NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 29 Nov 2000 - Special issue (#2000-371)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> Dec 5, 2000 - TIMSS-Repeat Results - NCES StatChat Live
2. K12> Applications available for 2001 American Memory Fellows program
3. K12> Educators' Approach to Tech Funding Matures
4. *** Missing Child *** previous posting is a hoax
5. MISC> Election Stalemate: Are You Politically Obsessed Quiz
6. MISC> Who will make a sexier First Lady? Vote Today!
7. MISC> Announcement of Coca Cola Collection In American Memory
8. MISC> [netsites] Medical World Search
9. RESOUR> [netsites] Librarians' Index to the Internet
10. MISC> [netsites] Diotima
11. MISC> [netsites] The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
12. MISC> [netsites] The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:55:43 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> Dec 5, 2000 - TIMSS-Repeat Results - NCES StatChat Live
Subject: Dec 5, 2000 - TIMSS-Repeat Results - NCES StatChat Live
From: don...@rbs.org
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:51:11 -0500
NCES StatChat Live
The Next Event, 12/5/00 2:00:00 PM EST will be:
INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT FROM A U.S. PERSPECTIVE:
RESULTS FROM TIMSS-R
http://nces.ed.gov/statchat/index2.asp
This chat coincides with the release of
PURSUING EXCELLENCE:
COMPARISONS OF INTERNATIONAL EIGHTH-GRADE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
ACHIEVEMENT FROM A U.S. PERSPECTIVE, 1995 AND 1999
To be released on December 5, 2000.
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat (TIMSS-R)
builds on the success of TIMSS, conducted in 1994-95. One of the
motivations for United States participation in TIMSS was a desire to gauge
how close the U.S. was to its goal of being first in the world in
mathematics and science achievement.
TIMSS-R, conducted in 1999, will provide information on U.S. progress
toward this goal in the four years since TIMSS. Eighth grade students in
38 countries are participating in TIMSS-R.
This live online moderated chat will be co-hosted by Dr. Gary Phillips,
Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics and Dr.
Judith Sunley, Interim Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources
at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Educators are also encouraged to presubmit questions or comments for the
moderators by visiting the site now at
http://nces.ed.gov/statchat/index2.asp.
To learn more about TIMSS and about the forthcoming TIMSS-R results, visit
http://nces.ed.gov/timss/.
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:00:38 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> Applications available for 2001 American Memory Fellows program
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:23:56 -0500
From: Danna Bell-Russel <db...@loc.gov>
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2001 AMERICAN MEMORY FELLOWS INSTITUTE AT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The American Memory Fellows Program is an excellent opportunity for
outstanding teachers, librarians and media specialists to work with the
Library of Congress to understand better how primary sources can enrich
the learning experience of students in grades 4 through 12. This is a
yearlong professional development opportunity, the cornerstone of which
is the American Memory Fellows Institute, held in Washington at the
Library of Congress in two six-day sessions: July 15-20 or July 22-27, 2001.
The American Memory Fellows Institute sponsors 25 two-person teams of
exemplary grade 4-12 educators for their stay in Washington. Each
session will accommodate approximately 12 teams of 24 Fellows. Teams
will attend only one session; however, to be eligible for consideration,
teams must be available for both sessions. To apply, use the application
found online at http://learning.loc.gov/learn/amfp
Applications must be postmarked by Feb. 26, 2001.
American Memory Fellows Institute
During the six-day institute, Fellows will work with Library of Congress
staff and consultants, examine both actual and virtual primary source
artifacts photographs, maps, graphic arts, video, audio, documents and
texts plus learn strategies for working with these electronic primary
source materials. Participants will also develop sample teaching
materials that draw upon the American Memory online materials.
The Fellowship Year
Following the Institute, Fellows will continue to develop, refine and
test their teaching materials with other colleagues and students. These
teacher-created materials are then edited for presentation on the
Library of Congress Learning Page at http://learning.loc.gov/learn
Throughout the school year, Fellows participate in online discussion
groups. American Memory Fellows, as mentors to their professions, are
also asked to share their knowledge with other colleagues throughout the
nation at workshops and seminars or in writing.
Selection Criteria
The Library is seeking applications from two-member teams of humanities
teachers, librarians and media specialists who:
Have frequent access to and a high level of comfort using the World Wide
Web, e-mail and other technologies;
Have experience using primary sources to motivate students, promote
their critical thinking and help them connect history to their lives;
Are active leaders in their fields, or have the ability to disseminate
their expertise to teachers or librarians in their community and region;
Work with student populations that are diverse (e.g. by region, income,
race and ethnicity, language, ability, etc.).
