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Date: Sun Nov 7, 2004 5:26 am
Subject: [Net-Gold] GENEALOGY:HISTORY: SLAVES: AFRICANA HERITAGE PROJECT

Africana Heritage Project
From The University of South Florida

http://africanaheritage.com/search.asp

“…an invaluable resource for those researching African American ancestry
and cultural heritage. We also provide lesson plans for using the information
on our website as a teaching tool.”

Linda Bee
Temple Terrace, FL

[NOTE: See also:
Black History Month: African American History Articles Online at USF
http://africanaheritage.com/blackhistory.asp - Phyllis ]

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Date Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:53 AM
Subject: Cable in the Classroom Subject Alert
http://www.ciconline.org


Brown v. Board of Education Slide Show
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/law/0405/brown.v.board.edu/frameset.exclude.html
Cable News Network
Slide show features audio commentary on the history surrounding the Brown v. Board case, the decision, resistance to desegregation, and more.

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USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
11/08/2004 - Updated 11:21 AM ET
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2004/2004-11-04-hotsites.htm

MystNoir: African American Mysteries
http://mystnoir0.tripod.com/MystNoirDir/
Site proprietor Angela Henry tells us she created this site as a labor of love, and we believe it; this tribute to African American contributions to the mystery genre is too comprehensive and absorbing to be anything else. MystNoir features one review each month (and archives previous selections, which means you’ve got a wonderful reading list already waiting for you), trivia contests, and news about authors and upcoming projects. — HSS

Academic Success Center
http://gwired.gwu.edu/counsel/asc/
George Washington University offers information on a number of topics and links to resources that will help you study more effectively and improve academically. Use the links on the right to jump to any topic that pertains to your own situation. Forms and charts may be downloaded and printed as worksheets for your personal use. — FBC

Copyright 2004 USA TODAY

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Date Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 3:00 PM
Subject: The Pocket Newsletter - November 2004
http://www.thepocket.com/

Did You Know…
..you can text message Google and get phone book listings, dictionary
definitions, product prices and more?

From the site:
What is Google SMS?
http://www.google.com/sms/
Google SMS (Short Message Service) enables you to easily get precise answers to specialized queries from your mobile phone or device. Send your query as a text message and get phone book listings, dictionary definitions, product prices and more. Just text. No links. No web pages. Simply the answers you're looking to find.
View all Google SMS features at:
http://sms.google.com/howtouse.html

How to use Google SMS:
1. Enter your query as a text message.
2. Send message to the 5-digit US
shortcode 46645 (GOOGL on most
phones).
3. Receive text message(s) with results
(takes about a minute). May see
multiple messages labeled “1of3”,
“2of3”, etc.

..check out cool stuff from government sources.
CoolGov
http://www.coolgov.com/
[Included link to:
Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/085_disc.html - Phyllis ]

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Date Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 11:32 AM
From: Daryl@DarylScience.com
Subject: CIESE: FREE Science/Math Teachers Workshop!

CIESE - The Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education
ciese@list.k12science.org
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Hey There, Hi There, Ho There, Educators! The 9th Annual Science & MATH
"DemoDay" is upon us!

The 2005 Williamstown HS/Rowan University Science Teacher's 'Favorite Demo'
Workshop is now accepting online registrations for both attendees and
presenters! It is being held Thursday 10 March 2005, 5:30 - 9:00 PM, at
Williamstown High School and
co-hosted by Rowan University's College of Engineering. This workshop, in
it's 9th year,
is an informal gathering of
over 150 NJ Science & Math Teachers, 20+ Presenters and 18+ Vendors eager to
share ideas and to see some of our "Master" teachers in action.

Registration fee? Certainly! It's $0.00. That's right, ZERO! FREE! NODA!
ZIP! EMPTY SET! Anna Nicole's IQ! Ozzie's enunciation! Division by INFINITY!

And what do you get for this $0.00 registration fee? Three hours of the
best classroom activities in the state, guaranteed Door Prizes - last year,
invited vendors gave away over $3000 worth of door prizes, Vendor browsing
and schmoozing, and valuable networking! In addition, all attendees get a
"Goodie Bag" jammed full of cool teacher stuff!

Did I mention it's FREE?

All information can be found at my website, www.DarylScience.com. Follow
the link to "2005 DemoDay". Register online, get directions to WHS, and
think about being a presenter! Tell all your friends and bring your family!
There are eleven separate areas of demonstrations, activities, Labs, and
silliness. They include
---Elementary Science
---Life Science - under grade 10
---General Science
---Environmental Science
---Earth Science
---Biology - above grade 8
---Chemistry
---Physics
---AP Stuff
---Math 6-12

If it's science or math, we have it covered! Rowan is providing Featured
Presenters in Science & Education and a Math title to be determined later.

Did I mention it's FREE!?

All attendees will have time to browse our "Vendor Area" where some of the
biggest and baddest science supply/publishing companies will vie for your
attention. They include Fisher, Ward's, Frey, SciKit, PASCO, Arbor, VWR,
Flinn, Aries,
Glencoe, Sergent-Welch, and the ever-popular many many more.

Three NJ Professional Development hours are awarded for the evening by
Monroe Township Schools, one of our sponsors.

Did I mention it's FREE??!!

Any questions email me at Daryl@DarylScience.com. See you in March!

Daryl L. Taylor, Fizzix Guy
Greenwich HS, CT (Formerly of Williamstown HS, NJ)
PAEMST '96
International Internet Educator of the Year '03
NASA SEU Educator Ambassador
www.DarylScience.com

This email prepared and transmitted using 100% recycled electrons!

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======== The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology ==
======== November 5, 2004 ===
======== Volume 3, Number 23 ======

T.H.E. Journal Online: Technological Horizons in Education
http://www.thejournal.com/

Technological Horizons in Education (T.H.E.) is a publishing and services company that makes its journal, T.H.E. Journal, available free online. The website describes T.H.E. Journal as "the solid foundation of a rapidly expanding suite of information-based products and services offered byT.H.E." The monthly articles address various issues related to education technology. Some site resources include a Checklist for Designing a Technology-Friendly Classroom and an Educational Road Map to the Web listing some of the company's picks for teacher resources online. From this website, visitors can also learn about other products and services from T.H.E., such as research, a discussion forum, and a listing of upcoming conferences. [VF]
[NOTE: Free print magazine subscription:
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/subscription/SubForm.cfm?fsubaction=NS
Educational Road Map to the Web
http://www.thejournal.com/highlights/roadmap/ - Phyllis ]


Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/owens/please_excuse_my_dear_aunt_sally/

This website, presented as part of The Franklin Institute Online Museum
Educator program, highlights a popular mnemonic used in mathematics, Please
Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. The website draws the visitor in with short
answers discussing mnemonic, mathematics, and science and then proceeds to
explain what PEMDAS has to do with mathematics. In particular, the website
explains the order of operations and how the mnemonic can help keep track of
that order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and
Subtraction. The author encourages the visitor throughout and includes
various examples and a quiz to demonstrate how to use PEDMAS in solving
problems. [VF]


Physics Web: Greatest Equations Ever
http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/17/10/2/1

Critical Point is a feature of the online version of the magazine Physics World. The article posted here, by philosopher and historian Robert Crease, revisits "the greatest equations ever." He presents the results from his survey of readers in which he asked for a short list of nominations for great equations and "to explain why their nominations belonged on the list and why, if at all, the topic matters." The results place Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism and the Euler equation at the top. Some of the criteria that readers used for selecting their favorites include simplicity, practicality, and historical relevance. [VF]
[NOTE Previously posted from this site:
The Physics of Football
http://www.physicsweb.org/article/world/11/6/8 - Phyllis ]


Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology [pdf]
http://www.anitaborg.org/

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is a national organization" that provides platforms allowing women's voices, ideas and spirits to influence technology." In honoring Dr. Anita Borg, who "is responsible for including women in the technological revolution - not as bystanders, but as active participants and leaders," the organization offers programs and events for academics, industry, and "technology thought leaders." Its work addresses the ways in which technology is learned and taught, the ways that technology is created, the culture of technology, and the celebration of "the women who change the face of technology." The website posts details on awards and scholarships the Institute offers and highlights women and technology in the news. Various publications providing information, news,and reports on Institute projects, as well as photos from its past events, are also available online. [VF]


Math And Science Song Information, Viewable Everywhere [RealPlayer,Windows Media Player]
http://www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE/

Math And Science Song Information, Viewable Everywhere, or MASSIVE, is a database containing information on more than 1700 science and math songs. The songs, suitable for a variety of ages and of varying sound quality, are both silly and serious. Visitors can search on a song or listen to MASSIVE radio, "an Internet radio station devoted entirely to science/math songs."(Note that the radio station requires a connection speed of at least 64kilobits per second). The database includes the name of the performer, songwriter, the album title, lyrics, and links to sample files along with purchasing information. The database is maintained by Greg Crowther, who is affiliated with the University of Washington, Science Groove, and the Science Songwriters' Association. The project is part of the National Science Foundation's National Science Digital Library. [VF]

>From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, CopyrightInternet Scout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/

Taken From:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 321 10/21/04

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Remote Viewing

True believers will enjoy this website about Remote Viewing, a telepathic means of 'viewing' events in a different time and space. While skeptics will jump on the idea that it is possible for an individual to tune into the 'collective unconscious' and see events in another time and place, organizations such as U.S. Army Intelligence and the CIA have used remote viewers for over two decades.

Learn about this mysterious and fascinating process at the PSI tech website, a company formed by former military intelligence officer that has privatized this ethereal data collection technique. Watch in amazement the clip that UPN news did on Remote Viewing a few years back.

http://www.remoteviewing.com/video-and-multimedia/trvdemonstration.html

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Paper Plate EducationIf it can't be explained with a paper plate, maybe you don't want to know it. At Paper Plate Education, complex notions are simplified in hands-on activities that use common paper plates to teach science, math, history, geography and more, from using the arcs on the plate to show the altitude of a star to launching a paper plate from a phonograph to make an alien spacecraft. Includes page of links to other sites.
http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/
http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/links.htm

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Logical Fallacies

Maybe false logic is better than none at all but you'd be wise to learn to spot non sequiturs, slippery slopes, equivocations and post hoc reasoning at Stephen's Guide to Logical Fallacies, where you can analyze precisely why the other guy's argument just doesn't add up.

http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm

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A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
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Taken From:
Date Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:10 AM
From: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more."

Subject: New Learning Resources in Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies

NEW LEARNING RESOURCES
have been added to FREE. They're described below.

FREE makes finding federal learning resources easier:
http://www.ed.gov/free

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Math
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"Long Island Consortium for Interconnected Learning in Quantitative
Disciplines"
presents physics problems, calculus projects, problem sets for
precalculus, multiple choice & essay questions for Calculus I-
III, business/math problems using spreadsheets & calculators,
& 23 math research projects. (NSF)
http://www.licil.org/
[NOTE: See also: Long Island Consortium Links to Related Sites
Select from list on left: Links / See: Math Resources

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Science
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"Bio-Link.org"
offers resources for biotechnology instructors. Find online
courses, lab equipment, information on biotech in high school,
& more. A biotech news roundup includes articles on genes & a
range of topics -- anxiety, addiction, acne, cystic fibrosis,
depression, muscles, sudden oak death, prostate cancer, &
others. (NSF)
http://www.bio-link.org/
Curriculum & Instructional Resources
http://www.bio-link.org/resource.htm


"New Jersey Center for Advanced Technological Education"
provides two instructional modules that integrate mechanical,
computer, & electronics technology: a golf course module & a
fairground rides module. The Center also offers a curriculum
model for engineering & science technology disciplines,
professional development for teachers, competitions for
students, & course descriptions. (NSF)
http://www.njcate.org/index.htm


"South Carolina Advanced Technological Education"
features resources for students considering engineering
technology as a career: frequently asked questions, facts on
engineering technology, salaries & job openings, information
on creating a resume & cover letter, interview tips, & a
streaming video featuring women engineers. (NSF)
http://www.scate.org/


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Social Studies
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"Living a Tradition: Visit the Last of the Shakers"
recounts a journey into Shaker country, including a visit at
Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine, where the last of
the world's few Shakers keep the old ways. Learn about Shaker
worship, moral codes (hard work, celibacy), their founder (a
blacksmith's daughter born in Manchester, England, in 1736), &
their many inventions -- flat-edged brooms, a rotary harrow, &
others. View Shaker works & recipes, & hear Shaker music. (SI)
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/journeys/01/apr01/abs_feature.html

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Past messages: http://listserv.ed.gov/archives/edinfo.html
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# posted by Phyllis @ 11:16 PM 0 comments

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======== The Scout Report ====
====== October 29, 2004 =====
======= Volume 10, Number 43 ======

African Burial Ground [Macromedia Flash Player]http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/afb/shell.html

As the city of New York has grown up, out, and over an increasingly vast area of land during the past few centuries, various sites of human activity and habitation have become one of the many layers that continue to interest urbanologists, sociologists, planners, and anthropologists. One such layer is the African burial ground that was found in lower Manhattan in 1991, and which has been celebrated by a diverse group of individuals ever since. Visitors will want to start by looking at the "Rites of Ancestral Return" section. Here they may elect to view video clips from past celebrations and view an interactive map that highlights the various ways in which the colonial African experience has been relived and commemorated along the Eastern seaboard. The other section on the site is also quite engaging, as it allows visitors to explore the African burial ground through educational features about the artifacts and graves found within the context of the bustling city which had grown up around the site through the ensuing centuries. [KMG]

>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2004.http://scout.wisc.edu/

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Date Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:52 PM
Cable in the Classroom e-News

Cable in the Classroom – Access Learning February 2005 issue
http://www.ciconline.org/aboutcic/publications/accesslearning.htm

Broadband Black History
Broadband Tools: An interactive journey on the Underground Railroad, hearing Martin Luther King Jr., and more.
To show the strength of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words, what could be more effective than for students to actually hear the civil-rights leader say them? The following broadband resources enable educators to expand traditional textbook lessons on black history...

Home Links
Teaching your child black history and tips for family involvement to keep kids in school: Resources and ideas for making learning connections between school and home.

Subject Specific Resources Guides
Educational Resource Guides
Download, print, and forward these subject-specific guides to educational video and online resources that can help you teach.
Arts: Musical notation, self-portraits, and more
English/Language Arts: Jane Austen, Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, Dracula, and more
History: Black History Month, Presidents' Day, and more
Math: Algebra, ratios, graphs, arcs, angles, and more
Languages: Spanish programming, Spanish and Italian Web sites, and more
Preschool: An online jigsaw puzzle, animal stories, and more
Science/Health: Emotional health, wild and domestic animals, tornadoes, solar observation, and more
Social & Personal Development: Internet safety, prejudice, and more
Social Studies: The origins of religion, the legacy of slavery, and more

Search Resources for Black History
http://www.ciconline.org/resources/advancedsearch
For more educational programming and websites useful at home or school, with copyright information and links to online support materials, check out our online resource search.

Taken From:
The FRONTLINE Planner

FRONTLINE documentaries and Web sites are a valuable resource for teachers and students of current events, history, government and public policy. Here, in the FRONTLINE Teacher Center, we offer lesson plans and activities for middle school and high school teachers that are designed to take up no more than one or two classroom periods.
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USING FRONTLINE IN THE CLASSROOM
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FRONTLINE films can be taped and used as a classroom resource for up to one year after the original broadcast. Teacher Center materials featured on the FRONTLINE Web site (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/ ) can be photocopied for
educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

Teacher’s Guides alphabetically by title
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/title.html

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PBS Teacher Previews: January 30 - February 5, 2005
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Nature
"Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean"
TV> PBSOL> Elementary / Middle / High School
Sunday, January 30, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm

The wildlife of Cuba has remained naturally preserved, untouched and unexplored. Through a special arrangement with the Cuban government, unprecedented access was granted to film the astonishing diversity of life on the island, much of it virtually unknown until recently. Tune in to see the iridescent Cuban jewel ant, the bee hummingbird that flies so fast it becomes invisible and the largest colony of Caribbean flamingoes in the world. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Go on an Eco Explorer tour of Cuba at the companion Web site.

http://www.pbs.org/nature/cuba
(Available January 27, 2005)

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NOVA
"Treasures of a Sunken City"
TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
Tune in and learn about the underwater discovery of the fabled Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, just offshore from the modern city of Alexandria in Egypt. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Play our online game and test your knowledge of the SevenWonders.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sunken
[NOTE: Previously posted. See Guide from NOVA pasted below. - Phyllis ]

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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
"Going Deep" TV> PBSOL> High School
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
8:30 - 9:00 pm
This episode takes a look back at the decades of effort that
culminated in the deep sub Alvin reaching the ocean floor, and
a look forward to what's next now that Alvin's retiring. (CC,
Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download our teacher's guide at the companion Web site.

http://www.pbs.org/saf
[Website launches February 1.]

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SOCIAL STUDIES
American Experience
"Fidel Castro"
TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Monday, January 31, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
Fidel Castro has had an inordinate impact on the latter half of
the 20th century. The controversial, charismatic dictator has
confounded American presidents from Eisenhower to Bush, while
surviving a CIA-backed invasion, countless assassination plots,
an economic embargo -- even the collapse of his benefactor, the
Soviet Union. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download a teacher's guide that includes activities about such
topics as trade embargoes and the Cold War.

http://www.pbs.org/amex/castro
[NOTE: See Teaching Guide attached below. – Phyllis ]
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Independent Lens
"February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four"
TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
10 - 11:00 pm

On February 1, 1960, four college students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement. Join us for this intimate portrait and learn what led these four friends to protest -- and how their lives have been affected. (CC, Stereo,1 year)

Log on and learn more about the Greensboro Four.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone
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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.


Taken From:
Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 2:37PM
To: NOVA Teachers

Hello Educators,

In next week's repeat of "Treasures of the Sunken City," NOVA
follows marine archeologists as they catalog and map thousands of
previously inaccessible ancient artifacts -- including the fabled
Pharos lighthouse -- residing in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt.
(Subjects covered: anthropology/archeology, social studies,
world history)

Regards,
Karen Hartley
Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/
E-mail: NOVA_Teachers@wgbh.org

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NOVA Presents "Treasures of the Sunken City" (R)
Broadcast: February 1, 2005
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sunken/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. Check your local
listings. This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)

Mapping the Treasures
Learn about the methods used to map one of the largest underwater
archeological sites in the Mediterranean, and view a map showing the
pieces found in the harbor since intensive investigation began in
1994. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Jean Yves Empereur
Find out more about the history of Alexandria, the artifacts
discovered in the harbor, and the process of excavation in this
interview with one Alexandrian expert. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Unforgettable Moments
View any of five video clips showing the underwater sphinx,
hieroglyphs adorning one marble block, the sphinx being brought
from the water, and the fabled Pharos Lighthouse. (RealPlayer
plug-in required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

Seven Wonders: Get Clued In (Hot Science)
Use geography, history, and science clues to identify the Seven
Wonders. (Grades 6-8)

Program Transcript
The site includes a complete narration for this program.

Plus Links & Books.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sunken/

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[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Taken From:
Date Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:56 PM
To: American Experience List
Subject: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Premieres FIDEL CASTRO

News from American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/amex

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Premieres FIDEL CASTRO
Monday, January 31 at 9 pm on PBS (check local listings)

In the United States, Latin America, Europe, and in far
corners of the globe, people from all walks of life either
despise Fidel Castro as a ruthless dictator or lionize him
as a champion of social justice. Nearly five decades after
he assumed power, he remains a living legend, a touchstone
for revolutionaries the world over, and a symbol of
resistance to American dominance.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents this new two-hour documentary
on the controversial, charismatic dictator who has
confounded American presidents from Eisenhower to Bush,
while surviving a CIA-backed invasion, countless
assassination plots, an economic embargo -- even the
collapse of his benefactor, the Soviet Union.

Castro's face, with its trademark beard, has become an
iconic image worldwide, yet the man himself remains an
enigma to all but a few. Through interviews with relatives,
childhood friends, fellow rebel leaders, Bay of Pigs
veterans, human rights activists and journalists, AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE constructs an intimate and revealing portrait of
the most resilient of leaders.

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Visit FIDEL CASTRO Online - in Spanish and English!
http://www.pbs.org/amex/castro

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is pleased to announce its second fully
bilingual Web site, with an English/Espanol button on every
page for instant translations. The site offers an array of
resources:

CUBA NEWSREELS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/sfeature/sf_video.html

In 1959, Fidel Castro created the Cuban Institute of
Cinematographic Art and Culture (Spanish acronym:
I.C.A.I.C.), which controlled cinemas, oversaw all Cuban
film productions and monitored imported films. Fidel Castro
once said its documentaries "contributed greatly to
publicizing the work of the revolution abroad." View
excerpts from rare I.C.A.I.C. newsreels.

SHARE YOUR VIEWS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/sfeature/sf_share.html

Fidel Castro inspires strong emotions. Share your views on
the man, his revolution, Communism, or the past and future
of Cuba.

DESTINATION CUBA
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/maps/index.html

How much do you know about the Caribbean's largest island,
located just 90 miles south of Florida? Use this map to
visit locations across Cuba, track events from Fidel
Castro's life, and discover places rich with Cuban-American
connections.

INTERVIEW WITH THE FILMMAKER
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/sfeature/sf_bosch.html

Hear from Cuban-born Adriana Bosch on the challenges of
making the film, her personal memories of Fidel Castro, her
insights on Cuban exiles, and much more.

