March 2001
Newsletter
A FREE newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author
Marjan Glavac. http://www.thebusyeducator.com/
St. Patrick's Day March 17
Canberra Day (Australia) March 19
Mothering Sunday (UK) March 25
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Convergence. We hear a lot about convergence in the media. Well, I
found out what convergence really means to teachers. Last month, my
second term report cards converged with my once every three year teacher
evaluation! I have never ever looked forward to the Spring/March break
as I have this year! Wishing all of you wherever you are a great Spring/
March break.
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Mr. Marjan Glavac author "The Busy Educator's Guide To The World Wide
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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"There are no boundaries for the journeys of the mind."
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In This Issue:
*UPDATES
*CLASSROOM TEACHER'S EMERGENCY LESSON PLANS
*DISCOVERY SCHOOL A-TO-Z GEOGRAPHY ENCYCLOPEDIA
THE WEB
*WEB ADVENTURE
*MUSEUMSPOT.COM
*FUN-ATTIC ACTIVITY GUIDE
*THE MOUNTAIN CITY ELEMENTARY WEBSITE
*PRESCHOOL EDUCATION.COM
*FROSTY READERS 2001
*SOFTWARE REVIEWS
*CD SOFTWARE REVIEW
*PHOTO CDs
*THE DEATH PENALTY
*SONGS 4 TEACHERS
*BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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UPDATES
http://www.thebusyeducator.com/
I will be co-moderating the Canada SchoolNet Technology Integration
Across the Curriculum forum, along with project moderator and
co-ordinator Joni Turville at: http://www.enoreo.on.ca/schoolnet/forum/e/
All are welcome to attend. You can view messages as a guest or if you are
a K-12 Canadian teacher, you can subscribe to the forums for free.
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Ontarians with Disabilities Act has a new website at:
http://www.odacommittee.net
This is a voluntary grassroots provincewide, non-partisan organization
striving to achieve a barrier-free Ontario for over 1.5 million Ontarians
with disabilities.
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CLASSROOM TEACHER'S EMERGENCY LESSON PLANS
John Philips
jjohnny@csolve.net
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!
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
List as many similarities and differences as you can between a hot dog and
hamburger.
In two separate paragraphs, compare two things by describing their
similarities in the 1st paragraph and their differences in the 2nd paragraph.
Some suggestions: mammal vs. reptile
lunch vs. dinner
elementary school vs. high school
football vs. soccer
French vs. Spanish
a 'crush' vs. true love
deciduous vs. coniferous
rock vs. rap
Sample: Both cars and trucks are vehicles for conveying things.
Cars are usually gear operated and gas powered; so are
trucks. Both______________
However, the two do have significant differences.
Whereas cars transport people, trucks transport goods.
Cars are smaller than trucks. Cars seat 5 or 6; trucks
on the other hand, carry only 2 or 3. While cars______
trucks_____________.
TEACHER: Try this in any subject. It's a great learning tool.
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DISCOVERY SCHOOL A-TO-Z GEOGRAPHY ENCYCLOPEDIA http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/
The DiscoverySchool and World Book have teamed To launch A-to-Z
Geography, a free online geography encyclopedia for students of all ages.
Browse or search the thousands of articles, maps, pictures, flags, and videos
filled with up-to-date information on the countries, lakes, cities, and rivers
of the world. Use it for in-school projects or to satisfy your curiosity. Access
the information you need with this highly-respected source of well-written,
easy-to-understand articles. Good, fast, fun for geography enthusiasts or for
students with research papers to do. Great for any age.
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WEB ADVENTURE
In Search of the Ways of Knowing Trail Brookfield Zoo (Chicago) http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/0.asp?nSection=9&PageID=248&nLinkID=22
An immersive adventure in Africa's Ituri Forest--and an encounter with the
cultures of the people who live there. Explore the ecology of the rainforest
while learning how to see the forest through indigenous eyes. Gorgeous
full-screen illustrations and animations bring the forest to life.
(Requires the Flash plug-in and a reasonably recent computer).
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MUSEUMSPOT.COM
http://www.museumspot.com
MuseumSpot.com, a free online cultural information center, combines
engaging editorial with a high-utility collection of the best museum-related
resources on the Web in one user-friendly spot. Designed for art enthusiasts,
families, students, teachers, curators, historians, librarians and anyone who
enjoys exploring cultural, historical, scientific and natural attractions from
around the world, MuseumSpot.com simplifies the search for the best and
most useful sites. From MuseumSpot.com, quickly and easily locate
museums by city, state, country and name; find exhibit dates, virtual
collections, offbeat attractions, industry resources and much more.
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PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION
http://www.peopleforeducation.com/
Here's an interesting website sent in for review by Busy Educator
subscriber and long time supporter, Cathy Vincent-Linderoos. People for
Education is made up of parents from public and Catholic schools in
Ontario who are working together to preserve fully publicly funded
education. Although this organization is Ontario based, all teachers
and schools would benefit from taking a look at their elementary school
survey which tracks the effects of education changes. This survey is being
sent to 4,000 elementary schools this year.
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FUN-ATTIC ACTIVITY GUIDE
www.funattic.com/games.htm
Unique games, physical education lesson plans, and activities for all levels
of play, including the disabled. Free great game list, FlingSock Field
Manual, activities for families and preschoolers, supply recipes, and a
fund-raiser idea page for your next money making event.
