NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 17 Mar 1998 - Special issue (#1998-190)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. MISC> Track&Field Statistics from Tilastopaja
2. K12> Internet newsletter posted - Wired and Not-Wired - Internet Solutions
for Schools
3. MISC> Vatican Apology Discussion - Church and the Holocaust
4. K12> KidScience News Issue 2-6
5. MISC> Gotti v. Gaddi
6. K12> benefits, drawbacks of the net
7. K12> Cub Scout Pack 1954 Home Page
8. MISC> Welcome To Grand Rapids Minnesota
9. K12> Explorers of the West New Zealand Presentation
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:48:04 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Track&Field Statistics from Tilastopaja
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 11:12 AM
From: juhani...@pp.weppi.fi
Amazing long World lists (even over 500 best), Area lists, Finnish lists,
Junior lists, all longer than anywhere else and updated almost every day. We
are professional all day workers, our only branch is Track&Field lists
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:48:13 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Internet newsletter posted - Wired and Not-Wired - Internet
Solutions for Schools
From: Betsy Mace <bet...@bonuspoint.com>
To: ed...@dhcp-srv2.oit.umass.edu <ed...@dhcp-srv2.oit.umass.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 11:41 AM
Subject: Internet newsletter posted
For those of you who are interested, Vol 1.2 of the newsletter "Wired and
Not-Wired," Internet Solutions for Schools is now posted at
http://www.bonuspoint.com/newsletter.html
This newsletter has new trends and new products for schools whether they have
an Internet connection or not. This issue has several new filtering and
monitoring products and some curriculum ideas. Enjoy!
Betsy Mace
BonusPoint, Inc.
Internet Solutions for Schools
http://www.bonuspoint.com
888-605-7292
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:19:10 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Vatican Apology Discussion - Church and the Holocaust
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 11:53 AM
From: holocau...@miningco.com
http://holocaust.miningco.com/mpboards.htm
Participate in our bulletin board discussion about Monday's Vatican report on
the Church and the Holocaust.
Best,
Jen Rosenberg
Holocaust Guide at The Mining Company
http://holocaust.miningco.com
holocau...@miningco.com
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:19:23 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> KidScience News Issue 2-6
From: kidscien...@miningco.com <kidscien...@miningco.com>
To: KidScience <kidsc...@list.miningco.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 11:53 AM
Subject: KidScience News Issue 2-6
Volume 2 Issue 6
KidScience News
March 17, 1998
Welcome!
Welcome to KidScience News. I’m inviting all of you to become a part of
KidScience through submitting your own stories, articles, poems, experiments,
jokes, science tips, field trips, and great science links. The subscription
list has been growing quickly, I am looking forward to hearing your ideas!
Remember, your input is very important.
Gayle Olson
Your guide for Science & Nature for Kids
http://kidscience.miningco.com
kidscien...@miningco.com
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At Science & Nature for Kids
We’re One Year Old!
March 16 marked the first anniversary of Science and Nature for Kids!
Grow your own crystal garden.
http://kidscience.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031498.htm
What’s Happening with The Kids’ Guides?
Art for Kids
Enter a kids’ illustration contest.
http://artforkids.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030898.htm
Crafts for Kids
St. Patrick’s Day Games
http://craftsforkids.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa022598.htm
Creative Writing for Kids
Character profiles - making characters real.
http://kidswriting.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa022898.htm
Dinosaurs for Kids
Dinosaurs for Preschoolers.
http://kidsdinosaurs.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030998.htm
Homework Help
Why Should I Keep An Agenda Book?
http://homeworkhelp.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031398.htm
Kids’ Internet Games
All about Billy Bear!
http://kidsnetgames.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031698.htm
Sites by Kids
Cooking up some fun.
http://kidswebsites.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031598.htm
Space and Astronomy for Kids
Ice on the Moon!
http://kidsastronomy.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031498.htm
For great resources check the index of previous features:
http://kidscience.miningco.com/library/weekly/mpreviss.htm
My husband Robert and I recently attended a dinner for Dr. Norio
Kaifu,director of the new Subaru telescope. Read about Dr. Kaifu's vision
for astronomy and the future!
http://bigisland.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm
For Educators:
Elementary Educators
National Nutrition Month
http://k-6educators.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031098.htm
Homeschooling
The best of the Net!
http://homeschooling.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa110197.htm
Secondary Educators
Fine Tuning the 4 X 4 Block
http://7-12educators.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030898.htm
Educational Software
A review fo Freddi Fish 3.
http://edsoftware.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm
Private Schools
Teaching Overseas - Ready for adventure!
http://privateschool.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030998.htm
Special Education
Do you have an interest in Special Education? The Mining Company is seeking a
guide!
http://specialed.miningco.com/
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Ongoing projects,
listings of specials events, science fairs, useful URLs and activities.
