Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:20:01 -0700 From: Classroom Connect -- Quest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: August 21, 2002 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quest Newsletter August 21, 2002 Contents: 1) Quest Update: The Perils of Planning a Quest 2) Reminder: Quest Teacher Email List 3) ColumbusQuest Reading List 4) Hot Quest Web Sites 5) News & Announcements _______________________________________________________ What's New? Find out on The Quest Channel! <http://quest.classroom.com> For subscription information, including how to subscribe to or remove your name from this mailing list, please see the end of the newsletter. _______________________________________________________ 1) Quest Update: The Perils of Planning a Quest Hey Questers, By mid-August in 1492, Columbus was already sailing the ocean blue! In fact, just about 510 years ago he had arrived in the Canary Islands, off the northwestern coast of Africa, where he stayed for almost a month to repair and refit his ships. As for the Quest team.... we're still at Quest headquarters, where we're busily planning and researching. We've already hit some bumpy seas, actually, even before leaving port! Let me explain. People often ask how long it takes to prepare for a Quest. It's a tough question to answer, but after doing nine Quests, I'd say it can take anywhere from four to six months, depending on the issues involved and where we're going. For AmazonQuest, we had to figure out how to send online content from the middle of the jungle! On AsiaQuest, we had to get permissions to conduct our project within China--a tall order, as it turned out. It's always something. Right now, the biggest challenge facing ColumbusQuest is trying to get permissions from the U.S. government to go to Cuba. Read the rest of Team Leader John Fox's Quest Update on The Quest Channel! <http://quest.classroom.com/quests/questupdate_08_20_02.asp?qargs=150> _______________________________________________________ 2) Reminder: Quest Teacher Email List ColumbusQuest will introduce a new feature to help you connect to other teachers. The "Quest Teacher List" is an email list for all the teachers using the Quest. This is different from the Newsletter, which is all generated by Classroom Connect. This new list is going to be discussion oriented, meaning that we are aiming to foster a solid community of give-and-take interaction with all the teachers on the list. For those of you who have been involved with the Quest Community in the past, you know that we centered all teacher interaction on the message board. Throughout ColumbusQuest, we can all continue using the message board as a place to post important information. However, we are switching to the email list as the center of attention for generating conversations and idea sharing. Quest Expert Teachers will be participating on the list as active hosts. For any of you who have participated in email lists (commonly called listservs), you know that it is probably the easiest, most teacher and time-friendly means of communication we can use. The list has been created and a few teachers have signed up already. We will continue to promote this list through the summer and in the fall when teachers get back to school and ColumbusQuest is near. But if you would like to send a message and introduce yourself in the mean time, please do. The email address for the list is: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To subscribe, you can either go to <http://www.classroom.com/community/email> OR You may send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body, type: subscribe quest-teachers FIRSTNAME LASTNAME _______________________________________________________ 3) ColumbusQuest Reading List Have you read anything on the ColumbusQuest reading list? Check out our book list, add your own suggestions, or comment on another title on the Teacher's Discussion. <http://quest.classroom.com/teachers/teacherDiscussion.asp?qargs=150&forum=50@@;. ef1f251/0> _______________________________________________________ 4) Hot Quest Web Sites Check out these BBC profiles on some key Columbus countries! Country Profile: Bahamas <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1154642.stm> Country Profile: Cuba <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm> Country profile: Dominican Republic> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1216926.stm> _______________________________________________________ 5) News & Announcements The Classroom Connect online store has several Internet products that'll make every day an adventure in your classroom! Check them out: <http://www.classroom.com/store/storehome.jhtml> Quest enthusiasts will want to take a look at CyberTrips! Use the best of the Internet to take your class on exciting virtual field trips all around the world, including Egypt, Kenya, Mt. Everest & The Himalayas, Paris, and Washington D.C! <http://www.classroom.com/store/browseproductfamily.jhtml?categoryId=CR&itemId=c at50014> Sale ends September 30 ______________________________________________________________________ You can access ALL of our past Quests at <http://quest.classroom.com> Share ideas and get advice from other Quest teachers at <http://quest.classroom.com/teachers/teacherDiscussion.asp> Your students can interact with other Quest classrooms at <http://quest.classroom.com/community/student.asp> To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Quest-Announce list, visit <http://www.classroom.com/community/email> You can read the archives of the list at <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=QUEST-ANNOUNCE> All materials contained on this list are protected by the United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, or broadcast without the prior written permission of Classroom Connect, Inc. 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