February 2002
Newsletter
A FREE newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author
Marjan Glavac.
February is Black History Month
Groundhog Day February 2
Chinese New Year February 12 (Year of the Horse)
Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday (UK) February 12
Ash Wednesday February 13
St. Valentine's Day February 14
Presidents Day (USA) February 18
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Last year at this time, I told you how my backyard skating rink was doing.
This year I tried everything I could to get it going, but to no avail. This winter
in Southern Ontario has been one of the mildest on record. For the longest time
we had no snow. And when the snow and cold came, it just didn’t last.
Sometimes you can work your hardest to achieve that goal but if conditions
aren’t right, the goal just isn’t going to be achieved through no fault of your own.
There’s always next year to try again.
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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:
*WEBSITE UPDATES
*BLACK HISTORY EXPLORING AFRICAN-AMERICAN ISSUES ON
THE WEB
*WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS RESOURCES
*ADVENTURE LEARNING FOUNDATION
*BIOMEDIA
*MR. BIOLOGY
*WOODLAND NETWORK
*ANACLETA's SPANISH & WORLD LANGUAGE/CULTURE LINKS
*THE J SITE
*NEW LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS EDUCATORS FROM
INGENUITY WORKS INC.
*TECHKNOWLOGIA
*ORDER IN THE COURT - COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
*BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
*THE IMF IN ACTION THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
*MRS. BORRELLI'S FIRST GRADE CLASS ONLINE
*FERGUSON’S FABULOUS FOURTH GRADE
*MRS. CARTER’S SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM WEBSITE
*TEACHERVISION
*BUSY EDUCATOR’S AWARD
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WEBSITE UPDATES
http://www.thebusyeducator.com/
The Wacky World of Words URL has changed to http://www3.telus.net/teachwell/
Human Body Adventure URL is http://www.vilenski.org/science/humanbody
Life Science Safari new URL is http://www.vilenski.org/science/safari/index.html
Footnotes to History is now at http://www.footnotes.buckyogi.com
In addition, my own site http://www.thebusyeducator.com/ has received two new awards:
Parent to Parent "Adding Wisdom" Award from http://www.parenttoparent.com
and the Mona Lisa Select Site Award from http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/
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BLACK HISTORY EXPLORING AFRICAN-AMERICAN ISSUES ON
THE WEB
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
To celebrate Black History Month, here is a site that highlights six
other websites that have information and resources from a Black History
Hotlist, Interactive Treasure Hunt, to the Tuskegee Tragedy of the 1930's.
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WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS RESOURCES
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
This section of the WWW Virtual Library system presents over 2200 annotated
links in a wide range of international affairs topics. Most of the sites are in
English and are carefully selected for their long-term value, favoring those
with cost-free, high-quality information and analysis online. This directory
would be of particular use to social studies, world cultures, current events,
and foreign language teachers.
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ADVENTURE LEARNING FOUNDATION
http://www.QuestConnect.org
Beginning January 30th and continuing for four weeks, thousands of teachers
and classrooms will be virtual participants in the exploration of the Baja
California peninsula while following the migration of the California Gray
Whales to their birthing grounds in the lagoons on the Pacific coast.
These participants will join a team of explorers from the Adventure Learning
Foundation as they travel over 1600 miles chris-crossing the entire Baja
peninsula in a specially equipped satellite linked Expedition Vehicle.
The explorers will also be studying the unique natural environment of the
peninsula, together with trekking to ancient cave paintings and exploring
the ruined missions left by early Spanish Missionaries.
Students and teachers interact with the explorers during the expedition via
the Foundation’s satellite linked website at www.QuestConnect.org. The
information produced for the Expedition is edited into educational materials
and suggestions for classroom discussions. Free study guides and lesson
plans are available at www.QuestConnect.org to teachers and parents on the
countries and cultures explored.
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BIOMEDIA
http://ebiomedia.com
Explore the lives of "whirling animals", take a detailed tour of the surface of a sea
star, examine the evolution and diversity of the eye, match microscopic larva of a
marine animal with its adult form, or investigate the natural history of one of the
classic organisms of biology such a Daphnia or Planaria. BioMEDIA
ASSOCIATES' biology education website provides Galleries on these and other
topics illustrated with dramatic photographs and animations. The site features
an Organism-of-the-Month contest and quiz, a collection of downloadable
teaching resources and an on-line catalog of BioMEDIA's instructional videos
and CD-ROMs.
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MR. BIOLOGY
http://www.sc2000.net/~czaremba
Mr. Biology is a comprehensive website designed for teachers of AP, Pre-AP
and regular high school biology. It contains tests, worksheets, class notes
for teacher and students, transparencies, laboratories ( basic and
advanced), links to important and interesting biology sites, and a teacher
help page. The site was designed almost five years ago as a way to keep my
students updated. If you have an interest in biology education, then this is
the site for you.
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WOODLAND NETWORK
http://www.skolweb.vaxjo.se/biowindows/default.htm
Woodland Network is a free interactive environmental project for schools, teachers
and students across the globe to analyze trees in a nearby woodland. Participants
observe the vitality of the trees, the quality of the ground and the biological
manifold. They follow a program of research, publish their results by e-mail
to a database and then have access to global information.
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ANACLETA's SPANISH & WORLD LANGUAGE/CULTURE LINKS
http://anacleta.homestead.com
This site is a collection of resources for children, their parents, and their teachers
about Spanish and its many cultures and also about other world languages and
cultures. The teachers' section contains useful links and practical pointers for
world language instruction. The parent/child section is especially useful as supplementary/complementary/enrichment material for those parents/teachers
who wish their child/class to go beyond the regular classroom curriculum.
