There are 11 messages totalling 640 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> CNN Student News Update
2. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-9 The Tooth Project - revised
3. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-18 Postcard Greetings Exchange -
revised
4. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-19 Kidville Pledge Project - revised
5. K12> [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN August 25, 2002
6. RESOUR> America Remembers
7. MISC> PalindromeList.com
8. MISC> Idiom Site
9. MISC> [WWWEDU] online school faces expulsion (fwd)
10. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Disabled Make Themselves Heard (fwd)
11. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] judge dismisses BT's Internet patent suit (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:03:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> CNN Student News Update
From: "CNN STUDENT NEWS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: CNN STUDENT NEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:25:11 -0400
Subject: CNN Student News Update
THE NEW CNN STUDENT NEWS DEBUTS SEPT. 16! SET YOUR VCRs TO HEADLINE NEWS FOR 3:12 -
3:22 AM EASTERN TIME.
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Dear Educator:
A new school year is upon us, and CNN Student News will soon be back to provide your
classrooms with the quality current events and curriculum materials you've come to
expect.
On September 16, CNN Student News will debut its new format on CNN Headline News
(check your local listings). Though the network and format have changed, the program
remains cost-free and commercial-free.
Highlights of the new format include:
* A streamlined, classroom-friendly commercial-free 10-minute program, airing Monday
through Friday on CNN Headline News from 3:12 - 3:22 am ET (set your VCRs!)
* Three topical, educationally appropriate news stories
* A new look, featuring CNN journalists and CNN Headline News anchors
* Extensive Web-based educational resources, available at http://CNNstudentnews.com
Additionally, CNN Presents, the award-winning in-depth news series, will be offering
curriculum resources for educationally appropriate episodes. The program will air on
CNN, and a schedule of commercial-free airings will soon be available at
http://CNNstudentnews.com - check the site frequently for updates and information!
Our Web site for students and teachers, CNNstudentnews.com, will continue to offer
news, current events and features.
We appreciate your patience and support as we transition to this new format. Your
feedback is always welcome - simply email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sincerely,
CNN Student News
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:17:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-9 The Tooth Project - revised
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:32:57 -0700
Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-9 The Tooth Project
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]
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Project Information
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Project Author: boehm diann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: The Tooth Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 8/01/02 to 12/24/02
Project Summary:
To registrar: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Include the following information:
Name
School Name
Grade
Teacher
Send in the number of teeth lost each month.
Check the website for the total of teeth for graphing purposes for your students.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Language, Mathematics, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Project Sponsor: Internetschoolhouse
Full Project Description:
Teachers record the number of teeth that are lost each month in their classroom. They
submit their facts to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The number of teeth are listed per school for students to graph in a variety of ways.
Objectives:
Project Objectives:
Graphing
Creative Writing
Geography
Project Outcome
understanding of how to make graphs
how to read graphs
location of countries on a map
creative writing skills developed
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/01/02 to 12/24/02
Number of Classrooms: 60
Age Range: 5 to 9 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.internetschoolhouse.com/projects_teeth.html
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Project Contact Information
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boehm diann - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
teacher - Internetschoolhoue
Austin, Texas US
http://www.internetschoolhouse.com
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SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:18:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-18 Postcard Greetings Exchange -
revised
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:29:36 -0700
Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-18 Postcard Greetings Exchange
Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide
education community. [PERMISSION TO RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE]
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Project Information
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Project Author: Vicki Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: Postcard Greetings Exchange
Project Begin & End Dates: 8/16/02 to 12/12/02
Project Summary:
Each participating class will send a postcard via snail mail to participating classes.
Information on the card might include grade level, number of students, things students
enjoy, an interesting fact about their community and their favorite song.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Arts, Community Interest, Information Technology, Language, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
I am a music teacher with one full day kindergarten class. We have done this project
with just the United States. This year we would like to receive postcards from places
around the world as well as the United States.
We will use a World and United States Map to see where our cards have come from.
These are posted in our hall for the rest of the school to see.
We will develop a tune and then put words to that tune to sing about the place we are
visiting. We will then discuss the information sent on our cards. Postcards can be
computer generated. Ours have been donated by a local university.
We would like to have 25 participants.
Objectives:
Students learn about other countries and their interests. Students create their own
music, add words and accompany themselves on classroom instruments.
