The Knowledge Loom - Technology Leadership
http://knowledgeloom.org/tech/index.shtml
WestEd's Tool Planning Kit - One of my favorite ones
http://www.wested.org/tie/techplan/
Learning Thru Technology NCREL - Another good site
http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm
Lucy Gray
Middle School Computer Science Teacher
The University of Chicago
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