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1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-11 Tiger Tales
2. K12> 'Read for Life' k12 Scholarship
3. RESOUR> Hello from The Virtual Acquisition Shelf
4. K12> [netsites] Bottomquark
5. MISC> [netsites] Dictionary of Victorian London
6. K12> [netsites] BC Salmon
7. MISC> [netsites] The Last Word
8. MISC> [netsites] TerraFly
9. MISC> [netsites] Animal Self-Medication
10. MISC> [netsites] Cool Grandma
11. MISC> [netsites] Paper Paradise
12. RESOUR> [netsites] MerckSource
13. RESOUR> [netsites] RESOURCE : BIOTERRORISM: Johns Hopkins University: Cen
ter for Civilian BioDefense Strategies
14. K12> Common Elements of High Performing , high poverty, middle schools
15. UPDATED> June FNO - What Literacy?
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:44:25 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-11 Tiger Tales
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Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-11 Tiger Tales
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Project Information
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Project Author: Michelle Beagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: Tiger Tales
Project Begin & End Dates: 10/10/02 to 5/01/03
Project Summary:
Our tiger named Owen, from Newport Ky. is anxiously awaiting to visit your
classroom. Mrs. Beagle's 1st graders will be sending their tiger friend to
visit happy students and great schools around the world. Please be a host
for Owen the tiger as encounters new friends and learns about new places.
We will have a teffific time learning new things together!
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies, Language,
Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
Newport is an urban, river city located in Northern Kentucky. A.D.Owens is
an inner city school that has many hard working teachers and super
students.
Our class mascot is a stuffed tiger named Owen. We would like to send Owen
on an adventure to visit some other happy students around the world.
Owen can visit your class for a 2 week period. Participants must agree to
E-mail us at least 6 times during his visit--as soon as he arrives, when he
leaves, and at least 4 other times during his stay. The E-mails should
include information about your school community, native plants and animals,
weather information, landforms, and anything else that you would like to
share.
We would also like pictures or photos showing some of Owen's activities
during his stay. Please do not include students in the photos.
The photos or pictures may be sent throughtE-mail or snail mail.
I would like to request that each class add a small item to the plastic bag
in Owen's box. A picture, postcard, pencil, or anything small that
represents your town would be appreciated. Please label the item that you
send so we will know who sent it.st be sent First Class Priority Mail.
Participants must agree to follow Owen's schedule to that he will arrive at
his next school on time.
Objectives:
Participants will share and learn about different communities, people,
plants, animals, and weather.
Technology will be integrated into language arts, social studies, and
science.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 7/01/02 to 2/28/03
Number of Classrooms: 12
Age Range: 5 to 11 years
Target Audience: Anyone
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Project Contact Information
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Michelle Beagle - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1st grade teacher - A.D.Owens Elementary School
Alexandria, Kentucky US
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:48:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> 'Read for Life' k12 Scholarship
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:44:13 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.indivisuallearning.com/scholarship.html
The 'Read for Life' scholarship consists of a wireless mobile reading lab
with 5 Hewlett-Packard laptop PCs complete with 3 years unlimited
student-use of IndiVisual Reading ($25,000 value). The scholarship is
available to any public, private, parochial or charter school within the
United States. For more information visit the URL resource link or contact
1.866.532.2140.
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:49:28 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> Hello from The Virtual Acquisition Shelf
From: "gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:31:31 -0400
Subject: Hello from The Virtual Acquisition Shelf
Hello from D.C.
This is an occasional reminder and invite to stop by The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and
News Desk
weblog and newsletter.
Each day I do my best to share library industry news, web search tips, new search
tools, and more.
I also try to share a few links to new full-text documents that might be of interest
to an
information professional.
For example, here are a few headlines from the past week:
Web Resources of the Week--Road Construction--United States and Canada--Searchable
Database
Rand McNally's Road Construction Database (U.S. and Canada Road)
Two ALA Officials Discuss FBI Issue on CNN
How Google's Legal Affairs Department Handled the Scientology Matter
Current Trends in the Online Database Industry
Teoma Launches Toolbar
"Reasons to Think Before you Link"
"The Serious Business of Internet Search Engines"
CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) Heading To U.S. Supreme Court
The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk can be accessed at:
http://resourceshelf.freepint.com
Finally, at the top of the site you'll find a url where you can register for a free
weekly email
reminder that contains key postings from the site.
