To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Deena Aerenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Blue Web'n Update: September 27, 2002 Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:01:47 +0000
The Blue Web'n Update lists the weekly additions to Blue Web'n, a searchable online library of Blue-Ribbon Web sites sponsored by Pacific Bell. Blue Web'n sites are categorized by Grade Level, Content Area, Application, and Dewey Decimal Number. Did you know that you can search the Blue Web'n database to access over 1200 great educational resources? Go to http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn and either browse the content table, or conduct a search for age-appropriate materials (see the link to Grade Level search near the top of the page). Now, here's an ad from our sponsor, Topica.com. Scroll farther to see the Blue Web'n picks for this week. =========================================================== Lower your mortgage in 60 SECONDS! Stop spending thousands of dollars on interest for your house. Come to THE MOTLEY FOOL and learn how you can lower your rates in 60 SECONDS. 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Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School Content Area: Science (General) [Dewey #570] Application Type: Activity, Resource New Additions -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 21st Century Literacies Site *** www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent This site provides teachers and librarians with perspectives and resources to support them in providing students with the 21st century literacy skills needed to succeed in our multimedia world. The 21st Century Literacies web site focuses on four areas of literacy—information, media, multicultural, and visual. Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School and High School Content: Interdisciplinary Application Type: Resource, Lesson Plan -------------------------------------------------------------- Character Education at the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character *** http://www.bu.edu/education/caec The Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character CAEC at the Boston University site offers character education resources for teachers, administrators, students, and parents. Articles about character education, lesson plans, and reading lists can be easily downloaded from the website. This site will continue to grow in the coming months. Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School and High School Content: Interdisciplinary Application Type: Resource, Lesson Plan -------------------------------------------------------------- Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures **** http://CatlinClassroom.si.edu This site presents and interprets hundreds of George Catlin Catlin's artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's permanent collection. Campfire Stories uses art, artifacts, and primary source texts to bridge American history, geography, art appreciation, environmental conservation, and multicultural studies. The site and its lesson plans were developed in consultation with a panel of teachers. Grade Level: Middle School, High School Content: History and Social Studies, (General) [Dewey #900], Arts, English Application Type: Resource, Lesson Plan -------------------------------------------------------------- Science Optics and You **** http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/index.html Science, Optics and You is a science curriculum package being developed for teachers, students, and parents. These activities are designed to promote the asking and answering of questions related to light, color, and optics. The Power of Ten activity allows students to soar through space from the Milky Way to a single proton in order of magnitudes of ten. Grade Level: Middle School and High School Content Area: Science (General) [Dewey #500] Application Type: Activity, Resource -------------------------------------------------------------- Links <a href="http://www.nwf.org/kids/";>Ranger Ricks Kids Zone</a> <a href="www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent">21st Century Literacy Site</a> <a href="http://www.bu.edu/education/caec";>Character Education at the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character</a> <a href="http://CatlinClassroom.si.edu";>Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures</a> <a href=" http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/index.html";>Science Optics and You</a> =========================================================== Matchmaker.com- Sign up now for your FREE 7 Day membership. Thousands of singles are waiting to meet you. 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