NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 13 Sep 1999 to 14 Sep 1999 - Special issue (#1999-617)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> Special needs math
2. RESOUR> Hurricane Floyd
3. K12> [edresource] An Educators Conference on Kosovo
4. K12> Portland Jewish Academy in the Spotlight on Discovery Channel School!
5. K12> hilites> Ages 5-18: Art Around the World
6. K12> hilites> Ages 5-19: The Kid's Channel Virtual Tour
7. NEWSLTR> The Writing Parent
8. K12> Computers in the Classroom Newsletter
9. K12> Classroom Connect] Connected Classroom Conferences Expand
FromCoast-to-Coast
10. K12> [I.T.] Student Reporters
11. K12> Classroom Connect] New School Grant Web Site
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:33:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Special needs math
From: Gisele Glosser [mailto:in...@mathgoodies.com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 9:23 AM
Math Goodies is a free educational site featuring interactive
math lessons. We are looking for online resources for math
students with special needs. This includes struggling students,
learning disabled, and special education students.
Please reply to: mailto:in...@mathgoodies.com
Thank you,
Gisele Glosser
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:33:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Hurricane Floyd
From: Steve Yelvington [mailto:st...@yelvington.com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 2:05 PM
To: onlin...@planetarynews.com
Subject: Hurricane Floyd
As Hurricane Floyd heads for Florida and the southeast coast, you're all
welcome to link to http://www.storm99.com/ for deep coverage.
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Steve Yelvington ste...@cimedia.com
Executive editor, Cox Interactive Media
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:33:43 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [edresource] An Educators Conference on Kosovo
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi [mailto:trip...@statistik.uni-dortmund.de]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 2:21 PM
To: Education Resource Listservs
Subject: [edresource] An Educators Conference on Kosovo
Dear EdResource Community,
***Thank you for broadcasting this note to schools and educators in your
networks.
**Following a notice, being forwarded by me.
EducWEB is pleased to announce an online conference on Kosovo, with a
special focus on reconstructing Education in that country. The
conference will take place on the Internet from October 6th to 13th,
and is intended for educators and students (age 10 to 18). The
conference will be interactive - but mostly asynchronous: presenters
will log in twice a day and answer questions asked by participants.
See the list of presenters below Registration is necessary to participate,
click below for more information:
<http://asweb.unco.edu/kosovoconnecti/start.htm>
<http://asweb.unco.edu/kosovoconnecti/start.htm>An Educators Online
Conference on Kosovo
On October 10th, the conference will include their participation in
Global Learning Day III, a global education event starting in New
Zealand and going west from "stop" to "stop" until it reaches Hawai
24 hours later. GLD III is a synchronous event, using voice. Click
on the picture below for more information
October 10th: we participate in <http://www.bfranklin.edu/>
The conference presenters for "An Educators Conference on Kosovo" will be:-
Mr. Bob MacPherson from <http://www.care.org/>CARE (he has just
come back from Kosovo).
Mr. Eric Masquelier from
<http://users.skynet.be/causes_communes/>Causes Communes a group
working directly with the people of Kosovo.
Mr. Terry Goggin <http://cnn.com/WORLD/>CNN. Terry before he became
the world editor for CNN interactive, worked for Radio Free Europe
in Europe and was based in Munich. He covered the White House under
the Reagan administration. Terry has participated in one other
online conference about Kosovo.
Dr. Norman Bell, Michigan State University. Dr Bell organized a
successful program to teach teachers technology. The program has
enjoyed great success in Michigan.
Mr. Guy Burgess and Ms. Heidi Burgess, Co-Directors, Conflict
Research Consortium, University of Colorado
<http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/>International Online
Training Program on Intractable Conflict
Ms. Ceil Jenson . Ms Jenson is an award winning educator who has
specialized in creating international classroom
connections.<http://oeonline.oeonline.com/~gvp/>Global Village Project
Mr. Armand Burguet <http://www.educweb.com/>educweb.com. Mr. Burguet
works to promote the
innovative use of emerging learning technologies to help reconstruct
education in Kosovo though a twinning program linking Kosovo schools
with their counterparts worldwide.
