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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> UNI Online Workshop - Bullying in Schools begins Sept. 23
2. K12> Brickles3000 v2.01 Carbonized [Macintosh OS9/OSX]
3. UPDATED> TNC Times -- Volume 3, Issue 2
4. K12> A Dose of Inspiration
5. RESOUR> [DIGITALDIVIDE] *NEW* CTCNet Report on CTCs
6. K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] OPG: School Communities Give Internet Filtering Law
Failing Grade
7. K12> Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Technology Grants
8. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] UNESCO/IFIP Declaration on Youth in Information
Society
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:09:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> UNI Online Workshop - Bullying in Schools begins Sept. 23
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 14:49:49 -0500
From: Joan Vandervelde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
University of Northern Iowa Online Workshop Begins Sept. 23
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/safeschool/
Designed for guidance counselors, prevention and
intervention coordinators, safe school coordinators,
drug/violence prevention counselors, building principals,
classroom teachers and members of at-risk teams.
Think bullying doesn't happen in your school?
FACT: Bullying is one of the most underreported, yet serious
problems related to school safety today.
FACT: 160,000 students miss school everyday because they are
in fear of being bullied.
FACT: Teasing and bullying are ranked by students ages 8-15
as greater problems than racism, AIDS, or alcohol.
(Statistics Resource: Kaiser Family Foundation Study - 2001)
Workshop activities include:
* Completing a school safety checklist
* Reviewing best practices and programs that promote school
safety and reduce bullying
* Discussing ways for teachers, parents and community to
work together on this issue
* Designing effective learning activities that integrate
school safety issues with existing curriculum
Conducted TOTALLY online with no face-to-face class
sessions, this workshop allows educators to earn
professional development credits and participate from a home
or school computer at times that work best with busy
teaching schedules and family responsibilities.
FAQS: http://www.uni.edu/profdev/safeschool/faq.html
SYLLABUS:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/safeschool/syllabus.html
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REGISTER SOON
Online registration is available at:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/register/
Limited to 20 participants per section on a first come,
first serve basis. Select university billing, credit card,
or school invoice for tuition payment. No payment is due
until the class begins. University bills will be mailed in
mid-October and mid-November.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION…
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Joan Vandervelde
Director, Online Professional Development
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0613
Phone: (319) 273-2202
Fax: (319) 273-7298
Home Page: http://www.uni.edu/profdev/
Catalog of Online Classes:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/catalog.html
What's New? http://www.uni.edu/profdev/news.html
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:09:36 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Brickles3000 v2.01 Carbonized [Macintosh OS9/OSX]
From: "Ken Winograd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:38:45 -0400
A Carbonized Brickles3000 v2.01 Release!
Merrimack, New Hampshire, September 16, 2002: Ken Winograd and Space-Time
Associates announced today the release of version 2.01 of an exciting
Macintosh game called Brickles3000.
Brickles3000 is an all-new game based on the 'ball and paddle' game called
Brickles, which was first offered in 1985, shortly after the introduction
of the first Macintosh.
Brickles3000 is not your typical 'ball and paddle' game. Brickles3000
features adjustable colors and patterns, adjustable ball and paddle sizes,
adjustable speed and window sizes. Even the number of paddles in the game
can be changed. Brickles3000 is suitable for everyone from the very
youngest children learning to use a mouse, to fast-paced arcade fans.
The new Brickles3000, aside from being optimized for the PowerPC, also
features much smoother animation than in days past. A new toolbar allows
for rapid personalized game customizations, making it a snap to adjust
speed, ball and paddle sizes, game colors and window sizes and shapes.
Brickles3000 v2.01 fixes many display glitches when used with early
versions of OSX.
Brickles3000 requires a PPC Macintosh with a screen resolution of 800x600
(or more), and OS 9 (with CarbonLib 1.6 or greater) or OS X.
