June 2001 Newsletter

A FREE newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.   http://www.thebusyeducator.com/

Queen's Birthday (New Zealand) June 4
Queen's Birthday (Australia, all except WA) June 11
Flag Day June 14
Father's Day June 17
Summer Begins June 21
St. Jean Baptiste Day (Canada-Quebec)

June is the last month of school for most of us here in Ontario and Canada.
I told my grade 5 students at the beginning of the year in September to blink their eyes.  That's how fast the year will go, I told them.  On June 1, I reminded them about blinking their eyes.  They all agreed, that's how fast the year has gone.  In the next few weeks, we'll be finishing up report cards, digging up those time capsules that we did in September, moving rooms, schools, changing grades, and looking forward to summer. For all my colleagues in education, I wish you a safe, wonderful and enjoyable summer.
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Web" Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition LONDON, Ontario Canada   ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages speaker, teacher, author   marjan@glavac.com
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In This Issue:
*CLASSROOM TEACHER'S EMERGENCY LESSON PLANS
*MRS. NEWSTON'S FIRST GRADE
*SIGHTING THE FIRST SENSE - SEEING IS BELIEVING
*BUTTERFLIES 2000 ON THE WINGS OF FREEDOM
*COPERNIC.COM
*THE YUKON TERRITORIES--CANADA'S FAR NORTH
*THE TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE
*2001: DESTINATION SPACE
*WEBENGLISHTEACHER.COM
*MRS. "B"-EE'S ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION
*CHILDREN'S PLACE
*THE 3 R'S OF OUR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
*BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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CLASSROOM TEACHER'S EMERGENCY LESSON PLANS
John Philips
jjohnny@csolve.net
http://www.jjohnnypress.com/
ISBN 0-9686403-0-3
These emergency lesson plans come from John Philips new book "Jivin
Johnny's Classroom Teacher's Emergency Lesson Plans for elementary
and high schools."  The book contains over 90 student centered lessons
and projects to help you survive--while your students learn!

FEEDING THE FOLK
Your school group has raised $100 to feed 2 nutritious breakfasts and
suppers to 25 homeless people.
You and a friend go shopping.
What do you buy?
Omitting already-prepared items from your list, write down what foods
or meals you are able to prepare on your own.
What is your favorite dish?
Can you make it?
If not, would it be hard to learn?
List 5 healthy foods that you like.
List 5 foods that you like that originated in other countries.
Describe a complete meal that you could make to feed unexpected
company.
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MRS. NEWSTON'S FIRST GRADE
http://fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/class/newton.htm
Mrs. Newton's First Grade is a treasury of technology connections for young students and their parents. While this site is an Internet portal for Mrs. Newton's class throughout the school year, it is also a home-school connection where parents can join their children on Internet adventures. This site includes favorite links, curriculum connections such as math and reading sites, on-line projects, photos, and an original webquest.
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SIGHTING THE FIRST SENSE - SEEING IS BELIEVING
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001464/
Sighting the First Sense - Seeing is Believing offers a breadth of educational tools and resources regarding sight and visual perception. The site is divided into several sections highlighting many aspects of this topic - from how we perceive sight to the art of perception and how it works. In addition to original text and illustrations, visitors also have the opportunity to engage in visual demonstrations and interact with other users, thereby taking full advantage of the "Internet style of learning." All in all, this website is a prime source for information related to sight and visual perception. Done through collaboration and maintained by three teengers spanning the globe (and totally different time zones) for the International
ThinkQuest competition.
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BUTTERFLIES 2000 ON THE WINGS OF FREEDOM
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002251
The website "Butterflies 2000 - on the wings of freedom" offers broad, detailed information about butterflies and moths. A high speed shooting and scanning electron microscope pictures give extraordinary scientific information. Many articles describe the various relationships between butterflies and humans such as endangerment, conservation, butterfly gardening, bionics and where we find butterflies in legends, myths, arts, literature and names. Two other chapters give advice how to keep butterflies (not only at school) and show the amazing side of the world of butterflies.

An extra chapter for children includes a trick film about metamorphosis,
games, a quiz and other butterfly related activities. Simple articles let
them dive into the fascinating world of butterflies. Additionally there is the possibility to publish self-written butterfly poems and stories in the website. The growing "resources" link points to where to find further information.
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COPERNIC.COM
http://copernic.com
Long time supporter and subscriber to The Busy Educator's Newsletter,
Earl Moniz sends in this description of a meta-search engine he really
likes:

Copernic.com has a free download meta-search engine available for PCs and Macs. Benefits over other meta-search engines?  Lots...

