There are 19 messages totalling 617 lines in this issue. Topics in this special issue:
1. *** NOTE FROM MODERATOR *** It's about time for Summer vacation !! :) 2. MISC> [netsites] CorpWatch 3. RESOUR> [netsites] Astronomy Picture of the Day 4. K12> FYI - IDEA Rapid Response Network 5. MISC> [netsites] Broken New York 6. MISC> [netsites] EarthMaps 7. MISC> [netsites] Popular Mechanics Covers 8. MISC> [netsites] Ghoststudy 9. K12> Geographical Center of a US State? 10. K12> [netsites] Internet Content for the Classroom 11. MISC> [netsites] Women Make Movies 12. K12> [netsites] Cornerstones 13. RESOUR> [netsites] Food: How Safe? How Altered? 14. MISC> [netsites] Political Money Line 15. K12> Teacher Advisor- Cable in the Classroom 16. K12> [WWWEDU] WebQuest Workshop on Tapped In 17. MISC> Lady of the Lamp 18. RESOUR> Backgrounding Pipe Bomb Scare 19. K12> Re: Web Hosting for Schools ***************************************** 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, 7 May 2002 06:45:51 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: *** NOTE FROM MODERATOR *** It's about time for Summer vacation !! :) Just a quick note. It's getting to be that time of the year when students/teachers are getting ready for summer vacation. 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Have a safe and enjoyable Summer vacation! <Gleason>/Classroom Connect List Moderator ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:28:21 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] CorpWatch From: "Pierre Borochaults" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 15:47:57 -0700 Subject: [netsites] CorpWatch CorpWatch ..holding Corporations accountable... http://www.corpwatch.org/ "CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization through education and activism. We work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization--a diverse movement for human rights, labor rights and environmental justice." Pierre Borochaults [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:28:52 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Astronomy Picture of the Day From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 15:36:58 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Astronomy Picture of the Day Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Every day a new, stunning "image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:29:18 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> FYI - IDEA Rapid Response Network Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 12:58:05 -0700 Subject: FYI - IDEA Rapid Response Network From: Brian Jeffries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: k12.ed.special IDEA Rapid Response Network The IDEA Rapid Response Network is a nationwide group of parents of children with disabilities and advocates that can be called on to respond to proposed amendments to IDEA. They also provide education and training of parents about proposals to amend IDEA. The Network is sponsored by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF), which provides Network members with regular updates and alerts on the reauthorization process and coordinates with other organizations providing information to parents. http://www.dredf.org/rapid.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:29:55 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Broken New York From: "Paul E. Onimuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 15:42:25 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Broken New York Broken New York http://www.brokennewyork.com/ "Broken New York is a visual chronicle of entropy in action--a repository of the chipped, the cracked, the rusted-out, twisted, bent, amputated, sheared, smashed, scraped, munched, scrunched, worn, torn, frazzled, frayed, snapped- off, lopped-off, broken-off, dented, dinged, corroded, crumpled, crushed, crimped, creased and generally clapped-out. It is ultimately intended to be a neighborhood-by-neighborhood memorial to the things in this city that are so cheap in human estimation as to be barely worth fixing." Paul E. Onimuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:30:45 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] EarthMaps From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 15:59:56 -0700 Subject: [netsites] EarthMaps EarthMaps http://www.earthamaps.com/ Online street and topographic maps; maps for Palm Handhelds; paper maps and more... Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:31:17 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Popular Mechanics Covers From: "Buddy Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:29:22 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Popular Mechanics Covers List of Covers http://popularmechanics.com/albums/index.phtml Popular Mechanics Magazine fans will enjoy going back into time and seeing some of the old covers from magazines past. Buddy Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:31:56 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Ghoststudy From: "N A Daze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:13:48 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Ghoststudy Ghoststudy http://www.ghoststudy.com/ "Welcome to the largest (FREE) ghost photography site on the web! Learn how to find ghosts, photograph them, and record them! And while you're here don't forget to join our huge message forum where you can share your knowledge and make new friends. It's all here, plus the galleries." N. A. Daze [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:32:28 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Geographical Center of a US State? From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 20:21:59 -0400 Subject: Geographical Center of a US State? From: Anton Ninno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Greetings! This is for the social studies teachers, especially the geography experts... How can you find the "geographical center" of a state? How would you determine that specific location? I thought about that idea, and then spent some time this weekend finding the center of New York State. If you want to give it a try yourself, take a look at the reference sites below, and then try my two new "virtual" geocaches. A virtual geocache has no actual box to find -- it's simply a puzzle to solve. USGS -- US Elevations & Distances: Geographic Centers http://mac.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Geographic%20Centers About.com -- Geographic Centers of the Fifty States http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa120699a.htm?terms=geographic+center Center of New York State -- Episode 1 -- by Anton http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=21798 Center of New York State -- Episode 2 -- by Anton http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=21694 Geographic Center -- Bull's Eye -- by OK Doke http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=13578 Anton __________ Anton Ninno, K12 Tech Integration Trainer email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: 315-431-8407 web: http://www.ocmboces.org/ Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES 6820 Thompson Road, Syracuse, NY 13221 NYGPS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nygps/ --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:33:03 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Internet Content for the Classroom From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:36:01 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Internet Content for the Classroom MarcoPolo | Internet Content for the Classroom http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/ "The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ashlists.