Brickles3000 is available now for a free trial. For more information, to
download or securely register the program, please visit the Brickles3000
web page at:
<URL:http://www.winograd.com>
Quick Links:
Info: http://www.winograd.com
Download: http://www.winograd.com/Brickles3000.sit.hqx
Keywords: Brickles, Brickles3000, Macintosh, Games, Arcade, Hand/Eye
Coordination, Teachers, Parents, K12, K-12
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| Mac: American Hangman ~ Brickles3000 ~ Hang3000 |
| Windows: Hang3001 ~ Presidents3001 ~ States3001 |
| Windows: Women of the World (Hang3001 for Women) |
| Smart Fun for Mac & Windows ~ http://www.winograd.com |
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:10:12 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> TNC Times -- Volume 3, Issue 2
From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:38:06 -0400
Subject: TNC Times -- Volume 3, Issue 2
From: John Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
TNC Times
Volume 3, Issue 2
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All of the following features appear on the homepage --
http://www.newcurriculum.com (unless otherwise marked)
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THE EDITOR'S COLUMN:
"Building on a Foundation of Relevance: The Road Ahead in Technology
Professional Development" by John Raymond
"How is the years' agenda for technology workshops determined at your school
or local teacher training center? It's common on the one hand for technology
staff to offer sessions on software or hardware that they understand and
believe teachers will want to use. It's common on the other for a center
administrator to invite interested parties to propose workshops they believe
will attract attendees. As sound as these approaches may be there is one key
shortcoming in both: workshops based on what teachers may want to know or on
the newest thing don't necessarily connect directly with what teachers teach
or with how they teach. What may seem germane or interesting to a technology
coordinator will not necessarily appeal - or be deeply relevant - to the
target audience. Most workshops will get a few attendees, at least those who
want the donuts or the continuing education credits. But is an this adequate
response for an initiative - building next-generation teaching skills - that
ought to gain nearly universal participation?..."
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TNC INTERVIEWS:
Those of you interested in the drama of Maine's statewide laptop initiative
will want to read this week's interview with the state's Education
Commissioner, J. Duke Albanese...
http://www.newcurriculum.com/2002/int9-16.htm
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TNC POLL:
"Handhelds in K-12 Education"
"How do you view the potential of handheld computers in K-12 education?"
Please add your response on the homepage: http://www.newcurriculum.com
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BEST OF THE WEB:
"Poetry Resources"
Build your students' appreciation for the playfulness of language at the
BBC's "Poems to Make, Watch and Hear". Resources range from engaging
make-you-own-poem templates to beautifully animated poems to audio
recordings of poets like W.H. Auden reading their own work.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/index.shtml
iBiblio at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosts the
Internet Poetry Archive, a small collection that includes poems by notable
contemporary authors as well as audio clips of them reading these poems.
http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/
Poetry.org has information about poetry contests, calendars of poetry
readings and a larger audio archive than either of the other two sites. The
"Listening Booth", including authors such as Randall Jarrell, Robert Penn
Warren and W.B. Yeats, is definitely worth a visit.
http://www.poets.org/
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TNC EDUCATORS' FORUM:
Try out our user-friendly discussion board, designed to facilitate
discussions on issues in educational technology that we all care about.
Here's the URL ( http://www.newcurriculum.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl ), or
visit the homepage and click the "TNC Forum" link in the left hand column.
Hope to see you there.
_____________________________
John Raymond
Editor, http://www.newcurriculum.com
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:52:03 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> A Dose of Inspiration
From: "Kathleen Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:09:24 -0400
Here's something to inspire you today:
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons
and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest
critics; to appreciate beauty; to give of one's self, to leave the world
a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed
social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and
exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have
lived -- that is to have succeeded. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
More inspiration: http://teachers.net/gazette/SEP02/seeds.html
--
Kathleen Carpenter - Editor
http://teachers.net/gazette
Your state's forum: http://teachers.net/states
Click to send feedback: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:52:51 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [DIGITALDIVIDE] *NEW* CTCNet Report on CTCs
From: "Karen Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:55:28 -0400
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] *NEW* CTCNet Report on CTCs
Dear Friends,
We are very excited to announce the completion of a new report
documenting the work of CTCs as Nonprofit Technical Assistance
Providers.
