NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 2 May 2000 to 3 May 2000 - Special issue (#2000-249)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> [ClassWeb] ATTN K-12 TEACHERS-CALL FOR WRITERS!
2. K12> NASA KIDS: Send Your Name to MARS!
3. MISC> South Dakota Business Listings Search
4. PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 6-8: Trav L. Bear, the traveling teddy bear!
5. MISC> [netsites] The Moonlit Road
6. RESOUR> [netsites] Megalaw
7. SCI> ELEM: Space Day Links/craft
8. MISC> [netsites] Free Patterns - A treasure trove of craft patterns
9. MISC> [netsites] Farmer's Market Online
10. MISC> [netsites] Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions
11. RESOUR> new technology resource center
12. K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 5/3/00 -- Permissions
13. K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 5/4/00 -- Personality Test
14. MISC> [netsites] Explorers-in-residence
15. K12> [netsites] Improving K-12 Mathematics
16. MISC> [netsites] Maps On Us
17. RESOUR> [netsites] Online Dictionaries
18. K12> Edutopia: Bridging The Digital Divide
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:02 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [ClassWeb] ATTN K-12 TEACHERS-CALL FOR WRITERS!
From: "Melissa Burgos" <edi...@4teachers.org>
To: "CLASSWEB" <clas...@egroups.com>; "ED-TECH" <ed_...@egroups.com>;
WRITE A TEACHER TESTIMONY AND EARN CASH! Do you have a tale to tell about
using technology for teaching and learning? Share it! Your experiences can
help other teachers learn about what works and what doesn't, so write it up
for http://www.4teachers.org . If your story is published, you'll be
awarded a modest honorarium.
Visit the place on the Web for teachers powering learning with technology!
http://www.4teachers.org
Www4teachers is published monthly by the South Central R*TEC, a
federally-funded project working to assist in the integration of technology
in K-12 education. Find out more about how SCR*TEC can help
you at http://scrtec.org or call toll-free 1-888-TEC-2001.
Questions? Comments? Send them to:
Melissa Burgos
Editor, http://www.4teachers.org
edi...@4teachers.org
(913) 864-0699
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> NASA KIDS: Send Your Name to MARS!
From: "NASA KIDS" <NASA...@bashful.iss.msfc.nasa.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 3:38 PM
Subject: NASA KIDS: Send Your Name to MARS!
A special NASAKIDS delivery
NASAKIDS by Liftoff to Space Exploration
Did you know you can have your name sent to Mars!
The Mars Lander mission has been delayed so there is still
time. Your name will be placed on a CD that will be
carried all the way. You can even print out a certificate
that you can keep for your own. Here is where to go -
http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2001/
http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2001/
If you want, click here to
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/WriteUs.asp
write us.
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/WriteUs.asp
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> South Dakota Business Listings Search
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 3:23 PM
From: sco...@scooterdesigns.com
an on-line listing of all businesses and organizations in the state of South
Dakota.
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:21 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: PROJ> [HILITES] Ages 6-8: Trav L. Bear, the traveling teddy bear!
From: <agri...@MAIL.STCLAIR.K12.IL.US>
To: <HIL...@LISTS.LIGHTSPAN.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 4:55 PM
Subject: [HILITES] Ages 6-8: Trav L. Bear, the traveling teddy bear!
Project Information
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Project Author: amy mcguire <agri...@mail.stclair.k12.il.us>
Project Title: Trav L. Bear, the traveling teddy bear!
Project Begin & End Dates: 9/01/00 to 4/01/01
Project Summary:
We are looking for schools to host our traveling teddy bear next year. You
must have Internet access. You will receive many bear activities. Please
email me by May 19: agri...@mail.stclair.k12.il.us We will be notifying
participating schools asap. We will choose the schools based on location.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, History and Social Studies,
Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Project Sponsor: no
Full Project Description:
Trav L. Bear will be visiting different states across the United States.
He will be keeping a journal as he travels. Schools will be keeping in
touch with each other through his journal via email. Schools will also be
sharing items from their cities and states to send with Trav.
Objectives:
For first graders to learn about other communities, and to be able to
compare and contrast with their own.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: agri...@mail.stclair.k12.il.us
Registration Acceptance Dates: 5/02/00 to 5/19/01
Number of Classrooms: 10
Age Range: 6 to 8 years
Target Audience: National (US)
Project URL: http://www.bellevalley.stclair.k12.il.us/trav
Registration Instructions:
This is for first grade classrooms only, and we will be getting back to you
by May 26th on wether we will need you to participate.
