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1. SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- May 17, 2002 2. K12> [netsites] PlagiServe 3. RESOUR> [netsites] Alternate Fuels Data Center 4. K12> teachers web site 5. K12> [netsites] Little Kids 6. RESOUR> [netsites] Ancient Egypt 7. K12> [netsites] Catholic Educator's Resource 8. K12> [netsites] PaPa iNK 9. MISC> [netsites] Photosynthesis 10. MISC> [netsites] Computer Colleges 11. MISC> [netsites] Make Your Own Kite 12. K12> [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN May 19, 2002 13. K12> [WWWEDU] Special forum to discuss Jim Crow series ***************************************** 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: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:26:09 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- May 17, 2002 The full Scout Report can be read at NThe full Scout Report can be read at Net Newsletters: http://www1.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NEWSLTR From: "Internet Scout Project" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 17 May 2002 13:00:38 -0700 Subject: The Scout Report -- May 17, 2002 ======== The Scout Report == ======== May 17, 2002 ==== ======== Volume 1, Number 18 ====== ====== Internet Scout Project ======== ==== University of Wisconsin ======== == Department of Computer Sciences ======== == I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K ======== ====== ====== == Index for May 17, 2002 == ====== ====== 1. NSDL Scout Reports for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences The ninth issues of the first volumes of the Life Sciences Report and Physical Sciences Report are available. The Topic in Depth section of Life Sciences Report annotates sites on antibiotic resistant bacteria. The Physical Sciences Report's Topic in Depth section offers Web sites and comments about fluids. 2. Towards a Sexually Healthy America: Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs that Try to Keep Our Youth "Scared Chaste" [.pdf] http://www.siecus.org/pubs/tsha_scaredchaste.pdf 3. Creating a Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_5/cole/ 4. Silicon Valley Cultures Project Website: What We Are Finding [.pdf] http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/anthropology/svcp/SVCPfind.html 5. Museums and the Web 2002: Speakers http://www.archimuse.com/mw2002/speakers/index.html 6. Food Security and Safety: Economic Perspectives http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/ites/0502/ijee/ijee0502.htm 7. Pesticide Residues in Conventional, IPM-grown and Organic Foods: Insights from Three U.S. Data Sets http://www.consumersunion.org/food/organicsumm.htm 8. Worthington Memory http://www.worthingtonmemory.org/ 9. Institute of Arable Crops Research http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/iacr/tiacrhome.html 10. American Experience: War Letters http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/warletters/ 11. American Libraries: US Periodical Prices 2002 http://www.ala.org/alonline/archive/periodicals02.html 12. 2001 Consolidated Federal Funds Report http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cffr01.html 13. American Museum of Photography http://www.photographymuseum.com/ 14. Canadian Heritage Information Network: Creating and Managing Digital Content http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Digital_Content/index.html 15. Virtual Sky http://virtualsky.org/index.html 16. Silverpoint Drawing Complete http://silverpointweb.com/index.html 17. Text Encoding Initiative http://www.tei-c.org/ 18. Elcomsoft: Advanced PDF Password Recovery http://www.elcomsoft.com/apdfpr.html#logo 19. University of Michigan's Law School's Affirmative Action Policy Rendered Constitutional by Appeals Court Boston Herald: Appeals Court Backs Michigan Law School Admissions Using Race; Could End Up in Supreme Court http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/national/ap_mich05142002.htm Business Day: Second Take http://www.bday.co.za/bday/content/direct/1,3523,1086879-6096-0,00.html Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Applauds Sixth Circuit Decision Upholding University Affirmative Action Plan http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?fname=2002- 05/20020514.125542&time=15:41+Pacific+Time&year=2002&public=1 National Urban League Urges President to Support University of Michigan Law School Admissions Policy; Organization's President Sends Open Letter to President Bush http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9915732-0.html?tag=ats Chronicle of Higher Education: Affirmative Action Documents http://chronicle.com/indepth/affirm/document.htm Chronicle of Higher Education: Affirmative Action: The States http://chronicle.com/indepth/affirm/state.htm US Supreme Court: University OF California Regents v. Bakke, 438 US 265 (1978) http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265 20. Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001 In the last Scout Report, we stated that each print copy of the "Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001" cost $502.39. This is incorrect. There were 300 copies produced at a total cost of $502.39. Many apologies to US Government Information Division, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. ====== ==== == Subscription and Contact Information == ==== ====== To receive the electronic mail version of the Scout Report each week, join the SCOUT-REPORT mailing list. This is the only mail you will receive from this list. 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Editor Marcia Green [MG] Managing Editor Ted Schroeder [TS] Director Rachael Bower [REB] Technical Director Edward Almasy [EA] Contributors Amy Lee [AL] Joel Brieske [JB] Cavin Leske [CL] Wayne Hayes [WH] Laura Boyle [LB] Yasuhiro Sasahira [YS] Debra Shapiro [DS] Internet Catalogers David Sleasman [DJS] Michael Scott [MS] Software Engineer Barry Wiegan [BW] Technical Specialist Pat Coulthard [PC] Website Designers Andy Yaco-Mink [AY] Dave Mayer [DM] For information on additional contributors, see the Internet Scout Project staff page. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/about/team.html Below are the copyright statements to be included when reproducing annotations from The Scout Report. 