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1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-12 Gingerbread Man Across America 2. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 Come Grow With Us 3. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-11 A Patchwork of Places & Poetry 4. MISC> [netsites] DinoQuest 5. MISC> [netsites] Space Station Biological Research 6. MISC> [netsites] The Weather Pixie 7. K12> Microsoft Office XP Tutorials for Teachers 8. MISC> [netsites] Citation Styles 9. RESOUR> ORGANIZATION: American Association of University Women (AAUW) ***************************************** 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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:03:58 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-12 Gingerbread Man Across America From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-12 Gingerbread Man Across America 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: Karen Norton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: Gingerbread Man Across America Project Begin & End Dates: 8/19/02 to 9/30/02 Project Summary: Our class would like to send a school in each state a small tagboard gingerbread man. The GB man would then be decorated to represent the unique state and mailed back to our classroom. We will discuss each state and how the GB man is decorated to represent the state and a huge hall display will be made. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies Technologies Used: Email ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/08/02 to 8/21/02 Number of Classrooms: 50 Age Range: 5 to 12 years Target Audience: National (US) -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Karen Norton - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Kg Teacher - Eastside Elementary Warren, Arkansas US ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:03:59 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 Come Grow With Us From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-11 Come Grow With Us 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: Linda Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: Come Grow With Us Project Begin & End Dates: 9/16/02 to 6/25/03 Project Summary: Travel through our cycle of seeds as we investigate how a seed becomes a plant. Gather some soil, plant some seeds, add a little water and sunshine and watch Mother Nature do her magic. This fun and exciting hands on project will introduce children first hand to the life cycle of plants. Communicate with other classrooms around the world to see how different climates affect plant growth. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: Information Technology, Science Technologies Used: Email Full Project Description: We are interested in comparing and contrasting plant growth data with other classrooms in environments different from ours. Students will germinate seeds (lima beans, peas, and/or corn) in the classroom and observe and record the growth over an eight-week period. They will enter data on recording sheets and graph the plant's growth. Students will also keep a journal of their observations. Classes will share the data with other classes through e-mail communication and through the project website. Classes may want to create different growing environment to observe differences under varying conditions. For example, put some seeds near the window and others in a dark part of the classroom. Plant some seeds the cup, put the cup in a zip lock bag, water it once and observe the greenhouse effect. Participating classrooms may choose to have individual students grow their own plants or do their plantings as a group, but each class must have one model that will be used for data collection. Classes will photograph their plants four times during the eight-week period (every two weeks) and email these photos to their partner classroom. Growing Tips/Options: 1. Soak seeds in water overnight 2. Provide each student (or group of students) with seeds, soil and plastic cups 3. For best viewing of roots, grow some seeds in a zip lock bag and then transplant to a cup once roots are formed. Activity 1 Plant the seeds Activity 2 Observe and record information - Suggestions * Size, color and shape of leaves * Length of stem * Root observations (if you plant a seed in a zip lock bag) Activity Three Summarize your class findings and send to the project coordinator ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and your partner with the digital photos or drawings. Optional extension activities will be provided on the project website. Classes may submit these if desired. Objectives: * Students understand the life cycle of plants and the conditions needed to germinate seeds * Using the scientific method, students will predict, observe, measure and record the growth of their plants over several weeks * Students will exchange information with another class in order to compare and analyze growth under different environmental conditions * Students will learn about other communities, climates and geographies through the exchange of this information ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/08/02 to 3/01/03 Number of Classrooms: 25 Age Range: 7 to 11 years Target Audience: Anyone Project URL: http://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/GrowWithUs/home.htm Registration Instructions: Classrooms wishing to participate in this project should send an e-mail to the project coordinator, Linda Brandon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Lakeland Central School District. Please include: * School name and URL of school website, if applicable * School address (city, state, zip and/or country name) *Teacher name and e-mail address *Grade level and age range of students *Name and e-mail address of contact person if other than teacher Registration will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning in August, 2002. Participants will be notified by e-mail of their acceptance into the project. -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Linda Brandon - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technology Training Coordinator - Lakeland Central School District Shrub Oak, New York US http://lakelandschools.org ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:05:14 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-11 A Patchwork of Places & Poetry From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-11 A Patchwork of Places & Poetry 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: Marci McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Project Title: A Patchwork of Places & Poetry Project Begin & End Dates: 8/10/02 to 11/30/02 Project Summary: Students write about their communities or other special places in poetry form. Their work is displayed in a classroom quilt and shared with other classes via Internet. ------------------- Project Details ------------------- Project Level: Basic Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, History and Social Studies, Language, Technology Technologies Used: Email Project Sponsor: none Full Project Description: 1. Students select a "special place" to share with other project classes. Examples of special places: * a school, neighborhood, town, state, province * a community created by the class * a location mentioned in a story read in class * a river, lake, mountain, park, desert, seashore, ocean * other geographical area Students write a poem describing their special place using any poetry format. 2. Students listen to or read books about communities, special places, quilting. 3. Students create a class quilt of illustrations/poems related to their special places. This can be made of paper or fabric. 