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1. K12> Regarding the Job of a Principal.. from GLEF 2. K12> [WWWEDU] Teaching Unit on INDIA - Critical Feedback Appreciated 3. K12> New resource for ESL teachers 4. K12> Are you secure? 5. K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] State & Local Playbook: Youth Tech 6. K12> Operation KidSafe Host Digital Fingerprinting Program 7. K12> Re: free teacher web sites? 8. BOOK> Fw: New Book on Math History 9. K12> Sizzling Organic Chemistry Plays 10. K12> Re: free time for student to surf the web - 2 msgs 11. LISTS> Invitation | mailing list - Applied GIS & Remote Sensing ***************************************** 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: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:26:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Regarding the Job of a Principal.. from GLEF From: "Bonnie Bracey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:28:16 EDT Subject: Regarding the Job of a Principal.. from GLEF GLEF presents "View of the Principal and the Job," the first in an ongoing series of instructional modules designed for use by professional developers and faculty in schools of education. This administrative leadership module helps principals develop strong organizational and leadership skills, as well as strategies and tools to improve academic performance. Each topic links to various GLEF articles and contact information, correlated with content derived from leadership standards and selected textbooks on the principalship. The module includes classroom activities, case studies, textbook assignments, and teaching resources, such as PowerPoint=AE presentations and short videos. [http://glef.org/] ------------------------------------------------------------ III. What's Working in K-12 Schools: The Freshman Principal There is a growing national movement to combat the potential principal shortage through the use of experienced principal mentors. Many schools and districts are developing mentoring programs ranging from formal paid positions to online forums. [http://glef.org/freshprincipal.html] ------------------------------------------------------------ IV. Featured Video: Principal Mentoring These days, the challenges of being a principal include everything from being a politician, disciplinarian, visionary, and problem solver. This seven-minute documentary demonstrates how mentors can make a world of difference in helping new principals succeed. [http://glef.org] This is an extract from the GLEF Blast. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:27:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] Teaching Unit on INDIA - Critical Feedback Appreciated From: "Ralph and Roslyn Teirney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: WWWEDU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 10:53:40 +1000 Subject: [WWWEDU] Teaching Unit on INDIA - Critical Feedback Appreciated Hi there to my "wwwedu" colleagues, all over the place... I am a new list member and this is my first message. Last September, I started up a website to encourage my students to discover India through considering English literature: http://www.geocities.com/sunitra_in/ I'm calling for critical feedback on this unit again, as I have entered the website in the Australian EdNA National Quest Challenge, which will be judged onSeptember 27 (my birthday!). If you have time to check out the unit, whether fully or just briefly, I would be very grateful for any criticisms or suggested improvements. I do not need endorsements but I would highly value complaints. May I ask that those who have a few minutes to help me and would like to visit my website send their criticisms to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? Of course, you are welcome to declare your complaints here on this list, but if you do so to the other e-mail addresses, I can try to correct the faults you identify more discreetly. Kind regards to all, Roslyn Teirney Ogilvie High School 228 Main Rd., NEW TOWN Tas. 7008 AUSTRALIA E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Indian Website: http://www.geocities.com/sunitra_in/ English Website: http://www.ogilvie.tased.edu.au/Webpage/OHS_English.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:27:36 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> New resource for ESL teachers Sent: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 04:22:30 -0700 Subject: New resource for ESL teachers From: aminkorea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: misc.education Hello all, There is a new resource on the web for teachers of English as a second language. John's ESL Community is an interactive teaching resource that has been designed to help teachers utilize the power of the Internet for language learning. For more information visit their site at http://www.johnsesl.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:28:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Are you secure? From: "eSchool News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: eSN School Technology Alert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:41:11 -0400 Subject: Are you secure? ************************* They'll try to get you coming and going! ************************* Everybody worries about what comes into your computer network-pornography, hate speech, worms, viruses . . . But who worries about what goes out of your network? Confidential student data, inappropriate eMail, personnel information, test results . . . If you're responsible for technology in schools, YOU worry about it. That's who! Cut the challenge of Network Security down to size. Access the comprehensive resources assembled by the editors of eSchool News. Visit our brand-new Educator's Resource Center on Network Security. Check it out: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/ns-icm/index.cfm When it comes to Network Security, you've got to watch your data coming and going. Fortunately, solutions just now available make that job a lot more manageable. At the eSN Network Security Resource Center, you can review the most effective, educator-tested strategies for ensuring system security. You can get up to speed in a hurry on the latest legislation and litigation affecting network security in schools. For a limited time only, you even can try out some of the nation's most effective Network Security solutions for free-sample sophisticated new applications for safeguarding every aspect of your computer network. ****************************** CLICK HERE! for your FREE Network Security Software ****************************** Sometimes the network administrator's job can seem overwhelming. That's why eSchool News has put together a comprehensive library of news stories, special reports, and additional security resources-all available free. In the Network Security Resource Center, you'll . . . **Learn about the new legislation and court cases that govern what you must put in and keep out of your computer network. **Get the lowdown on eMail and virus protection as well as web-content control. **Understand the challenges and solutions surrounding the more complicated need to safeguard student data. ..and much more! Visit the FREE eSN Network Security Resource Center today: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/ns-icm/index.cfm Here's to a safe, sane, manageable approach to Network Security! Cheers, -- Gregg Gregg W. Downey Editor & Publisher eSchool News 800-394-0115 x107 [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S., Remember this solution-crammed Network Security Resource Center has the information you need to cope with high-stakes testing. It's free. Why not check it out right now? http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/ns-icm/index.