June 1999 Newsletter.
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, school is quickly ending for us. End of
school years often see a lot changes. I am transferring to W. Sherwood Fox
school as a grade 5
Language Arts, Social Studies and French teacher after teaching 5 years at
Bonaventure
Meadows. I will also be involved in computer site duties. If anyone has
any great ideas and
strategies to teach Language Arts and Social Studies (Ancient Civilizations
and Aspects of
Government in Canada) I'd really appreciate it.
I hope all your year end activities have gone well. All the best for a
great summer.
If you have any good news to share with your colleagues, please e-mail
marjan@glavac.com
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Marjan Glavac editor
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In This Issue:
*CYBERSURFARI.ORG
*KID INFO
*WEBTEACHER
*THE SCIENCE SPOT
*LIVES, THE BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE
*ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ODA) COMMITTEE
*SHARPE SITE
*ON RAMP TO THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY
*PBS
*DEBBIE'S COUNTRY COOKIN'
*PARK RAPIDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
*MOUNTAIN BROOK CITY SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
*EDUCATIONAL GAME REVIEWS
*BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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CYBERSURFARI.ORG
http://www.cybersurfari.org
Mark your calendar for June 21, 1999 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time --
CyberSurfari.Org
is here! The world famous Internet treasure hunt is now an uninterrupted
Web
site where
parents, teachers, and students can explore wonderful destinations, compete
for
prizes,
and hone Web navigation skills whenever they like. The June Lycos
CyberSurfari
is a
fantastic summer activity for kids, adults, families and summer school
teams!
Still available
in August, it is great for back-to-school practice before the Fall contest
too. Subsequent
contests will launch October 21, 1999 and March 21, 2000.
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KID INFO
http://www.kidinfo.com
Recommended by the American Library Association's ICON Connect Magazine,
KID
INFO is a well-organized, informative student homework and teacher/parent
reference
resource. KID INFO is UNIQUELY different from other homework and research
assistant
sites because it is oragnized according to the SPECIFIC CURRICULUM covered
in
elementary, middle, and secondary schools. KID INFO is an excellent
starting
point for
students, teachers, and parents who want to spend "quality" time on the
web!
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WEBTEACHER
http://www.ustc.org/webteacher/macnet/welcome.html
WebTeacher, a self-paced Internet Tutorial that puts both basic and
in-depth
information
about the World Wide Web at your fingertips - just a mouse click away!
E-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, Web page design, Internet safety,
curriculum
searches - you choose the topic you want to explore, you choose your own
pace,
you choose
the depth of knowledge you desire, and webTeacher guides you through the
information.
Because webTeacher is an interactive guide, you get to put your new
knowledge
to work
immediately through the online exercises and activities.
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THE SCIENCE SPOT
http://theramp.net/sciencespot/
The Science Spot is an excellent resource for K-12 science educators and
students. From the
Science Classroom to the Kid Zone, everyone is sure to find something to
make
science fun!
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LIVES, THE BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE
http://members.home.net/klanxner/lives/
Lives is one of the largest guides to biography resources on the Web, with
annotated links
to thousands of sites including biographies, journals, diaries, oral
histories,
memoirs,
correspondence, biography collections, and more. Special sections currently
highlight
women, African Americans, Holocaust survivors and rescuers, U.S. Civil War
participants,
and Canadians.
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ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ODA) COMMITTEE
http://www.indie.ca/oda/
Here's a site that Cathy Linderoos (retired special education teacher,
person
with MS
and volunteer ODA Committee member) especially likes!
It's the website from the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA) Committee -
a
non-partisan
coalition of some 80 disability organizations and many more individuals in
Ontario Canada.
It is especially relevant to this June issue of the newsletter because of
the
June 3rd Ontario
Election, and also because National Access Awareness Week is May 31st to
June
6th .
Cathy recommends the site be used in secondary school political science or
media studies
classes, but also for teachers' personal use. Why? In this case the old
saying
really applies
- "the medium is the message" - you'll have to check out the site to decide
why
this is so
applicable. (Thank you Cathy!)
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SHARPE SITE
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/>
Drs. Vicki and Dick Sharp, Professors of Elementary Education at California
State
University, Northridge, have collected sites and curriculum resources from
the
Internet
for teachers to use in their classrooms. These sites include lesson plans,
instructional materials,
online activities and projects, and virtual trips to museums and countries
around the world.