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# posted by Phyllis @ 10:06 PM 0 comments

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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:13:10 -0400Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications


Full TextSource: Congressional Research ServiceThe Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary PresidentialElections --http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/36762.pdf


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LII: Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for October 28, 2004
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Finding Precedent: Hayes vs. Tilden ------------------------------
A site about the historic events of the Electoral Collegecontroversy of 1876-1877. Follow this event day by day, seecartoons and illustrations (many by Thomas Nast), read biographiesof key players, explore the parallels of this controversy with thepresidential election of 2000. From HarpWeek, the online presencefor Harper's Weekly.

http://elections.harpweek.com/controversy.htm
http://lii.org?recs=007273
Subjects:
* Presidents
* Electoral college
* LII classic content
Created by: jh
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. The Presidential Elections, 1860-1912
http://elections.harpweek.com/default.asp – Phyllis ]
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The First Thanksgiving: Plimoth, 1621 ---------------------
"Find out about the daily lives of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
as you go back to the year of the first Thanksgiving." Features a
timeline, information about the Mayflower ship and voyage, a brief
description of daily life in 1621 for the Pilgrims and Wampanoag.
Also includes images and interviews from historical re-enactments,
and a quiz. Includes links to some commercial content. From
publisher and media company Scholastic Inc.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/plimoth/
http://lii.org?recs=023634
Subjects:
* Thanksgiving Day
* Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
* Massachusetts
* Wampanoag Indians
* Indians of North America
Created by: mcb

[NOTE: Another page from this site previously posted: Voyage on the Mayflower
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/mayflower/index.htm - Phyllis ]

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Food Psychology ---------------------------------------------------
This site "is for educators, health professionals, and consumers
interested in food psychology. This original research is intended
to help people be healthier, happier, and in control of their food
choices." The site features essays on topics such as why we
overeat, grocery shopping, labeling of soy products, comfort
foods, and advertising. From "an interdisciplinary group of
graduate students at the University of Illinois."

http://www.foodpsychology.com
http://lii.org?recs=023641
Subjects:
* Food
* Nutrition
* Food habits
Created by: mcb

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FootnoteTV ---------------------------------------------
This site discusses and examines the factual bases of issues
mentioned in popular television programs (primarily "The West
Wing," "Saturday Night Live," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,"
and "JAG"), episode by episode through analysis and links. Browse
by date or show title. The author is a lawyer and former
journalist.

http://www.newsaic.com/ftvindex.html
http://lii.org?recs=023470
Subjects:
* Television programs
* Law
* United States
Created by: rv

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LII Tip of the Week,
October 28, 2004: Poetry Collection ------------------------
How does a poem mean? Find out in our new Poetry collection, which
offers resources about festivals, slams, poets laureate, poetry
timelines, sonnets, audio recordings, genres ranging from cowboy
poetry to haiku, and much more. Thanks to Tom McGibney for his
excellent work creating this new section of LII. Enjoy!

http://lii.org/search/file/poetry
http://lii.org?recs=023464
Subjects:
* New this week
Created by: kgs

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The Paperback Revolution ------------------
An "online exploration of the history of paperback books" between
1935 and 1960. This new form of book "helped to democratize
reading by increasing readership and eroding the lines between
'high' and 'low' literature." There is an animated timeline, a
virtual paperback rack with a gallery of covers and the first few
pages of each book, and links to other online resources.

http://www.crcstudio.arts.ualberta.ca/paperbacks/
http://lii.org?recs=023577
Subjects:
* Paperbacks
* Publishers and publishing
Created by: dlm

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Victoria and Albert Museum Access to Images -------------------------------
"You may search here for over 16,000 works and over 20,000 images
from the V&A collections. The database covers a wide range of
objects, including ceramics, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork,
paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and textiles." There is
no browsing feature, but if you leave the "search" form empty all
of the images will come up in thumbnail form. From the Victoria
and Albert (V&A) Museum in London.

http://images.vam.ac.uk
http://lii.org?recs=023595
Subjects:
* Decorative arts
* Arts
* Design
* Museums
Created by: dlm
[NOTE: Another page from this site previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Karen G. Schneider, kgs@lii.org
LII New This Week Listowner, and Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Information You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/

Animation Sites

Hands-On (Source: National Film Board of Canada)http://www.nfb.ca/handson/html/en/index.html

Animation Lessons
http://www.cooltoons.com/shows/artlessons/main.html

Drawing Cartoons, Comics and Animation
http://drawsketch.about.com/cs/cartooning/

Animation on the World Wide Web
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rllew/animelinks.html

Origins of American Animation 1900-1921, at
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html

The Clay Animation Station
http://library.thinkquest.org/22316/home.html

Animation History
http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/wild/learn/animators/trailblazers.html

Digital Media FX: The History of Animationhttp://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/animationhistory.html
Larry's Toon Institute
http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/index.htm

The Big Cartoon Database
http://www.bcdb.com/

Earth Science Animations
http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/topics.asp?mc=Other%20Resource%20Links&ca=95&cad=Earth%20Science%20Animations
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/5kfu8 ]

Taken From:
NobleEd Newsletter November 28, 2004
http://www.NobleEdNews.com

Cartoons in the National Library of Wales
The Illingworth cartoon collection at the National Library, which contains 4,563 images, explores a wide variety of topics through the eyes of one of Britain's best known cartoonists of the twentieth century.

The earliest items in the collection are mainly concerned with the conduct of the Second World War, battle gains and losses, and the state of the government at home. It also takes every possible opportunity to mock Hitler, Mussolini and their allies. Stalin, Roosevelt, Field Marshal Montgomery and Hideki Tojo are featured at length. The cartoons from this period allow us to follow the events of the war as they happened.

In the post war period, with Illingworth concentrating more on domestic politics, it is the newly elected Labor Government that bears the brunt of the satire, as he comments on the establishment of the NHS, developments in post war Europe and the difficulties of everyday life during the period of great austerity.

In the 1950s Churchill's return to 10 Downing Street is covered, along with a new chapter in the Cold War, the new Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, and US President, Dwight D Eisenhower. Problems in France, Cyprus and Algeria are also covered in depth, along with the Suez Crisis, and the state of the economy. In the late 50s Harold Macmillan appears in a very high proportion of cartoons, to be replaced as the main figure of satire by Harold Wilson during the early 60s.

The collection also has extensive coverage of John F Kennedy's term in the White House and the space race.

http://www.llgc.org.uk/illingworth/index_s.htm

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Print, Literacy and Power in America: To 1900
M.K. Duggan
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is182/s01/


Links on the World Wide Web
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/courses/is182/s02/web2.html

Images. Print, Literacy and Power in America: To 1900
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is182/s01/images.html

Schooling, Education, and Literacy In Colonial America
http://alumni.cc.gettysburg.edu/~s330558/schooling.html

Selected Term Papers, Spring 2002 [NOTE: Some not available. – Phyllis ]
http://sheetmusic.berkeley.edu/courses/is182/papers/papers.html

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Date Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 6:28 AM
From: "Melissa Kelly - About.com Secondary School Educators Guide"
<7-12educators.guide@about.com>
Subject: About Secondary School Educators: Banned Books

Banned Books
http://712educators.about.com/od/bannedbooks/index.htm
Are you worried about some of the books your students are reading? This section explains in detail some of the books that have come under fire because of their content. Become more knowledgeable about what your students are reading....

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Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications



For resources from NCTE on combating censorship, see
http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/censorship
[NOTE: Other pages from ncte.org previously posted. - Phyllis ]


Sybil Finemel
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Subject: [Surfnetkids Newsletter] Groundhog Day
Surfing the Net with Kids FREE Newsletter

Groundhog Day
by Barbara J. Feldman
http://www.surfnetkids.com/groundhogday.htm

Groundhog Day folklore says if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he comes out of his burrow on February 2, there will be six more weeks of winter. If it is overcast, and the groundhog does not see his shadow, then spring must be near. How accurate is the furry rodent? Visit the following sites to find out.

Day of the Shadow
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Shadow/groundhog.htm

Learn about shadows, sundials, groundhogs and hibernation at this site for early elementary students. Highlights include coloring pages, three illustrated fact sheets, the Cyber Groundhog game, a printable jigsaw puzzle, and two quizzes. Day of the Shadow is housed for free at Geocities, which means that access is controlled. If the site gets too busy, and you can't get in, wait an hour and try again.

Groundhog Day: Is it Spring Yet?
http://wilstar.com/holidays/grndhog.htm

"The lowly groundhog, often called a woodchuck, is the only mammal to have a day named in his honor." This Wilstar page includes Groundhog Day history, a word search puzzle, and a short list of Groundhog Day links. Best bet is the twenty-six page printable SkyWatch PDF, for middle school and up, devoted to weather lore and sayings. "If February brings drifts of snow, there will be good summer crops to hoe."

Groundhog.org
http://www.groundhog.org/
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]
The guys in the top hats at the Punxsutawney Groundhog Day celebrations are the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. They are the local dignitaries who run the annual event, and this is their official website. Don't leave without reading the FAQs, which cover Groundhog Day History, Past Predictions and Fun Facts About Groundhogs. "A groundhog can whistle when it is alarmed. Groundhogs also whistle in the spring when they begin courting."

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Copyright © 2005 by Surfnetkids.com, Inc.


[NOTE: I posted the following message last year. – Phyllis ]
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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:01 PM
Subject: [sharinglinks] Will He or Won't He.....See His Shadow? Groundhog Day
Links

The official Groundhog Day site has prediction records, games to play
and you can meet Phil the groundhog's family
http://www.groundhogs.com/

This page, billed as the official Punxsutawney Home Page includes loads of
Groundhog Day Links.
http://capt.clint.home.mindspring.com/groundhog.html

This is Punxsutawney Phil's Official Page
http://www.punxsutawneyphil.com/

GroundHogs at Hog Haven says it has live groundhog footage plus they have what
I'm assuming to be groundhog sounds on the page.
http://www.hoghaven.com/home.htm

[NOTE: I posted the following sites last year:

The history of Groundhog Day
http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

Groundhog Day Crafts & Activities
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/groundhogday/

Wiarton Willie - Canada's Leading Weather Prognosticator
http://www.wiarton-willie.org/index.cfm

- Phyllis ]

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Architecture and Home Design Net Links Directory
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URL: http://www.architecture.about.com/mlibrary.htm
Record Id: 503627
Created: 2004-10-11 10:38:32
Categories: arts

Here we find several hundred of About.com's architecture related links. These links cover aspects of architecture from history and building plans to civil engineering, landscape and biographies of famous architects. http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/

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Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
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URL: http://www.scbwi.org
Record Id: 486277
Created: 2004-10-08 13:16:32
Categories: arts,liberal
"SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people." Events and newsletters, including 10 Ways to Promote a First Book, are among the resources available to the public at this site. There are also discussion boards and annual awards for members only.
[NOTE: See also: Helpful Research Links
http://www.scbwi.org/links/research.htm – Phyllis ]

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Subject:[LIFE of Florida] Children's Literature Resources from Net Gold
Posted: 10-26-2004 02:05 PM

History of Children's Literature
http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/bibs/childhis.html
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some may have been previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an
introduction to History of Children's Literature.
They were assembled from the World Wide Web,
ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources.
Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are
presented at the end of this file.

Social History of Children's Literature
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/HistoryofChildLit/index.html

A shorter URL for the above link:
http://snipurl.com/a194

Landmarks in the History of Children's Literature
http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/childlit.htm

Casting Characters: An Introduction to the History of
Juvenile Literature to 1900
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/Library_Bulletin/Nov1996/LB-N96-Dennis.html

A shorter URL for the above link:
http://snipurl.com/a196

The History of Children's Literature
http://home.earthlink.net/~jcorbally/eng218/lect2.html

Picturing Childhood
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/childhood/

A Brief History of Children's Literature
http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/300hlit.html

History of Children's Literature
http://faculty.ssu.edu/~elbond/sec2.htm

Source:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold
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LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=7872
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/6pxxa ]
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Subject: Re: The Outsiders
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Here's a lot to think about...or at least read...

http://www.sehinton.com/books/outsiders.html

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hinton.htm
[NOTE: Other pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hinton.html
[NOTE: Other pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/out/outtg.html
[NOTE: Other pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]

http://baldwinets.tripod.com/school/outsiders.html

http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/library/itv/hinton/hinton.html

Remember, Susan Eloise was 16 when she wrote this book. It was a
reflection of the "groups" that she knew about at that time (in Tulsa).
It marked a beginning of the turbulent '60's with violence, gangs and
independence for youth...it also marked the beginning of a new genre for
YA literature.....

I know I didn't answer your questions, but I think you'll find a lot on
these websites to help you answer it better than I would!

Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Fort Worth, TX 76132
817-321-0100 ext. 410
briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
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Subject: The Outsiders

I am doing a project and would like to get some help if anyone can.
How would you say that The Outsiders reflects on the beliefs and values
of the time it was published 1967.

Summer Pittman
summersusu@cs.com
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# posted by Phyllis @ 9:09 PM 0 comments

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Thanks to Lm-Netter Robin B., the terrific site for looking up book levels
has been found. For those who asked, it is:
http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/

Nancy A.

Nancy Andersen (now a happy camper)
K-8 Librarian
Erie, PA. 16505
andersen@olcs-erie.com
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Taken From:
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:57:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Christine Traum
Subject: Hit: Books w/lesson units-website
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

Hi everyone!
For those of you who requested I post a hit , here it is! Thanks again,
to the LM_Netters who responded to my question!

Many of you cited Linda's Links to Literature (very popular suggestion!)
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/literatureactivities.htm
[NOTE: See also:
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/readingresources.htm
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/readingactivities.htm
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/bookstechnology.htm
- Phyllis ]


However, a few others were mentioned as well.

http://librarysciences.bellaonline.com.
[NOTE: Other pages from BellaOnline.com previously posted. – Phyllis ]

http://www.eduscapes.com/ladders/index.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/literature/holes/holescomp.asp
[NOTE: See also: Reading Comprehension
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/index.asp – Phyllis ]

http://members.aol.com/sskufca/bookunits.htm
[NOTE: Home page http://members.aol.com/sskufca/index.htm
previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Chris Traum, Librarian
Buffalo, NY 14209
ctraum@cawb.org

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# posted by Phyllis @ 9:07 PM 0 comments

Taken From:

Date Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:41 AM
From: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education
publications & more."

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov/free/

BELOW is a new resource at FREE, the website that makes
finding teaching resources across federal agencies easy.

"Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center"provides information on careers, training, & professionaldevelopment; environmental programs in high schools &colleges; curricula for high school & associate degreeprograms; & instructional units on 5 topics: water quality, ahazardous materials accident, environmental risk assessment,infectious diseases, & environmental justice. (NSF)
http://www.ateec.org/

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UNEP-WCMC
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/index.html

From the site:

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. Our programmes concentrate on species, forests, protected areas, marine, mountains and freshwaters; plus habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions.

UNEP-WCMC's Species Database includes data on 72035 animals and 88783 plants of conservation interest.

Information Resources: Environment Links provides lists of biodiversity related web sites, list servers, and many useful links to conservation and environmental information, resources and organisations.

Interactive Map Service (IMapS). Users can choose from dozens of
map layers (derived from biodiversity and related data. For example,
World Atlas of Biodiversity [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm

# posted by Phyllis @ 10:26 PM 0 comments

Taken From:
ENC Monthly Update for Math and Science TeachersOctober 7, 2004

In recognition of National Rainforest Week, three entries provide lesson ideas and resources
for three grade levels--PreK-4 ( http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,117,00.shtm?ls=eu ) ,
Grades 5-8, ( http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,111,00.shtm?ls=eu ) and
Grades 9-12 ( http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,110,00.shtm?ls=eu ) .
At each grade level, many connections can be made to other subjects such as
social studies, language arts, and art.

Web Resources

Rainforests
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
http://striweb.si.edu/rainforest/
The strength of this site is in the background it provides. In a readable style, the site presents basic information about tropical rainforests, including what they are, how animals have adapted to living there, and what products are obtained from the rainforests. The site touches on what is happening in the forests now and what people can do to help conserve them.

A Student Guide to Tropical Forest Conservation
http://www.fs.fed.us/global/lzone/student/tropical.htm
On this site, students can read about types of tropical rainforests, deforestation, the practice of forestry, forestry research, and new directions in tropical forestry.

How Rainforests Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/rainforest.htm
The information on this site, written in a clear, straightforward manner and packed into just a few pages, covers the basics about rainforests. Also included are a number of helpful links.
[NOTE: Other pages from How Stuff Works previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Cloud Forest Alive
http://www.cloudforestalive.org/library/whatis.htm
Brief and to the point, this site describes a cloud forest, a special type of rainforest.
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. – Phyllis ]

All About Rainforests
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/
Visitors to this site explore the world of the tropical and temperate rainforests. The site also provides ideas for classroom activities and crafts and offers an online rainforest quiz.
[NOTE: Other pages from EnchantedLearning.com previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Tropical Rainforests
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/TropicalForests/home.html
This site from Sea World includes a bank of rainforest terms, a suggested reading list, and more.
[NOTE: Infobooks previously posted.
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/index.htm - Phyllis ]


Exploring the Rainforest
http://jntjordan.net/wble/
This site is especially good for younger students and students who will feel overwhelmed by the amount of information on some of the other sites. The site contains good pictures and good, basic information in easy-to-read chunks.


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The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
provides print and web resources for math and science teachers.
Visit http://www.enc.org

Taken From:
Today's Tech news - Oct. 21, 2004
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/archive-2004.htm

USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
10/21/2004 - Updated 12:10 PM ET

Young Explorers in the Amazon
http://www.worldwildlife.org/amazonkids/
You’ve heard Miss America contestants pledge to save the rainforest. You’ve even been to the café. But do you really understand why the rainforest is important? Now you can explore the Amazon online and learn what’s so significant about the region sometimes referred to as the planet's lungs. (For example, did you know that the Amazon is home to more than one-third of all the species in the world and is responsible for one-fifth of the Earth’s fresh water?). Join Nickelodeon’s young explorers of the Amazon to find out what the fuss is about. — KS
[NOTE: Other pages previously posted.
World Wildlife Fund: Saving the Amazon
http://www.worldwildlife.org/amazon/ - Phyllis ]

Copyright 2004 USA TODAY

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Taken From:
ENC Weekly Update for Math and Science TeachersOctober 28, 2004
http://www.enc.org

Bats (Grades 1-8). Your students can separate the facts from the misconceptions about bats and understand the bat's importance to the environment. Along with valuable information, some of the web sites in this entry give close-up photos of this elusive animal.
http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,1,00.shtm

Web Resources

Common Misconceptions About Bats
http://endangered.fws.gov/bats/miscon.htm
This site sets the record straight regarding common misconceptions such as all bats have rabies.
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]


How Bats Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bat.htm
This easy-to-read article is filled with facts about bats and provides a number of interesting links.


Bats!!
http://birding.about.com/hobbies/birding/library/weekly/aa101897.htm
This site connects the idea of bats to Halloween. It provides a great deal of information and activities.


Bats: A Thematic Resource for Teachers and Students
http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/welcome.html
The environmental aspects and conservation efforts related to bats are just two of the areas for resources and information provided on this site. Want to know how to build a bat house? You'll find the information here. Want to keep your house from inadvertently becoming a "bat house"? You'll also find information here on how bat-proof your house.


Organization for Bat Conservation
http://www.batconservation.org/
This site contains information about bat houses, bat rescue, and conservation, and includes a Kid's Page with facts about bats.


Bat Conservation International, Inc.
http://www.batcon.org/
Click on this site to read a feature article from BATS Magazine, take a virtual field trip to Kenya, learn about the natural history of bats, or listen to the sounds bats make when they communicate with each other. There is also a live bat cam.
[NOTE: Previously posted. – Phyllis ]


Austin Bat Hospital
http://austinbathospital.com/
Since the Austin area can rightly boast of being home to a bat population numbering in the millions, it makes sense that there would be a need for a local bat hospital. This site is fascinating--it shows what an operating table for bats looks like and gives you a glimpse of an intensive care unit. The site also provides specific instructions for bat-proofing buildings, presents bat facts and wonderful photos, and shares information about its rehabilitation cage.


Bats Scan the Rainforest with UV-Eyes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031017073642.htm
This article offers interesting background information, describing experiments that scientists have done that show that some species of bats can see ultraviolet light. The bats use this ability at night to locate flowers that reflect UV light.


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Museum of Costume Bath
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URL: http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/
Record Id: 514369
Created: 2004-10-27 12:03:32
Categories: arts

The collection focuses on fashionable dress for men, women and children from the late 16th century to the present day. The collection was created by Doris Langley Moore, a well known collector and historian, who gave her famous private collection of costume to the city.


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Future of the Book: Preservation and Persistence of the Changing Book
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URL: http://www.futureofthebook.com/
Record Id: 514366
Created: 2004-10-27 11:07:13
Categories: arts
Here we find information pertaining to bookbinding and bookmaking organized by the Conservator for the Libraries at the University of Iowa, Gary Frost. There are close to forty reports and essays on relevant topics such as The Future of the Book Versus the E-book.

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A la Mode, 1795 to 1920 Fashion Plates
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URL: http://www.bpl.org/research/rb/fashion
Record Id: 514361
Created: 2004-10-26 09:48:32
Categories: arts

A collection of fashion plates from the Boston Public Library from 1795 to 1920. Fashion plates began appearing in England and France in the 18th Century and engravers began publishing them in a new subscription format called the fashion journal. Fashion plates were popular until the 1930s when photography became the norm to report fashion changes.


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Crossing the Threshold
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URL: http://www.albany.edu/museum/wwwmuseum/crossing/crossing.htm
Record Id: 514359
Created: 2004-10-25 13:43:13
Categories: arts
This web site features "... thirty-two women artists, ranging in age from 70 to 95 years, who have persevered throughout the twentieth century and created a visual legacy for the future millennia." Each artist is represented with a biography and a sample of her work.
[NOTE: Other past exhibitions at the museum
http://www.albany.edu/museum/pastexhibit.html - Phyllis ]


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Women Artists: Self Portraits and Representations of Womanhood from the Medieval Period to the Present
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URL: http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women/womenart.html
Record Id: 388567
Created: 2004-10-25 13:27:13
Categories: arts,liberal

Over sixty women artists are represented here, organized by time period. Each artist has a paragraph of biography, a thumbnail example of her work which can be enlarged, and a listing of references.



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The Grolier Club
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URL: http://www.grolierclub.org
Record Id: 514355
Created: 2004-10-24 17:23:32
Categories: arts,liberal

"The Grolier Club Library online catalogue includes records for the following: monographs published after 1800; serials; archival and manuscript collections; rare books and examples of fine printing acquired since 1983; French book auction catalogues from 1643 to date; and all American, English, and other European book auction catalogues published prior to 1900. Records for the remainder of the Library's collection of book auction catalogues, as well as bookseller catalogues, prints, ephemera, fine bindings, and early printed books, will be added in the course of the next few years."

This site also contains a listing of almost forty exhibits mounted by the Grolier Club each with a description and an illustration.


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N.paradoxa
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URL: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/n.paradoxa
Record Id: 268416
Created: 2004-10-22 11:59:32
Categories: arts,liberal
N.paradoxa is an international, feminist art journal based in England. In addition to the current and all previous articles it contains about seventy links to women's art sites worldwide. There is also an extensive booklist with reviews, a listing of feminist oriented organizations and a list of women's film festivals worldwide.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/n.paradoxa/links.htm

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Subject: [Net-Gold]ART HISTORY: AP
Art History Lesson Plan Guide - good for home schoolers

Here is an excellent lesson guide for you:
http://www.phschool.com/advanced/lesson_plans/art_stokstad_1999/
This is for Advanced Placement Art History - for
college credit.... but you can adapt the pace to your
needs.
From the site:
“The purpose of the following Focus Lessons for Art History is to assist you in planning your daily lessons by highlighting important ideas and concepts in each chapter as well as in the relevant sections in the program's ancillaries. The Focus Lessons, written by an experienced AP* teacher and a curriculum developer and test prep author, suggest strategies for assessing how well your students understand the important points in each chapter and also provide test-taking tips that will help your students prepare for and take the AP* Art History test successfully.”
[NOTE: Lessons include links to related web sites. – Phyllis ]

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Date: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:51 am
Subject: [Net-Gold] Art: Art Appreciation: Art Images Sources Online

Here are some good resources:

Carol Gerten's Fine Art - all high quality scans:
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/
Get a Pop-up blocker - or use Mozilla/FireFox Browser.You do have permission to use her scans in educational- not-for profit presentations. You will notice that she claims "Fair Use" in listing of many of the artists whose works are still copyrighted. Some have challenged her and she has indeed removed them.

Mark Hardin's Archive:
http://artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
I have noticed that many of Mark's own scans are no longer on the site. Much of what he has now simply links to other sites - but still it is worth a visit.Site does have pop-under ads (Mozilla blocks them)
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Olga's Gallery:
http://www.abcgallery.com/index.html
Has pop-up ads now - all good scans. Search by name, movement or country. Still very useful.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Web Gallery of Art - WOW! all redone! this is new:
http://www.wga.hu/
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods(1100-1800), currently containing over 12,400 reproductions. Commentaries on pictures, biographiesof artists are available. Guided tours, free postcard and other services are provided for the visitors.

World Art Treasures -Berger Foundation:
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
Slide collection of art form Egypt, China, Japan, India, and Europe[
NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Web Museum:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/
Famous paintings by Artist and by period. Last I checked, these images are not all in public domain.Many 20th century artists are still included.[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Art Images for College Teaching:
http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/
Art Images for College Teaching (AICT) is a personal, non-profit
project of its author, art historian and visual resources curator
Allan T. Kohl . AICT is intended primarily to disseminate images of
art and architectural works in the public domain on a free-access,
free-use basis to all levels of the educational community, as well as
to the public at large. The images displayed on this site have been
photographed on location by the author, who consents to their use in
any application that is both educational and non-commercial in
nature.

