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1. MISC> [netsites] Getting Well Net 2. MISC> Re: Setting up on-line course 3. MISC> [netsites] Historic Baseball 4. RESOUR> [netsites] Fight Identity Theft 5. K12> Re: Copyright Laws 6. K12> [WWWEDU] The Earth Day Groceries Project 7. UPDATED> NetFirst-L Calendar Planner 202 8. RESOUR> NetFirst-L: OCLC PAIS Hot Topics Announcement 9. K12> [WWWEDU] Earth Day- Endangered Species Virtual Field Trip ***************************************** For individual postings, send the message: set net-happenings mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-happenings mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for Net-happenings can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NET-HAPPENINGS Newsgroups: news:comp.internet.net-happenings http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&GROUP;=comp.internet.net-happenings ******************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:23:07 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Getting Well Net From: "Timothy Riage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:09:14 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Getting Well Net Getting Well Net http://www.gettingwell.com/ "For more than 50 years, doctors have relied upon the Physicians' Desk Reference for the latest drug information. Today that trusted knowledge is available to doctors and their patients on the Web. PDR's Getting Well Network provides reliable answers to important health questions. Use this site to learn more about detecting, preventing, and treating a variety of medical conditions." Timothy Riage [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.triage.net/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:23:55 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> Re: Setting up on-line course From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 12:02:11 -0400 Subject: Re: Setting up on-line course From: Jim Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is a tutorial on creating timed online quizzes using java script. http://www.math.grin.edu/~rebelsky/Tutorials/JavaScript/EdMedia97/Exercises/timedquiz.html You can do a nice quiz with FrontPage 2002 (XP) but cannot do automatic grading (without having some deep programming skills). If you see yourself doing a lot of online quizzes, last summer, I did some testing of the Microsoft Encarta Class Server and it was very easy to set up and it could use an answer key and provide instant feed back. http://www.microsoft.com/education/?id=classServer Jim Hunt Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Northwestern School Corporation --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:24:22 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Historic Baseball From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:34:22 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Historic Baseball Historic Baseball http://www.historicbaseball.com/ "HistoricBaseball.Com is designed to look at some of the history behind the game of baseball including the great teams, players and stories that make up the Great American Pasttime." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:24:46 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Fight Identity Theft From: "George Ringo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:33:22 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Fight Identity Theft Fight Identity Theft http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/ "Free tools and information to help detect and prevent identity theft. What is Identity Theft? Identity theft is a crime where someone wrongfully takes and uses someone else's personal information in a way that involves fraud or deception, usually as a way to get financial gain." ~~George Ringo~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:47:10 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: Copyright Laws From: "EDTECH Editor-Gaynor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:34:58 -0400 Subject: Re: Copyright Laws From: Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Gail Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I challenge everyone to look at the long list of exclusions to exclusive use rights now included in the law (http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/92chap1.html). It has been getting looser and looser, but of course, with strings and provisions that get more and more complex. Exemptions for eduction are listed numerous times, but still there is no blanket permission to use evrything. <Todd> I'm not sure this horse is quite dead yet. It has been my general impression that copyright laws and their interpretation have been getting stricter, not looser. The digital millenium blah blah copyright bill and Fritz's Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Act, formerly known as the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act--just oozing with evil--attest to some of the extremes. In any event, as Gail stated, there is no blanket permission to use anything. Instead, it must be evaluated according to the four criteria listed in other posts on this topic. But the one constant I have seen in reading fair use guidelines is that the reproduction of consumables like workbooks is prohibited (unless you really believe it is a fair use and care to spend millions trying to prove it). Unless the workbook you want to copy from specifically states that you may make copies until the cows come home, don't do it! Your school or district should have an attorney and a policy. Check with both. I would love to see a policy and meet the attorney that says it's OK to copy a workbook. (It is permissible to make "emergency" copies--if a student forgets his/her workbook, the teacher may make a copy, but the copies may not be used to replace the workbook.) A search of copying guidelines turns up many schools that strictly prohibit copying from workbooks. Some of these have been revised recently, and they still use the 1976 act for guidance. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=copyright+law+workbooks&btnG=Google+Search I can only assume the guidelines are designed to prevent the institutions from getting sued into the stone age. Todd -- Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Instructional Technology Educational Coordinator Muskingum Area Technical College Just say NO! to HTML e-mail --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:11:34 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] The Earth Day Groceries Project From: "Mark Ahlness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:57:02 -0700 Subject: [WWWEDU] The Earth Day Groceries Project Hello All, Happy Earth Day! Reports are coming in, pictures are coming in, and the excitement is growing! Millions of shoppers will be going home from grocery stores today with beautiful works of environmental art, thanks to the incredible efforts of children around the world! Congratulations to all participants! Check out the project web site: http://www.earthdaybags.org Mark Ahlness [EMAIL PROTECTED] Teacher, grade three at: Arbor Heights Elementary School http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:18:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: UPDATED> NetFirst-L Calendar Planner 202 From: "Myers,Julia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:18:15 -0400 Subject: NetFirst-L Calendar Planner 202 The resources here are for holidays, events, and activities approximately 90 days from today. Calendar Planner Issue 202 7/21--7/26 Ernest Hemingway: Birth Anniversary (7/21/1899) Ernest Hemingway Caroline Hulse presents information about the life and works of American author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). Hulse offers a list of Hemingway's published works, as well as written works about Hemingway. The biographical sketch contains details about Hemingway's early careers, his four marriages, and his death by suicide on July 2, 1961. The works of Hemingway include "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "A Farewell to Arms," and "The Old Man and the Sea." http://www.ernest.hemingway.com/ Case of Identity: Ernest Hemingway The Nobel Foundation presents the full text of the article entitled "A Case of Identity: Ernest Hemingway," by Anders Hallengren that was published on August 28, 2001. Hallengren discusses the writing style and works of American writer Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961). Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel prize for literature. Hallengren covers such works of Hemingway as "A Farewell to Arms," "Death in the Afternoon," and "True at First Light." http://www.nobel.se/literature/articles/hallengren/ Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure: Lesson Plan 1 The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) provides supplementary lesson plan 1, created by Betsy Norris, for the PBS series "Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure." The lesson plan is designed to teach students in grades 6-8 about American writer Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961) by planning a trip around the world to Hemingway's favorite places. The lesson plan includes a summary, objectives, materials needed, procedure, classroom assessment, extended activities, as well as links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/hemingwayadventure/class1.html Gregor Johann Mendel: Birth Anniversary (7/22/1822) Reflections on Gregor Mendel on the 175th Anniversary of His Birthday Presents information about the works of Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), an Austrian botanist and monk who conducted experiments on the hybridization of pea plants, which led to the discovery of genetics. Includes biographical information. Explains that Mendel was the first to use mathematical and statistical analysis in his biological experiments. Notes that Mendel's discoveries were ignored for over 34 years until the rediscovery of the laws of heredity originally formulated by Mendel. Contains information about the differences between Mendel's discoveries and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Links to the home page of the Origin of Species. http://hjem.get2net.dk/Paleontology/text/mreflect.html Gregor Mendel (1823-1884) Presents information about Gregor Mendel (1823-1884), an Austrian botanist who conducted experiments on pea plants leading to theories about heredity and genetics. Notes that Mendel was the first person to trace the characteristics of successive generations of a live organism. Includes information about his life, career, and work. Links to MendelWeb, other biographies of influential individuals in the biotechnology field, and the Biotech site. http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BC/Gregor_Mendel.html Pea Soup: The Story of Mendel Presents information about Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), an Austrian botanist who conducted hybridization experiments, leading to the discovery of genetics. Includes a brief biography. Discusses Mendel's experiments and discoveries about simple traits using a common garden pea. Provides access to an interactive pea experiment, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms. http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/anthro201/ James Whitcomb Riley: Birth Anniversary (7/22/1916) Great Literature Online: About James Whitcomb Riley Great Literature Online features a biographical sketch of the American poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916). The full texts to Riley's poetical works are available online, including "Philiper Flash," "An Old Friend," "Dead in the Sight of Fame," "The Iron Horse," and others. http://www.underthesun.cc/Classics/Riley/ Selected Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) Offers access to online editions of poems by James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), prepared by the Department of English at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Includes biographical notes and lists other works by and about Riley. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/authors/riley.html James Whitcomb Riley Presents the texts of four poems by American poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916). They are: "Lockerbie Street," "When the Frost is on the Punkin," "The Lost Kiss," and "Little Orphant Annie." http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~mkarunu/poetry/riley.html Simon Bolivar: Birth Anniversary (7/24/1783) Modern History Sourcebook: Simon de Bolivar: Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819 Paul Halsall presents the text of a message given by Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) to the Congress of Angostura in 1819. The speech is provided as part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. Bolivar was a South American soldier, statesman, and revolutionary leader. Bolivar supported sovereignty for Venezuela, but rejected the federal type of government. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1819bolivar.html History of Simon Bolivar Presents a biographical sketch of South American soldier, statesman, and revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), compiled by Harvey L. Johnson. Describes how Bolivar became know as The Liberator. http://www.bolivarmo.com/history.htm Simon Bolivar, 1783-1830 Features information about the South American soldier, statesman, and revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), presented by Christopher Conway. Presents essays about Bolivar. http://victorian.fortunecity.com/dadd/453/index.html Alexandre Dumas: 200th Birth Anniversary (7/24/1802) Life and Resurrection of Alexandre Dumas Abstract: Presents an abstract of "The Life and Resurrection of Alexandre Dumas," an article written by Victoria Foote-Greenwell that originally appeared in the July 1996 issue of "Smithsonian Magazine," a publication of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Profiles French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues96/jul96/dumas.html Alexandre Dumas (sr.) (1802-1870) Features a brief biographical sketch on the French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), presented by Kuusankosken Kaupunginkirjasto. Includes a selected listing of his works. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/adumas1.htm Dumas Features a collection of resources on the French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), compiled by CadyTech. Includes biographical information on Dumas, the full text of several works by Dumas, and pictures and photographs of Dumas and his work. http://www.cadytech.com/dumas/ Amelia Earhart: Birth Anniversary (7/24/1897) Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) The National Women's Hall of Fame presents a biographical sketch of the American aviator Amelia Earhart (1897-1937). Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane during 1928. A portrait of Earhart is provided. http://www.greatwomen.org/profile.php?id=53 Amelia Earhart Maren Willey features a mini-unit for 4th and 5th grade students on American aviator Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-1937), who was the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. Willey includes unit objectives and procedures, as well as background notes. The unit is part of the TeacherLINK Famous People Mini-Curriculum Units resource, a service of Utah State University's College of Education. http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/famous/Earhart.html Amelia Earhart The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) within the U.S. Department of Justice presents FBI case documents regarding American aviator Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) in PDF format. The case file is provided as part of the FBI's Freedom of Information Privacy Acts (FOIPA) Web site. http://foia.fbi.gov/earhart.htm Potsdam Declaration: Anniversary (7/24/1945) Truman and the Bomb, a Documentary History: Chapter Seven, The Potsdam Declaration, July 26 Presents information about the Potsdam Declaration, which was a document developed by the Allied leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union following World War II (1941-1945) that outlined the plans for the postwar administration of Germany. Notes that the details about the declaration are from chapter seven of "Truman and the Bomb, A Documentary History" by Robert H. Ferrell. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/potsdam.htm#source Emperor Hirohito, Accepting the Potsdam Declaration, Radio Broadcast Features a transcript of the radio broadcast containing the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration by Japanese Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989) on August 14, 1945. Notes that the broadcast was transmitted by Domei, recorded by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and provided online by Vincent Ferraro. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/hirohito.htm Avalon Project : A Decade of American Foreign Policy: Potsdam Conference Features information on the Postdam Conference, also know as the Berlin Conference, of July 17-August 2, 1945, presented as part of the Avalon Project of Yale Law School. Notes that the conference was a meeting of the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom to discuss foreign policy following World War II. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decade17.htm Aldous Huxley: Birth Anniversary (7/26/1894) Aldous (Leonard) Huxley (1894-1963) As part of Pegasos, Kuunsankosken Kaupunginkirjasto of Finland presents a biographical sketch about the English novelist Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963). Huxley also published travel books, poems, plays, essays, and histories. Some of Huxley's works include "The Burning Wheel" (1916), "Limbo" (1920), "Along the Road" (1925), "Ends and Means" (1937), and "Time Must Have a Stop" (1944). http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ahuxley.htm Teacher CyberGuide: Brave New World Scott Moss developed a Teacher CyberGuide based on "Brave New World," by English novelist and critic Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963). The San Diego County Office of Education provides the CyberGuide, which is an online supplementary instructional unit centered on a core work of literature, created as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE) program. Each unit includes the objectives, student activities, and teacher-selected Web sites. This unit is intended for use with high school students and deals with the issues and themes of the novel, such as brainwashing and the ethics of cloning. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/bnw/bnwtg.html Aldous Huxley - Soma Web Offers a directory of Web sites related to English novelist and essayist Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963). Links to biographical information, discussion forums, bibliographies, quote collections, and online texts related to Huxley and to his most famous work, "Brave New World." http://somaweb.org/ George Bernard Shaw: Birth Anniversary (7/26/1856) George Bernard Shaw--Biography The Nobel Foundation presents a biographical sketch of British playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Shaw received the 1925 Nobel prize in literature in recognition of his work, which is marked by idealism and humanity. The foundation highlights his career, his education, and his works. http://www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/1925/shaw-bio.html George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Profiles Irish-born British playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Notes that Shaw was also a socialist spokesman and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, accepting the honor but refusing the money. Highlights his early life and his literary career. Lists his most famous works and resources for further reading. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gbshaw.htm Bernard Shaw: A Brief Biography Presents a brief biography of British playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), compiled by Cary M. Mazer. http://www.english.upenn.edu/~cmazer/mis1.html Korean War Armistice: Anniversary (7/27/1953) The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum features a collection of resources about the Korean War. The collection contains week-by-week chronologies, photographs, teaching materials, background information, maps, and links to additional resources. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/korea/large/index.htm Lesson Plan: The Korean War "The Korean War" is a U.S. history lesson that requires the students to interview U.S. veterans who fought during the Korean War. Lara Maupin designed this lesson, which is intended for use with high school classes. Maupin highlights the lesson objectives and procedures, and includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more. Discovery Communications, Inc. provides the lesson online as part of its DiscoverySchool.com resource. http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/koreanwar/. Just for Teachers The U.S. Department of Defense presents a collection of resources for teachers in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Korean War (1950-1953). The resources include books, images, word puzzles, a bibliography, biographies, chronologies, maps, and more. http://korea50.army.mil/teachers.html Prepared by: Julia Myers NetFirst Assistant Managing Editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] All links were checked on April 22, 2002. Previous issues of the NetFirst Calendar Planner are available here: http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/netcalendar.htm Was this forwarded to you by a colleague? Would you like to receive NetFirst-L mailings directly? Click here to sign up: http://www.oclc.org/oclc/forms/listserv.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:21:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> NetFirst-L: OCLC PAIS Hot Topics Announcement From: "Myers,Julia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:42:47 -0400 Subject: NetFirst-L: OCLC PAIS Hot Topics Announcement Many NetFirst-L subscribers may also find the OCLC PAIS Hot Topics of interest. OCLC PAIS provides Hot Topics that deal with global public policy and social issues. The PAIS Hot Topics include entries from the PAIS International database, and may also include listings and links to other materials including relevant conferences, data and statistics, electronic directories, government resources, international organizations, international policy instruments, news and information, non-governmental and advocacy groups, and/or research centers. OCLC PAIS maintains its Hot Topics here: http://www.pais.org/hottopics/index.stm The current PAIS Hot Topic on Women and Health is located here: http://www.pais.org/hottopics/2002/March/index.stm Other recent issues that are still available online include: Civil rights after September 11 http://www.pais.org/hottopics/2002/February/index.stm Biological & chemical weapons http://www.pais.org/hottopics/2002/January/index.stm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:21:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] Earth Day- Endangered Species Virtual Field Trip From: "Kim Foley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The World Wide Web in Education List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:04:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [WWWEDU] Earth Day- Endangered Species Virtual Field Trip Hi all, In celebration of Earth Day, we've selected the Endangered Species Virtual Field Trip as our featured trip. This field trip visits some absolutely wonderful sites on endangered species. Go to: http://www.field-trips.org/ Happy Earth Day! Kim -- "The Big Pocket Guide to Using & Creating Virtual Field Trips" Find out more at www.field-trips.org/book Kim Foley, Field Trips Site [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.field-trips.org (Field Trips on Nature Topics for K-12) http://www.tramline.com (FREE Trial- TourMaker Software) ---------------------------- The principal goal of education is to create people who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. - Piaget ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 22 Apr 2002 - Special issue (#2002-265) **********************************************************************
