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Topics in this special issue:
1. K12> Math Rainy Day Activities
2. MISC> www.howstuffworks.com
3. UPDATED> [DIGITALDIVIDE] What's new at the Digital Opportunity Channel, 2
October 2002
4. RESOUR> Women, Communication Rights & The Internet
5. K12> WIRELESS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS- Please Share
6. K12> Go Metric!
7. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] list of 2002 TOP grant winners
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:08:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Math Rainy Day Activities
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:47:03 -0700
From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc
Subject: Resource: Math Rainy Day Activities
Mike's Math Club is closed to new membership, but the web site offers
a bunch of neat rainy day math activities for kids. Check it out and
select the ones that interest your kids:
http://www.mff.org/mmc/mmc.taf?page=activities
Steve
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:09:01 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> www.howstuffworks.com
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:47:30 -0700
From: "Marc Poulin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Resource: www.howstuffworks.com
Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc
The name says it all.
Answers to questions you didn't even know you had!
http://www.howstuffworks.com
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:20:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UPDATED> [DIGITALDIVIDE] What's new at the Digital Opportunity
Channel, 2 October 2002
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:11:44 -0400
From: Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] What's new at the Digital Opportunity Channel, 2
October 2002
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What's New on Digital Opportunity Channel
A Project of the Benton Foundation and OneWorld South Asia
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
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News
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/news/
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Internet use growing in Africa, but still lags, finds UN study
Slow to plug into the 'wired world', the African continent is now making
"relatively rapid" progress in using ICTs, says a new UN study. Still, the
digital divide is at its "most extreme" in Africa, where ICT is at a very
early stage of development, it warns.
Click with the mouse to build the bridge
Here is an opportunity to do your bit to bridge the digital divide. The
e-inclusion site (http://www.e-inclusionsite.org/eng/home.asp) offers
everybody the opportunity to be a donor to projects from poor areas of the
world according to their capacity. Each click in this site's donation
section ensures donors release Euro 5 cents to such projects.
eMentors help young adults move out of foster care
Providing caring adult support to children who age out of foster care
through online mentoring is becoming popular. A programme run by the Orphan
Foundation of America is using eMentors to help these kids move out of
foster care and into adult life.
Open knowledge network proposes exchange of local content in South
Growing out from the DOT Force, OneWorld and other partners have developed a
proposal for an open knowledge network to promote the creation and the
exchange of local content as widely as possible across the South. Find out
more about this proposed network at http://www.dgroups.org/groups/okn.
(http://www.dgroups.org/groups/okn)
ICTs encouraging transparency in governance, finds study
ICTs are helping governments become more transparent and accountable to
citizens, UNESCO has said, citing a recently released joint
(http://www.comnet.mt/unesco/Survey1999/Survey.htm>study) conducted with the
Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development. But the
15-nation study also found new technologies "posing a challenge to
traditional decision-making structures", the UN agency added.
Brazil youth to get used computers and IT training
United Nations Volunteers are spearheading a new initiative of the UNDP and
local partners to redistribute used computer equipment in a bid to bring
modern communication tools to communities of young people in Brazil.
China extends Internet censorship to e-mails
As e-mails containing certain keywords have begun to bounce back to Chinese
senders, activists have realised that Chinese government capabilities to
restrict access to information on the internet are considerably greater than
they had previously assumed possible and represent a significant violation
of personal privacy, reports a Hong Kong daily.
World Bank setting up ICT development centre in India
A new research centre coming up in India plans to develop IT-enabled
projects for the social sector. Being set up jointly by the World Bank and
the Indian government at the cost of about $50 million, the centre will
create ICT projects, based on which the Bank can ramp up faster than
traditional projects.
Nigerian pupils to be linked with outside schools
The Nigerian government plans to equip each secondary school in the country
with a computer lab. These schools will be then electronically linked with
schools in South-East Asia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
China has second largest Internet population, but there's a long way to go
China now has 45 million Internet users, the second most in the world. But
this accounts for only 3.6 per cent of the vast population of 1.3 billion.
