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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> Concept to Classroom -- Network Nuggets
2. MISC> [netsites] Optical Ilusions
3. MISC> [netsites] Fever Blisters and Canker Sores
4. MISC> [netsites] Dragon Search
5. MISC> [netsites] GovBenefits
6. UPDATED> New for June on the Univ of Chicago Press website
7. K12> Proceedings from White House Conference on School Libraries
8. K12> Opening Remarks by Mrs. Bush at White House Conference on School
Libraries
9. K12> Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School
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10. RESOUR> Free Microsoft FrontPage Technical Support
11. UPDATED> Internet Resources Newsletter: June Issue
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:25:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Concept to Classroom -- Network Nuggets
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 11:23:56 -0700
Subject: Concept to Classroom -- Network Nuggets
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "nuggets ola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*** [[[ CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM ]]] ***
http://thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
Do phrases like "Constructivist Classroom" and
"Inquiry-based Learning" have you puzzled, or perhaps
even challenged and wanting to know more?
This award-winning site is a collaboration between
Thirteen Ed Online and Disney Learning Partnership.
They present eleven online workshops for teachers
that explore some of the current educational concepts
and how teachers are implementing these ideas in their
classrooms. Topics include Tapping into Multiple
Intelligences, Co-operative and Collaborative
Learning, and WebQuests.
Each workshop is broken into a series of easy-to-digest
chunks, complete with interactivity, buzzwords (glossary
terms), and video clips. In the "Tapping Into Multiple
Intelligences" workshop, I enjoyed doing the interactive
Multiple Intelligences Snowflake activity to find out how
I fit into Howard Gardner's learning theory.
The site also collates resources for each workshop,
breaking them into categories: Books, Articles, Web
Sites, Videos, and Materials. There is also a Discussion
Board, which you can read, but in order to post, you
must register.
Thanks to Bobbie Rollins for contributing this nugget.
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Here's a Pro-d opportunity for British Columbia teachers:
You can attend our Summer Institute on July 2 and 3, 2002
in Langley. Teachers can choose from 6 workshops covering
four broad themes: Multimedia-Digital Imaging, WebCT,
Web Design and Mathematics. For more information, see the
Summer Institute Website:
http://www.openschool.bc.ca/summer/
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:25:42 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Optical Ilusions
From: The Listateer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] Optical Ilusions
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:54:53 -0700
Optical Illusions
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Orchard/2704/optical.html
You won't be disillusioned with these Optical Illusions.
The Listateer
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:26:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Fever Blisters and Canker Sores
From: "Dr. Y U Morostay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] Fever Blisters and Canker Sores
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:58:52 -0700
Fever Blisters and Canker Sores
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/fever-blister/fever-canker.html
Note: The above URL is actually one continuous line and should be
entered into your browser's address box as one line.
"Fever blisters and canker sores are two of the most common disorders
of the mouth, causing discomfort and annoyance to millions of Americans."
Learn of their causes; treatments; research and more...
Dr. Yennea U. Morostay
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http://morostay.dermdex.net/
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:26:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Dragon Search
From: Tshi Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] Dragon Search
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:03:31 -0700
Dragon Search
http://www.dragon-search.com/
A directory for the Mystic East.
Tshi Ho
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:27:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] GovBenefits
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] GovBenefits
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:06:13 -0700
GovBenefits
http://www.govbenefits.gov/
Find out if there is a Government Benefits program to help you.
"Whether it's a direct payment, a loan, insurance, training, or other services
- there may be government benefit programs available to help you."
Alan
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:27:44 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> New for June on the Univ of Chicago Press website
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 19:26:58 -0500
From: Dean Blobaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Here's some new reading on the University of Chicago Press website:
A CLERK OF THE COURT:
A High Court Justice. A sycophant clerk. Racism. Political intrigue. No,
it's not a Scott Turow novel, but something much rarer: the only memoir of
a Supreme Court clerk ever published. _The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox:
A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in FDR's Washington_ is a
personal account of the year FDR tried to pack the Court. It's "a
fascinating achievement," said David A. Price in the Wall Street Journal.
Read excerpts: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/448622.html
THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUNCTUATION:
It was difficult to pick one essay from Paul Robinson's witty and erudite
collection _Opera, Sex and Other Vital
Matters_. Fidelio? Wagner? Freud? Sexual preference? But being
publishers, and moreover the publishers of the _Chicago Manual of Style_,
we thought "The Philosophy of Punctuation" seemed about right:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html
POSTMORTEM TOBACCO:
The settlement of the lawsuit against tobacco firms didn't penalize those
firms, it penalized the so-called victims--smokers. So argues W. Kip
Viscusi in a web essay "Smoked Out," based on his new book _Smoke-Filled
Rooms: A Postmortem on the Tobacco Deal_.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/857476.html
June of course is gay pride month and we've recently published a bunch of
books we are proud of:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Subjects/virtual_gay.html
Read on.
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Dean Blobaum
The University of Chicago Press
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637-2954
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:28:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Proceedings from White House Conference on School Libraries
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:55:55 -0400
From: gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Proceedings from White House Conference on School Libraries
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello from D.C.
The proceedings from the White House Conference on School Libraries (6/4/02)
are now available online. You can access them at:
http://www.imls.gov/pubs/whitehouse0602/whitehouse.htm
Contents
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Remarks by First Lady Laura Bush
White House Conference on School Libraries: Keynote Address - Dr. Vartan
Gregorian, Carnegie Corporation
The Role of Foundations and Philanthropy in Supporting School Libraries - M.
