Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:12:32 -0700 From: Classroom Connect -- Quest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: September 24, 2002 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Quest Newsletter September 24, 2002 Contents: 1) Preview Week Begins September 30 2) Meet the Quest Team 3) Join the Community 4) Visit the Library ___________________________________________________ ColumbusQuest is almost here! http://quest.classroom.com ___________________________________________________ 1) Preview Week Begins September 30 Next Monday, September 30 marks the launch of the Preview Week on the ColumbusQuest Web site. Join Classroom Connect's team of scientists and explorers as they partner with students to follow Christopher Columbus's first voyage through the Bahamas to Cuba. Help solve one of the great mysteries in the history of exploration: Where did Columbus first set foot in the New World? While the team will not be transmitting live from the Caribbean during Preview Week, they will be sending their daily reports and asking you and your students for help in planning where they will visit first. The site will be fully interactive, and each day your class can vote on important team decisions. Preview Week is an opportunity for you and your students to get familiar with all of the reports and features available to you on the site. Just as with any reading material, students will attain a much greater understanding of the site once they preview it first and learn what to expect. Join ColumbusQuest for Preview Week on Monday, September 30. <http://quest.classroom.com/columbus2002> Check out some of The Quest Channel resources available to you right now in the sections below. Week One begins October 7! ___________________________________________________ 2) Meet the Quest Team Visit the Team page on The Quest Channel to meet the team. Discover who your traveling companions will be and what each of them is responsible for. By reading the team biographies on this page, your students will gain a better sense of how a Quest is put together and the individuals who bring the Quests to their computers. <http://quest.classroom.com/about/team.asp?qargs=186> ___________________________________________________ 3) Join the Community The Quest team is made up of many more people than just the expedition team. You and every other teacher and student who participates in ColumbusQuest are also part of the team. The Community section of The Quest Channel is where you can interact with other students, experts, and the Quest team. Student Discussions have already begun - be sure to join them! <http://quest.classroom.com/community/default.asp?qargs=186> ___________________________________________________ 4) Visit the Library If you need to conduct research on a ColumbusQuest-related subject, the Library is the place to begin. You can search the Library using key words to find the best learning resources on the Web! Be sure to check out the Glossary and look through our list of definitions and pronunciations to help you learn new terms and pronounce words. The Library is always growing. If you know of resources that you would like to see added to the Library, let us know through either the Student Discussion or the Teacher's Discussion. <http://quest.classroom.com/library/default.asp?qargs=186> ______________________________________________________________________ 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. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright, or other notice from this list. However, you may print the list for your personal, noncommercial use only, and teachers may print the list for classroom use only. If you would like to request permission to use Classroom Connect materials, please send your request via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. All inquiries regarding this list and its contents should be directed to Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. If you want to unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS
