From: Barbara J. Feldman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 8:00 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Surfing the Net with Kids Newsletter: Internet Radio
Yes, you may forward this newsletter to parents, teachers,
librarians, and anyone else you think may enjoy it!
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Today's Surfnetkids newsletter is brought to you by the
following sponsor. Please take a look at their offer;
without their support, this newsletter wouldn't be possible.
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Computer games do NOT have to be violent to be fun.
FreeCDSoftware has CD-ROM versions of family favorites such
as Scrabble, Monopoly, Boggle, Sorry and Battleship. Play
these games at home or over the Internet with friends and
family anywhere in the world.These great titles, along with
a 1000 others, are f*ree when you pay shipping/handling of
just $7.50 per disk.
BONUS OFFER: Order five CD-ROMs, and only pay shipping/
handling for four! This means you can get ALL five of my
favorites (Scrabble, Monopoly, Boggle, Sorry and Battleship)
for a grand total of $30.
Christmas and Hanukkah are just around the corner. Won't these
make great gifts?
http://www.surfnetkids.com/cgi-local/pl/pl.cgi?fcd
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
October 9, 2002
Dear Reader,
Email safety for kids is a HUGE concern, and for years I've
been disappointed with the existing products. The good news
is that there is a crop of new solutions just coming to market.
I'll be writing a more detailed review in the coming weeks, but
so far I like what I see at Family Connect's FILTEReMAIL:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/cgi-local/pl/pl.cgi?fam
This week Printables Club Members also:
1) learn how to read a pop-up window that is too small to
display all its contents
2) learn about a fun thesaurus that shows how words are
related
3) learn about do-at-your-desk exercises to break up your
computing sessions
4) get a two-page Internet enrichment printable of today's
topic
5) get access to an archive of +100 Surfnetkids Internet
enrichment printables and word searches
Click for a F^REE trial membership to Printables Club:
http://surfnetkids.com/printables-club.htm
Member Login: http://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
http://www.surfnetkids.com
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Internet Radio
by Barbara J. Feldman
http://www.surfnetkids.com/radio.htm
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
RELATED BOOKS:
http://surfnetkids.com/cgi-bin/books.cgi?Online+Music
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Many radio stations can be heard over the Internet through a
process called streaming. Streaming allows you to listen to a
program while it is being downloaded, instead of waiting for the
download to finish. Without streaming, you would need to
download the entire audio file, save it to your computer, and
then open it. There is still a confusing array of streaming
formats and players, but here's a selection of sites to get you
started.
Live 365
http://www.live365.com/
*****
Ever dreamed of hosting your own radio show? Not only is Live
365 is a directory of thousands of Internet-only radio stations,
it also includes tools for and tutorials on producing your own
streaming radio station. Other excellent tutorials found in the
Help section include an introduction to streaming players ("How
to Listen") and a great streaming audio glossary ("Bitrate: For
audio broadcasts, a higher bitrate typically means better audio
quality.")
Radio-Locator
http://www.radio-locator.com/
*****
Radio-Locator is the place to find radio stations you listen to
in the car, or to search for international stations. It is a
comprehensive database of 10,000 radio stations, a quarter of
which offer Internet audio streams. You can search by call
letters, zip code, city, format (such as jazz or K-12) or
country. I was surprised to learn my favorite local station
offers an online stream, because they don't promote it on air
(and I've listened for hundreds and hundreds of carpool hours.)
Internet-only stations are not included in the Radio-Locator
directory.
Radio@Netscape (formerly Spinner)
http://radio.netscape.com
*****
America Online's Spinner has merged with Netscape Music to form
Radio@ Netscape. They produce 175 free Internet-only music
channels that stream 90 million songs per month. With such a
large selection of musical styles, you are sure to find a
station (or two or three) that you like. And because all the
channels are programmed by professional DJs, their quality and
interface are consistently good. You can listen with any
RealPlayer software, but if you download the Radio@Netscape
Plus, you can rate songs, influence song play, and save
favorite channels.
TechTV: Confusing Media Players
http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/stepone/story/0,24330,3399921,00.html
****
The very first step toward enjoying online radio is installing a
few audio players. This short article from Tech TV's Call for
Help gives you links for downloading three must-have players:
Apple's QuickTime, Microsoft's Windows Media, and Real's RealOne
(formerly known as RealPlayer.) The article also provides
download links for three useful (but optional) players to
consider.
Yahoo! LAUNCHcast
http://launch.yahoo.com/launchcast/
****
Yahoo!'s LAUNCHcast not only hosts three dozen pre-programmed
radio stations, but also lets you create a custom radio station
with songs and genres you select and rate. Because of licensing
considerations, you can't completely control how often
individual songs are played , but your ratings do contribute to
the overall mix of songs. To create your station, login using
your existing Yahoo! username (or register a new one), and
follow the on-screen instructions titled "Make Your Own Radio
Station."
***** Spectacular! **** Wonderful! *** Great
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Surfnetkids Classified Ads
(Support our advertisers; take a look at these offers!)
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
Get unlimited access to Surfnetkids Printables with a
trial subscription.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/printables-club.htm
Teaching your child to read? Try this great site for lots of
downloads and online movies. http://www.readinglesson.com
Get an elephant book and tiger poster with one-year
trial subscription to Zoobooks.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/cgi-local/pl/pl.cgi?zb
Big profits come from large newsletter lists. See how others are
growing their lists by leaps and bounds while they play or sleep.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/cgi-local/pl/pl.cgi?sr
Have an idea for educational software? Turn your dream into
reality. http://www.surfnetkids.com/softwaresecrets.htm
You don't need to be a programmer to learn how to add games
to your organization's Web site.
http://how2add.com/cgi-bin/pl/pl.cgi?nl
Sign up for newsletters from Surfnetkids partners.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/freenewsletters.htm
Surfnetkids Classified Ads just $40 each.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/classified.htm
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
ATTENTION AOL MEMBERS: Here is a clickable summary
of today's addresses:
<A HREF="http://www.surfnetkids.com";>Online archive of Surfing the Net
with Kids</a>
<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Cancel
this newsletter</a>
<a href="http://www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm";>Subscribe to this
newsletter</a>
<A href="http://www.surfnetkids.com/changeaddress.htm";>Change your email
address</a>
Our WONDERFUL sponsor:
<a
href="http://www.surfnetkids.com/cgi-local/pl/pl.cgi?fcd";>FreeCDSoftware
</a>
Today's Featured Sites:
<A HREF="http://www.live365.com/";>Live 365</A>
<A HREF="http://www.radio-locator.com/";>Radio-Locator</A>
<A HREF="http://radio.netscape.com";>Radio@Netscape (formerly
Spinner)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/stepone/story/0,24330,3399921,00
.html">TechTV: Confusing Media Players</A>
<A HREF="http://launch.yahoo.com/launchcast/";>Yahoo! LAUNCHcast</A>
<A href="http://surfnetkids.com/cgi-bin/books.cgi?Online+Music";> Related
Books</a>
*
Copyright 2002 by Barbara J. Feldman. Publication
in any medium is strictly prohibited without prior
written permission.
*
ISSN 1520-4588
*
---------------------------------------------------------
TO SUBSCRIBE AT OUR SITE:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm
ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ONLINE ARCHIVE: http://www.surfnetkids.com
---------------------------------------------------------
*************************************************************************
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
