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1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 Come Grow With Us - revised 2. MISC> GEN, TECH: Very Interesting Internet Article 3. MISC> [netsites] Crazy Uses for Coca-Cola 4. K12> [netsites] Teen Species 5. MISC> [netsites] Rewind the Fifties Cars 6. MISC> [netsites] Oxymoron List 7. MISC> [netsites] Dieting Reviews 8. RESOUR> [netsites] Employment Law Guide 9. MISC> [netsites] Kitchen Math 10. MISC> EASI Certification Help for Accessible Libraries 11. K12> [Innovative-Teachers] Links to Start the New School Year 12. K12> Classroom Discipline chat 13. RESOUR> Geocaching statistics online! 14. K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] FUNDING FOR EDUCATION RECESSION PROOF? Not at all.... ***************************************** 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: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:05:40 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 Come Grow With Us - revised From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:22:57 -0700 Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 Come Grow With Us Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide education community. [PERMISSION TO RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE] DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. SEND REPLIES, questions, comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **** REVISED PROJECT POSTING **** Project Information ------------------- Project Author: Linda Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: Come Grow With Us Project Begin & End Dates: 9/16/02 to 6/25/03 Project Summary: Travel through our cycle of seeds as we investigate how a seed becomes a plant. This hands-on project will introduce children to the life cycle of plants. Communicate with other classrooms to see how different climates affect plant growth. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: Information Technology, Science Technologies Used: Email Full Project Description: This project will run in the fall and again in the spring. You may participate at either time. We are interested in comparing and contrasting plant growth data with other classrooms in environments different from ours. Students will germinate seeds (lima beans, peas, and/or corn) in the classroom and observe and record the growth over an eight-week period. They will enter data on recording sheets and graph the plant's growth. Students will also keep a journal of their observations. Classes will share the data with other classes through e-mail communication and through the project website. Classes may want to create different growing environment to observe differences under varying conditions. For example, put some seeds near the window and others in a dark part of the classroom. Plant some seeds the cup, put the cup in a zip lock bag, water it once and observe the greenhouse effect. Participating classrooms may choose to have individual students grow their own plants or do their plantings as a group, but each class must have one model that will be used for data collection. Classes will photograph their plants four times during the eight-week period (every two weeks) and email these photos to their partner classroom. Growing Tips/Options: 1. Soak seeds in water overnight 2. Provide each student (or group of students) with seeds, soil and plastic cups 3. For best viewing of roots, grow some seeds in a zip lock bag and then transplant to a cup once roots are formed. Activity 1 Plant the seeds Activity 2 Observe and record information - Suggestions * Size, color and shape of leaves * Length of stem * Root observations (if you plant a seed in a zip lock bag) Activity Three Summarize your class findings and send to the project coordinator ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and your partner with the digital photos or drawings. Optional extension activities will be provided on the project website. Classes may submit these if desired. Objectives: * Students understand the life cycle of plants and the conditions needed to germinate seeds * Using the scientific method, students will predict, observe, measure and record the growth of their plants over several weeks * Students will exchange information with another class in order to compare and analyze growth under different environmental conditions * Students will learn about other communities, climates and geographies through the exchange of this information ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/08/02 to 5/01/03 Number of Classrooms: 25 Age Range: 7 to 11 years Target Audience: Anyone Project URL: http://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/GrowWithUs/home.htm Registration Instructions: Classrooms wishing to participate in this project should send an e-mail to the project coordinator, Linda Brandon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Lakeland Central School District. Please include: *Which season you wish to participate (fall or spring) * School name and URL of school website, if applicable * School address (city, state, zip and/or country name) *Teacher name and e-mail address *Grade level and age range of students *Name and e-mail address of contact person if other than teacher Registration will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning in August, 2002. Participants will be notified by e-mail of their acceptance into the project. -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Linda Brandon - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technology Training Coordinator - Lakeland Central School District Shrub Oak, New York US http://lakelandschools.org ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - K-12 Project Announcements Unsubscribe at http://www.gsh.org/lists/hilites.html =.