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Calling All Scientists
Science and Nature for Kids is looking for guests for the KidScience Chat
Room. Share your knowledge or host an answer and question session. A great
opportunity to inspire young scientists. If you are interested in
participating drop me a line at kidscien...@miningco.com
------------------------------------------------------------Earth Day
Challenge
Take "The Earth Day Challenge," an environmental scavenger hunt that
challenges students grades K-6 to learn more about the environment and how to
help take care of it. In its second year, it has been updated and expanded for
Earth Day '98. This has been put up as an Earth Day project but would be
appropriate for the study of the environment at any time.
Go to http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe for details and to
register. This is a free activity and registration is not required, but you
must send in your answers to be eligible for prizes.
Win one of these great prizes to be given away during the week of Earth Day!!
One first place winner will receive Earth Observatorium, Mission to Planet
Earth 2 CD-ROM set as a prize.
http://www.sni.net/malls/rmdp/ee.html
Seven second place winners will receive one of the following:
1) Virtual Landscape (2), an interactive tour through Rocky Mountain National
Park (only for a Mac)
http://www.sni.net/malls/rmdp/vldesc.html
2) Rocky Mountain Wildflowers (1) (mac or PC)
http://www.sni.net/malls/rmdp/wfdesc.html
3) Calculated Beauty (4) (A fractal CD-ROM only for MAC)
http://www.sni.net/malls/rmdp/cbdesc.html
Prizes donated by: Rocky Mountain Digital Peeks
http://www.sni.net/malls/rmdp
Submitted by: Hazel Jobe
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Things to Do in March @ The Franklin Institute Online
www.fi.edu
Celebrate Public Science Day
http://www.fi.edu/city/psday/
On February 12, ten thousand students from the School District of Philadelphia
were recognized for being "scientists in the city." Follow along with one
group of students on their special day.
------------------------------------------------------------Browse "Celle"
Magazine
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/biology/biopoint7.html
The "BioPoint" students have created the Winter issue of "Celle" magazine, a
journal of interesting information about the cell. Don't miss the DNA
centerfold!
------------------------------------------------------------Meet "Women in
Science"
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/me3/
March is Women's History Month, and "Minutes from ME" are dedicated to
honoring pioneering women in science and technology.
------------------------------------------------------------Celebrate
"Thisday"
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/calendar3/
There are thirty-one long days in March, yet very few are named as holidays.
"Thisday" offers plenty of reasons to celebrate something everyday, even if it
isn't a special holiday.
------------------------------------------------------------Solve the Puzzler
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/puzzle3/
If you have a printer, you can have some jigsaw fun! Print out the pieces of
the puzzle and try to put them back together.
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What's Happening @ The Museum This Month?
If you're in the Philadelphia area, plan to visit The Franklin Institute
Science Museum during March.
In The Mandell Center...
Through September 7: "Powers of Nature"
Special Event: Sunday, March 29 6-8PM
Join filmmaker and mountaineer David Breashears for a special presentation and
advance screening of "Everest." Seating is limited. Tickets are $20 per
person. Call 215/448-1254 for reservations.
In The Tuttleman Omniverse Theater...
Through September 10: "StormChasers"
Through September 10: "Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun"
"Everest" - Starts April 3, 1998 !
In The Fels Planetarium...
Through September 7: "How's the Weather Up There?"
Through June 12: "PlanetTrek"
Through June 12: "The Sky Tonight"
For Teachers Only...
Thursday, March 26: "Powers of Nature"
Call 215/448-1297 to reserve your space.
For more information,
www.fi.edu/tfi/info/
or
(215) 448-1200
Submitted by:
Stephen H. Baumann
------------------------------------------------------------Revealing
Things--SI [Java, Javascript, ShockWave Flash]
http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/ripley/eap/rt/
Revealing Things is the Smithsonian Institution's first specifically web based
exhibit; both the content and design of the site are fascinating. This work in
progress is a
prototype of a future, more fully-developed exhibit. It concentrates on
"common, everyday objects to tell stories about people, their cultures, and
the meanings they
associate with their possessions." Items discussed include a 1937 chemistry
set, a Vietnam memorial offering, a duckpin bowling ball, an early TV, and a
celery vase, among many others. Organized according to theme, era, and object,
the exhibit is presented in a new pop-up browser window. Within that window,
navigation takes place via "maplets," a connected series of moving colored
labels representing the three ways that the exhibit is organized. Users can
move slider bars to effect the placement of the labels, and search on terms to
create their own thematic or object-based exhibit.
