There are 20 messages totalling 705 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> [netsites] The Center for Science Education
2. RESOUR> [netsites] The Pledge of Allegiance
3. K12> [netsites] Games Kids Play
4. K12> [netsites] State of Alaska on the Web
5. K12> [netsites] Jumpstart Express
6. K12> [netsites] The Word Pool
7. K12> [netsites] Primary Games
8. RESOUR> [netsites] Voice of Agriculture
9. MISC> The Israeli Classical Liberal Web Site
10. MISC> Scripts
11. K12> Re: Integrated Lessons Using WebPages
12. MISC> [netsites] Brain games
13. MISC> [netsites] Abbreviations for the Rest of Us
14. MISC> [netsites] Online Lingo
15. MISC> [netsites] Write Like an Egyptian
16. K12> Annenberg/CPB: new science and math offerings
17. K12> Learning
18. MISC> View from Israel: The Intergeneration Project
19. MISC> PROJECT: Tracking of sex offenders dwindles; GBI blames shortage of
staff, funding (Atlanta)
20. RESOUR> [DIG_REF] Peter's Digital Reference Shelf- July 2002
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:51:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] The Center for Science Education
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 03:59:28 -0700
Subject: [netsites] The Center for Science Education
The Center for Science Education at The UC Berkeley Space Sciences
Laboratory
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/
"The Center for Science Education at UC Berkeley Space Sciences
Laboratory is dedicated to making space science information accessible
to educators and public."
Alan
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:51:51 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] The Pledge of Allegiance
From: "Colin Ransinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:01:26 -0700
Subject: [netsites] The Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.ifx.net/~wjohnson/pledge.htm
Learn of the history and original intentions of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Colin Ransinger
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:52:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Games Kids Play
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:14:14 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Games Kids Play
Games Kids Play
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/index.html
"Rules for kids games for all children. Kids games such as Tag,
playground games, outdoor and indoor types, hopscotch, jump rope and
skipping rope rhymes, hide and seek, and much more. Games from Canada,
France, and England, among other international games. Submit your own
kids games as well."
Alan
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:52:30 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] State of Alaska on the Web
From: "The Listateer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:16:58 -0700
Subject: [netsites] State of Alaska on the Web
State of Alaska on the Web
http://www.state.ak.us/kids/
The State of Alaska's special portal designed for kids to learn and
experience all there is about Alaska.
The Listateer
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:52:47 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Jumpstart Express
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:21:28 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Jumpstart Express
Jumpstart Express
http://www.education.com/jumpstart/assessmenttest/test.htm
A fun assessment test for kids ages 3 through 12.
Alan
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:53:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] The Word Pool
From: "Percy Veer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:22:52 -0700
Subject: [netsites] The Word Pool
The Word Pool
http://www.wordpool.co.uk/
"WORD POOL, The UK children's book site for parents, teachers and
writers provides book reviews, ideas for reluctant readers, reviews of
big books and information on writing for children."
Percy Veer
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:53:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Primary Games
From: "Cherry Trease" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:24:50 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Primary Games
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/
"Fun site for elementary kids that features educational games,
printable coloring pages, holiday activities, free musical postcards,
crafts, puzzles, and more!"
Cherry Trease
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:54:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Voice of Agriculture
From: "Hodding Quincy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 04:54:35 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Voice of Agriculture
Farm Bureau: Voice of Agriculture
http://www.fb.com/
News and feature stories about "Agriculture Recovery, Farm Economy,
Farmers Aid, and more...
Hod
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:55:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> The Israeli Classical Liberal Web Site
From: "Amnon Till" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 10:01:08 +0000
The Israeli Classical Liberal Web Site http://www.liberal.org.il/
This site presents classical Liberalism in Hebrew, English & Spanish.
Bye Amnon Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage (Hebrew):
http://www.stage.co.il/Authors/AmnonTill
Homepage (English): http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amnontl/homepage.htm
Teaching HTML (Hebrew): http://web.beitberl.ac.il/~amnont/ Picture:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amnontl/instant/aboutme.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:56:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> Scripts
From: "Amnon Till" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 11:54:21 +0000
Scripts
Script Search
http://scriptsearch.internet.com/
If you are looking for scripts in various internet languages the above
mentioned URL can help.
CGI Resource
http://www.cgi-resources.com/
Here you can get help for your CGI script.
Bye
Amnon
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage (Hebrew):
http://www.stage.co.il/Authors/AmnonTill
Homepage (English): http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amnontl/homepage.htm
Teaching HTML (Hebrew): http://web.beitberl.ac.il/~amnont/ Picture:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amnontl/instant/aboutme.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:57:40 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Re: Integrated Lessons Using WebPages
From: "EDTECH Editor-Beil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 23:59:58 -0400
Subject: Re: Integrated Lessons Using WebPages
From: Mike Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This site has a variety of activities that use different web pages:
http://itech.fcps.net/talk/apps.asp?appsName=Internet
Each lesson has been assigned a "keyword" that students can use to access a
kid-friendly version of the activity on this page:
http://itech.fcps.net/talk/student/default.htm
All activities on the site target literacy skills in some way but also cover
a variety of other skills, content areas, and software applications.