And almost half of them are students or professionals, and half the
country's Websites are based in its three richest cities, according to
official Web data collector CNNIC.
Panos offers media fellowships on ICT-enabled development
Panos is inviting applications from journalists or development experts for
fellowship grants to research and write articles in national and
international media on ICTs and their development impact. For more details,
contact Murali Shanmugavelan at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
BBC Web project brings local news to UK communities
In a community Web project, BBC has set up a "Where I Live" community
Website for the communities in UK's southwest Wales. The Website will
provide in-depth local news and information on the region's weather, travel,
sports and events. Citizens can use a new modern studio set up in the area
to access BBC sites and contribute to the project.
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Analysis
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/analysis/
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Ugandan schools need to start operating as ICT companies
Schools in Uganda are being provided with PCs and Internet connections while
technical experts and teachers are setting up courses. The question,
however, is whether these projects can continue on their own steam once the
generous donors have left.
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Campaigns
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/get_involved/campaigns/
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Click with the mouse to build the bridge
Here is an opportunity to do your bit to bridge the digital divide. The <a
href="http://www.e-inclusionsite.org/eng/home.asp";>e-inclusion site</a>
offers everybody the opportunity to be a donor to projects from poor areas
of the world according to their capacity. Each click in this site's donation
section ensures donors release Euro 5 cents to such projects.
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Events
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/events/
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Workshop on Science Communication for Sustainable Development
Sun 29 September 2002 - Thu 3 October 2002
Entebbe, Uganda
SciDev.Net is holding a four-day workshop on Science Communication for
Sustainable Development. It will bring together a group of scientists,
public relations officers and journalists, along with professionals from
academies of science, government departments, science and technology policy
institutions and NGOs.
Urban Data Management Symposium
Wed 2 October 2002 - Fri 4 October 2002
Prague, Czech Republic
The 23rd Urban Data Management Symposium marks the 31st year of Urban Data
Management Society activities. Starting in Bonn in 1971, the UDMS symposiums
successfully spread over all of Europe, bringing the latest knowledge and
providing the opportunity to share experience in the area of urban and rural
information systems on the town, city and regional levels.
Developing country access to online scientific publishing
Fri 4 October 2002 - Sat 5 October 2002
Trieste, Italy
This roundtable will bring together scientists, decision-makers,
journalists, electronic publishers, content providers, information and
communication technology experts, donors and non-profit organizations
working on the dissemination of science and the transfer of knowledge and
technology towards developing countries.
World Economic Forum East Asia Business Summit: Workshop on Digital Divide
Sun 6 October 2002 - Tue 8 October 2002
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The National IT Council of Malaysia will co-organise a workshop on the
digital divide during the WEF East Asia Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Rural Telecommunications Congress: building demand for broadband
Sun 6 October 2002 - Wed 9 October 2002
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
While rural places in the U.S. continue to make gains in bridging the
digital divide, many are still unserved or underserved by high speed
telecommunications.
Radio and Development: a OneWorld workshop
Mon 7 October 2002
London, UK
Globally, radio is the most important media for development, democracy and
community-building - particularly for marginalised and disenfranchised
communities in developing countries. How can NGOs best use radio and audio
to make an impact in their development programmes and for raising their
profile and that of development issues via broadcast media? How are the
Internet and new digital technologies changing the possibilities around
radio for NGOs working for sustainable development? This workshop of
presentations, case studies, knowledge-sharing and informal discussion is
jointly hosted by BOND and OneWorld.
3rd Global Congress on Community Networking in the Digital Era
Mon 7 October 2002 - Sat 12 October 2002
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Congress theme - Empowering communities, Innovation, Proposals, Action -
is indicative of a process of knowledge transfer in which the world's
community networks, their partners and the general public can all
participate and from which they can derive benefit.
