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1. K12> Call for Papers: Academic Exchange Quarterly--Secondary Education 2. K12> Essay Contest: Engineers Changing the World 3. K12> Native Cultures Around the World Activity #2 4. NEWSLTR> The Math Goodies Newsletter 5. K12> October is National Popcorn Month 6. MISC> EVENT: Women's History Month Celebrated in Canada 7. RESOUR> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Creating Accessible Online Learning Technologies 8. K12> Southeast Evaluation Association 9. Last: posting for Wednesday, October 2, 2002 ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. All inquiries regarding this list and its contents should be directed to Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. If you want to unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives for Net-happenings can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NET-HAPPENINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:42:01 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Call for Papers: Academic Exchange Quarterly--Secondary Education Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:10:03 -0500 From: Roger Passman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Call for Papers: Academic Exchange Quarterly--Secondary Education To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Call for Papers: Secondary Education This message is being cross-posted; please excuse duplication. The Academic Exchange Quarterly includes articles on all aspects of secondary education on an ongoing basis. The following link provides complete submission guidelines. http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/ontsec.htm The print journal of AEQ has over 23,000 readers. The electronic version, available free worldwide, has the potential for hundreds of thousand potential readers. The electronic version is available from Gale's InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index. Thanks for considering AEQ for your academic papers. Dr. Roger Passman Academic Exchange Quarterly http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/ Roger Passman, Ed.D. Northeastern Illinois University Teacher Education 5500 N St Louis / CLS 2057 Chicago, IL 60625 (773) 442-5354 (773) 220-6230 (Mobile) (773) 262-9837 (Fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------- Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell, belongs in one! Hillary Putnam ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:55:49 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Essay Contest: Engineers Changing the World Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:36:42 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.engineergirl.org/contest The National Academy of Engineering is sponsoring an essay contest open to ALL students in grades 6-12. In 300 to 400 words, we'd like students to tell us how they think engineers have changed and continue to change the world. Essays should focus on ONE of the following topics: Engineering's Great Achievements What engineering achievement do you consider to be the greatest? Why? History's Great Engineers Who would you nominate for an Engineering Hall of Fame? Why? The Future of Engineering What is one of the significant technologies that engineers will develop in the next 50 years? How will it change the world? Awards will be given out in two divisions: grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. Monetary prizes will be awarded for top essays in each topic area in both divisions. Winning essays in each topic area will be published on the EngineerGirl website. Entries must be received by January 17, 2003. Complete contest guidelines and additional resources are available on the EngineerGirl website. <http://www.engineergirl.org/contest> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:05:06 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Native Cultures Around the World Activity #2 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:56:34 -0400 From: Sandra Jost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Native Cultures Around the World Activity #2 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings, We are slowly getting underway with our first official activity. One class has completed their assignment and I should have the second one posted by the end of the day. I also have put the same postings on our web site at Kidspace. I hope I am doing this correctly. Someone please let me know if I'm not. Thanks! The Lenni Lenape Indians Rice Elementary School Miss Mangan's 5th Grade Class General Description By Tara, John, and Alison The Lenape Indians have been around for over 1500 years. They migrated here in the early 1600's. They came from Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey Shores, Canada, and Oklahoma. They were called Men of Men, Grandfather, Original People, True Men, and also Common People. The Lenape people hold an annual POW-WOW that is open to the public. History By Abby, Jeff, and Christian He! (Hi) Do you know about the Lenape tribe? Lets start in the early 1600's. Those were the years when the First Natives came in contact with the Europeans (English, Swedish, and Dutch.) The settlers did not respect the Natives. They fought 200 years off war and the effect of the war forced them west. The Natives relied on agriculture, growing crops, corn, squash and beans. The Lenape Tribe was spread out in different places including Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and some of New York and Staten Island. The Lenape people are called the Salt Water people. Hope you learned alot! Lapich knewel! Clothing By Megan, Abbie, and Alexis The clothes worn by the Lenape Indians were very plain. One item worn by the Delaware men was the Bandolier bag. This had a wide, fully beaded shoulder strap attached to a beaded bag. A number of these are now in museums as they were a favorite of collectors. The Lenape made their clothes from skins of deer, elk or wolf. Women wore beads and jewelry made out of bones and shells. The fur from the animals was helpful and useful in the winter. Food By Alicia, Matthew, Bianca The Lenape Indians made a living by eating natural foods. The men and boys thought hunting was incredibly important for their families. They normally hunted deer, elk, black bear, raccoons, beavers, and rabbits. They also thought fishing was an important need. The woman and children would find berries, nuts, corns, beans, and squash. Their gardens were full of sunflowers, herbs, roots, vegetables, fruit, and occasionally tobacco. They would usually eat the fruit as soon as it was ripe. So this Halloween cherish your candy and sweets and remember what the Lenape Indians had to eat!!! Homes By Shayna and Matt The