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------ ALERT SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION - http://www.eschoolnews.org ------------------------------------------------------------ We encourage you to pass along this issue of eSN School Technology ALERT, unaltered, to interested colleagues. To SUBSCRIBE to the eSN School Technology ALERT: If you received this newsletter from a colleague and want to have your own free subscription, send a blank e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************* COPYRIGHT 2001 eSchool NEWS. All rights reserved. ********************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:28:52 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [DIGITALDIVIDE] State & Local Playbook: Youth Tech From: "Rachael Zubal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:00:18 -0400 Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] State & Local Playbook: Youth Tech >From New Dem Weekly newsletter: State & Local Playbook: Youth Tech New Dem Daily | 23-AUG-02 In many schools, computers are used for aimless Web surfing and video games, for the simple reason that there's no training program or information systems personnel. An entrepreneur in Massachusetts, tired of this phenomenon, developed a computer curriculum that trains students themselves to set up and maintain schools' IT systems. http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=250794&kaid=131&subid=192 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri Information Coordinator, Center on Human Policy Syracuse University 805 South Crouse Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2280 315-443-2761 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/ ICQ #19650783 "Out of the strain of Doing, into the peace of the Done." --Julia Louise Woodruff "I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him." --Booker T. Washington ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:30:16 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Operation KidSafe Host Digital Fingerprinting Program From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:33:51 -0500 Subject: Operation KidSafe Host Digital Fingerprinting Program Operation KidSafe Join over 500 sponsors worldwide and say YES to hosting one of our child safety events! Maybe a piece of Larry Bird memrobilia can convice you to act now to protect the children of your community! Thanks to the generous donation from ProVision Sports, the 1st 50 businesses to book the program will receive a piece of history. You will receive a piece of the high school floor that Larry Bird played on. Each 5inch X 5inch piece comes with a certificate of authenticity from Larry's high school coach at Spring Valley in French Lick, IN. Also included is a photo of Larry and a photo of the floor just prior to demolition. These floor pieces have brought as high as $850.00 at charity auctions and you can own one just for sponsoring Operation KidSafe! Freezing Out Crime Through Corporate Citizenship and Education! Program Outline and Benefits Only 5 of these machines dedicated to only fingerprinting children. Local press enjoys covering this story and helping get the word out about this world class equipment. We handle the press releases and media follow-up The program fee is only $1995.00 for one day program. Operation KidSafe Staff Person attends each event. Program includes one day of unlimited digital fingerprinting. No kits to buy and no limit on how many can attend. All supplies and equipment are included as a part of the program. Overview Please review the information on the Operation KidSafe National Tour. If you have any questions on the program or your market area, please call us @ 217-541-6360. Many businesses are reviewing this package, as we are actively working your market. Please give the program a quick review. The event is available to only one sponsor in each category so it is on a first committed basis. SPONSORS SPEAK OUT "One of the best events we have ever hosted. We look forward to our future Operation Kidsafe events." Mazda of Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL _______________________________________________________________________ "Our event was a huge success. Over 350 children, tremendous media coverage and participation by the Shreveport Police. Thanks again for a great event. We look forward to bringing your program to our community again soon. Denny Rogers, President United Auto Dodge of Shreveport, LA ____ YES we are interested and would like you to fax us a sponsor package. Company __________________________ Contact ____________________________ City ____________________ State _____________ Phone ____________________________ Fax _________________________________ Fax your request to: Fax 217-757-8788 Or call us @ 217-541-6360 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:30:46 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: free teacher web sites? From: "EDTECH Editor-Eiffert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:55:12 -0400 Subject: Re: free teacher web sites? From: Glenn Wiebe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have posted a list of "free and cheap web site creation links" at: http://www3.essdack.org/socialstudies/educationsites.htm Hope this helps! Glenn Wiebe Social Studies Specialist ESSDACK 1500 E. 11th Hutchinson, Kansas 67501 620-663-9566 www.socialstudiescentral.