NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 4 Dec 2000 - Special issue (#2000-381)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> [netsites] Bird Songs
2. RESOUR> [netsites] TryScience.org
3. RESOUR> [netsites] USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
4. K12> [netsites] Virtual Field Trips
5. K12> [netsites] Teacher Talk Home Page
6. MISC> [netsites] How Much Is That?
7. K12> [netsites] Check out "Counseling for Children"
8. K12> [netsites] Surfing the Net with Kids
9. K12> [netsites] Personalized Letters from Santa
10. MISC> [netsites] Mysteries of the Bible
11. MISC> [netsites] Santa's Workshop
12. MISC> [netsites] How Christmas Works
13. K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 12/4/00 Infomine
14. MISC> Domain name deadline today
15. K12> This Week At TAPPED IN (12/03/00)
16. PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 15-19: International Book Sharing Project
17. PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 12-19: What are you drinking? - revised
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Bird Songs
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Bird Songs
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 20:44:04 -0800
"How does a bird learn its song? Why does it sing? What is a bird
"saying" when it sings?"
A teacher's guide.
http://www.ktca.org/newtons/13/songb.html
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] TryScience.org
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] TryScience.org
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 20:36:01 -0800
TryScience.org
"TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of
contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity
with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and
it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers
worldwide
invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself."
http://www.tryscience.org/home.html
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 20:59:13 -0800
"A comprehensive overview of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian
Volcano Observatory and the volcanoes of Hawai`i, including Kilauea
and Mauna Loa, the most active volcanoes on the Island of Hawai`i."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Virtual Field Trips
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Virtual Field Trips
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 20:58:00 -0800
"Virtual field trips are designed to provide students with a sound
online educational learning experience.
These field trips (web tours) take students to some of the top web
resources.
Site includes virtual field trips on volcanoes, hurricanes, deserts, and
salt marshes."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Teacher Talk Home Page
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Teacher Talk Home Page
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 20:52:11 -0800
"It is a publication for preservice and secondary education teachers
that exists as a series of World Wide Web documents. Anyone is welcome
to use these resources as long as they indicate that the article or lesson
plan
is a part of Teacher Talk which belongs to Indiana University."
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/tthmpg.html
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] How Much Is That?
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] How Much Is That?
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:03:23 -0800
"Have you ever wondered what the value of a dollar was in 1895? Or
what it cost to borrow money in 1929? Here is a place where you can
ask questions of comparative value covering purchasing power, interest
rates, and other variables between the past and today."
Alan
ASHa...@ASHLists.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Check out "Counseling for Children"
From: LilR...@aol.com
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Check out "Counseling for Children"
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 06:49:08 -0800
http://www.counselingforchildren.com/
Counseling for Children
a great guide for teachers or parents about what counseling is and how
to go about it.
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Surfing the Net with Kids
From: Ben Cooper <acqu...@qwest.net>
To: NetSites <nets...@egroups.com>
Subject: [netsites] Surfing the Net with Kids
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 21:02:23 -0800
"The best of the Web for kids, reviewed by nationally syndicated
newspaper columnist Barbara J. Feldman. Each weekly column
features five fabulous Web sites on topics as diverse as Gargoyles,
Monarch Butterflies and Stock Market Simulations."
Ben Cooper
acqu...@qwest.net
http://www.site-of-the-day.org/
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Personalized Letters from Santa
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Personalized Letters from Santa
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 14:32:21 -0800
http://www.freesantaletter.com/
Get an instant personalized letter from Santa that you can print out
and then give to your child. Or you can pay a low fee for Holiday
Press to prepare and send your child a letter "from Santa."
Alan
ASHa...@ASHLists.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Mysteries of the Bible
From: Parthiux Trestium <part...@email.com>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Mysteries of the Bible
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:17:52 -0800
http://www.biblemysteries.com/
"Every week participate in an exploration of another Bible Mystery.
Torah Codes, Ancient Chronology, Lost Tribes, Dead Sea Scrolls, Origins
Of Christianity, Egyptology, Biblical Archaeology etc. A Book Shop is
available plus insightful commentary on news events impacting the
Middle East."
Parthiux Trestium - deu fe monsortia
part...@email.com
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Santa's Workshop
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] Santa's Workshop
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:13:43 -0800
http://santasworkshop.debateusa.com/
Santa's Workshop - featuring everything related to Christmas both
secular and religious. Site is presented in six languages.
Alan
ASHa...@ASHLists.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] How Christmas Works
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: nets...@egroups.com
Subject: [netsites] How Christmas Works
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:10:47 -0800
http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
"For hundreds of millions of people around the world Christmas is the
biggest holiday of the year! But have you ever wondered where all of
the kooky traditions like Santa and Rudolf come from? Find out!"
