[ECP] K12 Newsletters Headlines and Resources
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- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:39 -0500
Happy Reading for today,
<Karen>
1)
March 10, 2010 Groups aim again to reduce spanking in N.C. schools RALEIGH,
N.C.
Corporal punishment is still allowed in 23 states. There are no state laws
against spanking although 27 states have policies against the practice and this
year Pennsylvania is becoming the 28th. Spanking in schools is currently
allowed in 23 states. Malnutrition In Early Years Leads To Low IQ And Later
Antisocial Behavior, USC Study Finds.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/discipline.html
2)
Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in
blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and
older. In 2006, 28% of teens ages 12-17 and young adults ages 18-29 were
bloggers, but by 2009 the numbers had dropped to 14% of teens and 15% of young
adults. During the same period, the percentage of online adults over thirty who
were bloggers rose from 7% blogging in 2006 to 11% in 2009.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx
3)
White House Announces 2009 National Medal of Arts Recipients
Presidential initiative is managed by the National Endowment for the Arts
Contact: Victoria Hutter, hutterv@xxxxxxxx 202-682-5692
On February 25, 2010, President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of
Arts to ten recipients for their outstanding achievements and support of the
arts. (Twelve medalists were announced; however two were not able to attend the
ceremony. Their medals will be presented at another time.) The medals were
presented by the president and Mrs. Michele Obama in an East Room ceremony at
the White House.
http://www.nea.gov/news/news10/Medals.html
4)
Wake schools superintendent placed on administrative leave
<http://ow.ly/1gKsG>http://ow.ly<http://ow.ly/1gKsG>/1gKsG
5)
Oscar Winner "The Cove": An Eco-Documentary On The Dolphin Slaughter Of Taiji,
Japan
<http://ow.ly/1fpIw>http://ow.ly<http://ow.ly/1fpIw>/1fpIw
6)
New ECP Blog Post Womens History Month - Computer Wonder Women Pioneers - March
is Women's History Month
<http://ow.ly/16IcDz>http<http://ow.ly/16IcDz>://ow.ly/16IcDz
7)
Educational CyberPlayGround - Newest fad is Chatroulette explained and Parents
still need to keep kids safe.
<http://ow.ly/1dQzf>http://ow.ly/<http://ow.ly/1dQzf>1dQzf
8)
St. Patricks Day Is Coming Up - Something New To Do
Learn about the Etymology of Jazz and Irish American Vernacular English
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/irish.html
9)
Video stroboscopy of Mel Blanc's vocal cords as "the man of a thousand voices"
does Bugs Bunny, Barney Rubble, Pepé Le Pew, and other favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejVQEFbIfmI
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