I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Cheers,
Gary Price
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Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:49:56 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Bottomquark
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:10:15 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Bottomquark
Bottomquark: Science and Technology News and Discussion
http://www.bottomquark.com/
News and stories of interest to science students and educators; science
webcams; recommended books; submission of questions; and much more.
Site done in a quasi-Slashdot style.
Alan
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:50:16 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Dictionary of Victorian London
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:12:12 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Dictionary of Victorian London
Dictionary of Victorian London
http://www.victorianlondon.org/
"Victorian Social History - 19th Century London."
Alan
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:51:02 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] BC Salmon
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:16:09 -0700
Subject: [netsites] BC Salmon
Gold Seal Seafoods presents ... BC Salmon
http://www.canfisco.com/bc-salm2.html
Great learning resources on salmon and salmon fishing and processing.
Alan
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:51:38 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Last Word
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:21:15 -0700
Subject: [netsites] The Last Word
New Scientist: The Last Word
http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/
"The Last Word is dedicated to all the small mysteries of everyday life.
Why do we all have different fingerprints? Why do men have nipples? When a
tiny fly crashes head on with a speeding train, does it make the train stop
for the tiniest fraction of a second? These and many other questions have
been asked and answered on The Last Word page in the print edition of New
Scientist over the past seven years and are collected here on the web."
Alan
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:52:21 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] TerraFly
From: "Ray Shiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:23:44 -0700
Subject: [netsites] TerraFly
TerraFly
http://www.terrafly.com/
"TerraFly changes the way you view your world. Simply enter an address, and
our system will put you at the controls of a new and innovative way to explore
your digital earth."
Ray Shiner
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:52:50 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Animal Self-Medication
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:30:43 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Animal Self-Medication
Animal Self-Medication
http://www.animalselfmedication.com/
Fascinating exploration of animals' use of natural 'medicines' to cure
themselves of their ailments.
Alan
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http://www.alansharrell.net/
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:53:25 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Cool Grandma
From: "Buddy Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:37:37 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Cool Grandma
Cool Grandma
http://www.coolgrandma.com/
"The CoolGrandma.com Online Community is a comprehensive destination
site for grown ups, adults, parents, seniors, grandparents and their
children.
Featuring senior related articles, tutorials, hobbies, learning centers,
free email, chat rooms, directories of websites and more."
Buddy Blue
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:53:48 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Paper Paradise
From: "The Listateer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:39:44 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Paper Paradise
Paper Paradise
http://www.paperparadise.com/
"Models and Toys made out of paper. Great hobby projects for school
dioramas, model railroads, or simply to relax and create something
exciting out of paper."
The Listateer
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:54:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] MerckSource
From: "Dr. Y U Morostay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:42:27 -0700
Subject: [netsites] MerckSource
MerckSource
http://www.mercksource.com/
Health source for optaining health facts; using health related online
tools; creating your own personal healthcare page; and much more...
Dr. Yennea U. Morostay
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http://morostay.dermdex.net/
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:55:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] RESOURCE : BIOTERRORISM: Johns Hopkins University:
Cen ter for Civilian BioDefense Strategies
From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Netsites Discussion Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 20:08:41 -0700
Subject: [netsites] RESOURCE : BIOTERRORISM: Johns Hopkins University: Cen ter for
Civilian BioDefense Strategies
RESOURCE : BIOTERRORISM: Johns Hopkins University: Center for Civilian
BioDefense Strategies
Center for Civilian BioDefense Strategies
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/
Website Subject Resources and Link Organization
Center
Mission
Program Staff
Contacting the Center
BW Agents
Anthrax
Botulinum Toxin
Plague
Smallpox
Tularemia
VHF
Library
Center Publications
Congress. Testimony
Book Reviews
Reading List
Internet Resources
News
Biodefense Quarterly
Quarterly Archive
Key Govt. Reports
Events
Upcoming Events
National Symposia
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Internet Resources
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/pages/library/resources.html
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:56:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Common Elements of High Performing , high poverty, middle schools
From: "Bonnie Bracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 03:59:15 EDT
Subject: Common Elements of High Performing , high poverty, middle schools
http://www.nmsa.org/services/msj/msj_march2002.htm#a
In her article "Common Elements of High Performing, High Poverty Middle
Schools" (Middle School Journal, March 2002), Susan Trimble reviews the
research and points to some common characteristics among a group of
high-poverty high-performing middle schools in southeast Georgia which were
the subjects of a three-year case study. During a three-year case study,
Trimble found that all the successful schools used a grant writer or a team
of grant writers who knew how to generate grant proposals that obtain
additional funds to implement reform initiatives; they used teams to do
their reform work, and they developed goals and used specific strategies to
meet their goals.
