NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 28 Apr 2000 to 1 May 2000 - Special issue (#2000-240)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> ED's Oasis MasterSearch lesson plan contest
2. MISC> [netsites] Deja view
3. RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] Ultimate Internet Law Meta-index
4. MISC> [netsites] Collecting Channel
5. UPDATED> TURTLE TRACKS Issue 37 is out!
6. PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 5-19: The Community NET-Workers
7. PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 10-18: Porject PigeoNet
8. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Justice Department Proposal Advocates Breakup of
Microsoft and Other Restrictive Proposals
9. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: MP3 Ruled in Court Decision to be in Violation of
Copyright Law
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:20:38 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> ED's Oasis MasterSearch lesson plan contest
From: Karasic, Shara [mailto:SKar...@classroom.com]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:44 PM
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MASTERSEARCH LESSON PLAN CONTEST
You're invited to enter the ED's Oasis MasterSearch lesson plan
contest, sponsored by Classroom Connect http://www.classroom.com and
ISTE http://www.iste.org. This contest aims to celebrate your creativity and
ingenuity and to develop a collection of exemplary lessons that teachers
everywhere can use.
Who is eligible to enter:
--- Any classroom teacher, librarian, or instructional staff member
currently teaching in elementary or secondary schools.
Which lesson plans we accept:
--- We accept lesson plans for students in four divisions: grades K-3; 4-6;
7-9; and 10-12.
Benefits to MasterSearch winners:
--- Winners are announced in our sessions at national conferences, as
well as in local and national press releases.
--- Winning lessons are published in the Teachers' Guild library
(http://www.edsoasis.org/TGuild/Lessons/TGuildTOC.html), and
listed in the GEM Gateway to Educational Materials.
(http://www.thegateway.org/)
--- Winners will be invited to complete an online "interview" form so
their career profile can be published in the ED's Oasis Spotlight.
--- Winners of this installment of the MasterSearch contest will be
announced at the NECC conference, scheduled for June in Atlanta, Georgia.
--- All winners will receive a 1-year membership in ISTE (The
International Society for Technology in Education ) as well as a
selection of prizes from Classroom Connect, including subscriptions
to Classroom Today, Connected University, the Classroom Connect
Newsletter, and the new American Memory units.
For more information, see http://www.edsoasis.org/ Get your entry
in by JUNE 1. Good luck!
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Terrie Gray, Ed. D., Founder, ED's Oasis http://www.edsoasis.org --
a member of the Classroom Connect family of online education
community resources. http://www.classroom.com
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:20:43 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Deja view
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:22 PM
Subject: [netsites] Deja view
You used to know deja.com as that "WWW USENET gateway." Today, the new
deja.com is an online shopping portal:
"Deja.com is the first Web site to unite all of the essential product
research and buying tools consumers seek in one integrated, intelligent
and intuitive service. Our unbiased Precision Buying Service features
consumer-generated product ratings and reviews, professional reviews,
in-depth product specifications, highly intuitive product comparison
tools, discussion forums for personalized product inquiries and a
comparison shopping service that far surpasses competitive services
currently available to consumers."
Oh yes...the old USENET gateway is still a part of Deja. You can find
that here:
"Deja.com's Usenet Discussion Service, the largest such archive on the
Net, which includes Usenet newsgroups and other popular forums! Harness
the knowledge of millions of people to answer questions, research
purchases or debate issues. To find folks interested in the topics you
are, browse the discussions to the right or do a quick search above."
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:20:49 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [WebSiteDaily] Ultimate Internet Law Meta-index
From: <sim...@aol.com>
To: <websit...@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 7:23 PM
Subject: [WebSiteDaily] Ultimate Internet Law Meta-index (cross-posted)
I am pleased to announce a major upgrade of the Ultimate Internet
Meta-index.
http://www.imparl.net/weblaw.html
This page is an index of indices on the Web that will lead you to materials
about Internet law. It is my goal to make this page the best meta-index on
Internet law in the world. The law of the Internet is constantly changing.