______________________________________________
Armand Burguet (<mailto:Arm...@EducWeb.com>Arm...@EducWeb.com)
Personal:
<http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ABurguet>http://ourworld.com
puserve.com/homepages/ABurguet
Projects: <http://www.EducWeb.com>http://www.EducWeb.com
(+32-2) 653 94 37 (phone) / (+32-2) 652 26 34 (fax)
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Thank you for your time.
Sincerely
Arun Tripathi
GLD List Manager
EdResource List Owner & Moderator
DistanceLearning List Owner & Moderator
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:33:55 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Portland Jewish Academy in the Spotlight on Discovery Channel
School!
From: Kimberl...@discovery.com [mailto:Kimberl...@discovery.com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 4:34 PM
Each and every week during the school year, Discovery Channel School
recognizes a high-quality school web site that provides a valuable
educational service to the school's community.
This week, our School in the Spotlight is:
West Middle School
Englewood, Colorado
Principal: Ed Deloring
Web Site: http://www.westmiddle.edu
Congratulations, West Middle School, on creating an outstanding web site!
You can nominate your school for School in the Spotlight:
http://www.discoveryschool.com/schoolspotlight
Discovery Channel School
"The Thrill of Discovery in Your Classroom"
http://www.discoveryschool.com
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:34:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 5-18: Art Around the World
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 7:04 PM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 5-18: Art Around the World
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: Jim Meyers <mey...@hugginghands.org>
Project Information
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Project Title: Art Around the World
Project Begin & End Dates: 9/01/99 to 12/30/99
Project Summary:
The "Art Around the World" program is open to the first 500 teacher that
register. As a participant, you can send up to 25 pieces of art from your
students. Hugging Hands volunteers will scan the art for you and include
your students' art on the Hugging Hands website.
To register, please go to www.hugginghands.org or send an email to
mey...@hugginghands.org
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, Technology
Technologies Used: NetMeeting or Other Sharing
Objectives:
Hugging Hands International is a non-profit organization that features a
children's art gallery on the Internet. By providing a worldwide audience
for their art, Hugging Hands promotes both pride and self-esteem for
children as well as a connection to other kids around the world. This
international gallery creates a permanent artistic treasure that reflects
the lives, hopes and dreams of children from across the globe.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: mey...@hugginghands.org
Registration Acceptance Dates: 9/01/99 to 12/30/99
Number of Classrooms: 500
Age Range: 5 to 18 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.hugginghands.org/teachers/welcome.asp
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Project Contact Information
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Jim Meyers - mailto:mey...@hugginghands.org
mailto:tre...@hugginghands.org
Chief of Operations - Hugging Hands International
http://www.hugginghands.org
Northbrook, Illinois
US
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:34:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> Ages 5-19: The Kid's Channel Virtual Tour
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 7:04 PM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> Ages 5-19: The Kid's Channel Virtual Tour
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: Susan Hendrix <sus...@ckt.net>
Project Information
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Project Title: The Kid's Channel Virtual Tour
Project Begin & End Dates: 9/01/99 to 6/30/00
Project Summary:
We are looking to link up with people interested in making a global map
of the world. We found that studying our own country in this manner
provided us with new insights and helped us write successful business
letters
to Governors, State governments, individuals and organizations across the
country.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Information Technology, Language
Technologies Used: Email
Project Sponsor: Kid Channel Project CLEAN
Full Project Description:
Our goal is to create a global map that can serve as a resource to children
worldwide.
We have worked for eight months gathering information from the United
States.
We would love to see international participation in one of two ways.
1. Email or send by postal mail a photograph representing the area in
which you
live. You may write your own description and we will credit the
photographer. In addition we will link to school or student pages of those
who contribute to this project.
2. Create a similar project as ours. We can exchange reciprocal links and
combine
the projects as an integrated whole.
(If slides are the only photos available we do have a slide scanner)
Objectives:
Students will gain a greating understanding of the world in which they
live.