[reposted from MiddleWeb]
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 07:58:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> June FNO - What Literacy?
From: "Jamie McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 07:58:33 -0400
Subject: June FNO - What Literacy?
=46rom Now On
The Educational Technology Journal
Vol 11|No 9|June|2002
There are three book reviews, two articles and a cartoon in this month's
free issue available online at http://fno.org
1. The Medium is Not the Literacy (reproduced in full below)
By Jamie McKenzie http://fno.org/jun02/digitallit.html
McKenzie argues that the term "digital literacy" may not make
much sense. But the term is every where. Marketing or Verity?
2. The Internet and the Upper Elementary Classroom:
Making a Difference?
By Douglas W. Green Ed. D. and Thomas O'Brien Ph. D.
http://fno.org/jun02/impact.html
Green and O'Brien report some disappointing
but very interesting findings of an intimate study
of upper elementary classrooms' use of the Internet.
3. Review: "The Invisible Computer"
http://fno.org/jun02/invisiblereview.html
Laura Lewis reviews Donald Norman's book
about the way technology ought to be - truly helpful
and virtually invisible.
4. Review: "Teaching with Technology: Creating
Student-Centered Classrooms"
http://fno.org/jun02/teachingreview.html
Laura Lewis reviews the intriguing findings of the ACOT project
reported in this study by Sandholtz, Ringstaff, and Dwyer.
5. Review: "Bringing the Internet to School"
Reviewed by Jamie McKenzie
http://fno.org/jun02/bringreview.html
Two researchers (Janet Ward Schofield and
Ann Locke Davidson) report on the successes
and the frustrations of a forward thinking Pennsylvania
project aimed at bringing rich learning
to students in one urban district.
6. The June Cartoon - Summer Vacation
What do computers do when schools close
for the summer?
http://fno.org/jun02/junecartoon.html
-------------------- Brief Excerpt -------------------------------------
The Medium is
Not the Literacy
by Jamie McKenzie
2002, Jamie McKenzie
all rights reserved.
The term "digital literacy" is often invoked by technology
cheerleaders and promoters as part of their "rapid change" mantra.
Things are moving so fast, the argument goes, that we need 21st.
Century skills and digital classrooms, digital schools and digital
frames of mind.
They would have us believe that what we did last year, the year
before and during the nineties, is now outmoded. Time for a literacy
upgrade! The new model. Literacy Version 2.0.
This pressure to adopt a digital lifestyle, a digital pedagogy and a
digital mental set is often a thinly disguised marketing effort aimed
at increasing sales of digital products and services at a time when
telecommunications companies have overbuilt the bandwidth and are
frustrated by low consumer demand. When value is lacking, they can
always try to sell life style, fashion and trend.
One network vendor at NECC 2002 was overheard pushing "rich media" -
read "fat files" demanding big bandwidth and robust networking
equipment. Most school people would rather think of rich media in
terms of rich and reliable content.
Now that the so-called New Economy and its dot.com revolution have
proven to be more speculation than reality, we turn to a so-called
New Literacy. It pays to remember the fate of computer literacy.
Read on at http://fno.org/jun02/digitallit.html
Jamie McKenzie
Editor, From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal
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http://fno.org
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