4. Students engage in additional learning activities related to language arts, social studies, art, technology, math, science. Objectives: Students write a poem describing special places using any format. Students learn about quilt making as a means of communication and expression, contributing to a class quilt displaying their poetry. Teachers send student work samples and image of class quilt to be published on project page. Students view and respond to other classes via email. ------------------- Project Registration Information -------------------------------- Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/10/02 to 9/15/02 Number of Classrooms: 25 Age Range: 6 to 11 years Target Audience: Anyone Project URL: http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/quilts/index.html Registration Instructions: Project provides substantial resources for teachers: poetry formats, website links about "places", quilting, and book lists. Registration information and instructions at project website. Contact: Marci McGowan -------------------------------- Project Contact Information ---------------------------- Marci McGowan - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Teacher - H. W. Mountz Elementary School Grade One Spring Lake, New Jersey US http://familyeducation.com/nj/mcgowan ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ [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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:06:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] DinoQuest From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 6:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] DinoQuest DinoQuest http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoquest/ 'From September to December 2000 Paul Serano and his 13-person team trekked from one desert dig site to the next. They were on the hunt for some seriously strange dinosaur fossils: 600-toothed giant plant- eaters, flying reptiles, massive crocodiles, and more.' Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:06:35 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Space Station Biological Research From: Ray Shiner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 6:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Space Station Biological Research SSBRP: Space Station Biological Research Project http://brp.arc.nasa.gov/ "The Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) is an integrated project team, which includes ARC staff matrixed from various organizations, with the mission to design and develop the systems required to support a wide range of fundamental gravitational biology research on the ISS. The SSBRP also performs all system integration functions for hardware, software phases and flight. The SSBRP organization chart is provided on this site." Ray Shiner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:07:30 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Weather Pixie From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 6:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] The Weather Pixie The Weather Pixie http://www.g5.dk/default.asp "The WeatherPixie displays a graphical representation of the weather around the world." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:08:53 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Microsoft Office XP Tutorials for Teachers From: EDTECH - Educational Technology [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of EDTECH Editor-Eiffert Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Microsoft Office XP Tutorials for Teachers From: Bernie Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lorrie Jackson, Beckie Randall, and I have just completed preparation of these freely available tutorials designed to help teachers learn Office XP. The tutorials are in pdf format and may be accessed online at http://www.pitt.edu/~edindex/OfficeindexXP2.html There are 10 lessons in all, as follows: Lesson 1 INTRODUCTION TO WORD, Writing a Conference Call letter Lesson 2 MORE ON WORD PROCESSING, Working with larger documents Lesson 3 THE OFFICE DRAWING TOOLS Lesson 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET, Preparing a gradebook Lesson 5 MORE ON THE USE OF THE SPREADSHEET, Making changes to existing spreadsheets Lesson 6 MAIL MERGE AND RELATED OPERATIONS, Form letters, data sources, and mailing labels Lesson 7 INTRODUCTION TO THE ACCESS DATABASE, Keeping student records Lesson 8 MORE ON DATABASE USE, Manipulating the data in the database Lesson 9 POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, Creating slide shows and related teaching materials Lesson 10 POWERPOINT BEYOND THE BASICS, Making interactive, non-linear Slide Shows At the above web address you'll also find complete instructions for acquiring the work files that your students or colleagues will need when using the lessons. We hope you will find them useful and that you will share this information with any Schools of Education or School Districts with whom you have contact. Tutorials for Office 2000 have been freely available for a while now. Anyone interested in those will find them at http://www.pitt.edu/~edindex/Officeindex2.html Bernie :) Bernard John Poole, MSIS Associate Professor of Education (Instructional Technology) University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA 15904 Tel: 814-269-2923 Fax: 814-269-7084 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.pitt.edu/~poole EdIndex: http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/edmenu.html --- 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: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:10:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Citation Styles From: Finders Keepers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 6:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Citation Styles Citation Styles http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html Tutorials on citation styles, including MLA, APA, CBE, Chicago and others. Fin der Keepoers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:18:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> ORGANIZATION: American Association of University Women (AAUW) From: David P. Dillard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 6:10 AM Subject: WOMEN: EDUCATION AND EDUCATION ISSUES : EDUCATION: COLLEGE: ORGANIZATIONS: ORGANIZATION: American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Association of University Women (AAUW) http://www.aauw.org/home.html American Association of University Women 1111 Sixteenth Street N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 800/326-AAUW Fax 202/872 1425 TDD: 202/785-7777 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Promoting education and equity for all women and girls Research Fellowships Grants and Awards Member Center About AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund AAUW on Channel 9 TV Report Card: Title IX at 30 Shortcuts... What's New Search Site Index AAUW Branches Action Contact Us Diversity Events Fellows/Alumnae Foundation Higher Education History Jobs Leadership Legal Fund Links of Interest Marketplace Member Benefits Outlook Magazine Press Center ------------------------ Links of Interest http://www.aauw.org/9000/links.html A complete list of like-minded organizations can be found in the Community Coalitions Manual With Lessons Learned from the Girls Can! Project (previously the Girls Can! Community Coalitions Resource Manual), available from the AAUW Sales Office. The list of links at the URL is an abridged group of important related links. ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 8 Aug 2002 to 9 Aug 2002 - Special issue (#2002-498) ***********************************************************************************