Judy Decker
Incredible Art Department
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
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E-Mail ReminderWeek 184
October 7, 2004
http://www.resourceshelf.com

Art--Online Images
Source: Allan Kohl, art historian and Visual Resources Librarian at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
Art Images for College Teaching
http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/
"The express purpose of this database, which offers 1,100 images personally photographed on location by the site's creator, is to freely disseminate images of important art and architecture. The collection is organized into five categories: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance & Baroque, 18th - 20th Century, and Non-Western, but lacks a search for specific images. Each photograph is concisely described and accompanied by cross references to discussions in one or more of 20 widely used art history survey textbooks. Emphasizing that the site is a "Free Use Educational Resource," Kohl encourages any use that is both educational and non-commercial, which will help college, community college, and high school AP faculty without the resources to license expensive collections.

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Business Research
OPIC Information Gateway

One of the best places to seek global information by country or region is the Information Gateway provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) , "a self-sustaining federal agency that sells investment services to small, medium and large American businesses expanding into approximately 150 developing nations and emerging markets around the world.

OPIC's Investor's Information Gateway Country Link Database can connect you with more than 20,000 documents and other sources of economic, business, political and social data for all of the countries and areas in which OPIC can currently do business.

Information Gateway: Africa and Middle East
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-afr.htm
Information Gateway: Asia and Pacific
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-asia.htm
Information Gateway: Europe and New Independent States
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-euro.htm
Information Gateway: Latin America and Caribbean
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-lac.htm

The links are conveniently grouped into 20 major categories such as government, business promotion, health, human rights, infrastructure, natural resources, trade, travel, press, diplomacy, etc. There are typically 140 to 150 links available for each country and region.

Information sources include various federal agencies such as the Department of Commerce, the CIA and the State Department, multilateral organizations such as the World Bank, foreign government agencies and embassies, non-governmental organizations such as chambers of commerce and various trade and investment promotional organizations, travel information web sites, and many others.

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Genealogy
U.S. History--Civil War
Source: NPS
National Park Service Completes Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
http://data2.itc.nps.gov/release/Detail.cfm?ID=537
http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/
"The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the completion of the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors (CWSS) System at a special event at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site. The System, which was first started in 1993, was recently completed with the addition of the final soldier names from Pennsylvania and Virginia. This comprehensive computerized database of Civil War veterans, North and South, holds the service records of 6.3 million soldiers. The System can be accessed through any computer with Internet access...In addition to celebrating the completion of the CWSS database, the NPS announced that it has entered into an agreement with National Geographic to do joint mapping and geography projects. One of the first projects will incorporate information from the CWSS System into a map-based Web presentation on National Geographic's MapMachine. Internet technologies provide innovative ways to enhance the park experience, both for virtual and actual visitors."

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Gary D. Price, MLISGary Price
Library Research and Internet Consulting
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To: American Experience List
Posted: 10-30-2004 10:57 AM
American Experience educational programming updates

Subject: Presidents from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Shhhhh! Presidential Secrets!

We're delighted to announce the newest issue of AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE'S WayBack: U.S. History for Kids!

PRESIDENTS: THE SECRET HISTORY
http://pbskids.org/wayback/prez/index.html

Get the inside scoop on our 42 past presidents. Who was
nicknamed "Rawhide"? Whose dating practices scandalized the
nation's capital? Which president hollered at the Taj Mahal
just to hear his voice echo? Whose wife had a pet raccoon
named Rebecca? And which president got a speeding ticket for
riding his horse too fast?

http://pbskids.org/wayback/prez/secrets/index.html

Taken From:
ResearchBuzz #307 -- October 28, 2004
http://www.researchbuzz.com/

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EB Offers Content on American Presidency

Encyclopedia Britannica is now offering fahree content about the American presidency; you can find it at http://www.britannica.com/presidentsWebapp/home.do

The site offers information on the presidency itself, as well as information on the presidents, vice-presidents, and first ladies. There's information on the 2004 candidates (some of them, not all of them) and information on political parties as well as historical election results (which includes a map of the US broken down by who won which state, in addition to popular vote counts.

Extensive site, as you might expect from an encyclopedia. Very nice.
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ResearchBuzz is copyright 2004 Tara Calishain. All rights reserved.

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Subject: [Refdesk site-of-the-day] Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States


Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html

The Public Papers of the Presidents, which is compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, began in 1957 in response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications Commission. Noting the lack of uniform compilations of messages and papers of the Presidents before this time, the Commission recommended the establishment of an official series in which Presidential writings, addresses, and remarks of a public nature could be made available.

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The Erie Canal: A Brief History ------------------------------------------
"The Erie Canal was the engineering marvel of the 19th Century."
This is an account of its planning and development, including the
initial idea from New York's then-Governor DeWitt Clinton, the
canal's role in increasing commerce and westward migration, and
its designation as a national heritage corridor. The site provides
a link to a longer account of this history and to the music for
the Erie Canal song. From the New York State Canal System.

http://www.canals.state.ny.us/cculture/history/
http://lii.org?recs=023508
Subjects:
* Canals
* Erie Canal (N.Y.)
* Historic sites
Created by: wh

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Evolution of the Shopping Center ---------------------------------
An illustrated timeline on the development of shopping centers in
the United States. Features information about the antecedents of
shopping centers, the creation of department stores, and the
impact of automobiles. Includes links to related sites. From a
history professor at the University of San Diego.

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/soc/shoppingcenter.html
http://lii.org?recs=023517
Subjects:
* Shopping centers
* Retail trade
Created by: mcb

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FAQ's: The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Britain ------------
Questions and answers about Britain on topics as diverse as
British holidays, elections and voting, food and drink, the
monarchy, the Honours system, sports, tourist information, living
and working in Britain, and much more. Searchable. From the
British Information Services (BIS), "the New York based Press and
Public Affairs Office of the British Embassy in Washington DC."

http://www.britainusa.com/faq/
http://lii.org?recs=023516
Subjects:
* Great Britain
Created by: mcb
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.britainusa.com/ previously posted. – Phyllis ]
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Ghosts of the White House -------------------------------------
Watch videos featuring "stories of strange noises in the White
House, sightings of President Abraham Lincoln's ghost and a
Halloween prank by President Carter's daughter." Also has a set of
questions from the public about hauntings, answered by a White
House employee on Halloween of 2003. From the Web site of the
president of the United States.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ghosts/
http://lii.org?recs=023496
Subjects:
* Ghost stories
* Ghosts
* Halloween
* White House (Washington, D.C.)
Created by: kgs

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House of Commons Information Office: The Gunpowder Plot ---
Information from the United Kingdom Parliament about the Gunpowder
Plot, the name given to the conspiracy to blow up the Houses of
Parliament on November 5, 1605. Guy (or Guido) Fawkes was
considered to be the major conspirator. This document provides a
background and history of the plot, and how the event is
celebrated today as "Firework Night," "Bonfire Night," or "Guy
Fawkes Day." Opens directly into a PDF document.

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/g08.pdf
http://lii.org?recs=023512
Subjects:
* Great Britain
* Holidays
* Guy Fawkes Day
* Gunpowder Plot, 1605
Created by: mcb

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LII Tip of the Week, October 14, 2004: Arts and Humanities ----------------
We are pleased to announce many new or greatly expanded browsing
categories in our Arts and Humanities collection. Among many other
large and small changes, our Literature section now includes
collections for the fiction and nonfiction genres (poetry is
forthcoming), the Music section is now much more detailed, the
U.S. History section points to another new collection on the
Presidency, and the main page is easier to browse. Thanks to Tom
McGibney and Jennifer English for their "genrefication" of this
popular section of LII. Enjoy!

http://lii.org/search/file/artscraftshum
http://lii.org?recs=023464
Subjects:
* New this week
Created by: kgs

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Stop Violence Against Women --------------------
Fact sheets, news, current campaigns, related links, and more
about "a global human rights scandal that affects us all." Topics
include rape as a tool of war or armed conflict, sexual violence,
female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, and human rights. From
Amnesty International USA.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/stopviolence/index.do
http://lii.org?recs=023491
Subjects:
* Women
* Violence
* Human rights
Created by: kgs

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Information You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/

Taken From:
The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #319 10/7/04

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Steamboats

All aboard this historic, non-profit website that functions as a community for those interested in the history and preservation of the Paddlewheel Steamboat. The site aims to educate people interested in these great boats, which many of us first learned about through the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

Anyone who is fascinated by nautical and industrial history will find a lot to explore at Steamboats.org. There is a complete glossary to familiarize you with the 'language' of these 19th Century vessels, a Virtual Steamboat, and a ton of other features related to famous boats and American rivers, as well as steamboat literature and tourism.

http://www.steamboats.org/

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Presidential Trivia

The presidency is on everyone's mind these days. Gain some historical perspective and knowledge on those who once held the highest office in all the land at this cool site.This website is both interesting and fun, with lists of facts about our former Commanders-in-Chief. Find out which Presidents had military experience, what their pre-presidential careers were, and loads of other miscellaneous trivia about our former leaders. Who knew that Martin Van Buren was once a delivery boy?http://www.heptune.com/preslist.html
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A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
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NEW THIS WEEK for October 21, 2004
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Balloon Race Around the World
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"On this site, you can delve into the history of science and
ballooning, [and] follow the attempts of earlier balloonists to
make the round-the-world flight." Includes a virtual balloon
flight, materials for teachers, a program transcript, and links to
related sites. A companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
NOVA program.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/
http://lii.org?recs=3D023562
Subjects:
* Ballooning
* Flights around the world
Created by: mcb

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British History Online
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A "digital library of text and information about people, places
and businesses from the medieval and early modern period."
Searchable, or browsable by type of history (administrative,
ecclesiastical, local, London, and parliamentary), place, or
source. The site includes items such as a 1550 map of London and
House of Commons journals from the 16th and 17th centuries. From
the University of London.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk
http://lii.org?recs=3D023542
Subjects:
* Great Britain
Created by: dlm

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Decoding the Past: The Work of Archaeologists
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This site provides lesson plans for students in grades 3-8 that
are designed to "encourage your students to think about how
human-made objects and other indicators of human life can enrich
our understanding of peoples both past and present." Lesson plans
address identifying artifacts, dating soil layers, and using
typology to interpret artifacts. Also includes a bibliography and
links to resources. From the Smithsonian Center for Education and
Museum Studies.

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/decoding_the_past
http://lii.org?recs=3D023546
Subjects:
* Archaeology
* History
Created by: sf
[NOTE: Other pages from Smithsonian Education previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Taken From:
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An archive of all messages is located at
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/bluewebn/updates.cfm
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Archaelogy Channel Video Guide
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/videoguide.asp
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. – Phyllis ]

The Video Guide is a list of short, free videos featuring various
archaelogical sites all over the world. The list is not long; but may
provide something a little different. The Guide can be sorted
alphabetically, by location, or using a visual map of the world. The
Archaeology Channel utilizes media (films, news, commentary, interactive
programs, etc.) to provide information about "past human lifeways."
They are promoting archaeology in education through the development and
implementation of school curricula, teacher training, and exhibits. In
addition to the videos, there are audio tracks and Teacher Resources
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TeacherResources.asp). The
Teacher Resources includes links to Activities, Exhibits, Interactive,
Lesson Plans , Newsletters , Organizations, Programs, Workshops, and
more.

Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle School, High
School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Community Interest (Regional Information), Education
(Alternatives), History & Social Studies (Anthropology / Archaeology),
History & Social Studies (World History) [Dewey #301]
Application type: Hotlists, Information Resources

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BobQuits
http://www.bobquits.com/

Many smokers start sometime during their K-12 years. Here are two great
websites about quitting. (See also MaryQuits
http://www.maryquits.com/ ). The smokers in these documentaries are real
people. It's easy to become involved in their stories because we all
know and possibly love someone just like them. The American Legacy
Foundation is dedicated to building a world where young people reject
tobacco and anyone can quit. The Foundation was established in March
1999 as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between a
coalition of attorneys general in 46 states and five U.S. territories
and the tobacco industry, and is funded primarily by payments designated
by the settlement. The Foundation has two goals that guide its work
toward creating tobacco-free generations: to arm all young people with
the knowledge and tools to reject tobacco and to eliminate disparities
in access to tobacco prevention and cessation services. Designed for
high or low bandwidth (Flash).

Grade Level: High School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Community Interest (Health), Health & Physical Education
(Health) [Dewey #613]
Application type: Information Resources

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Subject: [Refdesk site-of-the-day] The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General

The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/smokingconsequences/

This May 2004 report from U.S. Surgeon General Richard
H. Carmona on smoking and health, reveals for the first
time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the
body. ... [It] finds that cigarette smoking is conclusively linked
to diseases such as leukemia, cataracts, pneumonia and cancers of
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Taken From:
Date Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:19 PM
Subject: Education World Site Reviews Vol. 8 Issue 40


Bishop Museum Ethnology Database
OVERALL GRADE: A
http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnologydb/index.asp
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

CONTENT: A
This site offers an online exhibit of more than four hundred
cultural objects from the ethnology collection of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii.

SITE DESIGN: A
The objects are grouped into nine categories that are available on the main page. By clicking on a category all the objects with photos are displayed. The entire database can be searched by object type, material, region of origin, island of origin and collections.

REVIEW:
The Ethnology collection of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii houses over 70,000 objects. This database has been made available online and can be searched in a variety of ways. Over 400 objects are featured in this online exhibit and are categorized into nine groups: hula drums, surfboards, pounders, barkcloth, wooden bowls, feather leis, Hawaiian quilts, featherwork and Makaloa mats. Clicking on the category brings up all the objects in that category that have photographs along with a brief summary. To delve further, click on individual objects to view a detailed record with an enlarged photo as well as additional photos. This is a great site for those interested in studying the culture of the peoples of the Pacific region.

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Unfiltered TV.com
OVERALL GRADE: A+
http://unfilteredtv.com/flash.html
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

CONTENT: A+
This site was developed by the Washington State Department of Health to get the word out to young people about the dangers of tobacco use.

SITE DESIGN: A+
This user-friendly site is available in two versions, Flash and Text Only. Either version is easily navigated. The Text Only version has a left side menu with links to the main sections and the Flash site has clearly marked links to the main sections. Flash Player, Real Player, QuickTime and Acrobat Reader are necessary for viewing.

REVIEW:
Unfiltered TV.com is a great site to use with older students. It approaches the use of tobacco in a “tell it like it is” format. Students can get the facts, read true stories, get tips for quitting smoking, test their knowledge and click on the interactive outline of the body to see graphic images of what tobacco can do to the lungs, heart, skin, circulatory system, etc. Additionally, there are downloads (screen savers, posters, and desktop wallpaper), anti-tobacco ads, eleven movies to discourage tobacco use and full episodes of a TV show about quitting the smoking habit. Featured each day is a daily News Flash article dealing with different aspects of tobacco use. News Flashes date back to 2002. This is good information to share with students on the hazards of tobacco use and will provide some interesting topics for discussion in the health class.

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Monticello: Home of Thomas Jefferson
OVERALL GRADE: A+
http://www.monticello.org/index.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

CONTENT: A+
Montecello: Home of Thomas Jefferson offers teachers and students or the history buff a wealth of information about the third President of the United States and his plantation home. Included are lesson plans and other teaching resources.

SITE DESIGN: A+
This site is well organized and easily navigated. The top navigation bar offers access to the main areas of the site. Each area displays a left sidebar with links to information within that area. The homepage is always easily reached by clicking the title in the upper left corner of the page. QuickTime and Windows Media Player are required for some features and can be downloaded at the site.

REVIEW:
This Web site offers more than just information about the home of Thomas Jefferson. It includes information and resources for teaching and learning about Thomas Jefferson the man; third President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, architect, historian, philosopher, and plantation owner. Click on “Jefferson” in the navigation bar and you will find a biography and timeline of his life, a chance to experience twenty-four hours in his life at Monticello with embedded links to more information and a module exploring “Jefferson’s West,” the central role he played in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Students will enjoy using the interactive floor plan of the home to take virtual reality tours of the various rooms. There is also information about the gardens and grounds including images and maps as well as a section on the plantation itself and the people who lived there and the work they did. For scholars, teachers and the curious there is an online search tool for the Jefferson Library, reports on a variety of subjects relating to Jefferson and Monticello, and information on the art, artifacts, books, buildings, and plants of Monticello. Teachers will find online lesson plans and study resources for use in the classroom and an “Ask Thomas Jefferson” area where students can correspond with Mr. Jefferson. Each lesson contains a lesson plan, an activity, and a teacher answer key. If that isn’t enough, be sure to check out the featured links in the lower right area of the main page to view a video of “Jefferson Lives,” Image galleries, an interactive map of Thomas Jefferson Parkway, the scenic entrance to Monticello and more. The site is rounded out with information about onsite programs for children and adults.

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Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/

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Date Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:15 AM
Poynteronline Web Tips

101 Useful Sites
Tips from PC Magazine.

By Sree Sreenivasan

Top 101 Web Sites: Fall 2004
Sites to Engage, Entertain & Inform
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1738,7488,00.asp
http://go.pcmag.com/top101
Several things to note here, including the new and improved categories,which reflect how the Web has evolved in a year.
Two closing thoughts: one positive and one less positive. The site hascreated a URL shortcut so you don't have to hunt for the list all over themain site: (http://go.pcmag.com/top101) .
What I didn't like is the internal navigation on the list. Once you clickinto a category on the main list page, you're reading about an individualsite and you can get to others within the category (so far, so good). Butif you use the provided navigation, you cannot easily get back to themaster list; instead you end up on an older section of site, without-of-date listings. So I had to keep using my browser's back button toget to the master list. This is, however, a small price to pay for all youwill learn here.

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Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications



Knowledge Hound, The How-To Hunter
http://khound.com/index.htm

[NOTE: Topics include links for:
Arts & Humanities Tutorials, Tips
Comedy, Creativity, Public Speaking
Sub-pages: Acting, Art, Dance, Film, Music, Writing...
http://khound.com/topics/artshuma.htm

Arithmetic Tutorials, Tips
Algebra, Calculus, Fractions, Geometry,
Graphs, Math Phobia, Trigonometry...
http://khound.com/topics/math.htm

Science & Technology Tips
Science Fair Project Ideas
Gadgets, Home Experiments, Robots
http://khound.com/topics/technolo.htm

Holidays & Special Events
http://khound.com/topics/holidays.htm
- Phyllis ]


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Date Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:22 PM
Subject: The History Channel Education Update

The French Revolution

Tune In: The History Channel
Saturday, January 22 @ 8pm ET/PT
Special Presentation: The French Revolution
Saturday, January 29th at 9AM/8c

The French Revolution Timeline
http://www.historychannel.com/frenchrevolution/
Select: Timeline

Teacher’s Guide Available:
http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/pdf/french_revolution.pdf

Taken From:
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PBS Teacher Previews: January 23-29, 2005
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Masterpiece Theatre
"Island at War" (part one of five)
TV> PBSOL> High School
Sunday, January 23, 2005
9 - 10:30 pm
Tune in for this riveting view of the German invasion and
occupation of the Channel Islands, the only part of the British
Isles that fell into Nazi hands. Explore how life was
irrevocably changed overnight in this gripping drama. (CC,
Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Get the facts about the Nazi occupation at the companion Web
site.

http://www.pbs.org/masterpiece/islandatwar

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Nature"The Real Macaw"
TV> PBSOL>
Elementary / Middle / High School
Sunday, January 23, 20058 - 9:00 pm

Playful, intelligent, beautiful macaws are loved the worldover. But as the pet trade flourishes and their habitats are destroyed, their future in the wild is bleak. In a twist off ate, their survival may depend on the very same poachers who brought them to the brink of extinction. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1year)

Download our screensaver and let macaws fly across your desktop!

http://www.pbs.org/nature/realmacaw

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NOVA"
NOVA scienceNOW"
TV> PBSOL>
High School
Tuesday, January 25, 20058 - 9:00 pm

For more than three decades, NOVA has brought you authoritative, innovative and entertaining science documentaries. Now the same award-winning producers have teamed up with veteran reporter Robert Krulwich to cover the timeliest developments and intriguing personalities in science and technology today. This new program, "NOVA scienceNOW," will air five times a year and will shed light on the everyday impact and human side of science. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year) Log onto the companion Web site to learn more about the potential catastrophic flooding that threatens New Orleans, the"booming sands" of Death Valley and "swarm-robot" pioneer JamesMcLurkin.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow
[NOTE: See guide pasted at end. – Phyllis ]

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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Cars That Think"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
High School
Wednesday, January 26, 20058:30 - 9:00 pm

The fully automatic car may be down the road a ways, but cars that do your thinking for you are just around the corner -- they watch out for hazards, they listen to you, they read your lips, they even know when you're distracted. Learn more as Alan Alda investigates cars that think. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Learn more about the future of the automobile industry at the companion Web site.http://www.pbs.org/saf

Print FRONTIERS teaching materials with just one click!
http://www.pbs.org/saf/educators.htm

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Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State
"Factories of Death" and "Corruption" (part two of three)
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
High School
Wednesday, January 26, 20059 - 11:00 pm

The first hour examines the complexity of the Nazi extermination plan, with Auschwitz as its hub. The second hour shows that Auschwitz, unique as both a concentration and extermination camp, made money for the Nazis. (CC, Stereo, 1year) Download extensive teaching guides, biographies and maps for use in the classroom.

http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz


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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
The Pluralism Project
WWW>
High School

The mission of the Pluralism Project from Harvard University is to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach and the active dissemination of resources. Within the Teacher Resources are guidelines for students studying religions, images of various religious ceremonies and some secondary school resources.

http://www.pluralism.org

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Copyright 2005 PBS Online.
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Taken From:
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:38:10 -0500
Subject: [NOVA Teachers] January 25, 2005

Hello Educators,

Next week, join NOVA as it launches "NOVA scienceNOW," a new series
that brings you and your students stories about the timeliest
developments and most intriguing personalities in science and
technology today.

The premiere show will feature 7- to 14-minute segments on the
potential catastrophic flooding that threatens New Orleans, the
"booming sands" of Death Valley, a profile of "swarm-robot" pioneer
James McLurkin, and a special report on areas in the brain known as
the "mirror neuron" system, which may affect everything from
language evolution to the visceral appeal of spectator sports.
(Subjects covered: Earth science, meteorology, natural disasters,
health science, anatomy and physiology, technology/engineering)

The magazine-style series, hosted by veteran reporter Robert
Krulwich, will air five times a year. Find tools to use the
series -- such as teacher's guides, downloadable materials for a
classroom news board, and research projects you can join -- in our
For Educators section at

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/educators/


NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/

* * * * * * * *

NOVA Presents "NOVA ScienceNOW"
Broadcast: January 25, 2005
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/
(NOVA usually airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. Check your local
listings. This program has one-year off-air taping rights.)