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Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at:
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Please include your name, email address, and school or professional
affiliation in each posting.
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:58:26 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Brain games
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:18:27 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Brain games
Pfizer: Brain games
http://www.pfizer.com/brain/
"Take a virtual tour of Pfizer's traveling museum exhibit BRAIN: The
World Inside Your Head. Play fun brain games and receive free health
information. Learn about brain development, brain disorders and brain-
related conditions."
Alan
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:59:05 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Abbreviations for the Rest of Us
From: "Foggy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 08:05:33 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Abbreviations for the Rest of Us
Abbreviations for the Rest of Us
Abbre.com is here to help you navigate through the jungle of
abbreviations,
acronyms, file extensions and IT words within the Information Technology
(IT). Here you can search among more than 15.000 thousand records in the
database and in the technical information about them.
http://www.abbre.com/
-Foggy-
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:59:34 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Online Lingo
From: "Foggy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 12:05:19 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Online Lingo
Online Lingo
A Computer and Internet Dictionary
If you use email, chat, or forums, you've probably come across what looks
like a secret foreign language of weird symbols. This list of emoticons and
abbreviations will help you talk the talk of the online world. Now you,
too, can impress friends and family with fun and unusual abbreviations!
http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/netglos/index.html
-Foggy-
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 07:59:59 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Write Like an Egyptian
From: "Ray Shiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 14:24:08 -0700
Subject: [netsites] Write Like an Egyptian
Write Like an Egyptian
http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/
See your name in hieroglyphs, "the way an Egyptian scribe might have
written it."
Ray Shiner
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:17:38 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Annenberg/CPB: new science and math offerings
From: "Bonnie Bracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 06:58:28 EDT
Subject: Annenberg/CPB: new science and math offerings
This Fall, the Annenberg/CPB Channel will present "Learning Math: Data
Analysis, Statistics, and Probability" and "Science in Focus: Energy," two
free video professional development offerings for elementary and middle
school teachers.
LEARNING MATH: DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, AND PROBABILITY, the second of
five "Learning Math" courses, introduces statistics as a problem-solving
process. In this course, you can build your skills through investigations
of different ways to organize and represent data, and describe and analyze
variation in data. Through practical examples, you will come to understand
the concepts of association between two variables, probability, random
sampling, and estimation. The concluding case studies, divided into grade
bands for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 teachers, show you how to apply what you have
learned in your own classroom.
"Learning Math: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability" will be aired
on the Annenberg/CPB Channel on Tuesdays, September 17 - November 19.
SCIENCE IN FOCUS: ENERGY makes the point that understanding the concept of
energy is crucial to the comprehension of many ideas in physical science,
Earth and space science, and life science. The
video programs, print guide, and Web site of this workshop for elementary
school teachers provide a solid foundation, enabling you to distinguish
between the way "energy" is commonly understood and
its meaning in science. Examine energy's role in motion, machines, food,
the human body, and the universe as a whole. Learn how energy can be
converted from one form to another and transferred over space and time. And
explore the notion of "conservation of energy" - the idea that energy can
neither be created nor destroyed. Return to the classroom with a new focus
on the important concept of energy.
"Science in Focus: Energy" will be aired on the Annenberg/CPB Channel on
Wednesdays, September 18 - November 6.
The Annenberg/CPB Channel is simulcast on the Annenberg/CPB Web site.
Visitors with broadband access can click on the "Now Playing" link at
http://www.learner.org/redirect/channel/julylist/watch.html
and watch a continuous stream of Channel programming, ideal for previewing!
Register now!
Register at no cost by calling us at 800-LEARNER, or sign up at
http://www.learner.org/redirect/channel/julylist/register.html
Graduate credit is also available!
The Annenberg/CPB Channel is produced by Annenberg/CPB with the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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Annenberg/CPB Channel
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
60 Garden Street, MS 82
Cambridge, MA 02138
www.learner.org
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
800-LEARNER
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:18:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Learning
From: "Amnon Till" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:50:17 +0000
Learner-Centered Psychological Principles: A Framework for School Redesign and Reform
http://www.apa.org/ed/lcp.html
The 21st Century Learning Initiative:
Promoting a Vision, Knowledge, Experience and a Network
http://www.21learn.org/
Dimensions of Learning
http://www.mcrel.org/products/dimensions/whathow.asp
Explorations in Learning & Instruction
http://tip.psychology.org/index.html
What have we learned about good instruction?
http://www.mdk12.org/practices/good_instruction/projectbetter/thinkingskills/general.html
Bye
Amnon
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Homepage (Hebrew): http://www.stage.co.il/Authors/AmnonTill
Homepage (English):
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amnontl/homepage.htm
Teaching HTML (Hebrew): http://web.beitberl.ac.il/~amnont/
Picture:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amnontl/instant/aboutme.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:18:47 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> View from Israel: The Intergeneration Project
From: "Bonnie Bracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:07:51 EDT
Subject: View from Israel: The Intergeneration Project
View from Israel: The Intergeneration Project
By Edna Aphek
> Preserving culture in a technological environment
I belong to the "Ice Age" generation. When I was a child there was no
refrigerator in our home. We had an icebox. We used to carry ice blocks in a
Utah cloth up to the third floor where we lived. My generation didn't grow up
with such developed technologies as today's youngsters. A telephone was a
rare thing and a telephone conversation was a happening.