Students become more aware of the world around them. Students walk to the local post
office and will deliver their cards.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 7/30/02 to 9/30/02
Number of Classrooms: 25
Age Range: 5 to 18 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://tsc.k12.in.us/ci/resource/fa/projects/50states/post_card.htm
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Project Contact Information
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Vicki Schmidt - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Music Director - Battle Ground Middle /Elementary School
Battle Ground, Indiana US
http://wvec.k12.in.us/bgm
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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
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:18:28 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-19 Kidville Pledge Project -
revised
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:09:34 -0700
Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 5-19 Kidville Pledge Project
Global SchoolNet Foundation provides this service free of charge to its worldwide
education community. [PERMISSION TO RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE]
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Project Information
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Project Author: Kathy Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: Kidville Pledge Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 7/01/98 to 6/30/05
Project Summary:
Third graders would like to share the
"Kidville Pledge" with other classes. This
pledge is based on the Lifeskills.
Students recite the pledge each morning.
Contact us through e-mail.
Our goal is to learn mutual respect and understanding of others.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, History and Social Studies, Information
Technology, Language, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
The third grade class would like to share the "Kidville Pledge" with other
classes on our continent. We would like to receive
e-mail from each class during the course of the
school year. We will contact each them via e-mail. We want to share the Lifeskills
with other
students so they can become good citizens of their communities. This pledge was
written as a result of C.L.A.S.S. training with Barbara Pedersen in Connersville,IN.
Each community that responds will be shown on a map.There will be an active link
on the map to that community. We hope to be able to share information about how the
students' lives are showing that they are following the lifeskills of the pledge. We
can create understanding and respect for our similarities and differences.
Objectives:
Objectives of the project are to share the message of the Lifeskills with other
classes on our continent. During the school year, we will learn about other schools as
we communicate
with these classes.
Desired outcome is to develop leadership
in a community of students. They can lead others
in their quest to acquire the Lifeskills in order to become responsible citizens of
the future.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 7/01/98 to 6/30/05
Number of Classrooms: 50+
Age Range: 5 to 19 years
Target Audience: International (Canada, Mexico, United States)
Project URL: http://fayette.k12.in.us/~kpowell/index.html
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Project Contact Information
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Kathy Powell - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
teacher - Grandview Elementary
Connersville, Indiana US
http://fayette.k12.in.us
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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
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:20:12 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN August 25, 2002
From: "BJ Berquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>WWWEDU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>BDPA-Educators
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>BDPA-Pennsylvania <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 13:18:31 -0400
Subject: [WWWEDU] PROF DEV: This Week At TAPPED IN August 25, 2002
After School Online (ASO) is a forum for educators. The scheduled
events, designed for professional development, are open to everyone in
the TAPPED IN community and all guests. Login at
http://www.tappedin.org. If you are new to TAPPED IN, please login 10
minutes before the ASO event is scheduled to begin. This will allow the
helpdesk volunteers to get you where you need to be.
Print out this weekly schedule as a quick reference to what's happening;
you can get a monthly view and description of the events online at our
Time-Zone Friendly Calendar:
http://www.tappedin.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi
Go to the url below each event for descriptions of the individual
events.
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Sunday, August 25
* Writing for Webheads: World friendship thru lang. learning
5:00-6:00am PDT/8:00-9:00am EDT/12:00-13:00 GMT
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#lang.
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Monday, August 26
* Tech in the Classroom
5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#teched.
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Tuesday, August 27
* NEW! Oz Time Tours and Tips/Campfire Meeting
2:00-3:00am PDT/5:00-6:00am EDT/09:00-10:00 GMT/7:00-8:00AEST
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#TI.
* TAPPED IN Tours and Tips
2:30-3:30pm PDT/5:30-6:30pm EDT/21:30-22:30 GMT
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#TI.
* K-3+ Resources - Science
5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#primary.
* Middle Grades (4-8) Science Forum: Science Concepts
6:00-7:00pm PDT/9:00-10:00pm EDT
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#science.
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Wednesday, August 28
* Social Studies Forum: Friendship Through Education
5:00-6:00pm PDT/8:00-9:00pm EDT/00:00-01:00 GMT
Read about this discussion online at
http://www.tappedin.org/info/calendar/aug02.html#social.
