Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:33:51 -0700 From: Classroom Connect -- Classroom Today <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Classroom Today Email Newsletter August 21, 2002 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Classroom Today Email Newsletter August 21, 2002 Each month, Classroom Connect announces the latest news about My Classroom Today, our online curriculum resource for teachers and students. www.classroom.com To access the URLs in this Newsletter, you must signed in as a Classroom Today subscriber. If you are not yet a subscriber, go to http://www.classroom.com/turnstyle.jhtml?link=10221 to sign up for a free membership and two-week trial to preview the full benefits of a Classroom Learning subscription Contents 1) Hints & Tips - Quick Setup for Class Page 2) Timely Topics-Hispanic Heritage Month 3) Remembering September 11 4) Columbus Quest * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HINTS & TIPS - QUICK SETUP 1) If you are a subscriber, make sure to sign in first at http://www1.classroom.com. To set up your Class Page quickly, follow the instructions below. * Go to the Classroom Learning page. http://ts.classroom.com/turnstyle.jhtml?link=10217 * On the right side of the page, under Create a New Page, you'll find the Quick Setup. Select your grade level and subject area from the pull-down menus and click Go. * You will see a preview of the page that Classroom Connect has created for you. This page has many resources tailored to your grade level and subject area. * If you'd like this to become your Class Page click Publish. If you'd like to make some changes to it, click Edit. This page will not become your Class Page unless you click Publish. Once you have clicked Publish, the resources will remain on your Class Page until you edit it. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIMELY TOPICS FOR SEPTEMBER 2) Connect your curriculum with current events, anniversaries, and other topics in September. Below are some suggestions. IF YOU'RE A SUBSCRIBER, MAKE SURE TO SIGN IN FIRST at <http://www.classroom.com/> then click on the URLs below to check out these great new resources! If you're not yet a subscriber, you can visit <http://www.classroom.com/> to sign up for your free membership and two-week trial subscription HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (Mid Sept - Mid Oct) Who's Who: Hispanic Heroes (Hotlist - Grades 4-10) http://www.classroom.com/learningcontent/hotlist.jhtml?resourceId=1005447 Bilingual: Spanish in the Americas (Hotlist - Grades 4-12) http://www.classroom.com/learningcontent/hotlist.jhtml?resourceId=1005378 Bilingual: Stories in Spanish and English (Hotlist - Grades 3-12) http://www.classroom.com/learningcontent/hotlist.jhtml?resourceId=1006107 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11 3) NEA has links to over 100 lesson plans to commemorate the first anniversary of September 11. Visit "Remembering September 11" http://neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/september11/materials/lessonhome.htm Also see Classroom Today's Spotlight on Books: The Breadwinner http://www.classroom.com/learningcontent/spotlight.jhtml?resourceId=1009495 See life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule through the eyes of a young girl. Deborah Ellis's fiction book The Breadwinner is based on stories she heard in Afghan refugee camps. Keep a reading journal and write a book review. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COLUMBUS QUEST 4) ColumbusQuest will follow Christopher Columbus' sea route through the Bahamas to Cuba. Students will help the team solve one of the great mysteries in the history of exploration: Where did Columbus first set foot in the New World? Direct the team in their efforts and cover standards in all core curriculum areas-all in real-time! ColumbusQuest materials will be available online starting September 9 and Preview Week begins Sept 30th. Don't miss out on the adventure! http://quest.classroom.com/marketing/ColumbusQuest/ColumbusQuest.asp If you are participating in ColumbusQuest, you will want to check out the following Classroom Today resources: Age of Exploration: Tools of Discovery (Web Unit - Grades 5-6) http://www.classroom.com/learningcontent/webunit.jhtml?resourceId=1002540&parent Id=1002540 Explore and Discover (Lesson - Grades 4-6) http://www.classroom.com/learningcontent/lesson.jhtml?resourceId=1001487 ______________________________________________________________________ Connect with other educators! Find out about new Web resources! 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