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1. MISC> [netsites] StumbleUpon 2. MISC> media literacy, smoking 3. K12> WEB, SCIENCE: National Fire News 4. PROJ> WEB, PROJECTS: Square of Life Elementary Collaborative Project 5. K12> Important News from CNN Student News 6. K12> POLICY: Senator Kennedy Survey--Participation Needed 7. SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- August 9, 2002 8. RESOUR> Graphics Schmaphics Exclusive Judaic Greetings -- 1 YEAR FREE... 9. MISC> WebSurfing - Advertise Your Lists ***************************************** 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 12:27:39 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] StumbleUpon From: helen katz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] StumbleUpon StumbleUpon http://www.stumbleupon.com "StumbleUpon.com is the first personalized websurfing community. The StumbleUpon toolbar lets users collectively rate websites, and easily 'Stumble upon' great sites which other users have recommended. Unlike pages found in static search engines and static directories, pages you 'stumble upon' have been rated highly by other community members who have similar interests to you." katlady ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:35:09 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> media literacy, smoking From: K-12 Educators Interested in Educational Administration [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nancy Willard Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 12:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: media literacy, smoking If anyone on this list is addressing media literacy issues around smoking, the following is a must read editorial: Hollywood's Responsibility for Smoking Deaths By JOE ESZTERHAS What Hollywood is doing by glamorizing smoking is unconscionable. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/09/opinion/09ESZT.html?todaysheadlines Nancy Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. Center for Advanced Technology in Education University of Oregon, College of Education E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu Responsible Netizen Institute URL:http://responsiblenetizen.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:56:05 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> WEB, SCIENCE: National Fire News From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WEB, SCIENCE: National Fire News This summer has seen an incredible amount of wildfires burning across the country, most notably in the west. This Web site provides information on all the fires, plus links to more information. http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/nfn.html Sincerely, Paul Heller List Moderator Classroom Connect www.classroom.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:12:25 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROJ> WEB, PROJECTS: Square of Life Elementary Collaborative Project From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: WEB, PROJECTS: Square of Life Elementary Collaborative Project Registration is now open for The Square of Life: Studies in Local and Global Environments. Square of Life has been running twice a year since 1999 and schools from all over the world have participated. In this project, which begins on September 9, K-6 students will plot square meters in their school yards and record the living and non-living things that are found therein. They will submit this information to the project database for all to view. Students will then compare and contrast their information with that submitted by other classes and prepare a brief report or presentation that will be posted to the project web site. For more information, including project lesson plans,implementation suggestions, and students' reports from previous years, please go to the project web site: http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/squareproj/ Carol Shields Project Leader [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== Carol Shields Internet Training Specialist CIESE Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken NJ 07030 201-216-5070 ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:13:41 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Important News from CNN Student News From: CNN STUDENT NEWS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:13 PM August 9, 2002 Dear Teachers, It's the start of another school year and some exciting changes are taking place at Turner Learning. We're re-focusing the format of CNN Student News and will begin offering curriculum tools for appropriate episodes of the award-winning program CNN Presents. The enhancements to CNN Student News will start on Monday, September 16th. (The show will be off the air until then) Here are some of the changes we have planned that will make this program easier for you to use in the classroom: - A shorter program formatted with natural teaching breaks. - Topics and stories that are rooted in current events - Website tools that are more tightly integrated with the on-air segments - Segment to air overnight on CNN Headline News and feature Headline News anchors Also new this school year, Turner Learning will be producing curriculum associated with the in-depth series CNN Presents. In addition to its regular 8pm Saturday airing, appropriate episodes of the program will be aired commercial free overnight on CNN specifically so you can record them for use in the classroom. The related curriculum will be targeted to specific grade levels and be available on the CNN Student News web site. A schedule for all of the educational airings of CNN Presents will be posted on the Student News website as soon as its available. We'll be communicating with you each week between now and September 16th. In the meantime, you can get all the details on the new and improved CNN Student News and the new CNN Presents curriculum by reading the press release at www.cnnstudentnews.com. Also, please take the time to reply to this email and let us know how we can make these educational tools work better for you. Have a great start to the year, Joy Rosen VP, Business Development Turner Learning ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:14:45 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> POLICY: Senator Kennedy Survey--Participation Needed From: Connected Teacher Email List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Classroom Connect -- Connected Teacher Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: POLICY: Senator Kennedy Survey--Participation Needed To: The Education Community From: Senator Edward M. Kennedy's Education Staff Re: Impact of Budget Cuts on Schools and Students Date: August 8, 2002 The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is surveying the impact of state and local budget deficits on elementary, secondary, and higher education. We know that schools and communities are facing great challenges -- overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, lack of professional development opportunities for teachers, and lack of after-school programs. Universities and colleges are raising tuition and fees, cutting courses, and eliminating staff positions. Members of the Senate would like to track this issue and the staff requests for your assistance. Please forward stories that you are hearing from those you represent on what is occurring in specific states and