From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sackmann, Gleason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 16 May 2002 07:01:25 -0700 Subject: EduHound Weekly for May 16 2002
Have you told a friend or colleague about EduHound? http://www.eduhound.com WELCOME to the 95th 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: SUMMER READING There's nothing like reading a great book on a rainy day...or at the beach...or before you go to bed! Some sites of interest: ALA's Booklist: Books for Youth http://www.ala.org/booklist/v98/002.html CA DOE: Recommended Literature: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/literature/ Center for the Book in the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/ Reading Pathfinder http://readingpath.org Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm and select our 'Language Arts' category. Enjoy! Judi ****************************************************** 2. EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! In honor of Reading, this week's featured site is: RIF Reading Planet http://www.rifreadingplanet.org/rif/ RIF Reading Planet is the place where kids and families come together to explore the world of books through interactive games, fun activities, online book reviews, and informative articles. 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! Grand Prairie Independent School District Grand Prairie, Texas http://www.gpisd.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. Jones's 4th Grade Class @ Central Elementary Huntsville, Alabama http://www.madison.k12.al.us/central/fourth/jones.htm 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: American Library Association Annual Conference 2002 June 13-19, 2002 - Atlanta, Georgia http://www.ala.org Alabama Educational Technology Conference 2002 July 7-10, 2002 - Birmingham, Alabama http://www.aetc.cc/ --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 fun-filled event in June! June 6th has been deemed National Yo-Yo Day in honor of Donald Duncan Sr.'s birthday and the phenomenal influence he had in the world. The yo-yo is the second oldest known toy in the world (only the doll is older), and was born over 3,000 years ago in the days of ancient Greece. Before anybody called it "yo-yo" (meaning "come back" or "return" in the native language of the Philippines, Tagalog), it was popular in seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe under many names including "quiz," "bandalore," "l'emigrette," "coblentz," and "incroyable." It was called "disk" by the ancient Greeks. Here are some neat sites: Duncan Yo-Yo http://www.yo-yo.com Cosmic's Yo-Yo Tricks http://199.44.235.52/cosmic/trickindex.html History Of The Yo-Yo http://www.yo-yo.com/history/index.html Get Ready to Yo-Yo! http://www.yoyoguy.com/info/yoyo/index.html Have Fun! 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 District Service Option 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 District Service Option 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 District Service Option on the home page. ******************************** 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. We've also provided a direct address for each of your ad free HotLists so you can link it to your already existing district, school or personal education pages. See for yourself how fast, easy and impressive your own educational web page can be! ************************************************************* We have archived ALL the past issues of Eduhound Weekly! 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