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:33:19 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Women Make Movies From: "Margaret Christopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 17:32:47 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Women Make Movies Women Make Movies http://wmm.com/ "Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women." Margie Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Australia at Kalgoorlie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:34:12 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Cornerstones From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:52:06 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Cornerstones Cornerstones - Building Blocks of Literacy http://pbskids.org/lions/cornerstones/ "Cornerstones: Based on Between the Lions, the award-winning PBS Kids literacy program for beginning readers, Cornerstones offers literacy units for teachers of young students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Our goals are to support reading, writing, vocabulary development, and decoding skills through the intensive study of a single story." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:34:58 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Food: How Safe? How Altered? From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:39:58 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Food: How Safe? How Altered? Food: How Safe? How Altered? http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/sights_n_sounds/media2.html National Geographic explores the state of food; how safe is it?; how to make and keep our food supply safe; effects of food engineering or genetic modification of foods. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:35:16 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Political Money Line From: "E N Compass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:54:26 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Political Money Line Political Money Line http://www.fecinfo.com/ Find out what money our politicians are getting and who is giving it to them. E.N. Compass [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:35:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Teacher Advisor- Cable in the Classroom From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 20:23:20 -0400 Subject: Teacher Advisor- Cable in the Classroom From: Jill Nyhus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cable in the Classroom Seeks Advisors We are looking for ten of the most excellent, most media and technology savvy educators in the country to work with us in an ongoing way as advisors, mentors, and project consultants. We want educators' insight about trends and issues in education and technology and ideas for using technology effectively in the classroom. We need classroom-tested wisdom and expertise so that the cable industry can develop education resources that lead to the best possible learning experiences for teachers and students. Cable in the Classroom's teacher advisors will be paid a $4,000 annual stipend. In addition, their schools will each receive $1,000 for supporting excellent teaching. For information and/or to apply, go to http://www.ciconline.org and look for link "Become a CIC Teacher Advisor". Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. J i l l N y h u s [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistant Director of Technology Cable in the Classroom 1800 N. Beauregard St. Suite 100 Alexandria, Virginia 22311 http://www.ciconline.org --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:35:55 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] WebQuest Workshop on Tapped In From: "Philip Benz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 06 May 2002 23:46:31 +0200 Subject: [WWWEDU] WebQuest Workshop on Tapped In Workshop on WebQuest Design for the Foreign Language Classroom May and June 2002 will be the occasion for a new series of online workshops on designing WebQuests for the second language classroom in TAPPED IN. We will work together to design web activities on topics chosen by the participants. The workshop will run over four Sundays in May and June: Sunday 12 and 26 May, and 2 and 9 June. An online resource site is ready for those wishing to get a head start, at: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/tice/webquest_workshop.htm Workshop Calendar: Sundays at 22h (heure francaise), 20 hours GMT, 1 PM PDT. Sunday 12 May: WebQuest Cafe - getting ready for a workshop series. Sunday 26 May: Getting on task - student objectives and outcomes. Sunday 2 June: In the process - from websites to student activities. Sunday 9 June: Drawing conclusions - using WebQuests in the classroom. References: Tapped In: http://www.tappedin.org Workshop Resource Page: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/tice/webquest_workshop.htm The WebQuest Page: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html Ellis Island WebQuest: http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/ellisislandwebquest.htm My explanation of WebQuests on "WebTeach - TICE et Pedagogie": http://www.ardecol.ac-grenoble.fr/english/tice/en-webquests.htm For more information, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:38:52 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> Lady of the Lamp From: "Rick Hallowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 06 May 2002 20:11:26 -0700 For the tenth consecutive year, a Costa's Hummingbird has nested in one of the lamps in my patio. Narration, pictures and nesting data are available at: http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~hallowel/hummers/ Sincerely, Rick Hallowell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:39:40 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> Backgrounding Pipe Bomb Scare From: "Elliott Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 7 May 2002 05:08:50 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Backgrounding Pipe Bomb Scare ==========================Forwarded Message==================== From: "Mike Reilley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The NewsLib mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [newslib] Backgrounding Pipe Bomb Scare ate: Mon, 06 May 2002 17:40:16 -0500 Hi, If any of you are backgrounding the Pipe Bombings in the Midwest, we put 5-6 helpful links up at http://www.journaliststoolbox.com. The ATF site was particularly helpful. Just FYI. Cheers, Mike Reilley ================================= Forwarded by List Owner: Elliott Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Journalism Dept. Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:40:09 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: Web Hosting for Schools From: "EDTECH Editor-Beil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 22:31:52 -0400 Subject: Re: Web Hosting for Schools From: dennis williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Free site: http://www.coolfreepages.com And use this in conjunction with some of the free services at http://www.bravenet.com/ EO & E Regards Dennis Williams Teacher, Trainer, Liaison Lecturer & Web Designer brisbane queensland australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - A.E. --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 6 May 2002 to 7 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-301) ***********************************************************************************