With support from the Surdna Foundation, and written by Beth
Kanter of Summit Collaborative, "Community Technology Centers as
Technology Assistance Providers to Nonprofit & Community Based
Organizations" documents the emerging practices, opportunities
and challenges facing CTCs as related to delivering technology
assistance to community-based nonprofit organizations.
Please take a moment to visit:
http://www.ctcnet.org/ctctechprovreport.html (which you can also
see under Projects on our homepage, www.ctcnet.org) and to review
a copy of this report on this emerging trend for CTCs.
We would love to hear your feedback.
Sincerely,
Karen Chandler
PS Thanks to our Americorps*VISTA member Dan Schackman for
webifying the report!
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Karen H. Chandler
Executive Director
617-354-0825 ext. 10
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:53:54 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] OPG: School Communities Give Internet Filtering
Law Failing Grade
From: "Will Doherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 01:30:21 -0700
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] OPG: School Communities Give Internet Filtering Law Failing
Grade, Research Reports Thousands of Sites Incorrectly Blocked
Online Policy Group Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 16, 2002
Contact:
Will Doherty
Executive Director
Online Policy Group
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+1 415 436-9333 x111 (office), +1 415 794-6064 (cell)
School Communities Give Internet Filtering Law Failing Grade
Research Reports Thousands of Sites Incorrectly Blocked
San Francisco - School administrators, along with students,
teachers, parents, and school librarians, in San Francisco,
New York, and Boston will speak out on September 18 against
federal mandates for Internet blocking or filtering software
in public schools.
The Online Policy Group (OPG), Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), and Youth
Free Expression Network (YFEN), a project of the Free
Expression Policy Project (FEPP), are sponsoring the press
conferences along with local school community members.
School communities nationwide are urging repeal of the
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) which requires
public schools and libraries receiving certain federal
funds or discounts to install a "technology protection
measure" to block Internet access to materials that are
"harmful to minors."
A federal district court has already struck down a similar
portion of the CIPA law that required libraries to install
filters because the court found that filtering products
unsuccessfully blocked access to materials that are harmful
to minors while abridging the free speech of library
patrons by overblocking constitutionally protected
materials. The government has appealed the library
decision to the Supreme Court. The schools portion of
the CIPA law remains in force.
OPG and EFF will announce results of a study demonstrating
thousands of sites inappropriately blocked by two of the
most widely used Internet filters based on topic searches
of state-mandated school curriculums from three states.
ACLU and EFF will unveil action alerts directed at
Congressional repeal of CIPA and at local school boards
administering Internet blocking in schools.
Press conferences will take place at the following times and
locations:
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Boston area--
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST on September 18, 2002
Location: Bartos Auditorium, MIT Media Lab, 20 Ames Street,
Cambridge, MA 02139
Organizer: Dr. Rob Reilly
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: +1 617 253-0369 (office) or +1 413 329-1878 (cell)
Speakers (not final):
* Dr. Rob Reilly, Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab
* Ms. Jeanne Schultz, President, Massachusetts Elementary
School Principal's Association
* Ms. Nancy Murray, Director, Bill of Rights Education
Project, ACLU of Massachusetts
* Mr. Seth Finkelstein, Consultant (EFF Pioneer Award winner)
* Ms. Kathy Massimiano, Computer Education Teacher, Richmond
(Mass.) Public School System
Directions to Press Conference:
via the 'T': take Red line to MIT/Kendall station, which is
Main Street; walk north on Main Street (away from Boston);
at the first corner (at the traffic light) is Ames Street is
on the left; the MIT Media Lab is on the left (it's a bright
white building); enter the building and go downstairs to
Bartos Auditorium.