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=. Global SchoolNet Foundation: Communicate, collaborate, & celebrate learning! Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:(760)635-0001 Fax:(760)635-0003 Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit education organization. GSN, a developer of online content since 1984, partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become responsible global citizens. For more information about the services and programs provided by Global SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:30:49 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> GEN, TECH: Very Interesting Internet Article From: "Joanne Shawhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:56:55 -0400 Subject: GEN, TECH: Very Interesting Internet Article Dear Group, The current issue of Business Week has a very interesting article on illegal activities on the Internet. It is available in both print and online forms. The Underground Web Drugs. Gambling. Terrorism. Child Pornography. How the Internet makes any illegal activity more accessible than ever http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_35/b3797001.htm Joanne -- Joanne Shawhan Library Media Specialist Cobleskill-Richmondville High School 1353 State Route 7 Richmondville NY 12149 (518)234-3565 x1151, 1152 (518) 234-9006 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crcs.k12.ny.us/lib/hs/index.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:31:08 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Crazy Uses for Coca-Cola From: "Samantha Shay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:26:58 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Crazy Uses for Coca-Cola Crazy Uses for Coca-Cola http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/cola.html "Great ways to use coke! Clean many items with 'the pause that refreshes". Make a tender pot roast, cure an upset stomach, and more. It's really hard to beleave all of the things that Coca Cola can do." ~Sam Shay [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:31:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Teen Species From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:51:47 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Teen Species Teen Species http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/teenspecies/teenspecies.html Get into the mind and world of the average teenager. Learn what makes them tick and see the world as they see it. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:31:48 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Rewind the Fifties Cars From: "Lonnie Joe Bowie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:30:28 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Rewind the Fifties Cars Rewind the Fifties Cars http://www.loti.com/ "This site is Cool for Cats, hep Chicks, Greasers, Motorheads, Beats, Cool Kittens and Sandra Dee's. Site contains over 400 Photos of Cars, Vintage Posters, Pinups, and Clipart, all about the 50's." Lonnie Joe Bowie [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:32:07 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Oxymoron List From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:31:44 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Oxymoron List Oxymoron List http://www.oxymoronlist.com/ "The largest list of oxymorons ever collected online." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:32:25 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Dieting Reviews From: "Timothy Riage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:42:17 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Dieting Reviews Dieting Reviews http://www.dietingreviews.com/ Dieting questions and answers; dieting tips; health and exercise; and more... Timothy Riage [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.triage.net/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:32:46 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Employment Law Guide From: "Pierre Borochaults" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:39:46 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Employment Law Guide Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations & Technical Assistance Services http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/handbook/main2.htm "This Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses in general industry." Pierre Borochaults [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:33:02 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Kitchen Math From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:36:36 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Kitchen Math Kitchen Math http://www.kitchenmath.com/ Do you have need to convert pints to cups; tablespoons to fluid ounces? Do you need to double or triple amounts? Here is an online kitchen calculator that will convert those kitchen units for you. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:33:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> EASI Certification Help for Accessible Libraries From: "Prof Norm Coombs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:13:07 -0700 Subject: EASI Certification Help for Accessible Libraries Earn the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology and do it all online from home: http://easi.cc/workshop.htm The ALA has made a commitment to make libraries, online and onsite, more accessible to consumers with disabilities. With the tight budgets, few libraries have staff trained to live up to this laudable commitment. EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) provides a series of online courses and also a Certificate in Accessible Information Technology. Many of us have been "print impaired" all of our lives, and we are excited that we too can be library users. We have been working for a decade to