Alan
ASHa...@ASHLists.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:00:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 12/4/00 Infomine
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 20:02:31 -0500
From: Kathy Schrock <ka...@KATHYSCHROCK.NET>
Subject: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 12/4/00 Infomine
To: DCS-S...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM
________________________________________________________
SOS: Help for Busy Teachers
________________________________________________________
Site-of-the-School Day =AD
a daily update to Kathy Schrock=92s Guide for Educators
on Discovery Channel School - http://www.discoveryschool.com/
December 4, 2000
Infomine
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
..a huge, well-chosen, subject-arranged list of links to
support students at the college level; very useful for K-12
teachers and secondary students, too
Visit this and previous Sites-of-the-School Day by going to the
following page =AD http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html
and clicking on a date!
To receive daily updates =AD
Send an e-mail to LIST...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM
Put SUBSCRIBE DCS-SCHROCK in the body of the message
Discovery Channel School
=93The Thrill of Discovery in Your Classroom=94
http://www.discoveryschool.com/
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Kathleen Schrock, MLS (ka...@kathyschrock.net)
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
Technology Coordinator
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
296 Station Avenue, S.Yarmouth MA 02664
508-398-7660/7620 (FAX 7622)=20
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:04:37 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: MISC> Domain name deadline today
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 02:47:04
From: John Walker <jwa...@hwcn.org>
The Net, Issue #16
http://www.themestream.com/articles/255572
Click on:
1. Current Events and News
Domain name deadline today (Canada)
Businesses failing to re-register Web addresses could lose Internet homes
By SHELLEY LAWSON -- London Free Press
LONDON, Ont. -- Thousands of Canadian businesses could be without an
Internet home today and employees without e-mail after failing to
re-register their Web addresses with a new manager for Canada's online
address book.
As of Wednesday, 47,000 holders of Canadian domain names -- Internet
addresses ending in .ca -- hadn't re-registered with the Canadian
Internet Registry Authority (CIRA), a new federal agency handling the
job.
More... http://www.themestream.com/articles/255572
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http://www.bestnet.org/~jwalker/course.htm
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:04:00 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: K12> This Week At TAPPED IN (12/03/00)
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 09:22:44 -0500
From: BJ Berquist <berq...@PA.NET>
Subject: This Week At TAPPED IN (12/03/00)
To: C...@LISTSERV.CLASSROOM.COM
After School Online (ASO)at TAPPED IN, http://www.tappedin.org, is a
forum for educators. The scheduled events, designed for professional
development, are open to everyone in the TAPPED IN community and all
guests. If you are new to TAPPED IN, please login 10 minutes before the
ASO event is scheduled to begin. This will allow us to get you where
you need to be.
Print out this version of the weekly schedule as a quick
reference to what's happening. A monthly view and description of the
events is online at our Time-Zone Friendly Calendar:
http://www.tappedin.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi
Join the "MEET ME" list (http://www.tappedin.org/info/lists.html) for
weekly calendar reminders and updates.
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Saturday, December 2
* TAPPED IN Tours and Tips
11:00am-12:00pm PST/2:00-3:00pm EST/19:00-20:00 GMT
Whether you are brand new to TAPPED IN or are an experienced member, you
are invited to log in for this informal Q&A session about the TAPPED IN
environment!
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Sunday, December 3
* Euro Language Teachers Session
12:00-1:00pm PST/3:00-4:00pm EST/20:00-21:00 GMT
This week Erick Santoni will be our guest host as we look at several
resources and activities dealing with the theme of New Orleans, Voodoo &
Vampires.
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Monday, December 4
* Society of Women Engineers - Women in Science and Engineering
2:30-3:30pm PST/5:30-6:30pm EST
For a complete SWE schedule and information about the SWE volunteers see
http://www.tappedin.org/info/swe.html.
* Pennsylvania Institute for Arts Educators - Creative Journal-Making
and Keeping
4:00-5:00pm PST/7:00-8:00pm EST
Mary Lou Dallam of the PA Training and Technical Assistance Network held
a workshop on ways to encourage reluctant writers and readers. Included
were ways to integrate language arts, math, social studies, and science
into the arts curriculum. Join BJ Berquist as she shares some of the
ideas presented.
* Tech in the Classroom Virtual Field Trips/Science
5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST
Based on the use of virtual field trips in the classroom, session three
of this series is "Sites to use in a Science Context".
* Administrator's Corner - Wrapping Up the School Holidays
6:00-7:00pm PST/9:00-10:00pm EST
Professor Robert Amenta, currently Director of Education Administration
at California Lutheran University and a former public school
administrator with 20 years experience in 10 administrative positions,
has organized this forum.
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Tuesday, December 5
* Society of Women Engineers - Technical Topics: Industrial Engineering
2:30-3:30pm PST/5:30-6:30pm EST
* TAPPED IN Tours and Tips
2:30-3:30pm PST/5:30-6:30pm EST/22:30-23:30 GMT
* Tech Tools in an Issue-Oriented Science Classroom-Session 10
3:00-4:00pm PST/6:00-7:00pm EST/23:00-00:00 GMT
Topic: What are these tech tools like in real classrooms?
