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1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 'TEDDY TAKES A TRIP" 2. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-11 Goose on the Loose 3. K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] webTeacher Updated to Reflect Changing Technologies 4. K12> Re: TECH: Mouse Training for Adults 5. K12> Re: LANGUAGE: Fractured Fairy Tales 6. PROJ> PROJECTS: K-12 Monster Exchange Announcement 7. RESOUR> Enron, The Bibliography ***************************************** For individual postings, send the message: set net-happenings mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-happenings mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for Net-happenings can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NET-HAPPENINGS Newsgroups: news:comp.internet.net-happenings http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&GROUP;=comp.internet.net-happenings ******************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:29:17 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 'TEDDY TAKES A TRIP" From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:28:21 -0700 Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 'TEDDY TAKES A TRIP" Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide education community. [PERMISSION TO RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE] DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. SEND REPLIES, questions, comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Information ------------------- Project Author: Cheri Settanni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: 'TEDDY TAKES A TRIP" Project Begin & End Dates: 9/30/02 to 5/30/02 Project Summary: My elementary special education class would like to send a teddy bear along with aritfacts from our area to classes in various locations and share in his adventures through email. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies, Information Technology Technologies Used: Email Project Sponsor: Cheri Settanni Full Project Description: A teddy bear along with aritifacts from the region will be sent to a series of classrooms. The classes, through email, will share information about themselves and their area including pictures. In preparation for the bear's trip to each classroom students will also research that area on the Web. Objectives: To develop written and expressive language To develop technology skills related to email and research on the web To acquire information about other regions ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 4/15/02 to 12/30/02 Number of Classrooms: several Age Range: 7 to 11 years Target Audience: Anyone Registration Instructions: None -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Cheri Settanni - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Special Education Teacher - Gladwyne Elementary Gladwyne, Pennsylvania US http://www.lmsd.org ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - K-12 Project Announcements Unsubscribe at http://www.gsh.org/lists/hilites.html =.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=. Global SchoolNet Foundation: Communicate, collaborate, & celebrate learning! Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:(760)635-0001 Fax:(760)635-0003 Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit education organization. GSN, a developer of online content since 1984, partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become responsible global citizens. For more information about the services and programs provided by Global SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:29:34 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-11 Goose on the Loose From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:27:37 -0700 Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-11 Goose on the Loose Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide education community. [PERMISSION TO RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE] DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. SEND REPLIES, questions, comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Information ------------------- Project Author: Cynthia Matzat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: Goose on the Loose Project Begin & End Dates: 4/22/02 to 4/22/03 Project Summary: Lucy the Goose will soon be migrating from Branson, Missouri to a classroom near you! Mrs. Lennon's first/second grade looping class will be sending their class mascot, a stuffed animal goose, to classrooms around the world. Join us on our quest to learn about other places and be a host classroom for Lucy the Goose. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies, Language, Mathematics, Technology Technologies Used: Email, Web Based Discussion Forum Full Project Description: Branson, Missouri is a beautiful tourist town located in the Ozark Mountains. Due to the many lakes, woods, and hills, Branson is home to a variety of wildlife, including many Canadian geese. Our class mascot is a stuffed animal goose named Lucy, who we would like to send as an ambassador to other classrooms in the United States and around the world. Lucy will travel with a passport, scrapbook, and video tape. Host classrooms will be asked to share information about the landforms in their town, as well as other interesting facts about their town, school, and classroom. Email communication and posting to a discussion board will allow students in the project to share information with each other. We hope to have Lucy visit 25 classrooms from April 2002 to April 2003 for one week at a time. Lucy's travels will be documented on her web page (http://www.thematzats.com/goose). Objectives: Participating students will learn about landforms and animals from other regions; learn about other communities, cultures, and students; communicate via email, video tape, and postcards, and share information by posting to a discussion board. Graphing, map skills, and a variety of written communication objectives can easily be met with this project. ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 4/16/02 to 3/01/03 Number of Classrooms: 25 Age Range: 5 to 11 years Target Audience: Anyone Project URL: http://www.thematzats.com/goose Registration Instructions: Contact Ginny Lennon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following information: Full name, email address, home phone number, school name and address, school URL (if applicable), best time to host Lucy, and why you would like to host our traveling goose. -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Cynthia Matzat - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] eMINTS Area Instructional Specialist - University of Missouri - MOREnet - eMINTS Project Columbia, Missouri US http://emints.more.net ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - K-12 Project Announcements Unsubscribe at http://www.gsh.org/lists/hilites.html =.