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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> Website on physics
2. RESOUR> AN E-GOV TOOLBOX
3. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Vietnam Seeks to Monitor Customers at Internet Cafes
(fwd)
4. RESOUR> SOCSTUDIES: Face of America 2002
5. K12> Educational Word-Guessing Games for Macintosh and Windows
6. K12> Re: HISTORY: Ancient Greece (2)
7. MISC> [DIG_REF] Library of Congress launches chat service
8. UPDATED> Information Literacy Tools
9. MISC> [DIG_REF] INTERNET: SEARCH: SUBJECT SPECIFIC TOOLS: Google Sets
10. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 11-14 Where In the World Am I - revised
11. MISC> [DIG_REF] NEWS: ARTICLES: Media Coverage of FBI Library Visitations
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:53:44 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Website on physics
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 06:06:26 -0700
Subject: Website on physics
From: "Tchernov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: misc.education.science
http://www.infoline.ru/g23/5495/
Website offers physics animations with theoretical explanations. There are also www
board, useful
links, new free samples and educational programs for download, components and
experimental
setups for educational and R&D laboratories.
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:08:33 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> AN E-GOV TOOLBOX
From: "Pete Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:03:40 -0400
abstracted from:
http://www.governing.com/webwatch.htm
Innovation on the Internet From State and Local Government
AN E-GOV TOOLBOX Last March, researchers at the Center for Technology in
Government at the University at Albany met with top e-government officials
to find out what would help them do their jobs better. One of the needs
expressed at that meeting has now been filled through a new Web site from
CTG devoted to identifying and distributing high-quality reports on the
subject. The site, e-gov FirstStop, includes some "must-read" reports and
some resources in specific subjects, such as policy, strategy and
technology. All reports have gone through a review process with government
managers and scholars, and all are available for free on the Internet. Each
report listing also includes a summary and reviewers' comments.
http://www2.ctg.albany.edu/egovfirststop/
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:52:07 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Vietnam Seeks to Monitor Customers at Internet
Cafes (fwd)
From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:47:44 -0400
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Vietnam Seeks to Monitor Customers at Internet Cafes (fwd)
>From today's Benton headlines.. -ac
VIETNAM SEEKS TO MONITOR CUSTOMERS AT INTERNET CAFES
State-controlled media reported on Wednesday that Communist Vietnam plans to
monitor customers at Internet cafes. The government is seeking to prevent
Internet users from accessing politically and morally objectionable
websites. As Vietnam opens up economic links to the outside world, the
government is trying to gain more control over access to foreign information
and are also worried about the spreat of "reactionary" documents. Internet
service providers in Vietnam are responsible for filtering "undesirable"
websites, but the law has been largely unenforcable. Local authorities have
now been orderd by prime minister Phan Van Khai to inspect and assess all
Internet cafes and report back to the government by July 7, 2002.
[SOURCE: CNN News, AUTHOR: Associated Press]
(http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/06/26/vietnam.internet.ap/index.html)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:53:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> SOCSTUDIES: Face of America 2002
From: "Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:22:17 -0700
Subject: SOCSTUDIES: Face of America 2002
Face of America 2002 will bring disabled and able-bodied cyclists from
around the world to ride in a three-day, two-night journey from New York to
Washington, DC. This ride will honor the lives of those who were killed in
the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001. The ride will take place on
September 20-22, 2002 and will begin at Ground Zero and end at the Mall in
Washington, DC. We are taking 1,000 core team members so don't hesitate
and sign up today!
For more information, click the following link,
http://www.worldteamsports.org. Just one easy step and you can be a part
of history. If you'd like to volunteer for the ride please contact Jenni
Gaisbauer at 1-866-WTS-FACE.
Jenni Gaisbauer
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:55:23 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Educational Word-Guessing Games for Macintosh and Windows
From: "Ken Winograd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:48:04 -0400
http://www.winograd.com
Merrimack, New Hampshire, June 27, 2002: Ken Winograd and Space-Time
Associates are pleased to announce the cross-platform availability of an
assortment of educational word-guessing games. These colorful, 'soundful',
non-violent, family-oriented games are all available now. Though especially
suited for elementary school age children, the games are fun and
educational for all ages. Free downloads and free trials are always
available.
These games require a typical Windows machine, or any PPC Macintosh
(800x600 resolution, or greater)
NOTE: Complete URL's listed below for free downloads, screen shots, etc.
