October 2002 Newsletter

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

Columbus Day (U.S.) October 14
Thanksgiving Day (Canada) October 14
United Nations Day October 24
Daylight Savings Time Ends (U.S.,Canada)October 27
Summer Time Ends (E.U.) October 27
Halloween October 31
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In This Issue:
* PRESS RELEASE FROM TEACHERS.NET
* PRESS RELEASE FROM GLOBAL SCHOOLNET
* CREATIVE-ENTROPY.COM
* MRS. CARLTON'S ALGEBRA I WEB SITE
* THE DIAMOND 16 PUZZLE
* MARIE'S FREE SPELLING COURSE
* LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER
* TOOTER4KIDS
* MS. ELIZABETH BOGARDUS HOME PAGE
* THE WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSITE
* THE WALTER JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER
* EMILY MOORE'S KINDERGARTEN
* BUSY EDUCATOR'S AWARD
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PRESS RELEASE FROM TEACHERS.NET (edited for length)

Teachers.Net Teams with U.S. Coast Guard Operation Deep Freeze
Classes can sign up for e-mails from South Pole

SAN DIEGO, CA -- When U.S. Coast Guard Operation Deep Freeze goes to the
South Pole to re-supply and support scientific research stations on the
frozen continent, Teachers.Net readers will be part of the action. And
teachers from all over will be able to sign up to have their classrooms
receive weekly e-mail updates about the project and polar weather conditions
directly from U.S. Coast Guard air crew stationed in Antarctica. Teachers
who sign up will be able to offer their students the unique and exciting
opportunity to receive eye-witness accounts and photos of the operation.
Aviators will answer questions from students, and transmit digital photos
from the icebound continent.

U.S. Coast Guard Operation Deep Freeze embarks annually to the South Pole
to re-supply and support scientific research stations on the frozen continent.
Coast Guard Lt. Marshall Branch is the officer and helicopter pilot who will
be coordinating the project with Teachers.Net and with classroom teachers
who sign up to participate. He will also contribute articles about the activities
of Operation Deep Freeze from Antarctica, to be published in the monthly
Teachers.Net Gazette webzine: http://teachers.net/gazette> through February
2003. The first article, including stunning photographs of an earlier South Pole
 project, is online at <http://teachers.net/gazette>

When asked what prompted him to initiate contact with Teachers.Net seeking alliances with teachers during Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica, Lt. Branch responded, "My mother and wife are both elementary teachers, so I have a soft spot for supporting projects that can make learning more interesting for the students. And both have done Antarctica lesson plans in the past. It seemed like it would make it that much more interesting for the kids if they could get news from
someone actually there." Lt. Branch continued, "I'm really just a pilot who wanted to share experiences with the kids, with the endorsement of my command."

Teachers wishing to sign up for the project may contact Teachers.Net Gazette Editor Kathleen Carpenter by e-mail at kathleen@teachers.net or LT. Marshall Branch of the USCG Polar Operations Division at jbranch@atc.uscg.mil. Additional details and information about the project are available in the eptember issue of the Teachers.Net
Gazette.
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PRESS RELEASE FROM GLOBAL SCHOOLNET

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPONSORS NEW DOORS TO DIPLOMACY AWARD
$2,000 scholarships and a trip to Wash DC for best web projects
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/doors

The U.S. Department of State, in concert with Global SchoolNet, is sponsoring a "Doors to Diplomacy Award." This educational award will recognize the student-created website that best teaches others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student team member of the winning Doors to Diplomacy Award team will receive a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools will each receive a $500 cash award. The State Department will also sponsor a trip to Washington, DC where the winners will receive a private tour of the State Department facilities, meet with key officials, and participate in a special award presentation ceremony.
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CREATIVE-ENTROPY.COM
<http://www.creative-entropy.com/spelling.html>

Here's a neat teacher/parent utility created by a parent teaching his son how to write the alphabet in pre-school. The program generates big-lined tracing paper and will create whatever words or phrases you like.Students can trace the
names of pets, family members, or cartoon characters.
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MRS. CARLTON'S ALGEBRA I WEB SITE
http://www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/ramona/teachers/carlton/