Mirror Neurons

Watch the Segment
See the 14-minute broadcast segment on the discovery and
significance of mirror neurons. (QuickTime, RealVideo, or
Windows Media plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Research Update
Learn what researchers are discovering about how what you can
physically do determines how you see things. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Monkey Do, Monkey See
Listen to or read this interview in which neuroscientist Daniel
Glaser explains his latest research on mirror neurons.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Name That Sound
Try to identify a noise related to brain studies.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

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Hurricanes

Watch the Segment
See the 12-minute broadcast segment on how the ability to
predict a hurricane's path and intensity affects cities like
New Orleans. (QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in
required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Quiz
Find out how much you know about hurricanes in this
five-question quiz. (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

How Do They Know That?
Discover how scientists know how much total energy is released
through cloud and rain formation in an average hurricane.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Profile: James McLurkin

Watch the Segment
See the 10-minute broadcast segment chronicling MIT graduate
student James McLurkin's personal and work life. (QuickTime,
RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

An Obsession with Robots
Find out how McLurkin looks to his own live ant colony for
inspiration, what some of the unexpected behaviors are that
arise out of robot "swarming," what the potential applications
for swarm behavior might be, and more in this interview.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Path of Innovation
Click through a time line of McLurkin's life that he made
himself. (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

The Whole Enchilada
Snoop through McLurkin's backpack to see what he thinks is
important to carry around. (Flash plug-in required.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

Booming Sands

Watch the Segment
See the 7-minute broadcast segment that follows a CalTech
expedition into the desert to study so-called booming sands.
(QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Recipe for Noisy Sands
Find out what nature needs to cook up sand dunes that croak,
burp, sing, and go boom. (Flash plug-in required.) (MP3,
RealAudio, or Windows Media plug-in required to play sounds.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)


RSS
Learn about features and dispatches as they are posted to the
NOVA scienceNOW Web site by signing up for Really Simple
Syndication (RSS), a format that allows you to easily read the
latest news from a number of Web sites. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

Get Involved
Find ways to get involved in science, from attending science
lectures to joining real science projects. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

For Educators
Discover the many ways you can integrate NOVA scienceNOW into
your classroom, including teacher's guides, links to science
news stories, and more. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

For Scientists
Obtain advice on how you can get your research news out to
others.

Science News
Keep current with the most important stories by reading the top
science news articles from the mainstream media. Check back
daily for the top stories. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)

http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow/

Taken From:
Date Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:10 AM
Internet Resources Newsletter
Issue 121 - October 2004
http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn121/irn121.html

Heriot-Watt University LibraryISSN: 1361-9381

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Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
http://www.euratlas.com/summary.htm
An atlas depicting in 21 maps the states of this continent
at the end of each century from AD 1 to AD 2000.
[NOTE: Previously posted – site updated. Phyllis ]
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Subject: [LIFE of Florida] Latitude and Longitude resources
Posted: 10-12-2004 11:12 PM
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some were previously posted.- Phyllis ]

Crack the Code
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/crackcode.html
"Find Your Longitude. Understand why it is that having a precise
timepiece (also known as a chronometer) helps you determine your
longitude? Play this Shockwave game, get lost on the high seas, and find
out." Lesson plans go with Crack the Code such as that at
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g68/mapmaking.html

The Internet Field Trip
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/maps.htm
Here's a Scholastic site with some good ideas for teaching map skills.
There are useful links from here such as the one to USGS Education where
you can download a mapping activity packet

Lost at Sea:The Search for Longitude
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/find.html
Includes a challenging game, a package of student information, and more

Journey North Teacher's Manual
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/DistanceLatLong.html
"The latitude and longitude data from satellite-tracked animals may be
difficult to understand at first. For example, if an animal 's latitude
changes by 1 degree, how far did it move? This lesson will help students
get comfortable with the data so they'll have a feeling of the distances
involved when latitude and longitude change."

Round Earth, Flat Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/2000/exploration/projections/index.html
"Encounter the options available to our cartographers and the tools that
help them face the challenge of portraying a round Earth on flat maps. "
This site reveals the complexity of maps.

Smithsonian Lesson Plan
http://www.sil.si.edu/exhibitions/chasing-venus/teachers/lessonplan8.htm
"These exercises and lesson plans were designed to accompany and enrich
the study and discussion of the June 2004 Transit of Venus." The
suggestions and sites are still good.

Latitude/Longitude Chart
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001796.html
Latitudes and longitudes for major Canadian and US cities.

Gander Academy: Maps and Map Skills
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/maps.htm
Outline maps for duplication and more

Maps
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/maps.html
You'll find a huge set of links to other online activities, lesson
plans, research sites and more.

Latitude. Longitude and Vacations
http://sln.fi.edu/qa98/me6/me6.html
If you didn't leave home this summer, pick a place you wish to visit,
then compare the location of your choice with others in your class.

Source: Classroom Connect:
http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=3DSOCIAL-STUDIES>

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LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowForum&ForumID=7
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/32kvp ]

--------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Friday, October 8, 2004 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at
ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
The Greatest Places
http://www.greatestplaces.org/

This website is a companion to the film, "The Greatest Places," that was
designed to provide "an educational journey to seven of the most
geographically dynamic places on Earth." When you get to the site you will
see a menu with the 7 Greatest Places that include:

1. Amazon
2. Greenland
3. Iguazu
4. Madagascar
5. Namib
6. Okavango
7. Tibet

Click on any of the 7 places and a new page opens with photos, facts, text,
trivia, activities and links to more resources that help you explore that
geographic region of the world. Bookmark this site, as it is difficult to
see it all in just one visit.

One of the website creators is Dr. Cecil Keen, a professor at Minnesota
State University Mankato with a doctorate in meteorology. He has traveled
the world and enjoys sharing his interests in geography, weather, science,
music, photography and flying with students. Don't miss a special segment of
this site called, "Question of the Week." Each and every week, Cecil
answers questions about "the greatest places." There are over 29 questions
archived at the site that you can review.
[NOTE: Has not been updated since 1999 – Phyllis ]

This is a kid-friendly site that is easy and fun to surf -- it's educating
and entertaining!

Diane Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com

Taken From:
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/archive-2004.htm
10/07/2004 - Updated 11:35 AM ET

The Upsidedown Map Page
http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/

One of our favorite co-workers has a map posted next to his computer.Since he's the weather editor, that's not in itself surprising, butthe map might make you blink: Australia's above Asia, South America'sabove North America, and so on. Maps and globes that are "upside down"may look odd to us, but who says that north is necessarily equivalentto up? This site shows how and why cartographers have flipped thingsaround over the centuries, and read about traditions where yourassumptions would be the unusual ones. HSS


Copyright 2004 USA TODAY

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From: Ken Umbach
Subject: [LM_NET] REF: useful new statistics access tool
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Hi ...
Here is a site worth checking out and bookmarking, for those who would like
to add to their sources for statistics: http://www.facster.com
The site provides simplified interfaces to the U.S. Statistical Abstract,
articles, a guide to foreign statistical sources, and more. For anyone
who has to find facts in the Statistical Abstract, this should be a very
helpful tool. Folks in California may be interested in the site's
simplified interface to the California Statistical Abstract. The site also
has links to statistical abstracts for other states.
Regards,
Ken
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# posted by Phyllis @ 9:23 PM 0 comments

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Date: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:35 am
Subject: [Net-Gold] Fractal Art

I think this is the last of the fractal links I currently have. But
between whats already been posted over the last few weeks, and their
links sections, you should have enough to keep you busy for a long
time.

[NOTE: Sites not checked. – Phyllis ]

Fractal Visions
http://www.fractalvisions.co.uk/index.htm

Chaffey High School's Fractals on the Web
http://www.chaffey.org/fractals/index.html

Fractal Animation Videos
http://gawain.membrane.com/multimedia/classic_fractal_animation/

Fractal Adventures
http://home.att.net/~Novak.S/
do not accept crescendo update

Fractal Art FAQ
http://fractals.iut.u-bordeaux1.fr/f-art-faq/

Fractal Domains
http://www.fractaldomains.com/

Fractal Fred de Paiva
http://fractalfreddepaiva.free.fr/

Fractal Fusion
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Brian_E_Jones/

Acid Sky Studios
http://acidsky.com/home.htm

Paul N. Lees Home Page
http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/



----------Forwarded Message--------
From: "David P. Dillard"
Date: Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:36 pm
Subject: [Net-Gold] FRACTAL ART

Yet Even More Fractal Art: The Sean Grigsby Link Collection
I have edited this message to include site names for the great URLs that
Sean Grigsby has provided. I have also provided links at the end of this
post to two other fractal art posts from Sean Grigsby found on the Temple
Listserv archive for Net-Gold.

Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University

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Subject: [Net-Gold] Yet Even More Fractal Art

Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:44:00 -0000
From: Sean Grigsby
Subject: [Net-Gold] Yet even more fractal art

FOUR AM. FRACTALS/GRAPHICS
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/jill.lawson/own-page/
scroll down for the galleries

A Fractal Art Gallery
http://home.inreach.com/mapper/

A Glimmering by Moonlight Galeries
http://www.aglimmeringbymoonlight.com/

Alicia's Fractals
http://www.alicia-logic.com/fractals/default.asp

Andrew Que's Fractals
http://fractals.drque.net/

AngieNet
http://www.angieart.net/

Anne's Fractal Menagerie
http://fractal.sphosting.com/

Arcane Fractals
http://www.arcanefractals.com/

Art by Math Gallery
http://www.artbymath.com/

Art of Fractal--HomePage
http://www.geocities.com/rerewhakaaitu/

Artis Fractal Gallery
The Art of Fractals
Dr. Joseph Trotsky
http://www.wack.ch/artis/

Audrie's Art and Stuff
http://www.weird-art.com/

Beauty and the Beast
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mieko/dragon/

Big Al's Fractals
http://www.perfectpixs.com/fractals/

Blatte's Fractals
http://exoteric.roach.org/frax/

Brian / Evans
http://www.lightspace.com/finearts/gallery/fractals/fractals.html

The Voice of Chaos
The Rambling of a Chaotic Mind.
http://kitara.org/weblog/

Dan Freeland
http://danfreeland.users.btopenworld.com/

Dave's Geometric Pix Gallery
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/pix/pix.html

Dave's Graphics Page
http://www.unpronounceable.com/graphics/

Digital Diversions: Gedeon Peteri's Fractal Gallery
http://geocities.com/gedeonp/fractals/frindex.html

Don Archer Digital Art
http://www.donarcher.com/

Fractals by Douglas Cootey
http://www.cootey.com/fractals/index.html

Earl's Computer Art Gallery
http://computerart.org/

Einar's Gallery
http://home.online.no/~einarsk/GalFract/Images.html

Today's Fractal
http://fractales.8m.com/english.htm

Cosmic Recursive Fractal Flames
http://flam3.com/

Fractal Art
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/

Fractal Art
http://www.fractal.net.cn/

Fractal Art by Paul DeCelle
http://www.fractalus.com/paul/intropage.html

Fractal Art
Chaos Fractals Arts
Algorithmic Art - Chaos Gallery
http://www.fractal-art.com/

Fractal Factory
The Premier UK Source for Fractal Art.
http://www.fractalfactory.com/

Fractal Recursions
http://www.fractal-recursions.com/

Fractals.fr.fm
http://www.fractals.fr.fm/

Freaky-Fractals.com!
http://www.freaky-fractals.com/

Lexx
http://lexxonline.szm.sk/

Mind-Boggling Fractals
http://www.mbfractals.com/

My World of Fractals: Judith Aynsley
http://www.fractaljudy.com/

My Strange Unusual Art
http://www.stan1.com/art/art1.html
not fractal, but it is entirely digital

Fractal Hito Sagi Studio
http://www.sagihito.com/

Images
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~stilti/images/nav.html

The Para-Mathematical Gallery
http://www.p-gallery.net/

FrActAl
http://fractales.free.fr/

AARTIKA: Fractal Art and Design
http://www.aartika.co.uk/

FractalArt.pl
http://www.fractal.art.pl/

This is the end of this list from Sean Grigsby

Previous Messages From Sean Grigsby Containing Links to Fractal Art May Be
Found at These URLs

<http://snipurl.com/9sr1>

Subject: [Net-Gold] More Fractal Art
<http://snipurl.com/9sr6>

Thanks from Net-Gold to Sean Grigsby for all of his hard work in finding
and recording this valuable collection of Fractal Art websites.
DD

# posted by Phyllis @ 9:23 PM 0 comments

Taken From:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology ==
======== October 22, 2004 ===
======== Volume 3, Number 22 ======

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology: Wise-Nano
http://wise-nano.org/w/Main_Page

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology's (CRN) Wise-Nano project is "a collaborative website to study the facts and implications of advanced nanotechnology." The website is designed for researchers and intended to encourage collaboration worldwide and "to build an understanding of the technologies, their effects, and what to do about them." From this website, visitors can ask and answer questions, join or start a project, create, review, edit, or expand on articles, contribute to discussions, or find collaborators for research. The website offers an innovative approach to promote dialogue on hot topics in nanotechnology. Basically, someone poses a question and proposes a project to investigate, people gather to work on the project, which leads to articles. Although articles can also be added separately from any project, the point is that "any user can work to improve any article." For example, the main page highlights current "hot debates," which are then presented in an editable format that allows readers to make changes to the interactive articles directly online. Ultimately, this leads to a series of white papers, K-16 curricula, and other documents as well as, ideally, inspiring new projects. [VF]


Statistical Quotes
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Rainer_Wuerlaender/statquot.htm#intro
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/5jxl5 ]

This webpage, produced by a statistical consultant and IT manager in
Germany, offers a collection of quotations and jokes on statistics. The
sections include: citations on statistics by statisticians, remarks or
"comments to think over," and jokes. Links to similar websites with quotes
and jokes on statistics are also provided. [VF]

EurekaAlert: Nanotechnology in Context
http://www.eurekalert.org/context.php?context=nano
Home Page: Science News By Subject
http://www.eurekalert.org/index.php

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) created
EurekAlert! to serve as an online press service to distribute science-
related news to reporters and news media. The In Context section highlights
a particular area of science, which in this case is nanotechnology. The
website offers an overview of nanotechnology and posts several research
papers, news releases, essays, background articles, a calendar of upcoming
meetings, a glossary of terms and links to other related online resources.
[VF]


Two on Fractal MusicFractal Music
http://www.gwfa.de/fractal/m.html
and Fractal Music Lab [Java]
http://www.fractalmusiclab.com

This first website offers a collection of fractal music using images created by G.W.F. Albrecht. The technology and mathematics which this presentation draws on is described on the second website. The second website, developed by David Strohbeen, offers some basic information about fractals and fractal music. He has also posted some samples of his music and invites visitors to download software for creating fractal music and to submit their own compositions. [VF]

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>From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright
Internet Scout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/

Taken From:
TechLearning News - October 12, 2004 - No. 41
http://www.techlearning.com/webpicks/archive.jhtml

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Silicon Valley Art Museum, Linking Art and Technology
http://svam.org/
This excellent site from the Silicon Valley museum links art with technology. The Exhibition Lobby houses featured exhibits such as "Tradition and Protest," which shows art as a vehicle of social protest. "Through the Green Fuse" is a portfolio of unique photographs of flowers and plants. "Remembrance" is a commemorative work by Asian American artists, and there's more. By clicking to Education and Art Lessons, students and teachers can access 24 art activities such as self-portraits, fanfolds, painting with liquid starch and chalk, salt-clay stick puppets, tube sock dragons, a potato print family, and others, all designed to teach a specific artistic concept.

Author/Publisher:
Silicon Valley Art Museum

Website Content:
• Lesson Plans
• Learning Exercises
• Learning Games
• Pictures and/or Illustrations

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School Elementary School

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1492: An Ongoing Voyage
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

An exhibit by the Library of Congress supplies diverse facts on the famous 1492 voyage. The exhibition first examines the encounter between the European explorers and the native people. They explore five geographical areas: The Caribbean Island Societies, the Middle American Cultures, the Andes, Life in the Highlands, the South Atlantic Peoples, and the Diverse Societies of North America. The changing order of the Mediterranean World gives a new perspective to the discovery of America. The entry for Christopher Columbus, too, gives a different slant on the Man and the Myth. The entire site is fortified with pictures and descriptions of artifacts from the time. All in all, the Library of Congress presents multiple routes for discussions on Columbus Day.

Author/Publisher:
ibiblio, Library of Congress

Website Content:
Pictures and/or Illustrations
Biographical Information

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School

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Exploring the Nanoworld
http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/edetc/index.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

This site provides information that every level of science student can understand. The authors promise that students will be able to investigate the "frontiers of the nanoworld" and learn about everything from DNA to semiconductors. There are some great resources: You'll find a cineplex of movies, a nanoscale video lab manual, a nanoworld slide show library, a LEGO nanobricks booklet, and more. There is a section for K-12 students, K-12 teachers, college students and college faculty. One section for teachers is called "How can I incorporate this into my science classroom?" There are lots of good ideas.

Author/Publisher:
University of Wisconsin

Website Content:
Lesson Plans
Pictures and/or Illustrations

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School Elementary School

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Taken From:
ResourceShelf
E-Mail Reminder
Week 187
October 28, 2004
http://www.resourceshelf.com/


Marine Science--Directory
Source: International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UNESCO
OceanPortal
http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanportal/index.php
If you're looking for data or information in the marine sciences, this searchable directory of more than 5,000 related websites is a good place to start. The directory is organized into several major areas, each of which is the top of a subject tree.

Genetics--Glossary
Source: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
http://www.genome.gov/10002096
"The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) created the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms to help people without scientific backgrounds understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research. Simply click on the term of interest to open a page with a wealth of information, including the term's pronunciation, audio information, images and additional links to related terms. Students, teachers and parents will find the glossary an easy-to-use, always available learning source on genetics."


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Middle East--Internet Resources
Source: C&RL News
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2004/october04/middleeast.htm
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/4vu35]
The Middle Eastern world: Starting points for research
An annotated webliography by Karen Evans, a librarian at Indiana State University and Brad Coon, a librarian at Montana State University.


ResourceShelf is Compiled and Edited by
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting gary@resourceshelf.com

Contributing Editors
++++++++++++++
+ Shirl Kennedy, MLIS
+ Dan Giancaterino, MLIS
+ Steven Cohen, MLS
++++++++++++++

Taken From:
*** NEAT NEW STUFF, OCTOBER 22, 2004


Human Stem Cell Research: All Viewpoints
http://www.religioustolerance.org/res_stem.htm
A useful, neutral backgrounder on a topic that's a hot issue
in student term papers.
[NOTE: Other pages from http://www.religioustolerance.org/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2004.

Taken From:
Blue Web'n Update: Updates 22 Oct 2004
An archive of all messages is located at
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/bluewebn/updates.cfm
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Snapshots of Science and Medicine (NIH)http://science.education.nih.gov/newsnapshots/TOC_Chips/toc_chips.html
Snapshots is a creation of the Office of Science Education of theNational Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. Today, biologicalscience--both basic research and clinical application--is booming likenever before. And with so much happening in biology and medicine,science students and teachers need a vehicle for bringing the world ofbiological research into their science classrooms. Every issue has fourprofessionally-written articles. The teacher's guide has a classroomactivity, illustrated student handout, and guide for the teacher. Theguide to the Social Impact section lets students explore the ethical,legal, or social implications of the featured research. There areadditional lesson plans and strategies for using Snapshots in theclassroom in the print-friendly magazine. Just go to the Print ThisIssue page and follow the instructions. Unfortunately, there are only2 issues online covering 8 topics. First issue is at
http://science.education.nih.gov/newsnapshots/TOC_Xeno/toc_xeno.html

Grade Level: Middle School, High School, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Science (Life Science) [Dewey #570]
Application type: Information Resources

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Site of the Day for Wednesday, September 29, 2004

BBC - Human Mind Tests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/tv/humanmind/index.shtml

[NOTE: Home page and other pages from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ previously posted. – Phyllis

Today's intriguing site from the BBC offers a number of fascinating quizzes
related to their "Human Mind" television programs. Gentle Subscribers will
discover some interesting indications about their own perceptions as
measured by these cleverly designed and well-presented tests.

"Can you spot a fake a smile?... Most people are surprisingly bad at
spotting fake smiles. ... Take our test to find out. Discover whether
you're attracted to extroverts or introverts in our face perception test.
Get to know yourself better by taking our personality test." - from the
website

The site presents tests dealing with various facets of human perception.
The section on fake smiles consists of color photos of ordinary people of
various ages, genders and races with a button to begin each smile sequence.
At the test's conclusion, results are clearly displayed along with the
scientific explanation of the determining factors between genuine and fake
smiles. Unfortunately, the tests dealing with face perceptions and memory
had a 404 error at their conclusions. Warwick University's gender and
emotions fast-paced test attempts to determine the efficiency of the
respondents' frontal lobes and reports its measurements in milliseconds.

Note: There is a brief questionnaire to determine the demographics of the
test respondents before beginning the tests. Privacy assurances are given.

Pop over to the site for some interesting quizzes focusing on the human
mind at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/tv/humanmind/index.shtml

A.M. Holm

Taken From:
Date Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:21 PM
To: nethappenings
Subject: Internet no replacement for libraries opinion

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Internet no replacement for libraries
COMPASS: POINTS OF VIEW FROM THE COMMUNITY
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/5713572p-5646693c.html

By ART WEEKS

(Published: October 26, 2004)

The Internet needs a library. This simple statement seemingly contradicts the notion that the Internet has lessened our dependence upon the library. Some have even served the Internet up as an excuse for reducing public support of the library. The Internet, which has revolutionized the accessibility of information beyond our wildest dreams, has not diminished the need for libraries. The Internet may have changed the services a library must emphasize, but it has reaffirmed the library's role in our society.

The mission of Anchorage Municipal Libraries is "to bring the power of information, imagination, and inspiration to the people of our community." The Internet plays well into this mission, but it is only part of the process of knowledge. The Internet, at its best, is a vehicle for rapid retrieval of information. The search engines have made data gathering a self-service operation that provides not only the convenience of time but also the freedom to seek out information without the intervention of a third party.

The third party is, alas, the helpful librarian. While I wish to interject that the librarian's expertise with the Internet's resources can expedite an information inquiry by identifying authoritative Web sites, I will also accept the fact that self-service information has won widespread acceptance among young and old alike.

snip - full article at URL above.
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Taken From:
FreePint
http://www.freepint.com/
ISSN 1460-7239 14th October 2004 No.169

Info Career Trends - Lisjobs.com's Professional Development Newsletter
http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/index.htm
This is not another publication telling you how to run your library. Instead, ICT addresses issues related to your personal professional development, providing you with information on furthering your own library career. The focus is on librarians, rather than on libraries. Each issue features articles by librarians and library consultants, book reviews, and pointers to relevant articles and web sites.