Lenape Indians lived in longhouses. They could be 20 feet wide, 60 feet long and 5 to 6 feet high. Up to 12 families could live in a longhouse. The houses were furnished with benches, fireplaces, deerskin-covered bunks and shelves holding baskets, pots and pelts. Firewood was often stored under the bunks. Some food would be stored by hanging it from the roof of the longhouse. Language By Cassidy, Lauren, and Aneesh There were three distinct dialects that the Lenape Indians spoke. They were Munsee, Unami, and Unalactigo. Their language was like Hebrew because they read from right to left. Some of the words they spoke were He (hello or hi), Welikishku (It's a good day.) and Kulamalsi hach (Are you well?). Religion By Ryan, Shawna, and Tommy The Lenape are a very spiritual tribe. They believed in a Great Spirit and lesser spirits that they thought controlled the world. The Lenape celebrate these spirits throughout the year. The spirits needed to keep the harvest good. They were responsible for it. The Lenape claimed they had visions telling of the future. They also interpreted dreams. They believed in reincarnation. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:12:02 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NEWSLTR> The Math Goodies Newsletter Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 12:07:25 -0400 From: Gisele Glosser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The October 1 issue of The Math Goodies Newsletter went out to 18,829 members. Sign up to get the latest math news and events! Our double-opt-in list is hosted by Topica.com to protect your privacy. http://www.mathgoodies.com/newsletter/ Best wishes, Gisele Glosser -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Math Goodies % % Your Destination For Math Education! % % % % http://www.mathgoodies.com/ % % mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:05:41 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> October is National Popcorn Month To: "Kathy M. MARTINEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Kathryn Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: October is National Popcorn Month Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:26:10 -0400 Hey ... when you all are trying to think of something different for your October lessons, don't forget that October is National Popcorn Month. I've pulled a few things together at <http://www.easyfunschool.com/IndexPopcorn.html>http://www.easyfunschool.com/IndexPopcorn.html and will be adding things to the list through out the month. My kids love popcorn and would rather have popcorn than sweets for a snack or dessert. It makes a great incentive and is a fun unit/theme. Kathy in FL <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] My Web Site: <http://www.easyfunschool.com>http://www.easyfunschool.com Free Newsletter: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child." -Forest Witcraft ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:23:10 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> EVENT: Women's History Month Celebrated in Canada Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 14:07:53 -0400 (EDT) From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The country of Canada has made October Women's History Month and have a website to go with the celebration of this month long recognition and celebration that focuses on Women and sport's history. Women is sports history is also the central theme for this years celebration of Women's History Month. Women and Sports - Champions Forever! http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/whm/ Theme for Women's History Month Champions' Corner News release and statements Products available and information on Women's History Month Ordering products Calendar of Activities For more information THEME FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2002 This year's theme for Women's History Month is Women and Sports - Champions Forever! / Championnes un jour, championnes toujours! Les femmes et le sport. Today, more than ever before, girls and women are free to participate in all sports. Just think of the number of medals brought home by our female athletes from this year's Olympic Winter Games and Paralympics in Salt Lake City. However, we must not take this success for granted because not too long ago, running shoes and playing fields were for men only. In this Women's History Month, we invite you to take a journey of discovery through the fascinating history of women in the world of sport and to celebrate the achievements of Canada's pioneer sportswomen. ---------------- Check the web URL above for more details about this event. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 14:27:37 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Creating Accessible Online Learning Technologies Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 14:32:08 -0400 From: Carol Boyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Creating Accessible Online Learning Technologies To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For immediate release WGBH Contact: Mary Watkins, Media Access Group at WGBH 617 300-3700 voice, 617 300-2489 TTY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://access.wgbh.org/ IMS Contact: Caroline Oldershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMS Global Learning Consortium and WGBH Boston Publish Guidelines for Creating Accessible Online Learning Technologies Online Version Available Free of Charge http://ncam.wgbh.org/salt Boston, MA. September 19, 2002. A groundbreaking collaboration among international players in the online learning field has resulted in a set of guidelines to educate the eLearning community about the challenges that people with disabilities face in accessing online education, and to provide solutions and resources to solve them. Major support of these efforts is provided by the Learning Anywhere Anytime Partnerships program* of the U.S. Department of Education. "IMS Guidelines for Creating Accessible Learning Technologies" is a joint publication of the IMS Global Learning Consortium, and the CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), the research and development division of the Media Access Group at WGBH Boston, a U.S. public broadcaster with a thirty-year history of developing access solutions for mass media. The IMS Guidelines are available on the Web in a screen-reader friendly format as well as in PDF http://ncam.wgbh.org/salt and are expected to be an invaluable resource for a broad range of stakeholders in online education, including educators providing online learning materials, developers of learning software such as learning management systems and educational software, and educational publishers, content