Christine DeVita, President, Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds
Reflections of an Empowered Library - Faye Pharr, Lakeside Academy of Math,
Science, and Technology, Chattanooga, TN
What's It Take?- Gary Hartzell, Professor, Educational Administration and
Supervision, University of Nebraska, Omaha
What Research Tells Us About the Importance of School Libraries, Keith Curry
Lance, Ph.D., Director, Library Research Service, Colorado State Library
The Role of School Libraries in Elementary and Secondary Eduation - Dr. Susan
Neuman, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, United
States Department of Education
Building Student Learning through School Libraries - Dr. Kathleen D. Smith,
Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, CO
History of Medford School District Library Media Centers- Dr. Steve Wisely,
Superintendent, Medford School District, Medford, OR
cheers,
gary
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Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk
http://resourceshelf.freepint.com
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:28:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Opening Remarks by Mrs. Bush at White House Conference on School
Libraries
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:57:45 -0400
From: Peter Milbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Opening Remarks by Mrs. Bush at White House Conference on School
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Opening Remarks by Mrs. Bush at White House Conference on School Libraries
As delivered.
Welcome to the White House Conference on School Libraries. One of Americas
greatest advocates for reading and books is here with me today my
mother-in-law, Barbara Bush.
Several distinguished members from Congress are here
Senator Ted Kennedy;
Senator Arlen Specter;
Congressman Ralph Regula; and
Senator Jack Reed.
Welcome.
When I was a child, one of my most prized possessions was my library card
from the Midland Public Library. I am fortunate that my mother took me to
get my library card at an early age. In fact, that was the first card I
carried in my wallet, and I used it throughout my childhood to borrow
books from what seemed to me to be a vast and inexhaustible collection.
That card was my passport to visit a little house on the prairie, sail
across the ocean on a whaling ship, or travel back in time. These
childhood adventures are not mine alone, they belong to any child who has
the chance to browse a librarys bookshelves.
Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the
answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a
library, the doors to learning are always open.
In his essay titled, "In Defense of the Book," William H. Gass writes:
"The library is meant to satisfy the curiosity of the curious provide a
place for the lonely where they may enjoy the companionship and warmth of
the word. (The library) supplies handbooks for the handy, novels for
insomniacs, scholarship for the scholarly, and makes available works of
literature to those people they will eventually haunt so successfully."
Todays discussion is all about librarie, sschool libraries, community
libraries places that are designed to enrich lives and learning.
I want to welcome our guest speakers today
Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Chris DeVita, president of Wallace-Readers Digest Funds;
Dr. Susan Neuman, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary
education at the U.S. Department of Education;
Dr. Keith Curry Lance, director of the Library Research Service and one of
the respected authors of the Colorado studies on libraries.
Dr. Gary Hartzell, professor of educational administration at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha;
Dr. Steven R. Wisely who has served as superintendent of Medford School
District in Medford, Oregon, for 17 years;
Dr. Kathleen D. Smith, principal of Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood
Village, Colorado; and
Faye Kimsey-Pharr, principal of Lakeside Academy of Math, Science, and
Technology in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dr. Robert Martin, the director of the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, or IMLS, has very kindly agreed to serve as our moderator.
The IMLS is an independent federal agency that supports all types of
museums and libraries, including public, academic, school, research and
archives. IMLS grants help museums and libraries expand their collections
and services, so millions of Americans can enjoy their exhibits and
resources.
Dr. Martin is an eloquent speaker when it comes to the topic of libraries.
At a House Subcommittee hearing on education, he said, Americas libraries
are the fruits of a great democracy. They exist because we believe that
memory and truth are important They exist because we believe that
information and knowledge are not the exclusive domain of a certain type
or class of person but rather the province of all who seek to learn. A
democratic society holds these institutions in high regard.
Ladies and gentlemen, Dr. Robert Martin.
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:29:30 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on
School Libraries )
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:58:20 -0400
From: Peter Milbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on
School Libraries
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Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School Libraries
As delivered.
Thank you, Chris DeVita. I also want to thank all of our speakers and
presenters. You were just great. Thank you for informing us, inspiring us,
and entertaining us.
A love of books of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its
pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love
of learning. And every child in America should have access to a
well-stocked school or community library.
Community and school library budgets, which are limited to begin with, are
being stretched to their limits to accommodate printed material,
electronic material, and computer equipment. Librarians must struggle to
balance the budget and the needs of their communities.
I am excited to announce that the Laura Bush Foundation for Americas
Libraries, which is a part of the Community Foundation for the National
Capital Region, will help bring books to inner-city, rural school and
community libraries.
Bill Marriott will serve as chairman of the Foundations leadership council
and John Bryan will serve as vice-chairman.
Pam Willeford has agreed to serve as executive director and chairwoman of
the advisory committee. The committee will develop the guidelines for
grant applications.
The foundation is off to a great start. So far gifts have topped $5
million dollars. That says a lot about our commitment to libraries and the
children they serve.
Several donors have made substantial contributions toward endowing the
foundation, including Dorothy Yao, Bill Marriott and Ruth Altschuler.
And very generous gifts have been made by Barbara Bush, Mr. And Mrs.
Marshall B. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Stapleton, Mr. Joseph C. Canizaro
and Dr. Dennis S. OLeary. Thank you all.
Your support means that school libraries can extend their collections,
from fact and fiction to periodicals and prize-winning books. It means
that a teacher can use books from a selection of multi-lingual literature.
It means that a child can pick up a book -- and visit places and learn
about people he might not have known existed.
What a pleasure it has been the fulfillment of a dream, in fact to meet
with you today and to announce the leadership and first major gifts for
the Laura Bush Foundation for Americas Libraries. An investment in
libraries is an investment in our childrens future.
Thank you for coming.
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:33:43 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> Free Microsoft FrontPage Technical Support
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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 08:57:42 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> Internet Resources Newsletter: June Issue
From: "Roddy MacLeod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:32:28 +0100
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Internet Resources Newsletter
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