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Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or the National Science Foundation. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:27:36 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] PlagiServe From: "Philip Lomoas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 16:52:19 -0700 Subject: [netsites] PlagiServe PlagiServe http://www.plagiserve.com/ "The most advanced document originality checking and plagiarism detection system. Absolutely FREE." Philip Lomoas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:27:56 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Alternate Fuels Data Center From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 16:35:32 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Alternate Fuels Data Center Alternate Fuels Data Center http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/ "The Alternative Fuels Data Center is a one-stop shop for all your alternative fuel and vehicle information needs. This site has more than 3,000 documents in its database, an interactive fuel station mapping system, listings of available alternative fuel vehicles, links to related Web sites, and much more." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:28:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> teachers web site From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 14:39:50 -0700 (PDT) http://www.teachers-work.com Teachers@work http://www.teachers-work.com is a free to access web site designed specifically for teachers. At this site you will find reviews of the top 5000 education web sites (that have met our 23 quality criteria), which are organised into fully searchable curriculum areas. You can also download policies on internet access and publishing, access a toolkit containing the top 50 free software tools for educators, read about our recommendations for hardware and software solutions (including servers, client/server options and web servers), network architecture, how to get your own web site on the internet, as well as links to international teaching vacancies in a variety of countries around the world. You can subscribe to our monthly updating service and you will receive 100 education web site reviews, along with a newsletter dealing with applications of the internet within schools. The newsletter deals with critical thinking skills, questioning techniques, learning styles, searching the internet, multiple intelligences, software and hardware as well as how to maximise the return on the information and communication technology investment that your school has made. This is the definitive site for teachers. http://www.teachers-work.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:30:47 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Little Kids From: "Finders Keepers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 04:18:55 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Little Kids Little Kids http://www.littlekidsinc.com/ "Bubble toys for kids! Little Kids, Inc. is a manufacturer of fun and innovative toys -- especially bubble toys! Little Kids is a toy company based in Providence, Rhode Island. The company has won numerous awards for No-Spill Bubble Tumbler, Big Bubble Bucket, Bubblin' Glitter Bugs, and Blue's Clues and Sesame Street Bubble Blowers." Fin der Keepoers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:31:16 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Ancient Egypt From: "Samantha Shay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 04:04:34 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Ancient Egypt The World of Ancient Egypt http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/ "Egyptian History: Oldest Kings And Pyramids. A text and pictorial presentation." ~Sam Shay [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:31:33 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Catholic Educator's Resource From: "Father Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 04:36:29 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Catholic Educator's Resource Catholic Educator's Resource http://catholiceducation.org/ "An Internet library of journal articles, essays, book excerpts, and other texts chosen for their objective, concise, and clear presentation of Catholic teachings, history, and culture." -<><><><><><><><><><><><>- Father Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] -<><><><><><><><><><><><>- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:31:53 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] PaPa iNK From: "Buddy Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 04:30:33 -0700 Subject: [netsites] PaPa iNK PaPa iNK http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/index.html "PapaInk, the International Children's Art Archive, is dedicated to collecting and preserving children's art and reinjecting children's creative spirit into human discourse." Buddy Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:32:28 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Photosynthesis From: "Ray Shiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 03:58:42 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Photosynthesis Photosynthesis, energy, and life http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/photosynth.html "Photosynthesis, the beginning of energy flows in plants and animals; food chains and energy pyramids, energy changes and heat flow beginning with photosynthesis." Ray Shiner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:32:45 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Computer Colleges From: "Phast Byder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 03:41:24 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Computer Colleges Computer Colleges http://www.computer-colleges.com/ Find out how "to get information about colleges that offer computer degrees." Phast Byder [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:33:03 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Make Your Own Kite From: "The Listateer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 04:10:25 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Make Your Own Kite Make Your Own Kite http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/make.html Hey