There are 14 messages totalling 621 lines in this issue. Topics in this special issue:
1. MISC> Feds tout e-learning site for government workers 2. K12> MAPS 3. K12> WEB: Online Literary Quizzes 4. K12> TECH: Middle School Exercises for Microsoft Office 5. K12> LANGUAGE: Request for Quotes for the Classroom 6. MISC> [netsites] Treehouse Links 7. MISC> [netsites] MacIntosh Users Group 8. RESOUR> [netsites] Family Travel 9. MISC> [netsites] Tin Lizzie Auto Museum 10. MISC> [netsites] Protect Your Fertility 11. K12> Resource: Geography Links 12. K12> Classroom Clipart - New Images Added 13. RESOUR> [netsites] Presidential Decision Directives 14. K12> PROJECTS: The Creative Connections Project ***************************************** 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, 24 Jul 2002 08:06:13 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> Feds tout e-learning site for government workers From: John Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 1:38 AM To: Net-Happenings Subject: Feds tout e-learning site for government workers The Net Feds tout e-learning site for government workers By PATRICK THIBODEAU JULY 23, 2002 WASHINGTON -- The federal government is turning to the Web to help train its 1.9 million employees, a move officials believe will save money and improve productivity and the attractiveness of government services. "This is modern training," Mark Forman, who heads IT planning at the White House Office of Management and Budget, said at a news conference today. "This is as good as any world-class company, perhaps better than most." Winning this praise is a new Web-based training site that uses 3-D graphics to direct employees to a preliminary list of 30 online courses, covering such topics as computers, management, customer service and ethics. Many more courses will be added in the months ahead. The online educational effort is part of a broader e-government initiative to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of government, largely through economies of scale. Training today is typically handled by individual agencies. more... http://www.netn.org/net29.htm Also in this issue: Feds tout e-learning site for government workers Q&A: Homeland security CIO Steven Cooper UK government backs open source Virus Dials 911 New Zimbabwe Internet censorship case New initiative to protect anonymous speech online US bill would allow Hollywood computer attacks Banish Your Unbidden Spyware Young children find pornography on the Net Who will keep the Internet Running? Beyond the Google Toolbar A Conversation With The Inventor Of Email Free e-mail and The On-line Learning Series of Courses http://www.netn.org P E A C E ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:31:47 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> MAPS From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sybil Finemel Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GEN:MAPS Here is a useful site for teachers where you can print out blank maps. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/label/geography.shtml Sybil Finemel Library Director Los Angeles CA LII Indexer, http://lii.org/ KidsConnect Volunteer Virtual Reference Desk Volunteer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'No entertainment is so cheap as reading;nor any pleasure so lasting' -Lady Mary Wortley Montagu =20 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= 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, 24 Jul 2002 10:33:08 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> WEB: Online Literary Quizzes From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WEB: Online Literary Quizzes Connie, This website, which is probably used by your husband's students, has quizzes for many literary works: http://www.gradesaver.com/ Virginia Petitt Phoenix High School Phoenix, Oregon [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:33:38 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> TECH: Middle School Exercises for Microsoft Office From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TECH: Middle School Exercises for Microsoft Office The message below continues a discussion thread that began last September. Sincerely, Paul Heller List Moderator Classroom Connect www.classroom.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************* I'm happy to inform you that my Microsoft Access Fantasy League workbook is now available for shipment. Check out my website at www.jumprightinto.com. My new email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shami Reinman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Lab Director Ilan High School ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:34:10 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> LANGUAGE: Request for Quotes for the Classroom From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: LANGUAGE: Request for Quotes for the Classroom A few weeks ago, someone requested sites for finding quotations that could be used in the classroom. I receive an e-mail resource from ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) called "SmartBrief" that has great links of interest to all educators including an interesting quote at the end of each post. I believe that you can subscribe (free) to this resource at <www.smartbrief.com/ascd/> if you'd like to check it out. I have found it a valuable resource. Betty Smith Assistant Principal Ruth Hill Elementary School Newnan, GA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:36:16 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Treehouse Links From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Treehouse Links Treehouse Links http://www.btinternet.com/~fulton/th-links.htm Links and resources for finding treehouse plans and designs; resorts that feature treehouses; guides; companies that build treehouses; books and articles; and more... Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:36:38 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] MacIntosh Users Group From: Klaar Von Alle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] MacIntosh Users Group MacIntosh Users Group http://www.macusers.org/ "Macintosh Users Group is a discussion and support forum about Macintosh computers." Klaar Von Alle [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:37:02 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Family Travel From: Forrest Trease [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Family Travel Family Travel http://www.familytravelguides.com/ "Family Travel Guides - searchable database of affordable family vacations, lodging, theme parks, resorts, and more...plus vacation tips and ideas for families traveling with kids and babies." Forrest Trease [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:37:29 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Tin Lizzie Auto Museum From: Baskin O. Tenninger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Tin Lizzie Auto Museum Tin Lizzie Auto Museum http://www.tinlizzie.net/ "The Tin Lizzie Auto Museum is a 42,000 sq. ft. indoor Vintage automobile museum, with shops, cafe, doll museum, and scale model railway." B A S K I N [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:37:44 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Protect Your Fertility From: Dr. Y U Morostay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Protect Your Fertility Protect Your Fertility http://www.protectyourfertility.org/ "Infertility is a disease that affects the reproductive organs of both men and women, impairing one of the body's most basic functions: the ability to have children. However, just like lung cancer and HIV/AIDS, infertility can often be prevented. Decisions and choices that you make in your teens and twenties can affect your fertility for years to come." Dr. Yennea U. Morostay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://morostay.dermdex.net/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:28:05 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Resource: Geography Links Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 11:01 AM Subject: Resource: Geography Links From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve) Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc These are all links which have to do with Geography, Sates and Regions. Great if you are doing unit studies! Enjoy! http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_us.htm http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blstateunit.htm http://edu4kids.com/states/ http://members.singlepoint.net/sbryce/us_geo/ http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/US.html Steve ---- You don't have to change the world to change the world. moc = com in my e-mail address I don't post ads, just resources I'd think you'd like. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:31:58 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Classroom Clipart - New Images Added From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 11:18 AM http://classroomclipart.com New Images Added!! Classroom Clipart, a K-12 educational picture database, has now over 22,000 images, photographs, illustrations, and clipart in 550 categories. New Clipart Images: Computer and Electronics Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/C omputer Medical and Health Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/M edical Sports Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/S ports Toys Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/T oys New Photographs: Flowers: http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Plants/Fl owers Alaska http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Countries /United_States/Alaska Updated Illustrations: http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/A natomy New Illustrations: Science: http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/N atural_History History: Industrial Revolution: http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/I ndustrial_Revolution Ancient Greece: http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/A ncient_Civilizations/Ancient_Greece Ancient Egypt http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/A ncient_Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt Babylonia http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/A ncient_Civilizations/Babylonians Pompeii http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/A ncient_Civilizations/Pompeii New Multimedia Series 4,000 Clipart Images CD http://classroomclipart.com/multimedia.htm Lesson Plans: http://lessonplancentral.com CyberSleuthKids - Great Links for Kids http://cybersleuth-kids.com Sign Up for our Free Newsletter: http://classroomclipart.com/mail.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:32:51 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Presidential Decision Directives From: David P. Dillard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:45 AM To: Netsites Discussion Group Subject: [netsites] Presidential Decision Directives GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL: DOCUMENTS : GOVERNMENT: UNITED STATES: PRESIDENTS: Presidential Decision Directives With intensified concerns about terrorism and the changes in government such as the creation of a Homeland Security Department, a national security genre of Presidential Document is becoming increasingly important. These are the Presidential Directives and below are some resources that help make them findable from the Truman Administration up to the present time. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES President of the United States <http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedprs.html> At this site use edit/search on your command line at the top of your screen and search on decision to find the spot on this page quickly that covers this type of publication. Presidential Directives and Executive Orders <http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/direct.htm> Excerpt from this Page: "The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum for Presidential consideration of foreign policy issues and national security matters. Persuant to policy review directives, the NSC gathers facts and views of appropriate Government agencies, conducts analyses, determines alternatives, and presents to the President policy choices for decision. The President's decisions are announced by decision directives. Sources and Methods History of the National Security Council 1947-1997 State Department Historian - August 1997 Presidential Directives on National Security from Truman to Clinton from the National Security Archive Foreign Relations of the United States Volumes Online" Presidential Directives and Where to Find Them <http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/directives.html> Excerpt from this page: "Presidential directives are signed or authorized by the President. They are issued by the National Security Council. Many recent ones are classified. They have been given different names by different Presidential administrations: National Security Action Memoranda (NSAMs): Kennedy & Johnson National Security Decision Memoranda (NSDMs): Nixon and Ford Presidential Directives (PDs): Carter National Security Decision Directives (NSDDs): Reagan National Security Directives (NSDs): Bush Presidential Decision Directives (PDDs): Clinton Sources:" George Washington University, NSA Archive (Presidential Directives on National Security) http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/presidentusa/presidential. html Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:38:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> PROJECTS: The Creative Connections Project From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PROJECTS: The Creative Connections Project Announcing the 2002/2003 Creative Connections Project, linking classrooms from around the world through art exchanges, 'classroom travel,' and study partnerships. This year's project includes components in Africa, the Amazon rain forest, China, the Galapagos Islands and the Arctic. Choose your destination and your level of participation -- and enhance your curriculum by interacting directly with students in the world regions you study. Visit www.ccph.com and choose The Creative Connections Project for detailed information. The Creative Connections Project is a nonprofit project fiscally sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, supported by WorldTeach, Inc., and funded by The Avery Arts Foundation and project registration fees. The project is open to K-10 classrooms from the US, Canada and around the world. Please share this information with your colleagues. Paul Hurteau Director Creative Connections [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 24 Jul 2002 - Special issue (#2002-463) **********************************************************************
