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1. UPDATED> HotList of K-12 Internet Schools - April 5, 2002
2. SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- April 5, 2002
3. K12> bigchalk and T.H.E. Launch New Professional Development Course for
K-12 Teachers
4. RESOUR> [netsites] Online Resources for Hispanic Health
5. RESOUR> PBS Commanding Heights - The Battle For The World Economy
6. K12> Unisys Prize for Online Science Education
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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:22:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> HotList of K-12 Internet Schools - April 5, 2002
Please update these 'old' HotList links of:
http://toons.cc.ndsu.nodak.edu/~sackmann/k12.html
http://www.sendit.nodak.edu/k12
http://www.gsn.org/hotlist/
http://rrnet.com/~gleason/k12.html
to the new site address of:
http://www1.classroom.com/community/connection/states.jhtml
A 'blue' button now indicates when a state has had new sites
added or previous school sites have been updated
The homepage also shows the date of the last update
Please keep in mind that some of these sites may have just come online
Just be patient and just keep checking
Thanks to all who contributed with new addresses, corrections, etc.
As always, comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome! :)
Thanks.
Gleason/Classroom Connect
HotList Webmaster
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 07:38:50 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- April 5, 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, 5 Apr 2002 12:45:37 -0800
Subject: The Scout Report -- April 5, 2002
======== The Scout Report ==
======== April 5, 2002 ====
======== Volume 8, Number 12 ======
====== 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 ========
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== Index for April 5, 2002 ==
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1. NSDL Scout Reports for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
The sixth 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 provides sites on endangered species. The Physical
Sciences Report's Topic in Depth section offers comments and Web pages on
electricity.
2. Thomas Head Raddall Electronic Archive Project
http://www.library.dal.ca/archives/trela/trela.htm
3. Silk Road Seattle
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/index.shtml
4. Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/
5. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/
6. Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/
7. Digest of Education Statistics, 2001 [.pdf]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002130
8. Getting Serious Online [.pdf]
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=55
9. Dictionary of Victorian London
http://www.victorianlondon.org/
10. Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/
11. The Norwegian Jazz Base [RealPlayer]
http://www.jazzbasen.no/index_eng.html
12. Institute of Food Research
http://www.ifr.bbsrc.ac.uk/
13. The Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/
14. Visible Human Server
http://visiblehuman.epfl.ch/
15. Biology Online
http://www.biology-online.org/default.htm
16. TerraFly
http://www.terrafly.com/
17. Stay Safe Online
http://www.staysafeonline.info/
18. SP Fonts
http://rosetta.atla-certr.org/TC/fonts/
19. Cincinnati's Racial Lawsuit
Cincinnati cuts deal on race suit
http://new.blackvoices.com/news/bv-cincinnati020404.story?coll=bv-news-
black-headlines
NewsOK.com: Cincinnati releases plan to end race lawsuit
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=843930&pic=none&TP=getarticle
Faced with suits, Cincinnati announces steps to cut police use of
excessive
force
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-
te.cincinnati04apr04.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines
City of Cincinnati: Interdepartmental Correspondence Sheet [.pdf]
http://www.cincinnatipolice.org/roach.pdf
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
http://www.acluohio.org/index.htm
ACLU of Ohio's April 17, 2001 Press Release
http://www.acluohio.org/press_releases/2001_press_releases/april_17.htm
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 07:40:13 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> bigchalk and T.H.E. Launch New Professional Development Course
for K-12 Teachers
From: "Timothy McLain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 16:15:47 -0800
-- bigchalk and T.H.E. Launch New Professional Development Course for K-12 Teachers
-- Helps Drive Integration of Internet Resources in Teaching and Learning
NEW YORK, April 2, 2002 — Addressing a critical need in professional
development, bigchalk today announced that it has teamed with the T.H.E.
(Technological Horizons in Education) Institute to deliver a suite of
courses that help educators effectively employ standards-based online
resources in lesson planning and classroom instruction, reflecting various
implementation models. The bigchalk Internet Teaching & Learning Series,
delivered on-site by experienced instructors, provides models for teachers
to harness the power of the Internet, and to align online resources to
learning standards to improve student achievement. The series leverages two
bigchalk Classroom resources. The first course in the series utilizes
bigchalk Integrated ClassroomÔ, a powerful curriculum toolkit that aligns
relevant, high-quality online information by grade level, subject, textbooks
and learning standards. The second makes use of bigchalk ClassMateÔ, which
delivers an entire standards-based curriculum—from teacher resources to
instructional materials—structured for core use or supplemental instruction.
“We believe that when technology is used appropriately, it can promote new
levels of knowledge and understanding,” said Jake Schlumpf, Vice President
and General Manager of bigchalk’s Classroom Products Division. “As a result,
we provide schools with innovative technology products, and also
interactive, hands-on professional development courses to guide educators in
best practices. By joining forces with the T.H.E. Institute, a leader in the
delivery of professional development, we can help equip teachers to use
technology to its fullest potential.”
The Internet in Teaching and Learning
Developed based on research from the ISTE (International Society for
Technology in Education) and the U.S. Department of Education, bigchalk’s
Internet Teaching & Learning Series offers teachers practical training in
developing standards-based lessons, in-class presentations, and activities.
The series is delivered in school settings by both the T.H.E. Institute’s
staff of professional development instructors and bigchalk’s training
professionals. Course materials will also be available online for easy reference.
Educators will learn how to locate quality content, relate what they find to
standards and goals, and create learning activities based on their findings.
In addition, the course addresses fundamental issues educators face in the
wired world such as how to use the Internet in various classroom settings.
bigchalk Integrated Classroom will be used to enable educators to create
topic resources, lesson plans, activities and assignments.
“bigchalk has created a powerful set of tools, including bigchalk Integrated
Classroom, on which to build the Internet Teaching & Learning Series,” added
Dr. Geoff Fletcher, Director, T.H.E Institute. “We are excited to work with
bigchalk in designing and delivering professional development tailored to
take advantage of these tools. This hands-on series not only provides the
comfort of on-site professional development, it also provides the materials
and class activities online for teachers to use during and after the
instructor-led sessions. This combination of access to on-site and online
support is especially suited for bigchalk’s tools and vision for using
technology in the classroom.”
School districts can sign up now for bigchalk’s Internet Teaching & Learning
Series by calling 800.860.9228 and speaking with a bigchalk representative.
Classes will be available in the 2002-2003 school year.
About T.H.E. Institute
T.H.E. (Technological Horizons in Education) is a privately held publishing
and services company based in Tustin, Calif. T.H.E. Institute is T.H.E.’s
professional development division. Established in 1996, T.H.E. Institute
offers educators a complete range of professional development services —
anytime, anywhere and in any delivery medium. The division now offers
on-site, online and site-to-Web professional development for graduate credit
or for continuing education. T.H.E.’s monthly print magazine, T.H.E.
Journal, with more than 170,000 readers, has been the leading publisher of
trends and applications in the educational technology market for more than
26 years. For more information about T.H.E., visit its Web site at
www.thejournal.com.
About bigchalk
bigchalk, the digital learning source for education, harnesses the power of
online content to create engaging learning environments that promote student
achievement. The company offers up-to-date online reference databases,
standards-based digital curriculum and easy-to-use tools for preparing
lessons. Librarians, students and teachers in more than 43,000 schools
across the country receive the resources they need from bigchalk.
bigchalk’s online reference databases, such as bigchalk Library, facilitate
student inquiry and learning. The company’s easy-to-use tools for preparing
lessons, such as bigchalk Integrated Classroom, help teachers motivate and
inspire their students. Its online curriculum resources, delivered through
products such as ClassMate™, provide educators with standards-based content
for classroom instruction. And its award-winning Web site — recipient of
both the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) coveted Codie
Award in the category of Best Educational Web Site for Kids and Gold Award
2001 by Curriculum Administrator magazine — offers a host of educational
resources including study activities for students, informational resources
for parents, and online lesson plans for teachers.
For more information on bigchalk’s library and classroom resources,
educators can call 800.860.9228 and speak with a bigchalk representative or
visit the company’s Web site at www.bigchalk.com.
#-#-#
bigchalk Multimedia, bigchalk Integrated Classroom, bigchalk Library,
bigchalk Internet Teaching & Learning Series and bigchalk ClassMate are
trademarks of bigchalk.com, inc.
