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1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 16-19 Exchange of views 2. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 11-14 Pennies in Circulation 3. K12> New Montessori and Other Resources Now Available! 4. K12> Download Free Grammar Game and Other New Multimedia Based Learning 5. K12> New! Social Studies Lesson Planning Online & Other Resources ***************************************** 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, 25 Jun 2002 07:02:53 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 16-19 Exchange of views From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 16-19 Exchange of views Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:20:57 -0700 Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide education community. 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SEND REPLIES, questions, comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Information ------------------- Project Author: Josef Herrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: Exchange of views Project Begin & End Dates: 10/01/02 to 2/21/02 Project Summary: Discussion of political/economic/cultural topics esp. between African and/or Arabian countries. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Advanced Curriculum Area: Business, Community Interest, Health and Physical Education, History and Social Studies, Language, Science, Vocational Education Technologies Used: Email ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 6/26/02 to 8/30/02 Number of Classrooms: 1 Age Range: 16 to 19 years Target Audience: International () -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Josef Herrmann - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. - Secondary School (Grammar School) Schwarzach, DE ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - K-12 Project Announcements Unsubscribe at http://www.gsh.org/lists/hilites.html =.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=. Global SchoolNet Foundation: Communicate, collaborate, & celebrate learning! Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:(760)635-0001 Fax:(760)635-0003 Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit education organization. GSN, a developer of online content since 1984, partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become responsible global citizens. For more information about the services and programs provided by Global SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:03:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 11-14 Pennies in Circulation From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 11-14 Pennies in Circulation Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 20:15:27 -0700 Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide education community. [PERMISSION TO RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE] DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. SEND REPLIES, questions, comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Information ------------------- Project Author: Kathy Leggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: Pennies in Circulation Project Begin & End Dates: 6/01/02 to 12/15/02 Project Summary: The goal of this activity is to determine what year pennies are in circulation. You will need to gather 100 pennies, from coins that are actually in circulation. Tally the dates on the coins and send the data to me.This data will be added to data I collect from my 7th grade classes this fall, and other students through a collaborative internet activity. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: Mathematics Technologies Used: Email Full Project Description: The goal of this activity is to determine what year pennies are in circulation. You will need to gather 100 pennies, from coins that are actually in circulation. These are pennies that you get from you pocket, do not use coins that are stored in a piggy bank, jar or container. Once you have collected 100 pennies, tally the dates on the coins and send the data to me. I will compile the data and present it in a graph. This data will be added to data I collect from my 7th grade classes this fall, and other students through a collaborative internet activity. Thanks for your help. Students will learn how to use a spreadsheet and create graphs from the spreadsheet. An added benefit will be locating where the respondents are from on a map. Objectives: Students will discover what year(s) pennies are the most abundantly circulated. Students will learn how to use Excel spreadsheet program. Students will learn how to graph information placed in a spreadsheet. ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 6/01/02 to 12/15/02 Number of Classrooms: unlimite Age Range: 11 to 14 years Target Audience: Anyone -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Kathy Leggett - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 7th Grade Math/Science Teacher - Robert Abbott Middle School, Waukegan Unit Dist. 60 Grayslake, Illinois US http://ed.uiuc.edu/students/kleggett/pennycirculation.html ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - K-12 Project Announcements Unsubscribe at http://www.gsh.org/lists/hilites.html =.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=. Global SchoolNet Foundation: Communicate, collaborate, & celebrate learning! Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:(760)635-0001 Fax:(760)635-0003 Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit education organization. GSN, a developer of online content since 1984, partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become responsible global citizens. For more information about the services and programs provided by Global SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:04:25 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> New Montessori and Other Resources Now Available! Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:51:56 -0700 Subject: New Montessori and Other Resources Now Available! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AMONCO) Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher Since 1999, American Montessori Consulting has conducted a series of online chats. We are deciding whether we will have chats in the future, and if we decide to do so, we will need input from educators like you. What types of discussions interest you most? What times and days are best for you? Send your comments and suggestions to us via e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spend the summer developing some exciting hands-on math learning activities for your students. Below is just a sampling of what you will find at the AMC Montessori Resource Directory http://www.amonco.org/directory.html Kaidy Educational Resources Help your students visualize and manipulate fractions operations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and mixed numbers. The PieCulator, BarCulator, Fraction Fun, BandCulator, FraCard, FraChart, FracNaming, FracDivide and FracMulti offer excellent manipulative practice for naming, comparing, equivalents, sequencing, and fractions basic operations, and problem solving. The BarCulator, is a perfect adjunct exercise for students who have been introduced to the Montessori fractional skittles and math fractional insets apparatus. The BarCulator offers a visually stimulating and hands-on approach that many Montessorians will appreciate. See http://www.amonco.org/kaidy.html Be sure to check out the free lesson plans by visiting http://www.kaidy.com/FreeLessonPlans.htm Conceptual Learning Update You'll find *free* lesson planning at the Kaidy Educational Site as well. You'll enjoy using these lessons with the many items available through the Kaidy Educational website. Visit http://www.kaidy.com/FreeLessonPlans.htm Parents and teachers looking for materials which support the bead bars, short bead stair, teen boards and snake games exercises will be delighted with the ample section of ancillary materials sold by this company. The company also sells materials for older children who are ready to investigate topics involving but not limited to the following: advanced geometry, surface area, advanced sets, probability and statistics, prealgebra and problem solving." Manipulatives, matching cards, task cards, worksheets and support materials are available. The products, designed by a Montessori teacher, encourage critical thinking skills and are easy to implement and monitor. Help your students get excited about math this year. Join our chat and ask Dianne Knesek questions about the http://www.conceptuallearning.com/ Conceptual Learning line of products. http://www.conceptuallearning.com/ HANDS-ON EQUATIONS (r) is a visual and kinesthetic teaching system for introducing algebraic concepts to students in grades 3 to 9. By using the game pieces consisting of pawns and numbered cubes, the student is able to physically represent and solve algebraic linear equations such as 4x+2=2x+10 in a manner that makes sense to them. The complete program for use with one student includes manuals, for Levels I, II, and III, worksheets, answer key, and one student kit of game pieces with flat laminated balance. For more information visit http://www.Borenson.com/ Educators Publishing Service Educators Publishing Service has a wonderful array of materials for *all* students. Click here for some exciting news about Wordly Wise. http://www.epsbooks.com/catalogsite/code/epspgebld.cfm?product=2431M Scroll down until you see the samplers. You can download these materials and see for yourself what a wonderful learning tool Wordly Wise will be for your students. To see the other language and math products available visit http://www.epsbooks.com/ Dandy Lion Publiciations Dandy Lion is a leading publisher of educational teaching materials that stress the development of creative and critical thinking for students in grades K through 8. For twenty years they have produced innovative teaching materials that have been used by a diverse audience including homeschoolers, parents who wish to provide extra, enriching opportunities for their children, teachers involved with gifted and talented programs, and teachers in regular classrooms who wish to supplement the basic core curriculum. Many school and home educators working are very familiar with the Dandy Lion Publiciations. Visit http://www.dandylionbooks.com/ to see the entire product line available. Creative Teaching Associates This company uses the hands on approach through games to interest students in a variety of subjects. "It is our belief that games transform learning into a meaningful and enriching experience that will prepare young people for life. Games from Creative Teaching Associates are versatile and can be easily adapted to special education, gifted and after-school programs." You will be pleasantly surprised with the variety of learning games available. Visit http://www.mastercta.com/ today! We have just updated the links to our popular Multicultural Lesson Planning Newsletter. This issue will save you hours of searching the net for multicultural lessons. This issue includes: Resources to Help You Get Started Links to Art, Music, Social Studies, Literature, & Languages Resources Links to Teaching Japanese, Korean and Chinese Multicultural Cooking Foreign Language Resources Music and Musical Instruments - Internet Resources Japanese Recipe Site Complete Resource Information for Multicultural Lesson Planning Information Links to Actual Lesson Plans Links to Japanese Montessori Schools Map Projects and Activities Recommended Reading Activities and Booklists The links to free lesson planning information are located in the middle to latter portions of both Part I and Part II of this newsletter. Some of the links have actual lesson plans for multicultural education ranging from preschool through high school. You can read this issue online by visiting http://www.amonco.org Just click on the multicultural lesson planning links in the navy column located on the left of our home page. Visit our home page for other lesson planning ideas. You will also find free lesson planning links to other teaching ideas including: Music History Lesson Planning Art History Lesson Planning Make Your Own Science Classified Reading Cards Fall/Winter Holiday Lesson Planning Spring/Summer Holiday Lesson Planning Anatamy & Physiology and Medical Terminology Lesson Planning Make Your Own Reading Books Beginning French Lessons Multicultural Lesson Planning Xmas Around the World Lesson Planning Kwanzaa & Hanukkah Holiday Lesson Planning Make Your Own Greek/Latin Vocabulary Exercises NEW! FREE Montessori Grammar Bingo Game (Everything You Need is Included -Just Download the Game!) For those interested in presenting this game in Spanish, download the free Spanish sample game cards as well. You'll find instructions for the *new* free Montessori Grammar Bingo Game in Part III and Part IV of the Spring/Summer 2002 Montessori Newsletter. Just scroll down until you see the Interdisciplinary Learning through Grammar located in the second half of the newsletter. Frances Henderson, Manager American Montessori Consulting Serving School and Home Educators Since 1988 http://www.amonco.org Resource Center - Everything from A to Z http://www.amonco.org/directory.