communities. While compiling this information, we would appreciate it if you could try to answer the following questions. K-12 EDUCATION Background on state/school district: * How many students does the state/school district serve? * What percentage of students are in special populations (e.g. free and reduced price lunch, specific minority groups, limited English proficient, and special education)? BUDGET CUTS: * How much money is being cut from the K-12 education budget? * What is the percentage difference from the previous year's budget? * How will this impact funding levels for specific education programs? * Will courses or programs not be offered due to budget constraints? TEACHERS: * How will cuts impact teachers in that community? * Will teachers be laid off? How many? * Will reading specialists, paraprofessionals, and other roles be eliminated due to cuts? How many? * Will professional development programs be cut? How many fewer teachers will participate? * Will teachers have to take on more classes and responsibilities? * Will teacher salaries decrease or remain flat? * Will class sizes increase? If so, by how much? IDEA: * Has the number of special education children increased from the previous year? * Will budget cuts impact the level of service or programs provided to students with disabilities? If yes, how? Will your school district be forced to eliminate or scale back any related services being provided to children with disabilities? * Will cuts in this year's school budget force dollars to be shifted away from the general education budget to cover special education? If yes, what portion of funds? * Will the special education teacher "caseload" of students with disabilities increase due to budget cuts or rises in enrollment? If yes, by how much (what is the special education teacher to student ratio)? AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS: * Will additional learning opportunities be affected due to cuts? * If so, how many students will be denied extended learning opportunities? OTHER: * Has your school district been forced to defer the purchase of materials, textbooks, or equipment due to budget cuts? HIGHER EDUCATION Background on institution * How many students attend? Please specify full-time and part-time. * How many students receive financial aid? What share of that aid is need-based aid? * What is the size of the faculty and administration staff? IMPACT OF BUDGET CUTS: * How much money will be cut from the budget and what is the difference from the previous budget? * How much will tuition increase because of cuts, in dollars and percentages? (Please specify tuition, room and board and in-state and out-of-state students) * How much will fees increase, in dollars and percentages? * How will staffing be affected by cuts? (Please specify administrative, professors, teaching assistants and librarian cuts) * Will courses not be offered due to budget cuts? * Will fewer students be enrolled? If so, how many? Please forward us information by Monday, August 23, 2002. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Dana Fiordaliso in the Office of Senator Kennedy at 202-224-5501. Amy Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ To send a resource or project announcement to our list, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A free service moderated by Classroom Connect's Teacher Community host, Paul Heller, this email list is archived at Connected Teacher: <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=CRC> ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:18:10 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- August 9, 2002 The full Scout Report can be read at NThe full Scout Report can be read at Net Newsletters: http://www1.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NEWSLTR From: Internet Scout Project [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Scout Report -- August 9, 2002 ======== The Scout Report == ======== August 9, 2002 ==== ======== Volume 8, Number 31 ====== ====== Internet Scout Project ======== ==== University of Wisconsin ======== == Department of Computer Sciences ======== == I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K ======== ====== ====== == Index for August 9, 2002 == ====== ====== 1. NSDL Scout Reports for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences The fifteenth issues of the first volumes of the Life Sciences Report and Physical Sciences Report are available. The Topic in Depth section of Life Sciences Report annotates sites on human evolution. The Physical Sciences Report's Topic in Depth section offers Web sites and comments about quarks. 2. Two on Racial Segregation Statistics Neighborhood Segregation in Single-Race and Multirace America: A Census 2000 Study of Cities and Metropolitan Areas [.pdf] http://www.censusscope.org/FreyWPFinal.pdf CensusScope: Racial Segregation Statistics for Cities and Metropolitan Areas http://www.censusscope.org/segregation.html 3. OCLC White Paper on the Information Habits of College Students: How Academic Librarians Can Influence Students' Web-Based Information Choices [.pdf] http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/pdf/printondemand/informationhabits.pdf 4. Bringing a Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership http://www.civilrights.org/publications/bringinganationonline/ 5. New York New Visions: A Coalition for the Rebuilding of Lower Manhattan [.pdf] http://nynv.aiga.org/ 6. EBONI: Electronic Textbook Design Guidelines [.pdf, MS Word] http://ebooks.strath.ac.uk/eboni/guidelines/ 7. Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/australia/ 8. Australian War Memorial http://www.awm.gov.au/index_noflash.asp 9. Building Bridges: A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to Cross-Cultural Understanding http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/bridges/index.html 10. Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK [MS Word, .pdf] http://www.hero.ac.uk/rae/index.htm 11. Global Human Traits Survey 2002 http://www.edquest.ca/Projects/GHTS/ghts.html 12. The Louisiana State Museum Photograph Collection http://www.lsu.edu/diglib/ 13. Earth and Sky [RealPlayer] http://www.earthsky.com/ 14. Women's Law Initiative http://www.womenslaw.org/index.htm 15. CCD Build a Table Tool http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/bat/index.asp 16. IBM HotMedia v3.5 http://www-3.ibm.com/software/ad/hotmedia/ 17. A Nationwide Recall on Possibly Diseased Body Parts Body Parts Recalled by Texas Medical Institution http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2002/08/08/eline/links/20020808elin 030.html Body Parts for Research Recalled http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/080702dntexbodyparts.5962c. html Medical Center Orders Recall of Possibly Infectious Body Parts http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/news/news_1n7parts.html Body Parts Recalled on AIDS Warning http://www.newsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-body-parts-recall0807aug0 7.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines The University of Texas Medical Branch Home Page http://www.utmb.edu/ ====== ==== == Subscription and Contact Information == ==== ====== To receive the electronic mail version of the Scout Report each week, join the SCOUT-REPORT mailing list. This is the only mail you will receive from this list. 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