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1. K12> Re: software for Kindergarten, Pre-K, and Early Childhood 2. MISC> [DIG_REF] LC Officially Launches Live Chat Reference Service 3. MISC> Bringing A Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership 4. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide 5. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Report Disputes Bush Approach to Bridging 'Digital Divide' (fwd) 6. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Computer Lab Brings Tech Access to Low-Income Neighborhood 7. K12> New Discussion Group for High School Librarians 8. MISC> [netsites] retrofuture 9. MISC> [netsites] is it "duck" tape or "duct" tape? 10. K12> Spanish for Teachers 11. RESOUR> JFK's PT-109 Found, National Geographic 12. K12> [WWWEDU] Arctic Mission on SEDNA + Arctic Mission in the Classroom and Live from the Sea 13. K12> [WWWEDU] NAWeb2002 Educational Internet Site of the Year Award Announcement ***************************************** 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: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:46:57 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: software for Kindergarten, Pre-K, and Early Childhood Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:08:26 -0400 From: EDTECH Editor-Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: software for Kindergarten, Pre-K, and Early Childhood To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Linda Starr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Check out http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech057.shtml 21 Great Computer Resources for the Primary Grades! for some suggestions! Linda Linda Starr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Curriculum/Technology Editor Education World http://www.educationworld.com --- 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: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:48:17 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [DIG_REF] LC Officially Launches Live Chat Reference Service Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:44:52 -0400 From: gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DIG_REF] LC Officially Launches Live Chat Reference Service To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello from D.C. I just posted the following to the Resourceshelf (http://resourceshelf.freepint.com) ---- Library of Congress Launches Live Chat Reference Service Full-Text of News Release at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2002/02-094.html From the news release, "Librarians in selected Library of Congress reading rooms will be monitoring chat from 2 to 3 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. Access to this service will be provided from the Library's online reference service called, "Ask a librarian...," at http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib which allows users to send questions and receive answers by e-mail." "The Library of Congress' service will initially involve reference staff from the following reading rooms: Serial and Government Publications, Prints and Photographs, Local History and Genealogy, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, and Business. The number of reading rooms in the service may expand in the future, as well as hours of availability. Questions will also be taken regarding the Library's American Memory online historical collections." Congrats and kudos to Diane Kresh and the rest of her team on the launch. cheers, gary -- Gary D. Price, MLIS Librarian Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:04:40 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> Bringing A Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:47:03 EDT From: Bonnie Bracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Bringing A Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * NEW REPORT JUST RELEASED (COVERED IN NYTIMES) * SENATE MARK-UP AND STAFF BRIEFING NEW REPORT JUST RELEASED A new report entitled, Bringing A Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership was released earlier today by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the Benton Foundation, with support from the Ford Foundation. The report is a response to A Nation Online and highlights the TOP/CTC programs with state-by-state analyses of federal and non-federal investment through TOP and CTC as well as detailed profiles of 44 TOP and CTC programs around the nation. The report and press release are available at http://www.civilrights.org/publications/bringinganationonline. The New York Times covered the report this morning - read about it at: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/politics/11DIGI.html?ex=1027382537&ei=1&en=620a3c605b42e3e0 In addition, state community technology leaders in California, Pennsylvania and Texas affiliated with the Digital Empowerment Campaign are issuing press releases today praising the new report and what the TOP and CTC programs mean for their state. These press releases are being sent to press outlets in those states. The releases will be posted on the digitalempowerment.org website later this morning. SENATE MARK-UP AND STAFF BRIEFING The Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee (who will help decide how much money the Community Technology Centers program will receive next year) will mark up its FY03 appropriations bill as early as next Tuesday, July 16. Please contact the members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee and request that they fund the CTC program at $65 million for FY03. A list of key Senate contacts can be found at http://www.digitalempowerment.org/background/infopacket/senate.approps.lhhs2.xls. U.S. Senate offices can also be reached at http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm or at (202) 224-3121. Finally, visit the campaign's website at http://www.digitalempowerment.org for additional information about the CTC program and to email your members of Congress. In addition, the Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is sponsoring a Senate staff briefing scheduled for this Friday, July 12 at 10:00 am in Room 628 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building to share the findings of the new report - please come and show your support. Brian Komar Director of Strategic Affairs Leadership Conference on Civil Rights/Education Fund HTTP://WWW.CIVILRIGHTS.ORG ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:09:43 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 07:53:54 -0700 From: Mark Warschauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FYI, Mark Warschauer Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue7_7/warschauer/ Abstract This paper examines the concept of a digital divide by introducing problematic examples of community technology projects and analyzing models of technology access. It argues that the concept provides a poor framework for either analysis or policy, and suggests an alternate concept of technology for social inclusion. It then draws on the historical analogy of literacy to further critique the notion of a divide and to examine the resources necessary to promote access and social inclusion. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:29:25 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Report Disputes Bush Approach to Bridging 'Digital Divide' (fwd) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:05:35 -0400 From: Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Report Disputes Bush Approach to Bridging 'Digital Divide' (fwd) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coverage of today's new Benton/LCCRED report in the NY Times (including a nice quote from Phil Shapiro)... -ac REPORT DISPUTES BUSH APPROACH TO BRIDGING 'DIGITAL DIVIDE' Earlier this year, after announcing that the "digital divide" was narrowing, the Bush administration proposed eliminating two major federal programs that were intended to help bridge the divide. Today a coalition of civil rights and policy groups (including the Benton Foundation) released a study that re-examines data used by the Commerce Department. According to "Bringing a Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership," while some of the gap between those who had access to computer and Internet technology and those who did not is narrowing, "significant divides still exist between high and low income households, among different racial groups, between Northern and Southern states, and rural and urban households." While about 80 percent of those earning more than $75,000 a year use the Internet at home, the report said, only 25 percent of people in households with less than $15,000 in annual income do so. Phil Shapiro, a technology access advocate in Washington who works with many community computing centers, argued that progress in bridging the digital divide would be lost if government financing ended. "If you water a plant and then decide to stop watering it," Mr. Shapiro said, "the result is the same as if you never watered it in the first place." [SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: John Schwartz] (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/politics/11DIGI.html?ex=1027382537&ei=1&e n=620a3c605b42e3e0) (requires registration, plus you may have to cut and paste the above URL back together if it's broken) *********************************** Andy Carvin Senior Associate Benton Foundation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.benton.org http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org *********************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:30:10 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Computer Lab Brings Tech Access to Low-Income Neighborhood Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:06:48 -0400 From: Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Computer Lab Brings Tech Access to Low-Income Neighborhood To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also from today's Benton headlines... -ac COMPUTER LAB BRINGS TECH ACCESS TO LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD The Gardner Community Center, located in one of San Jose, CA's low-income neighborhoods, has a new computer lab. Microsoft and the city's parks department and redevelopment agency made the venture possible. Open five days a week, the lab is a place for students to come and do homework, senior citizens to use e-mail and job-seekers can take classes to improve their computer skills. Tony Torres, the center's director, comments on the irony of the community's situation: "Look outside my window. The Adobe 1 and 2 buildings are right there. To the right is the Willow Glen area. But this is a lower-income area. You talk about the digital divide? We're living it." Torres hopes that the new computer lab will help the community reap the technology benefits that wealthier communities take for granted. [SOURCE: Mercury News, AUTHOR: Kate Folmar] (http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/3638961.htm) *********************************** Andy Carvin Senior Associate Benton Foundation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.benton.org http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org *********************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:08:10 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> New Discussion Group