Bridging the digital divide: challenge and opportunities
Tue 8 October 2002 - Fri 11 October 2002
Montreaux, Switzerland
If wealthy nations have seen their means of production transformed by the
ever-increasing power of e-tools, developing nations have suffered from a
knowledge and technological gap that inches further out of reach. The World
Summit on Internet and Multimedia offers an exceptional platform for
dialogue between peoples, international organizations and actors in the
economy to address exactly this disparity.
>From Here to E-Learnity
Wed 9 October 2002 - Thu 10 October 2002
Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Australia
This event is the inaugural conference of Australia's National Organisation
for Electronic Learning (NOEL).
Advancing the Research Agenda on Open Source
Mon 14 October 2002
Brussels, Belgium
Open source software is one of the unique phenomena of the digital economy.
Enabled by the Internet, it has grown dramatically over the past decade.
Infonomics and the Center for Information Policy at the University of
Maryland are organising a workshop to explore the issues raised by open
source development, its relationship to other forms of enterprise and
community, and the implications for institutions and public policies in a
digital society.
World Knowledge Forum
Tue 15 October 2002 - Fri 18 October 2002
Seoul, South Korea
Under the theme of "Knowledge in a World of Risk: A Compass towards New
Prosperity", this conference will showcase the best examples to leverage and
add value to the knowledge-based society. Recovering from the global
recession and the war on terrorism, societies and economic players are
confronted with a world at risk. All players are searching for new
directions to mobilize scarce resources and to create new capabilities
necessary in a knowledge-based society.
European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL)
Mon 4 November 2002 - Tue 5 November 2002
Uxbridge, UK
The European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL) is an opportunity for
academics, practitioners and consultants from Europe and elsewhere who are
involved in the study, management, development and implementation of web
enabled and ICT initiatives in the learning and teaching sectors as well as
the professions to come together and exchange ideas and examples of best
practice.
IKS 2002: Information and Knowledge Sharing
Fri 8 November 2002 - Wed 20 November 2002
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
IKS 2002 will highlight advances in the research and development of models
and tools that integrate computation and telecommunication. It will also
focus on networking that facilitates the exchange, interoperability,
management and sharing of information in a broad range of disciplines.
International Conference on Building Effective E-Governance
Thu 21 November 2002 - Fri 22 November 2002
Chandigarh, India
The conference will address key issues for implementing e-governance,
including best practices and case studies. The main sessions for the
conference will include e-service delivery from government to citizen;
technology solutions; legal aspects to privacy and security issues in
e-governance; and infrastructure requirements.
International Conference on Information Technology, Communications &
Development
Sun 1 December 2002 - Tue 3 December 2002
Kathmandu, Nepal
The conference aims to create a network of like minded people working in the
area for IT&C, who can meet at least once a year to share ideas and
experiences.
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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: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:22:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> Women, Communication Rights & The Internet
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:03:42 -0700
http://consult.womenspace.ca
Women, Communication Rights & The Internet
http://consult.womenspace.ca
Womenspace - Online Consultation: Canadian women and women's equality seeking
organizations are invited to share their opinions, experience and knowledge of
the internet. Join the Consultation in any of 4 topic areas: Participation -
Impact Empowerment Strategies. You are invited to participate in the WebBoard
discussion at any time between September 23rd and October 25th, 2002. E-Mail
discussion lists on each of the 4 topics will be available from October 7th to
25th, 2002.
Les femmes, les droits la communication, et internet
http://consultation.womenspace.ca
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:25:30 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> WIRELESS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS- Please Share
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:10:01 -0400
From: "Kristen L. Hammond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: WIRELESS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS- Please Share
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please share with CoSN (The Consortium for School Networking) how your
district is currently using wireless technologies. Responses will be
used within the case study scheduled as an interactive professional
development session, Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at the NSBA
Technology+Learning Conference Event in Dallas, Texas.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and participation!
