[ECP] Educational CyberPlayGround NetHappenings Resources


Greetings,

I thought to send a little more today.

best,

<Karen>


1)
Copyright
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/1copyright.html

Copyright Resources
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/3copyright.html

Is it in the Public Domain and how to find out.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/publicdomain.html
ORPHANED WORKS
Books published before 1923 are in the public domain.
Books printed after 1963,  under copyright.

2)
Open Source Explained
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/OpenSource.html
bFree Download is a course extractor for the education community
that makes a stand-alone website from any Blackboard course content.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution

Open Source Tools
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/Tools.html


3)
The Art of Story Telling
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Arts/Story_telling.html
What is the Difference Between Information and Propaganda
when Trusted Media Sources are The Official Story Tellers?

4)
Teaching with Wikis - should you be doing it?
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/wiki.asp

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PLEASE ADD YOUR K12 SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT
TO THE  MASTER DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS ONLINE
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/schools/

The registry is organized by state and by grade level.
The registry also includes sites for charter Schools, virtual schools,
school districts, state and regional education organizations, state
departments of education, state standards and state administrators.
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5)
The Rising Cost of Textbooks and why it has to be stopped.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Culdesac/hypertxt.html
As of spring 2006, textbook rental services were offered by only
about 1% of institutions whose bookstores are members of the
National Association of College Stores.

6)
The goal of 100% proficiency for every student in the United States
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20070326/cm_huffpost/044227
is unattainable. The fact is that no nation or state has ever achieved
100 percent proficiency. The only way to reach such a goal is to
redefine "proficiency" to mean functional literacy.

What does Functional literacy mean?
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/
42 million adults in the US are "functionally literate,"
meaning that they can't read the front page of the newspaper.

What can so-called literate adults do?
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/americanadults.asp

7)
2007 State Technology Grades & Download your state report!!
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/Home_TECHNOLOGY.html
Overall Grades at a GlanceThe Editorial Projects in Education
Research Center finds few states test to see if those standards
are being met, so the degree to which schools are reaching them is unknown.
2007 The majority of teachers are not tech savvy. Many young
people?s reliance on digital technology in their outside lives stands
in sharp contrast to their limited use of it in school.

8)
Sport Concussions are Dangerous injuries
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/health.html
suffered by 1.4 million to 3.8 million kids in the United States each year.

9)
Resources for K12 Teachers Administrators & Parents
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/teachers/home_teachers.html
The new paradigm of the central teaching/learning function is:
the course is not the container; teaching 'space' is not a
physical place; and 'personal' does not mean 'in person'.
There are more than 1500 pages on this site so plan to
visit often, because this takes time, and it will be time well spent.
"Coverage is the enemy of understanding" ~ Howard Gardner

10)
2007 McLean Students Sue Turnitin
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/plagiarism.html
Plaintiffs Say Company's Database of Term Papers,
Essays Violates Copyright Laws
An instructor can largely avoid the issue of plagiarism by
giving assignments that require personal knowledge or that
compel students to provide regular accounts of their studies.
You can Link To this information

11)
A study of uniform policies at public schools around Nashville says
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/dresscode.html
it simply doesn't work. Students will always find ways to distinguish
themselves. Students in "standard school attire," were just as likely
to get suspended as their regular-clothed peers.

12)
April is Poetry Month.
Search for poetry audio clips by poem title or the author's name.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Arts/poetry_website.html
Hear The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

13)
Central Intelligence Agency: Electronic Reading Room
 http://www.foia.cia.gov
This site provides "an overview of access to CIA information,
including electronic access to previously released documents.

14)
Five-Year Religious Holidays Calendar
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/rel_hol_cal.html
2006 through summer 2012 of major Jewish, Islamic, Bahá'i,
Buddhist, Shinto, African American, Eastern Orthodox,
and western Christian holidays.

15)
GeoData
http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
Your One Stop for Finding and Using Geographic Data
Find Data or Map Services
Make a Map
Browse Community Information
Cooperate on Data Acquisitions

16)
LyricWiki is the most comprehensive site ever
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/music/lyrics.html
created for lyrics without being hammered by invasive ads.

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