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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:11:58 -0400
Subject: NYS Youth Services website
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications


New York State Library Launches New Web Resource for Youth Services
Librarians
The New York State Library's Division of Library Development has developed
a helpful, easy-to-use web-based resource to assist librarians in
providing quality, equitable library service to all young people in New
York State.
The new web site has two sections. "Goals for Youth Services" includes a
list of goals for providing effective youth services programs in local
libraries and provides references to publications about youth services-related
long-range planning and policy-setting.
"Resources for Librarians Who Serve Children and Young Adults" gives
convenient links to high-quality resources created by libraries, library
systems, educational institutions, and library and educational organizations
across North America.
Resource links include these topics:
* CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: Book lists and reviews
* CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS: Links to all kinds of awards, including
nominating forms
* HOMEWORK: Online help for kids
* LIBRARY-DESIGNED WEB SITES FOR KIDS/TEENS: Great links for your patrons
* NEW YORK'S STATEWIDE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
* GRANT PROGRAMS in New York and Other Grant Resources: Funding sources
for library youth programs
* E-MAIL LISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Links to help librarians interact with
other professionals
* CONTINUING EDUCATION: Links to graduate schools of library and
information science
* LITERACY: Studies and resources on literacy and information literacy
* INTERNET ISSUES: Information on the Children's Internet Protection Act
(CIPA) and safe use of the Internet for kids and parents

To reach the new web page, go directly to
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/youthsvs/index.html .
Or from the Division of Library Development home page
at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/, select "Youth Services program page"
from the menu of Frequently Used Pages and Program Areas.
If you have questions about this web site or suggestions for additional
links, please contact Anne Simon at 518/486-2194 or asimon@mail.nysed.gov.
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Taken From:
TeachersFirst Update - January 17, 2005

Recent Additions and Featured Sites - Week of January 17, 2005
http://www.teachersfirst.com/archives/feature050117.cfm

Cassini Saturn Mission - Titan Landing - Grades 4 - 12
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has been observing Saturn, landed on Saturn's moon, Titan, on Friday, January 14. This NASA site will provide complete coverage, including images, of this space exploration milestone
The probe entered Titan's upper atmosphere at about 5:15 a.m. EST Jan. 14. During its two and one-half hour descent to the surface of the moon, it sampled the chemical composition of the atmosphere. The probe continued transmitting data for more than 90 minutes after reaching the surface.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html

Berlin Wall Online Grades 8 to 12
This comprehensive site covers all aspects of the Berlin Wall, from its construction in 1961 to its symbolic presence today. History students can find outstanding information in the form of a timeline, facts and FAQs, a collection of memories from Berliners, and vintage photos. http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

BugGuide Grades 4 to 12
Search this site for images, information, helpful links, and suggested reading related to your favorite creepy-crawlies. Insects, spiders, and their related family members throughout the United States and Canada are represented. Content is provided by amateur naturalists with a penchant for bugs, so read the disclaimer and alert your students that not all information on the site may be completely accurate. http://www.bugguide.net/

Newspaper Pictorials: WWI Rotogravures Grades 8 to 12 Library of Congress
In the second decade of the twentieth century, rotogravure printing provided newspaper publishers with a new and high-quality process for reproducing images. The Library of Congress has assembled a searchable collection of these vivid illustrations as part of a photo exhibition on World War I. Flip through these images for a visual history lesson reflecting American culture, wartime sentiment, and the people and places that played a significant role in America's history during that era. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/index.html

SpiderMyths Grades 4 to 8 Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Don't all spiders make webs and kill their prey by sucking the juices out of them? Well, not exactly. This site explains and debunks many commonly accepted myths about these most unique creatures. Includes many illustrations, photographs, and easy-to-read text.
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/

Inventors' Workshop
TeachersFirst's Inventor's Workshop has proven a popular unit to introduce English and American
inventors of the industrial revolution. Based on the premise that one good idea frequently begets another,
the site traces many of the inventions that made the industrial age possible. There's also an extensive list
of inventor and invention resources, and even an inventor's quiz. You'll find it all at:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/index.htm?CFID=97494&CFTOKEN=52365554
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/67wln ]


Copyright © 2001 by the Network for Instructional TV, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Taken From:
EduHound Weekly for October 28, 2004

Biochemistry Resource Site
Student teams design content for this site through learning projects aimed at discovering how biomolecules work .
http://bio.chem.niu.edu/Resources/

General, Organic, and BioChemistry
A tutorial for high school students that explains the basics of biochemistry in thouroughly understandable step-by-step pictures.
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/genobc/

********
EduHound Weekly Archives at:
http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm

Taken From:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences =======
==== October 15, 2004 =======
==== Volume 3, Number 21 ======


The ChemCollective: Online Resources for Teaching and Learning Chemistry
[Java]
http://www.chemcollective.org/

"The Chemistry Collective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based
learning activities, and concepts tests which can be incorporated into a
variety of teaching approaches as pre-labs, alternatives to textbook
homework, and in-class activities for individuals or teams." The website,
created by Carnegie Mellon University for college and high school teachers,
allows users to easily find activities to use in the classroom, modify or
create activities, submit activities and websites, and discuss issues in
improving teaching and learning in chemistry. Educators can determine which
activities are right for their classroom with the provided difficulty
ranking and instructor comments. Students can enjoy learning about chemistry
by solving a murder mystery and participating in the countless other
excellent virtual activities. In order to take part in the virtual
laboratories, users do have to download the free virtual lab. [RME]



University of Wisconsin-Madison: What is the Ultimate Fate of the
Universe? [QuickTime]
http://cmb.physics.wisc.edu/tutorial/

This website, created by Molly Read for the Observational Cosmology Group at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the ancient questions about
the development of the universe, its limits, and its fate. After reading a
brief history of the field of cosmology, students and educators can learn
about Olbers' Paradox, Hubble Expansion, the big bang theory,
electromagnetic spectrum, and cosmic microwave background. The text contains
many helpful diagrams, images, short videos, and links to a glossary.
Novices interested in cosmology can find plenty of educational materials at
this site. [RME]

>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright InternetScout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/

Taken From:
Date Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:47 PM
Subject: HLN Newsletter: Exploring Weather
Week of 10-11-04

The Weather Room
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Educational Web resource from the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
with information, lesson and links about storms geared for parents, teachers and children.
Links to weather education on other Web sites
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/links.html

The Tornado Project
http://www.tornadoproject.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]
An in-depth resource filled with a host of information about tornadoes, for older children.

Weather Scouts
http://www.weatherscouts.org/krcg/index.htm
Fun educational resource developed by meteorologists and teachers with hands-on lessons, experiments and games for middle school-age children.

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Copyright Home School Learning Network, 2004. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.homeschoollearning.com/newsletter.shtml

Taken From:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences =====
====== October 29, 2004 ======
===== Volume 3, Number 22 ======


Landslides Hazards [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://landslides.usgs.gov/

At this USGS educational web site, the public can find out about the nature
and problems of landslides. Individuals can learn how wildfires can induce
debris flows and other types of landslides. Within the National Landslide
Information Center link, students and educators can find landslide fact
sheets, numerous images of landslides, an interactive module on debris
flows, and materials about current USGS landslide projects. The website
features a searchable bibliographic database, lists of publications, and
links to local organizations dealing with this natural hazard.[RME]


Odden's Bookmarks
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.php

Created in 1995 by Roelof Oddens, a curator of the map library at Utrecht
University, the Oddens Bookmark database now contains over 22,000 links
about maps, cartography and GIS data. Users can search the resources by
keyword, country, category, or by browsing through subject headings. Besides
the abundance of maps and map data, visitors can find links to cartography
departments, libraries, literature, and societies. Because the links span
the entire world, this website is a great starting point for anyone
interested in maps and mapping. [RME]
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]


The National Space Science and Technology Center [jpg, Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.atmos.uah.edu/

The National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSCT) promotes itself as
"a place where researchers and educators share facilities and ideas...where
the pursuit of new knowledge leads to breakthroughs that range from insights
on the structure and evolution of the universe to better understanding
Earth's weather." The website is separated into nine links packed with
information about the programs affiliated with NSSTC. For instance, at the
Global Hydrology and Climate Center link, users can discover the earth
science activities of scientists working to enable better decision making to
improve the world's quality of life. Students can discover academic programs
and educational opportunities. Researchers can find out about atmospheric
and earth science datasets as well as upcoming workshops and conferences.
Educators at all levels, scientists, and engineers can find helpful
information at this website. [RME]


BBC Weather [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/

At this website, the BBC offers an array of materials dealing with weather. Meteorologists can discover employment opportunities. Individuals with spectacular photographs of weather phenomenon can submit their images to the photo gallery. Students and educators can find introductory materials on basic weather concepts, forecasting, extreme events, and broadcasting the weather. The website offers fun weather-related games and projects, a meteorology glossary, and links to other educational websites. [RME]


National Historic Chemical Landmarks
http://center.acs.org/landmarks/index.html

The American Chemical Society (ACS) displays the key roles chemists played in "expanding the frontiers of knowledge, advancing medicine and industry, and creating products from aspirin to zippers" at this website. Users can find clear summaries and images of the places, discoveries, and achievements that have been designated landmarks by ACS members and an international committee. Within many of the biographies, educators can find links to teaching guides and activities. Individuals that know of an unrecognized important element of the chemical heritage can learn how to nominate the site, artifact, or collection. [RME]

====== Topic In Depth ====
Lightning
[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some may have been previously posted. – Phyllis ]
Lightning
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weather/weather.html
Key to Lightning Deaths: Location, Location, Location
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0522_030522_lightning.html
Colorado Lightning Resource Center
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/ltg.shtml
Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity Research at the Global Hydrology and
Climate Center [pdf]
http://thunder.nsstc.nasa.gov/
Lightning: The Shocking Story [RealPlayer, Macromedia Shockwave Player,
QuickTime]
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lightning/
Electrified Ben
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/scientst/electric.html
Lightning Photography
http://www.stormguy.com/
Lightning Safety [pdf, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, txt]
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/

First, Ron Hipschman at the Exploratorium introduces the formation of
lightning and its power (1). Visitors can find a nice history of people's
changing beliefs about occurrences of lightning. Next, the National
Geographic provides an article about storm anatomy, the dangers of
lightning, and the places most likely to be struck by lightning (2). Users
can find continental maps presenting the relative numbers of lightning
strikes. At the third web site, the Colorado Lightning Resource Center
offers lightning fact sheets, safety guides, and statistics (3 ). Visitors
can lean about lightning research and projects. This website is a great
source of lightning images as well. Next, the Global Hydrology and Climate
Center (GHCC) discusses the GHCC Lightning Team's investigations of the
causes and effects of lightning and analyses "of a wide variety of
atmospheric measurements related to thunderstorms" (4). This expansive
website offers access to data, documents, reports, and press releases as
well as information on field programs and instrumentation. The fifth
website, provided by the National Geographic, supplies educational
information about lightning in a fun, kid-friendly learning environment (5).
Users can play games, take quizzes, view images, and much more. Next, The
Franklin Institute Online features a creative article about Benjamin
Franklin's curiosities about lightning (6). Educators can find electricity
activities and teaching tips. At the seventh website, severe weather
photographer Dave Crowley provides countless lightning photographs (7). The
images offer great examples of the power and wonder of lightning. Lastly,
NOAA provides handouts, safety tips, photos, classroom presentations and
more (8). Anyone searching for well-prepared general lightning materials
should visit this website. [RME]


>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright InternetScout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/

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Date Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 2:49 AM
Subject: [Refdesk site-of-the-day] ThinkExist.com

ThinkExist.com
http://www.thinkexist.com/
This site presents more than 90,000 quotations by over 11,000 authors. Features include 'Top Quotations' and 'New Quotations.'

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Date Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:42 AM
Subject: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers (Site 06): Irish Potato Famine

Sites of the School Days
a weekly update to
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators on Discovery Channel School
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/

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Site 6

The Irish Potato Famine
http://www.irishpotatofamine.org/

...a content-rich site which provides information and primary source material for students dealing with the Irish potato famine; this teacher-created site is a great example of the use of Flash and other technologies to create a usable learning environment for students

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Visit this and previous Sites-of-the-School Days by going to
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html
and clicking on an entry!

--------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Saturday, September 25, 2004 and time for Electives at ClickSchooling --
today, Visual & Performing Arts!
Recommended Website:
Dance Kids
http://www.dance-kids.org/

This website seems to be designed with kids ages 4-9 in mind (but parents of older kids and teens should read through to the end). It's purpose is to share information and fun activities about dance. When you get to the site you will meet your hosts, two animated children named -- what else? -- Fred and Ginger. Click on the door to enter the site. A new page opens with an animated screen. Simply roll your cursor over the pictures to see what's available or -- EVEN BETTER -- just click on any picture and a new screen opens. That screen contains a menu at the top of the page from which you can navigate the site and it offers an assortment of activities themed around dance including:

Games: Interactive, dance-themed games like word-searches and puzzles.

Dancing Globe: Learn about dance customs in different countries. Currently there are just a few countries to explore, but more will be added in the weeks to come.

Dance Stories: Read a few original stories about a child's experience in dance school.

Dance Gallery: Through photos and brief text examine some of the many forms and styles of dance.

There are quite a few other dance-themed activities as well -- and there is even a referral service for parents looking for dance classes for their children.

You say you have a teenager who loves dance? Then do check out the sister-site called Young-Dancers.org. It contains information on careers in dance, how to do certain trendy dances like hip-hop, interesting quotes by famous dancers, a quiz to test your knowledge about dance and much more. The direct link to the site is http://www.young-dancers.org/.

Diane Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved
http://www.Homefires.com

Taken From:
More New This Week Jan. 13-19, 2005
Librarians' Index to the Internet

Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
Chart, updated yearly, indicating what copyrighted works are in the public domain, or when they will enter the public domain. Author is the Director for Instruction and Learning in the Instruction, Research, and Information Services Division of Cornell University Library and serves as the Intellectual Property Officer for the Cornell University Library.
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm
Subjects: Copyright Public domain (Copyright law) Intellectual property

Marmota Monax (Woodchuck)
Fact sheet on this mammal, which is also known as the groundhog. Includes a description of the woodchuck, behavior patterns, food habits, and related material. Discusses woodchucks as a source of entertainment (jokes, Groundhog Day, movies). Part of the Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Marmota_monax.html
Subjects: Woodchuck
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Treasures of the Library: Writings of Maimonides
To commemorate the 800th anniversary (December 2004) of the death of philosopher Moses Maimonides, the Jewish National and University Library presents a collection of digitized manuscripts and early printed editions of his works. Requires download of free DJVU Viewer software.
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/mss/html/rambam_l.htm
Subjects: Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204 Judaism Philosophy, Jewish People

U.S. Department of State: Sudan
Background information and updates about Sudan, including documents and statements related to peace accords between the north and south regions and the conflict in the western region of Darfur. Includes photos and audio clips. From the Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/su/
Subjects: Sudan
[NOTE: Home Page: Information about countries under the Bureau of African Affairs
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ - Phyllis ]

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Copyright © 2004, Librarians' Index to the Internet, http://lii.org . All rights reserved.

Teaching Shakespeare
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/shakespe.html

"Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to Teaching Shakespeare. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file."

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From:
The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication is an
information repository of the Indiana University School of Education.

Bibliographies: Complete Listing
Alphabetically arranged
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/balpha.html

Bibliographies by category
http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/bcata.html

Taken From:
Today's Tech news - Oct. 25, 2004
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2004/2004-10-25-hotsites.htm
USA Today Web Guide Hot Sites
10/25/2004 - Updated 11:05 AM ET

Shakespeare in the Classroom
http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/educators/

Over the centuries, teachers have worked to introduce their charges to the works of the Bard. Some efforts went so far as to clean up Shakespeare's racier passages, but the teachers who have contributed lesson ideas and plans to this site have something a little less censoriffic in mind. Parents and teachers can find out here how to introduce the kids to some of the greatest stories in the language, and lovers of Shakespeare will enjoy these refreshing approaches to the work as well. — HSS

Copyright 2004 USA TODAY

Taken From:

======== The Scout Report ==
======== October 15, 2004 ====
======== Volume 10, Number 41 ======

Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture [Macromedia Flash Player,
RealPlayer]
http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/

When thinking about the Volunteer State, many people's minds may immediately
turn to the accomplishments of President Andrew Jackson or the far-reaching
impact of the massive public works project that resulted in the formation of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. Interested parties can learn about these
aspects of the state's history and culture, along with many other facets of
the state, at this fine site which is the digital version of The Tennessee
Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Originally released in 1998 as a large
print volume, the Encyclopedia was placed online in a searchable format in
2002. Here visitors can browse through more than 1500 entries, along with
500 additional images and some audio and video files as well. For those
interested in looking at the material by themes, they will be pleased to
learn that the materials are also divided into categories, such as medicine,
sports, county history, and industry. [KMG]


The Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction, 1909-1917
http://www.bartleby.com/hc/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

At the turn of the 20th century there was increased interest in bringing the
benefits of a liberal arts education to the general public. A number of
prominent leaders in the field of education, including such personages as
Charles W. Eliot (who was the president of Harvard), edited various works
that were thought to stand as representative as the best and most valuable
writings down through the centuries. One such legendary set was the 50-
volume, "Five-Foot Shelf" of books and then the 20-volume Shelf of Fiction.
Published originally between 1909 and 1917, The Harvard Classics and the
Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction comprised much of what was (and is) great
in the field of literary endeavor. The people at Bartleby.com have placed
the entire set online for the general public, along with the special volume
of lectures originally composed for the set that introduce the reader to
some of the primary themes of these works. On this site, visitors will find
various works as the pensive observations offered by Marcus Aurelius in his
Meditations and Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer. Additionally, the
Shelf of Fiction section contains such important works as Vanity Fair by
Thackeray and two short stories by the celebrated French author Guy de
Maupassant. [KMG]



Streaming West: Railway activity westwards through Kansas, 1860-1890
[pdf]
http://wt.diglib.ku.edu/

The popular images of westward expansion throughout the United States in the
middle of the 19th century include frequent invocations of the "iron horse",
or the railroad. The federal government gave huge incentives (such as
massive land grants) to a number of railroad companies in the decades
following the Civil War, and these companies made good on their promises to
bring the railroad through tiny villages, military outposts, medium-sized
towns, and large cities across the Great Plains. Any users interested in
seeing some of the first-hand visual documentation of these events will want
to take a look at the Western Trails online exhibit created by the Kenneth
Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas (with generous support
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services). Here visitors can view a
monograph that describes the building of the first railroad bridge across
the Missouri River in Kansas City and first-hand accounts of trips taken
abroad the Union Pacific Railroad and the Kansas Pacific Railway, among a
number of compelling historical documents. [KMG]


African Art, African Voices [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibits/africanart/

This website created by the Philadelphia Museum of Art complements an
exhibition that "surveys the artistic achievements of just a few of the many
cultures of sub-Saharan Africa" organized by the Seattle Art Museum, using
artifacts from its African collections. The largest section of the Web site,
African Voices, features interviews with African artists, art historians and
others, focusing on particular aspects of African cultures. For example,
Hannah Kema Foday, a Mende woman from Segbwema, southwestern Sierra Leone,
now living in New York city, speaks about Sowei masks and initiation for
girls into womanhood. The other two sections - African Art in Motion and
Contemporary African Art, show the expressive use of figures in African
sculpture and the work of modern African artists, living in Africa and all
over the world, respectively. [DS]

>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2004.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Taken From:
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Nature: "Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard"
TV> PBSOL> MARC> Elementary / Middle / High School
Sunday, January 16, 20058 - 9:00 pm

Only a privileged few have ever seen a snow leopard -- the powerful and mysterious predator of the Himalayas. Telling the story of this most elusive creature is one of the last great challenges in wildlife filmmaking. This remarkable program, representing three years of hard work, accomplishes the impossible when a legendary filmmaker sets out to film a legendary cat. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Learn more about life on the edge of the world at the companion Web site.
http://www.pbs.org/nature/snowleopard
(Available January 13, 2005)

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NOVA: "Supersonic Dream"
TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Tuesday, January 18, 20058 - 9:00 pm

NOVA tells the story of the world's first operational supersonic airliner. Revisiting the thrill of its maiden flight of 1969 and the tragic Paris crash of 2000, "Supersonic Dream" is a unique and colorful aviation saga, drawing on rare behind-the-scenes footage and including interviews with Concorde fans such as Henry Kissinger and David Frost. (CC,Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download the teacher's guide at the companion Web site.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/concorde

[NOTE: See teaching guide from NOVA at the end of this posting. – Phyllis ]******************************************

SOCIAL STUDIES
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part one of two
TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Monday, January 17, 20059 - 11:00 pm

This film by Ken Burns tells the story of Jack Johnson -- the first African-American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports. It chronicles his struggle, in and out of the ring, to live his life as a free man. Part One follows Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, as the son of former slaves, to his entry into the brutal world of professional boxing, where, in turn-of-the-century Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was an exclusively "white title." (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Start your own PBS Program Club and talk about why you think boxers represented a symbolic hero to Americans.

http://www.pbs.org/jackjohnson



Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part two of two
TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Tuesday, January 18, 20059 - 11:00 pm

Part Two begins in 1910 when Jack Johnson was on top of the world, the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World; the most famous -- and the most notorious -- African-American on earth. But forces were gathering in America to try to stop him.(CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download a lesson plan about the history of interracialmarriage in the context of Jack Johnson's life.

http://www.pbs.org/jackjohnson

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Auschwitz:
Inside the Nazi State"Beginnings" and "Orders and Initiatives" (part one of three)
TV> PBSOL> High School
Wednesday, January 19, 20059 - 11:00 pm

Airing during the 60th anniversary year of the death camp's liberation, this three-part series is a chronological portrait of history's greatest mechanized mass murder site, focusing on the people involved and the evolution of their goals and decisions. The first segment details why Auschwitz was chosen as a concentration camp site. The second examines how the Nazis formulated a system that would mechanize mass exterminations.(CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Download extensive teaching guides, biographies and maps foruse in the classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz
(Available January 12, 2004)
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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
Seeing
WWW>Elementary / Middle / High School
Interact with the numerous activities at the Exploratorium related to light and how the eye interprets images. The Disappearing Act is a really interesting example of camouflage.Try the optical illusion exhibits to move "bricks" to see how your eyes distort reality and how other patterns result inerrors in perception.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/seeing/exhibits
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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To: NOVA Bulletin
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Next on NOVA: "Supersonic Dream"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/concorde/

Broadcast: January 18, 2005
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)

Between 1976 and 2003, the fastest, highest flying, and most elegant
way to travel between Europe and the U.S. was aboard the
British-French Concorde, a marvel of aircraft engineering that had
to battle protestors, politicians, and nervous accountants to earn
its place in aviation history and also win the hearts of an adoring
public, including many who could never afford to fly it. In
"Supersonic Dream," NOVA explores the mystique of this technological
wonder of the world.

Here's what you'll find online:

Inquiry & Interview

Shock Treatment
Can engineers silence the sonic boom, paving the way for
next-generation supersonic planes?

Flying High
Retired captain Brian Calvert reminisces about the joys of
piloting Concorde.

Interactive & Slide Show

Anatomy of Concorde
On this detailed cross section, examine the features that
enabled it to fly faster than sound.

Innovative Aircraft
Blackbird, Concorde, SpaceShipOne -- see planes that broke the
mold in the history of aviation.

Also, Links & Books, the program transcript, and the teacher's guide.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/concorde/

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Taken From:
Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:05 AM
Homeschool Learning Network Newsletter
Week of 10-24-04: Explorers

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The Travels of Marco Polo
A comprehensive site on Marco Polo's life and times divided into short easy to read sections with nice illustrations.
http://website.lineone.net/~mcrouch/marcopolo/marcopolo.htm


BBC: Captain James Cook
A great site with lots of information about Cook, his ship the Endeavor, and several multimedia presentations on Cook's life and times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cook_james.shtml
[NOTE: Other pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]


A Curious Variety of Mazes and Meanders
This site is devoted to Cook's life and accomplishments and includes a section of fictitious stories that grew up around Cook and his crew.
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/cookmenu.htm

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Date Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 5:30 PM
Subject: Education World Weekly Newsletter Vol. 8 Issue 40

Explorers
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/discover.shtml
http://db.educationworld.com/perl/browse?cat_id=5490
From Columbus to Cousteau...Education World spans the globe in search of great sites, lesson plans, and new ways to explore the world of the Discoverers! There are 397 entries in this category.

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Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/

U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/

Taken From the site:
My Family Health Portrait
Americans know that family history is important to health. A recent survey found that 96 percent of Americans believe that knowing their family history is important. Yet, the same survey found that only one-third of Americans have ever tried to gather and write down their family's health history.
Because family health history is such a powerful screening tool, the Surgeon General has created a new computerized tool to help make it fun and easy for anyone to create a sophisticated portrait of their family's health.
This new tool, called "My Family Health Portrait" can be downloaded for free and installed on your own computer.
The tool will help you organize your family tree and help you identify common diseases that may run in your family.
When you are finished, the tool will create and print out a graphical representation of your family's generations and the health disorders that may have moved from one generation to the next. That is a powerful tool for predicting any illnesses for which you should be checked.