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New York--
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST on September 18, 2002
Location: Harlem Live, 301 W. 125th Street, Third Floor, New
York, NY
Organizer: Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: +1 212 807-6222 x17 (office), +1 650 784-5389 (cell),
+1 212 222-4681 (Harlem Live during the conference only)
Speakers (not final):
* Danya Steele, Editor, Harlem Live
* Eve Bertin, Editor, Laguardia High School student newspaper
* Ann Beeson, Litigation Director, ACLU's Technology and
Liberty Program
* Marjorie Heins, Director, Free Expression Policy Project
* Statements from two high school teachers
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San Francisco--
Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM PST on September 18, 2002
Location: Mission High School, 3750 18th St. (sidewalk in
front of building, between Church St. and Dolores St.), San
Francisco, CA
Organizer: Will Doherty
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: +1 415 436-9333 x111 (office) or +1 415 794-6064
(cell)
Speakers (not final, affiliations may be for id purposes
only):
* Parent and school librarian
* Technology teacher
* Private school teacher
* Students and possibly parents from local schools
* Ann Brick, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California
* Will Doherty, Executive Director, Online Policy Group,
and Media Relations Director, Electronic Frontier
Foundation
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Press packets with a variety of informational materials will
be available at the press conferences. A more comprehensive
media release will be published early on the day of the
press conferences.
For this advisory:
http://www.onlinepolicy.org/media/schoolsfailcipa020916.shtml
About OPG:
The Online Policy Group (OPG) is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to online policy research, outreach, and action on
issues such as access, privacy, and digital defamation. The
organization fulfills its motto of "one Internet with equal
access to all" through projects such as donation-based email
list hosting, website hosting, domain registrations, and
colocation services. OPG focuses on Internet participants'
civil liberties and human rights, like access, privacy,
safety, and serving schools, libraries, disabled, elderly,
youth, women, and sexual, gender, and ethnic minorities.
Find out more at http://www.onlinepolicy.org
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:54:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Technology Grants
From: "LORRAINE TREADWELL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 08:27:52 +0000
Subject: Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Technology Grants
Dear Donna,
Try this website. It's a 10 page listing of Technology Grants.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2comptec.htm
Hope this helps,
Lorraine Treadwell
Harlem Media Center
New York City
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:55:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] UNESCO/IFIP Declaration on Youth in Information
Society
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:05:06 EDT
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] UNESCO/IFIP Declaration on Youth in Information Society
UNESCO/IFIP Declaration on Youth in Information Society
"Young people are at the forefront of technological innovation and
development" declared the participants of the IFIP World Computer
Congress (Montreal, Canada, 25-30 August 2002). It is important to
"ensure digital inclusion of youth in the field of education, sciences,
culture and communication" states the Declaration, a contribution to the
World Summit on the Information Society.
The "UNESCO/IFIP World Computer Congress 2002 Youth Declaration",
highlights the importance for governments to include in national ICT
policies the development of ICT skills for young people. The
Declaration also states that global access to information and knowledge
sources of young people is a prerequisite for competent social choice,
behaviour and participation and for disseminating information about
issues having a practical impact on the every day life of young people.
Other elements of the Youth Declaration concern access to education and
the training of young people in ICT skills; improved network access at
affordable cost and the design of funding schemes and programmes such as
fellowships, competitions and contests, that could help improving the
access of young people to ICTs especially in the developing countries.
The Declaration also calls for the using ICTs to enable disabled and
handicapped youth to participate more actively in society.
The 17th World Computer Congress entitled "Information technology for
our times. Ideas, research and application in an inclusive world" was
held in Montreal, Canada from 25 to 30 August 2002. The UNESCO sponsored
event concentrates on computer security and on youth and ICTs.
The Congress, a joint initiative of the International Federation for
Information Processing (IFIP), the Canadian Information Processing
Society (CIPS) and the Fédération de l'informatique du Québec (FIQ)
provided an opportunity for researchers, professionals and information
technology experts, educators and policy makers to share present and
planned action and to discuss the state of the art in information
technology.
Related Links
Full text of Final Declaration ( Word)
17th World Computer Congress http://www.wcc2002.org/
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
http://www.ifip.or.at/
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) http://www.cips.ca/
Fédération de l'informatique du Québec (FIQ) http://www.fiq.qc.ca/
Contact
Boyan Radoykov, UNESCO, Information Society Division
Bonnie Bracey
Agora Technology Coordinator
ECTC
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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