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/e_aphek_2.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:19:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> PROJECT: Tracking of sex offenders dwindles; GBI blames shortage
of staff, funding (Atlanta)
From: "David Alan Milliron (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:26:49 -0400
Subject: PROJECT: Tracking of sex offenders dwindles; GBI blames shortage of staff,
funding (Atlanta)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked for a copy of the state's sexual
offender registry. We then bounced it against our address
standardization/correction/geocoding software and found that 17 percent of
the addresses were invalid.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/0702/15sexoffenders.html
[ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 7/15/02 ]
Tracking of sex offenders dwindles; GBI blames shortage of staff, funding
By RHONDA COOK
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer
As far as state officials can tell, 166 people with records as sex offenders
have vanished. There are probably many more.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with local sheriffs, is supposed
to track convicted sex offenders' whereabouts and inform the public through
an online registry. That way, Georgians can check to see if a sex offender
who's been released from prison or is on parole is living near them.
About 30 percent of the certified letters the GBI mails sex offenders
reminding them of their obligation to re-register their whereabouts are
returned by the post office as undeliverable, acting GBI Director Vernon
Keenan says. That usually means the offenders have moved and there is no
forwarding address, or they were simply not home when the mail carrier tried
to deliver the letters. It's left to authorities to determine which was the
case with the 1,200 to 1,800 letters that are returned each year, Keenan said.
The GBI has determined that 166 offenders cannot be found, said Keenan. The
number is expected to rise as the agency combs through about 3,000 more
returned letters.
[SNIP]
http://www.ajc.com/metro/0702/15sexoffenders.html
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David A. Milliron, Editor
Computer-Assisted Reporting & Analysis
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
72 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:21:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [DIG_REF] Peter's Digital Reference Shelf- July 2002
From: "Lois Kiehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 15:57:07 -1000
Subject: [DIG_REF] Peter's Digital Reference Shelf- July 2002
Subject: Peter's Digital Reference Shelf- July 2002
The July 2002 edition of Peter's Digital Ready Reference Shelf is now
available on the Gale Group website. Peter Jacso is the most recent
inductee to the Internet Librarian Hall of Fame
(http://www.rlc.dcccd.edu/lrc/fame.htm)
and this month he reviews:
1) How Stuff Works - a funky and impressive resource for answering all
kinds of smart and silly ready-reference questions, and
2) Subway Navigator - sporting a particularly well designed inteface
and providing useful information which compensates for the sometimes
spotty coverage of subways in well over 100 cities.
These in-depth reviews are illustrated with dozens of screenshots and
provide a multi-linked virtual walk-through of the databases. They are
written by Peter Jacso, the 1998 recipient of the Louis Shores - Oryx
Press Award of the Reference and User Services Association for his
discerning database reviews. His column is available free of charge to all
users at:
http://www.galegroup.com/reference/peter/peter.htm
See the Archives for databases previously reviewed:
Search Engine Showdown
AP Multimedia Archive
Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk
Oxford Reference Online
Merriam-Webster Third International Unabridged Dictionary
AskOxford
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
Britannica Concise
Word Reference Desk
NBC Olympics
Bloomsbury Research Center
50states.com
The Top 10 of Everything
Xrefer.com
PubList
Ulrich's International Periodicals
Profusion
Cultural Profiles Project
Columbia World of Quotations
Yahoo! Reference
Atomica 2.1
DealTime.com
Expedia
Travelocity
CyberAtlas
Penguin New English Dictionary
ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
Comparative Religions on File
Adflip
Canadian Encyclopedia Online
Awesome Library
Librarian's Index to the Internet
TechEncyclopedia
Webster's Third New International Unabridged Dictionary
Artcylopedia
Sports Rules on File
Nolo Law Dictionary
Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
CIA World Factbook 2000
GuruNet reference suite
InteliHealth version of the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
Nobel Prize List
Zagat Survey
Encyclopaedia of the Orient
Bowker's Complete Video Directory
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Online Columbia Encyclopedia 2000 (6th edition)
Cambridge Dictionary of American English
Choice Reviews Online.
Oxford English Dictionary Online.
New Millennium Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Funk & Wagnalls Knowledge Center
Biography Resource Center
Biography.com
Biographical Dictionary
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Borders
Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000 (CD-ROM)
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000 (CD-ROM)
Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 2000 (CD-ROM)
American Heritage Dictionary Deluxe
Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
WWWebster Dictionary
Encarta World English Dictionary
Encarta Africana 2000
Britannica.com
Grolier Multimedia Online Encyclopedia version 2
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
InfoNation
Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2000
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