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a national nonprofit
organization, promotes the use of information technologies and the
Internet in K-12 education to improve learning. Our members represent
school districts, state and local education agencies, nonprofits,
companies and individuals who share our vision. http://www.cosn.org
WIRELESS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
also available at http://www.cosn.org/events/cto/wireless.html
Please email completed questionnaire to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Name of District:
Contact Name:
Contact email:
Contact phone number:
District Web site:
Short description of the wireless application your school district has
implemented:
What grade levels are implementing the applications cited above?
What products are you using in this application? (e.g. - Palms, PC
laptops, Apple laptops, etc.):
What software is being used with the applications above?
What grade levels are using wireless technologies?
Short description of your school district (e.g. -- urban/rural, % Title
1, student population, etc.):
Do you plan to attend T + L?
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:08:34 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Go Metric!
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:47:19 -0700
From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc
Subject: Resource: Go Metric!
http://www.nctm.org/meetings/metric-week.htm
"Celebrate National Metric Week--October 6-12, 2002
Almost every country in the world bases its measurements on the
International System of Units (commonly called the metric system).
Although the United States is an exception to that rule--still using
inches, feet, and miles--many U.S. industries and businesses have
switched to the metric system in order to remain competitive in a
global market. National Metric Week offers Americans an opportunity
to focus on the importance and ease of the measurement system based
on 10s. This year, the week of October 612 (the 10th month of the
year and the week containing the 10th day) will be set aside to
celebrate the metric system.
Here are possible sources of information and ideas for lessons:
U.S. Metric Association (USMA) can provide information and resources,
as well as ideas, including suggestions for celebrating National
Metric Week, available online at
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/ideas.htm.
Taking America's Measure--a Web site for teachers and students
sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/metric.htm.
Metric Mania Web site--offers lesson plans, games, and information at
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classmetric.html.
The Math Magic Resource for the K-4 Teacher--provides a variety of
lesson ideas to help students explore measurement systems.
http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/measuremtles.html
NIST Metric Program--provides links to metric-related educational
resources as well as information about the metric system. Visit
http://www.nist.gov/metric "
Steve
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:40:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] list of 2002 TOP grant winners
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:27:05 -0400
From: Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] list of 2002 TOP grant winners
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi everyone... Late last week, NTIA announced the winners of the 2002 TOP
grants. (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top/) Congratulations to everyone who
received a grant this time around! I see that some of the grantees are
DIGITALDIVIDE list members, so I just wanted to invite those of you who got
a TOP grant to post a message to the list and tell us a bit more about how
you'll be spending the grant. Meanwhile, for those of you curious to see who
won, here's the list, courtesy of the NTIA website... -ac
1.
PatchWorx, Inc.
To create an online network for children who have a critical illness or a
serious disability and help them develop coping skills, find information,
and become more pro-active patients.
October 1, 2002; San Mateo, CA; $426,000
2.
University of California-Los Angeles
Neighborhood Knowledge California (NKCA) Telecommunication Project: To
assemble a wide variety of public and private databases to expand
opportunities for home ownership through fair housing and lending research,
education, and policy development.
October 1, 2002; Los Angeles, CA; $700,000
3.
Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative
DC Health Care For You: To create a virtual health advocacy center devoted
to reducing barriers to health care access.
October 1, 2002; Washington, DC; $327,635
4.
City of Chicago
The Greenhouse Project: To develop a model for reducing radio frequency
congestion and increasing interoperability among urban first responders by
using broadband wireless technology.
October 1, 2002; Chicago, IL; $396,000
5.
Indiana University
Making Communities SAVI: To use adaptive systems technology to help
underserved communities access relevant and understandable data to address
quality of life issues.
October 1, 2002; Indianapolis, IN; $504,954
6.
Gulf of Maine Aquarium
Vital Signs: To create a collaborative model for environmental monitoring
using wireless, handheld technology to collect and share aquatic information.
October 1, 2002; Portland, ME; $364,911
7.