They will be able to compare and contrast the area of the world in which
they
live with others in terms of local attractions, local geography and native
animals and plant species. In addition they will be able to explore other
areas of the world in an interactive manner with quizzes to aid their
learning
potential.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: sus...@ckt.net
Registration Acceptance Dates: 9/01/99 to 6/30/00
Number of Classrooms: No limit
Age Range: 5 to 19 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.kid-channel.com/tour/map.htm
Registration Instructions:
Contact Susan J. Hendrix, MSW at sus...@ckt.net
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Project Contact Information
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Susan Hendrix - mailto:sus...@ckt.net
Teacher/Social Worker - The Hendrix School/The Kid's Channel
http://www.kid-channel.com
Fulton, Kansas 66738, Kansas
US
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:34:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: NEWSLTR> The Writing Parent
From: owner-...@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
[mailto:owner-...@ccat.sas.upenn.edu] On Behalf Of News of New
Electronic Journals
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 9:45 PM
To: new...@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
Subject: The Writing Parent
Vance Bell wrote:
From: vb...@dept.english.upenn.edu (Vance Bell)
Subject: The Writing Parent
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 19:34:07 -0400 (EDT)
The Writing Parent
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/TheWritingParent
The Writing Parent is a new free electronic newsletter for writers,
particularly those that are parents, grandparents, etc... Delivered
bi-weekly via e-mail, each issue features articles and tips and advice
from other writing parents. TWParent is meant to help other writers reach
success in the writing field while also taking care of children.
Contact:
Angela Giles Klocke
Email: JAKl...@bellsouth.net
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:34:42 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Computers in the Classroom Newsletter
From: EDTECH - Educational Technology [mailto:EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU] On
Behalf Of EDTECH Editor-Eiffert
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 12:06 AM
To: EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU
Subject: GEC Computers in the Classroom Newsletter
From: Doug Peterson <Doug_P...@gecdsb.on.ca>
The September issue of GEC Computers in the Classroom is now online. Load
your Internet browser and go to the site:
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/sep99/
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Doug Peterson
Computers in the Classroom Consultant
Greater Essex County District School Board
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/
519-255-3354
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EDTECH has changed addresses. The new list address is
EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU. All subscription commands should be sent to
LIST...@H-NET.MSU.EDU.
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:39:26 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Classroom Connect] Connected Classroom Conferences Expand
FromCoast-to-Coast
From: c...@listserv.classroom.com [mailto:c...@listserv.classroom.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 6:50 AM
To: Classroom Connect Mailing List
Subject: [Classroom Connect]1. Connected Classroom Conferences Expand
FromCoast-to-Coast
Classroom Connect has expanded its schedule of Connected Classroom
Conferences! The premier Internet Conference for K-12 educators will be
coming to a city near you throughout Fall 1999 and Spring 2000! Attend a
Connected Classroom Conference and experience: hands-on training in
state-of-the-art computer labs; world class keynote speakers that will
inspire and motivate you; practical presentations from real classroom
teachers; and quality resources you can take back to your school to train
your peers.
Cities that will host a Connected Classroom Conference include:
* Boston, MA, 10/29-30, 1999, The Seaport Hotel at the World Trade
Center
* Long Beach, CA, 11/10-13, 1999, Hyatt Regency Long Beach
* Houston, TX, 12/1-2, 1999, Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel
* Atlanta, GA, 12/10-11, 1999, Hyatt Regency and the America's Mart
* Chicago, IL, 2/16-19, 2000, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
* New York, NY, 2/25-26, 2000, Grand Hyatt New York
* Philadelphia, PA, 3/9-11, 2000, Philadelphia Marriot
* Minneapolis, MN, 4/7-8, 2000, Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower
Visit Classroom Connect at http://www.classroom.com/conferences/ to find
out more.
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Coming September 20 from Classroom Connect -- A wonderful new resource for
your classroom! Classroom Today transforms the Internet into a tool for
your students with easy-to-access, practical resources that they can use
every day.
We value our relationship with you. If you'd like to
unsubscribe from our mailing list, please send email
to crc-r...@listserv.classroom.com and type the
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The Classroom Connect Mailing List is a free service
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a free trial subscription to our popular monthly
newsletter, call 800.638.1639 today.