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Date Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 5:59 PM
From: Leslie Kahn
To: CJRLC

Subject: Newark Public Library celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday

We heavily use our Newark Public Library webguide for sites of African American interest; this source is at http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/SubjectGuides/africanamerican.html and the 2005 edition is about to be posted.
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/5c3e7 ] [NOTE: 2004 edition previously posted. - Phyllis ]

As you probably know, The official theme of African American History Month, 2005, as announced by The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is The Niagara Movement, Protest Reborn, 1905-2005. Sources of information about this assembly of prominent Black leaders include:

Niagara Movement
http://www.niagaramovement.com/blogger/movement.html <http://www.niagaramovement.com/blogger/movement.html>
Contributions of W.E.B. DuBois and Mary Burnett Talbert in opposing segregation.
"The Niagara Movement Declaration of Principles." (1905 principles behind African American Niagara Movement). In The American Reader, available in the General Reference Center database of InfoTrac SearchBank, on the Internet & Electronic Resources page at www.npl.org.

W.E.B. DuBois Address to the Nation
http://www.wfu.edu/users/zulick/341/niagara.html <http://www.wfu.edu/users/zulick/341/niagara.html>
"The morning breaks over blood-stained hills. We must not falter, we may not shrink. Above are the everlasting stars." Delivered at the second annual meeting of the convention, in 1906, DuBois called for the right to vote, to sit anywhere in public accommodations, to associate freely with people of any race or class, to enjoy equal protection under the law, and to obtain the education received by white people.

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Date Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:37 AM
To: nethappenings
Subject: In '52, huge computer called Univac changed election night

From: "Maney, Kevin"
Date: October 27, 2004 2:44:06 PM EDT
Kevin Maney www.kevinmaney.com

In '52, huge computer called Univac changed election night
http://tinyurl.com/5qk8f

There was another election season, back in 1952, when a presidential contest seemed too close to call, America worried it was vulnerable to attack, and a single company dominated computing.

Those circumstances set the stage for the election night dramatics of the Univac - perhaps the most significant live TV performance ever by a computer. It might just be technology's equivalent of the first Elvis appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Except parents didn't worry that computers were going to destroy the moral fiber of the nation's youth, which shows you how much parents know.

In a few hours on Nov. 4, 1952, Univac altered politics, changed the world's perception of computers and upended the tech industry's statusquo. Along the way, it embarrassed CBS long before Dan Rather could do that all by himself.

The Republican candidate was Dwight Eisenhower. The Democrat, Adlai Stevenson. Polls showed them in a dead heat.

Their most pressing issue: an epic global struggle between democracy and communism. The Korean War had begun two years before. Joseph McCarthy's Red Scare was in full swing, aimed at alleged communists. Several nations were testing nuclear bombs. In Denmark, George "Christine" Jorgensen had the first sex-change operation.

No telling which of those most horrified Americans.

Computers were the stuff of science fiction and wide-eyed articles about "electric brains." Few people had actually seen one. Only a handful had been built, among them the first computer, Eniac, created by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1940s.

By 1952, Eckert and Mauchly had joined Remington Rand and finished another computer, which they called Univac. They had only that one.

IBM was racing to build its Univac-beater, dubbed the 701. For 30 years, going back to mechanical punch-card machines, IBM had lorded over computing to a degree Microsoft can only dream about. The 701 was due to be unveiled in January 1953. IBM CEO Thomas Watson planned a public relations bacchanal.

In summer 1952, a Remington Rand executive approached CBS News chief Sig Mickelson and said the Univac might be able to plot early election-night returns against past voting patterns and spit out a predicted winner. Mickelson and anchor Walter Cronkite thought the claim was a load of baloney but figured it would at least be entertaining to try it on the air.

Eckert and Mauchly sought help from a University of Pennsylvania statistician, Max Woodbury. He and Mauchly wrote one of the first algorithms for computing, working at Mauchly's house because Mauchly had been blacklisted as pro-communist. "John wasn't allowed into the company anymore," says Mauchly's widow, Kay Mauchly Antonelli.

On election night, the 16,000-pound Univac remained at its home in Philadelphia. In the TV studio, CBS set up a fake computer - a panel embedded with blinking Christmas lights and a teletype machine. Cronkitesat next to it. Correspondent Charles Collingwood and a camera crew setup in front of the real Univac.

As polls began to close, clerks typed the data into the Univac using three Unityper machines, which punched holes in a paper tape that would be fed into the computer.

By 8:30 p.m. ET - long before news organizations of the era knew national election outcomes - Univac spit out a startling prediction. It said Eisenhower would get 438 electoral votes to Stevenson's 93 - a landslide victory. Because every poll had said the race would be tight,CBS didn't believe the computer and refused to air the prediction.

"Mauchly was at home getting telephone calls all the time about what washappening," Antonelli says. "All he could say was, 'Sit tight, we've done the best we could.' We sat there all night in front of the TV set with bated breath."

"It was essentially a live demo, on national TV," says Jim Senior, historian at Unisys, the computer giant that traces its roots to Remington Rand and Univac. "That took a lot of daring."

Under pressure, Woodbury rejiggered the algorithms. Univac then gave Eisenhower 8-to-7 odds over Stevenson. At 9:15 p.m., Cronkite reported that on the air. But Woodbury kept working and found he'd made amistake. He ran the numbers again and got the original results - an Eisenhower landslide.

Late that night, as actual results came in, CBS realized Univac had been right. Embarrassed, Collingwood came back on the air and confessed to millions of viewers that Univac had predicted the results hours earlier.

In fact, the official count ended up being 442 electoral votes for Eisenhower and 89 for Stevenson. Univac had been off by less than 1%. It had missed the popular vote results by only 3%. Considering that the Univac had 5,000 vacuum tubes that did 1,000 calculations per second, that's pretty impressive. A musical Hallmark card has more computing power.

The public latched onto the Univac's performance. In 1952, people were as intrigued by computers as we are by SpaceShipOne. Stories ran on newspaper front pages. "Univac" suddenly became a generic term for those blinking electric brains. Much to IBM's disgust, when IBM introduced the 701 a few months later, people referred to it as "IBM's Univac.

"In the public's mind, the Univac was the new leader in computing. And by 1956, the TV networks all used computers and predicted results early, changing the dynamics of Election Day.

And where has that gotten us? Back to a presidential contest too close to call, a nation worried it is vulnerable to attack, and a single company dominating computing.

How did that happen?

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Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html

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Site of the Day for Monday, October 11, 2004

Web Pioneers
http://web.archive.org/collections/pioneers.html

Today's site from the "Internet Archive Wayback Machine" offers a nostalgic
look at a number of early websites, some of which went on to become
household names and others which have slowly subsided into obscurity.
Gentle Subscribers may enjoy this trip down memory lane to olden days
online.

"This special Wayback collection pays tribute to the websites that shaped
the character of the net in the early years: irreverent, Star Trek
obsessed, visionary. Many of the websites featured in this special Wayback
collection were already on the web by 1993 or even earlier, a full three
years before we began archiving the net. They were the early settlers -
the web pioneers. ... So have a seat in our little time machine and take a
look at the web the way it was before Webvan, Pets.com and eToys changed
everything." - from the website

The site targets the year 1996, the first year of the Internet Archives,
with sites such as The Internet Movie Database, Amazon and the premiere
search engine of the time, WebCrawler. Yahoo in '96 was almost as crammed
with links as it is today. Not only are the home pages available for
viewing but many of the links have been stored in the archive as well.

Wander to the site for a little web retrospective at:

http://web.archive.org/collections/pioneers.html

A.M. Holm

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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:28:45 -0700
From: Sybil Finemel
Subject: GEN:Internet's 35th birthday
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications


From CNN:
Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky
computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way to exchange data
over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in
progress.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/08/29/internet.birthday.ap/index.html


Sybil Finemel
Library Director MLIS.CIO.
Los Angeles CA
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Taken From:
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:58:20 -0500
Subject: [LM_NET] HIT: MLK sites
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

Time.com Photo Essay
Martin Luther King in His Own Words
http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/mlk/


Paula Shipley du Feu
Gulliver Academy
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[NOTE: The Time.com Photo Essay is also linked on the following site. – Phyllis ]


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Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 08:46:27 -0800Subject: [LM_NET] Martin Luther King sitesSender: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

I compiled a list of sites about MLKJr at
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/library/collaboration/martinlutherking.htm
<http://visalia.k12.ca.us/library/collaboration/martinlutherking.htm>
Also sites for African American history month at http://visalia.k12.ca.us/library/collaboration/afamhist.htm
<http://visalia.k12.ca.us/library/collaboration/afamhist.htm>


George PillingVisalia Unified School District

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Taken From:
ResourceShelf
E-Mail Reminder
Week 186
October 21, 2004
http://www.resourceshelf.com

ISBN
Get ready for the new ISBN
http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/ISBN.html
"The new 13-digit ISBN has been approved and plans are underway to transition to the new number industry-wide, world-wide by January 1, 2007. Find out how the expansion of the ISBN from 10-digits to 13-digits will impact your business and operations" A Librarian's ISBN FAQ.
[NOTE: Other sites previously posted re: the 13-digit ISBN. – Phyllis ]


Congrats and Kudos
Web Directories
BIOME Gateway Now Contains to More than 25,000 Entries
http://biome.ac.uk/
BIOME: The Hub for Internet Resources in the Health and Life Science and a member of the Resource Discovery Network now contains more than 25,000 "hand-selected and evaluated, quality Internet resources." Congratulations to the BIOME team. ResourceShelf is a big fan of your site and all of the other RDN subject gateways. If you've never visited the RDN, you should! [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Birds--United States--Ecology
Source: National Audubon Society
State of the Birds USA 2004
http://www.audubon.org/bird/stateofthebirds/
"This report sums up the status of 654 bird species native to the continental United States according to the country's four major types of natural habitat--grass, shrubs, trees, and water. Urban habitat, which is increasing more rapidly than any other type, is also included; the ability of birds to adapt to it has become a major factor for their survival.... 'The State of the Birds' paints a disturbing picture. Almost 30 percent of North America's bird species are in 'significant decline."
See press release: Audubon "State of the Birds" Report Reveals America's Birds Are in Trouble
High-resolution bird images http://www.audubon.org/bird/stateofthebirds/birdpics.html
[NOTE: Other pages from Audubon.org previously posted. - Phyllis ]


ResourceShelf is Compiled and Edited by
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting gary@resourceshelf.com

Contributing Editors
++++++++++++++
+ Shirl Kennedy, MLIS
+ Dan Giancaterino, MLIS
+ Steven Cohen, MLS
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Taken From:
ResearchBuzz #306 -- October 21, 2004
http://www.researchbuzz.com/
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** New Search Engine -- Exalead
http://beta.exalead.com/search

I'm not sure why the top of the page says 1 billion pages and the bottom of the page says 302,533,532 Web documents, but I'll go with it. The search engine is called Exalead and it's available at http://beta.exalead.com/search .

A search for "fred" found a little over 1.4 million results, while Gigablast finds a bit over 3 million with the same search, so I'm more inclined to go with the 300 million page figure. I like the results page, lots of information but not too busy. The left side of the page has terms related to the search, related categories (linking to DMOZ listings), the research results sorted by geographic location, and the search results sorted by document type. The middle of the page has the listings themselves (title, snippet, URL, size, and sometimes index date) and the right side of the page has screen shots of the sites. If you look at the top of the screen you'll see three screen icons. One is for results without screen shots, one is the default view, and one is for screen shots only without verbiage.

Generally I do not like pull-down menu, advanced search screens, but this one is okay. Search options on the advanced search include file type, language, country, searching by date, and domain search. There's also an option to search using regular expressions as well as an option to search using automatic spelling, phonetic search, and approximate spelling.

I liked the relevance of the results in the searches I did, and I like the options and large amount of information on the results screen. Looking forward to the database expanding; worth a look.

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** SORA Project for Bird Information
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora .

See, see, THIS is the kind of stuff that should be included in Google Print! Archives of six ornithological journals, three of them encompassing over one hundred years' worth of material -- argh argh argh. The SORA Project is available at http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora .There are six journals here -- the Auk (1884-1999), The Condor (1899-2000), The Journal of Field Ornithology (1930-1999), The Wilson Bulletin (1889-1999), Pacific Coast Avifauna (1900-1974) and Studies in Avian Biology (1978-1999). All of those except the Journal of Field Ornithology are browsable; North American Bird Bander is denoted as "coming soon."The collection is searchable by keyword, author, and title, and can be limited by a year range. A search of all issues for "ruby throated" hummingbird found 653 results. Results are listed by relevance and include relevance score, author, title of article, and abstract (abstracts can be very extensive.) Articles are available in PDF or DJVU formats. Very, very, very extensive.

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ResearchBuzz is copyright 2004 Tara Calishain. All rights reserved.

Busch Gardens: Animal Information Database
http://www.buschgardens.org/animal-info/index.htm
[NOTE: The Animal Info Books are online – Phyllis ]

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Taken From:
Subject: Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Wednesday, October 6th, 2004
From Riverdeep: http://www.riverdeep.net/

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ALL ABOUT BATS:
http://www.tlgrant.r9esd.k12.or.us/english1/vonlubke/bats/batpage.html
http://www.tlgrant.r9esd.k12.or.us/english1/vonlubke/bats/batstext.html

Learn all about bats first--how many species are there? What do they eat?
How do they find their way around at night? Develop a bat vocabulary.


Brenda Barron, Editor
classroomflyer@riverdeep.net
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(c) 2004 Riverdeep. All rights reserved.

Taken From:
======== The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences ======
===== October 1, 2004 =======
==== Volume 3, Number 20 ======

Australian Museum Online: Fish Site-Student Stuff [Macromedia Flash
Player]
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/students/index.cfm

>From Australian Museum Online, this website offers a nice collection of
fish-related educational resources for a mixture of ages. The site addresses
fish dissection, different types of fish scales, and environmental
adaptations. Notably, the fish dissection sections include clear, diagramed
images to aid students in the dissection process. The site also contains a
15-image Fish Collection tour, and a fish memory game for the wee
ichthyologist. The student section links to other sections of the Australian
Museum Fish Site (reported on in the _Scout Report_, November 24, 2000)
including research updates, underwater movies, a pictorial identification
key, related links, and more. [NL]


State University of New York at Stony Brook: Marine Biology Web
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html

The Marine Biology Web, created by veteran marine biologist Dr. JeffLevinton of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a greateducational resource for both curious students and prospective marinebiologists. The Becoming a Marine Biologist page gives students frankadvice, and a realistic sense of what marine biology is and what marinebiologists do. This website contains a sizeable list of hyperlinked marinelabs, institutes, graduate programs, and undergraduate programs. A nice listof marine biology-related internships and courses are included as well. Thewebsite also features the useful MBREF -A Reference Source for MarineBiology Student Research. The site even links to a system that allowsvisitors “to obtain tidal predictions computed by CO-OPS for more than 3000water level stations.” [NL]
[NOTE: Marine Biology Links
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mblinks.html – Phyllis ]


Dinosaur Illustrations
http://www.search4dinosaurs.com/

Are you searching for images of dinosaurs? If so, then set your sights onDavid Goldman’s website of dinosaur illustrations. Mr. Goldman, a dinosauraficionado, has created a nicely organized site connecting visitors to animpressive online network of dinosaur artwork. The website hosts a diverseand extensive collection of dinosaurs including the Allosaurus, Hadrosaur,Oviraptor, Pteranodon, and over course the iconic Tyrannosaurus Rex.Dinosaur illustrations can be located by alphabetic index, or by using thesite’s search engine. Illustration listings are accompanied by small,hyperlinked preview images that connect to the illustration’s Internetsource. The website also links to a collection of Panoramas, prehistoricanimal images, and paleontology book reviews appearing in _PrehistoricTimes_. [NL]


Arizona State University Photosynthesis Center: _Photosynthesis and theWeb:2004_
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/photoweb/default.html

Whether you are a science teacher, botany researcher, naturalist, or generalplant enthusiast, this publication will be of interest. Authored by LarryOrr (Arizona State University) and Govindjee (University of Illinois-Urbana), this article serves as a mini-review of photosynthesis-relatedwebsites. The publication addresses websites in seven categories including:individual researcher sites; K-12 educational sites; books and journals;comprehensive overview sites; and more. In the article the authors featurewebsites that they believe “epitomize the best the Web has to offer.” Thearticle also includes a brief history of the Internet, a short section aboutweb searching, hyperlinked references, and a capacious appendix of photosynthesis-related websites. [NL]

>From The NSDL Scout Report for the Life Sciences, Copyright Internet ScoutProject 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/

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From: SUBY WALLACE
Subject: [LM_NET] Tsunami links for kids
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

I've put together a page for my elementary kids on educational links
about tsunamis. I've tried to keep things off that had too many
frightening pictures of the aftermath, but instead included animations,
charts, some before and after pictures of the land, vegetation,
shorelines, and other photos without bodies.
http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/dre/tsunami.html


Suby Wallace suwallac@columbia.k12.mo.us
Librarian/Media Specialist
Derby Ridge Elementary
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Subject: [LM_NET] Tsunami Photo gallery site
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To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

More images are available on the DigitalGlobe web site.
http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html
[NOTE: To view larger photo, click on “Download” – Phyllis ]


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# posted by Phyllis @ 7:17 PM 0 comments

Taken From:
DiscoverySchool.com Newsletter: Salem Witch Trials
Posted: 10-21-2004 06:33 PM


Salem Witch Trials: The World Behind the Hysteria
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/
How did the village of Salem get caught up in the madness of the witch
trials? Enter a world very different from our own -- discover the fears,
struggles and beliefs of everyday people in Salem.

Also includes these links (and more…)

Famous American Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm
Find a chronology of events, images, select trial transcripts and petitions,
biographies, excerpts from Cotton Mather's Memorable Providences, and more.
[NOTE: Other trials previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Map of Salem Village: Witchcraft Accusations
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/~bcr/salem/salem.html
An interactive map showing the locations of the accused and the
accusers, as well as major roads, rivers, townships, and households.

The Salem Witch Trials 1692: A Chronology of Events
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/
A brief timeline of the events of 1692 in Salem Village.

Outline of American History

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/history/toc.htm

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Posted: 12-22-2004 10:52 AM
[LIFE of Florida] History: Gilder Lehrman Institute - History Now online journal
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=9363

Subject: History Now

Read and Ponder the Fugitive Slave Law! Boston, 1850 (GLC 1862).
To see similar posters and broadsides from the Collection, click here
<http://www.historynow.org/12_2004/interactive.html>

History Now – Issue Two – December 2004
Looking at Slavery: Primary Sources
http://www.historynow.org/12_2004/index.html

The Institute is pleased to present the second issue of
<http://www.historynow.org/index.html>
an exciting new online journal for history teachers and students, now
available on the Web at www.historynow.org.
[NOTE: First issue previously posted. – Phyllis ]

HISTORY NOW features articles by noted historians as well as lesson plans,
links to related websites, bibliographies, and many other resources. In each
issue, the editors bring together historians, master teachers, and
archivists to comment on a single historical theme.

Don't miss the current issue of HISTORY NOW, which examines the
history of slavery in the U.S. through primary sources. Eric Foner takes a look
at the Reconstruction Amendments as social history, Douglas Egerton
analyzes the material culture of slavery, David Blight discusses slave
narratives, and Annette Gordon-Reed compares document-based history
with oral history.

Visit www.historynow.org and explore our lesson plans and interactive
features. Also, visit www.gilderlehrman.org
<http://www.gilderlehrman.org/>
for updates on our latest online exhibits, programs, and resources
for students and teachers.
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LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
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Taken From:
Date Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:03 PM
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute
Subject: Summer Seminars Reminder; New Document

A reminder: Summer seminar applications must be postmarked by March 18, 2005. Seminars are led by eminent historians and cover major topics in American history. They are open to high school, middle school and elementary teachers. To apply online, print out a seminar flyer, or see a complete list of topics, dates, and locations, go to: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminars1.html .

The Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars are designed to strengthen participants' commitment to high quality history teaching. Public, parochial, independent school teachers, and National Park Service rangers are eligible. These week-long seminars provide intellectual stimulation and a collaborative context for developing practical resources and strategies to take back to the classroom.

Seminars are tuition-free. In addition, seminars offer:
Stipends of $500
Books, room and board in college dormitories
In-service and new teacher credit
Deadline for Applications:

Applications must be postmarked by March 18, 2005.

Limited to thirty participants per seminar by competitive application. Preference given to new applicants. Questions? E-mail seminars@gilderlehrman.org or call Sasha Rolon at 646-366-9666.

# posted by Phyllis @ 8:47 PM 0 comments

Taken From:
Posted: 10-19-2004 10:57 PM
[LIFE of Florida] American History resource:
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=7691

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/index.html

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
For Teachers and Students:
Modules on Major Topics in American History
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/modules.html

The modules cover more than twenty topics that correspond to the
major periods in American history and take into consideration the
history standards, both required and advanced, to which high school
students are held. Each module includes:

• a succinct historical overview
• learning tools including lesson plans, quizzes, and activities
• recommended documents, films, and historic images

Modules:
• The Revolutionary War
• The Constitution
• The New Nation
• The Jeffersonian Era
• The Jacksonian Era
• Pre-Civil War Reform
• Slavery
• Westward Expansion
• The Coming of the Civil War
• The Civil War
• Reconstruction
• The Gilded Age
• The United States Becomes a World Power
• Progressivism
• Immigration
• World War I
• The 1920s
• The Great Depression
• World War II
• Postwar America
• The Tumultuous 1960s
• The Vietnam War
• America at the End of the 20th Century
• September 11th

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LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
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Posted: 10-19-2004 10:57 PM
[LIFE of Florida] Gilder Lehrman Collection Newly Discovered Documents:
The Plot to Kidnap or Assassinate George Washington
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowPost&PostID=7690
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Mutiny
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive_mutiny.html
After George Washington and the Continental Army moved from Boston to New York in April 1776, a plot developed that has been billed as an attempt to either kidnap or assassinate the general and wreck havoc on patriot defenses in the city. The scheme developed when Tories in New York attempted to bribe American soldiers to switch sides. It was an eventful time in the Revolution; the British were regrouping in Halifax before sailing to New York, the invasion of Canada was in the process of falling apart, and independence was about to be declared. Fortunately, the affair was discovered and quickly snuffed out, ending on June 28, 1776 with the hanging of Thomas Hickey, a member of Washington’s personal guards. The plot was never close to reaching its lofty goals, but it did point toward disaffection in the Continental Army, and this letter from David Mason, second lieutenant-colonel of artillery, to his commanding officer Henry Knox, provides a fuller picture to the extent of the discontent.

Gilder Lehrman Collection

Current document is a letter from Robert E. Lee to his son
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_current.html
"... we Cannot indulge in grief however mournful yet pleasing."
In this beautifully written letter, Robert E. Lee attempts to console his son on the loss of his son's wife. The letter demonstrates the tremendous emotion Lee felt for his family and offers a glimpse of the strength that carried Lee through the war.

Entire resource at:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/documents.html
Archive of past documents
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_archive.html

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LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowForum&ForumID=7
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Taken From:
TOURBUS Volume 10, Number 28 -- 05 Oct 2004

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THE IG NOBEL AWARDS
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Surely you've heard of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded for great
achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
But have you heard about the IG NOBEL Prize? The Igs, which honor
individuals whose achievements "cannot or should not be reproduced"
are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative, and
take a good-natured poke at some remarkably goofy things done in
the name of science. This year's Ig Nobel Prizes, sponsored by the
science humor magazine "Annals of Improbable Research", were just
awarded at a gala ceremony on September 30th at Harvard University
and included:

--> MEDICINE: AW SHOOT! COUNTRY'S A KILLER

Researchers Steven Stack and James Gundlach had this crazy idea that
listening to country music just might be depressing enough to make
some people want to buy the proverbial farm. So they analyzed the
suicide rates of 49 metropolitan areas and found that indeed, the
more airtime devoted to country music, the greater the suicide rate.
The research doesn't mention anything about people killing neighbors
who play their country music too loud.

