From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sackmann, Gleason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 04:51:54 -0700 Subject: EduHound Weekly for April 25 2002
Have you told a friend or colleague about EduHound? http://www.eduhound.com WELCOME to the 92nd Issue of EduHound Weekly! 1. From the Desk of Judi 2. EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! 3. EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week! 4. EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week! 5. Educational Conference Planning 6. Ask Judi! *Plus Site Updates! ************************************** 1. From the Desk of Judi! This week's topic is: SPACE Space Day, which is celebrated each year on the first Thursday in May, will blast off on May 2, 2002. Co-chaired by former Senator John Glenn, this award- winning global celebration is dedicated to the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space. Additionally, in celebration of Space Day 2002 . . .Adventure to Mars! the Cyber Space Day Webcast will bring the exciting prospect of living and working on Mars to students, teachers and space enthusiasts around the world. Live on May 2, 2002 from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, the two-hour Webcast will offer viewers the chance to learn from some of the foremost space experts about Mars and the latest discoveries. Check it all out at: http://www.spaceday.com Also, the last two weeks of April and the first two weeks of May present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all of the planets in our solar system in one single evening! Lined up across the early evening sky like baby ducks crossing the road, naked eye observers in the Northern Hemisphere will be treated to the sight of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn! Some sites of interest: Exploring Planets in the Classroom http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html Space Day 2002 http://www.spaceday.com/en/index.html When Worlds Align http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/grandtour/ NSTA - National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm and select our 'Science' category. Good Luck! Judi ****************************************************** 2. EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! In honor of Space, this week's featured site is: NASA Kids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ NASA KIDS offers a fun way for children to learn about NASA's activities and science, using interactive tools and kid-attractive pages. NASA KIDS is an on-line or printable resource designed for kids aged 5 to 14. For older kids check out Liftoff to Space Exploration at: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/ Enjoy! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound at: http://www.eduhound.com/weeklyspotlight.cfm ****************************************************** 3. EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week! Milford Exempted Village School District Milford, Ohio http://www.milfordschools.org See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today! **You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week" live on EduHound Schools on the Web at: http://www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com/schoolspotlight.cfm ****************************************************** 4. EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week! Mrs. Mimlitz's Fourth Grade Class @ A. F. Ames School Riverside, Illinois http://www.district96.w-cook.k12.il.us/ames/mimlitz/home/index.html See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at: http://www.eduhoundclassroomsontheweb.com/classroomspotlight.cfm ************************************************************************ 5. Educational Conference Planning NECC 2002: Nexus in Texas June 17-19, 2002 San Antonio, Texas http://www.neccsite.org Other upcoming conferences: 47th Annual International Reading Association Conference April 28 - May 2, 2002 - San Francisco, California http://www.reading.org/2002/ American Library Association Annual Conference 2002 June 13-19, 2002 - Atlanta, Georgia http://www.ala.org --For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at http://www.theconferencecalendar.com ******************************************************* 6. Ask Judi! This week is a reminder: "Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12th!" Here are some useful sites: Biography.com Features - Mother's Day http://www.biography.com/features/mother/ Mom's Day Fun at Kids Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/mom/index.html Mother's Day on the Net http://www.holidays.net/mother/ Happy Mother's Day @ Holiday Spot http://theholidayspot.com/mothersday/ Enjoy! Each week, I'll use this area to answer your questions, post announcements, and provide interesting input! So please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and watch for your answer here! ***************************************************************** EduHound Site Updates! http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html If you go to our page at: http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html You can go to edumatch to search for and purchase software by grade, platform, state standards and more! ******************************* NEWS FROM EDUMATCH We told you about the new Premium Program for districts from our friends at www.edumatch.com a while ago. It's starting to catch on and several districts have enrolled. That's great news. This is the free (yes, free!) service that will match your state's curriculum standards to over 4,000 curriculum software titles and give district administrators unprecedented control over the acquisition process. Districts that subscribe to the edumatch Premium Program get a revolutionary new tool for complying with state curriculum standards and a system of checks and balances for controlling district spending on software. There's much more, of course. We encourage you to go to www.edumatch.com and click on Premium Program on the home page. And don't forget: We think it's the only way to buy software that makes sense! edumatch matches curriculum software from over 150 publishers to your state's curriculum standards, your teaching style, your students and your hardware: http://www.eduhound.com/edumatch/main.html ******************************** www.eduhound.com/hotlist Create Your Own FREE Educational Web Pages, HotLists and Worksheets! Educators everywhere are already using the HotList! They're making their own personal web pages, webquests, assessments and worksheets. 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