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Project Contact Information
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amy mcguire - mailto:agri...@mail.stclair.k12.il.us
first grade teacher - belle valley north school
http://www.bellevalley.stclair.k12.il.us
Belleville, Illinois
US
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:28 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Moonlit Road
From: "Ben Cooper" <acqu...@uswest.net>
To: "NetSites" <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 11:39 AM
Subject: [netsites] The Moonlit Road
The Moonlit Road
"Ghost stories and folktales of the American South, told by the region's
most celebrated storytellers."
http://www.themoonlitroad.com/
Ben Cooper
< acqu...@uswest.net >
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:49 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Megalaw
From: "Ben Cooper" <acqu...@uswest.net>
To: "NetSites" <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 11:35 AM
Subject: [netsites] Megalaw
"MegaLaw - the legal world wide web, with LawBot the legal search engine,
cases, codes, forms, law jobs, law reviews, law schools, bar associations,
experts, CLE, more. Everything lawyers use everyday."
Ben Cooper
< acqu...@uswest.net >
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: SCI> ELEM: Space Day Links/craft
From: "Anastasia Suen" <as...@FLASH.NET>
To: <LM_...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 4:30 PM
Subject: ELEM: Space Day Links/craft
Space Day is Thursday! Here are some links:
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/apollo/
includes a quicktime video of the first moon landing
http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS11/
for NASA photos, click "images"
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_11_30th.html
More NASA photos
An easy craft for primary grades:
Use a paper plate, crayons, a glue stick
http://home.flash.net/~asuen/moonart.html
and the Eagle cutouts...
http://home.flash.net/~asuen/eaglecutouts.html
Enjoy!
Anastasia Suen
Children's Author
http://www.flash.net/~asuen
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:12:59 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Free Patterns - A treasure trove of craft patterns
From: "Pierre Borochaults" <pie...@borochaults.com>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 7:57 PM
Subject: [netsites] Free Patterns
"FreePatterns.com, the world's largest (and still growing!) source of
free craft patterns! Sign up for a free password and you'll get
unlimited free patterns in crochet, cross-stitch, quilting, crafts,
plastic canvas and knitting!"
Pierre Borochaults
pie...@borochaults.com
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:13:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Farmer's Market Online
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <ASHa...@MASTNET.net>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 7:50 PM
Subject: [netsites] Farmer's Market Online
http://www.farmersmarketonline.com/
"Farmer's Market Online website is a direct source for food, crafts,
gifts, supplies, produce and farmers' markets."
Alan
ASHa...@MASTNET.net
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:13:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions
From: "Ben Cooper" <acqu...@uswest.net>
To: "NetSites" <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 11:38 AM
Subject: [netsites] Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions
"The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project begun by the students
in the course Ancient Inventions, which was offered for the first time in
the spring semester of 1997. More inventions will be acquired by the museum
each year that the course is offered."
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/
Ben Cooper
< acqu...@uswest.net >
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:13:21 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> new technology resource center
From: "EDTECH Editor-Gaynor" <eda...@mail.h-net.msu.edu>
To: <EDT...@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 9:34 PM
Subject: new technology resource center
From: Marie Perri <mpe...@mauigateway.com>
Education World has recently released a technology subject center and
would like to hear comments from the technology education community. The
section is located at
http://www.education-world.com/technology/index.shtml.
In addition to site reviews, lesson plans, and curricula, the sections
provide access to online tutorials, information for equipment funding,
Internet safety guidelines, and teaching technology as a discipline.
This new center is rapidly developing and we would like your input. In
order to avoid clutter on this listserv you can direct comments to our
Science and Technology message board at
http://www.education-world.com/boards/wwwthreads.pl?action=list&Board=scienc
e
Sincerely, Marie Perri
_________________________________
Subject Center Manager
Education-World.Com, Inc.
http://www.education-world.com
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: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 5/3/00 -- Permissions
From: "Kathleen Schrock" <ksch...@CAPECOD.NET>
To: <DCS-S...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 4:15 AM
Subject: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 5/3/00 -- Permissions
________________________________________________________
SOS: Help for Busy Teachers
________________________________________________________
Site-of-the-School Day -
a daily update to Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
on Discovery Channel School - http://www.discoveryschool.com/
May 3, 2000
Internet Use Permission Letters
http://www.landmark-project.com/permission.html
...three useful online, interactive forms for teachers and
students to use for e-mailing when soliciting permission to
use other's work
Visit this and previous Sites-of-the-School Day by going to the
following page - http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html
and clicking on a date!