To send a resource or project announcement to our
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To find out more about Classroom Connect's complete
line of innovative Internet products for K-12 schools:
http://www.classroom.com
If you have any questions or comments, please email
our mailing list moderator, Kathleen Housley at khou...@classroom.com
today.
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:42:44 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [I.T.] Student Reporters
From: mr...@staffnet.com [mailto:mr...@staffnet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 6:27 AM
To: innovativ...@eGroups.com
Subject: [I.T.] Student Reporters (revised)
How would your class like to be Road Scholars reporters?
Each new WebAdventure will feature real schools along the way. Take a look
at the sample site for Road Scholars ONLINE with Jeeves to see what it's
all about. If you are interested -- don't delay, once we have 12 schools
ready to report -- that's all we need!
To participate, your class (or a group of students) must do a bit of quick
research and
exploration and send us a video tape telling us "what it's like where you
live!" The deadline
for the first WebAdventure, "Road Scholars", is October 15. The video
footage can be straight forward or from any creative perspective, just as
long as it illustrates the following:
- the type of vegetation in your part of the world (deciduous forests,
grasslands,desert);
- Route 66 landmark(s)
- changes that have occurred in your town or city since Route 66 was
established in 1926
- population increase or decrease
- new or vanishing industries or economies
- environmental problems or concerns
- the exterior of your school
We realize you and your students are not professional videographers. Don't
worry --- our editors will grab still frames and maybe a sound bite or two
to create a special Road Scholars page all about you! A link to your school
website, will be added, and you can add even more about "what
it's like where you live" to your own server.
If you'd like to participate, send us a return email as soon as possible,
telling us what's unique about where you live. Or call us for more
information at 1-800-927-9229 Ext. 213.
For those of you in other parts of the world --- we'll be featuring
additional schools in the upcoming WebAdventures:
- Rolling Down the River (schools which are working on some sort of
freshwater aquatic study)
- North Through Alaska (schools from Sitka to Barrow)
- From Sea to Shining Sea (schools near an ocean, gulf, or bay)
If your school is selected, you will receive free access to the program --
6 weeks of directed on-line lessons -- and three video tapes from our
"What's It Like Where You Live" series!
Road Scholars With Jeeves is a joint venture of Ask Jeeves, Inc.
http://www.ajkids.com and The Evergreen Project
http://www.evergreenproject.com
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:39:33 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Classroom Connect] New School Grant Web Site
From: c...@listserv.classroom.com [mailto:c...@listserv.classroom.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 6:53 AM
To: Classroom Connect Mailing List
Subject: [Classroom Connect]3. New School Grant Web Site
I am writing to introduce you to a new website that may be of
interest to K-12 teachers and administrators and all readers of
Classroom Connect.
SchoolGrants offers state, federal, and foundation grant funding
opportunities for U.S. K-12 schools. Also available on this free
site are grant-writing hints and a number of links of interest to
teachers and administrators. Find the site at:
http://www.schoolgrants.org
Thanks,
Donna Fernandez
do...@schoolgrants.org
http://www.schoolgrants.org
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Coming September 20 from Classroom Connect -- A wonderful new resource for
your classroom! Classroom Today transforms the Internet into a tool for
your students with easy-to-access, practical resources that they can use
every day.
We value our relationship with you. If you'd like to
unsubscribe from our mailing list, please send email
to crc-r...@listserv.classroom.com and type the
words unsubscribe crc on the first line.
The Classroom Connect Mailing List is a free service
moderated by the staff of Classrooom Connect. To start
a free trial subscription to our popular monthly
newsletter, call 800.638.1639 today.
To send a resource or project announcement to our
list, please address your email to:
c...@listserv.classroom.com
To find out more about Classroom Connect's complete
line of innovative Internet products for K-12 schools:
http://www.classroom.com
If you have any questions or comments, please email
our mailing list moderator, Kathleen Housley at khou...@classroom.com
today.
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End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 13 Sep 1999 to 14 Sep 1999 - Special issue (#1999-617)
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