************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:40:13 EDT From: Bonnie Bracey <BBracey@xxxxxxx> Subject: Space Day News Alert from Cheri Winkler , Challenger Center, May 1 is space day To: K12ADMIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Space Day News Alert!! 1. Can't wait to get the ultimate astronomy experience? 2. Latest news from Space Day 1 - STARRY NIGHT! Find out why Starry Night(tm) is a 2003 Parents' Choice Gold Award winner! Increase your knowledge about astronomy while enjoying a captivating interactive experience ...Now you can get Starry Night(tm) 's brilliantly realistic desktop planetarium software quickly and easily! With a click of your mouse, you can conveniently get Starry Night Digital Download and immediately view the sky from anywhere on Earth or blast-off and visit stars, asteroids, or other planets. Learn why Sky & Telescope magazine calls Starry Night "One of the most useful and most beautiful pieces of software available... It displays the night sky with amazing realism." Get Starry Night Digital Download at http://pull.xmr3.com/p/690-17A0/81251037/http-www.starrynight.com-spaceday-.html 2 - Space Day April Communique The latest Space Day Communique is now out. This issue features: Countdown to Space Day - Activities planned across North America A message from Vance D. Coffman, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, and Space Day Co-chair Space Day Educational Programming, May 1, Noon - 3 pm, ET Profile, Dr. Kathryn Clark You can read and download the communique at http://www.spaceday.com/en/partners/communiques.php . There you can also review current and past issues. Please pass along to those who you think might be interested. Space Day is May 1. Do you have your plans in place for Space Day? You can get ideas, just go to http://www.spaceday.org and click on "Celebrate Space Day"! Or log on to view the Cyber Space Day Webcast on May 1! Allan Childers achilders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx bbracey@xxxxxxx ******************************************************************* MOTIVATE TEACHERS TO USE THE INTERNET If you want to learn about how to play on the net, this is where to start. Don't know how to turn on your computer? Hate this stuff? Is this is totally freakin' you out? Then You're one of us :-) Playing around is the key to learning. relax, you can start here, we take baby steps. <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Reasons_to_play_here.html> ******************************************************************* <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/TheMall/Home_TheMall.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>