Mrs. Carlton's Algebra I Web Site contains explanations and tutorials on first year algebra concepts as well as 2 dozen quicktime tutorial movies. There are helpful hints on how to study and prepare for tests. In addition,you will find a glossary and a short history of algebra. The entire site has a Little Rascals/Our Gang theme and there are extra credit problems linked to pictures of the Original Gang.

hroughout the school year, a section called "This Week in Mathematics" connects visitors to a Problem of the Week, a Cartoon of the Week, a weekly quotation and a Special Tip of the Week.
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THE DIAMOND 16 PUZZLE
http://m759.freeservers.com/puzzle.html

This online puzzle lets students rearrange parts of a 4x4 graphic design to solve the puzzle and make hundreds of symmetric patterns along the way. Suitable for grades 6-12. Illustrates principles of symmetry and permutations. Teachers
may be interested in the underlying theory, to which a link is provided.
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MARIE'S FREE SPELLING COURSE
http://www.splashesfromtheriver.com/spelling/courseoutline.htm

Developed by Marie Rackham, a retired public school English teacher with over 34 years of experience, this free, 30 unit spelling curriculum for teachers includes: Weekly Work Plan, Pre-tests, Exercises, Dictation Sentences,Final Tests and
Answer Key. Also includes a bonus unit on the RULES OF SPELLING! Perfect for Grades 6 and 7. Sponsored by The Basic Cozy Grammar Course®
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LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER
www.lsc.org

Liberty Science Center is an innovative learning resource for lifelong exploration of nature, humanity and technology. The web resources are designed for K-12 teachers and students, as well as families, to help them access information about science. Topics are thoroughly researched and content is created to present those topics in a compelling and easy to understand manner. The site's philosophy is to provide links to specific content that supports the topic and might
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TOOTER4KIDS
<http://www.tooter4kids.com>

Tooter4Kids is a totally unique site with comprehensive, updated links for the busy educator. The guess work has been taken out of finding curriculum information and safe sites for kids. On Tooter4Kids you'll find: Enjoying Literacy,Homework Helpers, Back to School Activities, Kid Friendly Sites, over
500 free worksheets, Math, Language, Books for Kids in Literacy for Kids, and of course poetry forms with examples from real Second-Third Graders, and Themes On Line. You can submit a child's work to be published on Writing4Kids also. This website is geared for Grades 2 and up, and the Teachers Resources go up to High School.
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MS. ELIZABETH BOGARDUS HOME PAGE
http://jms.walpole.ma.us/bogardus/boghome.html

Ms. Bogardus's Home Page supports the sixth grade English and Social Studies curriculum of the Walpole, MA public schools. Ms. Bogardus has developed extensive units and rubrics which are available to parents, students, and other educators, as well as including links to sites that support her curriculum.
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THE WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSITE
<http://169.244.127.196/2000/index.htm>

The Wells Elementary School website is a fully evolving web page for this elementary school of 465 K-4 students. Every September the school starts a new website and saves the old pages as links. The website is designed for the students, parents and community. Student work is featured on the website.
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THE WALTER JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER
http://www3.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/wjhs/mediactr/

The Walter Johnson High School Media Center site is designed for students in grades 9-12, staff and parents. It is a dynamic and comprehensive media center site providing access to online subscriptions, suggested Internet sites matching the curriculum, research models, a seasonal newsletter, citation guides, collection catalog, and a variety of search engines. The highlight of the site
is the Research Pathfinder section which is the result of collaboration between
teachers and media specialists. This section contains research guides matched
to class assignments in all subject areas
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EMILY MOORE'S KINDERGARTEN
http://www.ecmoore.homestead.com

Emily Moore's Kindergarten website is designed to serve as a resource for her students and their parents throughout the year. News and information about special events is kept current and pictures of the class in action are posted often. A Parent's Page provides links to information about classroom procedures, emergent literacy, readiness skills, and helpful resources on the internet and also gives parents a place to communicate with each other through a Parents' Idea Exchange.
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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 <mailto:marjan@glavac.com>
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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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