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Tim McLain
bigchalk.com
Phone: 919.468.8624
Fax: 707.897.2109
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.bigchalk.com
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 07:40:49 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Online Resources for Hispanic Health
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 16:48:03 -0800
Subject: [netsites] Online Resources for Hispanic Health
Online Resources for Hispanic Health
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/clhin/resources/index.cfm?Topic=Hispanic%20Health
Note: The above URL is actually one continuous line and should be
entered into your browser's address box as one line.
"Sites listed in this guide were selected because they either pertain
specifically to the health concerns of the Hispanic and Latino
population or provide some or all of their content in Spanish."
Alan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 07:42:28 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> PBS Commanding Heights - The Battle For The World Economy
From: "Eric Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 11:07:30 -0500
Commanding Heights: The Battle For The World Economy
http://pbs.org/commandingheights/
Launch date: Thursday, April 4, 2002
A three-part, six-hour documentary series and
companion Web site, premieres simultaneously on PBS
and PBS.org. As part of the series, Commanding
Heights Online illuminates the history of the
global economy and shows how key economic theories
have evolved in the context of historical events.
Providing a comprehensive history of the ideas,
events, and values that have shaped the present
global economy, the Commanding Heights Web site
complements and enriches the resources of the PBS
broadcast.
Watch the entire series online from your home,
office, or school. The netcast will be available-
in chapters optimized for broadband delivery-for
thirty days following each PBS broadcast premiere.
Part One: "The Battle of Ideas" on Wednesday, April
3, 2002 at 9pm ET
Part Two: "The Agony of Reform" on Wednesday, April
10, 2002 at 9pm ET
Part Three: "The New Rules of the Game" on
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 9pm ET
Together the Web site and the netcast provide
important ideas, tools, and resources that allow
viewers, teachers, and students to:
- Watch specific chapters of the broadcast or
browse through the entire documentary
- Explore the dramatic impact of economic policies
on world history
- Compare economic theories with actual outcomes
- Examine similar economic and political events
occurring at different points in time and space
- Focus on specific economic and historical issues
for additional context and depth
- Meet the people at the center of the great
changes around the world
Highlights include:
- Watch streaming video of all three programs-
subdivided in short chapters-online and on-demand.
Follow links in the storyline that pop up as the
video chapters play, and read about related topics
for deeper exploration of the content. The
broadband netcast is accessible for thirty days
following each PBS premiere broadcast.
- Take a journey through time and space using the
time map, an interactive atlas of economic history,
and track changes in political boundaries and major
shifts in economic policies in more than thirty
nations from 1910 to the present. Select individual
country reports or flashpoints-key events in
modern, global economic history-such as the
Versailles Treaty, the Bretton Woods Agreement, and
the Solidarity Strike in Poland.
- Find out what Vice President Dick Cheney, Mexican
President Vicente Fox, Singapore's Senior Minister
Lee Kuan Yew, and former USSR President Mikhail
Gorbachev have to say about the global economy.
Read comprehensive transcripts of their on-camera
interviews, and examine biographies
of the people who played significant roles in the
development of the modern global market.
- Learn how free-market economies differ from
centrally planned governments with topical essays,
a glossary and other tools to identify the ideas,
key institutions, and underlying dynamics central
to the story of COMMANDING HEIGHTS: THE BATTLE FOR
THE WORLD ECONOMY.
- Participate in a moderated online forum and
discuss contemporary economic issues raised by the
broadcast and Web site.
- Access an online teacher's guide that provides
suggestions for applications of the Web site in
classroom instruction. The guide-developed in
consultation with experienced teachers and
scholars-is available in versions for both high
school and postsecondary educators.
Eric Ward
http://www.ericward.com
Alerts of Unique and Useful Web Content Since 1994
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 07:45:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Unisys Prize for Online Science Education
From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:26:46 -0500
Subject: Unisys Prize for Online Science Education
From: Janet Rivera Mednik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Following is a news release announcing the 2002 winner of the Unisys Prize
for Online Science Education. The award recognizes the outstanding use
of the Web as a tool for science investigation. This year's winner, from
Long Island, NY, encouraged students from all over the world to test
recycled materials as home insulation.