for High School Librarians Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:48:18 -0400 From: Deb Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: New Discussion Group for High School Librarians To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would like to invite anyone that would be interested in an additional forum for discussion among high school librarians to join my new discussion group. It is hosted at http://groups.yahoo.com and is called The Library Group. I am hoping that we will be able to share not just messages, advice, ideas, questions and answers, but also pictures of special displays we have done, bookmarks for sites we recommend, copies of documents we would like to share, and responses to polls. Membership will be restricted to those working with high school age young adults in a library setting, and each potential member will be approved as meeting those requirements before being allowed to join the group. Public librarians as well as school librarians are welcome as long as they specialize in teen librarianship. Also, those of you who are not fully certified as librarians but who work in libraries are welcome to join. Please stop by Yahoo! and consider joining. I'd love to have you in the group! Debra W. Waugh Library Media Specialist/Technology Facilitator Graham High School Bluefield, Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Posted with permission of Peter Milbury* =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:06:47 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] retrofuture From: helen katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] retrofuture Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:56:33 -0700 retrofuture http:/www.retrofuture.com/ "The Retrofuture is a concept based on a simple question: what happened to all that futuristic stuff which was supposed to change our lives by the year 2000? Stuff like rocket belts, flying cars, food pills and inflatable homes." katlady ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:07:18 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] is it "duck" tape or "duct" tape? From: helen katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] is it "duck" tape or "duct" tape? Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:53:13 -0700 the duck tape guys http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/ "A lot of you have been asking about this Duct vs. Duck thing we've got going... here is an explanation from Jim and Tim, the Duck Tape Guys:...", plus many other uses for duck tape you never thought of!! katlady "a gentile in a goyish land" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:07:56 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Spanish for Teachers Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:59:37 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://webtech.pioneer.resa.k12.ga.us/nidol/spanishforteachers.html A FREE survival spanish guide with classroom applicable vocabulary made by a teacher for teachers. Audio links make pronunciation a breeze! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:32:11 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> JFK's PT-109 Found, National Geographic Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:26:37 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/07/0709_020710_kennedyPT109.html A National Geographic expedition led by explorer Robert Ballard has found what is believed to be the remains of John F. Kennedy's PT-109. Experts from the U.S. Navy recently confirmed the May 2002 find is most likely the World War II patrol boat. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:54:03 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] Arctic Mission on SEDNA + Arctic Mission in the Classroom and Live from the Sea To: "WWWEDU (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Lessard, George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:52:03 -0400 Subject: [WWWEDU] Arctic Mission on SEDNA + Arctic Mission in the Classroom and Live from the Sea http://www.nfb.ca/sedna/e Arctic Mission is both a major scientific exploration of the Arctic and an exciting cinematographic adventure which you can follow on the Internet. As the 51-metre, three-masted sailing vessel SEDNA traverses the legendary Northwest Passage, her crew, with assistance from our scientific advisory committee, will seek answers to the questions raised by global warming. Throughout the voyage, you will receive daily updates about this vast investigation at the top of the world. Let us transport you to the breathtaking icebound landscapes of the Arctic, a world that is quite simply threatened with extinction Join us aboard! Become a virtual member of SEDNA's crew! Subscribe and receive exclusive news reports direct from the Arctic Mission expedition... Pull up a deck chair! Become a virtual member of SEDNA's crew and join the Arctic Mission on its extraordinary journey of discovery across the top of the world. Come along as we observe the wildlife, climate and peoples of the Arctic and be a part of this unforgettable personal and cinematographic adventure... Video clips, photos, skipper's log, mission leader's log, interactive itinerary, discussions and exclusive scoops directly in your mailbox. Excitement guaranteed! http://www.nfb.ca/enewsletter/comeaboard Links for Teachers http://www.nfb.ca/sedna/e/profs Are you a teacher looking for an exciting way to share first-hand information about the Arctic with your students? Arctic Mission is the answer! Join us on a virtual voyage aboard SEDNA. Over the course of the year, we will be developing four educational activities to pass on information gathered by the crew during