--> PUBLIC HEALTH: UMM, YOU GONNA EAT THAT?

Thanks to Illinois high school student Jillian Clarke, you can scoop
up that piece of toast that fell butter-side down, and eat it without
fear. Clarke has once and for all validated the revered maxim known
as "The Five Second Rule" which states that if food falls to the floor
it's safe to pick it up and eat it within five seconds. Her research
shows that there is remarkably little bacteria on the typical floor,
and that women are MORE likely than men to invoke the Rule. Perhaps
Jillian's next project will put me at ease about pizza that's been
left on top of the fridge for 24 hours.

--> ENGINEERING: YOU'VE GOT A POINT THERE

You can tip your hat to the father and son team of Frank and Donald
mith for patenting the comb-over. In December of 1975, when the rest
of us were doing the Bump to the music of "Fly, Robin, Fly" the Smiths
were busy filing US Patent #4,022,227 which described "a method of
hair styling to cover partial baldness using only the hair on a
person's head."

You can read all about the IG NOBEL prizes and peruse the archives
of past winners here:

http://www.improbable.com/ig/ig-top.html
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=====================[ Tourbus Rider Information ]===================
The Internet Tourbus - U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1094-2238
Copyright 1995-2004, Rankin & Crispen - All rights reserved
Tourbus Website - http://www.TOURBUS.com
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Site of the Day for Monday, October 4, 2004

Evolution and Analysis of the Toothbrush
http://www.asme.org/mechanicaladvantage/March2001/toothbrush.html

Today's site demonstrates just one of the things those mechanical engineers
delve into on their way to an engineering degree. Gentle Subscribers will
discover an instructive overview of the humble toothbrush on this single
web page from "Mechanical Advantage", a journal from the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers .

"The ... article on the evolution and analysis of the toothbrush was
written by Kyle Sembera, a mechanical engineering senior at Lamar
University, Beaumont, Tex., as a final assignment for an elective design
class. Sembera's toothy research project was inspired by course professor
P.R. Corder who, during a recent visit to the dentist, found himself musing
on the merits of modern toothbrush design." - from the website

The page presents a history on the origin of the toothbrush, dating back to
the Egyptian toothstick. Naturally, there are diagrams of the classic
toothbrush design and the modern toothbrush with its larger cross section
and reinforced and angled handle. Additional technical diagrams illustrate
the stress forces on each type.

Whisk over to the site for a nice little exposition on the toothbrush at:

http://www.asme.org/mechanicaladvantage/March2001/toothbrush.html

If the above URL wraps in your e-mail client, enter it all on one line in
your browser or use this TinyURL:

http://tinyurl.com/5qvka

A.M. Holm

Taken From:
ENC Weekly Update for Math and Science Teachers (10/21/2004)

Architecture, Mathematics, and Sir Christopher Wren
http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,16,00.shtm
British architect Christopher Wren, who made his first attempt at designing buildings when he was 31 years old, could be called a late bloomer if he hadn't already done ground-breaking work in astronomy, physics, and anatomy. The Classroom Calendar entry Architecture, Mathematics, and Sir Christopher Wren (Grades 5-12)on his birth date, October 20, is a perfect time to explore links between mathematics and architecture, such as measurement, scale and ratio, perspective, and spatial relationships in two and three dimensions. The list of resources and ready-to-go activities included in the entry will support this exploration.


Chemistry Everywhere (Grades K-12)
http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,29,00.shtm
Chemistry Everywhere (Grades K-12) notes, "Chemistry is an integral part of almost everything we have or do." Web links, ready-to-go activities, suggested connections to other subjects, all provide a wealth of resources, enough for weeks ahead.


Free Newsletter Gives Students an Inside Look at Engineering Careers
http://www.jets.org/publications/petimes.cfm
JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) publishes a free email newsletter for teachers and their students who are thinking about becoming engineers. It profiles young engineers, reports on scholarship opportunities, compares salaries between different disciplines, and gives web resources with an emphasis on links for female engineers. The newsletter also features unusual science fair projects, classroom activities for teachers, famous engineers, engineering camps, and advice for teens. Registration is available at the newsletter web site. JETS is a nonprofit that provides resources for high school students interested in engineering careers.

Editor's note: The February Classroom Calendar (
http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/0,4076,2,00.shtm?ls=eu ) features nine entries on different engineering careers, with background on each specialty and many resources for the student who wants to investigate further.

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The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
http://www.enc.org

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Subject: Family First (9/13/04) - Unofficial Walt Disney Imagineering Page
http://www.familyfirst.com/the_unofficial_walt_disney_imagineering_page.html

The Unofficial Walt Disney Imagineering Page
http://www.imagineering.org/

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for the Walt Disney organization? Would you like to be an "Imagineer"? Are you curious what an "Imagineer" is? If so, then today's FamSite may be just up your alley.

It is called The Unofficial Walt Disney Imagineering Page. At this unofficial site, you can learn all the inside information about the empire that Walt and Mickey built, and Michael now oversees. Here you will learn (as I did) that the "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" ride has been torn down, and will be replaced by a Winnie the Pooh ride. There are links to other Disney sites, as well as a FAQ, books, rumors, a pin collection and art, among others. There is even a recruiting brochure to become an Imagineer.

Here is a site that gives an eye-opening look at the Disney Empire. It is not an embarrassing, tell all site, but one that spreads the true message of Walt. Have a nice stop here.

http://www.imagineering.org/

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Taken From:
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Teaching History Online on October 24, 2004
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Previous editions of Teaching History Online can be found at: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/history.htm

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Black People in Britain
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/BlackPeople.htm
A collection of biographies of black people who lived in Britain.
This includes John Alcindor, Ira Aldridge, John Archer, Francis
Barber, Manchererjee Bhownaggree, George Bridgetower, Learie
Constantine, William Cuffay, Offobah Cugoano, William Davidson,
Celestine Edwards, Olaudah Equiano, Marcus Garvey, C. L. R. James,
Claude McKay, Tom Molineaux, Harold Moody, Dadabhai Naoroji, George
Padmore, James Peters, Bill Richmond, Paul Robeson, Shapurji
Saklatvala, Innatius Sancho, Mary Seacole, Samuel Coleridge Taylor,
Walter Tull, Robert Wedderburn, Arthur Wharton and Sylvester Williams.

[NOTE: Direct link to the article on Paul Robeson
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USArobeson.htm - Phyllis ]

Taken From:
Date: Thu Oct 7, 2004 11:09 pm
Subject : [LIFE of Florida] Aviation: Airliners.net
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowForum&ForumID=7
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/32kvp ]

Airliners.net
http://www.airliners.net
From the site:

“Airliners.net is the biggest and most visited aviation interest site on the Internet¹, logging over 2,000,000 page-views from 100,000 distinct users every day.

“We are an online aviation publication with a diverse audience of everything from airline management to frequent air travelers to aviation enthusiasts. We strive to be the center of aviation online and are an always-updated resource for the worldwide aviation community.

“Our photo database, biggest in the world and with unrivaled photo quality is renowned world over. Not to mention our discussion forums, a melting pot where professionals and amateurs come together to discuss the latest happenings in the industry. Our Civil Aviation Forum is the most active aviation forum in the world and is a valuable resource for everyone with an interest in aviation. A major event like an air accident is often thoroughly discussed in our forum before it hits the major news agencies (who frequently use our photos and forum for info).”

Taken From:
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INFOMINE Alert Service: update
http://infomine.ucr.edu/

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Crossword Puzzle Games
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URL: http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com
Record Id: 473356
Created: 2004-10-05 13:45:32
Categories: liberal

"This web site offers 32,400 free crossword puzzles and fun tools for people who enjoy word games." Made available are printer-friendly puzzles in different grid sizes and complexity, a tool for teachers to create their own puzzles, and a crossword daily pick.

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When is Your Check not a Check? : Electronic Check Conversion
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URL: http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/checkconv/default.htm
Record Id: 472757
Created: 2004-10-04 15:37:32
Categories: govpub

The Federal Reserve Board briefly explains electronic check conversion.

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Electronic Check Conversion : Facts for Consumers
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URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/echeck.htm
Record Id: 472758
Created: 2004-10-04 15:37:13
Categories: govpub
The Federal Trade Commission presents tips for consumers on electronic check conversion.
[NOTE: See also http://www.electronic-check.org/ - Phyllis ]

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The Murthly Hours
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URL: http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/murthly
Record Id: 472683
Created: 2004-10-03 18:33:32
Categories: arts

"The Murthly Hours is one of Scotland's great medieval treasures. Written and illuminated in Paris in the 1280s, it also contains full-page miniatures by English artists of the same period, and was one of the most richly decorated manuscripts in medieval Scotland. Medieval additions include probably the second oldest example of Gaelic written in Scotland." Each page of this 300 page manuscript is reproduced online. Images may be enlarged by clicking.

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Jet Photos Database
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URL: http://www.jetphotos.net/
Record Id: 463289
Created: 2004-10-01 15:02:32
Categories: liberal,physci

"Online jetliner photo database, featuring thousands of high-quality photographs of jet airliners, discussion forums, and more." Database with variety of search options to navigate the hundreds of thousands of images, including airline, arcraft type, country, airport, year, or photographer. Also contains many browse topics.

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Fashion Net : the Guide to All Things Chic
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URL: http://www.fashion.net/
Record Id: 463286
Created: 2004-10-01 10:58:32
Categories: arts

Provides current fashion news as well as information on designers, fashion shows, museums related to fashion, as well as job listings, fashion schools, and advice on how to have a career in the fashion industry.

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National Women's Law Center
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URL: http://www.nwlc.org/
Record Id: 463285
Created: 2004-10-01 10:06:32
Categories: govpub,liberal

"The National Women's Law Center is a Washington-based non-profit organization working to expand opportunities and eliminate barriers for women and their families, with a major emphasis on women's health, education and employment opportunities and family economic security." The Center's website has information and reports in these categories: athletics; child care and early education; child and family support; education; employment; health; judges, courts, and women's rights; reproductive rights; sexual harassment; tax; and women in the military.

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Commission on Presidential Debates
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URL: http://www.debates.org/
Record Id: 453677
Created: 2004-09-30 14:12:32
Categories: govpub,liberal

The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors the U.S. Presidential Debates. Its website features:
2004 Presidential and Vice-Presidental debates information
Debate Transcripts ---Transcripts of presidential debates (1960, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) ---Transcripts of vice-presidential debates (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Debate History ---Information on the debates of 1858, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 with links to transcripts where available.

Taken From:
Date Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 2:42 AM
INFOMINE Email Alert Service
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The Dream of Flight
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URL: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/wb-home.html
Record Id: 453111
Created: 2004-09-29 14:29:32
Categories: arts,liberal,physci

Nearly 100 images with text guide one through the history of flight from myths of flying to the Wright brother's successful flight in 1903. It includes discussion of their early experiments and a Timeline of Flight starting with the invention of kites in China to the first men walking on the moon.
[NOTE: Other pages from the Library of Congress American Treasures
exhibition previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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The History and Science of Acting
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URL: http://www.linksnorth.com/acting
Record Id: 453099
Created: 2004-09-28 17:32:32
Categories: arts
This site contains several cogent essays on the art of acting. An example of the approach is "A major influence on 20th-century acting emanates from the writings of the French actor and director Antonin Artaud. He conceived of the actor as an "athlete of the heart," giving physical expression to dreams, obsessions, the nonrational side of human beings." There is also an annotated list of about fourty actors and actresses.

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An Actors Resource for Basic Technique
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URL: http://www.free.prohosting.com/~jez
Record Id: 453096
Created: 2004-09-28 13:20:32
Categories: arts
This site covers warm up, character, script, rehearsal and getting started as well as giving tips, recommending books and links.

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Acting Workshop On-line
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URL: http://www.redbirdstudio.com/AWOL/acting2.html
Record Id: 451675
Created: 2004-09-27 14:41:32
Categories: arts
"This is the place for beginning actors and actresses to learn about acting and the acting business, for actors and actresses aspiring to become professional or for those who want to take their avocation to the highest artistic level possible." This site has monologues and scenes for a variety of acting types as well as tips on how to get an agent and books.

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Health and Health Care Research, RAND Corporation-
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URL: http://www.rand.org/research_areas/health/
Record Id: 451671
Created: 2004-09-27 12:33:32
Categories: govpub,liberal
RAND posts reports of its public policy research on health and health care. Issues such as child health, education, child care, substance abuse, and juvenile justice are addressed.
[NOTE: See http://www.rand.org/research_areas/ for other research report topics. – Phyllis ]

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Humanities Web: The Gallery-
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URL: http://www.humanitiesweb.org/perl/human.cgi?s=g
Record Id: 423140
Created: 2004-09-24 13:50:32
Categories: arts,liberal
This is the arts section of the Humanities Web. "...the pages found here will provide a better understanding and greater appreciation of the indelible contribution artists have made to our world." We find here hundreds of ideas, articles and images containing a broad sample of visual art.Articles and artists are organized into the categories of; topics, such as non-representational art or elements of design; themes, such as animals or death; mediums, such as oil paint; or by period, nationality or alphabetically. Images are generally accessed through 'selected works', which is in a menu that appears after clicking on an artists name. Each artist has a short biography. There is also a glossary of related terms.

[NOTE: Site also includes sections on history, literature and music.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php - Phyllis ]

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Justice Policy Institute
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URL: http://www.justicepolicy.org
Record Id: 423139
Created: 2004-09-24 13:04:13
Categories: govpub,liberal
The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) web site presents research reports and information and in these areas:Adult corrections and sentencing reformJuvenile justiceReducing disproportionate minority representationBooks vs. BarsDrug policy "The Justice Policy Institute is a non-profit research and a public policy organization dedicated to ending society's reliance on incarceration and promoting effective and just solutions to social problems."

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American Antiquarian Society
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URL: http://www.americanantiquarian.org
Record Id: 321612
Created: 2004-09-23 11:29:32
Categories: arts,liberal
"The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is an independent research library founded in 1812 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The library's collections document the life of America's people from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Collections include books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, broadsides, manuscripts, music, graphic arts, and local histories."There are seven online exhibits with more than 100 images combined. The subjects of these exhibits range from women's work and David Claypoole Johnston's illustrations to portraits and Christmas cards.Under Its Generous Dome a guide book to the Society's collections, which contains more than three million objects, is available online. The society's collections are searchable. We also find the Catalogue of American Engravings, which contains over 16,800 entries from the early 1700s to 1820, and is searchable online.The American Antiquarian Society also offers several visiting research fellowships.

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The African Presence in the Americas, 1492-1992
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URL: http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/schomburg
Record Id: 413671
Created: 2004-09-23 09:21:32
Categories: liberal
About forty images illustrate this concise history exhibit. There is a small glossary, a timeline and resources for teachers K-12.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Performing Arts in America 1875 -1923
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URL: http://www.digital.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/about/about_index.cfm
Record Id: 413670
Created: 2004-09-23 06:53:32
Categories: arts,liberal
Performing Arts in America 1875 -1923, a web site of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, has a searchable database of 16,000 objects. The database is searchable by name, title or subject and keyword or phrase. It is browsable by format, such as book or music. There is recorded sound accessible with Real Audio and there are moving images. We can also find photographs and drawings of relevant personalities and illustrations of theatrical costumes of the day.
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:53:04 -0700
From: Sybil Finemel sfinemel@COMCAST.NET
Subject: GEN: Copyright status of a photograph.Sender:
School Library Media & Network Communications
Copy Photography Computator


http://www.vraweb.org/computator/welcome.html
An interesting tool to educate the user while determining
copyright status of a photograph.

Sybil FinemelLibrary Director MLIS.CIO.
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:48:10 -0700
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Subject: Hit: Thirteen Colonies Atlas
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I have a collection of links that I use for the 13 colonies
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/colonies.html
[NOTE: See Also: American History (includes Native Americans and American Revolution
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/history.html - Phyllis ]

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Taken From:
More New This Week, http://lii.org/mntw/
December 30, 2004

Railroad History Archive
This special collection at the University of Connecticut primarily concerns the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. Includes a description of the collection and links to several sites with images of locomotives, train stations, employees, and related material. Also includes a glossary and information about railroad electrification.
http://railroads.uconn.edu
Subjects: Railroads -- History New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company -- Archives


Old Sturbridge Village
This living history center in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, depicts village life in early 19th century New England. The "Learning Lab" section of the site provides annotated images of objects, historic documents, papers and articles, and graphics of the period. The site also features materials for children (such as craft instructions, games and puzzles, and articles), lesson plans, a quilt exhibit, and a virtual tour of the center. Searchable.
http://www.osv.org
Subjects: Historical museums New England -- History Museums -- Massachusetts -- Sturbridge
[NOTE: Previously posted. Select “Education” for curriculum units. – Phyllis ]


Operas and Composers: A Pronunciation Guide
A lightly annotated list of well-known operas and composers of operas, with sound files to help with pronunciation. From Opera Memphis.
http://www.patriciagray.net/operahtmls/works.html
Subjects: Opera Composers Names -- Pronunciation

[NOTE: See also:
Opera Terms
http://www.patriciagray.net/operahtmls/terms.html
Opera Resources on the Web
http://www.operamemphis.org/web.html
- Phyllis ]
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Copyright © 2004, Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org. All rights reserved.

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Great Performances"Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide' in Concert" TV> PBSOL> High SchoolWednesday, January 12, 20058 - 10:00 pmBroadway and operetta unite in the New York Philharmonic'ssemistaged performance of the satirical, effervescent musical"Candide" by Leonard Bernstein. Equally drawn from theclassical and musical theater worlds, the cast includesBroadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth as Cunegonde andPatti LuPone in a star turn as the Old Lady. (CC, Stereo, 1year)Learn more about this performance at the companion Web site.
http://www.pbs.org/gperf/shows/candide(Available January 5, 2005)

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Nature
"Violent Hawaii" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Elementary / Middle / High School
Sunday, January 9, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
Hawaii's breathtaking beauty was forged in fire, created by the
awesome power of volcanoes on land and in the sea, by
earthquakes and tsunamis, natural wonders that continue to
shape the islands today. Shot in high definition by a team of
award-winning filmmakers who live on the islands, this
spectacular film features volcanic eruptions, rivers of molten
lava, monster waves, humpback whales and perhaps most
surprising of all, snow. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Log onto the companion Web site and find out how volcano
scientists are tapping into new technology.

http://www.pbs.org/nature/hawaii
(Available January 6, 2005)

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NOVA
"The Boldest Hoax" TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
8 - 9:00 pm
In 1912, amateur fossil hunter Charles Dawson made the
shattering claim that he'd discovered the bones of a primitive
human in a gravel pit at Sussex. Believing this was the
long-sought evidence of the "missing link" between apes and
mankind, British scientists were suddenly at the forefront of
the worldwide quest for human origins. It took 40 years for the
truth to emerge: the Piltdown man was a fiendishly elaborate
hoax. Join us as "NOVA" tells this story of science's greatest
fraud. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download the teacher's guide at the companion Web site.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/hoax
[NOTE: See below for guide from NOVA. – Phyllis ]

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American Experience
"Citizen King"
TV> PBSOL> High School
Monday, January 10, 2005
9 - 11:00 pm
Tune in for this exploration of the last five years in Martin
Luther King's life -- from his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
in 1963 to his assassination in 1968. Learn more about this
little-known chapter in the story of one of America's most
important and influential moral leaders. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1
year)

Log on and find out how you can use "Citizen King" to teach
your students about topics in American history including race
relations, civil rights, regional political differences,
federal government intervention in the states and more.

http://www.pbs.org/amex/mlk
[NOTE: Previously posted. See below for guide - Phyllis ]

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Online NewsHour EXTRA"Devastating Quake, Tsunami Strike Asia"PBSOL>Middle / High SchoolCheck out this online publication from the NewsHour that bringscurrent events into the classroom with a fresh perspective.Learn how scientists are working to better understand theforces that unleashed the deadly tsunamis.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra

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From: NOVA

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Date Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 5:01 PM
From: owner-nova-online@franz.wgbh.org (NOVA)
To: NOVA Bulletin
Subject: [NOVA] "The Boldest Hoax"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/hoax/

Broadcast: January 11, 2005
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)

For decades, a partial fossil skull discovered in Piltdown, England,
was hailed as the missing link between apes and humans. Entire
careers were built on its authenticity. Then in 1953, the awful
truth came out: "Piltdown Man" was a fake! But who done it? In "The
Boldest Hoax," NOVA gets to the bottom of the greatest scientific
hoodwinking of all time. The search for clues takes the NOVA team to
the archives of Britain's august Natural History Museum in London,
where intriguing documents shed new light on the notorious case.
Offering theories on the deception are two prominent paleontologists
at the museum, Chris Stringer and Andy Currant. Also sleuthing for
NOVA are archeologist Miles Russell of Britain's Bournemouth
University, historian Richard Milner of the American Museum of
Natural History in New York, and Giles Oakley, son of Kenneth
Oakley, the scientist who blew the whistle on the hoax in 1953. Can
NOVA and this team of experts unravel the enduring mystery of
"Piltdown Man?"

Please note: Due to a broadcast schedule change, "The Boldest Hoax"
Web site will include the T.V. program description, Links & Books, a
Teacher's Guide, the program transcript, and the program credits.
Additional Web content is not available.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/hoax/

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From: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

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To: American Experience List
Subject: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://www.pbs.org/amex

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CITIZEN KING
Monday, January 10 at 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/index.html

"The most intimate portrait of King ever assembled."
-- The Wall Street Journal

August, 1963: 34-year-old Martin Luther King took to the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his dream of an
America free from racism. His words are still etched on the
minds and in the hearts of millions of people today. Using
the personal recollections, diaries, letters, and eyewitness
accounts of friends, family, journalists, law enforcement
officers and historians, this encore presentation brings
fresh insights to King's difficult journey, his charismatic
-- if at times flawed -- leadership, and his truly
remarkable impact.

"Compelling... fascinating... revealing... neither
muckracking nor hagiographic, CITIZEN KING strives to offer
a scrupulously balanced, life-size portrait of a moral
leader."
-- Variety

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Visit CITIZEN KING Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/index.html

Three Perspectives
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/sfeature/sf_video.html

In spring 1963, Boston public television station WGBH aired
"The Negro and the American Promise," featuring interviews
with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.
The program aired in a climate of racial conflict, just
months after Alabama governor George Wallace's defiant
support of "segregation forever," and before the March on
Washington. Screen these historic public television
interviews.

Non-Violence
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/sfeature/sf_bible.html

Martin Luther King's creed of non-violence surprised many
Americans, but achieved success in Montgomery, Alabama, and
other civil rights hot spots. Explore the building blocks of
King's non-violent philosophy.

Map: Civil Rights Hot Spots
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/maps/index.html

The civil rights movement found its voice in places that
routinely discriminated against blacks: schools, lunch
counters, public buses and terminals. Travel to civil rights
hot spots on this map, and track the movement through its
most tumultuous years.

