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1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-12 The VIPER Club - An Internet
Reading Project - revised
2. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-13 Millenium the Travelling Orca Whale
- revised
3. K12> "AXA Foundation Corporate Scholarship Support"
4. K12> SEARCHING FOR A SUPERHERO: CAN PRINCIPALS DO IT ALL?
5. K12> TEACHER PERFORMANCE MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF ACHIEVEMENT
6. K12> "2003 NSTA Science Teacher Awards"
7. K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers (Site 06): Keyboarding
8. MISC> September 2002 EDUCAUSE Online ECAR RELEASES RESEARCH STUDIES ON
WIRELESS, IT OUTSOURCING
9. K12> Privacy in a Technological Age
10. K12> Re: Internet data collecting
11. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Malaysia's Penang State Unveils K-ICT Blueprint
(fwd)
12. K12> STUDENTS CAN SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS IN NASA'S STUDENT ROCKET CONTEST
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-12 The VIPER Club - An Internet
Reading Project - revised
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Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-12 The VIPER Club - An Internet
Reading Project
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:32:51 -0700
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Project Information
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Project Author: Joni Turville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: The VIPER Club - An Internet Reading Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 11/01/02 to 3/31/03
Project Summary:
Our project is entitled the VIPER (Very Important People Enjoy Reading) Club.
It
is an "Internet reading club" which will promote recreational reading among
participants and compare the reading habits of students around the world.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies, Language, Mathematics
Technologies Used: Email, Web Based Discussion Forum
Full Project Description:
Our project is entitled the VIPER (Very Important People Enjoy Reading) Club.
It
is an "Internet reading club" which will promote recreational reading among
participants and compare the reading habits of students around the world.
Students read at home and keep track of the minutes read each month. They
submit
their minutes to their homeroom teacher and the total minutes for the class are
divided by the number of students in the class to give a "per student average".
These are submitted to the web site and results from all participants can be
viewed as they are submitted
Classes are welcome to join in our project at any time.
Objectives:
To increase recreation reading time, to manage data and communicate with
students across the globe.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 10/01/02 to 3/01/03
Number of Classrooms: unlimite
Age Range: 6 to 12 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.rhem.spschools.org/viperdefault.htm
Registration Instructions:
Register at the VIPER Club Website
http://www.rhem.spschools.org/viperdefault.htm
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Project Contact Information
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Joni Turville - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Coordinator - Ronald Harvey Elementary School/St. Albert Protestant Schools
St. Albert, Alberta, CA
http://www.rhem.spschools.org/
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-13 Millenium the Travelling Orca
Whale - revised
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Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 7-13 Millenium the Travelling Orca Whale
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:31:34 -0700
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Project Information
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Project Author: John Schick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: Millenium the Travelling Orca Whale
Project Begin & End Dates: 10/01/02 to 5/15/03
Project Summary:
Fourth Grade Students at Northern Heights Elementary School in
Bellingham, Washington will again be sending Millenium,
a stuffed orca whale, to various classes around
the world. We hope you can join us in hosting him this, his fourth year of
travelling the globe.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies, Language, Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Email
Full Project Description:
The Pacific Northwest is blessed by many animals. The orca
whale is a spectacular resident of Puget Sound. Fourth graders
at Northern Heights Elementary School in Bellingham, Washington would like to,
once again,
share information about the orcas by sending a stuffed
orca who we are calling Millenium to participating classes around the
world.This
will be Millennium's fourth year for travelling. Millennium has circled the
globe twice visiting such far off destinations as New Zealand, Israel, France,
Ireland, and Australia.
Millenium will travel with a passport and an informational book
created by students. We will also include a video tape which we hope
classes will add to. Our hope is that Millenium will be able to visit
20 classes this year for one week at a time.
This project has been incredibly successful the past three years and we look
forward to another great school year. Please do not apply to be part of the
project unless you are willing to honor the one week maximum stay.