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THE J SITE
http://www.j.co.il
Some of the site's features include: My Jewish Coloring Book - Using Flash
technology, this online coloring book covers topics such as: Mazel Tov Cards,
Hebrew Mazel Tov Cards,Israel, Jerusalem and Shabbat. There is also the ability
to print black and white pictures for old fashioned offline drawing.
The Israel Geography Game - This Flash game will help you learn about the
history and geography of 101 locations in Israel. There is a learning mode and
game mode.
Language Match Game - Learning new words in a foreign language is not easy.
This Flash game will make learning a fun experience. Currently there is a choice
of two languages: Hebrew or English. The game has 3 levels and 7 card sets to
choose from. Pictures of the items are show on the screen and you can hear the
words in your selected language.
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NEW LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS EDUCATORS FROM
INGENUITY WORKS INC.
www.ingenuityworks.com
Written Power ONLine is the latest in programs being distributed by Ingenuity
Works Inc.
This powerful new tool provides 36 hours of instruction allowing senior Grade
11 and 12 business education students to sharpen their writing skills. Students
are stimulated and challenged as they work their way through twelve
instructional units dealing in such topics as: writing vivid sentences,
developing punctuation power, unifying ideas, creating a positive tone
and writing concisely.
Other topics covered are: organizing memos and e-mails, saying ‘no’
graciously, sales and collections, as well as writing and organizing reports. A
variety of pop-up comments, quotes and encouraging messages keeps the
motivation level high. Self-testing at the end of each unit shows students
what they have mastered. This program is ideal for ESL and EAL students,
business students, and senior classes in English and Communications.
Information and pricing can be obtained by calling 1-800-665-0667 extension
1205, or by e-mailing sales@ingenuityworks.com. This cd rom program can
be installed on a computer, and is available as a stand alone or a building site
license.
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TECHKNOWLOGIA
http://www.techknowlogia.org
TechKnowLogia is a FREE international online journal of technologies for the
advancement of knowledge and learning. It provides policy makers, strategists,
practitioners and technologists -- at the local, national and global levels -- with
a strategic forum to share policies, strategies, experiences and tools in harnessing
technologies for knowledge dissemination, effective learning, and efficient
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ORDER IN THE COURT - COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
http://www.history.org/history/index.asp?src=/history/teaching/eft.htm
This Electronic Field Trip takes you back in time to a courthouse in
colonial Virginia. You're a justice of the peace sitting in judgment of
three cases. In each case, you call on the plaintiff, defendant, lawyers and
witnesses to determine the facts of the case, while learning about justice
in the eighteenth-century.
This EFT Website also includes a downloadable Teacher's Guide with lesson
plans and a Tips for Teachers Booklet which lists the National Standards of
Learning for this trip. It is normally a subscription program, but Colonial
Williamsburg is making it freely available as a sample of their terrific
slate of Electronic Field Trips.
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BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
www.magma.ca/~dbell
The content is written for a general level audience from age 10 to adult. It
covers life cycle, anatomy, mimicry and observation techniques. Included are
photographs for many eastern North America butterflies along with bios
describing size, flight season, host plants, habitat and unique characteristics.
A public forum is also provided for posting questions.
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THE IMF IN ACTION THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/center/action/eng/index.htm
What's the difference between a hard and soft currency? How can a country
recover from economic crisis? How does the IMF work with member countries?
Explore these questions with three interactive stories that make challenging
economics concepts engaging and understandable. Play the role of a cell phone
dealer, the president of a West African nation, or an IMF economist, and delve
into macroeconomics, global monetary policy, and the role of the IMF. You'll
also learn about the diversity and expertise of IMF staff.
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MRS. BORRELLI'S FIRST GRADE CLASS ONLINE
http://www.myschoolonline.com/FL/mrsborrelli
This site provides parents with the latest info on homework, upcoming events,
and class projects. There is a wonderful “Our Class Hero” page and “Our Adopted
Manatee” page. Providing links to other educational sites is an added bonus for
many parents and children. The newest addition to the site is “our E-Pals from
Australia.”
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FERGUSON’S FABULOUS FOURTH GRADE
http://myschoolonline.com/fl/mrs_ferguson
FERGUSON’S FABULOUS FOURTH GRADE (also known as Fergie's Royal
Family's website) is for parents, students, and teachers. Mrs. Ferguson's fourth
graders are happy this website is available. It contains curriculum that is helpful
to students and teachers. This website is a place for parents to visit to see what
is going on in the classroom, procedures, and routines. Homework is posted daily.
Great links to helpful websites are also an enhancement to this site.
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MRS. CARTER’S SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM WEBSITE
http://webtech.pioneer.resa.k12.ga.us/jcarter
Check out this second grade classroom website from Eastanollee Georgia.
Here you’ll find information on class newsletters, acclerated reader, Dolch sight
words, weekly spelling lists, Internet projects, scavenger hunts and more!
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TEACHERVISION
http://teachervision.com/index.html
TeacherVision is an online resource for K-12 educators. There are timely
features for holidays and annual milestones, such as Back to School and Black
History Month. An online gradebook, MyGradeBook, offers convenient access
to secure grading software and the MySchoolOnline classroom website
building tools make communication with the home quick and reliable. Quiz Lab
is a popular assessment tool which offers online quizzes that are graded and
recorded automatically.
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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
sign up at: http://www.thebusyeducator.com/ Reciprocal links to the website are much
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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