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
MassKidCare.Net: To establish a comprehensive digital network for inner city
child care providers that offers e-commerce tools and a childcare provider
matchmaking capacity.
October 1, 2002; Boston, MA; $705,000
8.
Eastern Michigan University
WebPolis Consortium: To use enhanced Internet technologies to provide
greater community involvement in local decision-making for citizens and
government officials.
October 1, 2002; Ypsilanti, MI; $241,185
9.Grace Hill Settlement House
Member Organized Resource Exchange: To help Head Start families acquire the
knowledge and skills needed to obtain education and health care.
October 1, 2002; St. Louis, MO; $390,148
10.
Applied Information Management Institute
Nebraska CyberSeed Project: To expand economic development and job creation
in an agriculturally-based economy.
October 1, 2002; Omaha, NE; $675,000
11.
Regional Development Corporation
e-Plaza: To develop a web-based collaboration for Northern New Mexico's
agricultural community by increasing links between local stakeholders and
increasing access to resources.
October 1, 2002; Santa Fe, NM; $360,390
12.
New York University
New York City Housing and Neighborhood Information Systems: To equip local
housing organizations and community development corporations with online
tools to secure quality, affordable housing more efficiently.
October 1, 2002; New York, NY; $457,000
13.
Seedco
The Worker's Individualized Support Tool: Using an innovative online tool to
help low wage earners migrate to sustained employment.
October 1, 2002; New York, NY; $298,387
14.
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
Local E-Government Utilization Project (LEG-UP): To develop and deploy
online e-government tools in rural, underserved counties and municipal
governments in North Carolina.
October 1, 2002; Raleigh, NC; $700,000
15.
Cleveland Housing Network
Bringing Information Technology Home: An interactive technology program that
builds capacity for successful home ownership and financial strength among
underserved low-income families in Cleveland.
October 1, 2002; Cleveland, OH; $504,000
16.
Ekklesia Development Corporation
Project GILEAD: To develop the nation's first online service linking
faith-based human service providers and their clientele in Cincinnati, Ohio.
October 1, 2002; Cincinnati, OH; $510,000
17.
Lane Council of Governments
To create an online tool for local decision-makers that maps the flow of
offenders from initial law enforcement contact to release from supervision.
October 1, 2002; Eugene, OR; $391,832
18.
University of Pittsburgh
To develop a gateway that delivers information from any web site, whatever
its level of accessibility, to people with vision impairments and other
disabilities.
October 1, 2002; Pittsburgh, PA; $490,000
19.
Emery Water Conservancy District
To develop an interactive network to help resolve land use conflicts and
improve security and public safety.
October 1, 2002; Castle Dale, UT; $369,600
20.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
stART smART: To develop an online community that provides and sustains
professional development opportunities in literacy and the performing arts
for early childhood educators.
October 1, 2002; Vienna, VA; $705,000
21.
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
To develop broadband digital network technologies to assist Indian tribes in
eastern Washington preserve and sustain their shared tribal culture,
history, and language.
October 1, 2002; Usk, WA; $505,000
22.
Harrison County Board of Education
Project SAFE (School Action for Emergencies): To give emergency responders
access to video images from cameras located inside schools via laptops while
en route, as well as onsite, and from a county command center.
October 1, 2002; Clarksburg, WV; $442,000
23.
WV Commission for National and Community Service
ConnectWV Online Volunteer System: To create an Internet-based tool that
matches volunteers to local community needs, including disaster response.
October 1, 2002; Charleston, WV; $630,000
24.
PIER Wisconsin
PIER Wisconsin: To develop a digitally networked coalition of organizations
serving the public on Great Lakes, freshwater, environmental, and natural
resource issues.
October 1, 2002; Milwaukee, WI; $700,000
25.
State of Wisconsin
To promote food safety and disease surveillance by integrating Wisconsin's
information systems data into a cohesive system.
October 1, 2002; Madison, WI; $620,000
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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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