Unfortunately, in the past we have had several classes who kept him for up to
three weeks - this greatly impacts the project.
Objectives:
Participating students will learn about orca whales
and also other students, their communities
and culture. Millenium's web page will be updated
as we learn more about other classes via his
travels. Students will correspond through
email and also videotape and postcards.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 9/18/02 to 12/30/03
Number of Classrooms: 20
Age Range: 7 to 13 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Registration Instructions:
Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following information
Full Name:
E-Mail Address
Home Phone Number
School Name and address
School URL (if any)
Best time to host Millenium
Do you have video taping capability? If so, in what format?
Why you would like to host our black and white ambassador?
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Project Contact Information
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John Schick - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fifth Grade Teacher - Larrabee Elementary School
Bellingham, Washington US
http://wwwlar.bham.wednet.edu
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> "AXA Foundation Corporate Scholarship Support"
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:40:35 EDT
From: Bonnie Bracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: "AXA Foundation Corporate Scholarship Support"
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"AXA Foundation Corporate Scholarship Support"
AXA Foundation and Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America will award
scholarships to well-rounded high school graduates and promote higher
education through a series of national and local initiatives. Fifty-two
(52) scholarship recipients, known as AXA Achievers, will be selected,
one from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These
recipients will receive one-time scholarships of $10,000 each. Ten (10)
AXA Achievers will be selected as national recipients from the pool of 52,
earning an additional one-time scholarship of $15,000, a computer and the
offer of an internship at an AXA office. Application deadline: December
15, 2002.
http://www.axa-achievement.com/
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> SEARCHING FOR A SUPERHERO: CAN PRINCIPALS DO IT ALL?
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:42:04 EDT
From: Bonnie Bracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SEARCHING FOR A SUPERHERO: CAN PRINCIPALS DO IT ALL?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SEARCHING FOR A SUPERHERO: CAN PRINCIPALS DO IT ALL?
In education, few agree about remedies to cure ailing schools. But on one
point, almost everyone agrees: the principal is key to any kind of change.
But what makes a good school leader? The truly effective principal is the
first among equals, a team builder, and a leader of leaders who encourages
others to take responsibility for what happens in the school. According to
a new report from the Education Writers Association, some traits of a good
leader include: delegating leadership; emphasizes instruction and putting
children first; encourages continuous staff development; building
coalitions with staff, parents and the community; and evaluating data,
including test scores, absentee rates, and discipline records, to assess
strengths and weaknesses in the instructional program and make
improvements. According to researcher Penny Sebring, "Turning a school
around is a such big task -- no one can do it themselves." (PDF)
http://www.ewa.org/
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> TEACHER PERFORMANCE MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF ACHIEVEMENT
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:46:15 EDT
From: Bonnie Bracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TEACHER PERFORMANCE MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF ACHIEVEMENT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TEACHER PERFORMANCE MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF ACHIEVEMENT
A new Carnegie Challenge Paper, "Teaching as a Clinical Profession: A New
Challenge for Education," summarizes the challenges facing the teaching
profession and offers a conceptual answer -- treat teaching as a modern
clinical profession. Too often, according to the paper, school reformers
have put the cart before the horse by launching school reforms without
teaching reforms, as if reducing class sizes or raising student standards
were self-fulfilling improvements. They are not. Studies confirm that the
quality of teaching is the single most important factor influencing
student achievement. (PDF)
http://www.carnegie.org
Source PEN
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> "2003 NSTA Science Teacher Awards"
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:47:53 EDT
From: Bonnie Bracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: "2003 NSTA Science Teacher Awards"
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"2003 NSTA Science Teacher Awards"
Due to overwhelming interest, the National Science Teachers Association
(NSTA), the nation's largest science teacher organization, is extending
the deadline for its 2003 science teacher awards. The deadline for
entries is now Tuesday, October 15, 2002. NSTA offers a host of awards
that recognize and honor the nation's top science educators for their
dedication to and passion for the profession and for their innovative
classroom programs. In addition to recognition, the popular awards give
science teachers the opportunity to secure resources for classroom
equipment and materials or attend an NSTA convention. Just a few of the
awards include the NSTA Distinguished Informal Science Education Award.