If you would like more information, please contact me at the phone
numbers listed on the news release or at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards,
Janet Rivera Mednik
For Release On April 8, 2002
Contact: Janet Rivera Mednik
301/476-8417 or 301/467-7803;
Wendy Goldstein 516/299-2332
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Long Island Team Wins Award for Innovative Online Science Education;
Unisys Prize Includes a $10,000 Cash Award
WASHINGTON - An online experiment in which middle and high school
students from Long Island, New York tested the insulation value of recycled
materials and encouraged students from as far away as Russia to do the
same beat out 10 other sites from across the nation to claim the 2002
Unisys Prize for Online Science Education. The Unisys Prize, given in
conjunction with International Public Science Day activities, carries
with it a $10,000 cash award.
For the past five years, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS), The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia,
and Unisys Corporation have collaborated to encourage local science centers
and museums around the country to help schools become more
technologically savvy.
The Unisys Prize for "outstanding use of the Web as a tool for science
investigation," is the culmination of months of science exploration by 11
teams from across the country. Each team, composed of a school; museum
or science center; and a third community partner, was charged with
developing an inquiry-based investigation around the theme "Science is Power!
Energy Everywhere." The aim of the overall project was to encourage the
students to use the Internet as their workbench, so that fellow students and
teachers can replicate the inquiry and learn from it. The students'
sites can be found at www.fi.edu/psd2002.
The winning Long Island project, titled "Keep the Heat,"
involved students from around the world (including from six New York
schools, the United Nations School in New York City, and the Cosmonaut
School in Krasnoyarsk, Russia) in a collaborative inquiry-based science
experiment. Students from various schools worldwide created experiments
to test the value of assorted recycled materials that have potential for
use as home insulation. Each participating school constructed a testing
device in accordance with design criteria established by the team leadership.
They also monitored temperature changes in their constructions and
reported data for compilation in a final report.
The Long Island Museum of Science and Technology (LIMSAT), the
Nassau Technology Educators Association (NTEA) and the Electronic
Educational Village (EEV) at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island
University worked with the New York students in developing and
implementing the award-winning project.
"Unisys is proud to foster the use of the Web as a powerful
educational tool for student investigation and community action in
science," said Camille Sciortino, Unisys Corporate Public Affairs.
"'Keep the Heat' shows how students can build valuable career skills as they
use the Web for an international investigation into recycling."
The International Public Science Day project and related Unisys Prize
involved students from not only a broad geographical spectrum (from
Portland to New York, and nine sites in between), but also an age range
that extended from four-year-olds to teens. The diversity in the sites
illustrates how a solid foundation in science education empowers
learners of all ages.
A team in Chicago, Illinois, was named first runner-up with its Web
site titled, "La Escuela del Sol: Energy Everywhere from the Sun" which
teaches school children about the sun's importance through a wide
variety of activities, including kinesthetic learning. The Chicago students from
Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Elementary School worked closely with the
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum/Chicago Academy of Sciences. Two other projects
received honorable mention. A Web site developed by the Jacksonville,
Florida team, which included the Museum of Science and History and Rufus
Payne Elementary School, provides science teachers with step-by-step
instructions for conducting scientific experiments. Another Web site
developed by a team in Washington, D.C., which included Peabody Early
Childhood Center students and the Discovery Creek Children's Museum,
documented the sources of energy in the school's urban garden.
# # #
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the
largest general scientific organization in the world, with over 134,000
members from 130 countries and 273 affiliated societies, comprising more
than 10 million members. AAAS publishes Science, an editorially
independent, multi-disciplinary, weekly peer-reviewed journal that ranks
as the world's most prestigious scientific journal.
Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions
company whose 39,000 people help clients in more than 100 countries
utilize technology to seize opportunities, overcome challenges and
succeed in the global economy. The company offers a rich portfolio of business
solutions led by its expertise in consulting and systems integration,
outsourcing, network services, and security, coupled with leading
enterprise-class server and related technologies. Primary vertical
markets for Unisys worldwide are the financial services, transportation,
communications, media, commercial and public sectors, including U.S.
federal government customers. For more information on the company,
access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor
information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum was founded in 1824 in Philadelphia,
and is today recognized for its innovative science education programs
and for developing museum-school partnerships that have become national
models for innovative teacher development and hands-on science in the
classroom.
The Institute also promotes and perpetuates the legacy of Benjamin
Franklin through major awards honoring achievement in science and in
business leadership.
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