Therefore, this meta-index will be changing constantly, too. While the
meta-index does not attempt to be an exhaustive collection of links, I think
you will find the links it contains excellent starting points for
researching
Internet law.
In this update, you will find most of the familiar favorites, plus 29 NEW
links to index and news sites about cyberspace legal issues. The meta-index
now contains 77 links, but there is always room for more. So, please
suggest
additional links, using the e-mail links near the bottom of the page.
Also, this update of the Ultimate Internet Law Meta-index contains a
referral
feature that allows you to tell colleagues and friends about the page.
Warm regards,
Steven D. Imparl, JD
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Chicago, Illinois USA
http://www.imparl.net
Author, Internet Law: The Complete Guide
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:20:54 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Collecting Channel
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <ASHa...@MASTNET.net>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: [netsites] Collecting Channel
http://www.collectingchannel.com/
Great vortal site for collectors:
Antiques
Collectibles
Entertainment
Glass/Pottery
Jewelry/Gems
Sports
Stamps/Coins
Toys/Dolls
Site has chat and message boards, broadcasts, news, and more...
Alan
ASHa...@MASTNET.net
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:20:59 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: UPDATED> TURTLE TRACKS Issue 37 is out!
From: Kisp...@aol.com [mailto:Kisp...@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:50 PM
To: Kisp...@aol.com
Subject: TURTLE TRACKS Issue 37 is out!
TURTLE TRACKS
Native American Newsletter for Youth
April 29, 2000 Issue 37, Volume 1
Moon of the Tender Grass
Hello TURTLE TRACKS Readers!
Our latest TURTLE TRACKS edition has been posted at our website. Please
join us in discovering and learning more about Native American cultures!
<A
HREF="http://www.turtle-tracks-for-kids.org/issue37/newsletter37.html">TURT
LE TRACKS ~ ISSUE 37 ~ APRIL 29TH, 2000</A>
http://www.turtle-tracks-for-kids.org
In the Spirit of Tecumseh...
Gina Boltz/Kisp...@aol.com
TURTLE TRACKS Director/Editor
http://www.TURTLE-TRACKS-for-kids.org
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:21:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 5-19: The Community NET-Workers
From: <bi...@IEARN-CANADA.ORG>
To: <HIL...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:12 PM
Subject: [HILITES] Ages 5-19: The Community NET-Workers
Project Information
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Project Author: William Belsey <bi...@iearn-canada.org>
Project Title: The Community NET-Workers
Project Begin & End Dates: 4/01/00 to 12/30/03
Project Summary:
Your school is wired, NOW WHAT?
Make a difference, that's what!
Students will create Web sites for local non-profit community groups in
order to help bridge the digital divide!
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Project Details
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Project Level: Advanced
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, Information Technology, Technology
Technologies Used: NetMeeting or Other Sharing
Project Sponsor: None
Full Project Description:
The Community NET-Workers project was created in honour of 2001, the United
Nations' International Year of Volunteers. It is a project of I*EARN-Canada
( www.iearn-canada.org )
The Community NET-Workers project is part of a much larger vision about how
we need to inspire, instill, and support the development of citizenship and
build Civil Society among the "NET-Generation".
The goal is to have as many "wired schools" around the world participate in
this project in support of the United Nations Inertational Year of
Volunteers, 2001.
Our vision is to have participation be quite open-ended and as inclusive as
possible. This can involve, schools, CAP (Community Access Program) sites,
libraries, YMCAs, girl guides, scouting groups etc. as well as those who
are home-schooled.
Objectives:
-Students will learn appropriate oral communications skills
-Students will learn the basic design elements of a good Web page
-Students will learn about appropriate info. Re. HTML coding and use of
appropriate multimedia elements
-Students will learn how to work with a client and collaboratively in a
team
-Students will learn how to give something back and help to build commuity
by sharing their skills and talents
-Students will learn that the Internet is a valuable resource for community
empowerment and enhancement
-Students will learn that access to Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) is critical for everyone, not just a privileged few.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: bi...@iearn-canada.org
Registration Acceptance Dates: 4/01/00 to 12/31/03
Number of Classrooms: Open
Age Range: 5 to 19 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.communitynetworkers.org
Registration Instructions:
To register, simply send an e-mail to the project facilitator William
Belsey at bi...@iearn-canada.org and let us know the URLs of the Web site(s)
your students have created and where your contributing group is located.