If you meet these criteria, print out and complete the online
application at http://learning.loc.gov/learn/amfp You may make copies
of the application for interested colleagues.
Remember, applications must be postmarked by Feb. 26, 2001. (No email,
fax or disk-based applications, please.) Notification letters to all
applicants will be mailed the week of April 23, 2001. Send inquiries to
Andrea Savada at as...@loc.gov or (202) 707-8148.
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:03:23 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> Educators' Approach to Tech Funding Matures
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:03:32 -0500
From: Andy Carvin <aca...@benton.org>
Subject: Educators' Approach to Tech Funding Matures (fwd)
To: WWW...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
From today's Benton headlines... -ac
EDUCATORS' APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY FUNDING MATURES
Issue: EdTech
Investing in technology is "becoming more institutionalized," said John
Vaille, CEO of the Oregon-based International Society for Technology in
Education. Until recently, Vaille said, technology spending was largely the
result of "individual school or teacher initiatives." School budgets are
now including hardware, software and training instead of relying on
donations and grants. Market Data Retrieval recently found that public
schools spent an estimated $5.67 billion, or $121.37 per student, on
technology in the 1999-2000 school year. That figure is up 2.5 percent over
the prior school year. "They've shifted their views on how they acquire and
maintain equipment," said Kathleen Brantley, director of product
development for Market Data Retrieval. Keith Krueger, the executive
director of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), said that his
organization is helping schools to budget for what is known in the business
world as 'total cost of ownership' - accounting for the initial purchase
price, maintenance and replacement. "They've gotten smarter about budgeting
for the long term." "This ad hoc approach like Net Day, or doing something
with [computer companies] or getting a free donation - they're going to
slip away because all kids are going to need access," said Arthur Sheekey,
technology coordinator for the Council of Chief State School Officers. "As
the systems get more complicated, they can't depend on the math teacher or
a parent."
[SOURCE: CyberTimes, AUTHOR: Rebecca Weiner (rwe...@nytimes.com)]
(http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/tech/indexcyber.html)
(requires registration)
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Andy Carvin an...@benton.org
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
http://edweb.gsn.org/andy
http://www.DigitalDivideNetwork.org
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Visit my new website, Anatolian Fortnight
http://edweb.gsn.org/anatolia
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:23:41 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: *** Missing Child *** previous posting is a hoax
Apologies to the list.
<Gleason>
From: LEW...@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:15:56 EST
According to the "Hoaxbusters" website of the CIAC (Computer Incident
Advisory Capability) Division of the U.S. Department of Energy, the message
that was included in the Net-Happenings Digest of 28 Nov 2000 to 29 Nov 2000
- Special Issue (#2000-370), sent on 11/29/2000 10:01:13 AM Eastern Standard
Time, is a hoax. The message includes the header:
To: innovativ...@egroups.com
From: Walter McKenzie <walterm...@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 05:34:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ITChat] Missing Child
According to the CIAC Hoaxbusters web site, this hoax has been perpetuated
for some time. The report on the hoax indicates that the girl was found a
couple of hours after being reported lost. The following links connect to
(1) the web page that reports on the particular hoax and (2) the home page
for the CIAC Hoaxbusters site.
(1) http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/cgi-bin/mfs/www/hoaxbusters/archive?link=htt
p://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBSympathy.shtml&file=/www/hoaxbusters/HBSympathy.sht
ml&line=482#mfs
CIAC Sympathy Hoaxes
(2)http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
HOAXBUSTERS Home Page
Lewis Taylor
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:08:17 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Election Stalemate: Are You Politically Obsessed Quiz
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:26:19 -0500
From: "Tina Koenig - Xpress Press(tm)" <tko...@xpresspress.com>
Subject: MISC> Election Stalemate: Are You Politically Obsessed Quiz
Election 2000 Stalemate - Are You Politically Obsessed Quiz
LOS ANGELES - November 29, 2000/Xpress Press/ - A Los Angeles clinical
psychologist has developed a brief quiz to determine if the unprecedented
stalemate of Election 2000 is taking its toll on people's emotional health
and well-being.
ARE YOU BECOMING POLITICALLY OBSESSED?
Answer Yes or No to the following statements:
1. Do you spend more than one hour a day following the political proceedings?
2. Has your productivity at home or at work slipped as a result of
monitoring election news coverage?
3. Do you find yourself getting into arguments with friends over the
legitimacy of the election results?
4. Do you get angry if your monitoring of the coverage is interrupted?
5. Do you know all the names of all the Democratic and Republican attorneys?
6. Is the Presidential Coverage the first story you read in the newspaper?
7. Do friends or family say that you're too involved in the post election
political events?