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:15:19 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Download Free Grammar Game and Other New Multimedia Based Learning Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:52:28 -0700 Subject: Download Free Grammar Game and Other New Multimedia Based Learning From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Amonco9) Newsgroups: k12.ed.tech Visit our website at http://www.amonco.org to download the *free* AMC Montessori Grammar Bingo Game. Read Part III and Part IV of the Spring/Summer 2002 newsletter. You will find instructions for presenting this game in the second half of both Pat III and Part IV. Then, download the game in .pdf by clicking on the *download hyperlink*. Below are some wonderful multi media bsed offerings: The Phoenix Learning Group, Inc. is a multi-media educational producer and distributor. Their films, videos, CD-ROMs, and DVD's are cross curriculum. They have been producing quality materials for over 50 years. We are well known by our three film companies, Phoenix Films, BFA Educational Media, and Coronet/MTI Film & Video. The Phoenix Learning Resources division is the textbook publishing and distribution subsidiary whose publications concentrate on remedial reading, language arts, and mathematics. Many of the publications are used by home schoolers and special interest groups. Their self paced materials are user friendly and can be utilized by parents or teachers. Most of the multi-media will arrive with printed supplementary materials. Visit www.phoenixcoronet.com or reach them at (800)221-1274 to request catalogs or information on special offers. SCETV South Carolina Educational Television has been producing quality instructional and educational programming for more than forty years. Programs are created for use in K-12, higher ed and distant learning. We have more than 2000 product offerings and many of our programs include a teacher's guide. Below are a few of our most popular programs. Elementary Foreign Language Series: Designed to meet the needs of schools that would like to offer foreign languages but have no language teacher, this series serves as an introductory and continuation-level course in Spanish, French and German. NatureScene Series: Encourages viewers to take a hands-on approach to the world around them. Visit national parks and reserves to examine plants, animals and geological formations in all 50 states plus Costa Rica, Canada and Russia. Project Discovery Series: Focuses on diverse subjects of interest to students and teachers. Subjects include The New York Stock Exchange, Martin Luther King Center and the US Space and Rocket Center. Learn more about SCETV and our entire selection of programs. Visit www.SCETVStore.org or call (800)553-7752. Preschool Power! This Multi-award-winning video series uses little children (ages 2-6) to demonstrate over 100 practical life skills. Each 'lesson' is set to music or a song and there are many jokes and plenty of built-in tension-releasing exercises built in. As a result children are delighted and entertained at the same time they're learning vital skills -from wonderful role models. Each demonstration was designed by a certified Montessori directress who also trained the "little teachers" for their video cameras. The series has great ideas for homeschooling parents and is an entertaining supplement for children already enrolled in a Montessori program. For parents of special needs children, Preschool Power! has often "changed their lives", as many such parents have reported to the series' producers and distributors, Concept Videos.([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Visit www.preschoolpower.com today to find solid parent/teacher testimony to the effectiveness of this ground-breaking video learning system. You can also view numerous national reviews and international awards and see pricing and ordering information. Optimum Resource, Inc. The goal at Optimum Resource is to produce innovative educational software programs that will enhance the learning process, help teachers, and enrich children of all ages. Starting with its first programs, Stickybear ABC and Stickybear Numbers, Stickybear Software quickly drew rave reviews from parents, teachers, computer industry experts and children! The outstanding design of the Stickybear programs marked a revolution in computer graphics. Optimum Resource has expanded to four software lines - Stickybear, MiddleWare, Optimum Resource High School, and Tools for Educators - with programs for young children, special-needs children, older children, high school students, and a group of tools to help teachers provide self-paced instruction tailored to the needs of the student. Many of their programs are now available in bilingual (English/Spanish) versions and most are available in MAC/WIN formats. Contact info: Call (888) 784-2592 or (843) 689-8000 and visit their website at http://www.stickybear.com for further information. Hungry Frog Help your frogs save the world from bugs! You help your Hungry Frog family grow by clicking on frogs and then clicking on bugs for your frogs to gobble them up. Hungry Frog Series has an exciting array of games for elementary, middle and high school students. The foreign language menu includes Latin/Greek/French/German/Italian/Spanish. Windows software lets you hear native speakers speak and pronounce words or you can add your own spoken language. Other programs include interactive chemistry, and math programs for kids from grade 2 through 8. Please visit http://www.hungryfrog.com/2k/index_frames.htm Please feel free to use this link, /www.hungryfrog.com/2k/java/javamath.htm to participate in the on-line Java based games. Frances Henderson, Manager American Montessori Consulting Serving School and Home Educators Since 1988 http://www.amonco.org Resource Center - Everything from A to Z http://www.amonco.org/directory.