When the cursor is placed over an object label, scrolling text introduces it.
Alternatively, the site can be navigated via a series of icons that run down
the middle of the exhibition page. When an icon is clicked, the series of
icons may rearrange. Each exhibit contains a photo of the object, along with
written commentary on it. In addition, sound is sometimes available to play
period music, or render out loud the exhibition text. The most fully-developed
object at this time is "Patched Bellbottoms." Users are advised to read the
help files on both the main page and the exhibit page for navigation tips.
The exhibit is a fascinating precursor of what could be a new way to
interactively view museum exhibits, allowing the user to cast off the
restraints of a linear orientation. Note that the exhibit is extremely
browser and bandwidth intensive.
Submitted by:
Michael Botos
------------------------------------------------------------If you have a
special event, ongoing project, or announcement for KidScience News, send me
an Email at kidscien...@miningco.com
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Science in the News
Near Earth Asteroid
Although currently no known asteroids are on a collision course with the
Earth, there are nevertheless more than 100 bodies worrisome enough for the
Minor Planet Center to catalog them as "potentially hazardous objects."
Full story at:
http://www.skypub.com/news/news.shtml
------------------------------------------------------------First Female
Shuttle Commander
Eileen Collins will be the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.
Full story at:
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9803/15/madame.commander.ap/index.html
------------------------------------------------------------Kids, Eat Your
Potatoes
Molecular biologists predict that through genetic engineering they can turn
spuds into the darling of the medical world: low-cost, nutritious vaccines.
Story at: http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/3_7_98/fob1.htm
------------------------------------------------------------Archaeologists
find 1500-yr-old woman under shopping mall
The 1500 year old skeleton of a young girls was recently discovered in
Nelspruit in Mpumalanga, Africa. What will scientists learn from the find?
Story at:
http://www.africanews.org/science/stories/19980304_feat5.html
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Chat at Schools
Chat has arrived To Science and Nature for Kids
Now that we have chat capabilities feel welcome to use it for your special
events, or to share science resources with classrooms and groups from around
the world. Contact me at:
kidscien...@miningco.com and I will be happy to schedule your chat. Best
of all, it’s FREE!
Bulletin Board
Brand new to Science and Nature for Kids. Have you something to share? Ask
questions, share discoveries and post announcements.
International Lab
The International Lab is a feature I hope to develop in the coming weeks and
months. KidScience readers come from a wide geographic area and I believe our
Lab will help us to learn about what we have in common and what is different
about the habitats where we live. I know many of you will have some great
ideas for our ongoing projects, and I invite you all to share these at the
lab. Some topics could include, insects, plants or animals , climate change,
urban and rural areas. Let’s do some brainstorming and see what we can come
up with! I’ll be waiting to hear about all of your great ideas! PLEASE! I
still haven’t heard from you, I’m sure you have a great idea to share!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Until Next
Time......
Look for your next issue of KidScience in about two weeks, in the meantime
please send me ideas on what you would like to see in your newsletter.
Remember this is your newsletter and all submissions are welcome, if you have
news, views, stories, poems, riddles, or any great ideas I’ll be waiting to
hear from you!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++About KidScience
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:19:33 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Gotti v. Gaddi
From: KKalamity <KKal...@aol.com>
To: BES...@VM.EGE.EDU.TR <BES...@VM.EGE.EDU.TR>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 12:06 PM
Subject: Gotti v. Gaddi
Hi everybody :)
The Italians fascinate me cause they are so contradictory and unexpected.
Like Italians themselves love destroyer Italians like John Gotti
http://www.gotti.com/johngotti.html
http://www.gotti.com/
and the rest of the world loves creative Italians like Taddeo Gaddi,
who's probly _related_ to JG in some weird trail of life.
http://sunserv.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/g/gaddi/index.html
GADDI, Italian family of painters
"
Taddeo Gaddi 1334-1366 ca
Taddeo Gaddi was the most important and constant of Giotto's pupils, with
whom he was associated for over twenty years. He imitated Giotto very
closely, though he never equalled him. Indeed, the great number of Giotto's
pupils were always behind their master in the best qualities of his art.