8. Do you find yourself thinking or daydreaming about the election outcome
while involved in another unrelated activity?
9. Have you canceled social events or missed meals or sleep as a result of
the political coverage?
10. Have you called a talk radio station or contacted a politician
concerning the election results?
The test scores and what they reveal:
0-3 answered Yes:
You're doing OK. No need to worry at the present time, but just to be safe
take this test on a daily basis to monitor your status.
4-6 answered Yes:
You're on the borderline and starting enter the world of the
obsessed!. Believe it or not, you're getting too involved and you need to
take a break from the coverage. There's more to life than politics. For the
next week follow the political events only every other day.
7-10 Answered Yes:
You're in serious trouble! Bush and Gore are seeking the Presidency, not
you! Get a life and limit your coverage to three hours a week after going
cold-turkey for three days without any involvement. If this does not
help,seriously, you may need professional help.
Los Angeles psychologist Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D., writes on a regular
basis concerning the issues of psychology and the media. Dr. Butterworth is
president of International Trauma Associates, a counseling and research
organization in Los Angeles. He is member of the American Psychological
Association, Media Psychology Division.
Psychologist Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D., has assisted radio, TV, and
print media since 1984 find answers and provide insight to enhance
understanding of psychological issues. Dr. Butterworth has conducted
extensive surveys focused on children and youth, social, political and
trauma issues. His comments, observations and op-ed articles have appeared
in most of the major newspapers in the United States and worldwide.He is
seen quite often on NBC, CBS and ABC network news especially during
monumental events such as violence and children, during disasters and youth
tragedies and psychological reactions to breaking news.
He is a ongoing guest appearing quite frequently on NBC network.
Appearances also include ABC's Nightline, CNN's Larry King Live, Hardball,
Oprah, Dateline, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and most of the
daily TV network talk and news programs.. He consults for TEEN Magazine,
"Ask a Guy" Column in which he helps answer teen relationship questions. He
also is a consultant for public relations organizations serving as a
psychology expert
Qualifications:
Board Certified Traumatic Stress, Diplomate; American Academy of Experts in
traumatic Stress.
Board Certified (in Process) Diplomate Fellow in Forensic Sciences;
International College of prescribing Psychologists.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Certification: American Board for the
Accreditation and Certification of Psychoanalysis, New York.
Psychologist License: State of California.
Member:
American Psychological Association / Division of Media. Psychology.
California Psychological Association
National Accreditation Association of Psychoanalysis.
International Association of Trauma Counselors.
Biographical Information Included in:
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. Who's Who in the World.
Who's Who in Science and Industry.
# # #
CONTACT:
Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D.
(213) 487-7339 (California)
rob...@drbutterworth.net
Link to this story online:
http://www.xpresspress.com/news/butterworth_112900.html
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:09:14 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Who will make a sexier First Lady? Vote Today!
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:27:51 -0500
From: "Tina Koenig - Xpress Press(tm)" <tko...@xpresspress.com>
Subject: MISC> Who will make a sexier First Lady? Vote Today!
CANDIDATES NEGOTIATE POWERSHARING AGREEMENT!
Both to share White House - one as First Lady, one as President. Voters
must choose new First Lady at http://www.firstlady2000.com
Seattle, WA -- Nov. 29, 2000 -- /Xpress Press/ -- MeMail.com, a
Seattle-based online publisher and direct marketing firm, has launched
firstlady2000.com, a humorous online 'polling station' that announces a
PowerSharing agreement between Gore and Bush, whereby one will act as
President and the other as First Lady. Voters view shocking
never-before-published photos of the two candidates, and are asked to
decide who will make a sexier First Lady: http://www.firstlady2000.com
The site has been highly trafficked since its launch 5 days ago, and exit
polls suggest that Gore has edged a slight lead over Bush.
BRIEF:
Candidates Negotiate Unprecedented PowerSharing Agreement. Both to share
White House: One as President, one as First Lady! Voters must decide: Who
will make a sexier First Lady? Cast your vote for First Lady 2000. Visit
www.firstlady2000.com
FULL STORY:
The presidential candidates came together in the early hours last Friday to
settle the disputed election results 'Mano a Mano'.
The two men negotiated for the better part of one half hour, though
reputable sources peeking through the window claim that they did spend
about 10 minutes applying Noxzema to the gigantic boil on Bush's cheek.
After a quick review of "Cliff's Notes: The American Constitution" and a
brief arm-wrestle, the candidates finalized an unprecedented PowerSharing
(TM) agreement, in which both will take office in the White House.
There will be a worldwide re-vote to determine who will be President and
who will act as First Lady. Both candidates agreed that having a male First
Lady this term will significantly reduce public confusion when Bill Clinton
assumes that role in 2004.