To receive daily updates -
Send an e-mail to LIST...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM
Put SUBSCRIBE DCS-SCHROCK in the body of the message
Discovery Channel School
"The Thrill of Discovery in Your Classroom"
http://www.discoveryschool.com/
=================================================
Kathleen Schrock, MLS (ksch...@capecod.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)
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:13 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 5/4/00 -- Personality Test
From: "Kathleen Schrock" <ksch...@CAPECOD.NET>
To: <DCS-S...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 4:15 AM
Subject: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 5/4/00 -- Personality Test
***NO POSTINGS UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 8TH, AS WE INSTALL
FULL TEXT SEARCH CAPABILITY TO MY SITE!***
_______________________________________________________
SOS: Help for Busy Teachers
________________________________________________________
Site-of-the-School Day -
a daily update to Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
on Discovery Channel School - http://www.discoveryschool.com/
May 4, 2000
Keirsey Temperament Sorter II
http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi
...an online personality test that is fun to do, and the
results let you know who in history also had a similar
personality type; I am in the company of Colin Powell and
Elizabeth I
Visit this and previous Sites-of-the-School Day by going to the
following page - http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html
and clicking on a date!
To receive daily updates -
Send an e-mail to LIST...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM
Put SUBSCRIBE DCS-SCHROCK in the body of the message
Discovery Channel School
"The Thrill of Discovery in Your Classroom"
http://www.discoveryschool.com/
=================================================
Kathleen Schrock, MLS (ksch...@capecod.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)
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Explorers-in-residence
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <ASHa...@MASTNET.net>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:11 AM
Subject: [netsites] Explorers-in-residence
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eir/bio_earle.html
Now featuring the work and exploits of Marine Biologist Sylvia Earle.
"Marine biologist Sylvia Earle-sometimes known as *Her Deepness* or
*The Sturgeon General*, has been an explorer-in-residence at the
National Geographic Society since 1998. Named _Time_ magazine's first
'hero for the planet' in 1998, Earle has pioneered research on marine
ecosystems and has led more than 50 expeditions totaling more than
6,000 hours underwater. She holds numerous diving records."
Alan
ASHa...@MASTNET.net
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:23 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Improving K-12 Mathematics
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:26 AM
Subject: [netsites] Improving K-12 Mathematics
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science
Education (ENC)
"The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science
Education (ENC) was established by the U.S. Department of Education in
1992 to provide K-12 teachers with a central source of information
about mathematics and science curriculum materials. Since that time,
ENC has fulfilled its mission through development of a national
repository that has surpassed 13,000 items and is growing rapidly."
Alan
asha...@ashlists.org
http://www.ashlists.org/
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Maps On Us
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <ASHa...@MASTNET.net>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:23 AM
Subject: [netsites] Maps On Us
Maps On Us: A Map, route and yellow pages service
http://www.mapsonus.com/
"Maps On Us provides integrated yellow pages, directions and mapping
features in an easy-to-navigate site."
Alan
ASHa...@MASTNET.net
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:34 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Online Dictionaries
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:26 AM
Subject: [netsites] Online Dictionaries
yourDictionary.com - A Web of Online Dictionaries
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
"The world's most comprehensive and authoritative language community
portal with every resource needed for language study and improvement in
more than 200 languages."
Alan
asha...@ashlists.org
http://netsites.ashlists.org/
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:27:39 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Edutopia: Bridging The Digital Divide
From: "Charles White" <CHARL...@AOL.COM>
To: <LM_...@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:57 AM
Subject: Fwd: http://www.glef.org
For your information and use:
Charles White, AECT President elect
charl...@aol.com
http://www.aect.org
http://www.nsba.org
Join us in Montreal for AECT Leadership Conference July 27-30, 2000, or plan
to attend the NSBA Teaching and Learning Conference in Denver October 25-28,
2000.
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"Edutopia: Bridging The Digital Divide " highlights successful efforts to
increase access to educational technology, especially in schools and
technology centers. The issue also addresses other important aspects of the
"Divide," including content and literacy. Online versions of "Edutopia:
Bridging The Digital Divide " are available in English and Spanish at
http://www.glef.org/edutopia/newsletters/spring2000/index.html. To receive
a complimentary copy of the print version (English only), call (415)
507-0399.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation's focus on the Digital Divide will
continue with three new online features in May. The first in the series,
posted May 1, is "Student Creators": an exploration of three Web-based
initiatives that help young people create their own online content.
For more information about The George Lucas Educational Foundation,
including details about the newly available "Learn & Live CD-ROM," visit
our Web site at http://www.glef.org, or contact Mark Sargent,
Communications Director, msar...@glef.org
J. M. Gruendel, PhD
Executive Director, CT Voices for Children
33 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510
Tel: 203-498-4240
Fax: 203-498-4242
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