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Saturday, August 31
* TAPPED IN Tours and Tips
11:00am-12noon PDT/2:00-3:00pm EDT/18:00-19:00 GMT
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Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist
Associate Educator, TAPPED IN
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.tappedin.org/info/members/bj.html
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:21:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> America Remembers
Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:54:09 +0400 (MSD)
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
America Remembers
http://www.americanmemorials.com/NationalTragedy.htm
America Remembers - group and individual memorials for the victims of the
September 11 national tragedy
On the morning of September 11, 2001, America experienced several tragic
terrorist attacks in which thousands of innocent civilians perished. It
was a day of violence, horror and great sadness that will never be
forgotten.
Please visit and share in the permanent Memorials that have been
established to honor the lives of the many victims.
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:21:50 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> PalindromeList.com
Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:48:00 +0400 (MSD)
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
PalindromeList.com
http://www.palindromelist.com/
PalindromeList.com - list of palindromes, which are words or phrases that
read the same backwards or forwards
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:22:22 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> Idiom Site
Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:43:04 +0400 (MSD)
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Idiom Site
http://www.idiomsite.com/
Idiom Site - learn how common phrases and sayings originated
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:23:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [WWWEDU] online school faces expulsion (fwd)
From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: WWWEDU (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:15:44 -0400
Subject: [WWWEDU] online school faces expulsion (fwd)
>From today's benton headlines... -ac
ONLINE SCHOOL FACES EXPULSION
Boards of Education and teacher associations are eager to see if new
hearings investigating the virtual school, Einstein Academy, will result in
a revocation of the school's charter. Teachers at the virtual school send
assignments online to students in their homes and interact with students
over the Internet and via telephone. Students are provided with a free
computer and Internet access and parents are required to monitor the
child's
progress. Pennsylvania's Morrisville School District has alleged that the
online school refused to comply with educational standards and regulations
that include providing special education services, establishing a physical
presence within the school district and avoiding poor accounting practices.
Einstein has also been charged with misappropriations of public funds,
reckless spending and extortion. "We told them what to do in order to
survive, and they just wouldn't do it," said Morrisville's school
superintendent John Gould, who was instrumental in getting the school's
charter approved. Many education associations are hoping to use Einstein's
failure as fuel for their arguments against creating independent
cyberschools that operate beyond the reach of board regulations.
[SOURCE: WIRED, AUTHOR: John Gartner]
(http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54737,00.html)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:23:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Disabled Make Themselves Heard (fwd)
From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:14:05 -0400
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Disabled Make Themselves Heard (fwd)
>From today's benton headlines... -ac
DISABLED MAKE THEMSELVES HEARD
The Drake Music Project is using technology to help musicians with
disabilities create music. The project has developed its own software,
called E-scape, to allow musicians to punch in notes one key at a time
using
a pad placed at their head. E-scape allows users to scroll down a menu that
lets them add notes and create different tracks using a variety of sounds.
Technology like E-scape is constantly evolving to meet the needs of
musicians in the project. But project participants point out that what need
upgrading more than the technology is the music industry's perception of
disabled musicians.
[SOURCE: BBC News, AUTHOR: Mark Eddo]
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2211744.stm)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:24:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] judge dismisses BT's Internet patent suit (fwd)
From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:14:32 -0400
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] judge dismisses BT's Internet patent suit (fwd)
Also from today's Headlines... -ac
JUDGE DISMISSES BT'S INTERNET PATENT SUIT
BT Group PLC (formerly British Telecom) has lost a case against Prodigy.
BT, who has claimed that it invented hyperlinking, used the suit against
Prodigy as a test case in an effort to receive money from every U.S.
Internet service provider. BT has owned the patent since 1989, but only
discovered that it owned the patent in 1996. U.S. District Judge Colleen
McMahon ruled that neither Prodigy nor the Internet itself infringed the
patent. In her opinion, the judge states, "No jury could find that Prodigy
infringes [the BT patent], either as a part of the Internet or on its Web
server viewed separate and apart from the Internet." Judge McMahon has
interpreted the patent to cover "a system in which multiple users, located
at remote terminals, can access data stored at a central computer. The data
is received by the remote terminals via the telephone lines." Since Judge
McMahon found that the Internet has no "central computer," she dismissed
the case.
[SOURCE: International Herald Tribune, AUTHOR: Bloomberg News]
(http://www.iht.com/articles/68644.html)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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