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: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:31:08 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: BOOK> Fw: New Book on Math History Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:14:54 -0700 Subject: New Book on Math History From: April Mulherin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: k12.ed.math Dear Math Educators, "Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others", is a new publication written by William Berlinghoff and Fernando Gouvea. This book is written with the interests of math teachers in mind. It focuses on the historical roots of many mathematical ideas. Its 25 independent sketches reveal the often surprising stories behind zero, negative numbers, the symbols of arithmetic and algebra, the metric system, Euclidean geometry, fractions, quadratic equations, computers, and the like. The 56 pages on "The History of Mathematics in a Large Nutshell" provide a unifying context for these sketches. Keith Devlin of Stanford University, author of The Millennium Problems, The Math Gene, and The Language of Mathematics, says, "This delightfully written summary of the historical development of mathematics should be in the arsenal of every teacher of mathematics, from middle school to Ph.D. level. Brief, to the point, informative, and entertaining to boot." If you would like to learn more about this resource, please visit our website at http://www.oxtonhouse.com/Oxton_House_Publications/mtta/mtta.html Sincerely, April Mulherin Oxton House Publishers [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- submissions: post to k12.ed.math or e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] private e-mail to the k12.ed.math moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] newsgroup website: http://www.thinkspot.net/k12math/ newsgroup charter: http://www.thinkspot.net/k12math/charter.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:31:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Sizzling Organic Chemistry Plays Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:15:26 -0700 Subject: Resource: Sizzling Organic Chemistry Plays From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc Offered here for your enjoyment are four short organic chemistry plays that illustrate reaction mechanisms. These were performed in an actual organic chemistry class. You are free to use them in your class. (If you do, let me know how it turns out). The students wore signs around their necks identifying their parts in the drama. Electrons were drawn on posterboard and exchanged where appropriate. Bonding was illustrated by having the participants hold onto the electrons being shared. When asking for parts, the students would say, "Just don't give me any girl parts (or boy parts)." I would tell them that there weren't any girl parts or boy parts, just atom parts. Most of the students really enjoyed the dramas and competed for parts... but be warned! I had to discontinue the plays because a student complained to the Dean that the plays were sexually offensive, even though: (1) the students were repeatedly reminded that atoms and molecules don't have gender and (2) students never touched each other and (3) these plays aren't nearly as raunchy as Shakespeare! http://www.heptune.com/chemtale.html Steve ---- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:32:34 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Re: free time for student to surf the web - 2 msgs From: "EDTECH Editor-Beil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:31:57 -0400 Subject: Re: free time for student to surf the web From: Judy Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David, I was at school this morning and found a list of "fun and exciting Internet sites" that I developed when working with ESL students this summer. Some of the sites are geared more toward MS but some could work with high school students, too. Fun Brain http://www.funbrain.com/ Today Hooray http://www.kidskonnect.com/TodayHooray/TodayHooray.html Vocabulary http://www.vocabulary.com/ Sci-Squad http://kids.discovery.com/KIDS/scisquad/ Blast Off Games http://kids.discovery.com/KIDS/space/games/games.html Build your Own Roller Coaster http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/coasters/interactive/interactive.html On Board the Titanic http://www.discovery.com/guides/history/titanic/Titanic/titanic.html?00000 This site gives you links to puzzle sites: http://thinks.com/puzzles/ You might also have your students create their own puzzles using the Puzzle maker: http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ Just a word of advice....some of the sites look like "games" so you might want to rule some of them out if there is a chance that other teachers/administrators view what you are doing as encouraging "playing." Of course, some just don't understand that even in playing games students are using computer skills, especially if students are new to using computer technology...and unfortunately, there are still students like this in our schools. Some of these games also encourage problem solving skills. But remember complaints can be made by others from just viewing what your students are doing before any questions are asked. Judy Gardner Library/Media Specialist Lebanon High School Lebanon, PA VRD Information Network Specialist ----- From: nicole volk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I found two sites: http://www.misronet.com/puzzles01.htm http://www.barryispuzzled.com I think the second is the site students would find more interesting. From: Nicole Volk CTED 633 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- 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: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:33:15 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: LISTS> Invitation | mailing list - Applied GIS & Remote Sensing From: "Applied GIS & Remote Sensing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 01:33:04 -0500 Hello, We invite you to join the Applied GIS & Remote Sensing mailing list hosted by the University of Laval, Quebec, Canada. The purpose of this list is to discuss Applied GIS, GPS & Remote Sensing in forestry, geology, biology, agriculture and water management without any restriction on the systems used. Examples of issues that might be addressed include : Biodiversity | Pollution | Deforestation | Urbanization | Food Production | Climate Change | Rural Development | Poverty Reduction | Mountain Development | Freshwater Supply The Applied-GIS-RS list favours questions, comments & contributions on how to efficiently apply these technologies, not on technical software issues (there are other great lists and web boards for that :^). Example : for a watershed management project should I use raster or vector ? If raster, what is the best pixel size to feed runoff models ? Applied-GIS-RS is open to everyone. We encourage you to submit your questions & experiences to the list. Feel free to share : - research projects and results - valuable experiences - new technologies & products TO JOIN : visit http://www.matox.com/agisrs and click on "Join list". This list is also open to related topics such as management, socio-cultural, political and economic questions which are steadily gaining importance. Furthermore, it is intended to create and support networking between persons who are interested and engaged in unleashing the power of these technologies to improve the quality of life of all living beings on our Blueplanet. Best regards, The Applied-GIS-RS Team Alexandre Leroux | Daniel Chamberland-Tremblay | Martin Plante | Mathieu Lambert | Pierre Marchand ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 26 Aug 2002 - Special issue (#2002-529) **********************************************************************