Please remember, these pages must by done by STUDENTS! We want to show the
world what KIDS can do! Then we will list your group on our projects page
with links to your great Web pages. Commercially prepared, or business
sites will NOT be listed. The point is to have kids help community
non-profit groups bridge the digital divide.
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Project Contact Information
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William Belsey - mailto:bi...@iearn-canada.org
Teacher / Project Facilitator - I*EARN-Canada
http://www.iearn-canada.org
Cochrane, Alberta,CA
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:21:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 10-18: Porject PigeoNet
From: <le...@CYBERTOURS.COM>
To: <HIL...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:14 PM
Subject: [HILITES] Ages 10-18: Porject PigeoNet
Project Information
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Project Author: Deborah Rosa <le...@cybertours.com>
Project Title: Porject PigeoNet
Project Begin & End Dates: 4/18/00 to 6/21/00
Project Summary:
This is a project where students are involved in research on homing
(carrier)pigeons. They will research various topics regarding homing
pigeons, making web pages and sending and receiving e-mail to other
students and professionals in this field. We fell that the Internet is the
"modern day carrier pigeon" and would like to share info about the real
life carrier pigeons, their history, famouse pigeons, and the pigeons of
today!
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Information Technology, Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
Pj
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: le...@cybertours.com
Registration Acceptance Dates: 4/28/00 to 6/21/00
Number of Classrooms: 50
Age Range: 10 to 18 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://members.xoom.com/pigeonet
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Project Contact Information
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Deborah Rosa - mailto:le...@cybertours.com
mailto:swe...@ime.net
Science Teacher - Sanford Jr. High
Sanford, Maine
US
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:21:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Justice Department Proposal Advocates Breakup of
Microsoft and Other Restrictive Proposals
From: "David P. Dillard" <jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
To: "Diversity University Collaboratory" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 7:14 AM
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: Justice Department Proposal Advocates Breakup of
Microsoft and Other Restrictive Proposals
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
In a controversial penalty proposal for the Microsoft
Antitrust conviction, the Justice Department has combined with seventeen
of the nineteen state governments in proposing the "surgical" division of
the Microsoft company into two competing companies. Microsoft strongly
asserts that it has neither broken the law nor has it behaved as a trust.
It further asserts that nothing in the case as presented merits the
penalties chosen. One thing seems likely. No matter what happens from
here on, this decision may have tremendous impact on the future of the
computer industry, industry in general, the upcoming political elections,
future litigation in antitrust cases and the computer equipment and
software that is available on the market. In other words, this case will
have a major impact on America and the world in a wide variety of ways.
Given, for example, that corporate acquisition nor illegal behavior, which
have been the previous grounds for corporate breakup in previous antitrust
decisions, were the cause of this breakup decision, will this case greatly
widen the grounds for the dismantling of companies in antitrust cases of
the future? If Microsoft were to win on appeal, what will this do to the
credibility of the prosecutors and the governmental administrations behind
them? What will the impact of a breakup of Microsoft, should it occur,
have on the United States role and position in the worldwide computer
industries? The New York Times articles that are excerpted and cited
below are well written and contain valuable information and thinking
regarding the proposed penalty decision in this case.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: JOEL BRINKLEY
Title: U.S. and 17 States Want Microsoft Broken Into 2 Competing
Companies
Source Date: April 29, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Microsoft, Antitrust Case, Penalty Phase, United
States Justice Department, State Governments, Penalty Proposals, Company
Breakup
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
April 29, 2000
THE OVERVIEW
U.S. and 17 States Want Microsoft
Broken Into 2 Competing Companies
By JOEL BRINKLEY
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Determined to change the rules of competition
in the software industry, the Justice Department and 17 states asked a
federal judge today to break Microsoft into two parts and seriously
restrain its behavior while the breakup is being carried out.