1 - it resides on the user's computer along with the results - so there isn't a need to redo a search at a later time; the results are there until deleted;

2 - duplicate and dead links are eliminated; no more frustrating results with those Error 404 messages!;

3 - it uses about 10 or 12 search engines at once and customizes the number and types of engines used by the search the user is conducting - so, Copernic selects the search engines that should return the most reliable and relevant number of hits according to the terms used in the search!;

4 - the program updates itself and all its search engine programs before doing a search - the user is always using the latest version of the search engines involved! 

5 - the results are automatically sorted by relevancy;

6 - it is free!

The web site www.copernic.com indicates that there are 7 million copies in use all over the world ... I believe them! ... it is a wonderful tool that drastically cuts the time that users spend scanning results, chasing irrelevant sites, and following dead ends!

Thank you Earl!
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THE YUKON TERRITORIES--CANADA'S FAR NORTH
Trevor Mead-Robins, Technology Teacher from the Yukon Territories in Canada's Far North, sent the following websites: Elijah Smith Elementary
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/elijahsmith

Elijah Smith Elementary - school news, bison hunting - Read and learn
about the Yukon Bison hunt, view the school news, or take a virtual tour
of the school and community. Jack Hulland Elementary
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/jackhulland

Butterflies On-line - butterfly metamorphosis and activities - Watch an on-line metamorphosis from larva to caterpillar to butterfly complete with butterfly activities and resources. Jack Hulland Elementary - school news and projects - Includes a Virtual Tour of school and community, news, student projects, galleries, and butterfly information with activities. Selkirk Elementary
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/selkirk

Selkirk Elementary School - news, projects, resources - Includes a virtual tour along the Yukon River and school, Yukon Tall Tales, school information and news. Also a Green School. Yukon Virtual Tour - A tour using QTVR or 360 degree panoramics, features walks along the Yukon River, historical monuments and northern communities. A project by senior students from three elementary schools. http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/vrtour

Thank you Trevor for the websites.

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THE TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE
http://www.tsof.edu.au
The Technology School of the Future is a hands-on training facility for teachers in South Australia. The website is quite large and  includes a range of resources for teachers: examples of best practice in using technology in the classroom, units of work developed by leading teachers in South Australia, ideas on software and equipment.

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2001: DESTINATION SPACE
http://www.thetech.org/2001ds/
Behind all good science fiction is real science fact. By presenting a realistic picture of the future, science fiction inspires those who are creating the real future.  A new online exhibition, developed by The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, USA, explores this premise through streaming video, discussion forums, interactive presentations and an online art gallery. The online exhibition, 2001: Destination Space, is an extension of the physical installation of 2001: Destination Space at The Tech Museum's San Jose facility.

Site Features Include
2001: Fiction and Fact
How accurate was the filmmaker's vision of the future? This Macromedia Flash presentation compares the fictional technologies seen in 2001: A Space Odyssey with their factual counterparts today. When visitors click on objects representing the technologies seen in the movie, such as videophones, a space station, or computers that read lips, they will be able to see which technologies existed for real in 1968, which are possible only now, and which are still in our future. The results can be surprising.
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WEBENGLISHTEACHER.COM
http://webenglishteacher.com
The WebEnglishTeacher site is full of terrific resources covering a broad range of language arts topics. From poetry, prose, and Shakespeare, to journalism, mythology, drama and much more, this site really does have it all!  It offers English teachers "one-stop shopping," and since each site has been thoroughly reviewed before it was added to the site, so teachers are getting quality sites, too. The site is updated regularly, and new links are added often.
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MRS. "B"-EE'S ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION
http://members.home.net/tresbichos/index.html
Here's a website that gives parents all of the relevant information necessary
for a successful school year in kindergarten.  Information includes weekly
news, daily schedule, supplies, themes, sight words, theme based links for
the kids to visit and complete "homework," etc.
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CHILDREN'S PLACE
http://w3.gorge.net/cannon/children.html
Children's Place is a collection of Internet resources for teachers, parents and children. The teacher resources include links to Educational and Government Agencies, Children's Health sites, Curriculum Links, Early Childhood links, Lesson Plan pages, Activities and Idea Sites, Recruitment and Training, Guidance and Behavior Management and Class/School supplies. There are links to 25+ museums, 70+ Zoos, 250+ children's fun sites, 30+ aquariums, and a collection of children's songs & fingerplays.
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THE 3 R'S OF OUR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/showcase2000/amrev/home.htm
 
Fourth grade students at Clinton Avenue Elementary School in Port Jefferson Station, New York USA created a resource on the American Revolutionary War. Their creative work is on display along with online activities for students to enjoy.
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BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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Web" Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition
LONDON, Ontario Canada   ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages
speaker, teacher, author   marjan@glavac.com
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