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:16:00 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> New! Social Studies Lesson Planning Online & Other Resources Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:52:55 -0700 Subject: New! Social Studies Lesson Planning Online & Other Resources From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AMONCO) Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc The Young Patriots Series Looking for role models for your children? Look back in time to America's heroes and heroines who fostered our country's growth and development. The Young Patriots titles feature the childhood adventures of a famous American historical figure, told in lively prose with charming illustrations that will keep even the most reluctant young reader turning pages. Educators will find that these introductions to biography are perfect supplemental classroom reading. * Read a sample chapter http://www.patriapress.com/aechap1.html of Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer. * Discover more information http://www.patriapress.com/whhresource.html about William Henry Harrison Young Tippecanoe Teachers! * Save time and download a comprehensive Teacher's Guide http://www.patriapress.com/wallacere.html for Lew Wallace, Boy Writer * Check reviews http://www.patriapress.com/jlreview.html of Juliette Low, Girl Scout Founder * Explore a Webquest http://www.patriapress.com/rileyre.html for James Whitcomb Riley, Young Poet Visit Patria Press at http://www.childrensbiographies.com/ or call toll-free 1-877-736-7930 DEMCO's Past Ports Covering history from Ancient Eqyptian times to the American Revolution, Past Ports offers an assortment of exciting educational products handpicked and developed by educators and experts to complement your social studies program. With Past Ports you'll find: *All-in-One Curriculum Binders *Primary Source Materials *Vibrant Visual Displays (maps, posters and banners) *Multi-media learning aids (video and CD-ROM software) *Interactive materials (games, activities and more) * Award Winning Literature and other reading materials for students Learn more about the exciting Past Ports products available from DEMCO, Inc. by visiting http://www.demco.com/goto?montessori or calling 1-800-356-1200 to request your free catalog. Free lesson samples are available online or upon request. We have just updated the links to our popular Multicultural Lesson Planning Newsletter. This issue will save you hours of searching the net for multicultural lessons. This issue includes: Resources to Help You Get Started Links to Art, Music, Social Studies, Literature, & Languages Resources Links to Teaching Japanese, Korean and Chinese Multicultural Cooking Foreign Language Resources Music and Musical Instruments - Internet Resources Japanese Recipe Site Complete Resource Information for Multicultural Lesson Planning Information Links to Actual Lesson Plans Links to Japanese Montessori Schools Map Projects and Activities Recommended Reading Activities and Booklists The links to free lesson planning information are located in the middle to latter portions of both Part I and Part II of this newsletter. Some of the links have actual lesson plans for multicultural education ranging from preschool through high school. You can read this issue online by visiting http://www.amonco.org Just click on the multicultural lesson planning links in the navy column located on the left of our home page. Our Land Publications Our Land Publications are unique history and geography studies written specifically to meet the needs of todayas 4th-8th grade students. Each study consists of chronological issues resembling newspapers. Articles are written in an informal and friendly style that students readily accept and eagerly read, stories that present historic events as if they just took place. U.S. and four state studies are offered. Students learn about their heritage and the people and events which shaped it. Civics, economics, geography, social responsibility and cultural sensitivity are presented in context of time and place without being judgmental or stilted. The lessons of history are studied and then applied in a personal and meaningful way. Geography is presented in text, photos, and excellent maps. Our Land Publications are loaded with activities! Extensive student interaction eliminates need for costly workbooks, activity books, or other supplements. In fact, while each study may be used with any good textbook, none is needed. Thorough teacher manuals provide support. Visit us at http://www.ourlandofliberty.com/ and explore the links provided; or call 1-800-777-5292 for free samples, prices, and other good stuff. South Carolina ETV South Carolina Educational Television has been producing quality instructional and educational programming for more than forty years. Programs are created for use in K-12, higher ed and distant learning. We have more than 2000 product offerings and many of our programs include a teacher's guide. Below are a few of our most popular programs. Project Discovery Series: Focuses on diverse subjects of interest to students and teachers. Subjects include The New York Stock Exchange, Martin Luther King Center and the US Space and Rocket Center. Learn more about SCETV and our entire selection of programs. Visit www.SCETVStore.org or call (800)553-7752. Sincerely, Frances Henderson, Manager American Montessori Consulting http://www.amonco.org Serving School and Home Educators Since 1988 http://www.amonco.org/directory.html Everything from ABC Feelings to Zoophonics ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 24 Jun 2002 to 25 Jun 2002 - Special issue (#2002-397) *************************************************************************************