SEDNA's voyage. Arctic Mission in the Classroom and Live from the Sea will be available on the Website starting in September 2002. These programs will allow you to get to know us better, follow the expedition's progress, and contact us directly. In January 2003, after the expedition is completed, Arctic Mission will offer Virtual Missions on its Website to enable you to carry out educational activities using information and communications technologies (ICT) with your students. When the five films are released in September 2003, Thematic Teaching Kits, produced in collaboration with museums, will be made available through the Website. Send a virtual Message in a Bottle... http://www.nfb.ca/enewsletter/contact/sendmail.html At any time during the SEDNA expedition, you can send us a virtual message in a bottle! We welcome your comments, reflections, suggestions for news reports, and questions for the ship's crew or filmmakers. Add your voice to our ongoing discussions! We are also setting up an online forum on the themes of the five films, which will take the form of questions and answers between subscribers and crew members. 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Other use of e-mail to this list requires the permission of individual writers George Lessard, Media Specialist [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moderates the Haa Ai E-mail List & Archive of Teacher / Student Resources http://groups.yahoo.com/group/haa-ai Department of Education Government of Nunavut Curriculum & School Services P.O. Box 390 Arviat, Nunavut, Canada X0C 0E0 Vox (867) 857-3066 Fax (867) 857-3090 61.1N, 94.05W ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:56:32 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] NAWeb2002 Educational Internet Site of the Year Award Announcement To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Downes, Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 06:43:34 -0400 Subject: [WWWEDU] NAWeb2002 Educational Internet Site of the Year Award Announcement ANNOUNCEMENT NAWeb2002 Educational Internet Site of the Year Award Apologies for duplicate posts. The North American Web Conference, NAWeb2002, is an internationally recognized conference founded in 1995 whose focus is to encourage innovative and practical uses of the World Wide Web in teaching and learning and extending the reach of existing campuses through creating "virtual" campuses of a unique and exciting nature (See http://naweb.unb.ca for more information). This mission applies not only to traditional educational institutions, but also to the corporate and private world as well. As part of the mission of the conference program NAWeb2002 sponsors the NAWeb Award for Educational Internet Site of the Year. The NAWeb Educational Internet Site of the Year trophy will be awarded to the winning web site during the NAWeb2002 conference. Any web site, be it privately or publicly developed site, a corporate or university site, or an individual site-in short, any educational site on the web may be nominated for this award. A jury of judges will review each site according to the criteria listed below. Five finalists will be selected for presentation to the attendees at the conference during the awards ceremony. From these five finalists the NAWeb2002 Internet Site of the Year will be announced. Each of the four runner-ups will receive a special NAWeb Award's citation. The judging criteria will place a premium on innovation, creativity, and the practicality of the nominated site. The judges will ask questions such as: ... How well does it achieve its stated purpose? ... Does it represent an innovative and creative approach in using the Internet? Is the site innovative or groundbreaking in its field or discipline? ... Is it well designed both in its look and in its informational design? ... The "Wow" factor is fine, but does it have a solid purpose or is one simply looking at "eye candy?" The site must also be practical. ... Is it easy to navigate and to understand? ... In short, is it user friendly? ... Does it meet a clear need? Send all nominations as Microsoft Word document attachments to Prof. Ronald Smith, who is the non-judging awards Chair, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Each nomination must include: a) A statement of the site's purpose and/or reason for development. b) Any special browser settings d) Special aspects/parts of the site to which the judges should pay particular attention. e) Any additional information the nominee believes would be important to the judges (For example, design principles, what makes this site stand out vis-à-vis other similar sites, etc.) Please use a 12-font standard type (Prof. Smith and the judges do not wish to go blind!) and limit the nomination document to 2 pages. Any nominations greater than two pages in length will not be considered. You will notified of receipt of the nomination. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Smith. All nominations must be submitted by August 20th, 2002. Finalists will be notified by early September 2002. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Downes ~ Senior Researcher ~ National Research Council Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada http://www.downes.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iit.nrc.ca/e-learning.html Subscribe to my free daily newsletter featuring news and articles about online knowledge, learning, community http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/website/subscribe.cgi or read it at http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 11 Jul 2002 - Special issue (#2002-428) **********************************************************************