From: "Technological Literacy Newsletter Editor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 27 Jul 2002 14:14:50 -0000 Subject: Technology for Children 07-26-2002
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY UPDATE A weekly newsletter for families and educators committed to building brighter futures for kids in a technology-rich society. THIS WEEK: AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE AND CREATIVITY LESSONS!! Thanks to everyone who has continued to write and request additional newsletters as well as request access to prior issues. We took a break during the summer to prepare a better system for managing our archives, to guarantee better service for our readers, and to redesign the newsletter. The news in a nutshell: * Richard Wright, Curriculum Director for PCS Edventures, will be managing this newsletter and its content starting in August. * All past and current newsletters will be available online for easy reference. * Subscribers MUST re-subscribe to continue receiving this newsletter. Since so many teachers are on vacation for the summer, we will send you only two more reminders to make sure you receive this information, and then you will not be contacted again. SPECIAL BONUS-- subscribers will be given an opportunity to win a FREE ROBOTICS LAB!!! You can subscribe easily by clicking below! http://www.weirdrichard.com/newsadmin.php?signup=2 This week's sponsor message from Edventures Learning Labs, preparing students for future success through project based learning. UNBELIEVABLE LAB VALUES FOR EDUCATORS!! Wow-- what an amazing summer! PCS Learning Labs are spreading like wildfire across the country and are now in over 40 states! Our unique blend of hands-on activities, fun manipulatives like LEGO(R) elements, and awesome high-tech web support services are gaining rave reviews from educators and program directors everywhere! Check out our newest hands-on labs (ROBOTICS!!) and download free curriculum samples. Call our sales staff at 800.429.3110 for more information! http://www.edventures.com/l/11/tlu0726/index.html TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THIS WEEK Given our love of hands-on learning and the incredible results that can be gained through project based learning, we're continuing our focus on using LEGO(R) materials in education. This week, Creativity Exercises with Weird Richard! Access the full lesson plan including four fun activities at the following URL. Have fun! http://www.weirdrichard.com/activities1.html SEE YOU SOON!! We hope that this week's newsletter has been useful to you in your educational pursuits. In the coming weeks we will continue to address additional methods of integration and special topics related to technological literacy. Together, we can build a brighter future for students around the world by preparing them to use technology as naturally as they use a pencil and paper! Until next week! Technological Literacy Update ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