Visit the SEPUP website at http://lhs.berkeley.edu/SEPUP/seminar.html to
find out more about the series and look over the schedule section to
prepare for a session. Transcripts for the previous sessions are posted
at http://www.tappedin.org/info/sepup/ and are also available in the ASO
room in TAPPED IN.
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Wednesday, December 6
* Tech Tools in an Issue-Oriented Science Classroom-Session 10
2:00-3:00pm PST/5:00-6:00pm EST/22:00-23:00 GMT
Topic: What are these tech tools like in real classrooms?
* Society of Women Engineers - High School to College Transition
2:30-3:30pm PST/5:30-6:30pm EST
* Social Studies Forum
5:00pm-6:00pm PST/8:00pm-9:00pm EST
Michael Hutchinson, discussion group leader, invites you to join Social
Studies educators as they share resources. Join the Meet Me list at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/lists.html) to receive information about
this week's topic.
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Thursday, December 7
* ArtSites Art as the Fourth "R": Multimedia and Graphic Arts Literacy
4:00-5:00pm PST/7:00-8:00pm EST
This month's discussion will center on Jason Ohler's article, Art as the
Fourth "R. See http://www2.jun.alaska.edu/edtech/fourthr/ for more
information. Become an advocate of the Arts and participate in this
important project.
* Foreign Language Discussion Group - FLES
5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST
This month we will have a special session for FLES, Foreign Language in
the Elementary School. We have invited several experts in FLES and will
also have visitors who are experienced in FLES "dual-immersion"
programs. Anyone interested in foreign language education is invited to
attend. Led by Charles Merritt, Palo Alto High School
(http:www.paly.net/~cmerritt).
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Saturday, December 9
* TAPPED IN Tours and Tips
11:00am-12pm PST/2:00-3:00pm EST/19:00-20:00 GMT
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Sunday, December 10
* Euro Language Teachers Session
12:00-1:00pm PST/3:00-4:00pm EST/20:00-21:00 GMT
Weekly sessions will look at web-based methods for language learning.
Sessions will take place in N412 and unless specified otherwise, the
primary language will be English. Check the Meet Me list at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/lists.html for individual session topics.
Contact Phil Benz at Phili...@wanadoo.fr for more details.
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Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist
Associate Educator, TAPPED IN
mailto:b...@tappedin.org
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:07:03 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 15-19: International Book Sharing Project
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 08:01:02 -0800
From: Patrick Connelly <patricke...@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: [HILITES] Ages 15-19: International Book Sharing Project
To: HIL...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
Project Information
-------------------
Project Author: Patrick Connelly <patricke...@hotmail.com>
Project Title: International Book Sharing Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 2/01/01 to 6/05/01
Project Summary:
Students read Eli Wiesel's book, NIGHT. Study partners among the
participating schools are asigned and students email one another pertinent
passages and their reactions to various sections of the book. A final
collaborative project from study partenrs is expected.
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Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies, Language,
Technology
Technologies Used: Email
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: patricke...@hotmail.com
Registration Acceptance Dates: 12/01/00 to 12/30/03
Number of Classrooms: 4
Age Range: 15 to 19 years
Target Audience: International (Poland)
Project URL: http://communities.msn.com/aqbooksharing
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Project Contact Information
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Patrick Connelly - mailto:patricke...@hotmail.com
Department Chairperson--Theology - The Aquinas Institute of Rochester
http://communities.msn,com/aqbooksharing
Rochester, New York
US
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:07:18 -0600
From: Gleason Sackmann <gsac...@classroom.com>
Subject: PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 12-19: What are you drinking? - revised
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 08:05:08 -0800
From: jdke...@MSN.COM
Subject: [HILITES] Ages 12-19: What are you drinking?
To: HIL...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM
*Revised Project Posting
Project Information
-------------------
Project Author: Heather Cormack <jdke...@msn.com>
Project Title: What are you drinking?
Project Begin & End Dates: 12/15/00 to 1/31/01
Project Summary:
Students will have the opportunity to test the pH of local water
sources(well water, city water, bottled water, and others).
The results will then be posted and data can be compared. Students will
have the opportunity to draw conclusions on the results and explanations
for these differences.
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Project Details
-------------------
Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Science
Technologies Used: Email
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Project Registration Information
--------------------------------
Project Email Address: jdke...@msn.com
Registration Acceptance Dates: 11/30/00 to 12/10/00
Number of Classrooms: 20
Age Range: 12 to 19 years
Target Audience: National (US)
Project URL: http://www.bw.edu/~hcormack/WQhomepage.htm
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Project Contact Information
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Heather Cormack - mailto:jdke...@msn.com
mailto:jeff...@worldnett.att.net
Graduate Student - Baldwin Wallace College
http://www.bw.edu
Berea, Ohio
US
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