There are 20 messages totalling 652 lines in this issue. Topics in this special issue:
1. RESOUR> [netsites] Coal Mining History (UK) 2. RESOUR> [netsites] Albert Einstein Online 3. MISC> [netsites] Rank Insignia 4. MISC> [netsites] Song of the Earth 5. MISC> [netsites] Looney Lawsuits 6. RESOUR> [netsites] The Exploratorium 7. K12> [netsites] Boggles World 8. RESOUR> [netsites] Practical Money Skills 9. RESOUR> [netsites] Discover Our Earth 10. MISC> [netsites] SP Fonts 11. RESOUR> [netsites] Citing Sources 12. RESOUR> [netsites] College Drinking Prevention 13. MISC> [netsites] The Domesday Book Online 14. MISC> [netsites] Anagrams 15. RESOUR> [netsites] Bipolar Brain 16. K12> Re: Simulation - 3 msgs 17. NEWSLTR> MentorGirl Voice Newsletter is Online! 22 April 2002 18. PROJ> World Through the Children's Eyes 19. K12> April eLibrary Product Bulletin 20. K12> [ClassWeb] Creating Virtual Field Trips session ***************************************** 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: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:15:29 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Coal Mining History (UK) From: "Percy Veer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:27:58 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Coal Mining History (UK) Coal Mining History Resource Center http://www.cmhrc.org.uk/ Includes database of mining deaths and injuries in Great Britain; a report on Children in the mines; mining disasters in Great Britain; a listing of mines; and much more data related to Coal Mining in the UK. Percy Veer --> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:15:53 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Albert Einstein Online From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:11:23 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Albert Einstein Online Albert Einstein Online http://www.westegg.com/einstein/ An Einstein Resource site with his writings, quotes, history, physics, links, and much more... Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:16:20 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Rank Insignia From: "Colin Ransinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:42:14 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Rank Insignia Rank Insignia http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/almanac/people/ Want to know how to tell the difference between a Major and Lt. Colonel? A Navy Lt. Commander and a Navy Commander? An Army Warrant Officer and a Marine Warrant Officer? Officer and Enlisted Insignia are displayed in an easy to use table. Colin Ransinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:16:44 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Song of the Earth From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:35:32 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Song of the Earth NATURE: Song of the Earth http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/song/ "NATURE explores the shared musical heritage of humans and animals." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:17:00 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Looney Lawsuits From: "Zadzu Phloo!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:57:41 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Looney Lawsuits Looney Lawsuits http://www.mlaw.org/_pages/loonylawsuits.html A collection of outrageous lawsuits. Zanny Adzu [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:17:23 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] The Exploratorium From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:48:03 -0700 Subject: [netsites] The Exploratorium The Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/ "The Exploratorium - a hands-on museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco. Our site provides interactive online exhibits and exhibitions, hands-on activities, Webcasts, and more." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:17:45 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Boggles World From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:14:04 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Boggles World Boggles World http://bogglesworld.com/ "Worksheets, flashcards, lesson plans, and activities for teaching ESL and EFL." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ashlists.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:18:20 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Practical Money Skills From: "E N Compass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:38:34 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Practical Money Skills Practical Money Skills http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php "Visa is committed to working with young adults to learn practical, real-world money skills. Visa has partnered leading consumer advocates, educatorsand financial institutions to launch a national program to improve the nation's financial skills -- Practical Money Skills for Life." E.N. Compass [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:18:48 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Discover Our Earth From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:20:25 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Discover Our Earth Discover Our Earth http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/education/ "Here you will find a wide range of information related to the Earth sciences, accompanied by images, graphs, maps, and movies. In addition, you will find two Java-based, interactive data analysis and mapping tools that will allow customized access to a large variety of Earth science data sets that are used by research scientists." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alansharrell.net/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:19:36 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] SP Fonts From: "Phast Byder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:43:48 -0700 Subject: [netsites] SP Fonts SP Fonts http://rosetta.atla-certr.org/TC/fonts/ "The SP fonts (named for Scholars Press, my former, now defunct, employer) are a set of simple, public domain fonts that were created for use on the Web, though they also work in print. The design goals behind the SP fonts are (1) simple installation; (2) simple input of text, based on accepted transliteration standards; (3) use of common character maps for Macs and Windows computers." Phast Byder [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:19:58 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Citing Sources From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:17:12 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Citing Sources Citing Sources http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited Guidlines on citing sources for research papers. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:22:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] College Drinking Prevention From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:18:45 -0700 Subject: [netsites] College Drinking Prevention College Drinking: Changing the Culture http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/ "Resource center for changing the college drinking culture. Learn about research and innovative approaches to prevention with interactive tools for students and educators." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:22:34 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Domesday Book Online From: "Reginald Alfalfa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:46:43 -0700 Subject: [netsites] The Domesday Book Online The Domesday Book Online http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/ "The Domesday book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time)." Reginald Alfalfa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:23:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Anagrams From: "Zadzu Phloo!