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=. Global SchoolNet Foundation: Communicate, collaborate, & celebrate learning! Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:(760)635-0001 Fax:(760)635-0003 Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit education organization. GSN, a developer of online content since 1984, partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become responsible global citizens. For more information about the services and programs provided by Global SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:30:30 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] webTeacher Updated to Reflect Changing Technologies From: "Stefanie Nicholas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:32:50 -0700 Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] webTeacher Updated to Reflect Changing Technologies Dear Listmates, Please accept my apologies for cross-posting. I hope some of you are able to use "webTeacher" as resource to aid the process of Internet and web training. Sincerely, Stefanie Nicholas Program Associate Connecticut Voices for Children ********************* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stefanie Nicholas, Program Associate, 203-498-4240, [EMAIL PROTECTED] David Yaskulka, Director of Marketing & Business Dev. 978-897-2212, [EMAIL PROTECTED] TECH CORPS Upgrades Award-Winning Web Tutorial for Teachers -- webTeacher Updated to Reflect Changing Technologies TECH CORPS*, the nation's leading nonprofit mobilizing technology volunteers into schools, announced today the completion of an upgrade to its award-winning webTeacher* training web site. webTeacher is a comprehensive, interactive on-line tutorial designed to help K-12 teachers improve their own technological capabilities. Sponsored by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and Cable in the Classroom, webTeacher (www.webteacher.org) has been online since 1996 and is available free of charge. "We're pleased to offer these major improvements," said Karen Smith, Executive Director of TECH CORPS. "The Internet is changing rapidly, and the web's potential for positive impact on education has become profound. So it's critical to keep the tutorial up to date, and thanks to Cable in the Classroom, we're able to maintain the high standards that our thousands of educators have come to expect from webTeacher." Over 30 sections and 125 subsections of information, covering almost every aspect of the web as it pertains to primary and secondary education, have been updated to reflect technological advances and trends. Sections on digital cameras, scanners and web cams have been added, along with new screen shots and resources. The upgrade includes a new streamlined look, but follows some of the fundamentals established in the original webTeacher tutorial, which attracted over 100,000 users every month. "Our mission is to train teachers and help schools with technology, but we can't get tech volunteers into every school in Connecticut, explained TECH CORPS Connecticut State Organizer, Stefanie Nicholas. "WebTeacher allows us to help teachers in every school system in the state." TECH CORPS Connecticut , based in New Haven and sponsored by Connecticut Voices for Children, is the local chapter of the national organization, based in Massachusetts. "We know the users have always liked the way webTeacher was organized," says Dr. Mike Guidry, one of the authors of webTeacher and President of LightCone Interactive, which provided support for the technical and design aspects of the TECH CORPS web site, "so we tried to maintain familiar patterns we had already established while giving the tutorial a more current look and feel." LightCone is a multimedia programming and design company specializing in interactive and educational applications. WebTeacher's subject matter has been re-organized into six main subject areas: ? Web Basics - navigating and finding things on the Web ? Communicating - email, newsgroups, and videoconferencing ? Multimedia - working with image, sound and movie files ? Homepage construction - building web pages and more advanced programs ? Peripherals and Utilities - digital cameras, scanners and web cams ? Web in the Classroom - additional resources, lesson plans and Internet safety The webTeacher curriculum automatically accommodates Windows users using Internet Explorer or Mac users using Netscape's browser. Users choose whether to go through the tutorial sequentially or skip around to the sections in the site of most interest to them. WebTeacher is designed for teachers to use on their own, at their own convenience. TECH CORPS volunteers - technology pros donating their time and talents to schools - are also available to provide online mentoring to those who want more personal attention. Some TECH CORPS volunteers even use this curriculum to train teachers on-site in their own schools. # # # TECH CORPS TECH CORPS (www.techcorps.org) is the leading national nonprofit mobilizing technology volunteers into schools, providing tech support and teacher training. TECH CORPS offers high quality technological resources that enrich K-12 teaching and learning and prepare tomorrow's workforce. Founded in 1995 and sponsored by such companies as Cisco, Compaq and Intel, TECH CORPS engages a nationwide network of thousands of technology volunteers in over two-dozen state chapters. TECH CORPS strives for a technologically literate society in which all students have equal access to technology programs, resources and skills to enrich their education and allow them to compete successfully in the global workforce. CABLE IN THE CLASSROOM Cable in the Classroom (CIC, www.ciconline.org) represents the cable telecommunications industry's efforts to use cable content and new technologies to improve teaching and learning for children in schools, at home, and in their communities. By focusing on five essential elements of a good education in the 21st century - visionary and sensible use of technologies, engagement with rich content, community with other learners, excellent teaching, and the support of parents and other adults - the cable industry works for positive change in education locally and nationally. ===== Stefanie C. Nicholas Program Associate Connecticut Voices for Children 33 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06510 203.498.4240 phone 203.498.4242 fax ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:30:54 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: TECH: Mouse Training for Adults From: "Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:40:32 -0700 Subject: Re: TECH: Mouse Training for Adults Hi Chris, Here is a site that will help beginners. http://internet4classrooms.com/on-line_ibm.htm Click on the Entry Level Computer Skills link, and there is a mouse exercise for adults. You may select the Netscape version or the Internet Explorer version. Go to the How to Use the Mouse section and click on the blue link there for an extensive mouse exercise! There are other links here for beginners also. Good Luck! Susan Brooks Technology Facilitator Hickory Ridge Elementary Memphis, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:31:14 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: LANGUAGE: Fractured Fairy Tales From: "Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:49:20 -0700 Subject: Re: LANGUAGE: Fractured Fairy Tales My students used to play a game with pencil and paper and loved it. Now the idea has been transferred to the web. My students still like playing it. After Fractured Fairy Tales, they can create their own fractured stories (not necessarily fairy tales). I think you will find much laughter in the classroom when students do this activity. http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ Marsha Rogers Educational Technology Consultants [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.angelfire.com/journal/msrogers/index.htm _______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:31:55 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> PROJECTS: K-12 Monster Exchange Announcement From: "Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:50:50 -0700 Subject: PROJECTS: K-12 Monster Exchange Announcement Spring 2002 Monster Exchange Project Announcement ATTENTION: K-12 Cyberteachers and students! The Monster Exchange Project is very excited to announce that the Spring 2002 Monster Exchange Project is ready for YOUR classroom. Join the FREE projectthat thousands of students' worldwide have participated in! Signup begins immediately at... http://www.monsterexchange.org and is only open to the first 500 schools! What is THE MONSTER PROJECT? "Students try to communicate an original monster image into another child'smind using writing skills and technology." PROJECT COORDINATOR'S NOTE: This project depends on the use of the World Wide Web. Everything you want and need to know such as: "What is the Monster Exchange Project?, What does the project offer to the student and teacher?, How does my school, classroom, or "home schooler" participate?, Do I need to be a computer genius to participate?, and, "What equipment do I need to have?" can be found at the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section: http://www.monsterexchange.org/about/about_faq.htm To successfully participate in this project, Internet tools such as a chat room, mailing list, and partner matching, have been designed to help make teachers and students successful. Other helpful tools can be seen at the above web address. Knowledge of HTML is not required to publish in the monster galleries or for any other features of this project. Please note, however, that you do need to be able to save student drawings in either GIF of JPG format to successfully upload drawings to the Monster Galleries. There is information on the site detailing instructions on exactly what to do. You also need to make sure you have either Netscape 4.7 or higher or Internet Explorer 4.0 to participate. Please read the project information pages before committing your classes to the project. Dates: Registration begins immediately. The project starting date is April 1, 2002, and continues through June 15, 2002, the closing date for additions to the monster galleries. Please check to make sure these dates do not conflict with other classroom activities before registering. Online automated signup for the project is accomplished by logging on to theMonster Exchange at http://www.monsterexchange.org and clicking on the link called "join". Just fill in the blanks and click "sign me up." You will receive an automated response with your new username for logging in to the web site. Grade Levels: K-12 Objectives: to use writing process/skills to communicate a drawing of student-created monster into detailed written descriptions that students from cooperating schools read to duplicate the original drawing as closely as possible. The real challenge is that the remotely drawn monster is created only from reading the description! At the end of the project, both the original and duplicate drawings are digitized and published on the web in the Monster Galleries so that participants can see the resulting drawings for comparison. Evaluation of student work: write a final email message to the partner class discussing the differences between each of the student's work. PLEASE NOTE: Illustration content drawn by the students should be appropriate for cross cultures and suitable for children of all ages. Example: Illustrations with blood and weapons may be inappropriate for some children. Peace, Susy Calvert, Monster Exchange Administrator Coordinator/Teacher of Gifted Maxwell Hill Gifted Center 1001 Maxwell Hill Road Beckley, WV 25801 304-256-4619/4599 _______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:32:34 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> Enron, The Bibliography From: "Elliott Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:37:43 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Enron, The Bibliography ==========================Forwarded Message====================== Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:47:17 -0400 To: "The NewsLib mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: gprice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [newslib] Enron, The Bibliography List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello from D.C. Online this A.M. via LLRX.Com is this extensive bibliography, "The Collapse of Enron: A Bibliography of Online Legal, Government and Legislative Resources" http://www.llrx.com/features/enron.htm According to the site it will be updated on a regular basis. cheers, gary Looking for More News, New Sites, Search Tips? Visit The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com Gary D. Price, MLIS Librarian Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================= Forwarded by List Owner: Elliott Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Journalism Dept. Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 15 Apr 2002 to 16 Apr 2002 - Special issue (#2002-251) *************************************************************************************
