August 2002 Newsletter

A FREE newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

Assumption August 15
Summer Band Holiday (U.K.) August 26
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BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL

A big “thank you” to the following universities that ordered The Busy Educator’s
Guide To The World Wide Web 2nd Edition for their upcoming Internet courses:

Kent State University, Cleveland Ohio USA
University of Albany, Albany New York USA
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming USA

Orders of 10 copies or more of The Busy Educator’s Guide To The World
Wide Web 2nd Edition are eligible for a 30% discount.  We are offering
10 books for $104.65 US/ $139.96 CDN

Call toll free: 1-877-244-3156 or send an e-mail to: mailto:marjan@glavac.com

Thank you for your continued support.
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Mr. Marjan Glavac author "The Busy Educator's Guide To The World Wide Web"
Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition (Foreword by Dr. Harry Wong)
LONDON, Ontario Canada ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages
mailto:marjan@glavac.com
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"There are no boundaries for the journeys of the mind."
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In This Issue:
* BOOK REVIEW REQUEST
* TEACHING READING, K-2: A LIBRARY OF CLASSROOM PRACTICES
* A TO Z THEMES: BACK-TO-SCHOOL
* MIDDLEWEB'S THE FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
* NYGPS LIST - USING GPS FOR MATH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
* GEOEXPLORER - THE GEOGRAPHY PORTAL
* GENETIC SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER
* LA MANSIÓN DEL INGLÉS
* CARLSON'S COURIER
* THE NWT TEACHER INDUCTION WEBSITE
*MRS. BECKY GUFFIN GRADE 5
* CLEMENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
* BUSY EDUCATOR’S AWARD
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BOOK REVIEW REQUEST

I received this new book in the mailbag the other day: Divorce, Family Structure,
and the Academic Success of Children by William Jeynes, PhD 205 pages. It’s
geared to educators, theorists, sociologists and psychologists. If you would like to review it, just send an e-mail to mailto:marjan@glavac.com with book review in the subject line. 
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PRESS RELEASE  FROM ANNENBERG/CPB CHANNEL
TEACHING READING, K-2: A LIBRARY OF CLASSROOM PRACTICES,

This Fall, the Annenberg/CPB Channel presents "Teaching Reading, K-2: A
Library of Classroom Practices," a free video library for K-2 teachers, staff
developers, and teacher educators.

The "Teaching Reading" video library features the teaching practices of a diverse
cross-section of K-2 teachers across the country. The library includes nine
30-minute classroom videos showing teachers and students engaged in
effective reading practices; and three 30-minute longitudinal videos that
show individual students developing reading skills over time.

TEACHING READING will be aired on the Annenberg/CPB Channel on
Mondays, October 14 - November 18, and repeated on Saturdays, November 9 –
December 14. The "Teaching Reading" video library consists of 12 half-hour
video programs, one ten-minute overview video, library guide, and Web site.
No registration is necessary. Graduate credit and/or professional development
points are not available for this offering.

The Annenberg/CPB Channel is simulcast on the Annenberg/CPB Web site.
Visitors with broadband access can click on the "Now Playing" link at
http://www.learner.org/redirect/channel/julylist/watch.html
and watch a continuous stream of Channel programming, ideal for previewing!

The Annenberg/CPB Channel is produced by Annenberg/CPB with the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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A TO Z THEMES: BACK-TO-SCHOOL
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/backtoschool.shtml

The Atozteacherstuff site is a great place to start out to find wonderful tips and
suggestions, activities and ideas, worksheets and printables for the first days
and weeks of school.
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MIDDLEWEB'S THE FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html

If you teach Middle School, you’ll find a great wealth of resources, articles,
tips, list of books and more geared for the Middle School teacher and the first
days of school.
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NYGPS LIST - USING GPS FOR MATH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nygps