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:12:58 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Anagrams Anagrams http://www.anagrams.net/ "anagrams.net is a huge collection of anagrams. An anagram is a word, name or phrase where the letters are rearranged to make a new word, name or phrase - often very funny. If your look for a fun website then check out anagrams.net." Zanny Adzu [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:23:25 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Bipolar Brain From: "Timothy Riage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:15:32 -0700 Subject: [netsites] Bipolar Brain Bipolar Brain http://www.bipolarbrain.com/ "An inspirational, creative, educational, & supportive page regarding Bipolar Affective Disorder. A Person who suffers from Bipolar Disorder maintains the site. Creative writings expressing how it feels to live with a mental illness are included as well." Timothy Riage [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.triage.net/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:24:51 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: Simulation - 3 msgs From: "EDTECH Editor-Beil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:39:15 -0400 Subject: Re: Simulation From: Dave Danielson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.stocksquest.com is a great stock market simulator that allows students to spend fake money investing in the stockmarket. It also includes tons of lesson ideas. ----- From: Olivia Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Have you considered the work by Access Excellence - they have a range of simulations/mysteries based on scientific principles that look very engaging. http://www.accessexcellence.org/arp/ Olivia Clarke Segue Learning Solutions 706, 65 Beach Street Port Melbourne Vic 3207 Australia ----- From: Giovanella Pelligra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hope this link helps. http://www.websimulations.com/ good luck --- 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: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:25:22 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NEWSLTR> MentorGirl Voice Newsletter is Online! 22 April 2002 From: "Leah Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 18:26:44 -0700 Greetings! The MentorGirls.org website is devoted to providing an Internet based resource destination where prospective or seasoned mentors and role models can evaluate and strengthen their contributions. Mentors who strive to help educate and empower girls and young women who need positive role models in our evolving cyberculture. We believe that it is vital for all of us to do our part, by becoming and staying involved in community activism and helping bridge digital opportunities. Other features of our website include an expansive links section and a terrific recommended reading list which are continually growing! The MentorGirl Voice Newsletter features many compelling articles on mentoring girls and using technology to create positive changes. The Spring (in the Northern Hemisphere) issue of the Voice is now available at http://www.mentorgirls.org. Visit us soon! Regards, Leah Dawn Founder & Director MentorGirls http://www.mentorgirls.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mentor A Girl! )O( Create a 'wishlist' or offer a donation! http://wishlist.craigslist.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:26:03 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> World Through the Children's Eyes From: "Kostya Teterin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 04:57:54 +0400 Subject: World Through the Children's Eyes Hi everyone! Welcome to the new exciting worldwide project - World Through the Children's Eyes http://www.WorldByChildren.cjb.net Everyone's invited! Regards, Kostya ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:27:39 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> April eLibrary Product Bulletin From: "bigchalk.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:21:22 EDT Subject: April eLibrary Product Bulletin Dear eLibrary K-12 Subscriber, APRIL IS SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA MONTH! ------------------------------------ Many school library media programs celebrate April as School Library Media Month. AASL has created a new School Library Media Month web page: http://www.ala.org/aasl/slmmonth.html Included are links to materials from the ALA Public Information Office and sample School Library Media Month proclamations to download and modify to fit your needs. POWER SEARCH TIP ---------------- Here's your April power search tip for eLibrary -- a great way to help motivate and engage your students in research activities! This month's tip: Click "Advanced Search" Publication = "Passport" This tells eLibrary to access that publication. Type a major country of interest in the search field at the top: e.g., "Brazil" Click "Search" This will access Passport Brazil -- a practical travelers' guide of the country. Articles will include important aspects of the country's government, culture, ethnicity, social and business norms as well as travel tips. HOW TO GET USAGE STATISTICS FOR ELIBRARY ---------------------------------------- To access information about monthly usage within your school including total queries, retrievals, sessions, and hours/ minutes connected, click the link below: http://reports.elibrary.com When prompted, enter your eLibrary username and password in all uppercase letters. BIGCHALK IN THE NEWS -------------------- Click the link below to read about bigchalk's latest newsmakers in the School Library Journal: http://i.bigchalk.com/U/bcnewsApril02 PRODUCT FEEDBACK ---------------- What authority for subject indexing would you like to see in eLibrary? Please email your feedback to bigchalk's product manager: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please feel free to forward this product bulletin to other educators in your subscribing institution. Encourage them to sign up for our ProQuest, bigchalk Library, and eLibrary bulletins as appropriate. To subscribe, please visit: http://www.bigchalk.com/newsletter/signup (You may unsubscribe via this page as well.) Thanks for your subscription, and please call bigchalk Customer Service at 800.247.7198 if you have any questions. Cordially, Your bigchalk Team ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:28:27 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [ClassWeb] Creating Virtual Field Trips session From: "Kim Foley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:35:58 -0700 Subject: Creating Virtual Field Trips session Once again, it's time for our monthly session on creating virtual field trips at TAPPED IN. www.tappedin.org Wednesday, April 24 * Creating Virtual Field Trips using TourMaker 3:30-5:00pm PDT/6:30-8:00pm EDT PREREQUISITE: Download and install the FREE trial version BEFORE the session, as there won't be time to do it during the session. Software is PC only. Internet Explorer must be installed on the system. Download from: http://www.tramline.com/tm/download.htm DESCRIPTION: Learn how to create your own field trips using TourMaker software, a very easy-to-use tool. Field trips created with TourMaker have a consistent user-interface that helps to make classroom Internet use more focused and efficient. WHERE: Go to the Tapped In website at www.tappedin.org , log in as a "guest" and follow the instructions on screen. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by replying to this email. Hope to see you there! Kim -- Kim Foley, Field Trips Site [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.field-trips.org/book/ (The Big Pocket Guide to Using & Creating Virtual Field Trips) www.field-trips.org (Field Trips Site for K-12) www.tramline.com (TourMaker - FREE Trial Virtual Field Trips 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 to 23 Apr 2002 - Special issue (#2002-267) *************************************************************************************