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ON RAMP TO THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY
http://members.home.net/dbrear/index.html
On Ramp to the Information Highway, University of British Columbia Canada
Course
EDCI 396c, is a constantly evolving Web based course for teachers. It was
first
given as a
summer course in 1996 and was developed into its present format during the
summer of
1997. It became active as a Web site during Christmas '98. Since its
inception
more than
100 educators have taken the course some as far away as Japan. The course
involves Email,
searching out educational Web sites, developing a "Home Page" and creating
a
project that
can be applied in the participants classroom. There are many examples of
educational Web
sites which are updated monthly.
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PBS
http://www.pbs.org
Here are some links on the PBS site that are worth checking out:
What's New on PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource
* Teaching With Technology
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/techknow/teachingwithtech.html
Access many new tips for beginner, intermediate, and advanced technology
users
to
help you integrate the strengths of the Internet with your curriculum.
* FIND IT!
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/findit.html
Search for PBS teacher resources, lesson plans, teachers guides, and online
classroom
activities correlated to national and selected state standards.
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DEBBIE'S COUNTRY COOKIN'
http://hometown.aol.com/Cntrycookn/index.html
I'm hungry! Is there anything to eat? How many times have you heard that?
You
can get
the answer to that question at Debbie’s Country Cookin’. Recipes and tips
for
the kitchen, plus a FREE newsletter are available at the website. Or you
can
send your
subscribe request to: mailto:DebbiesCountryCookin-subscribe@onelist.com
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PARK RAPIDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://www.parkrapids.k12.mn.us/Middle%20School%20Website/index.html
The Park Rapids Middle School site has been designed with several
objectives in
mind.
It is intended to provide students, parents and community an opportunity to
become
acquainted with the school's programs and staff and to provide easy email
access to the staff.
Also, it is intended to provide students and staff with some “starting
points”
in their search
for educationally sound Internet sites. Future expansion of the site will
include more details
of specific programs and student projects.
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MOUNTAIN BROOK CITY SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/tech.htm
The Mountain Brook City Schools Integration Pages are an extensive
collection
of K-6 sites organized by subjects and grade levels. The pages were created
by
taking our existing
curriculum and finding sites to enhance it. Teachers and students use these
sites as resources
to help facilitate their search.
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EDUCATIONAL GAME REVIEWS
BLURT
http://www.patchproducts.com
This game was first opened last month during my daughter's 10th birthday
party. It was an
instant hit! Fun, challenging and fast-paced, BLURT occupied the girls
for
almost the entire
party. Designed for ages 10 to adult, and playable with 3 to 12 players,
BLURT
also includes
a junior version for ages 7 to 9. If you or your students can answer the
following questions,
you'll love the game: A period of one hundred years; a very small wave; a
male
duck
(century, ripple, drake).
BLURT's suggested retail price is $30.00 US. $34.95 CAN. Available from
Toys
'R' Us,
Store of Knowledge http://www.etoys.com or Super Duper School Supply (800)
277-8737.
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KUBA
http://www.patchproducts.com
All it takes is five minutes of your time to learn the rules of Kuba, and
you're all set to enjoy
a great game of strategy. Although recommended for 10 year olds to adults,
my
6 year old
was instantly taken with the game. He and my 10 year old daughter played
game
after
enjoyable game, before dad finally found out what the excitement was all
about.
Kuba is a game of skill and strategy. The object of the game is to push
seven
neutral red
marbles or all of your opponent's mables off the game board. You can only
push
your
own marbles and no "jumping" is allowed. The action is fast paced and if
you're using the
wrong strategy, the game can be over in minutes. And that's the big appeal
of
the game.
If you make a mistake and lose big, the game is over in minutes and you can
begin another
one. Unlike some games that can go on for hours, this game is ideal for
children to learn
strategy and learn from their mistakes without getting frustrated.
Kuba's suggested retail price is $19.99 US. Available from http://www.patchproducts.com
or http://www.turnoffthetv.com
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BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
If you have a web site or know of one that you feel merits the Busy
Educator's
Award,
please feel free to send me your suggestions. The award is given out to
web
sites
that contain excellent content for busy educators.
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class
and students.
We will share these in future updates. Please send to: marjan@glavac.com
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LONDON, Ontario Canada ISBN 0-9683310-0-9 200 pages
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