From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Sackmann, Gleason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: EduHound Weekly for April 11 2002 Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:04:38 -0700
Have you told a friend or colleague about EduHound? http://www.eduhound.com *************************************************************** This week's newsletter is sponsored by SurfControl Stop viruses from entering your network by blocking access to personal web-based email accounts and restricting downloads of potentially damaging files such as '.exe' with SurfControl's web and email filtering software. Learn more by visiting: http://www.thejournal.com/sysproc/logclick.cfm?adid=224&page=/ehweekly *************************************************************** WELCOME to the 90th Issue of EduHound Weekly! 1. From the Desk of Judi 2. EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! 3. EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week! 4. EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week! 5. Educational Conference Planning 6. Ask Judi! *Plus Site Updates! ************************************** 1. From the Desk of Judi! This week's topic is: EARTH DAY This year, Earth Day is on Monday, April 22nd. There's no lack of excellent and innovative ideas to help you develop a curriculum to celebrate Earth Day! Some sites of interest: Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.org Endangered Ecosystems http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/ Best Lessons on Earth (Day)! http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson260.shtml Earthwatch Institute & Global Classroom http://www.earthwatch.org Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm and select our 'Science' category. Good Luck! Judi ****************************************************** 2. EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! In honor of Earth Day, this week's featured site is: Earth Day @ Planetpals http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html PlanetPals provides lots of Earth Day arts and crafts activities and links to projects that students can participate in as they prepare for and celebrate Earth Day. The site includes recycling and energy-saving tips and tricks. An environmental calendar lists other Earth related holidays and celebrations. Don't miss the Earth Day recycling kits -- on recycling, pesticides, and saving energy -- ready to print out and use with your kids! Enjoy! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at: http://www.eduhound.com/weeklyspotlight.cfm ****************************************************** 3. EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week! Shenendehowa Central Schools Clifton Park, New York http://www.shenet.org See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today! **You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week" live on EduHound Schools on the Web at: http://www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com/schoolspotlight.cfm ****************************************************** 4. EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week! Mrs. Guffin's 5th Grade Class @ C. C. Lee Elementary Aberdeen, South Dakota http://www.teachers.k12.sd.us/bg016/ See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at: http://www.eduhoundclassroomsontheweb.com/classroomspotlight.cfm ************************************************************************ ******** 5. Educational Conference Planning NECC 2002: Nexus in Texas June 17-19, 2002 San Antonio, Texas http://www.neccsite.org Other upcoming conferences: 47th Annual International Reading Association Conference April 28 - May 2, 2002 - San Francisco, California http://www.reading.org/2002/ American Library Association Annual Conference 2002 June 13-19, 2002 - Atlanta, Georgia http://www.ala.org --For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at http://www.theconferencecalendar.com ******************************************************* 6. Ask Judi! This week's input comes from Kim Kalapus, Editor, Purple Mountain Media Company: "Enjoyed the issue about news and current events for kids. Just wanted to drop a note to let you know of another great news source for kids - PurpleMountain.com. We provide international & national news and great stories about what young people are doing in their communities. Our Web site is in support of Purple Mountain Press, The Real Newspaper for Kids, our print piece. " http://www.purplemountain.com Thanks for sharing, Kim! Within this site, here are some excellent sections: Purple Mountain for Teachers Find all of Purple Mountain's lesson plans for Purple Mountain Press, The Real Newspaper for Kids. http://teachers.purplemountain.com Purple Mountain for Kids http://kids.purplemountain.com Good Luck! Each week, I'll use this area to answer your questions, post announcements, and provide interesting input! So please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and watch for your answer here! ***************************************************************** EduHound Site Updates! http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html If you go to our page at: http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html You can go to edumatch to search for and purchase software by grade, platform, state standards and more! ******************************* NEWS FROM EDUMATCH We told you about the new Premium Program for districts from our friends at www.edumatch.com a while ago. It's starting to catch on and several districts have enrolled. That's great news. This is the free (yes, free!) service that will match your state's curriculum standards to over 4,000 curriculum software titles and give district administrators unprecedented control over the acquisition process. 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