Gaddi's early work was his best, showing how much owed to the direct influence
of
Giotto. He differed from his master in the length and attention that he often
gave to the limbs of his figures, and his tendency to add greater variety to
background style and content. His major works include scenes from the
"Life of Christ" in the Florentine Academy, and his remarkable "Pieta" (Yale
University, Art Museum). Many frescoes formerly attributed to this artist are
now lost.
Gaddo di Zanobi Gaddi 1239-1312
Gaddi was the father of Taddeo, and the first of a prominent family of
Florentine painters. He was a friend of Cimabue, whom he survived by
twelve years. He was also a friend of Andrea Tafi and a worker in mosaics.
Vasari speaks of many of his works, both paintings and mosaics, but the
only remaining ones that can be attributed to him are some mosaics in the
portico of Saint Maria Maggiore, in Rome, which were executed in 1308,
and possibly others in the cathedrals of Florence and Pisa, and in the
Baptistery at Florence.
"
Later everybody, tres late :) :) :)
K
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:34:15 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> benefits, drawbacks of the net
From: Andy Carvin <aca...@gsn.org>
To: wwwedu discussion <www...@ready.cpb.org>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 12:45 PM
Subject: benefits, drawbacks of the net (fwd)
fyi... -ac
Title: Teachers See Benefits of Internet, But Drawbacks Raise Concerns
Source: New York Times (CyberTimes)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/03/cyber/articles/15poll.html>
Author: Pamela Mendels
Issue: EdTech
Description: The Global Strategy Group Inc., a New York City-based public
opinion research company, conducted a survey in January based on telephone
interviews with 400 teachers and 1,600 other adults nation-wide. The poll
found that 48 percent of the teachers responded "yes" to the question: Do
you use the Internet in teaching? Yet at the same time, 60 percent of
teachers and 62 percent of the adults surveyed said they were "fairly
concerned" or "very concerned" about students using the Internet. Peter J.
Feld, director of research for Global Strategy Group Inc,. said: "What was
most striking to me was that teachers see both sides: the benefits of the
Internet and the downside." He said that "teachers see the Internet as a
plus, but it has drawbacks and they are looking for ways to cope with the
drawbacks." Based on focus groups conducted in preparation for the survey,
Feld identified several problems that teachers envision with using the
Internet for education. Among them: "that information available on the World
Wide Web is of uneven quality; that the unscrupulous could prey on children;
that there is a glut of online information and that navigating the Web can
be cumbersome and time-consuming." At the same time, Feld points out that
he was struck by the fact that although the World Wide Web is barely four
years old, almost half of the teachers surveyed are using it and other parts
of the Internet for educational purposes. The survey was commissioned by MCI
in connection with the launch of MarcoPolo, "a new free Web site and
education initiative targeted at teachers, that MCI helped develop with
National Geographic, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Council of
Economic Education. [For more on connecting schools, see
<http://www.benton.org/Library/Schools/>.
For more on Marcopolo see
<http://www.mci.com/aboutus/company/corporate/marcopolo/mp.shtml>]
(forwarded from the Benton Policy list)
Andy Carvin
WWWEDU Coordinator and Moderator
an...@gsn.org
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:34:24 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Cub Scout Pack 1954 Home Page
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 12:56 PM
From: su...@bignet.net
http://www.bignet.net/~suds/pack1954.htm
Cub Scout Pack 1954 Home Page
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:34:33 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Welcome To Grand Rapids Minnesota
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 1:14 PM
From: cmbg...@uslink.net
As Southeastern Gateway to the Chippewa National Forest, outdoor recreation
and scenic beauty complement the preserved heritage of the region and can
provide a complete experience for vacationers and business travelers alike.
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:42:13 -0600
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Explorers of the West New Zealand Presentation
From: Bruce Haig <ha...@upanet.cc.uleth.ca>
To: k12...@gsn.org <k12...@gsn.org>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 2:11 PM
Subject: K12OPPS> Explorers of the West New Zealand Presentation
For those of you who have been following the Explorers of the West
Sketchbook Project I thought you might be interested in knowing that a copy
of the sketchbook on explorer James Hector containing the work of some 300
North American students was last week presented to students at the
KeriKeri Primary School on the northern tip of New Zealand.
James Hector, later Sir James, was part of the first scientific expedition
of western British North America in the 1850s. Later, he explored and
became one of New Zealand's leading citizens. The project is an effort to
help children discover our global connections. Students and teachers
wishing to participate in this years sketchbook which will be presented in
Ireland are invited to check out the home page at
http://upanet.uleth.ca/~haig/
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