authors, authoring tool developers and parents, advocates and students with disabilities themselves. Users will find the IMS Guidelines a comprehensive source on accessibility, which includes principles for accessibility in online learning, accessible delivery of text, audio, images and multimedia, using XML for accessibility, and legal issues for accessible distance learning. Developers, including educators, will find methods for developing a wide range of accessible tools including: - asynchronous communication and collaboration tools - synchronous communication and collaboration tools - interfaces and interactive environments - testing and assessment - authoring tools Key contributors to the Guidelines include representatives from the following organizations: Blackboard (USA), Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards (UK), Department of Education, Science and Training (AUS), Educational Testing Service (USA), Industry Canada (CAN), Open University (UK), Sheffield Hallam University (UK), UK eUniversities Worldwide (UK), and the University of Toronto Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (CAN). * The Guidelines were developed as part of the Specifications for Accessible Learning Technologies Partnership at the CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media. Funding is provided by the Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (LAAP), a program administered by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), part of the Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. About NCAM NCAM and its fellow access departments at WGBH (The Caption Center and Descriptive Video Service(r)) make up the Media Access Group at WGBH. WGBH, Boston's public broadcaster, pioneered captioning and video description on television, the Web and in movie theaters. NCAM is a founding member of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). NCAM works with standards bodies and industry to develop and implement open technical standards for multimedia, advanced television, and convergent media that ease implementation, foster growth and lay common groundwork for equal access to new technologies. For more information, visit the Media Access Group's Web site at http://access.wgbh.org About WGBH WGBH Boston is America's preeminent public broadcasting producer, the source of nearly one-third of PBS's prime-time lineup and companion online content as well as many public radio favorites. WGBH is a pioneer in educational multimedia (including the Web, broadband, and interactive television) and in technologies and services that make media accessible for people with disabilities. WGBH has been recognized with hundreds of honors: Emmys, Peabodys, duPont-Columbia Awards...even two Oscars. In 2002, WGBH was honored with a special institutional Peabody Award for 50 years of excellence. For more information visit www.wgbh.org. About IMS The IMS Global Learning Consortium develops open technical specifications to support distributed learning. Its mission is to facilitate the delivery of online learning to all users and all use environments worldwide. IMS is supported by worldwide consortium, which includes more than 50 Contributing Members, over 100 Developers Network subscribers, and a Web community of users. All specifications developed by IMS are available free of charge through the IMS Web site http://www.imsglobal.org For more information concerning participation in IMS and its activities visit http://www.imsglobal.org/members.html Carol Boyer Project Associate RESNA Technical Assistance Project [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 14:28:27 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Southeast Evaluation Association Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:01:10 -0400 From: Susan McNamara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CALL FOR PROPOSALS Southeast Evaluation Association 15th Regional Conference Making Evaluation Useful with Michael Quinn Patton, Ph.D. keynote speaker January 23-24, 2003 Turnbull Conference Center Center for Professional Development 555 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, FL 32306 Michael Quinn Patton is an independent organizational development and evaluation consultant. He is the author of many books, including Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text (1997). The two previous editions of that book have been used in over 300 universities. His other evaluation books are Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (3rd edition, 2002); Creative Evaluation (1987); Practical Evaluation (1982); and Culture and Evaluation (1985). Dr. Patton is the former president of the American Evaluation Association and a multi-award winner. The conference will cover a broad array of program and policy areas: * Criminal Justice/Juvenile Justice * Economic and Workforce Development * Education (Early Education, K-20, Lifelong Learning) * Environmental Issues * Health and Human Services * Public Administration * Welfare Reform Proposals on other topics are also encouraged. Please email your proposal(s) to Christine Johnson, Conference Co-Chair, at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], with the following information: Title and presenters (for program listing). * One-paragraph description of the presentation (for program listing) plus a 1-2 page synopsis, including the purpose, data source (population, sample, etc.), method, results, conclusions and date of completion. * Time needed for presentation (15, 30, 60, or 90 minutes). * Format preferred (paper presentation, panel, roundtable, etc.). * Day/time preference, if any. * Equipment needed, if any. * Name of contact person, address, affiliation, and daytime phone and fax numbers. * Email addresses of all presenters. Deadline for submission: November 18, 2002. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Johnson at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or (850) 222-7730. Complete information about the conference, proposals, registration, a pre-conference workshop that is scheduled on January 22, and joining SEA for price discounts, please see our conference webpage at: http://www.bitbrothers.com/sea/2003conf.htm. You may also contact me with any questions about the conference or about the Southeast Evaluation Association. Susan McNamara Communications Chair, Southeast Evaluation Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bitbrothers.com/sea/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:00:33 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Last: posting for Wednesday, October 2, 2002 Last: posting for Wednesday, October 2, 2002 NOTE: This is primarily for website/newsgroup readers. 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