March 2002 Newsletter

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

Mothering Sunday (UK) March 10
St. Patrick’s Day March 17
First Day of Spring March 20
Palm Sunday March 24
Passover Begins at Sundown March 27
Good Friday March 29
Easter March 31
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"Burn Bright or Burn Out- Motivating Teachers for Life" on how teachers can
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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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In This Issue:
* COLORGENICS
* LEARNING VILLAGE
* LEARNING JOURNEYS
* CENTER FOR HIGHLY INTERACTIVE COMPUTING IN EDUCATION (HI-CE)
* WEB SITES FOR EDUCATORS
* FROSTY READERS 2002
* MISS CHAFFEE’S 6TH GRADE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
* A.J. JORDAK LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
* FOUNDING FATHER
* ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
* COMMUNITY SCHOOL WEBSITE
* ART-RAGEOUS
* WELCOME TO ROOM 45
* SAPULPA'S WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY
* WELCOME TO MS. K'S FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM
* WELCOME TO MRS. THORNE'S CLASS WEBSITE
* BUSY EDUCATOR’S AWARD
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COLORGENICS
http://www.colorgenics.com/intro.html

Here’s a site that uses your choice of favourite colours to determine your
personality.  Very quick and easy to do with some intriguing results!
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LEARNING VILLAGE
http://learningvillage.com

LearningVillage.com is an online guide to the best in learning software.  Although
specifically geared to Canadians, the software titles are known worldwide.

Learning Village is an independent review and advisory centre for parents
and teachers who are looking for credible information on the best in educational software. In Learning Village's Software Guide, you will find a short list on the best software, with complete profiles, who each program best suits, and commentary from teachers and children who have used the program.
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LEARNING JOURNEYS
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0127640

Learning Journeys explores the world of education together with its users. By
looking at the History of Education, the authors hope to find answers to the
challenges facing the education system currently through the theories of
educators such as Dewey, Aristotle, Howard Gardner, Jean Piaget and Dr.
Edward de Bono. With a recent wave of education reform sweeping across
schools, methods are  provided on how schools can ride the paradigm shift in
education policies. Other important components of a successful education such
as leadership training and character guidance are also looked into, together with
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CENTER FOR HIGHLY INTERACTIVE COMPUTING IN EDUCATION (HI-CE)
www.handheld.hice-dev.org

This Hi-CE website has a variety of free programs and resources for K-12
educators using handheld computers in the classroom.  Hi-CE currently has
programs for word-processing, concept-mapping, worksheet creation,
drawing/animation, website-downloading, and much more!  One of the latest
additions to the site is a message board that provides a forum where k-12
educators can share ideas, lessons, and questions about the use of handheld
computers in the classroom.
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WEB SITES FOR EDUCATORS
http://website.education.wisc.edu/rla/index.htm

Here’s a portal to websites for  teachers.  Included are topics on Online Instruction, Lesson Plans, Classroom Management Rainy Day and others.
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FROSTY READERS 2002
http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~ssilverman/frosty2002/

Every year Frosty Readers comes back with a treasure chest of literature based
activities for lower primary students. This year's project is the best so far. Check
out all the exciting activities that are showcased at Frosty Readers 2002. Don't
miss the interactive activities created by the talented and
innovative Frosty participants.
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MISS CHAFFEE’S 6TH GRADE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/pciscomputer/

This site is an interactive website for my Miss Chaffee’s 6th Grade students,
fellow teachers and parents.  It provides current lessons, curriculum, games,
assignments, handouts, links, and much more!
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A.J. JORDAK LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
http://www.cardinal.k12.oh.us/jordak/jordaklib.htm

A Calendar of Events, New York Times News Summaries, Riddles, Jokes,
Trivia and more highlight the opening page of this website for staff and students.
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FOUNDING FATHER
www.FoundingFather.com

Founding Father is based on a PBS documentary movie on George Washington. 
It is an interactive website that teaches the life of the first president of the United
States, with an emphasis on the character that allowed Washington to become the "father of his country." In the "Washington in the Classroom" section there are
lesson plans that help students understand the importance of Washington and his principles.  These lessons are aligned to a number of state and national civic
education standards.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
http://EnvironmentalChemistry.com

This site of interest to students and teachers of chemistry at any grade level. Its
primary audiance is high school students and it is heavily used and referenced
in the classroom at both the high school and college level.  The site  provides
chemistry, environmental and hazardous materials educational resources, a
detailed periodic table of elements articles on chemistry, a geologic timeline
and much more. Of particular note is the periodic table of elements, which
offers comprehensive information for each element including scores of
properties, names in many languages, almost all known nuclides (isotopes)
and nuclide decay modes.
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COMMUNITY SCHOOL WEBSITE
http://www.communityschool.net/lelia'slinks.htm

Here’s a website that grew out of children asking for pictures and parents
accessing the weekly newsletter.  This site includes an alphabetical list of  links
for learners on the Internet.
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ART-RAGEOUS
http://www.art-rageous.net

A website as a resource to other art teachers.
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MUSIC AND GUITAR
http://www.nl-guitar.com

Music and guitar for students and educators.
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WELCOME TO ROOM 45
http://www.lvusd.k12.ca.us/whiteoaksite/whiteoak/Maxwell/default.html

This website is designed for use by Mrs. Maxwell’s 3rd grade students and
their parents.  Her students can access their daily homework assignments on the
website, as well as their weekly spelling words list.  These two pages of the site
are updated regularly by her students in the classroom, as they are taught by
Mrs. Maxwell how to work with web pages themselves.  There is also a
Homework Helpers section and other links that can provide students with extra
help or enrichment in various subjects.

Parents use the website to stay in communication with her classroom.  There is
 a daily schedule posted (which parents refer to when scheduling medical
appointments during the school day), as well as field trip information,
parent volunteer information, and more.

Perhaps the highlight of this site is the Student Webfolios section, where students publish selected samples of their best work.  Students and parents like to share these webfolios with relatives and friends around the world!
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SAPULPA'S WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY
http://www.wood.sapulpa.k12.ok.us/

Woodlawn Elementary is one of six elementary schools in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
This site was designed to assist students in on-line learning.  There are many fun
and educational activities listed in our Internet Playground for students.  The
Teacher Links has many resources helpful to teachers and staff.  This site is also
intended to inform our students and parents of the exciting activities at Woodlawn. 
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HOLLY TREE ELEMENTARY
www.wpvo.com/htree

Holly Tree Elementary is a K-5 school in Wilmington, NC, USA.  Their dedication
is to providing a quality education for Every Child, Every Day, Every Way. 
This website provides frequently updated lists of relevant resources for faculty,
students, parents, and a global community.  Accomplishments are celebrated
with pages devoted to showing events happening around the school. 
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WELCOME TO MS. K'S FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM
 http://www.geocities.com/dianek921/Framesets

This is a first grade classroom site (in a school that does not have a website)
designed to be informative for parents, students and relatives.  It also highlights
successes and teaches young people about the wonders of the World Wide Web.
Ms. K is in her first full year of teaching and the site is the first site designed by
the webmaster.
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WELCOME TO MRS. THORNE'S CLASS WEBSITE
http://teachers.eusd.k12.ca.us/jthorne

This site was created by Mrs. Thorne for her second grade class. It is designed
for parents and students.  In addition to weekly letters, and classroom information, this website has an interactive online practice for the weekly spelling words! Each student also has a page of their own to show off their good work. Children enjoy visiting the Kid's Corner. Mrs. Thorne posts activities that tie in with the curriculum the children are studying in class.
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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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