This award recognizes an NSTA Member who is not a classroom teacher, and
who has contributed to informal science education, the DCAT "Making a
Difference" Award, for middle level teachers; and the NSTA Robert H.
Carleton Award, the highest honor an NSTA member can receive, this award
recognizes science educators for their lifelong contributions to and
leadership in science education.
http://www.nsta.org/222/&class_level=Middle&program_type=teacher%20awards
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:34:14 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers (Site 06): Keyboarding
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 05:37:15 -0400
From: Kathy Schrock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers (Site 06): Keyboarding
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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SOS: Help for Busy Teachers
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Sites-of-the-School Days -
a weekly update to Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
on Discovery Channel School - http://www.discoveryschool.com/
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Site 6
Keyboarding Resources
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/itech/keybo/keydx.htm
...a treasure trove of handouts, assessments, links, and information for
those of you who are responsible for elementary level keyboarding
instruction or practice
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Visit this and previous Sites-of-the-School Days by going to the
following page - http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html
and clicking on an entry!
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Put SUBSCRIBE DCS-SCHROCK in the body of the message
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"The Thrill of Discovery in Your Classroom"
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Kathy Schrock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Administrator for Technology
Nauset Public Schools
78 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans MA 02653
508.255.0016 x216
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:00:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> September 2002 EDUCAUSE Online ECAR RELEASES RESEARCH STUDIES ON
WIRELESS, IT OUTSOURCING
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:17:53 -0400
From: Pete Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fwd: September 2002 EDUCAUSE Online ECAR RELEASES RESEARCH
STUDIES ON WIRELESS, IT OUTSOURCING
ECAR RELEASES RESEARCH STUDIES ON WIRELESS, IT OUTSOURCING
The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) has released its first two
major research studies, joining more than 40 unique publications provided to
subscribers in 2002: "Wireless Networking in Higher Education" and "IT
Outsourcing in Higher Education." Learn more at
http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/about/PRESS_RELEASE.asp?id=A UGUST21,02
see also:
Download the summary of key findings (PDF 101 KB) for the IT OUTSOURCING study
at
<http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/ers/ers0201/EKF0201.pdf>http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/ers/ers0201/EKF0201.pdf
Download the summary of key findings (PDF 124 KB) for the WIRELESS NETWORKING
study at
<http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/ers/ers0202/EKF0202.pdf>http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/ers/ers0202/EKF0202.pdf
Read the original announcement of the formation of ECAR at
<http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/about/PRESS_RELEASE.asp?id=AUGUST10,00>http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/about/PRESS_RELEASE.asp?id=AUGUST10,00
For information on ECAR research products and activities, see
<http://www.educause.edu/ecar/>http://www.educause.edu/ecar/ or e-mail
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:18:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Privacy in a Technological Age
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:09:54 -0400
From: Kathleen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Submitted by Kathleen Carpenter
Teachers.Net
Privacy in a Technological Age by Dr. Rob Reilly
http://teachers.net/gazette/SEP02/reilly.html
Excerpt:
It seems that no one really has a sound understanding of privacy as it
now relates to the Internet and the Web---for example, how it relates to
technology's ability to keep records of people who visit a given Web
site, to delve into our personal information, or to eavesdrop on us in
the workplace.
http://teachers.net/gazette/SEP02/reilly.html
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:51:52 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Re: Internet data collecting
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:42:43 -0400
From: EDTECH Editor-Gaynor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Internet data collecting
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Chris Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Have you seen the USGS Water Resources of the US? Realtime stream / river
flow for pretty much the entire United States. My father showed this to
me (he was a geologist before he retired, he thought this was amazing).