kids, wanna make a kite? Here is a simple kite you can make yourself! :-) The Listateer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:33:29 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN May 19, 2002 From: "BJ Berquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: WWWEDU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 18 May 2002 08:08:47 -0400 Subject: [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN May 19, 2002 After School Online (ASO) is a forum for educators. The scheduled events, designed for professional development, are open to everyone in the TAPPED IN community and all guests. Login at http://www.tappedin.org. If you are new to TAPPED IN, please login 10 minutes before the ASO event is scheduled to begin. This will allow the helpdesk volunteers to get you where you need to be. Print out this weekly schedule as a quick reference to what's happening; you can get a monthly view and description of the events online at our Time-Zone Friendly Calendar: http://www.tappedin.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi Go to the url below each event for descriptions of the individual events. ================================================================= Sunday, May 19 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 5:00-6:00am PDT/8:00-9:00am EDT/12:00-13:00 GMT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#lang. ------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, May 20 * Adaptations for Student Success 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#special. * K-8 Science Forum: Favorite Science Education Sites 6:00-7:00pm PDT/9:00-10:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#science. ------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 21 * Euro Lang Teachers Forum 12:00-1:00pm PDT/3:00-4:00pm EDT/19:00-20:00 GMT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#lang. * TAPPED IN Tours and Tips 2:30-3:30pm PDT/5:30-6:30pm EDT/21:30-22:30 GMT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#TI. * Home Schooling: Two Views 4:00-5:00pm PDT/7:00-8:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#home. * Jigsaw Helper: Using the Jigsaw Method with the Web 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#online. ------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, May 22 * Creating Virtual Field Trips Using TourMaker Software 3:30-5:00pm PDT/6:30-8:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#online. * Social Studies Forum: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow 5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT Special guests for this session include Dr. Ronald Davis of California State University, Northridge, who served as lead historian on the project, Tim Hallinan, CEO of Hallinan Consulting (the firm retained by New York Life to develop the web site which accompanies the series), and Kathy Honda, who is the education coordinator for the site. The site can be accessed at http://www.jimcrowhistory.org. Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#social. ------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 23 * WaterCooler Confab: Carnival 2002 6:00-7:00pm PDT/9:00-10:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#TI. * Global Project Based Learning 7:00-8:00pm PDT/10:00-11:00pm EDT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#class. ------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 25 * TAPPED IN Tours and Tips 11:00am-12noon PDT/2:00-3:00pm EDT/18:00-19:00 GMT ------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, May 26 * Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning 5:00-6:00am PDT/8:00-9:00am EDT/12:00-13:00 GMT * Workshop on WebQuest Design for Foreign Lang. Classroom 1:00-2:00pm PDT/4:00-5:00pm EDT/20:00-21:00 GMT Read about this discussion online at http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/may02.html#lang. ======================================================== Respectfully submitted, BJ Berquist Associate Educator, TAPPED IN mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tappedin.org/info/members/bj.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:33:50 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] Special forum to discuss Jim Crow series From: "Michael Hutchison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: WWWEDU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 19 May 2002 19:08:27 -0500 Subject: [WWWEDU] Special forum to discuss Jim Crow series Don't forget the special Social Studies forum set for 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) this Wednesday (May 22) in TAPPED IN (http://www.tappedin.org). We'll be discussing resources and information regarding an upcoming PBS series entitled, "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow", which is scheduled to air in Fall, 2002. Joining us for this special forum session will be Dr. Ronald Davis of California State University, Northridge, who served as lead historian on the project, Tim Hallinan, CEO of Hallinan Consulting (the firm retained by New York Life to develop the web site which accompanies the series), and Kathy Honda, who is the education coordinator for the site. The accompanying site for the series can be found at http://jimcrowhistory.org. Contributors are also being sought to develop lesson plans and evaluate web sites for the series. (Contributors will be compensated.) As always, TAPPED IN help desk personnel will be available to assist new users. It's recommended that new users log in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the session for assistance. Persons with questions or wanting more information are invited to e-mail Michael Hutchison offlist. Sincerely, Michael Hutchison -- Michael Hutchison 2002 ISTE Outstanding Technology-Using Educator Award winner 2002 Indiana Computer Educators Teacher of the Year Social Studies teacher Lincoln High School, Vincennes, Indiana home e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] school e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://www.vcsc.k12.in.us/staff/mhutch/ice2000/default.htm ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 17 May 2002 to 20 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-328) *************************************************************************************