MACINTOSH GAMES
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American Hangman - Macintosh
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Mac download: http://www.winograd.com/AmericanHangman.sit.hqx
ScreenShot#1: http://www.winograd.com/images/ah1.jpg
ScreenShot#2: http://www.winograd.com/images/ah2.jpg
Hang3000 - Macintosh
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Mac download: http://www.winograd.com/Hang3000.sit.hqx
ScreenShot#1: http://www.winograd.com/images/h3k1.jpg
ScreenShot#2: http://www.winograd.com/images/h3k2.jpg
WINDOWS GAMES
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Hang3001 - Windows
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Windows download: http://www.winograd.com/Hang3001-Setup.exe
ScreenShot#1: http://www.winograd.com/images/h3kpc1.jpg
ScreenShot#2: http://www.winograd.com/images/h3kpc2.jpg
Presidents3001 - Windows
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Windows download: http://www.winograd.com/Presidents3001-Setup.exe
ScreenShot#1: http://www.winograd.com/images/p3kpc1.jpg
ScreenShot#2: http://www.winograd.com/images/p3kpc2.jpg
States3001 - Windows
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Windows download: http://www.winograd.com/States3001-Setup.exe
ScreenShot#1: http://www.winograd.com/images/s3kpc1.jpg
ScreenShot#2: http://www.winograd.com/images/s3kpc2.jpg
Women of the World - Windows
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Windows download: http://www.winograd.com/WomenOfTheWorld-Setup.exe
ScreenShot#1: http://www.winograd.com/images/wotwpc1.jpg
ScreenShot#2: http://www.winograd.com/images/wotwpc2.jpg
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| Mac: American Hangman ~ Brickles3000 ~ Hang3000 |
| Windows: Hang3001 ~ Presidents3001 ~ States3001 |
| Windows: Women of the World (Hang3001 for Women) |
| Smart Fun for Mac & Windows ~ http://www.winograd.com |
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:22:02 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Re: HISTORY: Ancient Greece
From: "Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:56:51 -0700
Subject: Re: HISTORY: Ancient Greece
Renae,
Have you taken a look at GreeceQuest? I used it with my 6th graders this
year, and I was able to cover almost all the material in my text book using
the quest materials instead. The kids loved it! GreeceQuest helped make
the history come alive for them. The quest is over now, but it is still
archived on the Quest Channel. You can use the materials any time you need
them. Many of the other quests are very appropriate for 6th grade social
studies curriculum too. Check it out at the following location.
http://quest.classroom.com/
Enjoy!
Denise Woloszyn
6th grade teacher
Sward Elementary School
Oak Lawn, IL
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:48:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIG_REF] Library of Congress launches chat service
From: "Linda White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:51:49 -0400
Subject: [DIG_REF] Library of Congress launches chat service
Greetings from the Library of Congress! We are pleased to announce the
introduction of chat service at LC. Chat (limited hours) is now
available in seven areas of LC including Science, Local History and
Genealogy, American Memory, Business, Prints and Photographs, Humanities
and Social Sciences, and Serials and Government Publications. More
reading rooms and areas will be added over the summer. Chat is
currently available Monday - Friday 2:00 - 3:00. (hey--it's a start!!!)
Check out http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/
to access our chatters and other ask a librarian services.
We are using the lightweight (pure html) chat component standard with
the QuestionPoint service.
Linda J. White
Digital Project Coordinator
Library of Congress
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:46:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Re: HISTORY: Ancient Greece
From: "Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:33:59 -0700
Subject: Re: HISTORY: Ancient Greece
I taught 6th grade 2 years ago. At that time, I put together a web site
with useful links for students to use along with project suggestions.
http://members.aol.com/canton1010/greece.html
C. Anton, teacher, Hawaii
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:48:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> Information Literacy Tools
From: "Christopher Kolar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:39:56 -0500
Internet Search Wizard 1.4.5 Now Available
The IMSA Online Learning department has released version 1.4.5 of the Internet Search
Wizard.
http://wizard.imsa.edu
New features and enhancements include:
Fixed "More Results" in meta-search.
Fixed colors in CSS for Netscape 4 users.
Fixed Excite, AltaVista, and Lycos image search results.
More accurate filtering of duplicate results.
The Wizard environment (formerly Toolkit) is a learner-friendly meta-search
engine coupled with
evaluation, citation, and other integration tools. It is used by IMSA,
schools, and libraries as an
information literacy resource and teaching tool.
--chris
Christopher G. Kolar
Coordinator of Information Technology Integration
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
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Information literacy news, tools, and programs: infoliteracy-
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:49:03 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIG_REF] INTERNET: SEARCH: SUBJECT SPECIFIC TOOLS: Google Sets
From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:52:41 -0400
Subject: [DIG_REF] INTERNET: SEARCH: SUBJECT SPECIFIC TOOLS: Google Sets
Subject: INTERNET: SEARCH: SUBJECT SPECIFIC TOOLS: Google Sets
If you did well on the Miller Analogy Test, you are likely to find this
search tool interesting and useful. You list text entries for several
analogous entities or organizations and Google Sets provides a longer list
of hyperlinked text names that the search engine "believes" will continue
that list. The user fills up to five dialog boxes with names that are
related and the search engine provides the longer list.