help librarians live up to this exciting challenge. Check out our online courses and the Certificate at http://easi.cc/workshop.htm Two courses begin Sept. 3 and run for a month: Barrier-free Information Technology Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology Norman Coombs, Ph.D. Cell (949) 922-5992 Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh CEO, EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) http://www.rit.edu/~easi ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:33:52 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [Innovative-Teachers] Links to Start the New School Year From: "home4teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:24:37 -0000 Subject: [Innovative-Teachers] Links to Start the New School Year Here are the latest links I have discovered http://www.makingfriends.com/pin_911.htm Make a Commerorative Pin http://neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/september11/materials/ n39.htm Make a Classroom Quilt http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/resource.html Internet Resources and News for Librarians http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/graphorg/index.html More Graphic Organizers for Teachers http://www.japanese-online.com/math/INDEX.HTM 20 Story Problems Translated from Japan's Jr. High Math Tests http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/ Find the Capital Cities of the World http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/grandmother/ Special Grandmother and Me Project Multicultural Eduation http://www.gameskidsplay.net/index.html Games Kids Play http://www.whattimeisit.com/ What Time Is It? You Can Convert Time from One Zone to Another Anywhere in the World http://www.classroomclipart.com/ Clipart for Your Classroom http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/websitings/70top.htm 70 Top Websitings http://www.enchantedlearning.com/label/geography.shtml Print Out Your Own Geography Maps http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6231.html?w tlAC=gs070202,email-t Great Lesson Planning and Learning Aids for the Start of the New School Year http://www.primarygames.com/ Primary Games http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/ Write Like An Egyptian Have a great school year everyone! Ana To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:54:12 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Classroom Discipline chat From: "Kathleen Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:37:47 -0400 On the last Wednesday of each month beginning at 8pmE, classroom discipline expert and author Dr. Marv Marshall consults with educators for an hour in the Teachers.Net Meeting Room http://teachers.net/meetings . Stop by and benefit from Dr. Marshall's guidance! -- Kathleen Carpenter http://teachers.net/gazette Your state's forum: http://teachers.net/states Click to send feedback: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:28:16 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> Geocaching statistics online! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:21:27 -0400 Got GPS? There are now have online statistics for geocachers! You can sort by states, cities, player's names, etc. Sort by US State http://www.insidecorner.com/geocaching/stats/states.cgi?state=Ohio Sort by Major Cities http://www.insidecorner.com/geocaching/stats/cities.cgi And here are a set of clickable geoaching maps: world, countries, states & cities Buxley's Geocaching Waypoints -- NYS http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/new_york.shtml Anton __________ Anton Ninno, K12 Tech Integration Trainer Voice: 315-431-8407 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.ocmboces.org/ Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES 6820 Thompson Road, Syracuse, NY 13221 NYGPS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nygps/ RIC http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=RIC 43N, 76W http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?lat=43&lon=-76&visit=3 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:11:09 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] FUNDING FOR EDUCATION RECESSION PROOF? Not at all.... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:02:52 EDT Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] FUNDING FOR EDUCATION RECESSION PROOF? Not at all.... MAKE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION RECESSION PROOF The hard truth is that tens of thousands of children will be left behind when the new school year starts in September unless our federal and state leaders act now, put students first, and commit to making education funding recession-proof. So far, they are not doing enough. After nearly a decade of double-digit increases in federal support for education, the White House budget for 2002 recommends just a 3 percent jump -- a figure that barely exceeds current inflation projections. And some governors in both parties are proposing across-the-board budget cuts that threaten the progress many states have made toward raising achievement for every student. The gap between platitudes and performance is clearly growing, but a recent poll released by Public Education Network and Education Week shows that voters remain focused on education issues and are beginning to demand the same level of accountability from their elected officials that they have come to expect from their local schools. Indeed, the poll suggests that self-anointed education candidates who play hooky on school funding this year may find themselves put to the test this November. http://www.thehill.com/072402/op_ed_hunt.shtm Bonnie Bracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 27 Aug 2002 to 28 Aug 2002 - Special issue (#2002-535) *************************************************************************************
