From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EduHound Weekly for September 12, 2002 Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 01:03:40 -0700
Have you told a friend or colleague about EduHound? http://www.eduhound.com WELCOME to the 105th 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! ************************************** EduHound Weekly Archives at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm ************************************** 1. From the Desk of Judi! This week's topic is: CITATION & PLAGIARISM With the amount of easily obtainable material on the Internet, the ever-present opportunity and tempation exists for plagiarism. Teaching proper research techniques and citation is crucial to prevention, as well as learning how to detect plagiarism should there be a need. Some sites to help in this effort: Plagiarism & the Web http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm Cheating 101: Detecting Plagiarized Papers http://www.coastal.edu/library/plagiarz.htm APA (American Psychological Association) citation http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html MLA (Modern Language Association) style: paper & electronic http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/mlastyle.htm easybib.com http://www.easybib.com 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. Good Luck! Judi ****************************************************** 2. EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! In honor of Citation & Plagiarism, this week's featured site is: Play It Safe In Cyberspace http://www.playitcybersafe.com The goal of this Web site is to empower children, parents and teachers to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law, their rights and and how to avoid misuse of the Internet. Take Note! **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! Prairie Trace Elementary School Carmel, Indiana http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/pte/pteindex.htm 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. Lee's 2nd Grade Class @ Pactolus Elementary Greenville, North Carolina http://www.mrsleesplace.com 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 NSBA's Technology + Learning Conference 2002 November 15-17, 2002 Dallas, Texas http://www.nsba.org/T+L Other upcoming conferences: 2002 ASCD Conference on Teaching & Learning Standards October 11-13, 2002 - New Orleans, Louisiana http://www.ascd.org/trainingopportunities.html 88th ASBO Annual Meeting and Exhibits 2002 October 25-29, 2002 - Phoenix, Arizona http://www.asbointl.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's question comes from Carol: "I wondered if you or anyone out there knew the song for learning the 50 states. I know when I was a 4th grader we learned one, but since that was MANY years ago it has slipped my memory." Here you go, Carol! I've also included a site that lists the songs of each state as well. Fifty Nifty United States: Lyrics & Music http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/fiftynifty.htm Official State Songs Listing http://www.50states.com/songs/stsongs.htm Happy Singing! 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! 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! They can be found on our revised "Archives" page at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm So if you missed an issue, misplaced an issue, recently subscribed, receive the text version and want to see EduHound Weekly in its colorful HTML format...now you can! 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