Especially out here in the West, where things have been really dry the
last few years, seeing current / historical flow levels is a real
eye-opener. This is great data for a science class (or even statistics or
just plain graphing).
http://water.usgs.gov/ Look for the real-time water data link
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Chris Brown, Director of Technology
Converse Co School Dist #1
Douglas, WY US
http://www.ccsd1.k12.wy.us
CBrown atsign ccsd1 dot k12 dot wy dot us
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:27:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Malaysia's Penang State Unveils K-ICT Blueprint
(fwd)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:38:37 -0400
From: Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Malaysia's Penang State Unveils K-ICT
Blueprint (fwd)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Also from today's Benton headlines... -ac
MALAYSIA'S PENANG STATE UNVEILS K-ICT BLUEPRINT
The Malaysian state of Penang has published a "Knowledge-Information
Communications Technology Blueprint" (K-ICT) that sets the goal of
transforming the state into an "intelligent land" over the next several
years. Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, who announced the plan on
Wednesday, stated that the blueprint would focus on connectivity, knowledge
worker development, e-economy, digital equity and electronic good
governance. "We will appeal to telecommunications companies to help in
ensuring Penang becomes a fully connected state by 2005." he explained. Koh
emphasized the blueprint's focus on e-government: "[The] entire state
government would be re-invented with its structure and mindset transformed
through a fully networked e-government that is client-focused, efficient and
transparent." Koh added that the state would establish CTCs known as
k-community centres in villages across the state.
[SOURCE: The Star (Malaysia), AUTHOR: K. Suthakar]
(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/9/19/nation/stinfoo&sec=nat
ion)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
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http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:36:40 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> STUDENTS CAN SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS IN NASA'S STUDENT ROCKET CONTEST
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:00:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: STUDENTS CAN SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS IN NASA'S STUDENT ROCKET CONTEST
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington September 20, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1761)
Jerry Berg
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256/544-0034)
RELEASE: 02-180
STUDENTS CAN SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS IN NASA'S STUDENT ROCKET
CONTEST
High school students from across the country will get a
chance to soar to new levels -- thanks to a partnership
between NASA and sponsors of the Team America Rocketry
Challenge.
The Team America Rocketry Challenge is a first-of-its-kind
national amateur rocket competition for high school students.
Co-sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association and the
National Association of Rocketry, the challenge is being held
in conjunction with the nationwide Centennial of Flight
celebration in 2003.
The new partnership will tie the Team America Challenge to
NASA's Student Launch Initiative. The Student Launch
Initiative is an educational activity designed to motivate
students toward careers in science, math and engineering,
while giving them a taste of practical, hands-on aerospace
work. Introduced in the fall of 2000, the program, based at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.,
inspires students to design, build and launch reusable
rockets and real science payloads.
"We are excited about the opportunity to join two nationally
recognized organizations and expand this opportunity for
using rocketry as a learning tool," said Art Stephenson,
Marshall Center Director. "The partnership will offer hands-
on experience and provide a learning forum for students and
teachers across the United States through building advanced
reusable rockets."
The joint venture will enable the top 10 teams in the
Rocketry Challenge competition to submit proposals to
participate in the 2003-2004 Student Launch Initiative at
Marshall. Up to three high school teams will be selected to
participate and be mentored by Marshall engineers and
scientists. With guidance from their mentors and teacher
representatives, each student team will design, build, test
and launch a reusable vehicle and payload aiming for an
altitude of 5,280 feet, or one mile.
After completing the project, the three teams will be
eligible to receive an invitation to attend Space Camp at the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.
The Team America Rocketry Challenge will select winners from
the top 100 schools nationwide at a fly-off competition in
Northern Virginia May 10-11, 2003.
For more about the Marshall Center's Student Launch
Initiative, visit:
http://education.msfc.nasa.gov/docs/127.htm
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