Federal and state officials, partners in the
long-running antitrust case against
Microsoft, said their approach was
intended to encourage market forces to
reshape incentives in the software
industry. The two resulting companies,
they said, would have strong motivations
to compete with each other while also
forming new alliances with other
companies and products that Microsoft
now shuns.
Joel I. Klein, the assistant attorney
general who is head of the Justice
Department's antitrust division, said that
under the proposal, "neither ongoing
government regulation nor the
self-interest of an entrenched monopolist
will decide what is best for consumers."
Instead, he said, "the marketplace will
decide."
But Microsoft's chairman, William H.
Gates, reaffirmed his company's
determination to fight not only the
proposed remedy but the antitrust finding.
"Breaking up Microsoft into separate
companies is not in the interest of
consumers and is not supported by
anything in the lawsuit," he said.
"Dismantling Microsoft would hurt the
company's ability to continue to
innovate."
Full Story May Be Read At:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/04/biztech/articles/29soft.html
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: STEVE LOHR
Title: U.S. Microsoft Solution Is Called Drastic Surgery
Source Date: April 29, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Microsoft, Antitrust Case, Penalty Phase, United
States Justice Department, State Governments, Penalty Proposals,
Evaluation, Assessment, Issues
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
April 29, 2000
THE PENALTY
U.S. Microsoft Solution Is Called Drastic
Surgery
By STEVE LOHR
Shortly before the government filed its antitrust suit against
Microsoft two years ago, Joel Klein, the assistant attorney general in
charge of the Justice Department's antitrust division, explained in a
private meeting his concept of "surgical" government intervention. In the
case of Microsoft, he said, it could well include breaking up the company.
"It would be drastic surgery, but it's
surgical," Mr. Klein said, according to a
person who attended the meeting.
With its proposal yesterday, filed in a
federal court in Washington, the
government has formally opted for
surgery, a split-up of Microsoft into two
companies and a variety of restraints on
its business practices for three years. But
the government regards that surgery as
the conservative treatment -- less
regulatory and less likely to harm
consumers or the industry than the
alternatives.
"The government has put together a well-thought-out package, but this
is uncharted territory," observed Hal Varian, an economist at the
University of California at Berkeley. "No one can say with real assurance
that this is the right answer."
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 07:21:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: MP3 Ruled in Court Decision to be in Violation
of Copyright Law
From: "David P. Dillard" <jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
To: "Diversity University Collaboratory" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 7:22 AM
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: MP3 Ruled in Court Decision to be in Violation of
Copyright Law
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
In a copyright infringement lawsuit, a federal judge has found
MP3 in violation of copyright law. A more complete decision will be
issued later. MP3 may be required to pay specific amounts for each compact
disc that was illegally copied. Other lawsuits are also pending against
MP3.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: AMY HARMON with JOHN SULLIVAN
Title: Music Industry Wins Ruling in U.S. Court Judges Says MP3.com
Violated Copyright Law
Source Date: April 29, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Music Industry, Digital Recording, Internet/WWW,
Downloading, MP3, Recording Database, Copyright Law, Court Decision,
Copyright Violations
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
April 29, 2000
Music Industry Wins Ruling in U.S. Court
Judges Says MP3.com Violated Copyright Law
By AMY HARMON with JOHN SULLIVAN
A federal judge gave a key victory to the recording industry yesterday
in its effort to harness the distribution of digital music over the
Internet, ruling that MP3.com had violated copyright law by compiling a
vast online music database for commercial use.
With a brief order in Federal District Court in
Manhattan, Judge Jed S. Rakoff granted the motion
by the five major music labels for a judgment against
MP3.com, which is based in San Diego. The judge
said he would issue a full opinion on the matter
sometime in the next two weeks.
Shares of MP3.com, a leading Internet music
company, plunged by nearly 40 percent in Nasdaq
trading after the judgment was released yesterday.
Although financial damages, if any, would be
determined later, the decision could have a drastic
impact on the three-year-old company, best known
for operating a Web site where unsigned artists
distribute their music free.
The company said it would appeal the decision.
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