Voters must decide: Who will make a sexier First Lady? Cast your vote today
at http://www.firstlady2000.com
EXIT POLL UPDATE 11/21/00:
It's been a tight race since polls opened on Friday, but exit polls
confirmed that Gore has a slim lead. Bush's lawyers are already voicing
complaints. Apparently, over 2000 votes have been discarded because voters
failed to place their mouse pointers exactly over the 'eChad', or tiny
circle underneath the candidates photos, which has to be filled in
electronically for the vote to be valid. This apparently confused some
voters, who were instead placing their mouse pointers over candidate's
faces or other body parts.
Bush's camp is arguing that Republican voters are not as Internet-savvy as
Democrat voters. They say that Democrats have a special affinity for the
Internet, because their leader invented it, and would be more likely to
know how to correctly fill in the eChad.
The race is extremely tight, however, so then entire online population of
160 million are encouraged to cast their votes today at www.firstlady2000.com
Link to this story online:
http://www.xpresspress.com/news/memail_112200.html
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:39:17 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Announcement of Coca Cola Collection In American Memory
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:48:39 -0500
From: Danna Bell-Russel <db...@LOC.GOV>
Subject: Announcement of Coca Cola Collection In American Memory
To: LM_...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Good afternoon,
The Coca-Cola Company Donates 50 Years of Television Commercials
Reflecting World Culture To the Library of Congress
20,000 Ads Are Largest Gift of Corporate Archives in Library's History
The Library of Congress today announced that The Coca-Cola Company which
is celebrating its 50th anniversary of television advertising,
is donating its entire collection of
historic television commercials as part of the Library's Bicentennial
Gifts to the Nation program. The donation, which will eventually exceed
20,000 television ads, represents the largest donation of corporate
advertising in the Library's 200-year history.
The Coca-Cola gift reflects five decades of local cultures around the
world and will provide an extraordinary resource to researchers
and historians of popular culture.
The collection will be cataloged and digitized and eventually made
accessible online. The gift will be conveyed to the Library over the
next three to five years. The collection will cover the early 1950s to
the present and will include both U.S. and international ads, from the
Company's portfolio of brands.
Beginning November 29 a preview of the collection featuring historical
information and images of Coca-Cola television advertising will be found
on the American Memory at <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/> This
preview presents a variety of television advertisements, never-broadcast
outtakes, and experimental footage reflecting the historical development
of television advertising for a major commercial product. Also included
within the special presentations are a time line of television
advertising and information about the history of Coca Cola Advertising.
Users will also find a biography of Dr. John S. Pemberton, the inventor
of Coca-Cola. A highlight of the collection is a compilation of outtakes
from the famous "Hilltop" commercial of 1971, showing various scenes and
actors that did not appear in the final version. Other spots include
"Mean Joe Greene" (a television commercial that was so popular it
spurred its own made-for-TV movie), the first "Polar Bear" spot, some
experimental color television ads from 1964, some early black-and-white
ads from The D'Arcy Agency in 1953 and contemporary international ads
from Malaysia, Tunisia and Japan.
Please direct any questions to ndlp...@loc.gov
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:42:26 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Medical World Search
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Medical World Search
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:00:27 -0800
"Medical World Search is the first search engine on the World Wide Web
especially developed for the medical field. Medical World Search can aid
medical practitioners, researchers, or anyone with basic knowledge of
medicine,
to formulate an optimally precise query to search the World Wide Web and find
exactly the information they need. The major goals of Medical World
Search are to provide a search engine that operates over a selection of the
most high quality medical sites on the Web and to facilitate searching by
using a medical thesaurus that understands medical terminology and can thus
search for related terms automatically."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:42:54 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Librarians' Index to the Internet
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Librarians' Index to the Internet
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:02:11 -0800
"The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject
directory of more than
7,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their
usefulness to users of
public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and
non-librarians as a reliable and
efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:43:17 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Diotima
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Diotima
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:06:12 -0800
"Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:43:49 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:14:46 -0800
"The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA is the premier visual arts
museum in the Western United
States. Its holdings include more than 150,000 works spanning the history
of art from ancient times
to the present."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:44:36 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:31:19 -0800
"The publication of Daniel Boone's "Adventures" in 1784 served to
immortalize Boone the frontiersman
as an American legend and a true folk hero. Published by John Filson on
Boone's 50th birthday, the
narrative describes in Boone's own words his exploits in the Kentucky
wilderness from May, 1769 to
October of 1782. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone was subsequently
published in The American
Magazine in 1787 and again in a book by George Imlay in 1793. The latter
publication is the source
wherein we present the complete text."
http://earlyamerica.com/lives/boone/
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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