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THE MOUNTAIN CITY ELEMENTARY WEBSITE
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/index.htm
The Mountain City Elementary Website is a great source for the busy
teacher. The site is designed for parents and teachers of elementary school
students as well as for students themselves. You will find everything from
science fair project ideas to complete units ready for use. Be sure to visit
these sections:
The American History Section
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/history/historypages.htm has information for
students to read, activities for each lesson, and on-line quizzes.
The Units on Books section http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm
has 13 extensive units including comprehension questions, vocabulary practice,
and chapter by chapter activities with various books at the elementary level.
Check back with this section because it is sure to grow.
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PRESCHOOL EDUCATION.COM
http://www.preschooleducation.com
Preschool Education .Com is a place for parents and educators to discover
the fun in learning. It is a completely free resource with both parent and
teachers sections on the site. Among the other areas are 1,000's of free ideas
and projects, including songs, science, math, books, and free coloring pages.
With a motto of "Ask The Preschool Teacher 'Cause it's hard teaching them
alone", this site has a wonderful understanding of preschool education.
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FROSTY READERS 2001
http://viking.stark.k12.oh.us/~ptk1nc/frosty2001/
"Frosty Readers" is a collaborative Internet project that showcases
work created by students involving books with a winter theme. Project
participants selected a book that would be the focus of their
activities, and submitted their finished materials to Pattie Knox and Susan Silverman, project coordinators, for publishing on a web site. The
latest project, Frosty Readers 2001, is now ready for visitors.
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CD SOFTWARE REVIEW
Busy Educator subscriber, Rey O. Harris sent in this description of his CD.
For more information, e-mail Rey at: rey@tbwt.com
Afrocyberspace:
1000+ African American Web Sites
Published by OnDemand Press
P.O. Box 795
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Voice/Fax: 410.720.1249
DESCRIPTION:
An indispensable resource for anyone interested in finding the best African American Web sites on the Internet. The editors worked for more than a
year to compile this self running CD-ROM. It contains the best information
on the Internet related to Black history, politics, health issues, education,
entertainment, employment, religion, food, travel and much more. Over
1000+ Web sites have been carefully selected from millions of Internet
hyperlinks.
Editors are available for public appearances, technology demonstrations, and speaking engagements.
DISTRIBUTOR:
Win Battle winbattle@home.com
EDITORS:
Stafford Battle sbattle@sbattle.com
Rey O. Harris rey@tbwt.com
COST:
$14.95 US per CD-ROM plus shipping and handling
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PHOTO CDs
China-Off the Beaten Track and Classical Greece
These two Photo CDs each with 100 images, in different resolutions are
an ideal resource for Elementary Social Studies Teachers. The images
taken by teachers are copyright free and are MAC and PC Kodak,
compatible. (They require to be opened in a photo application on Windows
platform such as MS Photoeditor. They were originally developed for
Mac use.) The images can be exported in assorted formats. You can search,
view and manage thumbnails of all images. A brief description of each image
is provided. An ideal resource for desktop publishing and multimedia.
The Images from the China CD provide scenes of daily life and not the usual tourist attractions. Classical Greece visits several of the major archeological sites including: Athens, Delphi, Mycenae, Olympia and Epidauros.
Cost: $14.00 CDN/$9.00 US each plus $5.00 postage For more information,
contact Chris Jackson at:
cjackson@epsb.edmonton.ab.ca
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THE DEATH PENALTY
Teacher Edition at: http://teacher.deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/
Sudent information at: http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/
Here's a website for high school teachers and students on an engaging
civic issue, the death penalty. There are actually two parallel sites: one for
students and the general public, providing interesting facts, exercises on
actual court cases, among other useful features; and a teacher edition with
the same content PLUS teacher overviews, lesson plans and curriculum
suggestions.
The site addresses NCSS standards and presents a balance of pro and con
arguments. Students can explore history, law, state by state data, arguments
for and against the 'ultimate punishment', and actual courtroom cases.
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SONGS 4 TEACHERS
http://www.songs4teachers.com
The Songs 4 Teachers web site features original, theme-related songs,
poems, activities, book suggestions, MIDIs, web site recommendations,
and more. This site is of interest to teachers, people involved in
homeschooling, nursery school teachers, daycare providers and anyone
involved in working with children. The Songs 4 Teachers songbook and
audio CD, featuring 101 theme-related songs, is an ideal resource for the "non-musical" person who wants to bring music to children. It is of benefit
to the "busy" person because of its ease of use, no pre-planning or learning
of new songs. A ready-to-use resource written by a "busy" teacher.
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BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
If you have a website 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 websites that contain excellent content for
busy educators.
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Send us those tips, insights or websites that have helped you with your class
and students. We will share these in future updates. Please send to:
marjan@glavac.com
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Mr. Marjan Glavac author "The Busy Educator's Guide To The World Wide
Web" Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition
LONDON, Ontario Canada ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages
speaker, teacher, author marjan@glavac.com
FREE subscription to The Busy Educator's Newsletter http://www.thebusyeducator.com/
"There are no boundaries for the journeys of the mind."
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