Google Sets
http://labs.google.com/sets
Search Example:
User Input:
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Washington Post
Miami Herald
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Google Sets Output of Results
[All Results in the List are Hyperlinked to Provide Access to the
Websites of Each Listing, the Users and the Results Output]
"Predicted Items"
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Washington Post
Miami Herald
USA Today
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Boston Globe
Christian Science Monitor
CNN
Chicago Sun Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington Times
Dallas Morning News
New York Post
MSNBC
Houston Chronicle
ABC News
Denver Post
Seattle Times
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
Fox News
Baltimore Sun
San Francisco Examiner
Kansas City Star
Nando Times
Sacramento Bee
Reuters
LA Times
CNN Interactive
International Herald Tribune
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tampa Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Charlotte Observer
Columbus Dispatch
Financial Times
Boston Herald
Time Magazine
CBS News
Orlando Sentinel
The Washington Post
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Google now has its own get set program and it does not appear to be
elementary or pre-school.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:50:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 11-14 Where In the World Am I -
revised
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Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:27:17 -0700
Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 11-14 Where In the World Am I
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Project Information
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Project Author: Josh Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: Where In the World Am I
Project Begin & End Dates: 6/28/02 to 11/20/02
Project Summary:
The goal of the project is for students to located where other students are
locatedusing geographical tools. Students submitt a picture of themselves along with
a paragraph that uses geographical tools to describe their location. Students then
access the page and try locate where the students live
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Project Sponsor: University of IL. Master's Student in CTER Program
Full Project Description:
Many state standards at the middle school level focus on students using geographical
tools to make analysis of data. The goal of this project is for students to use
certain geographical tools and apply them to real life. As individuals, students are
to submitt a picture and a short paragraph to the project email. The picture and the
paragraph will then be posted on the project website for other students around the
world to view. The paragraph will include four major parts. FIrst, a major landmark
of that area or location. Second, the type of region they live in (Midwest United
States, etc.), Third, one or two major characteristics of their environment or culture
. Fourth, the longitude and latitude of their location. Student will then use the
geographical clues in the paragraph and from the picture to try to guest where the
student is located in the world. The site will organize a table so that students can
compare their data to make sure they have the correct location of each picture/student.
Objectives:
Students apply geographical tools to real life situation with the colloboration of
students globally. Students are not only learning important skills to help them to be
successful in life but also are accomplishing Illinois State Standards for both
Technology and Geography..
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 6/28/02 to 11/20/02
Number of Classrooms: inlimite
Age Range: 11 to 14 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/jrnorma1/Project%20490NET/Proposal.html
Registration Instructions:
All pictures are to be submitted as jpeg and should be no larger than 250 pixels.
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Project Contact Information
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7th/8th Grade Social Studies Teachers - Edison Junior High
Pekin, Illinois US
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/edison
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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:48:45 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIG_REF] NEWS: ARTICLES: Media Coverage of FBI Library
Visitations
From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:30:33 -0400
Subject: [DIG_REF] NEWS: ARTICLES: Media Coverage of FBI Library Visitations
There is a substantial amount of attention being paid to the FBI visits to
libraries as a result of provisions in the Patriot Act for keeping an eye
over the shoulder of suspected terrorists to see just what they are
reading. Here are a few article listings that are current.
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Anti-terrorism effort visits libraries
FBI obtaining reading records of suspected terrorist allies
Internet users work at the computers last month at the Philadelphia Public
Library in Philadelphia.
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/771975.asp?0cb=-21a24124>
FBI Checks Out Libraries
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/24/attack/main513251.shtml>
More on The FBI In Libraries
Story Posted by Blake on Wednesday June 26 2002, @ 10:06AM -- Read 38 Times.
from the Local-Angle dept.
The Canton Repository and News-Press.com both have Non-AP Wire stories on
the FBI snooping in libraries. They both provide some good quotes, and a
different angle than The AP Story that is everywhere now.
See Also a Business Week story on The many post-September 11 surveillance
upgrades.
Thanks again to Bob Cox for another story. [News Stories are Hyperlinked]
<http://www.lisnews.com/>
Published on Monday, June 24, 2002 by the Associated Press
FBI Begins Visiting Libraries
by Christopher Newton
<http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0624-07.htm>
FBI checking out Americans' reading habits
Bookstores, libraries can't do much to fend off search warrants
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, June 23, 2002
2002 San Francisco Chronicle.
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/
2002/06/23/MN75593.DTL&type=printable>
Last Word
UNLEASHING THE FBI
by NAT HENTOFF
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY FBI Director Robert S. Mueller and Attorney General
John Ashcroft.
Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
this year.
<http://www.freetimes.com/issues/1040/upfront-lastword.php>
Unleashing the FBI
by Nat Hentoff
'There Would Be No Place to Hide'
http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/civil_liberties/
Rumor has it that none of these visits are a result of FBI agents needing
to renew their own library borrower's cards.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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