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======== The Scout Report ======
==== October 22, 2004 =======
===== Volume 10, Number 42 ======


Forced Migration Online [pdf]
http://www.forcedmigration.org/

Designed to function as a comprehensive website that provides access to
various resources on forced human migration, this site is provided through
the courtesy of the staff at the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of
Oxford. While the users of this site will encounter a seamlessly integrated
resource, the site contains four separate components. These elements include
a searchable digital library, a searchable catalogue with descriptions of
and links to Internet-based resources, and a series of geographic and
thematic research guides. The homepage offers users access to all of these
resources, along with a sidebar that features relevant upcoming events as
the International Day of Older Persons. The site also affords visitors
access to the full-text of three important publications in the field:
Disasters, Forced Migration Review, and International Migration Review (some
archived journals are several years behind the current issue). It is worth
noting that the homepage also contains a link to a nice introductory essay
by Sean Loughna titled "What is Forced Migration?" [KMG]


The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide [pdf]http://www.folklife.si.edu/resources/pdf/InterviewingGuide.pdf
[NOTE: Previously posted. Updated URL. - Phyllis ]
Oral history is in some ways the oldest form of expression, as people havetold one another stories since the time of the first human societies. Peoplehave continued to grow more interested in recording the voices andexperiences of others throughout the past few decades, and the works of suchpopular authors as Studs Terkel have kept oral histories in the limelight.For those persons interested in learning more about how to conduct suchinterviews, this guide from the Smithsonian Institute will be quiteintriguing and useful. Authored by Marjorie Hunt, this 35-page guide offersa broad interview on how to conduct effective oral history projects andinterviews. The guide also offers information on how to present the findingsthat are collected through such a project (such as a scrapbook), along withproviding a list of web-based and print resources. [KMG]


Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
http://content.lib.washington.edu/protestsweb/index.html

The traumatic and unsettled backdrop of social and cultural change
throughout the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s will not soon
be forgotten by any of those persons who lived through that period. Some
groups of people came together under the banner of the women's liberation
movement, and still others surrounded themselves in the unifying guise of
ethnic solidarity and pride, such as those who participated in the American
Indian Movement. No one ongoing event garnered as much attention, however,
as the Vietnam War did. That particular event inspired a host of posters,
handouts, and other printed ephemera that may have quickly disappeared, as
do many pieces of material culture often do. Fortunately, the University of
Washington Libraries Digital Collections division has created this online
archive which brings many of these documents together in one place. The
documents are divided into thematic categories, such as racism, socialism,
farm workers, gay rights, and religion. There are some real compelling
documents on the site, and those with a penchant for social and cultural
history will enjoy this fine collection. [KMG]

>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2004.
http://scout.wisc.edu/

--------Forwarded Message--------
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 05:24:29 -0500
Subject: [SOCIAL-STUDIES] FW: USS ARIZONA Archeology Online

Hello, everyone,

This information comes from the H-HIGH-S listserv.

Michael H.

-----Original Message-----
From: An H-Net List for Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 06:52:28 -0600
From: Andrew and Rebecca Hall
To: H-HIGH-S@H-NET.MSU.EDU
Subject: USS ARIZONA Archeology Online

Archeologists Return to USS ARIZONA
Daily Updates, Lesson Plans, Underwater Video Online

Website: http://www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/

Beginning November 1, 2004, archeologists from the Submerged
Resources Center of the U.S. National Park Service will conduct a
three-week investigation of the wreck of USS ARIZONA, the American
battleship sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in
1941. Using nondestructive techniques, the team will conduct tests to
determine the structural integrity of the ship, record in detail its
current state for comparison with earlier surveys, and collect
environmental data in the interior of the ship using
remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs). Because the ship is considered a
war grave, divers will not enter the interior spaces of the vessel.

Daily updates on the team's activities will be posted to the project
website at http://www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/. Updates can also
be accessed through the NPS Submerged Resources Center's homepage at
http://www.nps.gov/submerged. The website, which was developed in
partnership with the PAST Foundation, includes detailed histories of
the two remaining U.S. battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor, USS ARIZONA
and USS UTAH, as well as background material on Pearl Harbor and the
USS ARIZONA Memorial, 60MB of video clips of the wreck, biographical
sketches of the project team, suggested reading lists for kids and
adults, and links to educational materials available elsewhere on the
Web.

The PAST Foundation is a nonprofit organization that builds links
between working archeologists, students and the public through
educational opportunities, curriculum modules and multimedia
programming.

Additional Links:
USS ARIZONA Memorial: http://www.nps.gov/usar/
ARIZONA Memorial Museum Association: http://arizonamemorial.org/
PAST Foundation: http://www.pastfoundation.org/

# posted by Phyllis @ 9:40 PM 0 comments

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Date Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 2:58 PM
From: "Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more."
To: EDInfo
Subject: New Learning Resources in Math & Social Studies

NEW LEARNING RESOURCES in math & social studies have
been added to FREE. They're described below.

FREE makes finding federal learning resources easier:

http://www.ed.gov/free
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Math
====

"Balanced Assessment"
offers over 300 mathematics assessment tasks for grades K-12.
Topics & activities include averages, addition, area, batting
orders, bicycle rides, chance of rain, chance of survival,
cheetah's lunch, classroom groups, cost of living, dart
boards, detective stories, Fermi estimates, genetic codes,
gestation & longevity, graphing, gravity, intersections,
logarithms, oil consumption, rectangles, squares & circles,
stock market, triangles, volume, & more. (NSF)
http://balancedassessment.concord.org/

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Social studies
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"Establishing Borders: The Expansion of the United States, 1846-48"
offers geography & history activities showing how two years in
history had an indelible impact on American politics &
culture. Students interpret historical maps, identify
territories acquired by the U.S., identify states later formed
from these territories, examine the territorial status of
Texas, & identify political, social, & economic issues related
to the expansion of the U.S. in the 1840s. (SI)
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/borders/
[NOTE: This lesson includes Resources
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/borders/resources.html#npg
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/3rvkd ]
One of the resources: 1846: Portrait of the Nation
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/1846/index.htm - Phyllis ]


"A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans & the U.S. Constitution"
tells the story of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans who were
forced from their homes into detention camps during World War
II. Many spent three years living under armed guard, behind
barbed wire. (SI)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]


"United We Stand"
provides primary source documents that students use to examine
the working conditions of U.S. laborers at the turn of the
century & to develop their own answers to a question: "Was
there a need for organized labor unions?" (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/00/labor/


"Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting"
presents 3882 photos & 470 interview excerpts from a 1994
study of occupational culture in the cradle of the Industrial
Revolution in the U.S. Founded in 1791, Paterson, New Jersey,
became a leading manufacturer of silk, railroad locomotives,
firearms, & other products. Learn how its industrial heritage
is reflected in Paterson today. Explore business life along
one street. Hear interviews with retired workers. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wiphtml/pthome.html

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Taken From:
ResourceShelf
E-Mail Reminder
Week 183
September 30, 2004
http://www.resourceshelf.com

Maps--International
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
ReliefWeb Map Centre
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/map.nsf/Home?OpenForm
If you've been keeping up with ResourceShelf for any length of time, you're probably aware that we have a thing for online maps here. ReliefWeb, OCHA's "global network for humanitarian information on complex emergencies and natural disasters," was established as a one-stop information hub for "timely and reliable information during crises." And sometimes, a map can convey as much or more information than a written document...or provide supplementary information.

You can access maps via a sensitive map or else use the two dropdown menus -- one allows you to select maps by country and another which permits selection of maps by emergency. When you select a country -- let's use Iraq again, since there is high interest in the situation there -- you are presented with a listing of maps in reverse chronological order, from newest through oldest. Links at the top allow you to view the maps:
+ By type -- either reference (standard geographic maps) or thematic (specific emergency, incident or disaster)
+ By source -- according to the agency/organization which produced the maps
+ By keyword -- e.g., food, health, landmines, natural resources, weather and climate, etc.
Each map is dated and includes a brief description as to its format and file size. There's also a link that will take you to related documents found elsewhere on the ReliefWeb site [http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf ].

You can search for maps via a form that allows you to type in a title or specify criteria -- region, country, source, data type, date -- by using dropdown menus.

The Map Centre is updated continually. You can take a look at the newest additions by clicking the "Latest Maps" link at the top of the right navigation column, under the dropdown menu. Under that, there's a selection of links to current "featured" maps. If you'd like to keep track of newly added maps, you can subscribe to an e-mail update; choose to receive it weekly or monthly. [NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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United States--History
Russia--History
Source: Library of Congress
Expanded Content, "Meeting of Frontiers" Web Site
http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfsplash.html
From the announcement, "Meeting of Frontiers" is a bilingual, English-Russian collaborative project that chronicles the parallel experiences of the United States and Russia in exploring, developing and settling their frontiers, and the meeting of those frontiers in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. It features rare books, maps, manuscripts, photographs, sheet music and other materials from libraries in the United States and Russia, and is widely used in schools and libraries throughout the United States and Russia. The latest expansion includes 24 collections from 14 different libraries and archives in Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoiarsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and other Siberian cities, as well as additional collections from the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, the Russian State Library in Moscow, and the Library of Congress. Digitization of materials in Siberia was undertaken by a mobile scanning team based in Novosibirsk that worked in cooperation with the Library of Congress to identify rare materials of special interest to American and Russian scholars, teachers, and students."

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Adoption--United States
Source: U.S. Census
Fast Facts: Adoption in the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/002683.html
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/6twfc ]

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War--Bibliography
Source: Air University Library
Causes of War
New bibliography includes Internet resources, books, documents,
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/cause/causewar.htm
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ResourceShelf is Compiled and Edited by
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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ResourceShelf Contributing Editors
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+ Dan Giancaterino, MLIS
+ Steven Cohen, MLS
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Learn North Carolina: Tsumani
http://www.learnnc.org/index.nsf/doc/tsunami0706

International Tsunami Information Center Home Page
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/more_about/itsu/itsu.html
Tsunami FAQs
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/about_tsu/faqs.html


International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System
in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU)
Home Page - Animation
http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/
On Tsunamis – Links to factsheets and more
http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/categories.php?category_no=4

Taken From:
Date Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:00 AM
Subject: [Surfnetkids Newsletter] Tsunami

Surfing the Net with Kids FREE Newsletter
http://www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm


CNN.com: Waves of Destruction
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
This special report from CNN.com has the latest news about the disaster and the rescue effort. It also has an excellent selection of educational features. There is a sidebar feature explaining earthquake magnitudes, an animation showing how a tsunami forms, and a chronology of previous tsunamis, going back to 1755. For a more personal take on the tragedy, read the eyewitness accounts.

FEMA for Kids: Tsunami
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami.htm
FEMA presents a colorful introduction to tsunami science and safety for elementary-age kids. "A tsunami (pronounced soo-nahm-ee) is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano eruption. Tsunami is from the Japanese word for harbor wave. The waves travel in all directions from the area of disturbance, much like the ripples that happen after throwing a rock. The waves may travel in the open sea as fast as 450 miles per hour."

National Geographic News: Tsunami
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1227_041226_tsunami.html
From the National Geographic news desk, this one page article about the recent disaster explores tsunami causes and important warning signs. "Many people were killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami because they went down to the beach to view a retreating ocean exposing the sea floor. Apparently they were unaware that this phenomenon precedes a killer wave. Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes' warning to evacuate the area."

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Site of the Day for Wednesday, January 5, 2005

Warning of Tsunamis
http://whyfiles.org/shorties/168tsunami_warn/

Today's site from the Why Files offers a brief but informative look attsunami warning systems. Gentle Subscribers will find an overview of howsuch a system works and the proposals to establish on in the southernPacific."A series of Pacific Ocean tsunamis over the last century fueled theestablishment of an ocean-wide warning network. But the Indian Ocean, wheretsunamis are less common, has no such system. ... officials in severalnations [have] started discussing a warning network for the Indian Ocean."- from the websiteThe web page provides a summary of the components of a tsunami warningsystem, the equipment required and highlights the fact that the mostserious problem for any warning system is the logistics of evacuation. Anannotated graphic of the seismometer readings on Guam, for December 26,displays a timeline of the wave compression. Additional information on thecurrent tsunami warning system in the North Pacific is available from linkson the page.

Travel to the page for a succinct account of tsunami warning systems at:

http://whyfiles.org/shorties/168tsunami_warn/

A.M. Holm

---------Forwarded Message--------
Date Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 9:29 PM
Subject: CIESE: Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake & Tsunami

CIESE - The Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education
A message from the CIESE ListServ
ciese@list.k12science.org

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Dear Educators:
I'm sure you have all been following the recent news regarding the 9.0
magnitude earthquake that occurred outside of Sumatra, Indonesia and
the resulting Tsunami. The amount of destruction is difficult to
comprehend.
To help explain how this happened to your students, SpiNet has put
together the following page with a brief description as well as many
educational links and related e-mails sent over an earthquake-related
listserv:
http://www.scieds.com/spinet/events/0412260058.html

Additionally, I've placed a link to this page off the homepage for the
"Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics" web site:
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates3/en/
Warm wishes and best regards for 2005,

-Joshua

Joshua Koen, Manager of Professional Development Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030 Phone: 201-216-5045 Fax: 201-216-8069 http://www.stevens.edu/ciese/

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Posted: 10-11-2004 11:38 PM
Subject: [LIFE of Florida] Forbes Best of the Web in Education

Forbes Best of the Web - Education
http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/section.jhtml?id=2

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LIFEofFlorida.org
Learning is For Everyone, Inc.
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=139
http://www.lifeofflorida.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=78&frmView=ShowForum&ForumID=7
[Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/32kvp ]

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Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:49:29 +0700Subject: Google Images Safe searching Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications

Following on from the recent safe searching discussion/thread ....The page at http://www.shambles.net/safesearching/ provides somesolutions and advice.
[NOTE: Shambles Home page http://www.shambles.net/
There is also a database of over 20,000 education
websites that have been recommended and approved by teachers.
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/
Some pages from this site previously posted. – Phyllis ]

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Kid Info: The Web’s Best Homework and Student, Teacher/Parent Reference Resource
http://www.kidinfo.com/
[NOTE: Some pages from kidinfo.com previously posted. - Phyllis ]

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Lifelines
http://midhudson.org/lifelines/
Homework resources for students (grades K-12), parents & librarians.
From the Mid-Hudson Library System

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The Leebow Letter -- 10/06/2004
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TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER
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I have been involved with many schools throughout the country. Take a look at our new
Teacher Resource Center at http://incredibleinternetguy.com/teachers/index.html

Our Teacher Resource Center includes a downloadable curriculum to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom. It also features a list of Web sites to help students with howework and tips for keeping them safe while online.
http://www.IncredibleInternetGuy.com

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Date Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:18 AM
From: "Robert Kennedy - About.com Private Schools Guide"

Teaching: Subject Resources
http://privateschool.about.com/od/subjectresources/?nl=1
Having taught English, history and Latin, I feel very strongly about using somebody else's lesson plans. I'd much rather make my lesson outline then enrich my lesson with material from original sources. So, dear friends, that's why I have 29 subjects under Subject Resources filled with the highest quality links I could find.

Taken From:
Digital Dozen
December 2004
http://www.enc.org/features/dd/archive/0,1577,12-2004,00.shtm

WisWeb
Grade(s): 7 - 12 ENC#: 030860
http://www.fi.uu.nl/wisweb/welcome_en.html
Synopsis: Apple season is officially over, but applets are always in season--and on this site, they are plentiful! Clicking on the "Applets" link in the left-hand navigation brings up a bumper crop of interactive math-themed mini programs that cover topics such as number and estimation, geometry, calculus, and discrete mathematics. Try the Broken Calculator applet to see if you can make a barely functional calculator perform the necessary functions to reach a given target number.

Abstract:
This Dutch web site, designed for middle and high school grades, contains JAVA applets and downloadable software programs for the Texas Instruments graphing calculators. The applets and software cover mathematical concepts in geometry, algebra, and help to refine graphing skills essential for calculus. There are over 70 applets that allow users to practice skills such as order of operations, graphing functions, and working with two- and three-dimensional figures. Some of the software programs have PDF or Microsoft Word documents containing instructions.

One of the applets allows students to create their own algebra tiles and see the geometric relationship between squared variables and their geometric equivalents. A vertical number line and a horizontal number line appear, both with red dots at zero. The student drags the dot across the number line to create a line segment. The actual lengths are displayed on the screen. Once the rays are created, the student can drag and drop them to the center of the screen to create square algebra tiles. The screen then displays the corresponding algebraic expression. This process can be done for 3 different variables so that students can visualize mathematical expressions with three variables. Abstracted 09/04 (Author/AJC)
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http://www.enc.org/resources/records/0,1240,030860,00.shtm

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TeachersFirst Update –
http://www.teachersfirst.com/

10 X 10 - Grades 9 - 12
http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html
Current events at the global level are updated hourly on this visual grid of words and pictures that highlights leading international news. Click on a thumbnail photo to read the related story. More compelling than a scan of the daily headlines, this ever-changing, unbiased site would be an excellent addition to a daily discussion of world events.

Dositey.com
http://www.dositey.com/index.htm
FREE Content - K-8 Math and Language Arts
Although a commercial site with some programs for sale, the free content on Dositey.com covers a broad array of short, interactive lessons, games, worksheets, puzzles, open-ended problems and other activities.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
http://www.golden-legacy.com/mlkjr1.html
Golden Legacy Grades 4 to 5 Fitzgerald Publishing Company
Introduce the life and influences of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
with this online illustrated History Magazine publication.

Guten Tag!
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/
Grades 6 to 12 GermanForTravellers.com
This "German for Travelers" site is a great resource for German students of all levels. Click on the Learn link for a collection of audio files and interactive exercises to strengthen vocabulary and grammar. Advanced students can visit the Explore link for access to online German newspapers and literature. Other features include a great overview of German culture, and online penpal opportunities.


Smarter Surfing
http://www.sreetips.com/google.html
Grades 1 to 12 Sree Sreenivasan
Improve your students' online research skills with this helpful guide to using Google. Features of the search engines are explained (did you know that the search box can be used as a calculator or that you can receive email Google news alerts when a phrase you wish to track shows up in the news?), and searching tips are provided. Youll have fun with this one.

Copyright © 2001 by the Network for Instructional TV, Inc.
All rights reserved.

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Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 17:13:33 -0400
Subject: HIT: algebra web sites
Sender: School Library Media & Network Communications


[NOTE: Sites not checked. Some were previously posted. – Phyllis ]

Thanks to all who responded to my target for algebra web sites. Here is a
list of your responses.

http://www.figurethis.org/

http://www.standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/index.htm
This one is organized by standard, you have to find the algebra standards
and choose your grade level.

We have some other links on our Math links pages:
Surf Report – Math K-12
http://www.ecb.org/surf/math.htm[NOTE: Some of these sites previously posted. This page is dated 1999, so
some of the links may no longer be active. – Phyllis ]

Surf Report – Numbers K-12
http://www.ecb.org/surf/numbers.htm

Algebra Problem of the Week
http://mathforum.org/algpow/

Websites for Algebra
http://www.ricelake.k12.wi.us/staff/roskama/WebLinks/algebralinks.htm

Purple Math
http://www.purplemath.com/index.htm

Absurd Math: Pre-Algebra from Another Dimension
http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/

Algebra.Help http://www.algebrahelp.com/index.jsp

Math Dork http://www.mathdork.com/

College of Math Resources on the WWW Scroll down to "Math Teaching, Math
Education and Math Student Servers" Your teacher will find much more than
just algebra at this site! http://mthwww.uwc.edu/wwwmahes/files/math01.htm

Cool Math Sites Click on Algebra and Pre-Algebra on the left
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm

Math.com Click on Algebra or Pre-Algebra for lots of links
http://www.math.com/

Ask them to have a look at the relevant links at
http://www.shambles.net/mathematics/ ... or to save time just use the search
facility on this page which comes up with 27 links.

The BBC Math Files has interactive games:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html

There's also an interesting calendar puzzle using algebra at
http://math.rice.edu/%7Elanius/Lessons/calen.html

http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/#9-12 has some very nice
interactive activities

This site has a lot of interactive tutorials:
http://www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/ramona/teachers/carlton/tutorials.html

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10030/algecon.htm?tqskip1=1
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/calen.html
http://www.standarddeviants.com/pls/brain/cerebellum.show_subject?p_subject_id=25
http://www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/ramona/teachers/carlton/tutorialinteractives/inSV/vocabulary/hangman.htm
http://www.quia.com/ws/66054.html
http://www.quia.com/jfc/66054.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/across/balance/
http://aplusmath.com/
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/games/quiapage.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/equationmatch.html
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/

Here are a few sites:
http://www.aaamath.com/
http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/cs255/jnord/boxplot.html
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/lessons/
http://www.webmath.com/

Susan Guerrant
Librarian-Henley Middle School
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Date Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 1:19 PM
From: LP Newsletter
To: Newsletter Subscriber
Subject: Lesson Planet Newsletter 10/01/04

Subject Area: Science
Title: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
URL: http://www.nrel.gov/overview/
[NOTE: Other pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Grade Level: 6-12

With energy related stories in the news understanding the various
energy technologies is important. You and your students can learn all
about the latest research on renewable energy technologies from the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory site. From the latest information
on hybrid cars and hydrogen fuel cells to wind and solar energy
research the NREL site provides extensive renewable energy related
resources and links.


Subject Area: Mathematics
Title: Full Chronological Index of Mathematicians
URL: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Full_Chron.html
[NOTE: Other pages from this site previously posted. - Phyllis ]
Grade Level: 6-12

This University of St. Andrews site is a great way for students to
research various mathematicians alphabetically or by date. Help make
math more interesting by having students research the lives of various
mathematicians.

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Lesson Planet site at http://www.lessonplanet.com to search our directory
of over 30,000 lesson plans by subject, keyword or grade.

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Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites November/December 2004
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html

MathSite: An Interactive Source for Seeing, hearing, Doing Mathematics
http://mathsite.math.berkeley.edu/intro.html
- Here you'll find a number of interesting interactive math exhibits developed by a professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley. No math expertise necessary! Free Flash 7 plugin required.

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War
http://www.beyondthefire.net/
- Find out what is the human cost of war on teens at this engaging site. Teenage war refugees from seven war zones tell their stories and struggles. From ITVS, the Independent Television Service. Free Flash plugin required.

Solar Folklore
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/folklore/folklore.html
- Most cultures have recognized the significance of the sun as prime controller of all life on earth. Read myths, legends, and tales about the sun from the Stanford Solar Center.
[NOTE: Home page previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Taken From:
TechLearning News - October 19, 2004 - No. 42

Site of the Day Archives
http://www.techlearning.com/webpicks/archive.jhtml
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Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.htm
[NOTE: Some pages from this site previously posted.
See also: Recommended Viewing: Ancient Observatories,
Timeless Knowledge. - Phyllis]

NASA provides a great site for teachers to share the exciting discoveries of Space with their students. The expertise of scientists, educators, and museums has been gathered together to provide information that focuses on the Sun and its effects on Earth. Teachers will enjoy the Educator Resources section that offers "hundreds of classroom activities." There are sites from all NASA missions that study the connection between Sun and Earth as well as "Ask a Scientist." Of particular interest is the Eclipse Archive, a great site for eclipse photography lovers. Teachers can check their students' knowledge of Sun-Earth science by exploring "Ten Things You Thought You Knew About Sun-Earth Science."

Author/Publisher:
NASA

Website Content:
• Lesson Plans
• Audio
• Pictures and/or Illustrations

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School Elementary School

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A+Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Interactivity is the name of the game at A+ Math, a site "developed to help students improve their math skills interactively." Operations, fractions, inequalities, and money are just a few of the math topics included. Choose online games, flashcards, worksheets, or homework help. You can also create your own flashcards, print worksheets to practice offline, or make up a word-find puzzle.

Author/Publisher:
A+Math

Website Content:
Learning Games
Pictures and/or Illustrations

Grade Appropriate:
High School Middle School Elementary School

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What You Need to Know About Drugs
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs.html
[NOTE: Some pages from http://www.kidshealth.org/ and
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/ previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Students are curious about drugs and this is a simple site that delves into what they need to know: what drugs are good and what drugs are harmful, what are illegal drugs, like heroin and marijuana, and why are they illegal. The authors also explain why people may use these drugs and how to tell if someone is using them. The site includes a short glossary and is available in Spanish as well as English.