Longtime online friend and fellow educator, Anton Ninno, K-12 Tech Integration
Trainer CNY Regional Information Center Syracuse, NY USA moderates this
group. The NYGPS group list was originally intended for use by K-12 educators
in New York State who are exploring the use of GPS (Global Positioning System)
and the Internet for math, science & social studies instruction. However, it has
since expanded to include any teachers, college faculty and professional GPS users who are interested in this topic! Check it out!
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GEOEXPLORER - THE GEOGRAPHY PORTAL
http://www.geoexplorer.co.uk
 
A guide to Geography on the web - provides access to free geography resources,
including revision sheets, photos, virtual fieldwork, outline maps and geography
links to many web resources to support students and teachers of geography or
those with a general interest in geography.
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GENETIC SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu

Fellow Busy Educator’s Newsletter subscriber C. Edward Owens, Sr. Resource
Center Coordinator Capital Area Institute for Math and Science Penn State,
Capital College passed along this site from the University of Utah, USA. 

In simple language and eye catching animations, the site deals with genetics with
information for students and teachers.  An interesting feature is the most requested section with the following most requested questions: What can our chromosomes tell us?  What is (are) DNA? genes? chromosomes?  Take a tour of the basics! Finding a gene on the chromosome map.

Topics include Basic Genetics, Genetic Disorders, Genetics in Society and
Genetic Thematic Units.
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LA MANSIÓN DEL INGLÉS
http://www.mansioningles.com

'La Mansión del Inglés' is a totally free site, aimed at Spanish speakers, and
dedicated to the study of the English language. The site content is rich in
pedagogical and educational material, and includes courses, grammar,
vocabulary, exercises, books, educational programmes to download and a wide
and varied selection of supplementary material.
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CARLSON'S COURIER
http://www.myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,16656-152548-21-27845,00.html

Carlson's Courier was created for middle school music students and their
parents to facilitate an easy flow of communication between home and school
and to feature student activities and achievements. Teachers will also find
information from the Credits Page for help in building their own web pages. 
Site includes: The Quiz Lab Page, provided by funbrain.com, parent pages,
music games that develop note reading skills and other music abilities, links to
help piano students, class procedures, curriculum, weekly homework listings,
other activities and more.
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THE NWT TEACHER INDUCTION WEBSITE
http://www.newteachersnwt.com/

This website was designed as a support for all new and beginning teachers in
the North West Territories Induction program [in Canada’s far north]. The site
is intended to provide all teachers in the NWT, new and otherwise, access to
practical resources for living and teaching in the NWT. Information is organized
into the following main categories: What is Teacher Induction; Advice for
Beginning Teachers: Before School Starts; Professional Advice (K-12);
Culture Based Education; Living and Teaching in the NWT; and Links to further
resources.
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MRS. BECKY GUFFIN GRADE 5
http://www.teachers.k12.sd.us/bg016

Becky Guffin is a fifth grade teacher in Aberdeen, South Dakota USA. This year
she has been utilizing her classroom web page as an instructional and
communication tool for her students and parents. The website includes a
calendar of events, lunch menu, books read, schedules, and the school handbook. 
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CLEMENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
http://www.clementon.k12.nj.us
  
The school involves students in SWATT (Students With Access To Technology). 
This program teaches select students how to do simple PC improvements,
load programs, help teachers with their technology (hardware/software), make
simple repairs, update the latest patches & fixes from the web, and edit the school website for teachers and their class news.  These students have developed their own websites on special educational topics, which are linked on the SWATT page.

On Clementon’s website page of "Great Sites for Children & Adults", there
are over 31 subject-categorized links of 100’s of sound, educational links to
help teachers integrate the use of technology in their classrooms.  These links
also correspond to New Jersey's State Standards.
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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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Forward this FREE newsletter! Please include my sig file. If this newsletter
was forwarded to you and you would like to receive your own copy, please
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appreciated! Thank you for your support.
***********************************************************************
Mr. Marjan Glavac author “The Busy Educator’s Guide To The World Wide Web”
Completely Revised and Updated 2ND Edition (Foreword by Dr.Harry Wong)
LONDON, Ontario Canada ISBN 0-9683310-1-7 200 pages
mailto: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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